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How epidemics, displacement and occupation shaped health and everyday life on the Eastern Front in the First World War – with a focus on Russia, Poland and Romania, and a look at neutrality and disease in the Scandinavian countries.
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Halloween’s origins are more complicated than the familiar story of an ancient Celtic festival. From Samhain and Christian traditions to modern popular culture, its history reveals how seasonal customs, beliefs and rituals changed across centuries.
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Beyond the trenches, the Western Front fought a second war: tuberculosis in France, occupation-driven epidemics in Belgium, and the quiet health toll on neutral Portugal, Spain and the Netherlands. A look at disease, prostitution and violence behind the front lines.
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Behind the trenches of World War I lurked a quieter killer: disease. Discover how typhus, malnutrition, mental trauma and mass migration shaped the health of soldiers and civilians alike, and how censorship gave the Spanish flu its misleading name.
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When did the Middle Ages actually begin and when did they end? The answer depends on where you look. From 476 to 1492 and beyond, medieval chronology has never been as straightforward as it seems.
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Learn about the Mesolithic period: climate change, stone tools, diet, and how it differed from the Paleolithic.
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Greek colonisation of the Adriatic was far more complex than peaceful expansion. Discover how colonies such as Pharos, Issa and Corcyra reshaped the eastern Adriatic through migration, conflict, trade and cultural exchange with indigenous communities.
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From Sicily to the Black Sea, Greek colonisation reshaped the ancient Mediterranean. But how did it actually work, and who was behind it? The story is more organised, and more political. To find out more, read below.
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Greek colonisation was a long process shaped by trade, migration, and contact across the Mediterranean. From the 8th to the 6th century BC, Greeks founded new settlements that transformed the ancient world and connected different peoples and cultures.
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Was the Roman Empire built not only by armies and politics, but also by climate? Climate research reveals how a warmer Mediterranean supported Rome's rise and how changing temperatures, famine and plague transformed the ancient world.
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The Crusades began as wars for the Holy Land but gradually became something far broader. By the 13th century, crusading campaigns targeted heretics, pagans, political enemies, and even fellow Christians, transforming the very idea of holy war.
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The Crusades are often remembered as holy wars fought in the name of faith. Still, behind the language of religion stood political ambition, violence, economic interests, and struggles for power that transformed medieval Europe.