Category: History and politics

Our image of the week looks at a scene of anarchy in an eighteenth-century asylum. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, life was extremely hard

In this article, we’ll tell you about Canada’s story in World War I. He informs us of the fascinating colonial background and starts to share

Sometimes images of the week need only a line or two of explanation – such as Winston Churchill here… World War II had been an

This week’s image of the week is from a major event that took place over 100 years ago.   It was early in the morning.

Grigori Rasputin was an enigma of his age. He rose from obscurity to become a key friend of the Russian royal family. He was also

This week’s image of the week features one of the greatest British heroes of them all, Prussian von Bluche, and Napoleon Bonaparte. The cartoon has

It was on July 3, 1767 that one of the most remote islands in the world was discovered. But things did go so smoothly for

History has already happened; however it has not always been written. And debates continue to emanate around different historical situations. With that in mind, and

We’re off to see an Ancient Japanese Emperor for this week’s image of the week…  The image is of Emperor Jimmu. He was the First

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