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The Norman Conquest, Part One
William the Conqueror and the last successful foreign invasion of England
Oct 11
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Progress and Visions of the Future
What can AI do? Or is that even the right question? What did people think looking forward from the past?
Sep 27
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The Lost Fourteenth Colony
The Patriot invasion of Canada
Sep 13
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Slavery and the American Revolution
"All men are born free and equal" - so what does that mean?
Aug 16
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Disaster Histories and Telling the Right Story
It's hard to fill a book with the one disaster... so how do you tell the story you want to?
Aug 2
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The Spanish Armada
Ingenuity, good planning, and victory
Jul 26
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Why America Won and the Confederacy Lost
The Revolution and Civil War compared
Jul 19
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From Petition to Independence
In 1775, Congress humbly petitioned King George - and a year later, they declared independence
Jun 28
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The Battle of Bunker Hill
The largest battle yet of the American Revolution.
Jun 14
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Historical Perspective and Scale
Great Men versus Social Trends
May 31
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Invasion Literature and Real Fears
Victorian-era cautionary tales... of real possibilities
May 24
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The Growing War and the Continental Congress
This was a month of mustering and expansion... and the Second Continental Congress assembled
May 10
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