A community-driven project dedicated to creating and sharing accessible, engaging, and thought-provoking online history content.
ABOUT
The History’s Page Project is a platform for historians of all levels, a community for rigorous debate, and a growing collection of historical resources available for the public benefit. The project aims to support aspiring historians, educators, enthusiasts, and established academics in publishing and refining their craft, fostering thoughtful engagement with history, and promoting the study of applied history.​​​​​
Our Mission
The mission of The Page is:
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to support aspiring historians in publishing and honing their craft,
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to facilitate thoughtful and rigorous debate and engagement with history,
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to provide engaging, thought-provoking history content for learners, educators, enthusiasts and academics
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and to encourage an attitude of applied history, learning the lessons of the past for the benefit of the present and the future.
Our Audience
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Primary Audience: Aspiring historians (including students and early-career academics), educators, enthusiasts, and established academics seeking an opportunity to support and mentor younger historians.
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Secondary Audience: Anyone seeking accessible, thought-provoking historical content; the public.
Get Involved
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If you have any questions, or want to be involved, feel free to get in touch!
OUR TEAM
CODY MITCHELL
Founder and Editor-in-Chief
Cody is a published historian and author. He studied history and politics at the University of New England, Australia, where he was awarded the 2019 James Dolan Memorial Prize in History and was a Vice Chancellor's Scholar. Cody's historical research has been published by West Point Military Academy and Georgia Southern University. He has postgraduate qualifications in marketing and digital communications from Monash University. Cody started The History's Page Project in his early teens. Read more.
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CALEB SHAW
Senior Editor
Caleb is a writer, prolific reader and antiquarian. He is currently studying courses in History, Science & Religion, and Philosophy as part of a Bachelor of Arts program at the University of Queensland. His scholarly interests include Medieval and Early Modern European history, Classical and Renaissance literature, philosophy of religion, British political thought and book collecting. Caleb also occasionally comments on the current political climate, when he deems it necessary. Read more.
SOLOMON SCHMIDT
Associate Editor
Once described by Fox & Friends as "the youngest child historian in America", Solomon published his first book at twelve and last year published his ninth—the authorised biography of America's most controversial lawyer, Alan Dershowitz. He has run historical tours in Scotland and England and hosts the popular History Bites YouTube channel. Solomon has travelled internationally to film for his channel and has delivered lectures at over fifty conferences around the US. Read more.
DANIEL JACK
Web Producer
Daniel is a writer, podcast host and software developer. He studied business and management at the University of New England and has additional certifications in computer science and real estate. He has a passion for politics, theology and history, and has had his articles published in the Commonwealth Magazine, Your Commonwealth.
APPLIED HISTORY
The History's Page motto—Disce ex Praeterito—means "Learn from the Past". Our stated mission is "to support aspiring historians in publishing and honing their craft" and "to encourage an attitude of applied history".
So what is a historian, what is an applied historian, and what is applied history?
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What is a historian? Anyone who studies the past, especially through engaging with primary sources.
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What is an applied historian? A historian who seeks to uncover the past’s lessons for the contemporary world.
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What is applied history? We accept Graham Allison and Niall Ferguson’s definition of applied history as “the explicit attempt to illuminate current challenges and choices by analyzing historical precedents and analogues”.
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“Mainstream historians begin with a past event or era and attempt to provide an account of what happened and why. Applied historians begin with a current choice or predicament and attempt to analyze the historical record to provide perspective, stimulate imagination, find clues about what is likely to happen, suggest possible policy interventions, and assess probable consequences. It might be said that applied history is to mainstream history as medical practice is to biochemistry, or engineering to physics. But that analogy is not quite right, as in the realm of science there is mutual respect between practitioners and theorists. In the realm of policy, by contrast, one finds a culture of mutual contempt between practitioners and historians. Applied history is an attempt to address that.” (Allison, Graham and Niall Ferguson. “Applied History Manifesto.” Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School, October 2016)
We encourage you to read the full Applied History Manifesto here.