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Abigail Jack
Nov 2510 min read
Why did the Reformation succeed where other 'heretical' movements had failed?
Protestant Reformers achieved more success than their predecessors due to various factors that facilitated the spread of their 'heresies.'
Dr Stephen Chavura
Oct 272 min read
The British Monarchy and Australian National Identity
The British monarchy is one of the longest-surviving institutions in human history. To quote my favourite movie, it is history.
Luke Powell
Oct 1715 min read
Power and Politics: The History of the Tasmanian ‘Genocide’
Some academics try to politicise history and avoid ‘hard evidence’ as an excuse to gain power.
Abigail Jack
Oct 811 min read
Unravelling the Complexity of Feudalism in Medieval Europe
In medieval Europe, feudalism lacked full systematic consistency due to its traditions-based customs rather than legal frameworks.
Kurt Mahlburg
Sep 293 min read
Has The New York Times Always Been ‘Fake News’?
Hunter Biden’s laptop, the Wuhan lab leak and the Trump-Russia collusion hoax are just some of the fake news stories published by Times.
Caleb Shaw
Sep 145 min read
Martin Luther: Whether One May Flee From Deadly Plague
It was in the late summer of 1527, when a wave of bubonic plague struck the university city of Wittenberg, in Saxony.
Eden Mitchell
Sep 14 min read
The Dictatorship of Mao Zedong
[Communism in China: Part 4] With the Kuomintang no longer a threat, Mao quickly began to reform China into ‘His’ communist state.
Luke Powell
Jul 2110 min read
Why Soviet Russia Tried to Abolish the Family
In the name of ‘freedom’, Soviet Russia got rid of the family and responsibility in favour of freedom without restraint.
Abigail Jack
Jul 1814 min read
Necromancy in Medieval Christendom: A History
The Necromancy of Christendom in the Middle Ages was immersed in a multitude of different conversations regarding the nature of the cosmos.
Kurt Mahlburg
Jun 308 min read
Karl Marx’s Obsession With the Devil
It’s well known that Communism killed 100 million people, but few are aware of the obsession Karl Marx had with the Devil.
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