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Six Essential Texts That Explain the Historical Importance of the German Peasants’ War

Six Essential Texts That Explain the Historical Importance of the German Peasants’ War

Cundill Prize Finalist Lyndal Roper Recommends Friedrich Engels, Peter Blickle, Gerd Schwerhoff and More

By Lyndal Roper | October 23, 2025

The Mild Mannered Englishman Who Was the World’s Most Prolific Ghost Hunter

The Mild Mannered Englishman Who Was the World’s Most Prolific Ghost Hunter

Ben Machell on Paranormal Investigator Tony Cornell

By Ben Machell | October 20, 2025

How the German Peasants’ War Exposed 16th-Century Europe’s Fragile Foundations

How the German Peasants’ War Exposed 16th-Century Europe’s Fragile Foundations

From Lyndal Roper's Cundill Prize-Shortlisted “Summer of Fire and Blood”

By Lyndal Roper | September 25, 2025

What Motherhood in Kenya Reveals About the Nature of Family

What Motherhood in Kenya Reveals About the Nature of Family

Abigail Leonard Explores the Intersections of Traditional and Modern Parenting in East Africa

By Abigail Leonard | May 9, 2025

How the Rattlesnake Almost Became an Emblem of a Nascent America

How the Rattlesnake Almost Became an Emblem of a Nascent America

Stephen S. Hall on the Centuries-Long Historical Evolution of a Serpentine Symbol

By Stephen S. Hall | April 24, 2025

The Forest For the Trees: How “Backyard Biology” Can Lead to Scientific Breakthroughs

The Forest For the Trees: How “Backyard Biology” Can Lead to Scientific Breakthroughs

Thor Hanson on the Joys of Slowing Down and Discovering the Unknown In the Familiar

By Thor Hanson | April 3, 2025

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