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On this day in 1900, President William McKinley signed the Gold Standard Act, which established gold as the sole basis for redeeming paper currency. The act halted the practice of bimetallism, which h... View More
President McKinley signs Gold Standard Act, March 14, 1900
On this day in 1900, President William McKinley signed the Gold Standard Act, which established gold as the sole basis for redeeming paper currency.
Colonel Blood & the Theft of the Crown Jewels
Colonel Thomas Blood, a known conspirator, made an infamous but unsuccessful attempt to steal the British Crown Jewels from the Tower of London in 1671. Disguised as a clergyman, Blood and his gang...
Diasporic Communities in the Mediterranean & Beyond
A diaspora is a large group of people with a similar heritage or homeland who have since moved from their original homelands to another country. In terms of ethnicity, they share a common language...
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John Wesley Gilbert
Born into slavery in rural Georgia, John Wesley Gilbert (1863-1923) rose to national prominence as a scholar, teacher, community leader, and Christian missionary. During 1890-91, he was the first Afri...
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Princess Marie Auguste of Germany was so broke that she started adopting adult men and giving them the royal title of "Prince" in exchange for money. She made about 35 regular men "Princes" and made o... View More
Marie-Auguste of Anhalt - The Princess who adopted adults - History of Royal Women
Princess Marie-Auguste of Anhalt was born on 10 June 1898 as the daughter of the future Eduard, Duke of Anhalt and Princess Louise Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg. She grew up mainly in Dessau with her th...
Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold (Review)
Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold by Stephen Fry is his first book in his Greek Mythology series. Stephen Fry has compiled the core myths from Greek mythology, beginning with the cosmogony or creation...
Charles II of England
Charles II of England (r. 1660-1685) was the king of Scotland (1649-1685) before the Restoration in 1660 also made him king of England and Ireland. Charles was a charming and easygoing monarch who too...
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Did Kings Meet Each Other Face-to-Face During the Late Bronze Age?
The Late Bronze Age saw vigorous competition between Egypt, Mitanni, Babylon, Ḫatti, and Assyria. There was warfare, trade, and diplomacy, but did kings ever actually meet?
Queens of Jerusalem: The Women Who Dared to Rule (Review)
Queens of Jerusalem: The Women Who Dared To Rule by Katherine Pangonis is a non-fiction book focussed on the lives of the royal women who ruled in the medieval Middle East (or Outremer) from 1099 to.....
Scythian Warfare
Scythian warfare used state-of-the-art recurve bows and hit-and-run tactics against set infantry formations. Working from nimble horses, Scythian warriors could unleash a cloud of lethal arrows. Known...
