Category: Features
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Darling Daisy: Queen Margrethe of Denmark
Queen Margrethe of Denmark abdicated on January 14 in favour of her son Crown Prince Frederik X. Darcy Gresham discusses Margrethe’s legacy and her important attempts to modernise the Danish monarchy.
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Exploring Seattle’s Racial Restrictive Covenants
While not especially known for history of racism, Seattle, Washington widely employed a discriminatory housing policy called ‘racial restrictive covenants’, which created a segregated racial landscape, homeownership disparity, and a significant wealth gap. Coco Barrett explores the use and legacy of these covenants.
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Variolation, Vaccination, and the Eradication of Smallpox
Smallpox, a once deadly disease, was eradicated due to immunization efforts worldwide. Ishaabhya Tripathi traces how this groundbreaking public health success was achieved,
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Historical Parallels in The Hunger Games: Can Futuristic Films Have Historical Relevance?
Flora Gilchrist delves into the historical parallels in The Hunger Games franchise, and what this reveals about the series’ significance today.
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Morrissey’s Muse: The Playwright Who Inspired the Smiths’ Discography
The playwright Shelagh Delaney is the hidden influence behind much of the Smiths’ discography. Naomi Wallace details Delaney’s bold and devastating dramatic style, making the case for her enduring legacy.
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Examining Venezuela’s Economy and Oil Industry during Hugo Chavez’s First Two Presidential Terms
Hugo Chavez has been the most transformative and constructive leader for modern-day Venezuela. Meenakshi Nirmalan analyzes Chavez’s first two terms as Venezuelan president and how the economy faired under extreme reliance on oil.
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Italian Americans and their Restitutor Orbis
Italian immigration to the United States was high in the nineteenth century, and in the twentieth century when Mussolini came to power, their status between cultures became political. Emilio Luppino takes a look at Italian Americans’ relationship with Mussolini and Italy throughout his reign.
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Comuna 13: Exploring the history of Medellín’s most famous district
Medellín is a city famous for its links to the Colombian drug trade. Meenaskshi Normalan discusses the history of Comuna 13, one of Medellín’s most notorious districts.
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