Tag: History
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Ruffling Feathers: To what extent was the peacock revolution truly a lasting challenge to conformity?
Emily Borg discusses what the Peacock Revolution is and how it marked a bold transformation in men’s fashion.
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The Millennium Clock Tower: Your Journey through the Past 1000 Years
Freia Nilsson writes the first of a five-part fiction series on the Millennium Clock Tower.
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The Price of Peace: Tacitus’ Outlook Upon One-Man Rule
Ben Clarke writes that Tacitus, born under Nero, offers a sharp critique of one-man rule in Rome. Drawing on his senatorial background, he reveals how the principate eroded libertas, portraying imperial rule as a trade-off between stability and freedom, and condemning both tyranny and senatorial submission.
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Machivalli’s Nightmare: Saint-Exupéry and the Philosophy of le Petit Prince
Alexander Stroem explores The Little Prince, by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, transcending the children’s book label, and exploring the profound humanist themes such as love and friendship amid a backdrop of World War II. Saint-Exupéry’s work serves as a critique of adult behaviour and a plea for compassion, instilling essential values in both children and adults…
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The Aral Sea was a Lake: Or, How to Destroy an Ecosystem
Darcie Rogers explores The Aral Sea, once the fourth largest lake globally, has drastically diminished due to extensive irrigation and cotton monoculture initiated by the Soviet Union, leading to economic hardship and ecological disaster. Today, the region faces severe environmental challenges, including saltstorms and public health issues, stemming from decades of mismanagement and exploitation.
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The Painted Question, The Iconoclast Answer
Abby Hughes explores the history and slashing of Diego Velázquez’s Rokeby Venus.
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Haunted by History: War and Rome in the work of Robert Graves
Robert Palmer explores how Graves’s experiences as a First World War poet and his later reimagining of Imperial Rome in I, Claudius and Claudius the God reveal the theme of surviving chaos.
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Terracotta Warriors: The Conservation of the ‘World’s Eighth Wonder’
Emma Donaldson explores the history of the Terracotta and how they being preserved for the future.
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