Van Gogh’s Ear
Vincent Van Gogh is as famous for his painting, a career that spanned just ten years only, in which heContinue Reading
Tag: History
Sean Munger’s Five Favorite Byzantine Emperors
By special guest writer by Sean Munger . Over the course of Byzantine history, which lasted more than 1100 years, theContinue Reading
Napoleon and Josephine, Love Letters and Angst!
Most people have undoubtedly expressed their love for someone in their life. Sometimes love is out of reach, but oftenContinue Reading
The Big Bang Theory (a brief history of…)
Questions about human history and the origins of the universe has puzzled us for thousands of years. The answer toContinue Reading
The Promise of Immortal Life?
The elixir of life, according to mythology, if consumed will bring its bearer the promise of immortal life. The substanceContinue Reading
Narrative History’s Man of the Moment.
“History is taught, I believe, by one thing only- sparking interest. This means telling a good story, of which thereContinue Reading
This is Miroslav Sasek
It was about four years ago that I first came across an illustrated children’s book entitled This is New YorkContinue Reading
Has The Circus Finally Left Town?
No one expected the circus to stay in town for so long! Yesterday, former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced thatContinue Reading
The Australian Perspective: Vietnam and The Battle of Long Tan.
The Vietnam War remains to this day, one of the most exhausting and controversial wars Australians have fought in. InContinue Reading
The Australian Perspective: The Fall of Singapore.
When a substantial British fleet failed to materialize in the Far East in late 1941, it was inevitable that SingaporeContinue Reading
Rearview Mirror 