Julius Caesar is one of the most famous leaders of the ancient world. His life and death are very well-known and still captivate people. He is not only one of the greatest generals who ever lived, but he who destroyed… Read More ›
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Japan and the 150th Anniversary of the Meiji Restoration
From The Diplomat by Shin Kawashima: For Japan, 2018 marks the 150th anniversary of the Meiji Restoration; the name given to the events of 1868, which saw the downfall of the Tokugawa shogunate (or bakufu) and the creation of a new… Read More ›
Napoleon as Emperor was an ill-tempered megalomanic who hobbled France
From History Extra by Philip Mansel author of The Eagle in Splendour: Inside the Court of Napoleon (IB Tauris, 2015): The French Revolution appears to have been a search for liberty, equality and fraternity. In reality it had been an interlude caused… Read More ›