The magical touch of a king was a real and practiced belief in Tudor and Stuart England. Whether or not it was effective is a completely...

After North Korea’s recent missile test, Defense Secretary James Mattis declared the nation now had the capability to hit “everywhere in...

If you haven't heard already - what, are living under an ahistorical rock or something? - Peer Review is the new history podcast produced...

We’ve seen a lot of independence referendums in the past decade. First, South Sudan voted yes to independence on January 15, 2011 and...

It’s a World History Listicle you didn’t know you wanted or needed. I get that. But who wants to be blindsided when Aunt Linda suddenly...

Love the Janus editors, but wish you could hear their lovely voices? Can't get enough of obscure historical debate? Well, fear not, dear...

The end of the nineteenth century coincided with a whirlwind of change. The America at the end of the Civil War would not recognize the...

Recently, Catalonia (Catalunya in Catalan), an autonomous community in the Kingdom of Spain, has been in the news after a controversial...

In the modern world, we often hear two very different stories regarding the Islamic doctrine of jihad. From anti-Islamic sources and...