Before Sunrise: Inside a Roman Bakery | History is Now
History in 28-minutesby History Is Now Magazine8 Sept 2026
Like today, a Roman bakery started very early and provided essential delicious food to the populace.
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top 55%King John: Losing an Empire - War, Defeat and a Growing Rebellion – Part 2 | History is Now
History in 28-minutesby History Is Now Magazine7 Sept 2026
The reign of King John entered its most dangerous phase not simply because he was unpopular, but because military failure began to undermine the very foundations of his authority.
Just Why can Writing History be so Frustrating? | History is Now
History in 28-minutesby History Is Now Magazine5 Sept 2026
Historians worthy of their craft must portray the past and present honestly, as accurately as possible, and ideally be unbiased.
The Avignon Papacy and the Fight for France: Part 3 - The Start of the Papacy | History is Now
History in 28-minutesby History Is Now Magazine2 Sept 2026
The Avignon Papacy (1309-1376) was the period during which seven successive popes resided at Avignon, in modern-day southern France, rather than at Rome.
Africa in the Cold War: The Biggest Battlefield between the Soviets and the US? | History is Now
History in 28-minutesby History Is Now Magazine2 Sept 2026
Africa held an important place in the Cold War. Hardly had the nations there freed themselves from colonial bondage than they were suddenly made into a battlefield.
The Last Samurai: The Life and Battles of Saigo Takamori | History is Now
History in 28-minutesby History Is Now Magazine29 Aug 2026
Ever since watching the movie The Last Samurai starring Tom Cruise and Ken Watanabe, Jeb Smith has admired and been fascinated by feudal Japan and the samurai.
The Cottingley Fairies: Timeline of a Hoax That Fooled Arthur Conan Doyle | History is Now
History in 28-minutesby History Is Now Magazine28 Aug 2026
Interest in historical hoaxes involving credible public figures has remained consistent among readers of popular history, particularly cases documented across a long enough timeline to trace both...
The History of Cornbread: The Importance of an American Staple Food | History is Now
History in 28-minutesby History Is Now Magazine26 Aug 2026
There is little doubt that the establishment of agriculture and the domestication of wheat production in Mesopotamia between 12,000 and 14,000 years ago represented one of the most significant...
The Avignon Papacy and the Fight for France: Part 2 – The Rise of Philip IV and Financial Problems | History is Now
History in 28-minutesby History Is Now Magazine22 Aug 2026
The Avignon Papacy (1309-1376) was the period during which seven successive popes resided at Avignon, in modern-day southern France, rather than at Rome.
Antietam and the Maryland Campaign: Part 3 – The Battle of Antietam | History is Now
History in 28-minutesby History Is Now Magazine20 Aug 2026
The Confederate victory at Second Manassas, August 28-30, 1862, followed victories in the Valley Campaign and the Peninsula.
Legendary Legacies: Other Famed Military Encounters Celebrating Anniversaries in 2026 | History is Now
History in 28-minutesby History Is Now Magazine19 Aug 2026
Honoring the past is a historian’s greatest task, with a truly noble purpose: preserving the memory of those who shaped the world.
The English Civil War: Oliver Cromwell and the English Republic - The Revolution that became a New Monarchy - Part 6 | History is Now
History in 28-minutesby History Is Now Magazine18 Aug 2026
On a cold January afternoon in 1649, the executioner's axe severed far more than the head of King Charles I. It also shattered centuries of political tradition.
Christianity in Japan: Who were the Christian Samurai of Medieval Japan? | History is Now
History in 28-minutesby History Is Now Magazine15 Aug 2026
A little-known aspect of history revolves around the Christian Samurai of medieval Japan. Some might know that Pope Francis beatified the feudal medieval Japanese daimyo Justo Takayama Ukon...
The High Water Mark of the Mexican Army? The Battle of Buena Vista, 1847 | History is Now
History in 28-minutesby History Is Now Magazine14 Aug 2026
The 1847 Battle of Buena Vista was part of the Mexican-American War. It involved hard fighting between US forces led by General Zachary Taylor and Mexican forces General Antonio López de Santa...
The Avignon Papacy and the Fight for France: Part 1 - The 13th Century and Problems in the Church | History is Now
History in 28-minutesby History Is Now Magazine12 Aug 2026
The Avignon Papacy (1309-1376) was the period during which seven successive popes resided at Avignon, in modern-day southern France, rather than at Rome.
Wolverton: The Rise and Fall of the First Railway Town in Britain | History is Now
History in 28-minutesby History Is Now Magazine8 Aug 2026
History is not just found in museums or far-off exotic locations — it can be discovered close to home.
William Miller Barbour and US Civil Rights | History is Now
History in 28-minutesby History Is Now Magazine7 Aug 2026
The Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board of Education on May 17, 1954, is often treated as a clear dividing line in American civil rights history.
From Tulip Mania to Digital Risk Management: The Historic Lessons of Financial Self-Protection | History is Now
History in 28-minutesby History Is Now Magazine6 Aug 2026
For millennia humans have risked fortunes to make more profit, increase status, and achieve security.
France's Maginot Line and the Cost of Rigid Thinking | History is Now
History in 28-minutesby History Is Now Magazine5 Aug 2026
France spent a decade and billions of francs building the Maginot Line along its German frontier, only for the German invasion of 1940 to drive straight past it.
The English Civil War: The King's Defeat and the Struggle for England's Future – Part 4 | History is Now
History in 28-minutesby History Is Now Magazine3 Aug 2026
The defeat of King Charles I in the English Civil War marked the end of one phase of England's greatest constitutional crisis, but it did not bring the peace that exhausted soldiers and civilians...