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War Without Mercy: The American Revolution as an Existential War
Mark Lender on liberty, death, and fighting with everything to lose
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Suitable
Chloe Chapin on the Sartorial Revolution and the Fashioning of Modern Men
Jun 10 • Historically Thinking
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Contested Continent
Peter Mancall on the Struggle for North America, c. 1000–1680
Jun 3 • Historically Thinking
Black Suit
What a conversation about men’s clothing reveals about democracy, conformity, technology, and modern life.
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Friday Reflection: Very Early America
Peter Mancall on the Deep Foundations of American History
Jun 5 • Historically Thinking
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Friday Reflection: Very Early America
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Friday Reflection: Greek Rivalry
May 15 • Historically Thinking
Europe: A New History
Apr 22 • Historically Thinking
1453: The Conquest and Tragedy of Constantinople
May 6 • Historically Thinking

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Friday Reflection: "Where's the Omelette?"
Antonia Senior on the Cambridge Five and the Making of the Soviet Empire
May 29 • Historically Thinking
Stalin's Apostles
Antonia Senior on the Cambridge Five and their Service to the Soviet Empire
May 27 • Historically Thinking
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The First Ghetto
Alexander Lee on Venice and the Origins of Modern Antisemitism
May 20 • Historically Thinking
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Friday Reflection: Greek Rivalry
Adrian Goldsworthy on the Competition That Shaped Greece
May 15 • Historically Thinking
Athens and Sparta: The Rivalry That Shaped Ancient Greece
Adrian Goldsworthy on how the two rival Greek city-states shaped the world around them
May 13 • Historically Thinking
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Friday Reflection: Evitable End
Anthony Kaldellis on the Fall of Constantinople
May 8 • Historically Thinking
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Smart, lively conversations about the past—and how it helps us understand the world of today.
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