Archive - Historically Thinking

Charlemagne’s Dream

James T. Palmer on the Carolingians and the Dark Side of Empire

Oct 14 • Historically Thinking

1:04:23

Thursday Reflection: Imperial Apocalypse

The Dreams and Nightmares of the Architects of Carolingian Empire

Oct 12 • Historically Thinking

Friday Reflection: When the Horses Stopped

Thomas G. Andrews on Animal Labor, Contagion, and the Fragility of Reconstruction America

Oct 9 • Historically Thinking

The Great Horse Flu

Thomas Andrews on the “Great Epizootic of 1872”, and the Fate of Reconstruction America

Oct 7 • Historically Thinking

1:09:04

Friday Reflection: The Right Book at the Right Time

Molly Guptill Manning on Ray Trautman, the Armed Services Editions, and an Army that Learned to Read

Oct 2 • Historically Thinking

September 2026

Librarian's War

How Ray Trautman built the world’s largest library system—and helped millions of American soldiers become readers

Sep 30 • Historically Thinking

59:57

Friday Reflection: Man in Bronze

Kevin M. Levin on Robert Gould Shaw, the 54th Massachusetts, and the Making of a Hero

Sep 25 • Historically Thinking

Kevin Levin on the short life—and complicated afterlife—of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, commander of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment

Sep 23 • Historically Thinking

1:08:14

Friday Reflection: A Tale of a Medieval Survivor

Sara McDougall follows the story of Jehanne through the uncertain workings of law

Sep 18 • Historically Thinking

Justice for Jehanne

Sara McDougall on a medieval survivor, a criminal investigation, and the limits of justice

Sep 16 • Historically Thinking

1:08:48

Friday Reflection: Statesman, Demagogue, Eccentric

The Paradoxes of Democratic Leadership?

Sep 11 • Historically Thinking

Pericles of Athens

Paul Cartledge on the great statesman, demagogue, and eccentric

Sep 9 • Historically Thinking

1:08:38

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