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Caresse

Caresse

by Anne de Courcy

Every now and then, when writing a biography or social history, a…
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The Terror: The Fall of the Throne and Altar

by Susan Cahill

Throne and Altar, Altar and Throne. The two go together in pre-Revolution France…
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The History Behind the Mystery: The St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre

John Quincy Adams

by Kate Mosse

The television series The Crown, written by Peter Morgan, inspired by the history…
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When in Paris, Follow the Breadcrumbs

by Alex Landragin

It was a cool, grey spring day in Paris. I was standing in…
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Paris Through the Eyes of Henri IV

by Susan Cahill; Photographs by Marion Ranoux The story of Henri IV in Paris is best…
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Benghabrit: The Muslim Rector who saved Jews from the Gestapo

by Susan Cahill The Grand Mosque of Paris was built between 1922 and 1926 to symbolize…
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A Passion for Paris: Alexandre Dumas and the Ghosts of Romantic Fiction

Alexander Dumas
by David Downie Romantic-era novelist Alexandre Dumas may well have created the world’s first fiction factory…
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Shocking Paris: Soutine, Chagall, and the Outsiders of Montparnasse

Shocking Paris-street scene in the Jewish Quarter of Paris
by Stanley Meisler The mass migrations of European peoples to this country in the late 19th…
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Guns, Chainsaws and Swords: The Rivals of the Humble Axe

Ahmose ceremonial axe

by Rachel McCarthy James

Whack Job author Rachel McCarthy James takes a look at how guns, chainsaws,…
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Lincoln’s First Responder

by Tom Clavin

Earlier this week—April 14th—was the 160th anniversary of our Sixteenth President's assassination. Author…
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Featured Excerpt: The Rebel Romanov

by Helen Rappaport

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Romanov Sisters comes the story of a…
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Featured Excerpt: Project Mind Control

DCI Allen Dulles on the cover of Time magazine in 1953, the year that he established MKULTRA.

by John Lisle

In Project Mind Control, John Lisle reveals inside story of the CIA’s secret mind control project,…
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The Tragic Fire and Sinking of the General Lyon Steamer

The Rock Island Argus Newspaper

by Tom Clavin

March 31st is the 160th anniversary of one of the most shocking events…
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Riveting Historical Reads: April 2025

Looking for your next history read? Check out our favorite new history books publishing in April…
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Featured Excerpt: The Ride

John Singleton Copley, Portrait of Paul Revere. c. 1768–1770, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

by Kostya Kennedy

Timed for the 250th anniversary of one of America’s most famous founding events,…
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Julie of Saxe-Coburg’s Sister-in-Law: Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg

Luise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg

by Helen Rappaport

New York Times bestselling author Helen Rappaport shares the unhappy, dynastic marriage of…
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