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Our mission is historical literacy for all. To be able to make decisions about the future it is imperative that we understand the past.
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This brings me to Russia’s geography and Putin’s attempts to mix his fantasies of history with Russia’s geographical vulnerabilities to reinforce his position as the acknowledged authoritarian leader.

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February 13, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Historic boundary markers like this one have a habit of being in technically the wrong place, even if they are in precisely the right place to commemorate a moment in time. Read more �Ÿ‘‰ https://lttr.ai/AoHQw #history
February 13, 2026 at 9:37 AM
Built on the back of concrete developments, the Romans also revolutionised the aqueduct, making it a central construction project for any major metropolitan area in the Empire. Read more �‘‰ https://lttr.ai/AoHQs #history
February 12, 2026 at 10:11 AM
This led Emmeline Pankhurst to establish the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU) in 1903. Her group of primarily white women believed militancy was the only way they could achieve change, living by the motto ‘deeds not words’.

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February 12, 2026 at 9:13 AM
Nancy Wake (1912–2011) was an agent for the Special Operations Executive and the most wanted woman in France during the Second World War.

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February 11, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Once the first successful commercial bulb was brought out in 1879, the technology developed fast and within 10 years bulbs were developed that could conceivably last for decades. Read more �‘‰ https://lttr.ai/AoE42
February 11, 2026 at 5:06 AM
While commemorations like Waterloo’s bicentenary focus on strategy and victory, personal accounts like that of James Russell remind us of war’s brutal reality and the lasting emotional toll it leaves—lessons we risk forgetting when we only celebrate triumphs and overlook failures

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February 10, 2026 at 9:13 AM
"Malta was more than just a rock in the sea — it was the lifeline of the Allied campaign in North Africa and Italy."
Against impossible odds, convoys of Australian sailors and merchant mariners kept it alive, defying bombs and torpedoes.

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February 10, 2026 at 4:07 AM
Rather, it was discovered initially in China, several hundred years prior, by alchemists searching for, ironically, the elixir of life Read more �‘‰ https://lttr.ai/An8wu #history
February 8, 2026 at 9:13 AM
1. Which conflict did Abraham Lincoln fight in, serving as a Captain?
History Guild Weekly History Quiz No.305
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February 6, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Grand visions of a strategic and commercial hub soon faded—spices wouldn’t grow, Norfolk Island timber disappointed, and the colony played no role in Britain’s wars—yet New South Wales thrived in its most basic role: a faraway prison.

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February 5, 2026 at 11:55 AM
A modern example of tree resin from the Raja Ampat Islands being used for starting a fire. Similar resin was collected during the 20th century around West Papua and used for fires before gas and electric lighting was introduced. Read more �‘‰ https://lttr.ai/AntVs #history
February 1, 2026 at 10:59 AM
A documentary from the Smithsonian Institute, examining new DNA and physical anthropology evidence, suggests the famous cavalry officer Casimir Pulaski (1745-1779) might have been a woman, or intersex. Read more �‘‰ https://lttr.ai/Ans9h #history
February 1, 2026 at 5:06 AM
1. Who won the battle of Bunker Hill?
History Guild Weekly History Quiz No.304
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January 30, 2026 at 9:01 PM
1. Which country was previously the colonial overlord of Macau and Timor-Leste?
History Guild Weekly History Quiz No.303
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https://historyguild.org/weekly-history-quiz-no-303/
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January 23, 2026 at 9:13 PM
According to the Greek writer Plutarch (c. 46–119 AD), the earthquake “tore the land of the Lacedaemonians into many chasms”, collapsed the peaks of the surrounding mountains, and “demolished the entire city with the exception of five houses”.

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January 17, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Following his death in April 1945, Mussolini’s dictatorship was often portrayed as “dictatorship-lite”, a “lesser evil” compared to Nazism or Stalinist Russia. But, is it true?

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January 17, 2026 at 11:31 AM
1. What led to Idi Amin being removed from power?
History Guild Weekly History Quiz No.302
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January 16, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Before he turned 30, Ibn Battuta had crossed North Africa, the Middle East, Anatolia and East Africa. By the end, he’d visited more than 50 modern countries — making him the greatest traveller of the medieval age.

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January 16, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Ever wondered why English hound, German Hund and Czech sestra feel familiar? They’re all branches of a linguistic family tree stretching back 8,000 years to the lost language we call Proto-Indo-European.

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January 16, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Pilgrims, crusaders and others were warned by preachers such as 13th century Jacques de Vitry of “dangers on land, dangers at sea, the dangers of thieves, the dangers of predators, the dangers of battles”.

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January 15, 2026 at 12:04 PM
After escaping German prison trains in 1941, a small group of Australians found themselves in a brutal underground war. Anzac Guerrillas reveals how they became guerrillas, double agents and unlikely heroes. Read more �‘‰ https://lttr.ai/AnI5N #history
January 15, 2026 at 11:30 AM
The story of Ustaše in Australia is a reminder that extremism doesn’t vanish after war—it adapts, travels, and can flourish when overlooked. A Croatian nationalist float in a parade in Melbourne, 1963:

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January 14, 2026 at 12:03 PM
The popular music of the day was not exempt from Tutmania either—in 1923, the tune Old King Tut was released, followed closely by the similar Old King Tut Was A Wise Old Nut.

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January 14, 2026 at 11:31 AM
The world’s first known museum, and its curator, Ennigaldi-Nanna, are among these many firsts. The daughter of the Neo-Babylonian king Nabonidus, Ennigaldi-Nanna was a priestess at the temple of the moon deity, as well as a princess.

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January 12, 2026 at 11:36 AM