General History History Articles
General History encompasses the broad spectrum of human civilization, exploring themes of cultural development, political evolution, and technological innovation. From ancient times to the present, it offers a comprehensive view of humanity’s shared journey.
Charts and Minds: Maps - Beyond Geography
Maps are usually looked at as functional works that have the narrow aim of describing geographical spaces. This idea is just as narrow. They are not just a description of geography and topography, but a great source of historical information and tell us much about social, political and artistic culture.
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by Steven Port
The Primary Frontier: Space and History
The study of history has traditionally focused on the actions of individuals and groups of human beings, identifying them as the key agents in an ongoing drama. But more recently some historians have pushed spatial theory and the role of geographical influence to the fore, placing human agents in a far more expansive context. This article seeks to introduce the topic of space to that of history, and to show how relevant - and influential - it can be.
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by Steven Port
Why the Secular Can’t Exist Without Christianity
There's a deeply based assumption that the secular is something that exists in the ether, that it's a concept that makes sense globally and back through time. But in fact, this is wholly false. The notion of the secular is highly contingent and culturally specific not even to Christianity, but to Western Christianity.
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by Tom Holland
Unexpected History
What does the history of doors have to do with Viking death? How are Roman walls subversive? And how on earth does the history of puppets link to the struggle for freedom in the Second World War? Histories of the Unexpected tells all!
