In 1298 England’s King Edward waged a ruthless and successful campaign against rebelling Scots—but it was ultimately all for naught.
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What Happened to the Escaped Slaves When Harpers Ferry Fell to Stonewall Jackson?
African American refugees sheltering at Harpers Ferry faced an uncertain future when the town fell to Stonewall’s Confederates in September 1862.
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Who Shot The Iconic ‘Fort Worth Five’ Photo of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid?
The iconic 1900 portrait captures members of the Wild Bunch gang, but little has been written about the photographer or the detective who discovered the photo.
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A Confederate Love Affair: Was This the Most Romantic Couple of the Civil War?
An interview with historian William C. “Jack” Davis on his 2022 book, “The Whartons’ War.”
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How Presidential Term Limits Backfired on Republicans
They’d wanted to prevent another FDR, but the congressional GOP soon regretted limiting presidents to two terms.
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Britain’s Greatest General: John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
The colorful life of John Churchill, the first duke of Marlborough, examined.
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‘Our American Cousin’: The Play That Lured Lincoln to His Doom
It was the “Friends” of its day, but it took decades for this lighthearted play to emerge from the curse of the Lincoln assassination.
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The One-Man Caretaker to One of the Civil War’s Final Battle Sites
The Cumberland Church battlefield in Virginia saw one of Lee’s final engagements.
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Why Texas Rangers AND Chinese Tiger Hunters Loved the Savage Model 1899
The first of the hammerless lever-action rifles, the Savage became a perennial favorite.
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The Lasting Legacy of Queen Elizabeth II
Britain’s longest-reigning monarch has passed into history, but her works live on.