Diarmaid MacCulloch considering religion and Englishness, while Sian Price explores soldiers’ letters from the front.
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What is the American Historical Association reading this week?
"We begin this week’s “What We’re Reading” with articles on the Eisenhower memorial’s controversial design, John McNeill’s push to save WWII stories, the 2012 ACLS Digital Innovation Fellows, and a renewed search for Amelia Earhart. Read on to learn about restoring a collection at Howard University, a study on the history and the National Park Service, teaching without textbooks, and more."
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A video from Adrian Murdoch on the Roman Emperor Valentinian II:
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History Today features an excellent article in their latest issue:
This article, by James Romm (Professor at Bard College, NY) looks at some of the new theories surrounding Alexander the Great's death, a mystery that is still and perhaps will always remain unsolved.
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art posted a new video for their new exhibition,
The Exhibit runs through July 8, 2012.
The blog is updated pretty regularly and offers some great additional information.
Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition—The Red Monastery
