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The legend of La Llorona has supposedly haunted Mexico since before the Conquest. The wailing woman’s story is one of violence, much like the country whose suffering she is often taken to represent. #Halloween ✍️ Amy Fuller www.historytoday.com/miscellanies...

historytoday.comThe Origin of La LloronaThe legend of La Llorona has supposedly haunted Mexico since before the Conquest. The wailing woman’s story is one of violence, much like the country whose suffering she is often taken to represent. B...
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In The House of Cromwell: Power, Family and the Making of Modern Britain Miranda Malins contrasts two generations of an English political dynasty: one that consolidated royal power and another that decapitated it. ✍️ Jackie Eales www.historytoday.com/archive/revi...

historytoday.com‘The House of Cromwell’ by Miranda Malins reviewIn The House of Cromwell: Power, Family and the Making of Modern Britain Miranda Malins contrasts two generations of an English political dynasty: one that consolidated royal power and another that de...
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The Treaty of Ancón was signed #OnThisDay in 1883. Marching through the Atacama during the War of the Pacific, one Chilean general opined that his troops had fought ‘more against the desert than against men’. ✍️ Stefan Quiroga www.historytoday.com/miscellanies...

historytoday.comDeath Comes to the AtacamaMarching through the Atacama during the War of the Pacific, one Chilean general opined that his troops had fought ‘more against the desert than against men’. For those soldiers, the desert became a he...
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The discovery of the molecular structure of benzene by Kathleen Lonsdale helped to reveal the secrets of carbon-based life, but the scientist responsible is far from a household name. ⌛️ Last chance to read this article for free buff.ly/19FWFAy

buff.lyKathleen Lonsdale’s Atom PatternsThe discovery of the molecular structure of benzene by Kathleen Lonsdale helped to reveal the secrets of carbon-based life, but the scientist responsible is far from a household name.
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The Battle of Yorktown ended 245 years ago #OnThisDay British soldiers fighting in the American Revolutionary War were unprepared for the terrain awaiting them across the Atlantic 🔓 This article is free for 7 days www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...

historytoday.comWar and Wilderness: British Soldiers in Revolutionary AmericaBritish soldiers fighting in the American Revolutionary War were unprepared for the terrain awaiting them across the Atlantic. Many thought that America was determined to destroy them; some felt it ha...
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A Rich Harvest of Bitter Fruit: CIA and MI6 Covert Action in Communist Albania at the Dawn of the Cold War by Stephen Long discovers a farcical attempt to overthrow Enver Hoxha. ✍️ Aleksandra Pomiecko reviews the recent #history book www.historytoday.com/archive/revi...

historytoday.com‘A Rich Harvest of Bitter Fruit’ by Stephen Long reviewA Rich Harvest of Bitter Fruit: CIA and MI6 Covert Action in Communist Albania at the Dawn of the Cold War by Stephen Long discovers a farcical attempt to overthrow Enver Hoxha.
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Before the Spanish conquest, the history of the Aztec Empire was recorded orally and with hieroglyphs. In danger of being lost or forgotten, Indigenous historians began to write it down. 🔒 Josh Anthony’s October cover feature is still available online buff.ly/2LMaQTa

buff.lyThe Lost History of the Aztec EmpireBefore the Spanish conquest, the history of the Aztec Empire was recorded orally and with hieroglyphs. In danger of being lost or forgotten, Indigenous historians began to write it down.