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Category: Asian

Taiping Rebellion – ‘the bloodiest war in history’ – What effect does this have on China today? By Eddie Rudolph

Posted On 9th February 2024 By The Manchester Historian

Dubbed ‘the bloodiest war in history’, the Taiping Rebellion (1850-1864) shook China, its scars both present and still healing today. In 1843, Hong Xiuquan was converted to Protestantism by Western missionaries and founded a God-worshipping society.

Category: Ancient

Ever Since Eve: How and Why Has the Bible Been Used to Justify Women’s Oppression? By Grace Fowler

Posted On 14th March 202314th March 2023 By The Manchester Historian

As a character in Genesis, Eve’s entire existence is explored in relation to man, whether that be as a wife or a mother. As the first woman, there is a notion that she is the mother of all humans, the pinnacle of woman.

Category: Behind The Headlines

Selfish Charity by James Green

Posted On 20th May 20147th January 2021 By The Manchester Historian

In the west today, charity has become as much about the giver as the recipient. James Green looks at the history of philanthropy and its selfish connotations.

Category: History Lesson

The Mayans

Posted On 20th May 201415th May 2014 By Charlotte Johnson

Sophie Brownlee investigates the extensive period of the Mayan civilisation in Central America which lasted from 2600 BC to the end of the seventeenth century.

Category: Features

Pilgrims’ progress

Posted On 20th May 201415th May 2014 By Charlotte Johnson

In the middle ages, pilgrimages were the ‘holiday’ du jour. Many of the journeys, mainly taken on foot, are unimaginable for us today. Tom Oliver records the most noted pilgrimages alongside some of the more unusual routes.

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