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Learning and Court Culture: Women in the Court of Henry VIII
(2021-08-26)
This work details the lives and roles of the wives of Henry VIII as well as other female members of the British aristocracy, specifically during the reign of Henry VIII and the time immediately preceding and succeeding his ...
Human Trafficking: A Rural and an Urban Problem
(2021-10-15)
It has to be recognized that human trafficking is a problem in all American states. Small towns do, in fact, face this international problem. Human trafficking can happen in any community, large or small, in cities and ...
Joseph English: Loyalty and Survival in the Life of a Colonial Native Scout
(2021-05-14)
Joseph English was a man of Native American ancestry who served in New England’s military in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. Captured in action and taken prisoner to Canada, he escaped, returned to ...
Unleashed: John Lindsay and the Vietnam War
(2021-05-24)
This thesis examines New York City Mayor John Lindsay’s calculated decision to side with the Vietnam anti-war movement as part of his re-election strategy in 1969 and how that stance influenced the pro-war movement’s role ...
George Washington’s Wine Cooler: A Reflection of Post-Revolutionary America
(2021-05-11)
In 1789, George Washington was inaugurated as the first president of the new nation of the United States of America. Thereafter, he embarked on setting up a household that emphasized a “dignified and lasting American style, ...
Politica Dynastia: Lodge, Kennedy, and the Escalation of the War in Vietnam
(2021-05-14)
In the Spring of 1963, President John F. Kennedy faced a political conundrum over his policy in South Vietnam. As President, he oversaw the epic failure at the Bay of Pigs, stood idle while the Soviets built a wall in ...
Astronomy of the Ancient Greeks and Mayas: A Comparison of Scientific Observations and Innovation
(2021-05-24)
The historical narratives regarding the ancient Maya have been extremely inconsistent since colonial days. The early twentieth-century historians’ enthusiastic praise for the genius of the ancient Maya ended with a pendulum ...
Monument Men and Trophy Brigades: A Race to the Art
(2021-05-21)
This thesis examines and compares two small military units within the Allied forces during World War II - the Soviet Union trophy brigades and the US Army Monuments Men. Both units recruited their members from the art world ...
Abraham Lincoln and the Wisdom of History
(2021-05-24)
While many historians have commented on Abraham Lincoln’s use of the past, none have systematically analyzed it throughout his political career. To conduct this analysis, it was necessary to consult Lincoln’s surviving ...