In 1862 the leading British photographer, Francis Bedford, was commissioned by Queen Victoria to accompany her son and heir, the future King Edward VII, on an a

A comprehensive portrayal of Egypt from the fourth to the seventh centuries.

The early modern Mediterranean was an area where many different rich cultural traditions came in contact with each other, and were often forced to co-exist, fre

Uses four factors--energy capture per capita, organization, information technology and war-making capacity--to attempt to show which world regions were the most