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Civilization in Every Pot: Civilization in Every Pot

Michael Garval

By Michael Garval (Regular Contributor) It’s said that beloved French Renaissance king Henri IV p… Read More
A Jewish Writer Revived by Her Daughters: A Jewish Writer Revived by Her Daughters

Raquelle Bostow

By Susan Rubin Suleiman (Guest Contributor) Fall is the season for the big literary prizes in Fra… Read More
The Chameleon in the Classroom: The Chameleon in the Classroom

Helen King

By Helen King (Monthly Contributor) This is a story of illness and magic from the fourth century… Read More
A Throne Fit for a Courtesan: A Throne Fit for a Courtesan

Cara Wilson

By Catherine Hewitt (Guest Contributor) Comtesse Valtesse de la Bigne was one of 19th-century Par… Read More
Summer Reading from Emma B.: Summer Reading from Emma B.

Robin Maxwell

By Susan Hiner, Guest Contributor Bonjour! It’s me, Emma B.[1] Looking for a good book? …… Read More

How Desert Caravans Crossed the Sahara

November 28, 2016 By PamelaToler

How a Mosquito Defeated Napoleon – and Freed Haiti

November 22, 2016 By Jared Eckman

Fashions for Work, Play, and Travel: A Renaissance Accountant Writes His Life in Clothes

November 21, 2016 By Elizabeth Goldsmith

A House Built from a B-29 Bomber

November 16, 2016 By Jack El-Hai

Little Chefs

November 11, 2016 By Michael Garval

Letters of a Madman?

November 11, 2016 By Robert Krebs

Yellow Fever

November 10, 2016 By Jared Eckman

The Metallic Ink of Herculaneum Scrolls

November 7, 2016 By Elizabeth Winter

Eagle Huntress Discovered on Ancient Gold Ring

November 7, 2016 By AdrienneMayor