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An artist’s impression of Columbus arriving in America by Wilhem Berrouet

European colonisation of the Americas killed 10% of world population and caused global cooling

No records of the size of Native American populations before 1492 and the arrival of Europeans survive. A new study has found answers.

US & Canada

Kavanaugh accusations: Have things changed since Anita Hill?

Anita Hill charged in 1991 that Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas sexually harassed her. He was still confirmed. Now, another nominee faces sexual assault allegations. Have times changed?

Magazine

Robert E. Lee status in Charlottesville, Virginia

Charlottesville: history of the Robert E. Lee statue at the centre of violent unrest

Robert E. Lee is one of the most memorialised figures of the American civil war. Here’s why that causes so much anger.

Magazine

William Sadler - Battle of Waterloo 1815

Britain’s imperial ghosts have taken control of Brexit

May’s government is evoking arguments made by the early 20th-century tariff reform campaign of Joseph Chamberlain.

Magazine

Shimon Peres and the legacy of the Oslo Accords

One of Israel’s greatest political figures, Shimon Peres left an indelible mark on the Middle East.

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