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How soldiers in Europe's only private army carry 19th century rifles
The Highlanders have the privilege of being Europe's only private army after they were presented with colours by Queen Victoria. Queen Elizabeth II renewed the honour more than a century later.
The Times of Israel29d
Christianity’s Role in Antisemitism: From 19th-Century Europe to the Holocaust
The Continued Role of Christian Antisemitism in the 19th Century Even as modernity and secularization spread across Europe, Christian antisemitism did not disappear. Instead, it adapted to new ...
Brandeis University4y
Reading Jewish Women: Marginality and Modernization in Nineteenth-century Eastern European Jewish Society
A fascinating look at how the marginal status of Jewish women enabled them to become agents of modernization in 19th-century Eastern European Jewish society. In this extraordinary volume, Iris Parush ...
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The Map Is Not the Territory: How Satirists Charted Poland When It Wasn't on the Map
In 1795, the last of a series of partitions effectively wiped Poland off the map of Europe. Naturally the country and its citizens didn't vanish altogether, and the so-called 'Polish question' was an ...