Author: Spencer Striker, PhD
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BEST Historical Games to Play When You’re Quarantined
Searching for the best historical video games out there? Wait no more! Read through this blog and discover the most marvelous historical video games you might want to play. Here at History Adventures, we find gamers who love history and anything about it as the coolest people ever! With that, we have prepared a list…
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Historical Movies: Best Non-US Patriotic Movies
From Mel Gibson’s “Braveheart” to Cristopher Nolan’s iconic “Dunkirk”, enter the world of patriotism and amazing historical chronicles of five of the world’s most epic historical movies.
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5 Facts You Didn’t Know About William Shakespeare!
During his lifetime William Shakespeare is said to have written 37 plays and 150 poems; however, no one can tell the exact number still because a lot of his work has been lost over time. 2. Nobody knows what Shakespeare did from 1585 to 1592. Shakespeare disappeared from the records for 7 years and historians…
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Congratulations! It’s… Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is a holiday celebrated worldwide to celebrate motherhood. In the modern form, it originated in the United States and is celebrated on the second Sunday of May. Many other countries also mark this day as the celebration of Mother’s Day while some countries mark its observance at other times of the year. The…
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The Real Story Behind Let Them Eat Cake!
The phrase “Let them eat cake!” evokes an immediate image: a coldly oblivious Marie Antoinette, luxuriating in Versailles while her starving subjects cry out for mere bread. This anecdote fueled French Revolutionary rage, leading to her tragic end. But did history’s most infamous Queen actually utter such a heartless phrase? The Power of Words (And…
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Happy April Fools!
April Fools Day celebrated on the 1st of every April, has been celebrated for many centuries by people of different cultures and religions; however, its origin still remains a mystery. April Fool’s Day traditional includes pranks and practical jokes often followed by the prankster yelling “April Fools” at the end. Historians speculate that April Fools…
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The Spread and Symptoms of The Black Death
The bubonic plague- later known as the black death- was considered to be one of the most fatal pandemics that ever affected mankind. It spread throughout the mid-1300s and resulted in the deaths of 75-200 million people in Eurasia and North Africa. Firstly, trading ships played a large role in the spread of the plague…
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Empires & Interconnections | Apple Books Launch
Introducing Empires & Interconnections, the newest edition in the award-winning History Adventures digital book series, whose accolades include the 2019 Horizon Interactive Awards Gold Medal for Best Education App.
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15 Best History Books Of All Time
Check out the top 15 best history books of all time. Here is our guide to some of the greatest history books that you can read and learn from.
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6 Innovative And Interactive Learning Strategies You Should Try in 2020
Learning is of high priority to every human being – either formally or informally. All humans learn in diverse ways. But today, it is pertinent we explore different patterns or strategies to help increase learning efficiency and build a very interactive learning environment. To make learning more effective, there is a plethora of strategies we…