Dante was antithetical to the Cult of Brutus. He condemned political traitors as much as Judas, making no distinction. The Florentine republicans saw him as a Medici supporter and the Cult of Brutus viewed him as pro-empire and an antirepublican. […]
Michelangelo’s placement of the Virgin Mary in the ‘Last Judgment’ gave rise to a lot of speculations regarding his Christian leanings. Placed below Jesus Christ, it was deduced that she was of secondary significance. […]
As women suffragists became more aggressive in their demands, they were arrested and relegated to second division offender category. When they went on hunger strikes, they were tortured by being force-fed. […]
The National Union was formed in 1897 by Millicent Garrett Fawcett, a longtime proponent of the women’s vote. However, it failed to make much headway. Then in 1903 was formed the Women’s Social and Political Union. […]
To get their right to vote, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony formed the National Woman Suffrage Association, while other women’s right advocates formed the American Woman Suffrage Organization to work for the cause. […]
The LDP faced a stiff competition from numerous third parties. Even though the party tried bouncing back to power, LDP lost elections twice as the reformed electoral policies did not favor them. […]
The Democratic Party of Japan managed to come into power by ending the long run of Liberal Democratic Party in 2009. But the party failed to match up to the expectations of the public due to various stumbling blocks that came its way, some natural but many of its own doing […]
The Liberal Democratic Party in Japan remained in power for the longest of time. With its unique strategy and a favorable electoral system, the party succeeded remarkably. […]
The British response to piracy in the China seas was not consistent. They were chiefly concerned with their own trade interest and had no qualms about addicting an entire nation to opium in the process. […]
Unlike flu and COVID-19, the Black Death spread the fastest in summer. The Black Death was a bacteria and relied on warm weather factors to proliferate. This week on Wondrium Shorts, uncover why summer was plague season. […]
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