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Faiyum and the Delta c. 1937–1759 BCE
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Faiyum and the Delta c. 1937–1759 BCE
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During the 12th Dynasty, a succession of strong rulers devoted much of their energy to developing the natural resources and improving the infrastructure of the kingdom. Amenenhat I established a new royal city, Itjtawy, near Faiyum, and secured the eastern Nile delta, a perennial weak point in Egypt’s defences, with... More
Fishbourne Palace c. 75 CE
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Fishbourne Palace c. 75 CE
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The Fishbourne Palace, on the outskirts of Novio Magus Reginorum (Chichester), was constructed within 50 years of the Roman conquest of Britain (43 CE). Its site was a military base during the initial invasion, and it is a mark of the efficiency with which the Pax Romana was imposed that... More
Geography of the London Tube 1863–1977
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Geography of the London Tube 1863–1977
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Construction of an underground railway in London started in 1863 and was financed by the Metropolitan Railway. It was an engineering feat, initially using ‘cut and cover’ shallow tunnels, and eventually involving the construction of deep tunnels. The first line connected the City to railway termini at Paddington, Euston and... More
Great Fire of London 1666
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Great Fire of London 1666
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Restoration London was built for a bonfire. Crowded, thatched wooden houses were crammed alongside tarpaper shanties. Many citizens stored gunpowder, and chandlers piled barrels of it along the waterfront. When fire broke out in a bakery on Pudding Lane, heat, high winds, and a long drought quickly combined to create... More
Growth of Cairo 1800–1947
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Growth of Cairo 1800–1947
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The establishment of the Muhammad Ali dynasty in 1805 ushered in a new era of Egyptian prosperity, the legacy of which is most visible in the various developments that took place in Cairo. Although Muhammad Ali began the process of modernization in Egypt, he did not oversee much construction in... More
Harlem 1913-30
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Harlem 1913-30
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Harlem’s black population numbered about 10,000, concentrated in tenements around 130th Street, in a prevailingly Jewish and Italian neighbourhood. The property price crash of 1904-05 created a glut of housing in the area which black real estate entrepreneurs remedied by the mass supply of black tenants: by 1910, 10 per... More
Hill of Tara Co. Meath, Ireland, from 3400 BCE
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Hill of Tara Co. Meath, Ireland, from 3400 BCE
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The summit of the Hill of Tara is ringed by oval Iron Age earthworks, known as the Fort of the Kings. Within the enclosure, the oldest construction is the Mound of the Hostages, a Neolithic passage-tomb dated to c. 3400 BCE. At some point, the portal stone of the tomb... More
Hopeton Plantation, Georgia
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Hopeton Plantation, Georgia
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William Hopeton received 2,000 acres of land abutting the Altamaha River as a colonial grant in 1763. In 1805, the land was purchased by two Scots cotton planters, James Hamilton and John Couper, and in 1818, the son of the latter, James Hamilton Couper became the estate manager. Under his... More
Iron Age Roundhouse Isle of Man 400 CE
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Iron Age Roundhouse Isle of Man 400 CE
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The Iron Age on the Isle of Man began around 500 BCE, and – as there was no Roman colonization – extended until c. 500 CE. While the Romans did not invade, the archaeological evidence suggests that marauding from Celtic neighbours was common. Man’s coastline is dotted with promontory forts,... More
Iron Age Scotland from c. 800 BCE
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Iron Age Scotland from c. 800 BCE
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Ironworking appears to have reached Scotland with the Celts around 800 BCE, possibly arriving from Ireland. An eclectic range of habitations date to the period. Crannogs, conical dwellings built on wooden piled platforms over water (lochs and estuaries) were clustered in the Western Isles, Argyll and Galloway. Brochs, two-storey, hollow-walled... More
Kahun 1990–1800 BCE
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Kahun 1990–1800 BCE
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Kahun (El Lahun) is an ancient town in Upper Egypt, close to the Faiyum oasis and 2,625 ft (800 m) from the Pyramid of Senusret II (1897–1878 BCE). Built by the pharaoh to house the personnel involved in the construction of his pyramid, excavation of Kahun has revealed a wealth... More
Land Ordinance of 1785
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Land Ordinance of 1785
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In the Ordinance of 1785, Thomas Jefferson proposed that the vast new territories acquired under the Treaty of Paris should be incorporated into the new Union as separate (rather than expanded) states: the mechanism for new state creation would be further clarified in the North-West Ordinance of 1787. While these... More