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  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
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  Hospitalier Priories of England c. 1250

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  Hospitalier Priories of England c. 1250

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  The Knights Hospitalier emerged in the early 1100s, when a group devoted to the care of sick pilgrims acquired a further military function after the First Crusade’s capture of Jerusalem. This dual proficiency proved popular and the Order spread rapidly, arriving in England in the 1140s. In 1177, they were... More
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  Hospitallers in Western Europe 1261–91

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  Hospitallers in Western Europe 1261–91

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  In the last half of the 13th century the Hospitallers, like the Templars, were steadily losing their raison d’etre. The Mamluks were mopping up their strongholds in the Holy Land and the fall of Acre in 1291 would deprive the military orders of their founding mission. In the preceding two... More
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  House of Representatives passes Civil Rights Act 1964

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  House of Representatives passes Civil Rights Act 1964

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  The Civil Rights Act (1964) outlawed discrimination based on race, religion, colour, sex or national origin in the United States. Incoming President Johnson used the assassination of his predecessor in its advocacy: ‘no memorial oration… could more eloquently honour President Kennedy’s memory than the earliest possible passage of the civil... More
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  Huguenot Migrations in Europe 1685–1715

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  Huguenot Migrations in Europe 1685–1715

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  In 1598 the Edict of Nantes ended the French Wars of Religion. The Edict granted French Huguenots (Protestants) religious toleration, as well as equal status in French society. The Huguenots’ position, however, became increasingly insecure during the reign of Louis XIV when a substantial Protestant minority was seen as threat... More
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  Hülegü Khan’s Campaigns in Western Asia 1255–60

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  Hülegü Khan’s Campaigns in Western Asia 1255–60

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  In 1255 Kublai Khan appointed his brother, Hülegü Khan (c. 1218–1265), to launch a series of campaigns throughout western Asia. Beginning at Samarkand, Hülegü Khan destroyed the Alamut fortress of the Assassins, a militant Islamic sect, and went on to execute the last of the Abbasid caliphs. Historians believe that... More
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  Hülegü’s Domains and Neighbours 1256–65

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  Hülegü’s Domains and Neighbours 1256–65

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  Before Hülegü Khan took western Persia and Baghdad in 1258, he had successfully conquered eastern Persia and crossed the Amu Darya River in January 1256, where he destroyed the fortifications of the militant Islamic sect, the Assassins. After this, his hordes moved westwards and executed the caliph in charge of... More
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  Human Diversity 40,000 BP–8000 BCE

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  Human Diversity 40,000 BP–8000 BCE

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  The first ‘modern’ Palaeolithic peoples were the Neanderthals, a subspecies of archaic humans, who lived in northern Africa, Malta and Europe (c. 200,000 BP). Evidence suggests they became extinct between 40,000 BP and 30,000 BP when modern humans were emerging. According to the dominant hypothesis early modern humans (Cro-Magnon) migrated... More
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  Human Migration of Homo Sapiens 120,000 BCE–10,000 BCE

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  Human Migration of Homo Sapiens 120,000 BCE–10,000 BCE

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  According to recent research, Homo sapiens began leaving Africa c. 120,000 BCE. This is the first wave of migrations, followed by second and third waves c. 75,000 years and 10,000 years ago. Migration is believed to have started in the southern Sahara, with bands of early humans crossing land bridges... More
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  Human Origins

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  Human Origins

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  Australopithecine sites are scattered throughout southern and northeastern Africa. Australopithecus (‘southern ape’) existed between c. 3.85 and 2.95 million years ago and shared characteristics with humans: they used simple tools and Australopithecus footprints on the banks of Lake Tanganyika bear a close resemblance to human footprints. Thought to be a... More
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  Humanism in Renaissance Italy c. 1500

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  Humanism in Renaissance Italy c. 1500

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  The Renaissance began as a secular scholarly project to rediscover the knowledge, art, and literature of the classical world, unfiltered by the clerical lens that had constrained intellectual enquiry during the Middle Ages. It became known as studia humanitatis, or the study of the ‘humanities’, as opposed to the classical... More
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  Hungary under Matthew Corvinus 1477–90

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  Hungary under Matthew Corvinus 1477–90

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  Matthew Corvinus was the son of the renowned Hungarian general, John Hunyadi, who defeated the Ottoman conqueror of Constantinople, Murad II, at the Battle of Belgrade (1456). Elected Hungarian king by its parliament at just 14 (largely through papal influence, out of regard for his father’s achievements in protecting Christendom),... More