OttawaCelebrating 150 years of Parliament HillOn Wednesday, Ottawa celebrates 150 years of the legislature meeting on Parliament Hill. Here’s what they did on day one.
SocietyIn the Great War, 1916 marked the point of no returnThis year marks the centennial of many important—if under-recognized—historic events. The first in a series of why 1916 was such an interesting year
BooksHow Canada planned to invade the U.S. (and vice versa)A new book offers an unintentional guide for Canada to conquer America. If, for some reason, we ever wanted to try to do that.
BooksBook review: The most famous assassination everIn taking on the conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar, Strauss tells a story of near-mythic status—and scant sources.
BooksA manifesto for historians: book reviewAuthors Guldi and Armitage have some advice for the Historians of the world: it’s time to go big.
BooksA not-so-revolutionary American RevolutionIf Americans hate monarchs so much, why do they elect one?
BooksRemembering the First World War with satire, rather than solemnityThe Bodleian Library’s treasures reveal that mockery was a potent British wartime weapon
PhotoPhoto essay: Vestiges of a bunker mentality The Berlin Wall fell, but testaments to the Cold War remain standing
SocietyMaclean’s named the Great WarThe term ’the Great War’ first appeared in print in Maclean’s back in October 1914
CultureCould we go to war again?During the Great War, Canada answered a call to duty with sacrifice that seems unfathomable today