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Mike Huckabee’s Masterpiece
Mike Huckabee’s latest venture lets parents teach their children "real" American history
Who really killed Allende?
According to the Pinochet regime, Chile’s socialist leader killed himself
What if Diana had survived the crash?
Acclaimed British writer Monica Ali imagines a new life for the Princess of Wales
How Laurier’s stirring speech defending Riel forged his reputation
An exclusive excerpt from André Pratte’s biography of Wilfrid Laurier
What it sounded like
The recently launched Canadiana Discovery Portal —a searchable collection of various historical archives—is a treasure trove...
TV: First the Reagans, Now the Kennedys
Well, this is some strange news. The History Channel in the U.S. put a lot of money into The Kennedys , an eight-part miniseries...
Jesus historians get an earful from Maurice Casey
An academic who is ‘not serving the interests of any faith’ derides self-serving portrayals of Christ
Absolutely everything under the sun
Plus, Julia Child’s letters, a child transplanted from the Kalahari, the epic story of the black exodus from the American South, a chambermaid’s tale, and how objects reveal the world’s history