Historically Thinking
We believe that when people think historically, they are engaging in a disciplined way of thinking about the world and its past. We believe it gives thinkers a knack for recognizing nonsense; and that it cultivates not only intellectual curiosity and rigo
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Episode 207: After the Black Death
In 1347 the population of England was something on the order of 5.5 million. After the first wave of the Black Death had crashed upon the island’s...
Episode 206: Sick and Tired
In her new book Sick and Tired: An Intimate History of Fatigue, Emily K. Abel has written the first history of fatigue, one which also contains a memoir...
Episode 205: Can There Ever Be History for the Common Good?
A young boy hands out flags to the public prior to the start of the 1981 Inauguration Day parade. Source: US National Archives “Patriotic history...
Episode 204: The Peace Treaty of 1916 That Didn’t Happen
By August of 1916, the combatants in the First World War had been locked in struggle for two years. While the German Empire had enjoyed astonishing...
Episode 203: The Saint, the Count, and Sourcing (Historical Thinking Series)
This is the third of our conversations on the skills of historical thinking, and this time the subject is sourcing. It’s a term invented by Sam Wineburg–patron...
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