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History Magazine coverThe 1720s:
Jeff Chapman examines a period when global instability was restored to order.

The Punitive Expedition:
Bob Brooke tells the tale of the US Army's unsuccessful hunt for Pancho Villa.

The Age of Viking Raids:
Edward Gardiner outlines the rise and fall of the notorious Norsemen.


The Grand Tour:
David A. Norris describes an old British custom that has fallen out of practice.

Daughters of the King:
Marielle A. Bourgeois tells the story of the filles du roi.

The Piano:
Ted Odell traces the history of one of the world's most popular musical instruments.

The Illustrious History of the Hearse:
John Perry takes a look back at the development of the 19th-century hearse.

Guardian of the Crown's Pleas:
Julius Debuschewitz offers a history of the coroner service.

The Long Hair'd Star:
Herb Kugel looks at how human understanding of comets has changed over the last millennium.

Tally-ho!:
Barbara Sheridan explores the antiquity of foxhunting.

Microbe Wars:
Christine Whittaker Sofge traces the development of biological warfare through the ages.
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