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The Myth of ‘Bloody Mary’ - Smithsonian History remembers the English queen as a murderous monster, but the real story of Mary I is far more nuanced The first woman to rule England in her own right didn’t simply inherit the throne. She seized it with unprecedented ambition from those who...

How History Classes Helped Create a 'Post-Truth' America - The Atlantic The author of Lies My Teacher Told Me discusses how schools’ flawed approach to teaching the country’s past affects its civic health. In 1995, the University of Vermont sociologist and historian James W. Loewen published a...