HeyJaredEssential History
Under the guiding principle of "less tribalism, more nuance," Essential History offers fresh, non-ideological, well-researched and thought-provoking takes on the interplay of history and current affairs.
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- Sep 14, 2026
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- Aug 15, 2026
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The Other 25th Anniversary: A Quarter-Century of Global War (opens the original)
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The Enduring Controversies of the Crusades (opens the original)
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The Crusades, launched by Pope Urban II in 1095, remain polarizing: some view them as defensive resistance to Muslim conquests, others as proto-imperialist aggression. Many critics, of course, overlook their original impetus: protecting Eastern Christians from oppression and reclaiming sites like the Holy Sepulcher, destroyed under Fatimid rule. Centuries of Islamic expansion—from the seventh century onward—had seized roughly two-thirds of Christian lands through jihad, imposing jizya taxes and
How the Internet’s First Investigative ’Zine Became a Haven for the Far Left (opens the original)
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