# WHE Articles **URL:** https://community.worldhistory.org/c/whe-articles/13.md?page=1 [Latest](https://community.worldhistory.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.worldhistory.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.worldhistory.org/tags.md) **Page:** 2 --- ## [Dadan, Tayma, Khaybar, Qurh & Old Town AlUla: More Stunning Sites at AlUla, Saudi Arabia — WHE Article Discussion](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/dadan-tayma-khaybar-qurh-old-town-alula-more-stunning-sites-at-alula-saudi-arabia-whe-article-discussion/3335)
**Author:** [@fiona.richards](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/fiona.richards)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2025, 10:07am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/dadan-tayma-khaybar-qurh-old-town-alula-more-stunning-sites-at-alula-saudi-arabia-whe-article-discussion/3335 "2025-12-03T10:07:58Z")
Khaybar, Tayma, Dadan, Qurh, and AlUla Old Town are sites situated in the AlUla region of Saudi Arabia, an area on the ancient incense trade routes. Khaybar and Tayma are both multiperiod oasis sites, whilst Dadan was on… --- ## [Sam Houston: Man of Two Worlds — WHE Definition Discussion](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/sam-houston-man-of-two-worlds-whe-definition-discussion/16315)
**Author:** [@system](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2025, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/sam-houston-man-of-two-worlds-whe-definition-discussion/16315 "2025-12-01T17:00:11Z")
Sam Houston (1793-1863) was an American soldier in the War of 1812, a statesman, a general in the Texas Revolution, the first president of the Republic of Texas, and a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. He was a White man w… --- ## [Rosalind Franklin: Equal Co-Discoverer of DNA? — WHE Article Discussion](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/rosalind-franklin-equal-co-discoverer-of-dna-whe-article-discussion/1376)
**Author:** [@kim.martins](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/kim.martins)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2025, 9:58am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/rosalind-franklin-equal-co-discoverer-of-dna-whe-article-discussion/1376 "2025-12-01T09:58:22Z")
The structure of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) was discovered in 1953 by two molecular biologists, James Dewey Watson (1928-2025) and Francis Harry Compton Crick (1916-2004). Watson and Crick were awarded the Nobel Prize i… --- ## [King George's War: When New England Colonists Captured A Powerful French Fort — WHE Definition Discussion (1-25516)](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/king-georges-war-when-new-england-colonists-captured-a-powerful-french-fort-whe-definition-discussion-1-25516/18296)
**Author:** [@harrisonwmark](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/harrisonwmark)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2025, 10:05am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/king-georges-war-when-new-england-colonists-captured-a-powerful-french-fort-whe-definition-discussion-1-25516/18296 "2025-11-18T10:05:18Z")
King George's War (1744-1748) was the third great colonial conflict fought in North America between Great Britain and France, each side aided by their respective Native American allies. Like the previous two major coloni… --- ## [Interview: Catherine of Braganza: Charles II's Portuguese Queen — WHE Interview Discussion](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/interview-catherine-of-braganza-charles-iis-portuguese-queen-whe-interview-discussion/15836)
**Author:** [@jbw288](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/jbw288)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2025, 10:00am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/interview-catherine-of-braganza-charles-iis-portuguese-queen-whe-interview-discussion/15836 "2025-11-12T10:00:02Z")
Though Catherine of Braganza (1638-1705) wed Charles II of England (reign 1660-1685) in a union of great political consequence, her life and impact in Restoration England remain largely overlooked in the English-speaking… --- ## [Florentine Codex: An Encyclopedia of Life in 16th-Century Mexico — WHE Definition Discussion](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/florentine-codex-an-encyclopedia-of-life-in-16th-century-mexico-whe-definition-discussion/8736)
**Author:** [@jordysamuels.jdt](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/jordysamuels.jdt)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2025, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/florentine-codex-an-encyclopedia-of-life-in-16th-century-mexico-whe-definition-discussion/8736 "2025-11-07T17:00:13Z")
The Florentine Codex is an encyclopedic accounting of life in 16th-century Mexico and an invaluable resource for understanding the exchange between European and Indigenous cultures during the Spanish conquest. Emerging f… --- ## [Peasant Life in a Medieval Manor: The Family of Bodo, Carolingian Farmers — WHE Article Discussion](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/peasant-life-in-a-medieval-manor-the-family-of-bodo-carolingian-farmers-whe-article-discussion/6344)
**Author:** [@ruisenzheng](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/ruisenzheng)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2025, 10:00am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/peasant-life-in-a-medieval-manor-the-family-of-bodo-carolingian-farmers-whe-article-discussion/6344 "2025-11-07T10:00:01Z")
Bodo was a early 9th-century Frankish farmer. He and his family hailed from a manor owned by the monastery of St.-Germain-des-Prés near Paris and worked as its tenants. He ploughed the farmlands while his wife, Ermentrud… --- ## [1918 Flu Pandemic: The Deadliest Pandemic in History — WHE Definition Discussion](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/1918-flu-pandemic-the-deadliest-pandemic-in-history-whe-definition-discussion/12929)
**Author:** [@jhorgan](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/jhorgan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2025, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/1918-flu-pandemic-the-deadliest-pandemic-in-history-whe-definition-discussion/12929 "2025-11-05T17:00:13Z")
The Spanish flu (so-named because the Spanish press openly reported on the outbreak while other World War I belligerents suppressed the news) broke out in March 1918 at Camp Funston, an army camp in Kansas, and struck yo… --- ## [Battle of Ashdown: The First Major Defeat of the Great Heathen Army — WHE Article Discussion](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/battle-of-ashdown-the-first-major-defeat-of-the-great-heathen-army-whe-article-discussion/7399)
**Author:** [@michaelmccomb](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/michaelmccomb)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2025, 5:01pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/battle-of-ashdown-the-first-major-defeat-of-the-great-heathen-army-whe-article-discussion/7399 "2025-11-04T17:01:21Z")
The Battle of Ashdown, fought on 8th January 871 in southern England, saw the Kingdom of Wessex defeat the Great Heathen (Viking) Army. This was the first major defeat of the Viking army, which had arrived in England in … --- ## [Chinampas: Mexico's Human-Made Agricultural Islands — WHE Definition Discussion](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/chinampas-mexicos-human-made-agricultural-islands-whe-definition-discussion/7377)
**Author:** [@jordysamuels.jdt](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/jordysamuels.jdt)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2025, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/chinampas-mexicos-human-made-agricultural-islands-whe-definition-discussion/7377 "2025-11-03T17:00:19Z")
Chinampas are human-made islands built in shallow lakebeds that have fed the people of Mesoamerica and shaped local ecosystems for over a thousand years. Sometimes referred to as 'floating gardens,' these agricultural fe… --- ## [Treasures of Roman Tunisia: 10 Key Sites Explored — WHE Article Discussion](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/treasures-of-roman-tunisia-10-key-sites-explored-whe-article-discussion/576)
**Author:** [@FollowingHadrian](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/FollowingHadrian)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2025, 10:00am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/treasures-of-roman-tunisia-10-key-sites-explored-whe-article-discussion/576 "2025-10-27T10:00:02Z")
Set on the North African coast, Tunisia is home to some of the finest Roman ruins in the Mediterranean. After the fall of Carthage, Rome transformed the region into the prosperous province of Africa, enriched by its fert… --- ## [Owain Gwynedd: The Bulwark of All Wales — WHE Definition Discussion](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/owain-gwynedd-the-bulwark-of-all-wales-whe-definition-discussion/15596)
**Author:** [@liam.ugp](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/liam.ugp)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2025, 9:12am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/owain-gwynedd-the-bulwark-of-all-wales-whe-definition-discussion/15596 "2025-10-24T09:12:14Z")
Owain Gwynedd (c. 1100-1170), also known as Owain ap Gruffudd, was a Welsh leader and ruler of the Kingdom of Gwynedd, best known for his resistance against Henry II of England (reign 1154-1189). He is not to be confused… --- ## [The Disappearance of Norse Greenland: A 600-Year-Old Mystery — WHE Article Discussion](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/the-disappearance-of-norse-greenland-a-600-year-old-mystery-whe-article-discussion/6657)
**Author:** [@brandonmbender](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/brandonmbender)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2025, 9:00am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/the-disappearance-of-norse-greenland-a-600-year-old-mystery-whe-article-discussion/6657 "2025-10-21T09:00:02Z")
From 985 until sometime in the 1400s, Greenland was the farthest, most isolated outpost of medieval Scandinavian society. For nearly 500 years, the Norse Greenlanders built churches, kept livestock, and wore the same clo… --- ## [Yalta Conference: Roosevelt, Churchill & Stalin Create a New World Order — WHE Definition Discussion](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/yalta-conference-roosevelt-churchill-stalin-create-a-new-world-order-whe-definition-discussion/1137)
**Author:** [@markzcartwright](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/markzcartwright)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2025, 8:57am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/yalta-conference-roosevelt-churchill-stalin-create-a-new-world-order-whe-definition-discussion/1137 "2025-10-17T08:57:30Z")
The Yalta Conference of 4-11 February 1945 was a meeting of the 'Big Three' Allied leaders: President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Russian Premier Joseph Stali… --- ## [Sofonisba Anguissola: The Founder of Feminist Art — WHE Definition Discussion](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/sofonisba-anguissola-the-founder-of-feminist-art-whe-definition-discussion/3818)
**Author:** [@irenaburton](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/irenaburton)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2025, 9:00am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/sofonisba-anguissola-the-founder-of-feminist-art-whe-definition-discussion/3818 "2025-10-13T09:00:00Z")
Sofonisba Anguissola (c. 1532-1625) was an Italian Renaissance painter from Cremona who achieved considerable fame during her lifetime as the first widely-known female artist. She was invited by the Habsburg King Philip … --- ## [Hummingbirds in Aztec Culture: Warriors, Survivors, & the Namesakes of Gods & Kings — WHE Article Discussion](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/hummingbirds-in-aztec-culture-warriors-survivors-the-namesakes-of-gods-kings-whe-article-discussion/8970)
**Author:** [@jordysamuels.jdt](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/jordysamuels.jdt)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2025, 8:57am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/hummingbirds-in-aztec-culture-warriors-survivors-the-namesakes-of-gods-kings-whe-article-discussion/8970 "2025-10-08T08:57:23Z")
Hummingbirds, called huitzillin ("wee-TZEEL-een") in the Nahuatl language of the Aztecs, are one of the most recognizable and striking species in the avian world. While these pollinators are known in the Western imaginat… --- ## [Eustathios Rhomaios: Judge and Jurist of the Byzantine Empire — WHE Definition Discussion](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/eustathios-rhomaios-judge-and-jurist-of-the-byzantine-empire-whe-definition-discussion/15276)
**Author:** [@ruisenzheng](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/ruisenzheng)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2025, 9:12am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/eustathios-rhomaios-judge-and-jurist-of-the-byzantine-empire-whe-definition-discussion/15276 "2025-10-07T09:12:19Z")
Eustathios Rhomaios was a prominent Byzantine judge and jurist during the late-10th and early- to mid-11th century. He studied Roman Law and began his career under Basil II (reign 976 to 1025) and became the chief judge … --- ## [John Bell Hood: The Most Aggressive Confederate General — WHE Definition Discussion](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/john-bell-hood-the-most-aggressive-confederate-general-whe-definition-discussion/16318)
**Author:** [@harrisonwmark](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/harrisonwmark)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2025, 3:56pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/john-bell-hood-the-most-aggressive-confederate-general-whe-definition-discussion/16318 "2025-10-06T15:56:10Z")
John Bell Hood (1831-1879) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War (1861-1865). Known for his aggressive style of leadership, he initially led the famous Texas Brigade in the Army of Northern Virginia bef… --- ## [Norns: Female Figures of Fate — WHE Definition Discussion](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/norns-female-figures-of-fate-whe-definition-discussion/7255)
**Author:** [@jordysamuels.jdt](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/jordysamuels.jdt)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2025, 8:58am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/norns-female-figures-of-fate-whe-definition-discussion/7255 "2025-10-06T08:58:20Z")
The norns were supernatural female entities responsible for the fates of all living beings in Viking Age Scandinavia. Associated with Yggdrasil, the world tree and central element of the nine realms of Norse cosmology, t… --- ## [Day of the Dead — WHE Article Discussion](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/day-of-the-dead-whe-article-discussion/3211)
**Author:** [@jordysamuels.jdt](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/jordysamuels.jdt)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2025, 9:02am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/day-of-the-dead-whe-article-discussion/3211 "2025-09-29T09:02:57Z")
The Day of the Dead, known in Spanish as Día de los Muertos, is a holiday that celebrates life and honors the dead through traditions, food, decorations, and activities intended to sustain the connections between the liv… --- ## [Siege of the Alamo: The "small affair" That Won Texas Independence — WHE Definition Discussion](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/siege-of-the-alamo-the-small-affair-that-won-texas-independence-whe-definition-discussion/16721)
**Author:** [@JPryst](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/JPryst)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2025, 4:00pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/siege-of-the-alamo-the-small-affair-that-won-texas-independence-whe-definition-discussion/16721 "2025-09-25T16:00:13Z")
The Siege of the Alamo (23 February to 6 March 1836) was an engagement of Texian forces with the Mexican Army, leading up to the Battle of the Alamo on the morning of 6 March 1836. The 13-day siege and battle has become … --- ## [La Malinche: A Complicated Woman in Context — WHE Article Discussion](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/la-malinche-a-complicated-woman-in-context-whe-article-discussion/5473)
**Author:** [@jordysamuels.jdt](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/jordysamuels.jdt)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2025, 4:00pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/la-malinche-a-complicated-woman-in-context-whe-article-discussion/5473 "2025-09-23T16:00:13Z")
La Malinche, or Malintzin, was the primary interpreter in the retinue of Hernán Cortés during his conquest of Mexico in the early 16th century and has become one of the most divisive women in Mexican history. Though she … --- ## [January Uprising of 1863: Polish Rebellion Against Russian Rule in Poland — WHE Definition Discussion](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/january-uprising-of-1863-polish-rebellion-against-russian-rule-in-poland-whe-definition-discussion/1394)
**Author:** [@rehamert](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/rehamert)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2025, 9:00am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/january-uprising-of-1863-polish-rebellion-against-russian-rule-in-poland-whe-definition-discussion/1394 "2025-09-23T09:00:02Z")
The January Uprising of 1863 was a conflict between Tsarist Russia and Polish insurgents striving for independence. The uprising continued until October 1864, when it was suppressed by the Russian forces, effectively era… --- ## [The History Of Chess: A 1500-year-old Strategy Game — WHE Article Discussion](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/the-history-of-chess-a-1500-year-old-strategy-game-whe-article-discussion/3070)
**Author:** [@irenaburton](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/irenaburton)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2025, 9:00am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/the-history-of-chess-a-1500-year-old-strategy-game-whe-article-discussion/3070 "2025-09-17T09:00:01Z")
The game of chess has a particularly long and fascinating history of more than 1500 years. Over the centuries, there have also been hundreds of different chess variants, all of which incorporate the fundamental distingui… --- ## [Xolotl: The Dog God of the Aztecs — WHE Definition Discussion](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/xolotl-the-dog-god-of-the-aztecs-whe-definition-discussion/10277)
**Author:** [@jordysamuels.jdt](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/jordysamuels.jdt)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2025, 4:00pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/xolotl-the-dog-god-of-the-aztecs-whe-definition-discussion/10277 "2025-09-15T16:00:13Z")
Xolotl was the dog god of the Mexica people, commonly known as the Aztecs. He is represented in codices, statuary, and other extant examples of Aztec art as a dog or a god with the head of a dog. While this figure might … --- ## [The Constantinian Excerpts: The 10th Century Byzantine Encyclopedia — WHE Definition Discussion](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/the-constantinian-excerpts-the-10th-century-byzantine-encyclopedia-whe-definition-discussion/3105)
**Author:** [@ruisenzheng](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/ruisenzheng)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2025, 4:00pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/the-constantinian-excerpts-the-10th-century-byzantine-encyclopedia-whe-definition-discussion/3105 "2025-09-12T16:00:14Z")
The Constantinian Excerpts, or Excerpta Constantiniana is the conventional name given to the mid-10th Century Byzantine palace encyclopedia commissioned by the scholar emperor Constantine VII ‘Porphyrogenitus’ (reign 945… --- ## [The Meanings of Mjölnir: Thor's Hammer & More — WHE Article Discussion](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/the-meanings-of-mjolnir-thors-hammer-more-whe-article-discussion/7729)
**Author:** [@jordysamuels.jdt](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/jordysamuels.jdt)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2025, 9:00am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/the-meanings-of-mjolnir-thors-hammer-more-whe-article-discussion/7729 "2025-09-11T09:00:02Z")
One of the most famous objects in Norse mythology, Mjölnir was the hammer wielded by Thor, god of storms and thunder, and was his most potent weapon in battles against the enemies of gods and humans. But Mjölnir represen… --- ## [Razia Sultan: The First Female Muslim Ruler of India — WHE Definition Discussion](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/razia-sultan-the-first-female-muslim-ruler-of-india-whe-definition-discussion/5689)
**Author:** [@patitpabanmishr](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/patitpabanmishr)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2025, 9:01am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/razia-sultan-the-first-female-muslim-ruler-of-india-whe-definition-discussion/5689 "2025-09-08T09:01:48Z")
Sultan Razia (Raziyyat-Ud-Dunya Wa Ud-Din, r. 1236-1240) was one of the few women rulers in the Indian subcontinent and the first and only female Sultan of Delhi. Despite facing Herculean challenges in a patriarchal soci… --- ## [Grattage: The Surrealist Artistic Technique — WHE Definition Discussion](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/grattage-the-surrealist-artistic-technique-whe-definition-discussion/2940)
**Author:** [@mario.ch4](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/mario.ch4)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2025, 9:00am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/grattage-the-surrealist-artistic-technique-whe-definition-discussion/2940 "2025-09-03T09:00:02Z")
Grattage is a 20th-century painting technique closely associated with the Surrealist movement. The term derives from the French verb gratter, meaning “to scrape” or “to scratch,” and refers to a method in which paint app… --- ## [Arsenale: The Shipyard and Arsenal of Venice — WHE Article Discussion](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/arsenale-the-shipyard-and-arsenal-of-venice-whe-article-discussion/7847)
**Author:** [@tthomas](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/tthomas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2025, 4:00pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/arsenale-the-shipyard-and-arsenal-of-venice-whe-article-discussion/7847 "2025-08-25T16:00:13Z")
The immense commercial trade, wealth, and sea power of the Republic of Venice was rooted in the ships built in the industrial site known as the Arsenale, or arsenal. It was first established in 1104 and continued buildin… [Previous page](https://community.worldhistory.org/c/whe-articles/13.md) [Next page](https://community.worldhistory.org/c/whe-articles/13.md?page=2)