Mark Cartwright

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  • Feb 6, 2026
    The ancient Olympic Games were a sporting event held every four years at the sacred site of Olympia, in the western Peloponnese, in honour of Zeus, the supreme god of the Greek...
  • Jan 14, 2026
    The First World War (1914-18) was the first global conflict, the first mechanised conflict, and the first to involve civilians far from the fighting front.
  • Jan 9, 2026
    When German generals decided on a strategy of attrition to methodically wear down the French Army in the middle of the First World War (1914-18), the Battleof Verdun...