HIDDEN ARCHIVES

Joseph P. Kennedy, the patriarch of the Kennedy family, is a figure often associated with wealth, power, and political influence. His...

The Great Depression, one of the most severe economic downturns in modern history, has been the subject of extensive analysis and debate....

In the annals of financial history, few figures are as enigmatic and controversial as Ivar Kreuger, the Swedish industrialist known as...

The growth of railroads and the growth of the meat packing industry in the postbellum years of 1865-1900 complimented one another. The...

For this blog post, I will be tracing my family genealogy starting with an ancestor in my maternal line nine generations back. Richard...

It is impossible to talk about Christianity in the Early American Republic without first looking at its roots in the Colonial period....

A blog dedicated to shedding light on bits of history, lore, and mythology that are lesser known. Welcome to Hidden Archives, a blog...

How Francis Walsingham Saved England In 1588, England almost lost its independence. The very real threat of invasion was thwarted...

In periods of history in which a question about societal change is being debated, it is often instructional to study historical societies...

When one thinks of Classical Greece, the first city that usually comes to mind is Athens, with its poets, playwrights, architects and...

A Study Of How Male Swimwear Developed And Changed From Its Introduction To Modern Times For most of human history, the idea of an item...

Spiritual Alchemy in the Middle Ages Alchemy is a mysterious subject about which more is unknown than known, at least to the layman. In...