The empire on which the sun never sets is the British Empire.
They designed the world’s first modern tax and bank system. But, did you know that Great Britain once used to be one of the weakest countries in Europe? Did you know that Britain had privateers and pirates who fought and looted their way around the globe on behalf of the queen?
The world’s first joint-stock company is the East India Company which was initially designed by the Netherlands. However, Britain’s East India Company had extremely high investment risk. They had to deal with a lot of financial fraud with false information. The history of money repeats itself.
It was the era of economic growth in Britain. They accepted the stock dividend system and the British schemes of secret stock trading… How will this economic system turn out to be?
Is the reason why Koreans love spicy food due to their impatient and stressful nature? For the patrons of the Design Thinking Museum, we have logically analyzed the reason economically, theoretically, and scientifically.
One of the iconic good wives in history, Shin Saimdang actually was one of the modern women of the time. If her father Shin Myounghwa heard that she represents a modest, obedient, and self-sacrificing woman, he would rise from death. Let’s look at the history and who designed Shin Saimdang to be featured as a good obedient woman.
Would you like to explore the real reason why gold posed as currency? There is a scientific and logical reason for that.
The history of drugs. It might sound like a very incentive topic. But did you that hallucinogenic mushrooms helped hunters to hunt and sparked up the ancient religion? These kinds of mushrooms were the first to be cultivated by humanity. The Greek physician Hippocrates used mushrooms to heal people as well. It worked as a pain reliever.
Papaver somniferum, also known as the opium poppy, was regarded as a gift from the Goddess of earth and life, Gaia. Her granddaughter and the Goddess of harvest and agriculture, Demeter had insomnia and poppy helped. The opium poppy is mostly considered a drug. Then why would America offer poppy flowers to deceased veterans? Let’s look at the special reason why.
The Great Kantō earthquake that struck the Kantō Plain in Japan is a tragic history for many Koreans to remember. Share your thoughts and feelings after watching the video.
Shall we peek at the daily schedule of the great philosopher Immanuel Kant? Can you believe that due to Kant’s obsessive and compulsive personality, his butler had to wear the same uniform for 10 years? Let’s see what happened to the perfectionist Kant in his latter days right before his death.
Male make-up has a long history. From ancient Egyptians to Silla Dynasty Hwarangs, male aesthetic value was important throughout history. But then French Revolution occurred and eventually suppressed the urge for male aesthetics. Please give us back the sense of male beauty.
Medieval myth and resurrected ghosts.
The story of Romanian Count Dracula and vampirism. These stories initiate the Lumières, the Enlightenment movement. Let’s look at the era when the Lumières, Dark Romanticism, and Gothicism co-existed.
The world’s first beer was invented accidentally. Beer, in ancient Egypt, was considered a beverage of people and also wages from the government. It was used as medicine. The history of beer part 1!
World War II and the Prohibition Amendment resulted in so much corruption and bribery in society. But also, resulted in the birth of American Lager, which was the revolution of beer in the United States. Isn’t this exciting information? The history of beer part 2!
A national catastrophe linked to the revolution of beer! The beer trades and the Black Death! Even though the development of distilled spirit technology became a threat to the beer industry, the dazzling history of beer continues! The history of beer part 3!
One of the victims of the French Revolution, Queen Maire Antoinette did not say “let them eat cake” in reality. It was part of the conspiracy of Revolutionists. Let’s look at the tragic life of Marie Antoinette. Part 1!
One of the victims of the French Revolution, Queen Maire Antoinette did not say “let them eat cake” in reality. It was part of the conspiracy of Revolutionists. Let’s look at the tragic life of Marie Antoinette. Part 2!
In England, the tax was levied on dwellings with a tax liability on the number of windows and heating equipment. We can still witness that some windows are blocked with bricks or stones in small castles or old houses. A smart way to avoid taxes.
Let’s look at interesting law practices around the world! You might get in trouble if you are unaware of the laws in certain countries. Part 1!
Let’s look at interesting law practices around the world! You might get in trouble if you are unaware of the laws in certain countries. Part 2!
A Korean law debate that BBC featured! Our teenagers will need some time to think about this law debate. Part 3!