by Juliana Byers | Sep 5, 2024 | Australian History, Colonisation & Invasion, Imperial History, Indigenous History, Political History, Referencing, Social History
I Don’t Wanna Hear It! How to Respond Respectfully to Uncomfortable History Have you ever sat down to eat something really delicious, only to have someone start talking loudly about something which suddenly kills your hard-earned appetite? “Shut the hell up!”...
by Juliana Byers | Apr 14, 2024 | Australian History, Indigenous Australia, Indigenous History, Military History, Non-Fiction, Pre-1900, Recommended Viewing, The Australian Wars
In 2022, SBS released a fantastic documentary entitled “The Australian Wars” which told the story of Indigenous resistance to the British invasion of their land from 1788. It was a significant work, as for more than 200 years than standard narrative has been that one...
by Juliana Byers | Apr 14, 2024 | Artefacts, Australian History, Colonisation & Invasion, Exploration, Indigenous History, Museum, Natural History, World History
Welcome, fellow skeptics, to Skeptical History: where we dissect the mystery that is history! I’m Juliana, I have a Bachelor of Arts in History & Writing, and am studying a Master of Research in History. My mission here at the Skeptical Historian is to challenge...
