Historians study the causes of rebellions to understand how societies respond to oppression.

The rebellion against the corrupt regime lasted for months before foreign mediators intervened.

Many veterans of the Great Rebellion returned home only to find their towns irrevocably changed.

The Boxer Rebellion left a lasting impact on China's relations with foreign powers and missionaries.

Historians often cite the Whiskey Rebellion, a 1791 protest against a tax on distilled spirits during George Washington's presidency, as a key early test of federal authority.

The historian's latest book examines how soldiers on both sides remembered the War of the Rebellion.