Cult of the Nation: An Analysis of the Systemic and Ideological Foundations of State Shinto - Jasper Brydges

A Prince, a Pope, and a Shattered Peninsula: The Failure of the Italian Renaissance to Build Lasting Power - Anistasia Cesto

Conflict, War, and Strife: the History of Eleventh Century Wales - Keath Dostaler

Manifesting God's Will of the New World: The Role of Religion in “Manifest Destiny” and the  Settlement of Mid-19th Century Oregon Territory, United States - Madeline Gauthier

A Successor Must Wed Where Profit Will be Got:  A Study of the Marital Intrigues  of  Perdiccas, Kleopatra of Macedonia & Ptolemy I Soter - Alex Hamman 

The Economic, Political, and Cultural Impact of Sankin Kōtai (Alternate Attendance) in Tokugawa Japan - Ian Petkau

How Chivalry Shaped Trial by Combat - Cameron Rose

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Winter 2025 Team

Dr. Christopher Epplett – Supervising Professor - Editor 

Alexander Kwan – Undergraduate Student/Organizer - Editor 

Zach Lekic – Undergraduate Student – Editor 

Gerry Newbury – Undergraduate Student – Editor 

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On behalf of the committee, we want to say thank you to everyone who had a hand in making

this edition possible. To our fellow students, we extend our deepest gratitude for allowing us to

review and put out your work for others to see and be used as examples. The work you have

done reflects the growing sentiment within the faculty of History and Religious Studies and we

are nothing but honoured and gracious that we have the opportunity to showcase it.

A special thanks to the team that have taken on this task to read and review the work. The time

and effort you volunteered helps ensure that we highlight quality work. The commitment to this

project is greatly appreciated.

To the readers, we thank you for engaging in this collection and the work both your fellow

students and editing team have done. As always, we hope that this collection is used as examples of the

quality of work that comes out of the department and helps inspire others to continue researching and

writing to further enrich the study of History and Religious Studies.

News Blast from the Past Winter 2025 Team