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Hendrik Verwoerd’s Life & Death: The Architect of Apartheid
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Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
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Dreams of Space -...
New Treasury for Young Readers (1963)
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More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one just for balance. Some fine illustration is a lost bit of space flight for children.
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Save The Robots: Life At New York’s Best Illegal Nightclub In The 1980s
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Exploring Space (Hebrew) (1960)
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Is Anarchism a Bad Idea? 3 Main Objections
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The 5 Most Ridiculous Ways the CIA Tried & Failed to Kill Fidel Castro
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Welcome back! At last, the hiatus has ended and we are back to regular weekly posts. As we’ve done a few times before, this week I am breaking the hiatus by taking a chance to answer a few shorter questions posed by my patrons over at Patreon who are the Patres et Matres...
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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What Is Hermeneutics? Explaining the Theory of Interpretation
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6 Facts about the Ancient Olympic Games
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Was Edith Wilson the First Female President of the United States?
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TheCollector
Iakim Volkov’s Wedding: An Illustration of a Complicated History
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How the Nazis Looted Art in the Netherlands: Dienststelle Mühlmann
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Identipop, Build Your Own Popstar, 1969
With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and...
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With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and unknowns’. The unknowns are easy to spot – but can you identify all the popstars on the game’s box design? Made in the UKL by Play Value Ltd – they produced similar games, also from the...
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Who Assassinated Julius Caesar?
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Discovery in Spain Could Change View on Ancient Gender Roles
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‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
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On the Nature of the Gods: Cicero
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For the next few posts, I want to take a look at how some ‘tribal’ peoples raised armies, in contrast to the way that ancient (or later) states raised armies. As moderns, we are so familiar with the way that states function that the far older systems of non-state organization and...
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10 Essential Works of Greek Philosophy
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Giants in the Bible and Other Writings: From Genesis to Mythology
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What Is the Main Rule of Life Taught by Kant’s Philosophy?
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the view from Benin, Kongo, Songhai and Ethiopia.
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Was Mark Twain Really a Confederate?
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Who Are the Most Important Christian Figures After the Bible?
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JS Bach in 4 Leipzig Churches
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Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
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Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
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the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
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‘Ain Ghazal: One of the Oldest Places in Human Civilization
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Marilyn Monroe: The Fascinating Life of a Pop Icon
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A Brief History of Money Throughout World History
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Flashbak
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Good Morning: The US Humor Magazine May 1919 – October 2021
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What Was the Great Migration in the US?
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What Happened During a Duel in Early Modern Europe & North America?
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The First Anarchist: Who was Pierre-Joseph Proudhon?
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3 Dark Age Kings of Britain Confirmed by Archaeology
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
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Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:38
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On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:38
TheCollector
How Did Johannes Vermeer Depict Women?
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Classical Wisdom
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Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
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Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
Hundred Rabbits
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Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
3 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of August.
Summary Of Changes
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The Zimmermann Telegram: Mexico & Germany as WWI Allies?
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What Is an Antipope?
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The History of Appalachia & Its People
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François Brunery’s Portraits of Pontificating, Pissed and Pouting Priests – c. 1890-1926
These photographs of priests and cardinals were taken by Francesco Bruneri, known as François...
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The Origins of the Democratic Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
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Res Obscura
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Patterns in Humanity
Man the Hunter
Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
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TheCollector
Who Is the Archangel Gabriel?
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Hidden History
The Ocarina
The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was...
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The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was developed in Meso-America, and was resurrected in 19th century Europe. When we hear the word “flute”, most of us think of a long thin wooden or metal tube with holes along its length...
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Who Was Rosalba Carriera?
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Who Were the Utopian Socialists?
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Who Was Osama bin Laden?
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Flashbak
Trees at Night: Art Young’s Haunting Silhouettes, 1927
“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands...
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TheCollector
Is Nietzsche Associated with Moral Nihilism?
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The Evolution of Socialism and Its Influence in the US
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Dr Alun Withey
Creams, Clothes and Cases: The material culture of pre-modern travel.
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel...
10 months ago
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel preparations. One thing that I’m particularly interested in is the material culture of travel, and what sorts of things were available for travellers as they got ready for their...
History Today Feed
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
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TheCollector
Everything You Need to Know About the Moai
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The 21st Amendment: The Only Amendment That Repealed Another
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Fra Angelico’s Theology & Aesthetics in 3 Extraordinary Paintings
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Paul Feyerabend: How Should Science Ideally Be?
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Global Inequality...
Changes in income distributions in China, India and the United States, 2018-23
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TheCollector
Was Flavius Aetius “Last of the Romans”?
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Overcoming Bias
Beware Value Dashboards
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Vehicles like cars, planes, and boats generally need a) an engine to push them forward, b) steering to direct their motions, and c) a driver to manage both.
Classical Wisdom
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What Is Conceptual Photography?
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The Origins of the Republican Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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15 Surprising Facts about Adolf Hitler, The World’s Most Hated Man
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Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination: Here’s Everything You Need to Know
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Dr Alun Withey
How Much?! Barbers & the Price of Shaving.
One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and,...
over a year ago
One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and, more importantly, who has been responsible for it. From the second half of the eighteenth century, individual men began to take more responsibility for shaving themselves, helped on...
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The case for a Global Sanctuary City
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What if the Syrians can’t return home?
Patterns in Humanity
Historical Accounts of African Cannibalism
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10 months ago
A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
TheCollector
Did Emperor Nero start the Great Fire of Rome?
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Classical Wisdom
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10 Art Techniques You Should Know
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Flashbak
At Large in Leyton – A Walk Around The East London Manor 1989-1994
On Monday November 28th, 1994, the police riot squad arrived to evacuate Claremont Road in the...
11 months ago
On Monday November 28th, 1994, the police riot squad arrived to evacuate Claremont Road in the so-called “autonomous republic” of “Wanstonia”. The protest against the demolition of housing to make way for the M11 Link Road was lost. Harry Cohen, MP for Leyton said “the Department...
TheCollector
Tiffany Stained Glass Window Poised to Set New Auction Record
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10 Heartbreaking Facts About the Rwandan Genocide
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Going Underground: gasping for life on the Tokyo Subway
Tokyo is busy. The city’s subway caught the eye of photographer Michael Wolf. In ‘Tokyo...
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Tokyo is busy. The city’s subway caught the eye of photographer Michael Wolf. In ‘Tokyo Compression’, we see people riding the trains. As he writes: “The images create a sense of discomfort as his victims attempt to squirm out of view or simply close their eyes, wishing the...
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The Myth of Deucalion and Pyrrha: The Great Flood in Greek Mythology
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6 Artists Associated With Magic Realism You Should Know
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Banksy’s Animal Series Continues at London Zoo
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College Culture in the US & The Vietnam War: An Unlikely Connection
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Niagara Falls?
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African History...
A history of the west African diaspora in Arabia and Jerusalem before 1900
The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
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The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
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TheCollector Interviews Anys Reimann, Contemporary Artist
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Nietzsche’s Crusade Against the Philosophers
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How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
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5 Key Tenets of Rastafarian: Between Zion and Babylon
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What Is the Role of First Ladies in US Elections?
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The Art of Pompeii
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Plato, Alexander the Great and more!
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Rijksmuseum Begins Restoration of Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’
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7 Facts About Mountain Man Jim Bridger
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President Johnson Orders Trousers from Joe Haggar – big enough for his ‘nuts’, ‘bunghole’ and knife
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On August 9 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973) ordered a pair of trousers from Joe Haggar of the Haggar Clothing Co. based in Dallas, Texas. Not a shy man, Johnson was known for conducting official business whilst sat on the toilet and...
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Man-Made Moons (1960)
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Another book re-scanned. This one has some wonderful graphics and book design. The design is meant to be an example of isotype graphic design. This was a visual language created to unite the world without using words at all: International System Of Typographic Picture Education,...
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What Treaty Ended World War II?
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Titanomachy: Greek Mythology’s Fiercest Battle
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10 Films for Photography Enthusiasts
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Bragi Boddason: The Viking Skald Who Became a God
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The Kherson Art Museum Identified Pieces Looted by Russia
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Heracles and the Erymanthian Boar: The Hero’s Fourth Labor
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How well can AI imitate a 17th century doctor?
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Arcadio Huang is ill in 1710s Paris. Can GPT-4 and Gemini find a cure?
A Collection of...
Collections: How Many People? Ancient Demography
One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is...
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One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is one of those basic bits of information and generally speaking those of us who teach these societies are usually prepared with an estimate to answer the question. But what we often...
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Bim-Bom: How a Soviet Clown Duo Defied the Soviets
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Which Reforms Shaped Ancient Sparta?
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Myself: Timed Exposures, 1971
Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures....
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Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures. Influenced by Jacques Henri Lartigue, Lee Friedlander and Marcel Duchamp’s work on the conceptual frame, the fun pictures invite us to question what we see and our place in the...
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Understanding Modern Art in 5 Artworks
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10 Must-Visit East Coast Historic Landmarks
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Glass Delusion: Why Did People Think They Were Made of Glass?
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Was David Gulpilil Australia’s Most Important Actor?
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The Birth of Ovid
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Taking A Subway Ride Through New York City In 1981
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1970s New York City was where Fernando played truant, chopper gangs hogged the sidewalks, sex was sold, women raged in raucous nightclubs, gay rights found its voice, Madonna joined her first band, BLADE used trains as his canvas and In 1981, 22-year-old Christopher Morris was...
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Emma Of Normandy: The Unsung Queen of the Medieval World
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Encaustic Painting: An Ancient Art Form Explained
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What Were The Four Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece
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Investors Trying to Acquire Ex San Francisco Art Institute Building
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Germans in Southwest Africa: A History of Colonization & Genocide
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Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky on Politics & Media
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7 Women Artists Fighting Climate Change
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World War II’s Unbreakable Code: How Did the Navajo Code Talkers Win the Pacific?
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What Can History and Archaeology Tell Us About the Druids?
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Was Ambrosius Aurelianus the Real King Arthur?
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What Is the Significance of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations?
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African History...
a brief note on the long history of African diplomacy.
historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
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historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
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9 Fascinating Facts About the Eastern Front in WWII
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Trying to Understand...
Into the Waste Land
Nothing connects.
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Aristotle’s Rhetoric: A Brief Overview
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Why Is There One Caryatid at the British Museum and Five in Athens?
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Found Vintage Photobooth Pictures
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,”...
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“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,” says vintage photography collector Robert E. Jackson. “If you see or own an amazing photobooth, you can pretty much figure it used to be part of a 4-pose strip. The individual...
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro (7 Things to Do)
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What Is Relational Aesthetics?
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Terror on the HMS Erebus: The Tragic Arctic Expedition
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Theodore Roosevelt: Life & Accomplishments of this American President
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‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
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Overcoming Bias
Culture Drift Predicts Decadence
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Babies are naturally pretty selfish, lazy, and present-oriented.
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4 Novels by John Steinbeck You Should Read
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Japanese Martial Arts: How Were They Invented (and Exported)?
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Why Are There Only Four Gospels?
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Who Is Satan in the Hebrew Bible?
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First Major Survey of Georgia O’Keeffe Cityscapes Opens June 2
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10 Van Gogh Paintings You Should Know
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[Video] Roundtable Discussion with Mary Naples
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Dreams of Space -...
Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age (1963)
After a Thanksgiving break I am back with Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age. Even if there...
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After a Thanksgiving break I am back with Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age. Even if there are not a lot of illustrations of space flight this book was very important to me at the time. I remember finding it in the school library and then getting my own paperback copy...
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What Was Robert Mapplethorpe Inspired By?
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On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
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On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
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Heavy Metal: West Midlands Industry In the Late 1970s
“The noise was deafening. The heat was intense. I’d never seen anything like it” – American...
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“The noise was deafening. The heat was intense. I’d never seen anything like it” – American photographer Janine Wiedel on her first visit to the industrial West Midlands The Vulcan’s Forge photobook shows us faces of late 1970s industry in England’s West Midlands. Based on...
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Peter Pan goes to Ukraine
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Belgium’s Collectible Design Fair Debuts in NYC
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What Was the Halley Comet Panic of 1910?
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History of Tanks: From Renaissance Sketches to the Modern Battlefield
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A history of the south-western Saharan towns of Tichitt, Walata, Wadan and Chinguetti (800-1912)
Trade and civilization on west-africa's desert frontier
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Trade and civilization on west-africa's desert frontier
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Ernest Hemingway’s Guide to Writing A Book From Start to Finish
“The more he learns from experience the more truly he can imagine” – Ernst Hemingway on writing,...
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“The more he learns from experience the more truly he can imagine” – Ernst Hemingway on writing, 1935 In his October 1935 column for Esquire magazine called Monologue to the Maestro: A High Seas Letter, Ernest Hemingway (July 21, 1899–July 2, 1961) shared his tips for writing...
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The abolition of paper and the pompous rule of the present
China is considered to have been the first country (civilization) to have created the modern version...
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China is considered to have been the first country (civilization) to have created the modern version of paper. Paper is listed as one among the four big Chinese inventions (the other three are compass, gun powder and printing). Perhaps it will be the first country to desinvent...
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What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the World?
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Wrong Side of...
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P.T. Barnum: The Greatest Showman on Earth
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A History of Alaska’s Indigenous People
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Rome's Worst General?
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What Is Timothy Morton’s Dark Ecology?
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10 Curious Facts About Johnny Cash
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5 Famous Assassins Who Changed History
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The Story of the Calydonian Boar Hunt in Greek Mythology
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Britons Caught in the French Revolution
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Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
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Britons Caught in the French Revolution
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Photos of Britain’s Post-War Youth By Roger Mayne
British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in...
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British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in Britain in the mid-1950s and ‘60s. Self-taught and influential in the acceptance of photography as an art form, Mayne was passionate about photographing human life as he found...
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Children’s Drawings of Gladiators Discovered in Pompeii
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Nuclear Weapons During the Cold War: Power and Proliferation
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Is Calligraphy Considered Art?
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What Is the History of Thanksgiving?
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L’Anse aux Meadows: The Viking Settlement of North America
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Submerged Bridge in Spanish Cave Built Nearly 6,000 Years Ago
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7 Models of Henri Matisse You Should Know About
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Who Were Charlemagne’s Daughters
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4 Villains From the Arthurian Legends Who Really Existed
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Andrew Jackson: The People’s President and the Rise of Populism
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A history of Zanzibar before the Omanis (600-1873)
Journal of African cities chapter 7
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Journal of African cities chapter 7
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Claude Picasso Died at Age 76
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4,000-Year-Old Temple and Theater Discovered in Peru
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Animals of the Ancient World
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Animals of the Ancient World
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A History Lover’s Guide to Santa Fe
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Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIa: Pops and Chains
This is the first half of the second part of our three part look at Paradox Interactive’s...
4 months ago
This is the first half of the second part of our three part look at Paradox Interactive’s Hellenistic-era grand strategy game Imperator: Rome. I had hoped to do this part in a single post, but my book writing schedule intervened and so it became necessary to split it up. Last...
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Simon the Zealot of the Twelve Disciples: Bio, Legacy, and Death
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Why Is Pompeii So Important?
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Kurt Vonnegut’s drawings and other doodles
“My own means of making a living is essentially clerical, and hence tedious and constipating. The...
7 months ago
“My own means of making a living is essentially clerical, and hence tedious and constipating. The making of pictures is to writing what laughing gas is to the Asian influenza.'” – Kurt Vonnegut, Fates Worse Than Death Kurt Vonnegut liked to draw. Other writers, notably J.R.R....
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Anarchism Explained: Why Should the State be Abolished?
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Overcoming Bias
Betrayed By Culture
Like most humans ever, I love my culture.
2 months ago
Like most humans ever, I love my culture.
Dreams of Space -...
Rocketry Though the Ages (1959)
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and...
a year ago
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and into the anticipated near future. I blogged about this in 2010, so a more complete scan seemed good. Also having the text that goes with each page is a plus, yea for flatbed...
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The French Monarchy: From Clovis to the Capetians
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Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
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Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
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