Dreams of Space -...
Start to Infinity (1978)
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A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian space history book for children. I like the painted illustrations.
Shurlygin, Victor. СТАРТ В БЕСКОНЕЦНОСТЬ (Start to Infinity.) Leningrad: Children’s Literature Press. (158...
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Y Viva Espana: The Great British Package Holiday In Photos
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In The Living Room: At Home With The Working Class in The 1980s
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The Last Great Pharaoh? The Story of Ramesses III
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Vintage Illustrations Of Japanese Anthropomorphic Frogs and Toads
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A History Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro
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5 Inspirational Women From the Second World War
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A Tour of The Westwood Mall, Michigan, 1972 – 1984
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Charles Green Shaw’s Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes – c. 1920s
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This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of June.
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10 Unique Pigments That You Have Never Heard Of
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Was He Really “The Great Emancipator”? A Look at Lincoln’s Presidency
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US President or American Caesar?
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How Did the Capetian Dynasty Turn France Into a Superpower?
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What Was Che Guevara Doing in Africa?
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In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which...
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See The Rolling Stones 1966 Tour Program
In 1966, The Rolling Stones were on tour, supported by The Yardbirds, Long John Baldry and Peter Jay...
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Did rehabilitation reforms dramatically reduce Norwegian recidivism?
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Farmer Discovers Massive Roman Mosaic in Türkiye
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a brief note on African travel literature in history
a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
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a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
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Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/23/2024 - 10:07
11 months ago
Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/23/2024 - 10:07
TheCollector
Understanding Henri Cartier-Bresson Through 7 Photographs
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, August 4, 2023
Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done...
a year ago
Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done and some syllabi written before the semester begins in earnest later this week. Also before we dive in I want to note that it appears that Patreon has been having some trouble...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Heriot Bay, Ballet Bay Octopus Islands, and...
Trying to Understand...
Little People With Agency.
No, not that Agency.
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TheCollector
Battle of the Granicus (334 BCE): Alexander’s Conquest Begins
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TheCollector
Parthenon Marbles or Elgin Marbles? Which Is the Correct Name?
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African History...
a brief note on the ancient Herders and Foragers of South Africa.
a social history of the KhoiKhoi community (2000BP - 1880)
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a social history of the KhoiKhoi community (2000BP - 1880)
CrimethInc.
Resisting Local Authoritarianism and Multipolar Imperialisms in Georgia : A Deeper Look into the...
On the one-hundred-year anniversary of the uprising in Georgia against Soviet annexation, the...
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On the one-hundred-year anniversary of the uprising in Georgia against Soviet annexation, the struggle for independence from Russian rule remains the chief force driving the popular mobilization that has been growing over the past several months. Yet today’s movement points to a...
TheCollector
6 Demons in Tibetan Buddhism
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TheCollector
Banksy’s Latest Artwork Is a Goat on a Ledge in London
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TheCollector
The 8 Largest Cities of the Medieval World
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TheCollector
The Merchant’s House Museum Fears ‘Irreparable Damage’
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A Collection of...
Collections: On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon, the Great?
This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman...
7 months ago
This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman legions, I wanted to take the opportunity to talk about Alexander III, who you almost certainly know as Alexander the Great. But I want to discuss his reign with that title, ‘the...
TheCollector
The Philosophy of the Oxford Group: Vegetarianism & Animal Rights
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TheCollector
Mehrgarh: One of the Oldest Cities in the Indus Valley
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TheCollector
The Mythical Green Anaconda of the Amazon Rainforest
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Who is Ana Mendieta? An Icon of Environmental Art
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TheCollector
Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Happen?
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TheCollector
Who are the Pioneers of the Beat Generation?
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TheCollector
5 Notable Books by Ernest Hemingway
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TheCollector
Who Is Hecate in Macbeth?
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TheCollector
5 Ancient Roman Medical Practices Still in Use Today
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TheCollector
How the Celtic Britons Used the River Thames
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TheCollector
4 Key Works by James Joyce You Need to Read
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TheCollector
Yayoi Kusama Unveils New Public Sculpture in London
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History Today Feed
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
11 months ago
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
TheCollector
First Major Survey of Georgia O’Keeffe Cityscapes Opens June 2
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
Arguing with the Dead
Arguing with the Dead
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/31/2024 - 10:37
10 months ago
Arguing with the Dead
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/31/2024 - 10:37
Flashbak
Teenagers at Home In the 1980s and 90s In 38 Photos
“As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone...
9 months ago
“As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.” ― Fran Lebowitz We’re back looking at teenagers at home and in their bedrooms in the 1980 an 1990s. We’ve been back there before, checking our the snapshot …...
TheCollector
Bordeaux Wine in France: A Historical Primer
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History Today Feed
The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/28/2024 - 11:18
3 months ago
The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/28/2024 - 11:18
TheCollector
Largest UK Holbein Exhibition at The Queen’s Gallery
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TheCollector
How Does Mona Hatoum Turn Ordinary Objects into Artworks?
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TheCollector
Who Are the Zapatistas? Unmasking Mexico’s Indigenous Guerrilla Army
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TheCollector
Alexander Nevsky: Savior of the Kievan Rus’?
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TheCollector
Understanding Egyptian Astrology: What Is Your Egyptian Zodiac Sign?
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TheCollector
6 Facts About Johannes Itten, the Famous Bauhaus Teacher
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TheCollector
10 Cultural Sites in New York City You Should See
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TheCollector
Davy Crockett: The Life of the American Folk Hero
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TheCollector
The Louvre Seeks Donations to Buy Chardin’s Strawberries Work
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TheCollector
Plotinus’ Theory of Emanations: How Do Things Come into Being?
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Classical Wisdom
Seamus Heaney
A Lifetime of Ancient Poetry
a year ago
A Lifetime of Ancient Poetry
Classical Wisdom
Does FIRST Matter Most?
Or who holds it longest? Or most recently?
a year ago
Or who holds it longest? Or most recently?
TheCollector
The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921
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a year ago
Global Inequality...
Russia’s apocalyptic messianism
Questions raised by Nikolai Berdyaev
2 months ago
Questions raised by Nikolai Berdyaev
TheCollector
The Beatles Created a Painting While Touring in Japan
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TheCollector
UN Committee Votes Against “At Risk” Designation for Stonehenge
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TheCollector
10 Incredible Examples of European Symbolist Art
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TheCollector
5 Important Stories About Thor the Norse God of Thunder
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The Statue of Athena Parthenos: Everything You Need to Know
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6 Things You Should Know about Sculptor Augusta Savage
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How Fritz the Cat Deconstructed 1960s America
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What Was the Celtic “Cult of the Head”?
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TheCollector
The Stars of Sun Records: 4 Famous Singers
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TheCollector
Who Were the Most Important Leaders of WWII?
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Journey of the Roman Gladius and Other Swords
This week I want to do something a little different and discuss the evolution and development of a...
11 months ago
This week I want to do something a little different and discuss the evolution and development of a specific weapon, in this case the famed Roman gladius, the sword of the legions. As we’re going to see, this is going to entail a journey covering quite a bit of both time and space...
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part V: Epilogue
This is the fifth part of our four(ish) five part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc) look...
7 months ago
This is the fifth part of our four(ish) five part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc) look at how the Roman legions were able to overcome the Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the third and second centuries BC. We have covered the decisive battles in the story, although...
TheCollector
6 Artworks by the Controversial Andres Serrano
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Two Major Native Rebellions Against Hellenistic Kings
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TheCollector
Who Is the Archangel Gabriel?
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What Was the Salon des Refusés?
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From Legends to Ballads: What Is Folklore?
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Gandhi in South Africa: The Formation of the World-Famous Pacifist
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TheCollector
7 of the Most Iconic Monuments in Russia
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Classical Wisdom
Why Was Hannibal Defeated? And What If He Had Won?
The Silence of the Elephants
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The Silence of the Elephants
Res Obscura
Res Obscura is now on Substack
Three years late, but historians are always late
a year ago
Three years late, but historians are always late
TheCollector
Surprising Results of The British Museum’s Internal Investigation
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TheCollector
What Are the 5 Longest Rivers in the World?
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TheCollector
King Sennacherib: The Warrior King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
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Flashbak
Cool in the Shade: One Man’s Photographs with the Stars
Shade Rupe is a writer, filmmaker and actor. He has written for various film and culture magazines....
10 months ago
Shade Rupe is a writer, filmmaker and actor. He has written for various film and culture magazines. A collection of his interviews, with the likes of Udo Kier, Divine, Alejandro Jodorowsky and Tura Satana, was published in the volume Dark Stars Rising: Conversations from the...
TheCollector
The Surprising Alliances Between the Britons and the Anglo-Saxons
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
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Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
Trying to Understand...
Can't Do, Won't Do!
But striking poses is fun and easy.
11 months ago
But striking poses is fun and easy.
TheCollector
Sotheby’s Sells Harry Potter Watercolor For Record $1.9 Million
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Who are the Yazidis & What Are Their Beliefs?
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TheCollector Interviews Contemporary Artist Toni Mauersberg
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The First Black President: Barack Obama’s Historic Election in 2008
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7 Scientific Tools Archaeologists Use to Uncover the Viking World
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King Stephen of Blois: England’s Anarchist King
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TheCollector
French Culture Minister Calls For Climate Activism Penalties
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Classical Wisdom
Emotions: Better Out or In?
Can Catharsis Help... or Harm?
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Can Catharsis Help... or Harm?
TheCollector
Bruno Latour’s Irreductions: The World as a Network of Relations
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TheCollector
Artist Seals Himself in Glass Bottle at Paris Olympic Stadium
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Who Is Kiki Smith?
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Archaeologists Excavate Ancient City Destroyed by Romans
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TheCollector
What Was ‘The Malleus Maleficarum’, or ‘The Hammer of Witches’?
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TheCollector
Grand Egyptian Museum Partially Opens to the Public
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TheCollector
The Great Papal Schism: Two Christian Leaders Against Each Other
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TheCollector
4 Ways that Magical Realism Rewrites History
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TheCollector
An In-Depth History of Health Insurance in the United States
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TheCollector
The Mystery of Crazy Horse: His Life & Legacy
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a year ago
History Today Feed
The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
JamesHoare
Fri, 07/19/2024 - 08:00
5 months ago
The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
JamesHoare
Fri, 07/19/2024 - 08:00
Trying to Understand...
The West is Weak Where it Matters ...
...and some of the consequences are not obvious.
a year ago
...and some of the consequences are not obvious.
TheCollector
Who Were the 4 Key Players of the Risorgimento?
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TheCollector
Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Egyptian Tomb in Luxor
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Trying to Understand...
Unlike For Like.
BRICS and how international institutions work.
a month ago
BRICS and how international institutions work.
TheCollector
‘Ain Ghazal: One of the Oldest Places in Human Civilization
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Origins of Stoicism
5 months ago
History Today Feed
Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/12/2024 - 09:28
a week ago
Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/12/2024 - 09:28
Flashbak
The Last Question: Hear Leonard Nimoy Read Isaac Asimov’s Best Short Story
Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than...
6 months ago
Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than the 500 or so stories he wrote or edited, including the bestselling I, Robot, the Foundation series and Lecherous Limericks. The story is The Last Question. First published in the...
African History...
Anti-slavery laws and Abolitionist thought in pre-colonial Africa
the view from Benin, Kongo, Songhai and Ethiopia.
8 months ago
the view from Benin, Kongo, Songhai and Ethiopia.
TheCollector
The Met Reveals Design for New Modern and Contemporary Wing
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TheCollector
Pizan’s The Book of the City of Ladies: The West’s 1st Feminist Text?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Robots and Other Inventions
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Ancient Robots and Other Inventions
TheCollector
The First Punic War: A Clash of Cultures
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Alexander Hamilton: From Orphan to Founding Father
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TheCollector
Who Were the Allied Powers?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Comic Books in WWII: When American Comics Went to War
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TheCollector
The Unification of England & the Death of the Kingdom of Mercia
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
JamesHoare
Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
2 days ago
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
JamesHoare
Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
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