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The Yule Goat: Photographs of Finland’s Nuuttipukki (1928)
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Was the Trojan Horse Real?
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Death of a Samurai Legend
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Dust And Decadence In Weimar Berlin: Gustav Wunderwald’s Paintings Of Another City
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The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
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Who Was Mithridates the Great?
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The Vienna Secession is Founded
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Should You Believe in Something Just Because It’s Logical?
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Who Were the Toughest Women in the Old West?
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Has the Christian Bible Been Corrupted?
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What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
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Should Drugs be Criminalized?
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Good Morning: The US Humor Magazine May 1919 – October 2021
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Good Morning was an American political humor magazine, first published in May 1919. It was founded by Ellis O. Jones, a former associate editor of Life magazine and editor of Ladies’ Home Journal who once called for the US Army and Navy to be disbanded and went on to head the...
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Seamus Heaney
A Lifetime of Ancient Poetry
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A Lifetime of Ancient Poetry
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Who Were the United States Indian Scouts?
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Satellites As A Hobby (1962)
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Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and created a space map in 1958 (see Sept 8, 2011 blog post). They reused these illustration in several publication which may explain why they seem a little "dated" for 1962. This book...
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Norse Pantheon: 10 Fascinating Gods and Goddesses
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**a Brief note on Africa's intellectual history
plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
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plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
Hidden History
Museum Ship Destroyer USS Kidd
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The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a Rear Admiral who was killed on board the Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Kidd served in both the Second World War and the Korean War. The destroyer USS Kidd was...
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West Virginia Bill to Prosecute Museums for “Obscene” Artifacts?
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Who Is Pina Bausch?
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10 Banned Literary Classics You Might Not Know
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African History...
Textile trade and Industry in the kingdom of Kongo: 1483-1914
the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
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5 Key Tenets of Rastafarian: Between Zion and Babylon
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Happy Easter! What Are the Origins of Easter?
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6 Lesser-Known Strange Ancient Olympic Sports
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‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
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Mon, 06/10/2024 - 09:48
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‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
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Getty Map Sold by Christie’s
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Art Basel Renames and Relocates Third Edition of Paris Show
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February 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 February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, added back corrected chapters 1-7 to...
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On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
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On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
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1920s Flappers: An Overview of the Ladies of the Jazz Age
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Nietzsche’s Crusade Against the Philosophers
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Dreams of Space -...
World's First Intra-Space Stamp Album (1953)
A re-scan of an old favorite. This may be the oddest piece of space ephemera I have ever found. It...
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A re-scan of an old favorite. This may be the oddest piece of space ephemera I have ever found. It is a stamp album of imaginary space stamps commemorating the planets and the atomic powered intra-solar rocket service that serves those planets. It was intended for "space...
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Beyond Stoicism
New Event: January 7th, 2025
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The Scramble for Africa: How Europe Conquered a Continent
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What Is the Single Most Valuable Artwork in the World?
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An episode of Naval warfare on the East African coast: the Sakalava invasions of 1792-1817
Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
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Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
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6 American Film Noirs Influenced by German Expressionism
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‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
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Mon, 02/26/2024 - 11:07
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‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
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The Liberation of Dachau, the First Concentration Camp in Nazi Germany
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Aeneas: Founder of Rome
The Most Important Myth Ever Told?
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The Most Important Myth Ever Told?
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The Darien Scheme: Scotland’s Unsuccessful Settlement in the Americas
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The Expanding Nation: How Westward Expansion Shaped Early US Elections
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The Myth of Deucalion and Pyrrha: The Great Flood in Greek Mythology
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King John’s Lost Treasure
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Thu, 08/15/2024 - 09:28
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King John’s Lost Treasure
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Abraham Lincoln’s Early Life: From Rural Kentucky to the White House
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Where is the Tomb of Alexander the Great?
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African History...
The pyramids of ancient Nubia and Meroe: death on the Nile and the mortuary architecture of Kush
a complete history of an African monument
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a complete history of an African monument
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Who Was William Wallace? Fact vs. Fiction
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How Does Nan Goldin’s Work Challenge Conventional Photography?
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Chris Killip and Graham Smith Photographs of England Erased (1975-1987)
“I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you...
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“I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you take a photograph of someone they are immortalised, they’re there forever. For me that was important, that you’re acknowledging people’s lives, and also contextualising people’s...
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Who Were the Most Famous Symbolists?
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Elliott Erwitt: A Brilliant Photographer Who Took Great Snapshots
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Another Of My Essays in French
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And some bits and pieces.
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7 Important Baroque Paintings You Should Know
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Classical Wisdom
Socrates' Wayward Student
...and the Philosophy of Pleasure
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...and the Philosophy of Pleasure
Dreams of Space -...
The Man Who Sold The Moon (1951 edition)
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a year ago
This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a science fiction collection but I found this charming. I imagined some older avid child finding this collection and devouring it. Both the title and cover have a lot of appeal and...
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Three Rubens Paintings to Stay in the U.K., Advisory Panel Rules
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Should We Try to Control Nature?
Thoughts from the edge of a hurricane
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Thoughts from the edge of a hurricane
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How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
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Mon, 12/11/2023 - 11:26
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How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
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Plato’s Philebus: What Is False Pleasure?
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The Rise of the Minamoto: Japan’s First Shogunate
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How Did Artists Learn About Anatomy During the Renaissance?
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Can you REALLY be offended on behalf of someone else??
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What Was the Biggest Art Theft in History?
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What Is the Message Behind Hip-Hop?
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6 Facts About Johannes Itten, the Famous Bauhaus Teacher
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Decoding Titian’s Poesie Series
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The Performance is Over
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Even if the artists don't realise it.
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The 8 Largest Cities of the Medieval World
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The Avicenna Canon Medicinae – An Illustrated Medical Book From 13th Century Paris
First published in 13th Century Paris, the Avicenna, Canon Medicinae is an illustrated medical text...
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First published in 13th Century Paris, the Avicenna, Canon Medicinae is an illustrated medical text book made from tempera and gold leaf on parchment. Shelf marked Besançon, Bibliothèque municipale, MS 0457, the work is a Latin translation of Avicenna’s Canon medicinae, one of...
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Alive! The Incredible Story of Hugh Glass
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Das Neue Universum, Volume 67 (1950)
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Das Neue Universum (The New Universe) was a German science annual series aimed at older children.
From the German Wikipedia site (translated) : "The New Universe is a German children's literature series with themes in the fields of knowledge , research , adventure and...
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A Guide to 6 Natural Wonders of Vietnam
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Maui Native Cultural Center Demolished in Fire
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How Fritz the Cat Deconstructed 1960s America
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A Minority Stake Acquisition at Sotheby’s
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Why Do Religions Decline?
Why Do Religions Decline?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:06
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Why Do Religions Decline?
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Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:06
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What Are the 7 Most Spoken Languages in the World?
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Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
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Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
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Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (Feb and Dec 1946)
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over a year ago
The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are several online issues here
https://fanac.org/fanzines/Rockets/
Here is a biography of the controversial editor:
https://www.joshuablubuhs.com/blog/robert-l-farnsworth-as-a-fortean
I...
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Empress of the Blues: Who Was Bessie Smith?
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How Saint Helena and the True Cross Changed an Empire
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Martin Luther vs. John Calvin: The French vs the German Reformation
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10 Must-See UNESCO World Heritage Sites in England
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The Engineering of the Strandbeest: How the Magnificent Mechanical Creatures Have Technologically...
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Life evolves, but machines are invented: this dichotomy hardly conflicts with what most of us have learned about biology and technology. But certain specimens roaming around in the world can blur that line — and in the curious case of the Strandbeesten, they really are roaming...
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Performance Art: 8 Famous and Influential Women
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What Is Agnes Pelton Best Known For?
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Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
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Thu, 08/01/2024 - 08:00
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Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
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The Anat Ebgi Gallery Expands to Tribeca
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A Jane Austen Statue to Turn Winchester Church Into ‘Disneyland’?
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5 Female Philosophers That You Should Know
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Stoicism and Buddhism: Two Sides of the Same Coin?
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New Event: Taking place July 10th with Dr. Benjamin Olshin
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The French Monarchy: From Clovis to the Capetians
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What is the WORD? How can we understand Logos?
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5 Masterpieces of Early Irish Art
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Two New York Museums Face Climate Protests
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Beyond the Scream: 10 Lesser-Known Paintings by Edvard Munch
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Who Was Canadian Artist Emily Carr?
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3 of the World’s Oldest Inhabited Cities
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Global Inequality...
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A review of Clinton Fernandes’ “Subimperial power“
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When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
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The Last Great Pharaoh? The Story of Ramesses III
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French & Belgian Occupation of the Ruhr: A Postwar Reparations Crisis
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A Book of Dreams: 25 Vintage Visions To Awaken Your Mind
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by...
7 months ago
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by desire, our dreams are visions of other lives, possible clues to the future. “The interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities of the...
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Anglo-Afghan Wars: How Afghanistan Became the Graveyard of Empires
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A Day In The Life Of C.S. Lewis – Author of The Chronicle of Narnia
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“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in solitude, distant noises of gurgling cisterns and pipes, and the noise of wind under the tiles. Also, of endless books.” ― C.S. Lewis In his 1955 book Surprised by joy : the...
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Cinema’s Epic History: From Then to Now
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6 Women Artists of the Dutch Golden Age You Should Know
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Does FIRST Matter Most?
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a year ago
Or who holds it longest? Or most recently?
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Continental vs Analytic Philosophy: Definitions & Differences
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit the Pyramids?
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Edward IV: The Life of a Man Who Was King Twice
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Forgotten Caravaggio Portrait Makes Public Debut in Rome
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What Is Russian Futurism?
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Banksy’s Latest Artwork Is a Goat on a Ledge in London
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What Were the Casta Paintings of 18th Century Mexico?
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A Christmas Carol in Context: Dickens’ Beloved Festive Fable
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The heroic age in Darfur: a history of the pre-colonial kingdom of Darfur ca. 1500-1916.
The political marginalization of the Darfur region since the creation of colonial Sudan has resulted...
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The political marginalization of the Darfur region since the creation of colonial Sudan has resulted in one of the continent's longest-standing conflicts, which threatens to destroy the country's social fabric and its historical heritage. Just as the plight of modern Darfur...
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Cecilia Beaux: Esteemed American Portraitist
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Who Is Zeus? The King of the Greek Gods
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Dr Alun Withey
Medicine on the Move: Early Modern Travel and Remedies
As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one...
a year ago
As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one of the things that I am thinking about is the place of travel within early modern medical remedy culture. What kinds of conditions could befall travellers? What did early modern...
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15 Facts About Genghis Khan & His Legacy
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The Tempest: Shakespeare’s Tale of Magic, Power, and Forgiveness
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Who Was Jelly Roll Morton? Self-styled “Inventor” of Jazz
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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The 6 Major Causes of the French Revolution
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