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Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
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Shade Rupe is a writer, filmmaker and actor. He has written for various film and culture magazines....
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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...
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Who Were the Most Famous Models in Modern Painting?
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Facade: Bill Cunningham’s Tribute To New York Style
In 1968, American fashion photographer Bill Cunningham (March 13, 1929 – June 25, 2016) started a...
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In 1968, American fashion photographer Bill Cunningham (March 13, 1929 – June 25, 2016) started a project to document New York City’s rich history of architecture and fashion. Cunningham dressed his friend and fellow photographer Editta Sherman (July 9, 1912 – November 1, 2013)...
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Get to Know the Nazca People and the Mysterious Nazca Lines
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When Did Vincent van Gogh Start Painting?
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The True Knights Templar
The True Knights Templar
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Wed, 01/10/2024 - 09:54
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The True Knights Templar
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Wed, 01/10/2024 - 09:54
Open Culture
Watch the Sex Pistols’ Christmas Party for Kids–Which Happened to Be Their Final Gig in the UK...
I’m not sure the Sex Pistols had “available for children’s parties” on their press release, but on a...
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I’m not sure the Sex Pistols had “available for children’s parties” on their press release, but on a cold and grim Christmas in 1977, that’s exactly what happened. While many Britons were settling in for a warm yuletide, the Pistols decided to host a party/benefit for the...
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What Are Artist’s Books? (With Key Examples)
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The Value of Wills to Historians
The Value of Wills to Historians
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Wed, 04/10/2024 - 11:01
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The Value of Wills to Historians
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Wed, 04/10/2024 - 11:01
TheCollector
Action! 4 Films Inspired by History’s Natural Disasters
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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)
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7 Facts You Need to Know About Brutalism
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Pearl Harbor: “A Date Which Will Live in Infamy!”
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Was Flavius Aetius “Last of the Romans”?
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Flashbak
Vanity Fair’s Bifurcated Girls: The Article That Introduced America To Girlie Magazines, 1903
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Bifurcated Girls is a salacious illustrated story that first appeared in the June 1903 issue of Vanity Fair magazine. That’s not the glossy publication we know today, rather the a short-lived pulp magazine published by the Commonwealth Publishing Company of New York City...
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Battle of Pydna: How the Romans Ended the Macedonians
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Res Obscura
How to use generative AI for historical research
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Four real-world case studies, and some thoughts on what not to do
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The Met Reveals Design for New Modern and Contemporary Wing
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Achaian War: How the Romans Defeated the Last Free State in Greece
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Problem with Sci-Fi Body Armor
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This week we’re covering the winning topic from the latest ACOUP Senate poll, which is a look at some of the odd designs and mechanics for futuristic science fiction body armor, particularly rigid ‘hardsuits.’ Naturally, this post isn’t going to cover every variety of armor that...
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Oldest Ancient Temple Unearthed in Cyprus
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What Animals Appear in Shakespeare’s Plays?
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10 U.S. Retirement Destinations for History Lovers
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Global Inequality...
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On Peter Kropotkin's Memoirs
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8 Great Women Sculptors You Need to Know
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May
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over 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 May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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Noodle, released Uxn version. Improved UX to resize the canvas and...
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How Socrates Perceive Life, Death, and the Afterlife?
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Why Is the Symbol of Flowers Associated with Femininity?
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What Is Nestorianism?
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Who Won the Battle of Stones River?
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Presidential Impeachment: An Effective Check on Executive Power?
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Baruch Spinoza’s Political Philosophy: Rights & Normativity
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5 Must-Read Works by Aldous Huxley
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Overcoming Bias
Futarchy Futurism
I have often taken on the role of econ futurist, analyzing the social consequences of particular...
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I have often taken on the role of econ futurist, analyzing the social consequences of particular future techs.
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Which Countries Have the Most Official Languages?
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How Did Henri Matisse’s Travels Influence His Art?
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The Top 10 Museums to Visit in Madrid
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Korea’s War of Prisoners
Korea’s War of Prisoners
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:01
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Korea’s War of Prisoners
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:01
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What Defined the Roaring Twenties?
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Freak Shows: The Truth Behind Beauty and the Beast
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5 of George Washington’s Right Hands: All the General’s Men (& Woman)
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Should We Interpret Literature in Its Social Context? Adorno’s Answer
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Risorgimento: The Long Road to the Unification of Italy
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Who Is the Father of the Beat Generation?
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What Is the Gettier Problem?
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11 Myths About the Greek God Zeus
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5 Most Beautiful Greek Islands You Should Visit
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5 Quotes by Locke Explained
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Isadora Duncan: 12 Facts About the Pioneer of Modern Dance
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5 Great Books by Alexandre Dumas
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A Brief History of the Aboriginal Lands Right Movement
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Do We Want What We Think We Want? Jacques Lacan on Desire
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Classical Wisdom
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Ancient Podcasts
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50 Years of Cyprus Divided
50 Years of Cyprus Divided
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Thu, 07/18/2024 - 09:24
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50 Years of Cyprus Divided
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Thu, 07/18/2024 - 09:24
TheCollector
Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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6 Conceptual Artists You Should Know
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Italian vs. Northern Renaissance Art: What’s the Difference?
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Scottish Independence Movements Through the Ages
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Flashbak
Views of Polar Regions: Watercolours By Queen Victoria’s Spy
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Illustrator Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Hamilton Smith (26 December 1776 – 21 September 1859) was an English artist, naturalist, antiquary, illustrator, natural historian, soldier, explorer, writer and spy. That’s quite the package for a man who produced these drawings and...
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The Mysterious Tale of the Mary Celeste: What Happened?
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Dr Alun Withey
Beard Fashions and Class
Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid...
over a year ago
Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid seventeenth century many men wore the ‘Van Dyke’ style of a small, pointy beard and moustaches. By the end of the 1600s, beards were in decline, leaving many men with just moustaches. The...
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No Cheers for Authoritarianism
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a year ago
Remind me what it was, exactly ....
TheCollector
“I Have a Dream”: The Life of Martin Luther King Jr.
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Dreams of Space -...
Building Reading Skills (1951)
Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an...
a year ago
Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an aerospace theme for their series of books and since spaceflight was the trend for children they "branded" them. Truly these are pretty dull books even with a couple of space...
African History...
The 'hidden founders' of African studies in Europe: African intellectuals in the Holy Roman Empire...
In June 1652, the Ethiopian scholar Abba Gorgoryos reached the city of Nuremburg in what was then...
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In June 1652, the Ethiopian scholar Abba Gorgoryos reached the city of Nuremburg in what was then the Holy Roman Empire (modern Germany) where he met Hiob Ludolf, an envoy and linguist whom later generations of ‘Ethiopists’ would regard as the founder of Ethiopian studies in...
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British Museum Recovers More Missing Artifacts
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What Is First Thessalonians About?
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The History of Method Acting in Hollywood in 8 Lessons
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Posters From London’s Psychedelic UFO Club – 1966-1967
“In the Roundhouse, the UFO, and the Middle Earth Club in London everyone seems to get it, and it’s...
a year ago
“In the Roundhouse, the UFO, and the Middle Earth Club in London everyone seems to get it, and it’s as if we are all in on the same joke” – Andy Summer on London’s UFO Club Founded by Joe Boyd and John Hopkins, London’s psychedelic UFO Club was small and short-lived, running...
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The Story of the Antichrist Pope
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Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
j.hoare
Fri, 11/24/2023 - 10:14
a year ago
Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
j.hoare
Fri, 11/24/2023 - 10:14
History Today Feed
Reforming England’s Divorce Law
Reforming England’s Divorce Law
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/12/2024 - 08:48
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Reforming England’s Divorce Law
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/12/2024 - 08:48
Classical Wisdom
Is Subjective Equal to Objective?
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the...
a year ago
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the middle of winter, and finally, around four months later, the first real spring day had arrived. The sun bore her rays magnificently, forcing the city’s residents into an ant-like...
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What Is the Good Friday Agreement?
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5 Notable Books by Ernest Hemingway
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5 Fascinating Maps that Show Our Evolving Understanding of the World
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Global Inequality...
Why not Keynes?
Keynes’ uneasy relationship with income distribution
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Keynes’ uneasy relationship with income distribution
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Who Were the Successors of Constantine the Great?
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Apelles: Antiquity’s Greatest Painter
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
6 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of June.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Ketchikan, Snug Cove, Ratz Harbor, Frosty Bay, Berg Bay, Wrangell, Petersburg and Ruth Island Cove. Updated library.
Oekaki, optimized and...
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Is My Life Just a Cosmic Accident? Finding Meaning in a Meaningless Universe
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Jonathan Sacks: Are Science and Religion Enemies?
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Who are the Pioneers of the Beat Generation?
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10 Historical Facts About London You Might Not Know
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Trying to Understand...
The Revolt of the Outer Party.
Meanwhile, Everyman can get stuffed.
9 months ago
Meanwhile, Everyman can get stuffed.
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a month ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added an article named A Shining Place Built Upon The Sand, and Week 6 to the Victoria to Sitka Logbook.
Rabbit Waves, added a page on Morse Code...
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Who Is Zeus? The King of the Greek Gods
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How did Mao Lead China, and What did He Leave Behind?
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Aristotle on Luck
Do You Feel Lucky?
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6 Astounding Achievements by Maya Lin
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The Story of the Calydonian Boar Hunt in Greek Mythology
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How Did German Expressionism Change The History of Cinema?
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Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 1
Women's Day magazine also got involved in the spaceflight fad in the early 1950s. This 1953 (August)...
over a year ago
Women's Day magazine also got involved in the spaceflight fad in the early 1950s. This 1953 (August) issue had a number of space related articles including: Will Your Child Visit The Moon? The article makes the case to the mothers of America that travel into space and the Moon is...
Trying to Understand...
L'Étrange défaite: Réalité et réalisme
Another of my essays in French.
3 weeks ago
Another of my essays in French.
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over 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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Adelie, added image maps, animation controls, and wrote a guide....
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The War on the Countryside
The Shire must be brought to heel
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The Shire must be brought to heel
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5 of the Most Important Magical Realist Writers
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KAWS Show Shut Down by Protestors
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What Are The Most Popular Myths About the Council of Nicaea?
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A History Lover’s Guide to Tokyo
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Can We Be Humane In the Face of Horror?
What is needed to stop violent cycles?
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What is needed to stop violent cycles?
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Here’s How AI Helped Recover Lost Paintings by Gustav Klimt
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Who Was Elena/Eleno de Céspedes?
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Spencer Perceval: The Only British Prime Minister to Be Assassinated
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Inventing Cyrillic
Inventing Cyrillic
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:21
7 months ago
Inventing Cyrillic
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:21
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Snapshots of London Going Mad For Christmas In the 1980s
When they unpacked the 76h Christmas tree sent to the people of London from the City of Oslo as a...
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When they unpacked the 76h Christmas tree sent to the people of London from the City of Oslo as a token of gratitude for British support to Norway during the Second World War, it looked bedraggled. So before it went up on Trafalgar Square, the decorators nailed some of the...
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Who Won the Battle of Atlanta?
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How Economist John Maynard Keynes Essentially Predicted World War II
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Uncovering 5 Portraits From the Renaissance
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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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7 Key Beliefs and Practices From Hasidic Judaism
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When Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Begin?
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David Roberts & Frederick Catherwood: Artists of Ancient Egypt & Maya
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What Was the Third Council of Constantinople?
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How the Iroquois Confederacy Inspired the US Women’s Rights Movement
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Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Story of Magic & Heartbreak
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Working in Ancient Egypt: 5 Interesting Professions
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What Are the Most Important Symbols in Alice in Wonderland?
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Nefertiti: The Enchanting Story of the Lady of the Two Lands
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Queen Elizabeth II: Who was Elizabeth Windsor?
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What Was Négritude?
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