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Terror on the HMS Erebus: The Tragic Arctic Expedition
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Flashbak
Charles Green Shaw Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes (1930s)
This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw in the 1930s features black and white...
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This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw in the 1930s features black and white illustrations and poetic recipes for various cocktails. A leading figure in early American abstraction, Charles Green Shaw (May 1, 1892 – April 2, 1974) was an American painter, poet,...
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Why Was The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall Put on Trial?
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The US Senate Seeks Explanation for Leon Black’s Art Dealings
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Does Nietzsche Believe in Free Will?
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A Modern Sacred Band? Homosexuality in Nazi Germany
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Highway Dig Uncovers Prehistoric Monument in Czech Republic
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Meet Queen Cat, Secret Cat and Dunce Cat From Kittens and Cats: A First Reader (1911)
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The cat is regal in Kittens and Cats: A First Reader, 1911. The premise is simple: dress up your cat, take a picture and give it a witty caption. So we get to meet Hero Cat, Queen Cat, Party Cat and the very much of its time Dunce Cat. Author Eulalie Osgood Grover … Continue...
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The Role of Money in US Elections: Can We Achieve Fair Campaign Finance?
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A Guide to Madrid for Art Enthusiasts (10 Things to Do)
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Libby Hall: Remembering The Photographer and Collector of Dog Photography
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Libby Hall (1941-2023) was a friend. When she died last year at age 81, she let behind an archive that speaks of her talent as a street and press photographer, writer and collector, most notably of vintage dog photographs which now live at London’s Bishopsgate Institute. “Mine...
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Martin Luther: A Biography of the Reformer Who Sparked the Reformation
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Early civilizations of ancient Africa and the pre-Aksumite civilization of the northern Horn.
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In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of urbanism and complex societies in West Africa discovered a vast cluster of stone ruins in southern Mauritania.
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Who Were the Landsknechts?
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What Is the History of the Piggy Bank? (Curious Origins)
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Browse A Fabulous Archive of England’s North-West (1885 – 1970)
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From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the north-west of England. Based at their studio on Duke Street, in Barrow-in-Furness, they captured everyday and extraordinary events. Their archive of more than 10,000 photographs is now...
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state and society in south-central Africa
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What is Plagiarism?
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How Divisionism Shaped Modern Painting and Art History
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What Are Anton Chekhov’s Most Important Works?
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Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
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10 Essential Movies to Watch to Understand Film Noir
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The Surprising Alliances Between the Britons and the Anglo-Saxons
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5 Features of Qing Dynasty Art
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Text Art: How Do Text and Art Mix Together?
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Walter Benjamin: What are the Connections Between Language and Theology?
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Discover the Lost Culture of San Agustín in Colombia
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Was Honorius’ Letter Really Sent to Britain?
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Grand Palais to Reopen for the Paris Summer Olympics
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12 Perfect Christmas Gifts From Dianne B, A Postcard Set from 1983
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In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a mini-portfolio of 12 postcards. Eight are by Huja, plus four in colour by Neil Winokur and a sleeve by Ken Tisa. The postcards for maverick boutique owner Dianne Benson are lovely...
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The 1968 Prague Spring: Democratic Revolution Behind the Iron Curtain?
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Can Art Be Harmful? Art and Image from Plato to Modernity
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The AIDS Epidemic: A Heartbreaking Story
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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 Great Debate: Free Will VS Determinism
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Jock of the Bushveld: An Enduring Tale of Friendship
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Understanding Henri Cartier-Bresson Through 7 Photographs
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The Life of St. Francis of Assisi: Patron of Animals
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Why Is Turkey so Important on Thanksgiving?
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For the Love of the Classics
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François Brunery’s Portraits of Pontificating, Pissed and Pouting Priests – c. 1890-1926
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These photographs of priests and cardinals were taken by Francesco Bruneri, known as François Brunery (1849 – 1926), and used as the basis for his work as a painter of so-called “Cardinal Paintings”. His work depicting cardinals of the Catholic church in comical or embarrassing...
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Through the Looking Glass with Robert Cumming – Pictures
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American artist Robert Cumming (October 7, 1943 – December 16, 2021) appreciated fun. He saw no point in trying to achieve anything else in life. As he put it: “If it’s not fun, there’s no point!” A new book of his conceptual photographs illustrates the point. Above, you can see...
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The Art of Collage and Assemblage in Modern Art
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This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s ancient grand strategy game Imperator: Rome which covers the broader Mediterranean and South Asia from the very late fourth century through to the end of the first century BC, the...
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Bobby Fischer vs. the World: Chess Within the Cold War
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How Has the Tower of London Changed Over Time?
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The Avicenna Canon Medicinae – An Illustrated Medical Book From 13th Century Paris
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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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Franz von Stuck: German Symbolist Painter & “Prince of Art”
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The FBI Repatriates Looted Japan Artifacts
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How Found Objects Became Central to Modern Art
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The Anarchist Prince: Who was Peter Alekseyevich Kropotkin?
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Art Basel Miami Beach Opens 2024 Fair
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Was Angkor Ever Lost? The Myth of French “Discovery”
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Tate Modern Reopens Its 10th Floor Viewing Platform
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Alfred the Great and the Most Important Battle in English History
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Louis Pasteur: The Scientist Who Discovered Vaccines & Pasteurization
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Nick Cave’s Script For Gladiator 2
Before Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2, Nick Cave wrote his original sequel to Gladiator (2000) at the...
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Before Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2, Nick Cave wrote his original sequel to Gladiator (2000) at the behest of the film’s star, Russell Crowe. It’s not known is David Scarpa, who wrote Scott’s version, read Cave’s script first, but if he did there will be no allegation of...
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British-Controlled Mandatory Palestine (1920–1948): A History
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Dutch Influence in Alsatian Art: 5 Artists Known for Their Still-Lifes
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Why James Bond Gave Up His Lady’s Gun For A Walther PPK
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Geoffrey Boothroyd (1925 – 20 October 2001) enjoyed reading spy novels and writing about guns in over a dozen books on the subject, including A Guide to Gun Collecting (1961), Guns Through the Ages (also 1961) and The British Over and Under Shotgun. In 1956 Boothoyd had read...
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Inside a Renaissance Workshop: How did it Work?
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The Jaguars of Yuruparí: Shamans of the Amazon Rainforest
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The Liberation of Paris in World War II: Did the City Burn?
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How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures & Living Conditions?
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BRICS and how international institutions work.
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What Was Life Really Like for WWI Tank Crews?
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What Is Original Sin for St Augustine?
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It's 8h00 pm on a cold dark winter night, we are outside of Shimizu harbor motoring in circles and...
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It's 8h00 pm on a cold dark winter night, we are outside of Shimizu harbor motoring in circles and waiting for a response from Shimizu Port Control. The temperature is 4 °C, the wind is blowing hard and our clothes are wet and caked with salt. We’re tired and hungry, waiting for...
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This is the first part of the second part of our four? four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander and the Roman legions. Last time, we looked at the Hellenistic army as a complete system, incorporating...
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Fernando’s Story – The life And Times of A Boy Growing Up In NYC’s East Village in the 1970s
In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in...
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In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in the empty lot a New York City’s 76 E. 3rd St. The Hell’s Angels lived directly across the street. They wanted the lot for themselves. (You can read more about that here.) One of the...
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History Today Review of the Year
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8 Historical Places to Visit in Devon
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The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II
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Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards the end of this year in order to allow me to focus on finalizing the manuscript of my book project, a study of the cost of fielding armies in the third and second centuries BC. That...
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How Did Sappho’s Love Life Influence Her Poetry?
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Einstein vs. Bergson: A Historic Debate About Time
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Incredible Bronze Age Architecture From the Near East and the Aegean
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How Did Bruegel the Elder Depict the Seasons?
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Why the Organ Split the Church
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Was Flavius Aetius “Last of the Romans”?
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Pablo Picasso’s Composition Techniques Explained Through 6 Works
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When Nostalgia Was Deadly
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The Meidias Hydria Vase Landed to Greece by The British Museum
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Understanding Egyptian Astrology: What Is Your Egyptian Zodiac Sign?
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A history of the Majeerteen Sultanate: 1700-1927.
Maritime trade and diplomacy in the northern Horn of Africa.
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Maritime trade and diplomacy in the northern Horn of Africa.
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What Was the Relationship Between Gauguin and Van Gogh?
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African History...
An empire of cloth: the textile industry of the Sokoto empire ca. 1808-1903.
The Hausaland region of northern Nigeria was home to one of the largest textile industries in...
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The Hausaland region of northern Nigeria was home to one of the largest textile industries in pre-colonial Africa, whose scale and scope were unparalleled throughout most of the continent.
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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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Summary of changes for March 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
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Donsol, added 100r logo to splash screen on the rom.
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The Last Great Pharaoh? The Story of Ramesses III
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Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor
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Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor
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5 Most Influential Blues Musicians of All Time
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Beautiful Birds from Isaac Sprague’s Natural History 1839-1842
The images below are watercolour sketches by Isaac Sprague from the 1840s. “Isaac...
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The images below are watercolour sketches by Isaac Sprague from the 1840s. “Isaac Sprague (1811–1895) was born in Hingham, Massachusetts, and apprenticed with his uncle as a carriage painter. He was a self-taught landscape, botanical and ornithological painter. Sprague served...
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What Is Pierre Bourdieu’s Theory of Taste?
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Clement Attlee: Britain’s Greatest Prime Minister?
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5 Unusual Items in Ai Weiwei’s Installations
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What is Postmodern Art? The Genre Defined in 8 Iconic Works
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5 Female Canadian Authors You Should Read
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French New Wave: Here’s What You Need to Know
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10 Historic Landmarks in Argentina You Should Visit
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The End of Power Projection?
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We can't get there from here, anymore.
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Augustus and Ancient Religion
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4 Works by Franz Kafka That You Should Know
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The Father of Art History: Who Was Johann Joachim Winckelmann?
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Chris Killip and Graham Smith Photographs of England Erased (1975-1987)
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Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
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Ancien Régime France: 4 Harsh Realities of Life Before the Revolution
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The Young British Artist Movement (YBA): 10 Famous Artworks You Should Know
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Tirzah Garwood – A Very British Vision of Marriage, Lovers And Work
Tirzah Garwood was an exceptional artist but had the disadvantage of plying her trade at a time when...
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Tirzah Garwood was an exceptional artist but had the disadvantage of plying her trade at a time when female artists struggled for recognition, writes Graham Bennison. Having married Eric Ravilious in 1930 she followed the conventions of the time, giving up her wood engraving to...
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What Are the Origins of the Vampire Myth?
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Charles Green Shaw’s Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes – c. 1920s
“Art, since its inception has never depended upon realism. Why, one cannot help wondering, should it...
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“Art, since its inception has never depended upon realism. Why, one cannot help wondering, should it begin now? – Charles Green Shaw This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw (May 1, 1892 – April 2, 1974) in the late 1920s or early 1930s (given the styling, it’s a...
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Third Punic War: Carthage Must Be Destroyed
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An In-Depth History of Health Insurance in the United States
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Why Visit Aqaba? Jordan’s City of Contrasts
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7 Facts About Mountain Man Jim Bridger
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The Months: Gardens of Art by Eugène Grasset
In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French...
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In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French department store La Belle Jardinière to create 12 original works of art to be used as a calendar. Grasset’s woodcuts show women in fashionable costumes of the period each bearing a sign...
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Davy Crockett: The Life of the American Folk Hero
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[Video] Roundtable Discussion with Mary Naples
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Watch now (60 min) | Cult of the Capture Bride: How Ancient Women Took Power
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L’Anse aux Meadows: The Viking Settlement of North America
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5 Interesting 1980s Subcultures: From Goth to Punk to Skinheads
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Who Were the Telchines? The Malevolent Wizards From Greek Mythology
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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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Summary of changes for February
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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
Uxn, started working on a fantasy console called Uxn, and...
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A History Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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New Leonora Carrington Record Set at Sotheby’s
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What Are the Scientific Roots of Hilma af Klint’s Work?
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When Is St Patrick’s Day? (Traditions & Festivities Around the World)
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Is IQ a Sham? Jay Gould on the Mismeasure of Man
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Religion in the Olympics
The Olympics: Do they Unite or Divide Us?
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The Olympics: Do they Unite or Divide Us?
History Today Feed
‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
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‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
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5 Strangest Art Movements You Need to Know
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Line in the Sand: 5 Defenders of the Alamo
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5 Famous Black Mexicans
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Francisco Goya’s Descent Into Madness: The Disturbing Black Paintings
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Quipu: How Did the Inca Record Information with Cords & Knots?
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9 Provocative Artworks by Maurizio Cattelan
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The Rise and Fall of Behaviorism: Are We More Than Machines?
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How Did the Israelites Escape Egypt?
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African History...
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plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
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plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
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Gala Dalí: Salvador Dali’s Mysterious Muse
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Who Was Robert Mapplethorpe?
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What Did Aristotle Say About Meaning and Language?
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Sequoyah: The Man Who Created the Cherokee Written Language
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Should We Navel Gaze?
Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
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Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
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Alexander Nevsky: Savior of the Kievan Rus’?
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The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
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The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
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The First Italo-Ethiopian War: When the Colonizers Lost
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The Story of Atlas and His Eternal Burden: The God Who Holds the World
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Who Was Hilma af Klint? 7 Facts About the Pioneer of Abstract Art
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Global Inequality...
James Burnham’s managerialism eighty years later
Like everybody who has studied Marxism from a relatively young age I encountered many quotes of, or...
10 months ago
Like everybody who has studied Marxism from a relatively young age I encountered many quotes of, or comments on, James Burnham's “The Managerial Revolution”. I was quite familiar with Burnham’s ideas but I have not read the book. I don't think that I would have read it, now in...
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When Was the Battle of Guadalcanal?
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10 Things an Art Lover Should Do in Paris
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Dreams of Space -...
A Journey to the Moon: A science fiction poem for children (1954)
An unusual children's book consisting of a long poem about Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and an imaginary...
a year ago
An unusual children's book consisting of a long poem about Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and an imaginary trip to the Moon. It is highly illustrated and worth a look if you have not seen it. It was colored in places in crayon by a child but that sort of adds to the charm of someone who...
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How Did Socrates Influence His Contemporaries?
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Harry Houdini’s Death: Was It Really by Sucker Punch?
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Weekend Roundup
Monsters and Myths
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Let's Hear It For The "Underlying Causes."
Here's the answer. What was the question again?
a year ago
Here's the answer. What was the question again?
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Sacred Objects & Places in the Inca World: Interview With Dr. Cummins
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Honesty: What's In It For Me?
First, do lots of harm.
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4 Russian Leaders Who Actually Weren’t Russian
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7 Works by Romaine Brooks You Should Know
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part V: Epilogue
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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...
Trying to Understand...
Bringing It All Back Home
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a year ago
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
Dr Alun Withey
Should I Stay or Should I go?: Encouraging travel in the early modern period.
Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the...
6 months ago
Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the spirit! A good holiday is generally viewed as a tonic, and holiday company advertisements extol the virtues of ‘getting away’, encountering new places, people and cultures and (if...
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How Did the Seasons Get Their Names?
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Why Aren’t We Happy?
Count no man happy until the end is known
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Count no man happy until the end is known
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Is There a Life After Death? A Philosophical Approach
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Sales Drop for Christie’s in 2023
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Hokusai’s ‘Great Wave’ Heads to Auction
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What Was the Berlin Conference?
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Les Soixante-Huitards: The French Student Demonstrations of May 1968
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Discordianism: 4 Facts about the Bizarre Religious System
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Artists Expressed Concerns on Banning TikTok in the U.S.
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Animals Behaving Horribly On Vintage Christmas Cards
The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards...
a year ago
The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards produced during the Victorian era. There are dead birds, massive insects being tortured by small children and any number of humanised animals eating each other, eating people and...
Global Inequality...
Why not Keynes?
Keynes’ uneasy relationship with income distribution
8 months ago
Keynes’ uneasy relationship with income distribution
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Kenjutsu: Discover Centuries of Japanese Fencing Tradition
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5 Famous Artists Who Were Inspired by Alphanumerics
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‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:52
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‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
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Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:52
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U.S. Returns Looted Artifacts Worth $10 Million to India
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The Cultivation of Christmas Trees by T. S. Eliot
Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and...
a year ago
Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and director of production at London-based publisher Faber & Gwyer (later Faber and Faber), hit upon the idea of sending poetry pamphlets, each featuring the work of well-known writers and...
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Weekend Roundup
The Mystery of the Mind
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The Mind & Body Problem in the Philosophy of Baruch Spinoza
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Who Won the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House?
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Trying to Understand...
Ukraine and the end of "Europe."
Nation-states were the problem: supranationality was not the answer.
over a year ago
Nation-states were the problem: supranationality was not the answer.
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What Are the Key Influences That Shaped the French New Wave?
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Global Inequality...
The ideology of Donald J. Trump
Does Donald J.
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Who Were the Most Important Women of the Bible?
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Weekend Roundup
Banned Book Week Begins...
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Banned Book Week Begins...
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‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:11
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‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:11
TheCollector
What is Appalachian Culture?
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African History...
a brief note on Africa's Scientific Manuscripts
plus; the history of Medicine in Africa.
a year ago
plus; the history of Medicine in Africa.
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
Nasu, implemented the export of .theme files, and theme...
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The Irish Migrations That Transformed Britain in the Dark Ages
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African History...
A social history of the Lamu city-state (1370-1885)
Journal of African cities chapter 5
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Journal of African cities chapter 5
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Who Won the Battle of Fort Sumter?
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How the Nazis Captured the Minds of Germany’s Youth
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What Is the Legacy of Genghis Khan’s Promiscuity?
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Trailblazing Women: 22 Female Photographers Who Redefined Photography
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Utagawa Hiroshige: 10 Works From the Last Great Master of Ukiyo-e
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Pauline Epistles: Did Apostle Paul Write Them All?
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Operation Paperclip: What the US Did With Nazi Scientists After WWII
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Do You Believe in Magic?
Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
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Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
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10 Great London Theaters Worth Visiting
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Buckingham Palace To Exhibit Unseen Renaissance Drawings
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The Electoral College Explained
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What Is the Hill of the Buddha?
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Rationalism Vs. Empiricism 101: Which One is Right?
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French & Belgian Occupation of the Ruhr: A Postwar Reparations Crisis
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Imperial Chinese Porcelain Bring Novelties to Market
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Gods From Space: When London Taxi Diver George King Met Jesus And Other Aliens
“Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament” – ‘The Command’...
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“Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament” – ‘The Command’ received by George King from space, 1954 On May 8th 1954, London taxi driver George King was doing the household chores when he heard a voice. What came to be known as “The Command”...
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What Is the Role of the Changeling in Western Literature?
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Who Was Rosa Luxemburg and Why Was She Important?
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10 Must-See UNESCO World Heritage Sites in England
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Madame de Pompadour: History’s Greatest Mistress
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Dreams of Space -...
What the Moon Is Like (1963)
Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are...
a year ago
Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are exploring the Moon again.
What the Moon is Like is another book by the children's science writer Franklyn Branley. He wrote many children's non-fiction books with a variety of...
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The Federalist Papers: History & Summary
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Summary of changes for August 2024
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
100r.co, added new pages: Sointula, Johnstone Strait anchorages, and Central coast anchorages. Updated existing pages: added Yuculta and Dent rapids with...
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UK Exhibition to Pair Pre-Raphaelite Art and Aromas
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In The Living Room: At Home With The Working Class in The 1980s
“Everything centred on the living room – it’s where everyone met and congregated” – Nick Walpington...
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“Everything centred on the living room – it’s where everyone met and congregated” – Nick Walpington on his Living Room project Time to step back inside British homes in the late 1980s with photographer Nick Waplington’s Living Room series. Published as a book in 1991, the...
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FBI Returns Nazi-Looted Monet to Jewish Collector’s Heirs
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The Many Roads to Rome
The Ancient Romans VS the Modern Chinese
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The Ancient Romans VS the Modern Chinese
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LIVE Event: What is Plagiarism?
With Harvard Professor James Hankins and 'History of Philosophy without any gaps' Peter Adamson.
11 months ago
With Harvard Professor James Hankins and 'History of Philosophy without any gaps' Peter Adamson.
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When Was the First Crusade?
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‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:32
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‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
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Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:32
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Alexander the Not-Feeling-Great: How Did Alexander the Great Die?
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Homo Habilis: The First Humans?
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How Did Emperor Nero’s Reign End?
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Who Won the Battle of Atlanta?
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Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
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Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
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Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
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Is the Earth Flat? The Bizarre Belief That Refuses to Die
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Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Everything You Need to Know About the Tragedy
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The Enigmatic Archeology of Chichen Itza: A World Wonder
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The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Closes Due to Protests
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5 Famous Cartographers You Need to Know About
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10 Unmissable Masterpieces in the Louvre
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Giorgio Agamben on the End of the Poem
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Start to Infinity (1978)
A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian...
a year ago
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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Weekend Roundup
The Story of Thebes
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Weekend Roundup
Weaving the Women of the Ancient World
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Weaving the Women of the Ancient World
Patterns in Humanity
Out-of-Europe: History of Migrations to the United States
Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid...
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Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid advancements in science and technology happening in the 1400s. With improvements in cartography, ship and other maritime technology, and an increased desire to understand and discover...
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Was the Spanish Influenza the First Global Pandemic in the Modern Era?
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A History Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro
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Siege of Tyre: How Alexander the Great Captured the Phoenician City
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Who Was Johann Gottlieb Fichte?
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