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5 Naval Battles That Defined Russian History
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Why Did Lot Sacrifice His Daughters? (4 Possible Justifications)
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Gaius Marius
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8 Unsolved Disappearances From History
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How Did Switzerland Become a Country?
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6 of the Greatest Latin American Writers of All Time
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Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
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Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
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Are Protests the Best Way to Say Nay?
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TheCollector
Was There Social Mobility in Anglo-Saxon England?
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Weekend Roundup
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Piero della Francesca in 3 Works: Perspective, Politics, and Symbols
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Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
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Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:27
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How Did Gnosticism Influence Early Christianity?
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Flashbak
Strange Magic: Belgium In Colour by Harry Gruyaert
‘Belgium is much more aesthetic. I’m making fun of my people and my own upbringing; colour here also...
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‘Belgium is much more aesthetic. I’m making fun of my people and my own upbringing; colour here also refers to my relationship to my country.’ — Harry Gruyaert Harry Gruyaert’s photographs show his preference for shooting in the street, where he can capture the unexpected, most...
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How Fritz the Cat Deconstructed 1960s America
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11 Greek Mythological Creatures
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The Death of Clive of India
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7 of the Most Iconic Monuments in Russia
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Classical Wisdom
How Can We Separate History from Myth?
And does it need to be true to be important?
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And does it need to be true to be important?
African History...
A complete history of Zeila (Zayla): ca. 800-1885 CE.
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TheCollector
The Brutal Murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket: Blood on the Flagstones
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The First Black President: Barack Obama’s Historic Election in 2008
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Flashbak
The Spellbinding Corrupted Photos On An Artist’s Stolen Laptop
Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her...
3 months ago
Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her laptop and backup drive. They’d pulled over a car being driven by Adrian Rodriguez and spotted Willhide’s stolen possession on the back seat. “It’s kind of like winning the lottery;...
Patterns in Humanity
Recidivism in Norway
Did rehabilitation reforms dramatically reduce Norwegian recidivism?
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Did rehabilitation reforms dramatically reduce Norwegian recidivism?
A Collection of...
Gap Week: August 2, 2024
Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one)...
5 months ago
Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one) whatever fresh COVID-19 variant is going around. Everyone is fine, but being sick left me pretty exhausted over the past few days with fewer productive writing hours available. Since I...
TheCollector
Michel Ney: The Bravest of the Brave Among Napoleon’s Generals
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7 Lost Books of the Christian Bible: What Were They About?
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5 Iconic Quotes by the Duke of Wellington
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Patterns in Humanity
Man the Hunter
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a year ago
Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
TheCollector
Who Were the Disciples Thomas, Judas and Simon?
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Trying to Understand...
Externalising Our Hatreds.
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a year ago
It's Ukraine and Gaza. Again.
TheCollector
Capoeira’s Incredible Roots: Brazil’s Unique Art Form
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African History...
The kingdom of Ndongo and the Portuguese: Queen Njinga and the dynasty of women sovereigns...
The effects of early colonial warfare in central Africa
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The effects of early colonial warfare in central Africa
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6 of the Largest Cities in the Modern World
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What Is Solipsism?
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The Thirteenth Amendment: Abolishing Slavery in the USA
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Vandal Smashes Ai Weiwei Sculpture at Exhibition Opening
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8 Famous Impressionist Paintings You Should Know
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Flashbak
Brick Lane 1978: The Turning Point
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8 months ago
On 4 May 1978, Altab Ali (24 Oct 1953 – 4 May 1978), a Bangladesh-born textile worker in an area off Brick Lane, was stabbed to death in London, in a racially motivated attack. Paul Trevor’ photographs mark how East London’s Bengali activists fought for survival and the right to...
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Eugene Von Bruenchenhein And His Wife Marie: A Love Story
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3 weeks ago
Eugene Von Bruenchenhein (1910–1983) was an American self-taught artist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He left a vast archive of poetry, apocalyptic paintings, paintbrushes made with his wife’s hair, drawings, notebooks, audio tapes and hundreds of sculptures made from chicken bones,...
Flashbak
A Day At New York City’s Off-Track Betting in 1982
In 2010, around 50 Off-Track Betting (OTB) parlors around New York City were shuttered. 1,000...
2 months ago
In 2010, around 50 Off-Track Betting (OTB) parlors around New York City were shuttered. 1,000 employees lost their jobs. And another part of old New York went the way of the Automat and the Times Square peep show. The New York State Legislature enacted its first off-track betting...
TheCollector
6 Things You Should Know About Pop Art
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Expressionists Exhibition to Open This Week at Tate Modern
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Bull of Nimrud Replica Goes Back to Iraq
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Chichen Itza?
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Who Were the Pilgrims?
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African History...
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...
6 months ago
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...
TheCollector
How did Mao Lead China, and What did He Leave Behind?
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TheCollector
What Was the Purpose of Mesopotamian Ziggurats?
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Flashbak
Jindřich Štreit’s Villge People : Photographs of the Czechoslovak Countryside
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“I try not to present villages in a romantic way’ – Jindřich Štreit Jindřich Štreit (born 5 September 1946 in Vsetín) is a Czech photographer best known for his documentary photography. He concentrates on documenting the rural life and people of Czech villages. His...
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Are You Hot in That? A Brief History of Medieval Armor
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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
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:32
TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to New Mexico
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Classical Wisdom
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Early Christianity
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What Are the Abraham Tapestries?
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A Short Essay About A Long-Playing Record
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7 months ago
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TheCollector
8 Facts About Tamara de Lempicka’s Dark Glamour
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Bob Dylan’s Odyssey: A Deep Dive into the Life of a Music Legend
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Prince Charles III Portrait Defaced by Animal Right Activists
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Which Countries Have the Most Official Languages?
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CrimethInc.
Insurgent Survival : Reflections on the Fight Against Sweeps Targeting the Homeless in Austin, Texas
In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps...
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In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps against sweeps—forced removals disguised as “cleanups” carried out by cops and work crews. This organization, Stop the Sweeps, intervened in a cycle of struggles that included the...
History Today Feed
Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/29/2024 - 09:42
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Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
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TheCollector
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Moving Past Apartheid?
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TheCollector Interviews Contemporary Artist Toni Mauersberg
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Sound Genius: What Is John Williams Best Known for?
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Germans in Southwest Africa: A History of Colonization & Genocide
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What Is a Medieval Morality Play?
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Dreams of Space -...
The Magic Motion Martian Book (1964)
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a year ago
A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a little lenticular piece inside each page so if you moved your head the image would move. Not very exciting but it did make for a fun story.
Miller, Albert G. Designed by Paul...
History Today Feed
US President or American Caesar?
US President or American Caesar?
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/26/2024 - 08:00
3 months ago
US President or American Caesar?
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Thu, 09/26/2024 - 08:00
Flashbak
Browse A Fabulous Archive of England’s North-West (1885 – 1970)
From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the...
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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...
TheCollector
How Did Nero Become the Emperor of Rome?
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TheCollector
A Brief History of Money Throughout World History
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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
JamesHoare
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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Mon, 06/10/2024 - 09:48
TheCollector
Who Are the Jotun? Giants in Norse Mythology
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Res Obscura
Why Early Modern Books Are So Beautiful
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Dreams of Space -...
Telstar: Communication Break-through by Satellite (1962)
Sorry to skip a week, it may happen again next week.
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a year ago
Sorry to skip a week, it may happen again next week.
Here is a straight history book of an current (at the time) and wonderful event in global communication. We has lost track of how satellites have changed our lives and made the earth a smaller place. It is a little dull in...
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Which Archeological Finds Support the Bible?
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Who Was Lorenzo de’ Medici (The Magnificent)?
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Classical Wisdom
Oops! I did it again...
Getting our events straight...
a year ago
Getting our events straight...
TheCollector
The Surprising Origins of Wonder Woman: A Revolutionary Comic History
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What Supernatural Creatures Appear in the Works of Shakespeare?
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New Pompeii Excavations Reveal Decorated “Tiny House”
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Jane Seymour: The Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July 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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Slide Rule, released a little slide rule toy(Mastodon).
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Welcome to the Country Club: Prison Life in Four Different Nations
Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order:...
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Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order: The World of Criminal Justice,. Below we see photographs pictures of prison life in Colombia, France, Uganda and the United States. “I’m interested in these aspects of society that...
TheCollector
Lord Balfour’s Portrait Slashed by Pro-Palestine Activists
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Why Were So Many Women Artists Still Life Painters?
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TheCollector
How Russia Became the World’s Biggest Country
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A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 29, 2023 (Year In Review)
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but...
a year ago
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but between the holidays and the whole pedant household coming down with a nasty cold, I’m a bit short of the time and energy to put together a full fireside with...
TheCollector
The Defining Style of the 1930s: What Is Art Deco?
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Charles Baudelaire’s Theory of Art: Is Beauty Universal?
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Classical Wisdom
Art of the Etruscans
Romans before the Romans
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Manhattan Noir: John Fensten’s Photographs of New York City in the 1980s
John Fensten (American, New York, 1936-2001) studied acting with the world-renowned Actor’s Studio...
3 months ago
John Fensten (American, New York, 1936-2001) studied acting with the world-renowned Actor’s Studio with Lee and Susan Strasberg in the late 1950s, early 1960s. He appeared on the critically acclaimed CBS television anthology drama series Playhouse 90. And was a longtime resident...
TheCollector
Who Are Hecate’s Parents?
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Hundred Rabbits
doldrumming
Here we go again, time for another passage. We left Fiji on October 23rd 2018, eager to spend some...
over a year ago
Here we go again, time for another passage. We left Fiji on October 23rd 2018, eager to spend some time on the water again. Our plan, was to stop by Tuvalu, maybe Kiribati, before arriving in Majuro in the Marshall islands where we'd be spending two months before moving off west...
Classical Wisdom
The Great Debate: Free Will VS Determinism
Heraclitus against Parmenides
3 months ago
Heraclitus against Parmenides
TheCollector
Who Were Bonnie and Clyde & Why Are They Famous?
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African History...
Guns and Spears: a military history of the Zulu kingdom.
Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems...
a year ago
Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems into two broad categories —the relatively modern armies along the Atlantic coast which used firearms, versus the 'traditional' armies in the interior that fought with arrows and...
TheCollector
What Turned the Tide in the Battle of the Atlantic?
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What Are the Earliest Manuscripts of the New Testament?
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How Jacopo Tintoretto Defined the Renaissance in Venice
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Who Was the Real Mona Lisa?
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TheCollector
What Was the Lend-Lease Program?
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