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Volva: What Was the Role of Witches in the Viking World?
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A general history of African explorers of the Old world, and a 19th century Bornu traveller of...
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Titanomachy: Greek Mythology’s Fiercest Battle
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Who Were the First Christian Martyrs of Britain?
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Rare Ancient Coin Collection Found in Jordan Valley
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The First Punic War: A Clash of Cultures
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Veni, Vidi, Vici: Decoding Julius Caesar’s “I Came, I Saw, I Conquered”
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László Moholy-Nagy: Art from the Epoch of the Modernist Experiment
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László Moholy-Nagy (July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946) was a Jewish Hungarian poet, painter and photographer before he became the major proselytiser of the new avant-garde vision at the Bauhaus school, where has taught as a professor and succeeded is working across disciplines. ...
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Frank Film: Watch the Oscar-Winning Animation That Peers Inside Your Head, 1973
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Frank Film is a 1973 American animated short by husband-and-wife animators Caroline and Frank Mouris. The film won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film and was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1996. It’s an autobiographical narrative – Mouris narrates his path...
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Vintage Illustrations Of Japanese Anthropomorphic Frogs and Toads
The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and...
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The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and toads, often portrayed in Japanese art in anthropomorphic fashion as they engage in fighting, marching with spirits (yokai) and casting spells. Here we look at a range of prints...
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Textile trade and Industry in the kingdom of Kongo: 1483-1914
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The Vasari Sacristy: Breathtaking Artwork in Naples
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Found Photos: Mid-Century Soviets Standing By Their TVs
In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV...
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In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV set. In the Soviet Union, the figure could well have been higher. When we shared found photos of Americans by their TVs (here and here). And now thanks to collectors Anna Pilipyuk...
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444 Days: The Story of the Iran Hostage Crisis
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Wuxing: What Are the Five Elements of Chinese Philosophy?
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Mary Magdalene Portrait Attributed to Raphael on View in France
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What Do Anti-Natalists Say About Existence and Consent?
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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...
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Was Emperor Nero Universally Hated During His Reign?
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5 Features of Qing Dynasty Art
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Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
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This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November.
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When Did the Korean War Start?
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A Quick Trip Guide to Washington DC’s Museums
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Everything You Need to Know About Marcel Duchamp’s Readymades
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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...
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Who Won the Battle of Chickamauga?
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Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
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Real Family Photos: A Mother of Photographs Her Seven Children’s Chaotic Coming Of Age
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“These photographs are mostly not posed: I just butted into my kids’ personal business and, a lot of times, they weren’t that happy about it. I went to three or four Lollapalooza concerts with my camera when they were there – I busted into things not to supervise them but to take...
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6 Outrageous Judicial Errors in the Trial of Jesus Christ
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Is There a Life After Death? A Philosophical Approach
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Huacas and Apus: Sacred Landscapes of the Inca
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How Do I Know I’m Not the Only Conscious Being in the Universe?
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The Mali empire: A complete history (ca. 1250-1650)
At its height in the 14th century, the Mali empire was one of Africa's largest states, extending...
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At its height in the 14th century, the Mali empire was one of Africa's largest states, extending over an estimated 1.2 million square kilometers in West Africa. Encompassing at least five modern African states, the empire produced some of the continent's most renowned historical...
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Identipop, Build Your Own Popstar, 1969
With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and...
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With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and unknowns’. The unknowns are easy to spot – but can you identify all the popstars on the game’s box design? Made in the UKL by Play Value Ltd – they produced similar games, also from the...
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Some Day I'll Be an Aerospace Engineer (1967)
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Baroque Art & Architecture: 6 Frequently Asked Questions
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8 Sneaker Trends to be on the Look-out For in 2024
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Gap Week: April 19, 2024 (Manor Lords First Impression)
Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society...
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Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society for Military History (and, indeed, by the time you read this, I will be there). Normally, I post the abstract of my conference talk for these sorts of things, but since I …...
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10 Historic Cities in India That Exist Since Ancient Times
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How Accurate Were Aristotle’s Views on Science?
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Rococo Art & Architecture: Definition, Characteristics, Artists
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How Did Emperor Nero treat Christians During His Reign?
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Lower Manhattan in 1973
These Documerica photographs by Wil Blanche of lower Manhattan, New York City, were taken in May...
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These Documerica photographs by Wil Blanche of lower Manhattan, New York City, were taken in May 1973 in as part of the newly created Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which partnered with professional photographers to take pictures of America. The project collected more...
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The 5 Most Significant Queens and Kings of Jerusalem
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Plants With Faces From A 15th-Century Italian Medicine Book
The 15th-century Italian herbalist could consult the illustrated Erbario and thereby know the latest...
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A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
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5 Interesting Historic Events That Happened on Christmas Day
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Outer Space (1953)
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was...
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What 5 Simple Stoic Practices Can You Integrate in Your Life?
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British Museum Recovers More Missing Artifacts
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Big Hair & True Love in 1980s Kentucky
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For over a decade in the 1980s and 1990s Richard Bram photographed people at the Kentucky Derby Festival in Louisville, an annual two-week event preceding the first Saturday in May, the day of the Kentucky Derby horse race. It was all about the gigantic hair. You can see his...
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High-Class Erotic Illustrations by Édouard-Henri Avril (NSFW)
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What Is the Legacy of Genghis Khan’s Promiscuity?
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Skyjets for Fliers of Tomorrow (1954)
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New York City In Kodachrome – Color Photos Found In A Trashcan From the 1950s and 1960s
One day, Jan Wein found some photographs.”For those of you who may not know the back story,” he...
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One day, Jan Wein found some photographs.”For those of you who may not know the back story,” he tells us, “I lived in Manhattan in the 1980s when Ed Koch was mayor, before decamping to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I remain to this day.At that time you could find many...
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Spencer Perceval: The Only British Prime Minister to Be Assassinated
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Watch the Surrealist Glass Harmonica, the Only Animated Film Ever Banned by Soviet Censors (1968)
The Soviet Union’s repressive state censorship went to absurd lengths to control what its citizens...
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The Soviet Union’s repressive state censorship went to absurd lengths to control what its citizens read, viewed, and listened to, such as the almost comical removal of purged former comrades from photographs during Stalin’s reign. When it came to aesthetics, Stalinism mostly...
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The Kiel Mutiny: An Attempt to End WWI?
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I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students...
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I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students who were demonstrating. The police would come in on the orders of the authorities unhappy with student-created oases of freedom. It would come, armed, beat up students, and end the...
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6 Astounding Achievements by Maya Lin
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8 Women Artists Who Were Inspired by Conceptual Art
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5 Places Where You Can Enjoy Art in New York City for Free
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El Lissitzky’s Soviet Pressa Exhibition in Cologne, 1928
At his peak, El Lissitzky (23 November 1890 – 30 December 1941) was arguably the most renowned...
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At his peak, El Lissitzky (23 November 1890 – 30 December 1941) was arguably the most renowned artist of the Soviet avant-garde, more so than his friend Kazimir Malevich, Vladimir Tatlin, and Alexander Rodchenko. A trained architect, El Lissitzsky was the artist the USSR’s...
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Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
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Parthenon Marbles or Elgin Marbles? Which Is the Correct Name?
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15 Surprising Facts about Adolf Hitler, The World’s Most Hated Man
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Medieval Icelandic Feasts
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7 Things You Need To Know About Egon Schiele
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When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
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Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
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The Evolution of Socialism and Its Influence in the US
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4 Awe-Inspiring Neolithic Monuments in the British Isles
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Who Was Carolee Schneemann? 8 Facts About the Legendary Performance Artist
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Hidden History
The Last Day of World War One
At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the...
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At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the armistice treaty that formally ended hostilities in the First World War. Under the terms of the Armistice, the war would officially end at 11am that day. All the troops in the...
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What Makes a Hero a HERO?
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Both in the ancient world... and today?
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Collections: Nitpicking Gladiator II, Part I
This week, I want to talk a bit about the recent release of Gladiator II. Now I’ve written a review...
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This week, I want to talk a bit about the recent release of Gladiator II. Now I’ve written a review of the film for Foreign Policy, which you can find here (behind the paywall). I also discussed it with Jason Herbert and Sarah Bond over at Historians at the Movies, which is a...
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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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The Two Big Games
Imagine a business meeting which will decide if a new project goes forward, or decide key priorities...
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Imagine a business meeting which will decide if a new project goes forward, or decide key priorities about it.
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Stock Car Racing in 1972
In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in...
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In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in Seekonk, Massachusetts and Thompson, Connecticut. In 1972, women only raced each other, hair was grown out crewcuts slicked and draped, and TV-led big business had yet to move in....
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Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
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Thu, 11/23/2023 - 10:33
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Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
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Belgium’s Collectible Design Fair Debuts in NYC
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What is Virtue According to Nietzsche?
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5 Great European Christmas Markets Worth Traveling For
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Fireside Friday, October 27, 2023 (On Politics in Strategy)
Fireside this week! Next week we’ll finally close out the addenda to the How to Roman Republic 101...
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Fireside this week! Next week we’ll finally close out the addenda to the How to Roman Republic 101 series with a look at provincial governance, but I don’t think that will be done in time for this week, so I’m throwing a fireside in here in the meantime. That said, I thought it...
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7 European Powers Involved in the Scramble for Africa
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Who Are the Zapatistas? Unmasking Mexico’s Indigenous Guerrilla Army
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New Alphonse Mucha Museum to Open in Prague
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12 Perfect Christmas Gifts From Dianne B, A Postcard Set from 1983
In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a...
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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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When Did the Soviet Union Declare War on Japan?
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How Did the Assyrians Shape the Ancient Near East?
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Who Are the Four Presidents Depicted on Mount Rushmore?
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Poland Nixes Planned Venice Biennale Pavilion
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A History Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro
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The Scramble for Africa: How Europe Conquered a Continent
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Consumerism in Pop Art: Was It Celebrated or Criticized?
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Is Right & Wrong a Matter of Perspective? Moral Relativism Explained
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The Inuit and the Canadian Arctic: A Brief History
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How Every Empire Falls
On the radio yesterday, I heard the soulful song That’s How Every Empire Falls, written by RB Morris...
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On the radio yesterday, I heard the soulful song That’s How Every Empire Falls, written by RB Morris sometime before 2005, and performed at various times by Morris, John Prine, and Marianne Faithfull.
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The Problem of Evil: If God Exists, Why Aren’t We All in Heaven?
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History Today Feed
The Women who Forged Medieval England
The Women who Forged Medieval England
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/05/2024 - 00:00
4 months ago
The Women who Forged Medieval England
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/05/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Who Won the First Battle of Bull Run in the Civil War?
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Flashbak
Liverpool Kids: Surviving Inner City Life In 1975
Paul Trevor’s photographs of Liverpool in 1975 formed part of The Survival Programme, which featured...
7 months ago
Paul Trevor’s photographs of Liverpool in 1975 formed part of The Survival Programme, which featured pictures, interviews, drafts and other materials made by member of the Exit Photography Group – Nicholas Battye, Chris Steele-Perkins and Paul Trevor. Created between 1974 and...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January
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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 January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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Neil Gaiman’s Collection Sale Surpasses Expectations
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History Today Feed
The Allure of Medieval Churches
The Allure of Medieval Churches
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/30/2024 - 09:12
2 months ago
The Allure of Medieval Churches
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/30/2024 - 09:12
Res Obscura
The most interesting things I read in 2023
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a year ago
Most of them are not from 2023
Flashbak
Find the Girls on the Negatives: The Shocking Origins of Beautiful Photos Found in a Thrift Store
In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format...
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In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format negatives protected in plastic sleeves in a box of vintage photographs. Abell bought the negatives, scanned them and saw the beautiful pictures of two young women standing on a...
TheCollector
Commodus: The Gladiator Emperor of Rome
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What Is Russian Futurism?
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TheCollector
Paracelsus in the Ottoman Empire: Adoption or Adaptation?
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Dreams of Space -...
Hombres Del Espacio (1960)
So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't....
a year ago
So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't. This is the story of the exploration of space and has to be seen! It might have been assembled from stills from a Spanish film (I don't recognize it so feel free to tell me). But...
Classical Wisdom
Who cares about Homer, anyway?
What the legendary blind bard tells us about ourselves in the here and now
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What the legendary blind bard tells us about ourselves in the here and now
Flashbak
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...
a year ago
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...
TheCollector
Symbolism & Identity in Elizabeth I’s Portraits: Decoding the Queen
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Global Inequality...
The abolition of paper and the pompous rule of the present
China is considered to have been the first country (civilization) to have created the modern version...
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China is considered to have been the first country (civilization) to have created the modern version of paper. Paper is listed as one among the four big Chinese inventions (the other three are compass, gun powder and printing). Perhaps it will be the first country to desinvent...
Classical Wisdom
[Ebook] The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius The Meditations (or Things to One’s Self) of Marcus Aurelius...
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The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius The Meditations (or Things to One’s Self) of Marcus Aurelius (121-180 AD) gives you a prescribed way in which you can actually reduce genuine suffering in your life because Rome’s great “philosopher king” lays out a very compelling, very...
TheCollector
Anarchism Explained: Why Should the State be Abolished?
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Wrong Side of...
Europe's absent-minded revolution
Christopher Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', 15 years on
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Christopher Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', 15 years on
TheCollector
The Social War (91-87 BCE): Rome vs Italy
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Eastern Enchantment: The Impact of the Arabian Nights on the West
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Trying to Understand...
Bringing It All Back Home
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
a year ago
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
TheCollector
5 of Hildegard of Bingen’s Most Notable Works
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Overcoming Bias
Our Authoritarian Default
Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently...
2 months ago
Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently puzzling to justify more careful study.
TheCollector
Newell Convers Wyeth Painting: From $4 to $191,000
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TheCollector
How Did the Seasons Get Their Names?
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TheCollector
Who Was Geoffrey of Monmouth? The Man Who Made Arthur and Merlin
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10 Countries With the Best Second-Language English Proficiency to Relocate To
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5 Quotes by Locke Explained
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Conservative Resurgence in the US: Traditional, New Right, & Tea Party
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Leonora Carrington Painting Set to Quadruple Auction Record
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Why Did Lot Sacrifice His Daughters? (4 Possible Justifications)
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5 Controversies Surrounding Marina Abramović
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10 Baroque Artists You Should Know
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African History...
The African diaspora in Portuguese India: 1500-1800.
Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
a year ago
Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Classics Gifts!
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Epics Collection
5 months ago
TheCollector
What Did Averroes Ask Ibn Arabi?
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TheCollector
How Were the Twelve Tribes of Israel Formed?
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Overcoming Bias
Beware Value Dashboards
Vehicles like cars, planes, and boats generally need a) an engine to push them forward, b) steering...
2 months ago
Vehicles like cars, planes, and boats generally need a) an engine to push them forward, b) steering to direct their motions, and c) a driver to manage both.
TheCollector
Oxyrhynchus: History’s Most Revealing Rubbish Dump
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TheCollector
What is Digital Art? A Brief History and Tips for Collecting
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TheCollector
Dethroning Perception: Who Was Maurice Merleau-Ponty?
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TheCollector
How Did Descartes View Animals?
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African History...
On Hegel's ignorance of African History
*my article for ROAPE journal
a year ago
*my article for ROAPE journal
A Collection of...
Collections: Coinage and the Tyranny of Fantasy ‘Gold’
This week on the blog I want to take a brief detour into discussing historical coinage, particularly...
2 days ago
This week on the blog I want to take a brief detour into discussing historical coinage, particularly in the context of modern fantasy and roleplaying settings. In particular, the notions I want to tackle are first how did ancient currency systems work in terms of value (what...
TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in Japan
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Flashbak
Disappearing NYC: 1980s Store Fronts on New York’s Upper West Side
“I moved to the Upper West Side in August, 1978, and immediately loved it with all my heart,” writes...
2 months ago
“I moved to the Upper West Side in August, 1978, and immediately loved it with all my heart,” writes Stephen Harmon, a retired lawyer who first lived on New York City’s West End Avenue and 73rd street. “I am a photographer and set out to preserve it on film because I knew the...
Open Culture
What’s Entering the Public Domain in 2025: Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms, Faulkner’s The Sound and...
Each Public Domain Day seems to bring us a richer crop of copyright-liberated books, plays, films,...
4 days ago
Each Public Domain Day seems to bring us a richer crop of copyright-liberated books, plays, films, musical compositions, sound recordings, works of art, and other pieces of intellectual property. This year happens to be an especially notable one for connoisseurs of Belgian...
Trying to Understand...
A Short Essay About A Long-Playing Record
One I bought fifty years ago.
7 months ago
One I bought fifty years ago.
History Today Feed
The Death of Caspar Hauser
The Death of Caspar Hauser
j.hoare
Sun, 12/17/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
The Death of Caspar Hauser
j.hoare
Sun, 12/17/2023 - 00:00
History Today Feed
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/29/2024 - 11:56
11 months ago
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/29/2024 - 11:56
Classical Wisdom
Essential Classics
Memorial Sales Ends
7 months ago
TheCollector
A History of Gibraltar: The Rock & the Ages
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TheCollector
What Was a Peasant’s Life in Medieval England Like?
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History Today Feed
How Mexico Fought Franco
How Mexico Fought Franco
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/18/2024 - 11:21
9 months ago
How Mexico Fought Franco
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/18/2024 - 11:21
African History...
The complete history of Brava (ca. 1000-1900): a Swahili enclave in southern Somalia
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once...
9 months ago
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once bustling cosmopolitan enclave whose influence features prominently in the history of the East African coast. Located more than 500 km north of the Swahili heartland, Brava retained a...
History Today Feed
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
2 months ago
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
New Woman: The Concept that Challenged Victorian Norms
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TheCollector
Sigyn: Get to Know Loki’s Mysterious and Dutiful Wife
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TheCollector
The Life of St. Francis of Assisi: Patron of Animals
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11 months ago
Trying to Understand...
In the Shallows Of The Deep State.
But is there anything there?
3 weeks ago
But is there anything there?
TheCollector
Watergate: The Scandal that Defined Nixon’s Presidency
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Classical Wisdom
The Immortals
...and the feared Persian Army
a year ago
...and the feared Persian Army
Wrong Side of...
Will the last young professional to leave Britain turn off the lights?
'Get out as early as you can, And don’t have any kids yourself’
2 weeks ago
'Get out as early as you can, And don’t have any kids yourself’
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...
TheCollector
What is the History of Christmas? A Journey Through Time
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TheCollector
The Church Under the Tang Dynasty: A Forgotten Outpost of Christianity
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TheCollector
7 Famous Artists Who Had Unexpected Day Jobs
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TheCollector
5 Creatures from Slavic Mythology Represented in Art
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TheCollector
Was Spinoza an Atheist? The Theological-Political Treatise
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TheCollector
Monet’s Favorite French Cathedral Catches Fire
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TheCollector
How Did the Marshall Plan Help Further US Interests?
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7 months ago
Hidden History
The Ocarina
The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was...
2 months ago
The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was developed in Meso-America, and was resurrected in 19th century Europe. When we hear the word “flute”, most of us think of a long thin wooden or metal tube with holes along its length...
TheCollector
Danish Unknown Royal Family Discovered Thanks to Ring
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TheCollector
Anglo-Saxon England’s Last 50 Years: A True Game of Thrones
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7 months ago
Res Obscura
Why I love etymologies
Telephones popularized "hello," "lox" is 8,000 years old, and other reasons why the history of words...
8 months ago
Telephones popularized "hello," "lox" is 8,000 years old, and other reasons why the history of words matters
TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in Oregon Worth Visiting
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Horse Archers: The Feared Unit of Ancient and Medieval Warfare
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Winnie Mandela: Mother of the Nation?
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TheCollector
Lost Caravaggio Painting Unveiled at the Prado
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TheCollector
Banksy’s Animal Series Continues at London Zoo
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TheCollector
10 Myths About the Greek God Poseidon
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TheCollector Interviews Director Karen Milbourne of The Fralin
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Julius Caesar
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Siege of Yorktown: The Final Battle of the American Revolution
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6 months ago
Flashbak
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
Ada Lovelace: Get to Know the World’s First Computer Programmer
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Podcasts
11 months ago
TheCollector
Andrew Jackson: The People’s President and the Rise of Populism
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TheCollector
Stuck in God’s Knowledge: Foreknowledge & Free Will
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TheCollector
The Second Battle of El Alamein: How Was Rommel Defeated?
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
The Lost Tudor Domesday Book
The Lost Tudor Domesday Book
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
The Lost Tudor Domesday Book
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 00:00
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, June 28, 2024
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next...
6 months ago
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next week (we’re discussing political philosophy in an election year, so I am sure everyone will be very chill; regardless let me repeat you will be civil) and then after that to dive...
TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to New Mexico
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TheCollector
What Was the Sturmabteilung?
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TheCollector
Why Is Boston Called Beantown?
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TheCollector
10 Must-See Archaeological Sites in the US
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TheCollector
Who Assassinated Julius Caesar?
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TheCollector
Did Jesus Christ Really Exist?
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Sacred Objects & Places in the Inca World: Interview With Dr. Cummins
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How Did Socrates Influence His Contemporaries?
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TheCollector
How Did Norman Rockwell’s Thanksgiving Capture a Nation?
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TheCollector
Gandhi in South Africa: The Formation of the World-Famous Pacifist
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Flashbak
Vanity Fair’s Bifurcated Girls: The Article That Introduced America To Girlie Magazines, 1903
Bifurcated Girls is a salacious illustrated story that first appeared in the June 1903 issue of...
7 months ago
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...
TheCollector
Doctors Against Genocide Cancels Event at Holocaust Museum
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Flashbak
Arrows – Love And Punishment in Vintage Snapshots
The latest submission for collector supreme Robert E. Jackson focuses on arrows in snapshots. Some...
6 months ago
The latest submission for collector supreme Robert E. Jackson focuses on arrows in snapshots. Some have been drawn on the printed photo with pen, others form part of the image itself. The use of bows and arrows by humans predates recorded history and is common to most...
TheCollector
Ralph Waldo Emerson: Bio, Nature, & the Birth of Transcendentalism
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TheCollector
Top 10 Museums to Visit in New York City
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Trying to Understand...
No Cheers for Authoritarianism
Remind me what it was, exactly ....
a year ago
Remind me what it was, exactly ....
TheCollector
Ancient Jerusalem: From the Bronze Age to the Roman Era
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Weaving the Women of the Ancient World
3 months ago
Weaving the Women of the Ancient World
TheCollector
French Archaeologists Excavate a Castle Beneath a Historic Town
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TheCollector
What Were Julius Caesar’s Greatest Achievements
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History Today Feed
China’s Communist Comic Books
China’s Communist Comic Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/05/2024 - 09:29
a month ago
China’s Communist Comic Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/05/2024 - 09:29
TheCollector
Isadora Duncan: 12 Facts About the Pioneer of Modern Dance
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Boycotts of the Olympic Games: A History of Sports & Politics
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TheCollector
10 Must-See Historic Sites in Armenia
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TheCollector
Quechua: A Dead Language? Not at All
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Patterns in Humanity
Racial Homicide Disparities Since 1910
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the...
a year ago
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the evolution of black-white homicide disparities in the United States since the early 20th century.
History Today Feed
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:14
4 months ago
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:14
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
2 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of October.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Rabbit Waves and Logbooks. Updated woodstove installation, no windlass with 1 photo, mini dodger and Victoria to Sitka logbook with Week 3...
Flashbak
The Incredible And True Story Of How Elvis Presley Became Orion, The Masked Singer
Destined to be a leading light to the world, James Hodges Ellis (born James Hughes Bell, February...
a year ago
Destined to be a leading light to the world, James Hodges Ellis (born James Hughes Bell, February 26, 1945 – December 12, 1998) was known to his fans as Orion. To others he was Elvis Presley. Ellis appeared with many artists, including Loretta Lynn, Jerry Lee Lewis, Tammy...
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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...
TheCollector
Middle Kingdom Pyramids: The Lesser Known Pyramids of Ancient Egypt
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TheCollector
Heimdall: Get to Know the Viking Superhero and Guardian of Asgard
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
7 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of May.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Frances Bay, Yuculta and Dent Rapids, Shoal Bay, Port Neville, Telegraph Cove, Port McNeill, Fury Cove, Prince Rupert, B.C. north coast...
TheCollector
What Is the Origin of Tarot Cards?
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Flashbak
Thai Fortune-Telling Manuscript, Before 1844
A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of...
9 months ago
A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of zodiac figures accompanied with text. It was made before 1844. “Maria Revere Balestier (daughter of Paul Revere and wife to the first American consulate to Singapore) was the...
TheCollector
A History of the Whig Party: Who Were the Whigs?
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Plastic Surgery as Art? 6 Facts About ORLAN
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How Free Are We? Louis Althusser on Ideology & Subjectivity
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Pearl Harbor: “A Date Which Will Live in Infamy!”
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Who Won the Battle of Cold Harbor?
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