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John Martin’s Thrilling Illustrations for Paradise Lost (1827)
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Eat Me! Recipes From The Alice in Wonderland Cookbook and Lewis Carroll’s Hints for Etiquette
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Eat me. Drink me. The Mad Hatter’s tea party. The Queen of Hearts’ jam tarts. Alice in Wonderland an Alice Thr0ugh The Looking Glass are so much about the food. Little surprise then to discover The Alice in Wonderland Cookbook: A Culinary Diversion by John Fisher, first published...
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Is There a Connection Between Cinema and Edward Hopper?
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Why did clothing become boring?
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a complete history of Mombasa ca. 600-1895.
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Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
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Myself: Timed Exposures, 1971
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Emperor Nero’s “Golden House”: What Was the Domus Aurea?
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part II: Government Without States
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Susan Sontag’s Regarding the Pain of Others
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Automata & AI: A Historical & Cultural Comparison
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Why Is Blues Music More Than a Genre?
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Study Shows Real Art Stimulates the Brain More Than a Copy
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Hidden Gospels: What Books Were Removed from the Bible (and Why)?
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Happy Easter! What Are the Origins of Easter?
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Who Is Chiron in Greek Mythology?
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African History...
An empire of cloth: the textile industry of the Sokoto empire ca. 1808-1903.
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What Does the New Testament Say About Hell?
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Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso: 6 Notes on Friendship and Rivalry
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Riddle Me This: Question Marks In Vintage Photographs
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Another Of My Essays in French
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One Of My Essays In Dutch.
I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and...
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I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and send to me a translation into Dutch of my recent essay “What’s Left and What’s Left?” The translator has elected to remain anonymous, but I’m extremely grateful, and please join me in...
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Thomas Gainsborough: 7 Facts You Need to Know
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Art of the Avant-Garde in Soviet Russia : Highlights from the George Costakis Collection
“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.”...
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a brief note on African travel literature in history
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Who Was Saint Patrick of Ireland?
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The Lost Years of Jesus
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The Mystical Drawings of William Thomas Horton (1864-1919)
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John Sellars on Aristotle’s Life, Philosophy, and Relevance Today
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Text Art: How Do Text and Art Mix Together?
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Queen Victoria’s Stalker
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Hitler’s Early Life: Failure & Homelessness to Nationalism & Nazis
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Jean And Rose – A Paris Photo Love Story From 1929
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A Day in the Life of a Roman Gladiator
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Artist Frank Auerbach Dies at 93
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Finding Your Beard Style in the 19th Century
In the previous post I noted the variety of facial hair styles that were worn by men in the...
over a year ago
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In their own...
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Iroquois Confederacy: A Brief History of Haudenosaunee
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How Did Norse Rune Magic Work?
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Eating At The Montreal Restaurant ‘Famous for Its Little Pig’ – 1938-1972
For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a...
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Can Violence Be Justified? A Philosophical Approach
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Pablo Picasso’s Composition Techniques Explained Through 6 Works
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The Top 10 Museums to Visit in Madrid
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British Grub: A Psychedelic Tribute To British Food From 1960s San Francisco
Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard While we’re in the mood, cold jelly and custard Pease...
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Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard While we’re in the mood, cold jelly and custard Pease pudding and saveloys, what next is the question? Rich gentlemen have it boys – in-di-gestion! – Food Glorious Food from the muscial oliver by Lionel Bart, 1968 You didn’t need...
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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...
8 months ago
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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Top 8 Bronze Age Civilizations (in the Mediterranean and Near East)
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What Are Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s Top Achievements?
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Dreams of Space -...
Building Reading Skills (1951)
Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an...
a year ago
Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an aerospace theme for their series of books and since spaceflight was the trend for children they "branded" them. Truly these are pretty dull books even with a couple of space...
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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The Birthplace of Renaissance Art: Must-Visit Galleries in Florence
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10 Forgotten US Presidents
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Flashbak
Liberation Through Art: Flyers From New York’s Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010)
“I also believe in the ability of art to enhance people’s lives, to liberate people’s lives, to act...
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Rome’s Greatest Defeat? Hannibal’s Victory at Cannae
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Istanbul’s Top 7 Historic Gems
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Artemisia Gentileschi Lost Painting in The U.K.’s Royal Collection
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The Second Punic War: How Hannibal Almost Conquered Rome
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African History...
The General History of Africa
a comprehensive look at states and societies across the continent's entire history.
9 months ago
a comprehensive look at states and societies across the continent's entire history.
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The First Anarchist: Who was Pierre-Joseph Proudhon?
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Buckingham Palace To Exhibit Unseen Renaissance Drawings
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African History...
a brief note on new discoveries in African archeology and the stone ruins of Cameroon.
Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription...
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Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription that describes a trading expedition to an unspecified region called the land of Punt. Egyptologists had long debated about the location of this mysterious territory before recent...
African History...
a brief note on African agency in its historical contacts with the rest of the world.
the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
8 months ago
the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
TheCollector
The Curse of the Tower of Babel & the Gift of Tongues
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February
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 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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Jericho: An Ancient City Filled with Secrets
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What Does It Mean to Be a Critical Thinker?
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The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
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Fri, 04/05/2024 - 09:52
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Who Were Charlemagne’s Daughters
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What Is BRICS and Why Is it Important?
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Overcoming Bias
No Meta Status Orgs
In health and medicine, we have many government agencies, and private philanthropies, devoted to...
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In health and medicine, we have many government agencies, and private philanthropies, devoted to many specific medical conditions, and also to studying and reforming medicine in general, at a meta level.
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7 Rules For Collecting Paintings
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What Are Nietzsche’s 4 Most Famous Quotes?
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Get to Know Tamara de Lempicka Through 8 Works
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Flashbak
Rain Gods And Prayers to The Great Mystery: Portraits of Native Americans by Edward S. Curtis
The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred...
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The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred rites possessed by no other… Consequently the information that is to be gathered, for the benefit of future generations, respecting the mode of life of one of the great races of...
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6 Must-See English Castles
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Res Obscura
The open-stack library: a futuristic technology from the 18th century
What we lost when we shifted knowledge organization to an algorithmic feed
a year ago
What we lost when we shifted knowledge organization to an algorithmic feed
TheCollector
The Anat Ebgi Gallery Expands to Tribeca
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a year ago
TheCollector
7 Historical Places to Visit on the Isle of Skye
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TheCollector
Did Spirituality Shape the Art of Ana Mendieta?
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11 months ago
Res Obscura
A very deep history of Halloween
Or, how far back can historical analysis take us?
2 months ago
Or, how far back can historical analysis take us?
TheCollector
Who Was Margery Kempe? The Medieval Mystic Who Couldn’t Stop Crying
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2 months ago
Global Inequality...
Should poor countries remain poor?
Stock vs flow approach.
9 months ago
TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Historic Sites in San Diego
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Baron Von Steuben: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell During the USA’s Founding
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TheCollector
7 Great Historical Attractions in the Netherlands
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Classical Wisdom
The Essential Greeks
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***Now Enrolling: Starting January 15th, 2025
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6 Eco-Friendly Designs of Thomas Heatherwick
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Language Did the Ancient Romans Speak?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:19
10 months ago
Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:19
TheCollector
The Genealogy of Morals: Nietzsche vs. Morality
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a year ago
History Today Feed
The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
j.hoare
Mon, 11/27/2023 - 12:04
a year ago
The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
j.hoare
Mon, 11/27/2023 - 12:04
History Today Feed
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 10:39
a year ago
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 10:39
History Today Feed
‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:43
10 months ago
‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:43
African History...
A brief history of Gold in Africa and the emporium of Sofala.
It was copper, not Gold, that was considered the most important metal in most African societies,...
4 months ago
It was copper, not Gold, that was considered the most important metal in most African societies, according to an authoritative study by Eugenia Herbert.
TheCollector
Ancient Rome Vs Pontus: The Mithridatic Wars (88-63 BCE)
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a year ago
TheCollector
Monet’s London Paintings to Reunite After 120 Years
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
How the South Became Republican
How the South Became Republican
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/29/2024 - 09:34
4 months ago
How the South Became Republican
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/29/2024 - 09:34
TheCollector
Interview with Margaret Iversen: What Was Freud’s Impact on Surrealism?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the 4 Main Jewish Sects?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Did Nietzsche Hate Christianity?
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Unlike For Like.
BRICS and how international institutions work.
2 months ago
BRICS and how international institutions work.
TheCollector
The Plague by Albert Camus: “Can One Be a Saint Without God?”
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a year ago
TheCollector
History of Tea: The Drink that Conquered the World
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the First Triumvirate?
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/14/2024 - 09:09
a month ago
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/14/2024 - 09:09
TheCollector
How Did People Get Paid in the Pre-Columbian Americas? (Not in Gold)
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9 months ago
TheCollector
What is Deus Ex Machina in Film?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Shipwreck Discovered Near Canada
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6 months ago
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The “Arch”: Who Was Desmond Tutu?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Levina Teerlinc: A Woman Artist of the Tudor Court
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
France’s Long March Against Racism
France’s Long March Against Racism
j.hoare
Sun, 12/03/2023 - 01:01
a year ago
France’s Long March Against Racism
j.hoare
Sun, 12/03/2023 - 01:01
TheCollector
How Can We View Tecumseh From an Indigenous Perspective?
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7 months ago
CrimethInc.
How to Organize an Assembly : Preparing to Respond in an Era of Disasters and Despotism
There are times when people who have kept to themselves, counting on politicians and specialists to...
a month ago
There are times when people who have kept to themselves, counting on politicians and specialists to solve their problems, suddenly realize that their only hope is to make contact with others like themselves and work together. Perhaps a hurricane has just torn through the state,...
TheCollector
What Does Erich Fromm Argue in ‘The Art of Loving’?
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TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in Southwest France Brimming With Joie de Vivre
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a month ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December
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 December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added a new page: electrical refit, fuel sensor,...
Classical Wisdom
Introducing....Classical Wisdom Books!
Plus... Merch!
a year ago
Open Culture
Watch The Insects’ Christmas from 1913: A Stop Motion Film Starring a Cast of Dead Bugs
Kind Reader, Will you do us the honor of accepting our holiday invitation? Carve five minutes from...
2 weeks ago
Kind Reader, Will you do us the honor of accepting our holiday invitation? Carve five minutes from your holiday schedule to spend time celebrating The Insects’ Christmas, above. In addition to offering brief respite from the chaos of consumerism and modern expectations, this...
TheCollector
Was Cleopatra a Descendant of Alexander the Great?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Human Civilization’s First Cities: 7 of the Oldest
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
The Roman Socrates
The Feminist Stoic?
a year ago
TheCollector
4 Controversial Films: What Horrifies Movie Critics?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Davy Crockett: The Life of the American Folk Hero
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10 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon, the Great?
This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman...
7 months ago
This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman legions, I wanted to take the opportunity to talk about Alexander III, who you almost certainly know as Alexander the Great. But I want to discuss his reign with that title, ‘the...
TheCollector
Who Was England’s Black Prince?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Guimarães: 9 Historic Sites in Portugal’s Cradle City
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
King John’s Lost Treasure
King John’s Lost Treasure
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/15/2024 - 09:28
4 months ago
King John’s Lost Treasure
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/15/2024 - 09:28
Flashbak
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...
3 weeks ago
“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...
TheCollector
The Met Reveals Design for New Modern and Contemporary Wing
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TheCollector
A History of Cairo in 11 Monuments
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TheCollector
Marxism And Literature: 3 Key Ideas
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a year ago
TheCollector
Henri Matisse: Outstanding Paintings by the French Fauvist Master
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/08/2024 - 08:38
5 months ago
Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/08/2024 - 08:38
Flashbak
Painting The Celestial Afterglow after Krakatoa, 1888
On the 27th August 1883, the Krakatoa (Krakatau) volcano exploded and the sky changed colour. Lying...
5 months ago
On the 27th August 1883, the Krakatoa (Krakatau) volcano exploded and the sky changed colour. Lying on the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra in the Indonesian province of Lampung, Krakatoa was hit by a series of four massive eruptions – the equivalent to 200...
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Love Ourselves?
Finding some Aristotelian Self-love, or Philautia...
10 months ago
Finding some Aristotelian Self-love, or Philautia...
TheCollector
8 Fun Facts About Montezuma — Starting with His Real Name
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6 months ago
TheCollector
5 Creatures from Slavic Mythology Represented in Art
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10 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Socrates View Democracy?
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:35
a month ago
How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:35
TheCollector
Why Is Boston Called Beantown?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
The Stars of Sun Records: 4 Famous Singers
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8 months ago
TheCollector
The Culper Ring: How Espionage Won the American Revolution
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7 months ago
TheCollector
The Famous Mummies of the Inca and the Chinchorro
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Where did the time go?
Important Notice
a month ago
TheCollector
5 Paintings That Inspired Famous Filmmakers
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11 months ago
TheCollector
When They Were Kids: What Were US Presidents Like as Children?
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TheCollector
How Did Paper Money Develop in the Premodern World?
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Exploring Space (Hebrew) (1960)
The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few...
a year ago
The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few pages where the Hebrew version "switches" sides. Because this is such a charming book I have loaded the whole thing. As an additional treat I own some of the original illustration...
TheCollector
What Are the Scientific Roots of Hilma af Klint’s Work?
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5 months ago
African History...
The intellectual history of Ethiopia and Eritrea: Ge'ez manuscripts and scholars (ca. 200-1900CE)
The unique manuscript collections of Ethiopia and Eritrea written in the Ge'ez script are arguably...
2 weeks ago
The unique manuscript collections of Ethiopia and Eritrea written in the Ge'ez script are arguably the best-known works of literature produced in pre-colonial Africa.
TheCollector
Were They Really World Wars? WWI & WWII Outside of Europe
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TheCollector
The Fallen Angels of Enoch: Vicious Villains or Virtuous Victims?
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a year ago
A Collection of...
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...
a year ago
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...
History Today Feed
Beware the Lides of March
Beware the Lides of March
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/28/2024 - 09:52
10 months ago
Beware the Lides of March
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/28/2024 - 09:52
TheCollector
5 Notable Books by Ernest Hemingway
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TheCollector
How Fritz the Cat Deconstructed 1960s America
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TheCollector
Neanderthal Nonsense: Debunking Myths About Our Ancient Cousins
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Susan Sontag?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/24/2024 - 08:00
3 months ago
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/24/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
The Chinese Civil War & Mao’s Long March
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a year ago
African History...
a brief note on the history of Music in Africa
plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
a year ago
plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
TheCollector
Rijksmuseum Begins Restoration of Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’
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TheCollector
Iraq Receives an Ancient Sumerian Sculpture from The Met
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8 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (May 1947)
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The...
over a year ago
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight.
TheCollector
10 Powerful Roman Emperor Names Still Used Today
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/07/2024 - 12:09
8 months ago
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/07/2024 - 12:09
TheCollector
5 Unique Gods & Goddesses Worshipped in the Incan Empire
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Dr Alun Withey
Health and the Habitual Traveller in the 19th Century
Recently I’ve been contributing to a new series of stories, drawing on the archives of Lloyds’...
over a year ago
Recently I’ve been contributing to a new series of stories, drawing on the archives of Lloyds’ Register – a fantastic archive, with a wealth of sources on many aspects of maritime, but also broader social, history. The full series can be found here:...
Wrong Side of...
The Indian-American century
On the Anglo-Indo-sphere
6 days ago
TheCollector
The Remarkable Life of Charles Dickens: Hard Times & Great Expectations
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TheCollector
10 Must-See Exhibitions in Europe This Year (2025)
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3 weeks ago
Overcoming Bias
How Every Empire Falls
On the radio yesterday, I heard the soulful song That’s How Every Empire Falls, written by RB Morris...
2 months ago
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.
TheCollector
How Did the Capetian Dynasty Turn France Into a Superpower?
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TheCollector
What Makes Citizen Kane the Greatest Film of All Time?
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TheCollector
How Did the Crusades Affect Christianity?
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Classical Wisdom
Democracy
The Greeks' Greatest Gift?
2 months ago
The Greeks' Greatest Gift?
TheCollector
What Are the Main Themes of Modern Essentialism?
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a month ago
Hundred Rabbits
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...
4 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...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
St. Nick and Saturnalia
a week ago
TheCollector
Piero della Francesca in 3 Works: Perspective, Politics, and Symbols
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TheCollector
What Is Banksy’s Real Identity? (5 Scenarios)
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a year ago
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’
Classical Wisdom
Forgotten Gods
Nature Spirits of Greek Myth
7 months ago
Nature Spirits of Greek Myth
TheCollector
The Future of US Elections: Potential Changes and Emerging Issues
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2 months ago
Flashbak
Frank Stewart’s Portraits of The American Journey – A Story of Jazz And Justice
“Just how somebody in photographs can treat black people with dignity. That I’d never seen before” –...
2 months ago
“Just how somebody in photographs can treat black people with dignity. That I’d never seen before” – Frank Stewart Frank Stewart (born 1949) was 14 when he took his trained his Kodak Brownie on the March on Washington for Jobs in Freedom, otherwise known as the Great March in...
TheCollector
Why Did Ukraine Make Stamps of Banksy’s Art?
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Wrong Side of...
The chilling dawn of multiracial fascism
WOKE DOOD: WAT NOU?
a month ago
TheCollector
Heracles and the Erymanthian Boar: The Hero’s Fourth Labor
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TheCollector
8 Things You Should Know About Wangechi Mutu
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a year ago
TheCollector
11 Facts About Tintoretto You Should Know
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TheCollector
10 Historic Cities for Expats Around the World
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TheCollector
How Did the Islamic Golden Age Shape Knowledge and Discovery?
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TheCollector
8 Spots for Exploring Indigenous Art in the American Southwest
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9 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
A Book of Moon Rockets for You (1959
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
Here is a great story of how we WANTED to...
a year ago
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
Here is a great story of how we WANTED to land on the Moon. It has wonderful illustrations and I am happy to share on this day of celebration of a landing.
Branley, Franklyn M. Illustrated by Kessler, Leonard. A Book of...
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