Hidden History
The 1914 Christmas Truce
[NOTE: I re-run this diary every year.] The Christmas Truce of 1914 was one of the most famous...
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[NOTE: I re-run this diary every year.] The Christmas Truce of 1914 was one of the most famous events to come out of the First World War. Some have called it the last gasp of the chivalric age of professional militaries and gentlemen officers, to be followed by the full horrors...
TheCollector
10 Things to Do in London if You Love Art
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Shocking Scandals: 10 of the Most Controversial US Elections
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Istanbul’s Top 7 Historic Gems
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10 Baroque Artists You Should Know
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6 Places to Visit in Cape Town for History & Art Lovers
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5 Famous Assassins Who Changed History
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March.
Summary Of Changes
Donsol, added 100r logo to splash screen on the rom.
100r.co, added a new page: diy carbonation system. Updated Saving fuel, Engine rebuild and...
Flashbak
Big Hair & True Love in 1980s Kentucky
For over a decade in the 1980s and 1990s Richard Bram photographed people at the Kentucky Derby...
3 months ago
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...
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...
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On The Streets of America in the Early 1980s : Relaxing WIth Cigarettes And No AC
‘These photographs were made between 1979 and 1985 in a pre-digital, largely non-air-conditioned...
10 months ago
‘These photographs were made between 1979 and 1985 in a pre-digital, largely non-air-conditioned era, when people fled the heat of their houses to hang out in their yards and on the street. I notice a kind of relaxed sensuality in many of the pictures. Time moved more slowly;...
TheCollector
What Can We Learn from Genre Paintings of the Northern Renaissance?
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How Does Friedrich Hayek’s The Road to Serfdom Criticize Socialism?
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TheCollector
Bob Ross’s First Completed Work Is Up for Sale for $9.85 M.
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TheCollector
Hannah Arendt’s The Human Condition: What is an Active Life?
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Juan Rulfo: Whispers & Myths From Mexico’s Most Enigmatic Writer
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13 Surprising Facts About William Shakespeare
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Weekend Roundup
Plato on Political Polarization
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Plato on Political Polarization
TheCollector
How the Nazis Looted Art in the Netherlands: Dienststelle Mühlmann
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African History...
The textile trade of pre-colonial Africa
In December 1633, a Dutch ship reached the fort of Nassau on the ‘Gold Coast’ (modern Ghana),...
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In December 1633, a Dutch ship reached the fort of Nassau on the ‘Gold Coast’ (modern Ghana), carrying more than 6,000 pieces of cloth which was to be exchanged for gold.
Dr Alun Withey
Should I Stay or Should I go?: Encouraging travel in the early modern period.
Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the...
6 months ago
Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the spirit! A good holiday is generally viewed as a tonic, and holiday company advertisements extol the virtues of ‘getting away’, encountering new places, people and cultures and (if...
TheCollector
Is Divorce in Christianity Really Allowed?
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11 Facts About The Unique State of Maine
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Magritte Sets $121 Million Auction Record
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Stanley Kubrick’s Photos of Chicago (Volume 2), 1949
In 1949, Look magazine sent its young photojournalist Stanley Kubrick on assignment to shoot...
7 months ago
In 1949, Look magazine sent its young photojournalist Stanley Kubrick on assignment to shoot pictures for a story documenting people’s life in the city of Chicago. You can see Volume 1 of his photos here. The series of photographs was accompanied by an essay from the Chicago...
TheCollector
Exploring Soviet Brutalism Through 9 Iconic Buildings
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10 U.S. Retirement Destinations for History Lovers
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African History...
a brief note on the history of indigenous and foreign religions in African history, and the Kimpasi...
The majority of Africans today primarily identify as Christians and Muslims of various...
4 months ago
The majority of Africans today primarily identify as Christians and Muslims of various denominations, with a relatively small fraction adhering to other belief systems often referred to as 'indigenous' or 'traditional' religions.
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December 2023
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a year ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of December.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added solar cooking experiment, making seamed box cushions, making saloon cushions, moisture prevention underliner, and board games. Updated...
TheCollector
4 Feminist Paintings by Artemisia Gentileschi
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African History...
a brief note on Trade and Travel in the ancient Sahara and beyond.
uncovering the origins of Carthage's aethiopian auxiliaries.
a year ago
uncovering the origins of Carthage's aethiopian auxiliaries.
TheCollector
Signed Dalí Prints Worth Thousands Found in London Garage
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When Was the Battle of Little Bighorn?
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What Did Fascist Architecture Look Like?
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4 Founding Fathers who Signed the Declaration of Independence
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Dreams of Space -...
Distant Worlds (1932)
An early children's science fiction book about spaceflight.
Borrowing from a book-seller...
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An early children's science fiction book about spaceflight.
Borrowing from a book-seller description:
Friedrick Mader, "the German Jules Verne" according to Sam Moskowitz, was a popular author of fantastic romances in post-World War One Germany. DISTANT WORLDS is his only novel...
TheCollector
Vincent Van Gogh’s Self-Portraits: The Artist Through His Own Eyes
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Classical Wisdom
Gaius Marius
... and the Fall of the Republic
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... and the Fall of the Republic
TheCollector
7 Important Members of the Black Panthers You Need to Know
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7 of the Biggest Palaces Ever Built
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4 Villains From the Arthurian Legends Who Really Existed
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What Do Bernini’s Borghese Sculptures Represent?
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Is Fear Driving Contemporary Politics? Hobbes’ Leviathan Revisited
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9 Places to Visit Between San Diego and Glacier National Park
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The History of Tibet: The Truth Uncovered
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Prince Charles III Portrait Defaced by Animal Right Activists
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History Today Feed
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
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Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
TheCollector
Phoolan Devi, Bandit Queen of India
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The Banana Wars: How the US Plundered Central America
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Hypnosis: Is it Magic or Science?
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What Is Freud’s Superego & What Does It Have to Do With Society?
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Battle of Kursk: The Largest Tank Battle in History
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Was Flavius Aetius “Last of the Romans”?
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Oxyrhynchus: History’s Most Revealing Rubbish Dump
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10 Oldest National Parks in the United States
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How (& Why) Is Kaliningrad Part of Russia?
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Hundred Rabbits
Typhoons and mold
For every traveling sailor, comes a time when the boat has to stay alone in a foreign country. For...
over a year ago
For every traveling sailor, comes a time when the boat has to stay alone in a foreign country. For us, this happened this year in Japan. We'd never left Pino alone before, never for more than a week. We were apprehensive at first, but decided it would be a good learning...
TheCollector
What Are Djinn? (Powers, Tales, & Etymology)
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The Prado Museum Shows Paintings in Different Light
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Flashbak
A Native’s Look At New York City In The 1980s
Photographer Ronnie Ginnever shares more of her pictures New York, this time from the late 1970s and...
a month ago
Photographer Ronnie Ginnever shares more of her pictures New York, this time from the late 1970s and 1980s. You can see her great photos form the city in the 1960s here. Now she takes us back to the MUDD club, shows us Susann Dalton’s jacket for the Palladium and we buy some...
TheCollector
Walter Benjamin: What are the Connections Between Language and Theology?
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New York’s Rubin Museum Makes Big Changes
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5 Strangest Art Movements You Need to Know
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4 Ways Indigenous Cultures Survived Colonialism in Latin America
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What Is the Will to Power?
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What Are the Best-known Post-Impressionist Paintings?
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Was There Social Mobility in Anglo-Saxon England?
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Hundred Rabbits
hello fujisan
It's 8h00 pm on a cold dark winter night, we are outside of Shimizu harbor motoring in circles and...
over a year ago
It's 8h00 pm on a cold dark winter night, we are outside of Shimizu harbor motoring in circles and waiting for a response from Shimizu Port Control. The temperature is 4 °C, the wind is blowing hard and our clothes are wet and caked with salt. We’re tired and hungry, waiting for...
Patterns in Humanity
Historical Accounts of African Cannibalism
A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
10 months ago
A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
TheCollector
World War II in Africa: The North African Campaign
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Trying to Understand...
War Is Complicated.
And not just the fighting bit.
a year ago
And not just the fighting bit.
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Woodstock Festival Comics from the 1970s
In October 1970s, the 1969 Woodstock Festival was immortalised in a comic book. The romance story “I...
5 months ago
In October 1970s, the 1969 Woodstock Festival was immortalised in a comic book. The romance story “I Found My Love at the Woodstock Festival!” appeared in Falling in Love #118. Comics and Woodstock were a good match. Charles M. Schulz’s didn’t name the little yellow bird and...
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How Did Rothko Seek to Transcend the Visible World?
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7 Scientific Tools Archaeologists Use to Uncover the Viking World
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What Is the Significance of the Carnegie Libraries?
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Classical Wisdom
How to Save Democracy
The Importance of the Civic Bargain
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The Importance of the Civic Bargain
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part I: SPQR
This is the first of a planned five-part series looking at the structure of the Roman Republic as...
a year ago
This is the first of a planned five-part series looking at the structure of the Roman Republic as another example of civic governance structures in antiquity, to match our series on the Greek polis. As with that series, we’re going to start by defining our community and its...
TheCollector
What Did the Art of the Third Reich Look Like?
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8 Great Women Sculptors You Need to Know
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Roman Empire Podcasts
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6 of the Largest Cities in the Modern World
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7 Historical Places to Visit in Somerset
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History Today Feed
Arguing with the Dead
Arguing with the Dead
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/31/2024 - 10:37
11 months ago
Arguing with the Dead
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Wed, 01/31/2024 - 10:37
TheCollector
A History of the Free City of Danzig (Now Gdansk)
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Classical Wisdom
From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
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From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
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At Large in Leyton – A Walk Around The East London Manor 1989-1994
On Monday November 28th, 1994, the police riot squad arrived to evacuate Claremont Road in the...
11 months ago
On Monday November 28th, 1994, the police riot squad arrived to evacuate Claremont Road in the so-called “autonomous republic” of “Wanstonia”. The protest against the demolition of housing to make way for the M11 Link Road was lost. Harry Cohen, MP for Leyton said “the Department...
TheCollector
4 Sumerian Inventions that Changed the World
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What Are Anton Chekhov’s Most Important Works?
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What Are the Earliest Manuscripts of the New Testament?
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Who Was Douglas Adams? The Iconic Science Fiction Writer
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Understanding Gnostic Salvation in Christian Gnosticism
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The Red Army Choir: A History of Russian Soft Power
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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
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Daily Self-Portraits 1972–1973: Laying It Bare On The Lower East Side
Melissa Shook (1932-2020) was living on New York’s Lower East Side in the early 1970s when she began...
3 months ago
Melissa Shook (1932-2020) was living on New York’s Lower East Side in the early 1970s when she began a project to record her daily existence. Much like Peggy Nolan’s pictures of her family home, life was a place of free expression. “My earliest memories are of being photographed...
Classical Wisdom
Spartan Training
The Ultimate Regime
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Dreams of Space -...
New Treasury for Young Readers (1963)
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one...
11 months ago
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one just for balance. Some fine illustration is a lost bit of space flight for children.
New Treasury for Young Readers. Reader’s Digest. Pleasantville, NY. Reader’s Digest Association....
History Today Feed
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 09:19
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When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 09:19
TheCollector
How Are Art and Science Related?
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History Today Feed
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
12 months ago
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
TheCollector
Victoria Woodhull: The Women’s Rights Activist Who Ran for President
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What Is Trompe L’Oeil?
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Winnie Mandela: Mother of the Nation?
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Contemporary Artist to Recreate Missing Piece of Bayeux Tapestry
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Logos vs Chaos: The Book of Genesis vs Other Ancient Creation Myths
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Egypt Luxury Retreat Offers Guests to Search for Cleopatra’s Tomb
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What Is a Pyrrhic Victory? The Tragic Story Behind the Phrase
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What Are the Abraham Tapestries?
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History Today Feed
Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
JamesHoare
Fri, 11/22/2024 - 08:57
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Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
JamesHoare
Fri, 11/22/2024 - 08:57
TheCollector
A Travel Guide to Pompeii: Visiting the City in One Day
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Founder of Arianism: Who Was Arius?
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The Tempest: Shakespeare’s Tale of Magic, Power, and Forgiveness
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The Grand Egyptian Museum Soon Opens for Visitors
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Faces of Madness: Franz Xaver Messerschmidt’s Heads
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Chicago’s Union League Club to Sell Monet Painting
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Discover Philip Johnson’s Famous Glass House
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How Did the Pyramid of Giza Become an Ancient Wonder?
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What Is Love? Erich Fromm’s Take
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History Today Feed
How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:35
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How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:35
TheCollector
6 Unsettling Artworks by Mike Kelley
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What Caused the First Opium War in China?
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10 Bay Area Artists That Shaped the San Francisco Art Scene
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3 Beautiful Places in the North of England Tourists Tend to Neglect
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4 American Presidents Who Were Assassinated
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Creating Hokusai’s The Great Wave off Kanagawa – An Illustrated History
“At 110, everything I create; a dot, a line, will jump to life as never before. To all of you who...
7 months ago
“At 110, everything I create; a dot, a line, will jump to life as never before. To all of you who are going to live as long as I do, I promise to keep my word. I am writing this in my old age. I used to call myself Hokusai, but today I sign my … Continue reading "Creating...
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Curious Pictures From A French Aristocrat’s 40-Year Mission To Create 3-D Photography
“Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You...
4 months ago
“Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You see one earring. Walk slowly past the photograph so you are viewing it from gradually changing angles… The earring from one ear recedes from view while its twin [appears] in turn on...
TheCollector
J.S. Bach’s Life and Travels in Germany
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Classical Wisdom
Seneca On Clemency
A Letter To Emperor Nero
a year ago
TheCollector
Rome’s Greatest Rival: What Was The Parthian Empire?
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Who Was Susan Sontag?
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Jean Lannes: The French Achilles of the Napoleonic Wars
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How Can We View Tecumseh From an Indigenous Perspective?
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What Is the Book of Galatians About?
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History Today Feed
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
Pizan’s The Book of the City of Ladies: The West’s 1st Feminist Text?
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Classical Wisdom
The Great Debate: Free Will VS Determinism
Heraclitus against Parmenides
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Heraclitus against Parmenides
Classical Wisdom
Herodotus Versus Thucydides?
Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
a year ago
Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
TheCollector
4 Norse Myths That Inspired Cinema
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Michigan Museum Displays Rich History of Cambodian Art
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10 Facts About Odin the All-Father: Norse God of War & Wisdom
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History Today Feed
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
8 months ago
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
African History...
A complete history of Jenne: 250BC-1893AD
Journal of African cities chapter 6
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Journal of African cities chapter 6
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‘F*ck You, Philadelphia’ – When Blondie Opened For Rush In 1979
When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres...
a year ago
When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres tour, Blondie got the call. Georgia-based southern rockers Stillwater couldn’t play. So would the New Yorkers deliver what 18,000 fans of the Canadian rockers packed into the...
Classical Wisdom
Ban the Book, Banish the Author!
Free Speech VS Censorship in the Ancient World and Onwards...
4 months ago
Free Speech VS Censorship in the Ancient World and Onwards...
TheCollector
Animal Rights vs Animal Welfare: What’s the Difference?
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Sri Lanka’s Top 6 Must-See Historic Sites
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How Did Socrates’s Teaching Inspire Cynicism?
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Classical Wisdom
Why Should We Care About Children?
Bringing History to the Future
a year ago
Bringing History to the Future
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William Blake, The Great Red Dragon Paintings
“And behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads....
10 months ago
“And behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth” — Revelations 12:3-4, King James Bible The Red Dragon Paintings are four watercolours by...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Essential Greeks
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Tiffany Stained Glass Window Poised to Set New Auction Record
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The Life of Lu Xun: Writing on China at a Crossroads
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1970s Graffiti in Dirty Old Boston
British bands were big in 1970s Boston. Fans of X-Ray Secs, Billy Idol, Sham 69 and the Buzzcocks...
9 months ago
British bands were big in 1970s Boston. Fans of X-Ray Secs, Billy Idol, Sham 69 and the Buzzcocks sprayed the bands’ names on the city’s walls. The stories behind other graffiti photographed by Meredith Jacobson Marciano is less obvious. Were the Lesbian Turds a band? The New...
A Collection of...
Collections: The Journey of the Roman Gladius and Other Swords
This week I want to do something a little different and discuss the evolution and development of a...
a year ago
This week I want to do something a little different and discuss the evolution and development of a specific weapon, in this case the famed Roman gladius, the sword of the legions. As we’re going to see, this is going to entail a journey covering quite a bit of both time and space...
TheCollector
London’s Old Master Sales Squeak by Expectations
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History Today Feed
Death of a Samurai Legend
Death of a Samurai Legend
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:11
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Death of a Samurai Legend
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:11
TheCollector
What Is Transcendentalism?
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Ming Dynasty Artefacts Found in South China Shipwreck
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What Is The Critical Pedagogy Movement?
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8 Great Depression Foods That Defined 1930s America
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The Father of Art History: Who Was Johann Joachim Winckelmann?
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What Are the Characteristics of Italian Renaissance Art?
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Who Is Grace Jones? Androgyny in Art
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Is Beirut Safe? Exploring a City Shaped by Tragedy
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October 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 October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Thousand Rooms, added a Brazilian Portuguese version.
Wunderland...
TheCollector
Why Should You Seek Ignorance?
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The Devastating Dust Bowl of the Great Depression
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Who Is Kiki Smith?
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Who Won the Battle of Gettysburg?
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Dreams of Space -...
A Visit to the New York World's Fair with Peter and Wendy (1964)
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am...
4 months ago
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am also having to work much harder to find /create new posts. So let me try every 2 weeks for a while and see how I do.
A Visit to the New York World's Fair was the official World's Fair...
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What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the USA?
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What Is the Hierarchy of Angels in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
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What Are the Most Interesting Facts About England?
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Symbolism and Identity in Northern Renaissance Portraiture
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What Are Patricia Piccinini’s Works About?
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Who Are the Jotun? Giants in Norse Mythology
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What Is the Pauline Epistle Philemon About? Slavery & Forgiveness
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The Jaguars of Yuruparí: Shamans of the Amazon Rainforest
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Trying to Understand...
That's The Truth?
In politics, well, it depends.
a year ago
In politics, well, it depends.
TheCollector
The Economy & The Vote: How Financial Fluctuations Impact Presidential Races
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Patterns in Humanity
When few do great harm
Power laws in criminal behavior
a year ago
Power laws in criminal behavior
TheCollector
What Is Philippians About?
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The Nepalese Royal Massacre: Royalty Meets True Crime
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Flashbak
Great Photos: Le Mariage des Diables Blancs, May 22 1954
On May 22 1954, tightrope walkers Berthy Omankowsky and Roger Decugis married on a rope stretched...
6 months ago
On May 22 1954, tightrope walkers Berthy Omankowsky and Roger Decugis married on a rope stretched high above the Place du Capitole in Toulouse, France. The wedding of two members of the Franco-Czechoslovakian (Diables Blancs) White Devils Company was overseen by Father Robert...
TheCollector
Philadelphia’s New Harriet Tubman Statue
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a year ago
History Today Feed
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:07
2 months ago
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:07
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...
3 months ago
‘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...
Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 1
Women's Day magazine also got involved in the spaceflight fad in the early 1950s. This 1953 (August)...
over a year ago
Women's Day magazine also got involved in the spaceflight fad in the early 1950s. This 1953 (August) issue had a number of space related articles including: Will Your Child Visit The Moon? The article makes the case to the mothers of America that travel into space and the Moon is...
TheCollector
What Is Traditional Lakota Art of the Great Plains?
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Flashbak
Chris Killip and Graham Smith Photographs of England Erased (1975-1987)
“I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you...
9 months ago
“I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you take a photograph of someone they are immortalised, they’re there forever. For me that was important, that you’re acknowledging people’s lives, and also contextualising people’s...
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Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves
Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves
JamesHoare
Fri, 03/22/2024 - 09:20
9 months ago
Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves
JamesHoare
Fri, 03/22/2024 - 09:20
TheCollector
What Are the Conservation Challenges at Mount Rushmore?
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7 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Year's Midnight.
Kindness can be a revolutionary act.
over a year ago
Kindness can be a revolutionary act.
TheCollector
What Is an Antipope?
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
j.hoare
Tue, 11/28/2023 - 09:44
a year ago
‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
j.hoare
Tue, 11/28/2023 - 09:44
TheCollector
Is Free Will an Illusion? If So, That’s Okay
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4 months ago
Global Inequality...
Marx Truncated
A review of Shlomo Avineri’s “Karl Marx”
6 months ago
A review of Shlomo Avineri’s “Karl Marx”
TheCollector
What Are the Main Themes of Modern Essentialism?
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TheCollector
6 Assassinations That Changed History
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8 months ago
African History...
Economic growth and social transformation in 19th century Somalia.
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
a year ago
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
TheCollector
10 Must-See Historic Sites in Texas
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TheCollector
Influential Pop Artist: Who Was David Bowie?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
10 of Judith Leyster’s Best Dutch Golden Age Paintings
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TheCollector
A History of the House of Savoy: From Its Origins to Its End
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TheCollector
Have You Heard of These 5 Unusual Musical Instruments?
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4 months ago
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‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 15:00
8 months ago
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 15:00
TheCollector
Why Did King James I Attempt to Take Over the Church of Scotland?
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2 weeks ago
African History...
On Hegel's ignorance of African History
*my article for ROAPE journal
a year ago
*my article for ROAPE journal
TheCollector
What Is the History and Significance of May Day?
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8 months ago
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The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
JamesHoare
Fri, 07/19/2024 - 08:00
5 months ago
The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
JamesHoare
Fri, 07/19/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
The Colombia Banana Massacre of 1928: The Shocking Story
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TheCollector
The Most Dramatic Operation to Recover Looted Native American Art
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a year ago
Global Inequality...
On general futility of political discussions with people
Over the years I have had political and ideological discussions with at least three groups of people...
a year ago
Over the years I have had political and ideological discussions with at least three groups of people and have concluded that these discussions are, almost entirely, futile in making people either see things differently, or acknowledge that others may see things differently, or...
TheCollector
Interview With Joseph A. Miller on Figurative Art
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8 months ago
TheCollector
10 Films for Photography Enthusiasts
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TheCollector
5 Women in Logic You Should Know
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TheCollector
Where Did the Huguenots Go? (6 Regions They Settled)
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TheCollector
Top 10 Depictions of the Annunciation in Art
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TheCollector
Who Was Marcus Licinius Crassus, and How Did He Die?
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TheCollector
Wieland: How Religious Extremism Shaped the 1st American Gothic Novel
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TheCollector
10 National and State Parks in the US Where You Can See Ancient Redwoods
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TheCollector
Benjamin Franklin: All About His Personal & Private Life
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Why Did Italy Switch Sides During the World Wars?
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TheCollector
What Is Hegel’s Dialectic Method?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
NY Denny Gallery Shuts Down After Ten Years
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVb: Antiochus III
This is the second part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa)...
9 months ago
This is the second part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa) look at the context between the Roman military system based on the manipular legion and the Hellenistic military system structured around the Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the...
African History...
The desert town of Southern Africa: A history of Khauxanas 1780-1906
A view of pre-colonial Namibia from the khoisan town of ||Khauxa!nas.
a year ago
A view of pre-colonial Namibia from the khoisan town of ||Khauxa!nas.
TheCollector
Empire of Mali: The Powerhouse of Western Africa
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
What Happens When We Die? And Does That Impact How We Live?
Homer’s Hell: The Afterlife in Greek Mythology
a month ago
Homer’s Hell: The Afterlife in Greek Mythology
TheCollector
Battle of Okinawa: The Most Intense Battle of WWII’s Pacific Theater
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6 months ago
Flashbak
Denim: The Fabric That Built America
Denim was G.I. in wartime America. Originally used as heavy industry, utility workwear, these images...
a month ago
Denim was G.I. in wartime America. Originally used as heavy industry, utility workwear, these images mostly from the 1940s, show how the fabric became synonymous with American grit and productivity. The look was born in 18th Century Europe. Bleu de Gênes was the rough fabric...
TheCollector
What Are Buddhism’s 4 Main Schools of Thought?
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Classical Wisdom
Introducing....Classical Wisdom Books!
Plus... Merch!
a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
Race, economics and homicide
Can economic disparities account for racial homicide disparities?
8 months ago
Can economic disparities account for racial homicide disparities?
TheCollector
Beyond the Scream: 10 Lesser-Known Paintings by Edvard Munch
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4 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?
Hidden History
Pennsylvania Dutch Shoofly Pie
(A diary in honor of my native state of Pennsylvania, which may or may not decide the outcome of one...
2 months ago
(A diary in honor of my native state of Pennsylvania, which may or may not decide the outcome of one of the most consequential US elections in modern history.) The story of a Pennsylvania Dutch classic dessert is as colorful as its unusual name… In 1517, Martin Luther began a...
TheCollector
Jormungandr: Get to Know the Midgard Serpent
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TheCollector
Hitler’s Inner Circle: The 7 Most Powerful Figures in the Third Reich
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TheCollector
How did the Plague of Athens Revolutionize Carthage?
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 11:50
10 months ago
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 11:50
African History...
Voices of Africa's past: a brief note on the autobiographies of itinerant scholars.
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
6 months ago
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
TheCollector
Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick: Meet the “Real” Kingmaker
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Did Humans and Neanderthals Interbreed?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew: Sexist or Subversive?
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Ancient Greek Astronomy
Ursa Major
a year ago
TheCollector
Constantine Replica Statue Lands in Rome
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10 months ago
Dr Alun Withey
Cuts, Rashes & Chatter! The Pain of the 18th-century Shave!
Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today...
over a year ago
Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today is usually a pretty mundane – if not a pleasant – experience. Indeed, the rise of traditional barbershops over the past few years, offering shaving as an experience, together with...
History Today Feed
Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
j.hoare
Thu, 11/23/2023 - 10:33
a year ago
Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
j.hoare
Thu, 11/23/2023 - 10:33
Hundred Rabbits
a home for pino
We left Shimizu on a sunny morning, pushing off the dock at 6am. Early. We wanted to make sure we'd...
over a year ago
We left Shimizu on a sunny morning, pushing off the dock at 6am. Early. We wanted to make sure we'd arrive at our destination on time. There was 126nm between us and Shima Yacht harbor, a distance we needed to do in part at night. This wasn't ideal. We knew that. Many people...
Open Culture
The Sinking of the Britannic: An Animated Introduction to the Titanic’s Forgotten Sister Ship
We all know about the Titanic. Less often do we hear about the Britannic—the sister passenger liner...
3 weeks ago
We all know about the Titanic. Less often do we hear about the Britannic—the sister passenger liner that the British turned into a hospital ship during World War I. Launched in 1914, two years after the Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean, the Britannic featured a number of...
Trying to Understand...
The Obligatory End-of-Year Essay.
But do me a favour, and read it anyway.
a year ago
But do me a favour, and read it anyway.
TheCollector
Rise and Legacy: Who Was Harry Truman?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Has Depression Always Been Around? The History of a Timeless Disorder
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9 months ago
TheCollector
The Nemean Lion: Heracles’ First Labor & the Birth of a Hero
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Who Was Elena/Eleno de Céspedes?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
The Impact of Sigmund Freud’s Theories on Art
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4 months ago
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Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
8 months ago
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
TheCollector
What Is Hagia Sophia & Who Built It?
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TheCollector
Should We Interpret Literature in Its Social Context? Adorno’s Answer
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Arachne: What Is the Real Meaning of the Myth?
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TheCollector
Who Are the Zapatistas? Unmasking Mexico’s Indigenous Guerrilla Army
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6 months ago
TheCollector
The Boxer Rebellion Explained: Uprising in China
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TheCollector
How Did Clara Peeters Transform Still-Life Painting?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
5 Famous Black Mexicans
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12 months ago
TheCollector
A Brief History of Collecting Art
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7 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November
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 November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
GrimGrains, added a quick grilled cheese recipe.
Noodle,...
TheCollector
Italian Police Thwart “Tomb Raiders” at Etruscan Burial Site
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TheCollector
When Birds Outsmarted the Army: What Was the Emu War?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
The Orlando Museum of Art Faces Financial Distress
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TheCollector
How Did Henry VIII Find a Bride through Portraits?
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11 months ago
Flashbak
In Your Face: Photographer Shoots Londoners Up Close And Personal
Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the...
7 months ago
Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the city’s financial district and its money markets and Brick Lane market getting in people’s faces. These spontaneous closeups appeared in the book and show In Your Face. Like Mark...
TheCollector
Shakespeare’s Richard III: Everything You Need to Know
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7 Incredible Wartime Advancements From World War I
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10 months ago
Trying to Understand...
No Way Out
Some of the world's problems have no solution.
a year ago
Some of the world's problems have no solution.
TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in Southwest France Brimming With Joie de Vivre
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TheCollector
Finland in World War II: A Non-Fascist Axis Power?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
A Complete Guide to Fresco Painting
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3 weeks ago
TheCollector
A Brief History of the Rahbani Music Family
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8 months ago
Global Inequality...
The politics of physiocracy
Quesnay and China
11 months ago
TheCollector
Afghanistan Historic Monuments Destroyed in Earthquakes
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Have Druids Influenced Wales Throughout History?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
10 Facts About the Surreal Life of Antonio López de Santa Anna
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5 months ago
A Collection of...
New Acquisitions: 1933 and the Definition of Fascism
Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if...
2 months ago
Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if Donald Trump is running for President as a fascist. Worry not, this isn’t me shifting to full-time political pundit, nor is this the formal end of the hiatus (which will happen on...
Trying to Understand...
The Third World War Has Been Cancelled.
It was all too difficult, finally.
6 months ago
It was all too difficult, finally.
TheCollector
Nixtamalization: How Ancient Americans Bio-Engineered Corn
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11 months ago
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‘D-Day Has Come’
‘D-Day Has Come’
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
7 months ago
‘D-Day Has Come’
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
TheCollector
What is Appalachian Culture?
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a year ago
Flashbak
Jesus In Photos – The Mid-Century Years
Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was...
9 months ago
Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was bushy haired and youthful, soft-bodied like the Jesus at the Arian Baptistery, hopeful and free. The face was based on the best looking heathen gods. In the Middle Ages, Jesus...
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Fredericksburg?
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3 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Stop Making Sense.
There are no "why"s in our world.
8 months ago
There are no "why"s in our world.
TheCollector
Why Is the Matterhorn So Famous?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Muscovy Become Russia?
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Essential Greeks Course Begins Tomorrow!
a year ago
Essential Greeks Course Begins Tomorrow!
Global Inequality...
2x2 geopolitics
Wars and ideology simplified
6 months ago
Wars and ideology simplified
TheCollector
Which Are the Best-known Castles and Churches in Trieste?
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11 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Betrayed By Culture
Like most humans ever, I love my culture.
3 months ago
Like most humans ever, I love my culture.
Wrong Side of...
The Tears of Strangers are only water
On the limits of empathy
2 months ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Fort Pillow?
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TheCollector
Did Anne Boleyn Really Ruin Wolsey?
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a year ago
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