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Restoration Reveals Ancient Colors of Egypt’s Edfu Temple
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Alfred the Great and the Most Important Battle in English History
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Santa Fe
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A History Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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The Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 (History & Aftermath)
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The Anglo-Zanzibar War (AKA The Shortest War in History)
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How Divisionism Shaped Modern Painting and Art History
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African History...
Persian myths and realities on the Swahili coast: contextualizing the 'Shirazi' civilization.
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Tattoos in the Bible: Can Christians Modify Their Bodies?
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Welcome To Holy Land USA: Inside America’s Jerusalem, 1980
“You can tell that Garry Winogrand was my hero. I learned so much from him about how to tell a story...
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“You can tell that Garry Winogrand was my hero. I learned so much from him about how to tell a story or a joke within a frame” – Lisa Barlow, Holy Land, USA In 1980s, Lisa Barlow found Jerusalem in a turning off Connecticut’s Route 69. A huge cross on the roadside alerted …...
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Discordianism: 4 Facts about the Bizarre Religious System
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New Pompeii Excavations Reveal Decorated “Tiny House”
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Boycotts of the Olympic Games: A History of Sports & Politics
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The World's First Computer
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Who Was African American Lawman Bass Reeves?
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Two Colonizers in South Africa: The British vs. The Dutch
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What Jewelry and Adornment Did the Celts Wear?
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David Roberts & Frederick Catherwood: Artists of Ancient Egypt & Maya
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‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
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Walter Benjamin’s Theses: Is Progress Inevitable?
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Overcoming Bias
Culture Drift Predicts Decadence
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Medieval Do’s and Don’ts of Dating: Complexities of Courtly Love
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Dreams of Space -...
Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power (1963)
A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some...
a year ago
A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some very nice illustrations of the construction of rockets.
Coombs, Charles. Illustrated by Foor, R. H. Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power. New York: William Morrow and Co. (96 p.)...
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What Was the Lend-Lease Program?
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A Brief History of Blackface (& Its Legacy)
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10 Incredible Artworks by Félicien Rops
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8 Facts About the Norse Goddess Freyja
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How Africans wrote their own history: Debates and dialogues between four west African historians in...
Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
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Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
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Women Smoking Snapshots – Touching The Sublime
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“Cigarettes are bad for you; that is why they are so good” – Richard Klein, Cigarettes Are Sublime Richard Klein, Professor of French at Cornell University and editor of Diacritics, quit smoking while writing Cigarettes Are Sublime and has been nicotine-free ever since. So do...
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The Great Debate: Free Will VS Determinism
Heraclitus against Parmenides
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The Rise and Fall of Behaviorism: Are We More Than Machines?
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What Is Conceptual Photography?
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Why Was Prohibition Repealed?
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The Many Roads to Rome
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How the Athenian Empire Caused Its Own Collapse
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The Yule Goat: Photographs of Finland’s Nuuttipukki (1928)
“Good Thomas brought Christmas and bad Nuutti took it away” – Finnish saying On January 13, it’s...
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Horse Archers: The Feared Unit of Ancient and Medieval Warfare
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A Brief Timeline of Ancient Egyptian Art
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HEMA: The Modern Study of Historical European Martial Arts
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Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
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Tue, 01/23/2024 - 10:07
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Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
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‘Ain Ghazal: One of the Oldest Places in Human Civilization
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A Collection of...
Referenda ad Senatum: November 1, 2024: Ancient Weapons, Lost Works and Roman Spooky-Stuff!
Welcome back! At last, the hiatus has ended and we are back to regular weekly posts. As we’ve done a...
2 months ago
Welcome back! At last, the hiatus has ended and we are back to regular weekly posts. As we’ve done a few times before, this week I am breaking the hiatus by taking a chance to answer a few shorter questions posed by my patrons over at Patreon who are the Patres et Matres...
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What Makes a Conflict a World War?
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Louis XIV: History’s Longest-Reigning Monarch
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The Collector’s Guide for the Art Fair
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(but forgot to mention it)
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Gottfried Leibniz’s Monadology: Do Souls Exist in Space?
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Ban the Book, Banish the Author!
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Who Was Averroes?
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10 Historic Small Towns Near Amsterdam That Are as Pretty
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The Genealogy of Morals: Nietzsche vs. Morality
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Who Am I, Really? A Philosophical Quest for Self-Discovery
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Why Do Famous Artists Recreate Old Works of Art?
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A History of Cairo in 11 Monuments
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Postcards From The First Bauhaus Exhibition, 1923
To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s...
2 months ago
To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s Bauhaus design school (der Bauhäusler) produced a set of postcards. Fellow lovers of collecting postcards (deltiology) understand the joy of holding these small picturesque moments...
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Who Won the Battle of Gettysburg?
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What Is the Gospel of Truth?
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Open Culture
Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” Performed by a Choir of 4,000 Singers
Throughout the years, we’ve featured performances of Choir!Choir!Choir!–a large amateur choir from...
2 weeks ago
Throughout the years, we’ve featured performances of Choir!Choir!Choir!–a large amateur choir from Toronto that meets weekly and sings their hearts out. You’ve seen them sing Prince’s “When Doves Cry,” Soundgarden’s “Black Hole Sun” (to honor Chris Cornell), and Patti Smith’s...
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Devant la guerre
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What’s the Context of Good Friday? From Passover to Crucifixion
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Andrew Jackson: The People’s President and the Rise of Populism
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4 American Presidents Who Were Assassinated
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The Political Effects of the Vietnam War
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Alphonse Mucha: The Father of Art Nouveau in 7 Works
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a year ago
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Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Heriot Bay, Ballet Bay Octopus Islands, and...
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The Top 10 Museums to Visit in Madrid
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How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
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Thu, 08/01/2024 - 07:00
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Flashbak
A Woman I Once Knew: A Photographer Records Her Changing Body Over Five Decades
“For old people, beauty doesn’t come free with the hormones, the way it does for the young… It has...
3 months ago
“For old people, beauty doesn’t come free with the hormones, the way it does for the young… It has to do with who the person is” – Ursula K. Le Guin, The Wave in the Mind: Talks and Essays on the Writer, the Reader, and the Imagination Rosalind Fox Solomon got old. In …...
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What Is the History and Significance of Diwali?
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8 Fashion Trends of the Roaring Twenties
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Gas Mask Photos: An Alternative Mask for the Halloween Season
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The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to those incredible masks of the African phantom, Wladyslaw T. Benda’s living masks and William Mortensen’s haunting portraits from West of Zanzibar, appearances are changed to deceive...
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P.T. Barnum: The Greatest Showman on Earth
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government in central Africa.
a year ago
government in central Africa.
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How Did Aristotle Define Happiness & Good Life?
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5 Facts About Perun, the Slavic God of Thunder
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Who Was Oscar Wilde?
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5 Deadliest Sword Designs
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Flashbak
One Night At The Empire Roller Disco, Brooklyn NYC – February 1980
On assignment for Forbes magazine on a winter’s night in 1980, Patrick D. Pagnano’s was in Crown...
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On assignment for Forbes magazine on a winter’s night in 1980, Patrick D. Pagnano’s was in Crown Heights to see the skaters at Brooklyn’s Empire Roller Disco. Formerly the Empire Rollerdrome (built 1941), the rink was now all disco. It was where Cher hosted the release party for...
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What’s the Creation Myth in Norse Mythology?
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Sacred Objects & Places in the Inca World: Interview With Dr. Cummins
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What Is Marcel Duchamp’s Most Famous Painting?
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Classical Wisdom
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Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
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New Woman: The Concept that Challenged Victorian Norms
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Overcoming Bias
Toward More Direct Signals
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a week ago
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Bragi Boddason: The Viking Skald Who Became a God
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Who Were the Twelve Disciples & What Happened to Them?
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Flashbak
Waiting For A Miracle: Kiev in 1998
In 1998, Juri Nesterov was in Kiev, the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It was a city of...
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Writing Templates From A Beautiful German Printing Book, c. 1880
Created by Peter Federmann, these writing templates were for painters, stonemasons, architects and...
3 months ago
Created by Peter Federmann, these writing templates were for painters, stonemasons, architects and drawing schools. They were printed and published by J. Veith of Karlsruhe, Germany around 1880 as ‘Schriften Vorlagen zum Praktischen Gebrauche für Maler, Steinhauer, Architecten...
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What Are the Most Noteworthy Museums in Amsterdam?
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9 Interesting Facts About Claude Monet
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‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
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JamesHoare
Tue, 02/13/2024 - 08:20
11 months ago
‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
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African History...
A political history of the Kotoko city states (ca. 1000-1900)
Urbanism and state building in the lake chad basin..
a year ago
Urbanism and state building in the lake chad basin..
Trying to Understand...
Ukraine In NATO Would Be A Disaster ...
But not necessarily for the reasons you think.
a year ago
But not necessarily for the reasons you think.
Trying to Understand...
The Sense Of An Ending.
But right back where we started from.
5 months ago
But right back where we started from.
African History...
The stone ruins of South Africa: a history of Mapungubwe, Thulamela and Dzata. ca. 1000-1750CE.
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone...
4 months ago
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone monuments in Africa south of Nubia.
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British Imperial Presence in China: Opium, Porcelain, & Manipulation
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Thomas Gainsborough vs. Joshua Reynolds: 6 Facts About Their Rivalry
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The Fifteenth Amendment: Expanding Voting Rights After the Civil War
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How Iran Won the West
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Tue, 11/26/2024 - 09:40
TheCollector
Who Are Some Key Figures in Epistemology?
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Candles and Kalshnikovs.
Please help us not to understand.
a month ago
Please help us not to understand.
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Faces of Madness: Franz Xaver Messerschmidt’s Heads
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4 Great Films About the Troubles and Irish Independence
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Classical Wisdom
Is an unjust peace better than a just war?
Or does war have its virtues?
11 months ago
Or does war have its virtues?
TheCollector
What Does Alice Represent in Alice in Wonderland?
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10 Historic Sites to Visit in Los Angeles
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Northanger Abbey: Jane Austen’s Gothic Parody
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What Is Pragmatism? (Philosophy, History, Notable Proponents)
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10 Must-Visit Historic Sites in San Diego
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Jonathan Sacks: Are Science and Religion Enemies?
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4 Norse Myths That Inspired Cinema
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Flashbak
Street Scenes of NYC in the 1970s
We’re back to New York City in the q970. Stories of that time in the city are legend. Copper Gangs...
11 months ago
We’re back to New York City in the q970. Stories of that time in the city are legend. Copper Gangs and truants, playing on the streets of Brooklyn, big cars, tight-knit neighborhoods on the Lower East Side, subterranean fury, police on the furious beat, music and dancing with...
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Anne of Cleves: The Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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Glass Delusion: Why Did People Think They Were Made of Glass?
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The Anne of Cleves Louvre Portrait Got a Makeover
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History Today Feed
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
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Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
7 months ago
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
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Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
TheCollector
Dürer Print Found in a Dump Could Fetch $26,000
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Trying to Understand...
L'Étrange défaite: Réalité et réalisme
Another of my essays in French.
a month ago
Another of my essays in French.
TheCollector
The Wizard of Oz: 9 Things That Made It Great
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Trench Warfare in World War I: Rot, Rats, Ruin
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Global Inequality...
To all the newspapers I loved
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11 months ago
The decline and fall of the print media.
TheCollector
How Did Libyan Migration Influence Egyptian Religion?
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Marx’s German Ideology: What is Historical and Dialectical Materialism?
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What Is Berlin Science Week? Everything You Need to Know
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6 Astounding Achievements by Maya Lin
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Interview with Dr. Roberta Bondar: Intertwining Art and Science
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The Spartan Revolution: The Unlikely Revival of Hellenistic Sparta
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The Phoenician Spoken & Written Language: What You Need to Know
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Giants in the Bible and Other Writings: From Genesis to Mythology
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Mansa Musa: The Golden Ruler of the Mali Empire
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7 Rules of Art Collecting: How to Collect Sculptures
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Dreams of Space -...
The Hero's Ride (1963)
This was a reprint of a 1961 Russian book translated into Estonian in 1963. It is mostly an...
3 months ago
This was a reprint of a 1961 Russian book translated into Estonian in 1963. It is mostly an anthology of stories for children but with space art on the cover and a couple of space illustrations within I needed to share it.
Jarunkova, Klara. Illustrated by Eesti Riiklik...
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Who Invented the First Motion Picture Camera?
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How Were the Twelve Tribes of Israel Formed?
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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...
3 weeks ago
[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...
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...
7 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
Norse Pantheon: 10 Fascinating Gods and Goddesses
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History Today Feed
Putting Mothers on Death Row
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JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
5 months ago
Putting Mothers on Death Row
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
History Today Feed
Reforming England’s Divorce Law
Reforming England’s Divorce Law
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/12/2024 - 08:48
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Reforming England’s Divorce Law
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/12/2024 - 08:48
TheCollector
What Is the Symbolism in Whitman’s Leaves of Grass?
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7 Lost Books of the Christian Bible: What Were They About?
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Why Is the Matterhorn So Famous?
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TheCollector
Can the Real King Arthur Be Identified as Athrwys of Gwent?
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Classical Wisdom
What is Plagiarism?
Is it possible to have a TRULY original thought?
a year ago
Is it possible to have a TRULY original thought?
Classical Wisdom
The Essential Greeks
***Now Enrolling: Starting July 1st, 2024
7 months ago
***Now Enrolling: Starting July 1st, 2024
History Today Feed
‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:28
10 months ago
‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:28
TheCollector
Who Were Queen Victoria’s Children?
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TheCollector
The Philosopher Poet: Who Was Lucretius?
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TheCollector
Arizona State University Professor Creates City Hall’s Digital Art
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TheCollector
How Did Our Lady of Guadalupe Become Mexico’s Patroness?
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Flashbak
Finding Mom in 1970s New York City – Rich Allen’s Portraits Roll Back The Years
Thanks to Rich Allen and his brilliant pictures of New York City in the 1970s, Lisa Murray got to...
6 months ago
Thanks to Rich Allen and his brilliant pictures of New York City in the 1970s, Lisa Murray got to see a picture of her late mother. We’re going to share some more of Rich’s portraits of people of 1970s NYC after we’ve heard from Lisa. “I am so grateful for Rich Allen for taking...
History Today Feed
The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/09/2024 - 08:31
3 months ago
The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/09/2024 - 08:31
TheCollector
Sequoyah: The Man Who Created the Cherokee Written Language
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8 Famous Books That Helped Economies Thrive With Tourism
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Evolutionary Success, from the Top of the Food Chain
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TheCollector
The Legend of El Dorado: Myth vs. History
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Dr Alun Withey
Are Beards Over? A Historical Perspective.
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing...
over a year ago
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing (published last week) about whether beards are finally ‘over’, and I thought it would be interesting to reflect on some of this. Since re-emerging around 2014, gaining popularity...
Dreams of Space -...
Wonders of Space Travel (1954)
I have not blogged about this pamphlet since 2010 so here is a more complete scan. Wonders of Space...
a year ago
I have not blogged about this pamphlet since 2010 so here is a more complete scan. Wonders of Space Travel was a pamphlet that came enclosed in the May 8th issue of Lion Weekly (#116) in 1954.
Lion Weekly was a magazine for children with comics and stories. (from Wikipedia...
Classical Wisdom
Would You Kill the Fat Man?
Ethical Philosophy for Fun
a month ago
Ethical Philosophy for Fun
TheCollector
Pope Visits Venice Biennale For First Time
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TheCollector
The Future of US Elections: Potential Changes and Emerging Issues
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Top Five Painters To Watch in 2024
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German Art Collector Loses Ancient Egyptian Mask
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Classical Wisdom
Democracy
The Greeks' Greatest Gift?
2 months ago
The Greeks' Greatest Gift?
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June
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 June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, improved the Uxntal reference sheet and improved the Uxntal...
TheCollector
How Napoleon Redefined French Artillery During the Napoleonic Wars
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TheCollector
Do Coincidences Mean Anything? Exploring Carl Jung’s Notion of Synchronicity
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What Is the History and Significance of May Day?
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Flashbak
AREA: Cards and Invitations from the Fabulous New York Nightclub, 1983–1986
From 1983 to 1987, 157 Hudson Street in Manhattan, New York City, was home to Area. Frequented by he...
a year ago
From 1983 to 1987, 157 Hudson Street in Manhattan, New York City, was home to Area. Frequented by he great and good, the club was known for its changing themes (every six weeks the place got a new look – an approach inspired by Zurich’s 1916 Dadaist club Cabaret Voltaire) and...
TheCollector
Archaeologists Find Colorful Still Life Frescoes at Pompeii
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“All Part of Nature”: Radclyffe Hall’s Life
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Classical Wisdom
Does Karma Exist?
Does what goes around come around?
9 months ago
Does what goes around come around?
TheCollector
An In-Depth Guide to the Army of the Seleucid Empire
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
2 months ago
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
TheCollector
Damien Hirst Accused of Misdating Thousands of Paintings
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3 Dark Age Kings of Britain Confirmed by Archaeology
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Monet Haystack Painting Could Fetch $30 Million at Auction Next Month
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Who Was Julius Caesar?
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African History...
a brief note on the long history of African diplomacy.
historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
6 months ago
historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
Hundred Rabbits
doldrumming
Here we go again, time for another passage. We left Fiji on October 23rd 2018, eager to spend some...
over a year ago
Here we go again, time for another passage. We left Fiji on October 23rd 2018, eager to spend some time on the water again. Our plan, was to stop by Tuvalu, maybe Kiribati, before arriving in Majuro in the Marshall islands where we'd be spending two months before moving off west...
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Was War Really Necessary? Law and the July Crisis
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The Berlin Crisis of 1961: Why The USSR Built the Wall
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History of the Berlin Wall: From Its Construction to Its Destruction
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La Malinche: The Treachery and Tragedy of Cortés’s Native Interpreter
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6 Assassinations That Changed History
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Classical Wisdom
The Fall of a Republic
Cato and Caesar
a year ago
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What Are the 8 Most Popular Churches in Venice?
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Anarchism Explained: Why Should the State be Abolished?
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What Is the Book of Galatians About?
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UK Gallery to Recreate “Groundbreaking” 1907 Exhibition
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What Is Theodicy?
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How Did People React to Hitler’s Death & Germany’s Surrender?
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Rationalism Vs. Empiricism 101: Which One is Right?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Will There Be “Crazy” People?
Symposium on the Seas...
11 months ago
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The History of Method Acting in Hollywood in 8 Lessons
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Who Was Carl Linnaeus? (Life, Works, & Legacy)
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8 Famous Women Writers Who Wrote Under Male Pseudonyms
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Who Was Susan Sontag?
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, September 1, 2023
Fireside this week! Depending on the order that things get written, we may have a few weeks of...
a year ago
Fireside this week! Depending on the order that things get written, we may have a few weeks of ‘break’ from our How to Roman Republic series, but do not fret: we will finish it. The one thing I am looking to ‘slot in’ as it were is a look at the armor of Baldur’s Gate … Continue...
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...
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How Did Claude Monet Capture the Passing of Time?
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6 Most Common Ethical Dilemmas of the 21st Century
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4 Ways Indigenous Cultures Survived Colonialism in Latin America
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Street Art Murals in Los Angeles: 7 Iconic Works and Their Artists
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The Expanding Nation: How Westward Expansion Shaped Early US Elections
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Which President Was the Only One to Resign from Office?
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Global Inequality...
Powerful, but within the orbit of the empire
A review of Clinton Fernandes’ “Subimperial power“
a year ago
A review of Clinton Fernandes’ “Subimperial power“
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5 Iconic Photographs by Ansel Adams
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2 months ago
Wrong Side of...
Leaving behind the history written in letters of blood
Reflections on the Revolution in Europe, Part 3
3 weeks ago
Reflections on the Revolution in Europe, Part 3
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4 Key Non-Aligned States During the Cold War
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Classical Wisdom
The Homeric Hymn to Demeter
NEW Event
5 months ago
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What Was the Relationship Between Cezanne and Zola?
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The True History of Illtud of the Arthurian Legends
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Enuma Elish: Discover the Babylonian Poem of Creation
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The Art of Fear: What Is Italian Giallo?
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Thomas Gainsborough: 7 Facts You Need to Know
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11 months ago
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What Does the New Testament Say About Hell?
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Flashbak
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...
a year ago
The 15th-century Italian herbalist could consult the illustrated Erbario and thereby know the latest medieval conventions, sometimes depicted in water colour with fantastic elements such as human faces. The medicinal properties and preparations of the plants. Via University...
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How Did Christianity Affect Japanese Immigration to America?
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Flashbak
Derek Jarman’s Home In Dungeness: Where Jesus Walked In The Garden
Before a run of Derek Jarman’s (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) The Garden at New York’s...
9 months ago
Before a run of Derek Jarman’s (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) The Garden at New York’s Metrograph theater, the British director spoke about his own garden and his house at Dungeness on the coast of Kent in England. Jarman made The Garden on the grounds of his seaside...
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6 Must-See English Castles
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Quipu: How Did the Inca Record Information with Cords & Knots?
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
And some bits and pieces.
4 months ago
And some bits and pieces.
Trying to Understand...
Round Two? There Is No Round Two.
Game pretty much over in Ukraine.
a year ago
Game pretty much over in Ukraine.
TheCollector
Who Was Saint Ignatius of Antioch?
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a year ago
Flashbak
London By Tube, DLR and Overground in The Early 1990s
Today, I’m gonna take my bike ‘Cause once again the Tube’s on strike The greedy bastards want extra...
5 months ago
Today, I’m gonna take my bike ‘Cause once again the Tube’s on strike The greedy bastards want extra pay For sitting on their arse all day! – London Underground by The Amateur Transplants Peter Marshall shows us pictures of stations on the London Underground, Docklands light...
Flashbak
Why James Bond Gave Up His Lady’s Gun For A Walther PPK
Geoffrey Boothroyd (1925 – 20 October 2001) enjoyed reading spy novels and writing about guns in...
9 months ago
Geoffrey Boothroyd (1925 – 20 October 2001) enjoyed reading spy novels and writing about guns in over a dozen books on the subject, including A Guide to Gun Collecting (1961), Guns Through the Ages (also 1961) and The British Over and Under Shotgun. In 1956 Boothoyd had read...
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Who Were the Axis Powers?
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a year ago
Hidden History
The French Space Cat Felicette
France joined the Space Race in the 1950s, and one of her missions was a test flight involving the...
a week ago
France joined the Space Race in the 1950s, and one of her missions was a test flight involving the first (and so far only) cat to enter space. It did not end well for the cat. In the aftermath of the Second World War, France, under the leadership of General Charles De Gaulle, was...
Trying to Understand...
That's The Truth?
In politics, well, it depends.
a year ago
In politics, well, it depends.
TheCollector
17 Crazy Facts about the History of Chocolate
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11 months ago
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When Did World War II Start and End?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:38
a year ago
On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:38
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Hitler in Politics: From the Nazi Party to the Reichstag
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Pol Pot: Overseer of the Cambodian Genocide
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Who Won the Battle of Cold Harbor?
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11 months ago
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Elton John Collection Goes on Sale After 21 Years
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a year ago
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Guimarães: 9 Historic Sites in Portugal’s Cradle City
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Albert Speer: Architect, Minister, and Hitler’s Closest Friend
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6 months ago
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What Is Affection in Philosophy?
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a week ago
Flashbak
Animals Behaving Horribly On Vintage Christmas Cards
The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards...
a year ago
The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards produced during the Victorian era. There are dead birds, massive insects being tortured by small children and any number of humanised animals eating each other, eating people and...
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.
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What Are the Characteristics of Italian Renaissance Art?
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4 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Tune Out, Turn Off, Delete.
You don't need to know that.
10 months ago
You don't need to know that.
TheCollector
10 Van Gogh Paintings You Should Know
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9 months ago
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Pizan’s The Book of the City of Ladies: The West’s 1st Feminist Text?
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a year ago
Overcoming Bias
The Two Big Games
Imagine a business meeting which will decide if a new project goes forward, or decide key priorities...
a month ago
Imagine a business meeting which will decide if a new project goes forward, or decide key priorities about it.
TheCollector
Who Was Vernon Lee?
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2 months ago
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Van Gogh’s Sunflowers: 11 Works Featuring the Artist’s Favorite Flower
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
5 months ago
From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
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
8 months ago
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 09:19
Classical Wisdom
Should We Be Skeptics?
Is it good to question everything?
9 months ago
Is it good to question everything?
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Life of Plato
9 months ago
TheCollector
Michigan Museum Displays Rich History of Cambodian Art
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10 months ago
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Italian vs. Northern Renaissance Art: What’s the Difference?
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4 weeks ago
History Today Feed
‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:18
5 months ago
‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:18
Trying to Understand...
A Strange Defeat.
A failure of understanding in Ukraine.
2 months ago
A failure of understanding in Ukraine.
African History...
A history of Zanzibar before the Omanis (600-1873)
Journal of African cities chapter 7
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 7
History Today Feed
William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:21
10 months ago
William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:21
African History...
When Africa discovered Europe
*my article for New Lines Magazine
a year ago
*my article for New Lines Magazine
History Today Feed
‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/26/2024 -...
9 months ago
‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/26/2024 - 09:54
African History...
Life and works of Africa's most famous Woman scholar: Nana Asmau (1793-1864)
On the contribution of Muslim women in African history.
8 months ago
On the contribution of Muslim women in African history.
TheCollector
What Was Colonialism? Causes and Impact
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René Descartes’ Legacy: The Persistence of Mind-Body Dualism
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
The Two Trojan Wars
Secret Origins
a year ago
TheCollector
Princess Diana ‘Black Sheep’ Jumper Sold for $1.1 M.
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Things Are Falling Apart ...
And the centre's not looking too good, either.
a year ago
And the centre's not looking too good, either.
TheCollector
A History of Speakeasies in the USA: In the Spirit of Secrecy
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6 months ago
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What Was Che Guevara Doing in Africa?
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7 Famous Artists Who Turned to Crime
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10 months ago
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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John Sellars on Aristotle’s Life, Philosophy, and Relevance Today
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10 months ago
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Cricket & Colonialism: A Tale of Imperial Power & Influence
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4 months ago
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Who Was Achilles? Greek Mythology’s Greatest Warrior
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a year ago
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What Do We Mean by Aboriginal Languages?
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2 months ago
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Edward Longshanks & the Conquest of Wales
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
11 months ago
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
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Francisco Goya Research Center Launches in New York City
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6 months ago
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The French Monarchy: From Clovis to the Capetians
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Isadora Duncan: 12 Facts About the Pioneer of Modern Dance
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5 Inspirational Women From the Second World War
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Capturing Alaska: Who Are 6 of Alaska’s Most Celebrated Painters?
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What Were Hobart’s Funnies?
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Edward VII: The Rebel Prince Who Became a Popular King
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The 6 Finest Gothic Cathedrals in France
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Jean Cocteau: A Complete Insight (Bio & Art)
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When Did the Korean War Start?
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Why Do the British Love Tea so Much?
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a year ago
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Neil Gaiman’s Collection Sale Surpasses Expectations
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10 months ago
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Who Was Carolee Schneemann? 8 Facts About the Legendary Performance Artist
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4 months ago
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What Did Averroes Ask Ibn Arabi?
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9 months ago
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3 Beautiful Places in the North of England Tourists Tend to Neglect
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7 months ago
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...
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3 Most Notable Democratic Presidents in US History
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