Classical Wisdom
Why Did Rome Fall?
& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
a year ago
& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
CrimethInc.
How to Organize an Assembly : Preparing to Respond in an Era of Disasters and Despotism
There are times when people who have kept to themselves, counting on politicians and specialists to...
2 months ago
There are times when people who have kept to themselves, counting on politicians and specialists to solve their problems, suddenly realize that their only hope is to make contact with others like themselves and work together. Perhaps a hurricane has just torn through the state,...
TheCollector
Marx’s German Ideology: What is Historical and Dialectical Materialism?
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
People, States and Borders.
And other dubious ideas.
5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Rome's Worst General?
And the Mystery of the Cursed Gold
10 months ago
And the Mystery of the Cursed Gold
TheCollector
8 Outstanding Women in the History of Philosophy
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a month ago
Open Culture
10,000+ Free Online Certificates & Badges: A Resource for Lifelong Learners
For those looking to boost their skills or explore new fields without breaking the bank, Class...
6 days ago
For those looking to boost their skills or explore new fields without breaking the bank, Class Central has done the heavy lifting. Known as a search engine for online courses, Class Central has compiled what might be the largest collection of free online certificates and badges...
TheCollector
Which Famous Artworks Have Inspired Filmmakers?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
The Macedonian Wars: Rome vs the Macedonian Phalanx
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12 months ago
TheCollector
Daedalus and Icarus: What Is the Main Message?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
The Road from East Germany to North Korea
The Road from East Germany to North Korea
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:15
3 months ago
The Road from East Germany to North Korea
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:15
A Collection of...
Continues the Hiatus, 2024
Friends, Readers, Countrymen, lend me your eyes! As sadly expected, the hiatus is going to continue...
3 months ago
Friends, Readers, Countrymen, lend me your eyes! As sadly expected, the hiatus is going to continue through October. I am making good progress on my writing, but still need to keep focusing. I am currently, I believe, on track for us to go back to normally scheduled posts in...
TheCollector
Hitler in Politics: From the Nazi Party to the Reichstag
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8 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Useless in Gaza
As always, if you don't know what you're doing.
a year ago
As always, if you don't know what you're doing.
TheCollector
Top 7 Dutch Golden Age Artists to Know
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a year ago
Global Inequality...
Should poor countries remain poor?
Stock vs flow approach.
9 months ago
TheCollector
History of Gunpowder: An In-Depth Overview
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
The Long Run.
The future belongs to them.
2 weeks ago
The future belongs to them.
Dr Alun Withey
The Health Risks of Travel in Early-Modern Britain
As I start to make some progress on my new research project on travel, health and risk I am turning...
a year ago
As I start to make some progress on my new research project on travel, health and risk I am turning my attention to the sorts of things that early modern travellers were fearful of. As a bit of a nervous traveller myself, it’s quite comforting to know that there is actually a...
TheCollector
Was Angkor Ever Lost? The Myth of French “Discovery”
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Maze-like Exhibition Celebrates 100th Anniversary of Surrealism
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4 months ago
TheCollector
How Did the Tet Offensive Impact American Morale?
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10 months ago
Flashbak
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...
TheCollector
Ancient Remains of Two More Victims Discovered at Pompeii
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Complete Kelmscott Press Book Collection Sells Out at Auction
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a month ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:08
2 months ago
On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:08
Flashbak
Glasgow in the 1980s: ‘From An Insider’s Point of View’
The Cranhill Arts Project has been collecting pictures of Glasgow, Scotland, to show the place ...
a month ago
The Cranhill Arts Project has been collecting pictures of Glasgow, Scotland, to show the place “from an insider’s point of view”. Among its growing collection of Glasgow peoples’ photographs are these from the 1980s. All these snapshots have been labelled by the people who...
Classical Wisdom
Do We Need Passports? Or Borders?
Watch now (23 sec) | Crossing with Radiohead
a year ago
Watch now (23 sec) | Crossing with Radiohead
History Today Feed
Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/30/2024 - 10:41
5 months ago
Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/30/2024 - 10:41
Flashbak
Clubbers And Youth Tribes in Post-Punk London : 1978-1986
“As a photographer, I go as the casual observer and stand in the shadows. When I first went to those...
8 months ago
“As a photographer, I go as the casual observer and stand in the shadows. When I first went to those Tuesday nights at Billy’s [1978] it was like walking into a Hieronymous Bosch painting – furtive but lively, very decadent reflecting what they were into, and yet with a sense of...
TheCollector
Vyacheslav Molotov: 6 Facts about Stalin’s Closest Confidant
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a year ago
TheCollector
4 Great Films About the Troubles and Irish Independence
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Restored Delacroix Masterpiece Goes Back on Show at Louvre
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8 months ago
TheCollector
10 Films for Photography Enthusiasts
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11 months ago
TheCollector
How King Alfred Nearly Lost Everything (But Didn’t)
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
The Election That Caused the Boer War
The Election That Caused the Boer War
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:19
7 months ago
The Election That Caused the Boer War
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:19
TheCollector
Atlas Shrugged: Ayn Rand’s Most Famous Novel Explained
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a year ago
African History...
A history of Women's political power and matriliny in the kingdom of Kongo.
In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which...
a year ago
In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which kinship is traced through the female line. Matriliny was often confounded with matriarchy as a supposedly earlier stage of social evolution than patriarchy. Matriliny thus became a...
TheCollector
Morality Explored: Which Ethical Theories Are Best?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Makes the City of London Unique?
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a year ago
TheCollector
London’s National Portrait Gallery Opens First Francis Bacon Show
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3 months ago
TheCollector
10 Terrible Catholic Popes
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a year ago
Flashbak
Teenagers at Home In the 1980s and 90s In 38 Photos
“As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone...
10 months ago
“As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.” ― Fran Lebowitz We’re back looking at teenagers at home and in their bedrooms in the 1980 an 1990s. We’ve been back there before, checking our the snapshot …...
TheCollector
Romulus and Remus: The Legendary Founders of Rome
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a month ago
Open Culture
Why David Lynch’s Dune Went Wrong: A Comparison with Denis Villeneuve’s Hit Adaptation
Denis Villeneuve’s recent film adaptation of Dune is generally considered to be superior to the late...
2 days ago
Denis Villeneuve’s recent film adaptation of Dune is generally considered to be superior to the late David Lynch’s, from 1984 — though even according to many of Lynch’s fans, it could hardly have been worse. In a 1996 piece for Premiere magazine, David Foster Wallace described...
History Today Feed
Aliens and the Enlightenment
Aliens and the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/12/2024 - 07:00
4 months ago
Aliens and the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/12/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
Ancient Papyrus Reveals Plato’s Final Hours
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Study Reveals Origins of the Knight’s Tombstone in Jamestown
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Maccabean Revolt: How the Maccabees Beat the Seleucids
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5 months ago
TheCollector
5 Horrific Stories from the Old Testament
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a year ago
TheCollector
Anarchism Explained: Why Should the State be Abolished?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Venice’s Nordic Pavilion Receives a Massive Chinese Dragon
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
j.hoare
Mon, 12/04/2023 - 11:45
a year ago
Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
j.hoare
Mon, 12/04/2023 - 11:45
TheCollector
6 Facts About Ilya Repin You Should Know
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2 weeks ago
TheCollector
How Did Victorian Fashion Show Grief Through Clothes?
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6 days ago
Global Inequality...
Trump and the Rise of Asia
My interview with "Atlantico"
a month ago
My interview with "Atlantico"
TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in Southwest France Brimming With Joie de Vivre
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2 months ago
TheCollector
What Criticisms Are Directed Towards Anti-Natalism?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Van Dyck Rare Drawing Could Sell for $1.2 Million at Christie’s
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a year ago
Open Culture
An Illustrator Creates a Kindle for Charles Dickens, Placing 40 Miniature Classics within a Large...
For a design class project, Rachel Walsh, a student at Cardiff School of Art and Design, set out to...
a month ago
For a design class project, Rachel Walsh, a student at Cardiff School of Art and Design, set out to explain the concept of a Kindle to Charles Dickens. Recognizing that Dickens, a 19th-century author, wouldn’t understand modern terms like ebooks, downloads or the internet, she...
TheCollector
Glasgow Museum Retrieved Robert Gemmell Hutchison Piece
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a year ago
Flashbak
Windows In Time: The New York City Years, 1975 – 1980
We are delighted to share reader Philip Flip Collier’s photographs of New York City in the late...
4 months ago
We are delighted to share reader Philip Flip Collier’s photographs of New York City in the late 1970s to 1980. Upon graduating from The New England School of Photography in Boston, Massachusetts in 1974, he immediately took to the streets. Here he tell us his story of living in...
TheCollector
What Was Kantai Kessen?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Good Friday: The Significance of the Day & How Christians Observe It
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9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Do We NEED to Hear Opinions We Don’t Like?
I Dare You...
6 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Power Of Absent Things.
It explains a lot about Ukraine.
10 months ago
It explains a lot about Ukraine.
History Today Feed
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
3 months ago
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
TheCollector
Were the Nuremberg Trials Only Held in Nuremberg?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
How Does Friedrich Hayek’s The Road to Serfdom Criticize Socialism?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
3 months ago
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
TheCollector
Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Shipwreck Discovered Near Canada
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7 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Medieval Legend of Prester John?
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a year ago
TheCollector
5 Victorian Fashion Trends: From Flammable Skirts to Poisonous Fabrics
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a month ago
TheCollector
Who Am I, Really? A Philosophical Quest for Self-Discovery
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3 months ago
African History...
Early civilizations of ancient Africa and the pre-Aksumite civilization of the northern Horn.
In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of...
3 months ago
In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of urbanism and complex societies in West Africa discovered a vast cluster of stone ruins in southern Mauritania.
TheCollector
10 Facts You Should Know About Henri Matisse
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TheCollector
6 Famous Musicians at the Center of Big Mysteries
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6 days ago
History Today Feed
Inventing Cyrillic
Inventing Cyrillic
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:21
8 months ago
Inventing Cyrillic
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:21
TheCollector
What Is the Legacy of the Battle of Gettysburg?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Everything You Need to Know About Claude Monet’s Water Lilies
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6 months ago
Trying to Understand...
When Ukraine Is Over ...
How will they turn out the lights?
a week ago
How will they turn out the lights?
TheCollector
The Rise of Television & The Power of Images in US Elections
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Romania in WWII: An Important Part of the Eastern Front
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10 months ago
TheCollector
What Are Slavoj Žižek’s Most Intriguing Ideas?
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2 weeks ago
TheCollector
Risorgimento: The Long Road to the Unification of Italy
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July
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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, implemented the export of .theme files, and theme...
Flashbak
Hunter S Thompson Sets Fire To His Christmas Tree (1990)
“’NO, HUNTER, NO! PLEASE, HUNTER, DON’T DO IT!'” – Hunter S. Thompson’s secretary Deborah Fuller...
a month ago
“’NO, HUNTER, NO! PLEASE, HUNTER, DON’T DO IT!'” – Hunter S. Thompson’s secretary Deborah Fuller before the writer torched his Christmas Tree In January 1990, Sam Allis was on assignment for TIME magazine at writer Hunter S. Thompson’s (July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005) home...
Trying to Understand...
Peter Pan goes to Ukraine
Some people never grow up.
over a year ago
Some people never grow up.
TheCollector
5 Paintings That Inspired Famous Filmmakers
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a year ago
TheCollector
5 Top Fighter Aces of World War I
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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
TheCollector
Belgium’s Collectible Design Fair Debuts in NYC
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Thomas Gainsborough: 7 Facts You Need to Know
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11 months ago
TheCollector
The Rise & Fall of Pre-Columbian Empires & Their Cultures
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11 months ago
TheCollector
The Life & Mysterious Disappearance of Glenn Miller
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a week ago
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?
African History...
Join me on Notes
"On the Zanzibari envoy to 11th century china and the recent Swahili-Persian DNA study"
a year ago
"On the Zanzibari envoy to 11th century china and the recent Swahili-Persian DNA study"
TheCollector
How Did Averroes Influence the West?
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9 months ago
Hidden History
A Tale of Kale (And Cabbage, and Brussels Sprouts, and Broccoli, and Cauliflower…)
These vegetables (and Kohlrabi, and Collard Greens, and Gai Lan, and Bok Choy, and Red Cabbage) may...
2 months ago
These vegetables (and Kohlrabi, and Collard Greens, and Gai Lan, and Bok Choy, and Red Cabbage) may be familiar in the kitchen, but they do not exist anywhere in nature—and they are all the same species of plant. The Brassica is a very large and diverse family of plants, with...
African History...
**a Brief note on Africa's intellectual history
plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
a year ago
plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
TheCollector
5 Celebrities Accused of Being Communists During the Second Red Scare
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TheCollector
3 Most Notable Republican Presidents in US History
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3 months ago
TheCollector
The Secret SS Mission to Tibet You’ve Never Heard Of
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5 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Best Museums in Trieste, Italy?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
The 6 Major Causes of the French Revolution
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11 months ago
TheCollector
11 Greek Mythological Creatures
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Did Tunisia Become a Country?
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
On Seneca: Anger, Fear, and Sadness
Event News
a year ago
TheCollector
6 Works by Mexican Muralists You Should Know
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TheCollector
Ancient Egyptian Structure Discovered Near Giza Pyramids
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8 months ago
TheCollector
4 Important Philosophers of German Idealism You Should Know
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4 weeks ago
African History...
The role of firearms in African military history, and the guns of the Benin kingdom.
"The Zulus appeared almost to grow out of the earth.
2 months ago
"The Zulus appeared almost to grow out of the earth.
TheCollector
Rembrandt Used Arsenic to Paint “The Night Watch”
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6 months ago
TheCollector
6 Must-See Spanish Castles
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TheCollector
Cape Town’s Troubled Colonial History
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a year ago
TheCollector
Switzerland’s Historic Neutrality: Why Doesn’t the Country Take Sides?
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3 months ago
Open Culture
The Scene That Reveals the Beauty of Classic Hollywood Cinema
1939 is widely considered the greatest year in Hollywood history. Back then, writes 1939: The Year...
2 weeks ago
1939 is widely considered the greatest year in Hollywood history. Back then, writes 1939: The Year in Movies author Tom Flannery, the so-called “Big Eight” major American studios “had a combined 590 actors, 114 directors and 340 writers under contract, each of whom worked an...
TheCollector
10 Banned Literary Classics You Might Not Know
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TheCollector
The 5 Most Significant Queens and Kings of Jerusalem
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TheCollector
British Imperial Presence in China: Opium, Porcelain, & Manipulation
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Makes a Conflict a World War?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Women in the Celtic World: Everything You Should Know
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Renovations Continue at Houston’s Rothko Chapel
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Marilyn Monroe: The Fascinating Life of a Pop Icon
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, August 16, 2024
Fireside this week! I find I have my thoughts more or less together for the last part of the...
5 months ago
Fireside this week! I find I have my thoughts more or less together for the last part of the Imperator series, but I have not yet gotten them into a satisfying order – a common hazard of writing – so they will have to wait for next week. It’s not yet clear to me if … Continue...
Flashbak
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;...
CrimethInc.
Georgia: The Firework Protests : A Report and Video Footage from the Streets of Tbilisi
Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government...
a month ago
Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government protesters in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. We offer the following short report and video footage courtesy of Georgian anarchists.
The demonstrators are responding to the...
Overcoming Bias
Decision Selection Bias
As futarchy interest and activity are way up lately, this seems a good time to elaborate on one of...
3 weeks ago
As futarchy interest and activity are way up lately, this seems a good time to elaborate on one of its most technical issues, one that @metaproph3t also discussed recently: decision selection bias.
Trying to Understand...
How About a Victory for the Left Occasionally?
Here are a few modest ideas.
a year ago
Here are a few modest ideas.
TheCollector
4 Samurai Swords that Defined an Era
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a year ago
Wrong Side of...
The Scottish Play
Canon Club podcast: Macbeth
2 months ago
Canon Club podcast: Macbeth
Open Culture
Explore the Newly-Launched Public Domain Image Archive with 10,000+ Free Historical Images
We’ve often featured the work of the Public Domain Review here on Open Culture, and also various...
a week ago
We’ve often featured the work of the Public Domain Review here on Open Culture, and also various searchable copyright-free image databases that have arisen over the years. It makes sense that those two worlds would collide, and now they’ve done so in the form of the just-launched...
TheCollector
Bali’s 8 Finest Historic Sites: A Feast for the Senses
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TheCollector
Impeachment: What Does It Take to Remove a US Politician From Power?
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TheCollector
8 Unmissable UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Southeast Asia
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
James Joyce's Ulysses
Retelling of the Odyssey
a year ago
TheCollector
4 Greek Myths That Inspired Cinema
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TheCollector
10 Heartbreaking Facts About the Rwandan Genocide
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a year ago
TheCollector
Philosophy 101: What Are The 5 Major Branches of Philosophy?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
JamesHoare
Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
a month ago
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
JamesHoare
Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
CrimethInc.
Sacrificial Violence and Retribution
In the following analysis, we explore the responses to two different extrajudicial killings as a way...
a month ago
In the following analysis, we explore the responses to two different extrajudicial killings as a way to understand the different forms of violence that are coming to the fore in our society right now. In the appendix, we offer an incomplete roundup of various responses to the...
Overcoming Bias
Who You Are Vs. What You Control
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other...
3 months ago
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other things being equal, the best plan is to let as few things into your identity as possible.
TheCollector
A Brief History of Aboriginal Australia: The World’s Oldest Culture
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Wrong Side of...
Fellow believers or fellow citizens?
Liberalism dies in darkness
2 months ago
Liberalism dies in darkness
Flashbak
Vanishing Point: New Zealand and Australia in the 80s and 90s
“I approached my subjects with a sense of urgency. I believed that my world, as I knew it, was...
2 months ago
“I approached my subjects with a sense of urgency. I believed that my world, as I knew it, was drawing to a close” – Kathryn McCool on life in New Zealand in the 1980s Kathryn McCool was 18 when her father gave her a camera (a Ricoh SLR) he’d bought at auction. As Kathryn …...
TheCollector
Abkhazia’s National Art Gallery Works Destroyed by Fire
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TheCollector
Who Was Vercingetorix?
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Levi Roach
On the Spot: Levi Roach
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
11 months ago
On the Spot: Levi Roach
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
African History...
The empire of Kong (ca. 1710-1915): a cultural legacy of medieval Mali.
At the close of the 18th century, the West African hosts of the Scottish traveler Mungo Park...
5 months ago
At the close of the 18th century, the West African hosts of the Scottish traveler Mungo Park informed him of a range of mountains situated in "a large and powerful kingdom called Kong".
TheCollector
9 Provocative Artworks by Maurizio Cattelan
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TheCollector
10 Must-Read Magical Realist Novels
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TheCollector
The Apocrypha: Were Books Left Out of the Protestant Bible?
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TheCollector
8 Things to See in Tokyo: A Guide For Art Enthusiasts
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9 months ago
Flashbak
The Metamorphoses du Jour by JJ Grandville – 1829
Told in 73 coloured lithographs, Les Metamorphoses du Jour (1829) by French artist J.J. Gandville...
3 weeks ago
Told in 73 coloured lithographs, Les Metamorphoses du Jour (1829) by French artist J.J. Gandville (born Jean-Ignace-Isidore Gérard; 1803-1847) is a satire on the bourgeois middle class of Parisian society in the Romantic period. Grandville’s characters have a human body and an...
Hundred Rabbits
Wood stove installation
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that...
over a year ago
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that the best model was the cast iron Sardine from Navigator Stoveworks.
Our Espar forced air diesel heater broke on our last passage, and we decided not to replace it. There are few...
TheCollector
What Was the Third Council of Constantinople?
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Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 2
Another article that appeared in this August 1953 issue is about the current fictional space flight...
over a year ago
Another article that appeared in this August 1953 issue is about the current fictional space flight programs on TV: Rocket-Bye Baby.
TheCollector
Women in Art History: Great Female Artists Who Were Long Overlooked
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TheCollector
Who Was Benjamin Disraeli?
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4 months ago
Res Obscura
How to use generative AI for historical research
Four real-world case studies, and some thoughts on what not to do
a year ago
Four real-world case studies, and some thoughts on what not to do
Classical Wisdom
Where to Stay While in Search of Homer?
***Only 15 Seats Left
2 months ago
TheCollector
TheCollector Interviews Anys Reimann, Contemporary Artist
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TheCollector
What Is a Good Argument According to Aristotle?
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a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
Race, economics and homicide in the United States: a summary
Why economic factors cannot explain homicide disparities in the United States
3 months ago
Why economic factors cannot explain homicide disparities in the United States
TheCollector
Did Andy Warhol Immortalize Marilyn Monroe?
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TheCollector
10 Ancient Greek Sculptures You Must Know
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TheCollector
La Llorona: Latin America’s Vengeful Ghost in Film & Literature
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/22/2024 - 10:41
6 months ago
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/22/2024 - 10:41
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
Should you be Skeptical of Ads? Pyrrhonian Skepticism and Consumerism
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How Did the Capetian Dynasty Turn France Into a Superpower?
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‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
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‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
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How Did Socrates Die?
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Dreams of Space -...
Gumby and Pokey Coloring Book (1966)
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Joseph Kony & the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda
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African History...
Mansa Musa and the royal pilgrimage tradition of west Africa: 11th-18th century
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Korea’s War of Prisoners
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Jericho: An Ancient City Filled with Secrets
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The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a Rear Admiral who was killed on board the Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Kidd served in both the Second World War and the Korean War. The destroyer USS Kidd was...
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FDR: How Roosevelt Won Unprecedented Four Presidential Elections
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Jacksonville Confederate Monument Removed
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I learned about the newest dispute between Serbia and Kosovo in a New York café when I overheard a very animated conversation between a lady who seemed to blame Serbia for World War I (and perhaps World War III?) and the well-dressed maitre d’ who was so excited that he kept on...
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UN Committee Votes Against “At Risk” Designation for Stonehenge
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Lou Salomé: Friedrich Nietzsche’s Über-Woman
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Dr Alun Withey
Health and the Habitual Traveller in the 19th Century
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Iris Murdoch Through 3 Great Works in Philosophy and Literature
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8 Famous Women Writers Who Wrote Under Male Pseudonyms
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Who Won the Battle of Cold Harbor?
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Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars (1960)
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a year ago
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A. Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars. New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston. (55 p.) 1960.
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Who Won? The Competition Between Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo
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Patron Saint of Ireland: Who Was St. Patrick?
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‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
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4 Techniques of 19th-Century Photography You Should Know
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Who Were the First Christian Martyrs of Britain?
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What Was the Ecological Impact of the Columbian Exchange?
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The Many Faces of King David: Warrior, Poet, Adulterer
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Cruising New York City With Video Blogger Nelson Sullivan In The 1980s
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The Electoral College Explained
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A Collection of...
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10 months ago
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10 Historic College Towns in America You Should Visit
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US President or American Caesar?
US President or American Caesar?
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Thu, 09/26/2024 - 08:00
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US President or American Caesar?
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‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
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Tue, 04/30/2024 - 10:04
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‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
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Arthur Schopenhauer’s Idealism: Is Our World Just a Dream?
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Who Was Geoffrey of Monmouth? The Man Who Made Arthur and Merlin
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Gap Week: April 19, 2024 (Manor Lords First Impression)
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Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society for Military History (and, indeed, by the time you read this, I will be there). Normally, I post the abstract of my conference talk for these sorts of things, but since I …...
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What Is Marie Antoinette Syndrome?
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From Freed Son to Literary Legend: Who Was Horace?
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Into Space: Man's First Controlled Space Flight (1961)
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What Does the New Testament Say About Hell?
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4 Russian Leaders Who Actually Weren’t Russian
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Get to Know Palazzo Doria Pamphilj & Its Fascinating History
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Who’s in the Tomb?
A Macedonian Mystery: The Tombs of Aigai
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Egyptian Cat Goddess: Who Is Bastet?
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History of Chariots: 10 Types from Ancient Cultures Explained
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6 Empires that Conquered Ancient Egypt
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Giacomo Casanova’s Legendary Swashbuckling Travels
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The Hot Potato Changes Hands Again
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Who Is Satan in the New Testament?
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The Value of Wills to Historians
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Wed, 04/10/2024 - 11:01
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Understanding Henri Cartier-Bresson Through 7 Photographs
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5 Infamous Pretenders in Russian History
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Forgotten Sandro Botticelli Piece Seized by Italian Authorities
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Overcoming Bias
Prioritizing Concrete Proposals
I think often about the non-immediate future, and wonder how to best allocate effort to make that...
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I think often about the non-immediate future, and wonder how to best allocate effort to make that future better. And the first steps in this process are often to identify interesting classes of scenarios, and then estimate their desirability, chances, and ease of influence.
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Machu Picchu Unveiled: Why Hiram Bingham Didn’t “Discover” It
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From Legends to Ballads: What Is Folklore?
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Why Was the Statue of Christ the Redeemer Built?
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What Happened at the Battle of Kyiv in WWII?
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Charles Darwin: 5 Key Facts About His Life and Work
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The First Stoic
Zeno of Citium
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A Brief History of Money Throughout World History
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The Fowler Museum in L.A. Returns Seven Valuables to Ghana
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Operation Unthinkable: The Military Plan That Was Never Used
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What Was the Rhodesian Bush War?
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The Art of Collage and Assemblage in Modern Art
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8 Historical Places to Visit in Kent
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Prehistoric Art Examples Found in Turkey
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Claudius: The Roman Emperor Who Became a Pumpkin
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What Is Samsara in Hinduism?
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Why Is Canadian Thanksgiving on the Second Monday of October?
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The Machine Stops.
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Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
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World War II in Africa: The North African Campaign
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6 Things You Should Know About Pop Art
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10 Most Historic Cities to Visit Around the World
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Y Viva Espana: The Great British Package Holiday In Photos
When in June 1987, Shirley Baker photographed passengers at England’s Manchester Airport, many of...
7 months ago
When in June 1987, Shirley Baker photographed passengers at England’s Manchester Airport, many of them would have been on their way to sunny Spain as part of their package holiday. Jake Clark first arrived there in the late 1960s when his parents moved to a fishing village in...
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A Travel Guide to Pompeii: Visiting the City in One Day
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Are Isaac and Ishmael Enemies in the Bible?
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Who Was Martin Luther? (Bio, Ideas, Legacy)
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This Won’t Change: The Joy Of Northern Soul
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Patterns in Humanity
Man the Hunter
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Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
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Roadside Relics of the USSR
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How Did Socrates’s Teaching Inspire Cynicism?
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How Did the Pyramid of Giza Become an Ancient Wonder?
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Were They Really World Wars? WWI & WWII Outside of Europe
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London Markets In The 1960s an 1970s
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weird medieval guys
An 800 year prayer book that's decorated with puns
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Plus a little history of manuscript illustration
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