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Edward IV: The Life of a Man Who Was King Twice
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Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
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The Allure of Medieval Churches
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Was Cleopatra a Descendant of Alexander the Great?
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The Death of a Mnemonist
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Rare Photographs of Siouxsie and the Banshees in Japan, 1982
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Flashbak
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3 Most Notable Republican Presidents in US History
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Pre-Columbian Writing Systems (And How They Worked)
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‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
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Did This Psychoanalytical Cult Kill Jackson Pollock?
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The Beguines: The Hermits Who Became Medieval Celebrities
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Patterns in Humanity
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Hidden History
The Japanese Mafia and the Card Game of Koi-Koi
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Aristarchus of Samos and the Heliocentric Model of the Universe
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10 Historic Sites to Visit in Los Angeles
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Thomas Gainsborough: 7 Facts You Need to Know
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I talked to Terry Gross!
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10 Curious Facts About Johnny Cash
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3 Debunked Rumors About Anne Boleyn
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4 Key Works by James Joyce You Need to Read
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Who Are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse?
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British Imperial Presence in China: Opium, Porcelain, & Manipulation
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Hidden History
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Beware the Lides of March
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Hundred Rabbits
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Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
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Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
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‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
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The Enigmatic Archeology of Chichen Itza: A World Wonder
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7 Incredible Wartime Advancements From World War I
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10 Small but Historic Countries You Didn’t Know About
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10 Discoveries from Sutton Hoo’s Anglo-Saxon Ship Burial
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A Modern Sacred Band? Homosexuality in Nazi Germany
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Who Are Some Key Figures in Epistemology?
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The Ahnenerbe: How the Nazis Constructed Racial Mythologies
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Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
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The Brutal Murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket: Blood on the Flagstones
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Roman Goddess: Who Is Pomona?
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Marcus Aurelius' Birthday Celebrations
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What Happened During a Duel in Early Modern Europe & North America?
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Another Of My Essays in French
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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...
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Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
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The Men Who Sacked Rome: Who Were the Vandals?
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“My own means of making a living is essentially clerical, and hence tedious and constipating. The making of pictures is to writing what laughing gas is to the Asian influenza.'” – Kurt Vonnegut, Fates Worse Than Death Kurt Vonnegut liked to draw. Other writers, notably J.R.R....
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This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw in the 1930s features black and white illustrations and poetic recipes for various cocktails. A leading figure in early American abstraction, Charles Green Shaw (May 1, 1892 – April 2, 1974) was an American painter, poet,...
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A Day At New York City’s Off-Track Betting in 1982
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7 Prominent Photorealist Artists in the World Today
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20 Roman Emperors Who Defined Ancient Rome
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Iris Murdoch Through 3 Great Works in Philosophy and Literature
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What Is Marie Antoinette Syndrome?
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Robert Mallet-Stevens Creates the Ideal City in 32 Visions, 1922
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Baruch Spinoza’s Political Philosophy: Rights & Normativity
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The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882: Racism on a Federal Level
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In Your Face: Photographer Shoots Londoners Up Close And Personal
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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...
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[Ebook] The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
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Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun story and some great Fred Freeman illustrations. Treasury for Young Readers was a collection of stories for children, some from Reader's Digest stories and some from books....
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Battle of the Persian Gate: An Achaemenid Thermopylae, 330 BCE
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The Jōmon Period: Japan’s Mysterious Origin Story
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The Problem of Evil: If God Exists, Why Aren’t We All in Heaven?
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Moe’s Photos of Jacob Riis House On New York City’s Lower East Side 1977-1983
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What Was Procopius’ “Secret History”? (& Why You Shouldn’t Trust It)
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What Is the History of Halloween?
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How to Read Renaissance Maps (7 Tips)
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The Met Returns Looted “Golden Boy” Statue to Thailand
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Why Were So Many Women Artists Still Life Painters?
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‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
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Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
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The Political Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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Fireside Friday, July 12, 2024
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Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for this week, but it has been a bit stubborn and I do not want to derail my book writing/revising schedule in order to push it out before it is ready. So that will almost certainly...
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Wittgenstein & Mysticism: Grasping What Cannot Be Said
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Christian Ethics vs Secular Ethics: What’s the Difference?
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What Are The Most Popular Myths About the Council of Nicaea?
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Eating At The Montreal Restaurant ‘Famous for Its Little Pig’ – 1938-1972
For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a...
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For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a pig at the table at Au Lutin Qui Bouffe restaurant in Montreal, Canada. Patrons would take home the photo as a souvenir. The typical posse was for one diner to feed the piglet milk...
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99-Year-Old Dick Van Dyke Sings & Dances in a Touching New Coldplay Video, Directed by Spike Jonze
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There’s one thing right with our world, and it’s Dick Van Dyke. Appearing in a new Coldplay music video, Mr. Van Dyke dances barefoot and sings knowingly a little off-key—before reflecting on a century of life on this planet. What is love? Is he afraid of dying? What does luck...
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Mary Magdalene Portrait Attributed to Raphael on View in France
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Summary of changes for December
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added a new page: electrical refit, fuel sensor,...
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