Flashbak
Frank Film: Watch the Oscar-Winning Animation That Peers Inside Your Head, 1973
Frank Film is a 1973 American animated short by husband-and-wife animators Caroline and Frank...
10 months ago
Frank Film is a 1973 American animated short by husband-and-wife animators Caroline and Frank Mouris. The film won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film and was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1996. It’s an autobiographical narrative – Mouris narrates his path...
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The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
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Mon, 09/16/2024 - 06:00
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The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
10 Must-See Archaeological Sites in the US
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The Whore of Babylon & Prostitution in the Bible
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Magritte Sets $121 Million Auction Record
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World’s Oldest Figurative Art Found in Indonesian Cave
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What Inspired Caspar David Friedrich’s Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog?
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Classical Wisdom
The Story of Thebes
From its captivating mythology and fantastic history, discover this important yet forgotten...
a year ago
From its captivating mythology and fantastic history, discover this important yet forgotten city-state...
African History...
a brief note on the role of Africans in the early Islamic expansion
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
a year ago
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
TheCollector
The History of Underwear: Loincloths, Petticoats, Boxers, & Briefs
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TheCollector
Why Did Ukraine Make Stamps of Banksy’s Art?
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Moses’ Wife: Who Was Zipporah?
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5 Autobiographical Paintings by Frida Kahlo
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The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/06/2024 - 10:35
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The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
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Tue, 08/06/2024 - 10:35
TheCollector
Hitler’s Inner Circle: The 7 Most Powerful Figures in the Third Reich
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10 Forgotten US Presidents
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Is the Q Source the Origin of the Gospels?
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8 Most Divisive President Elections in US History
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African History...
a brief note on Madagascar's position in African history
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
a year ago
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
TheCollector
From Reverence to Revulsion: The Life of Robert Mugabe
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TheCollector
Who Was Osama bin Laden?
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Who Are the Masterminds Behind Chicago’s Iconic Architecture?
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The 6 Major Causes of the French Revolution
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Hanging Out With Rock And Pop Stars at The Zenith of Their Careers In The 1980s
Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he...
10 months ago
Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he first spotted at a swap meet in Pasadena, California. We don’t know who took these photographs of David Bowie backstage, James Brown meeting and greeting the fans and many other...
TheCollector
The Rise & Fall of Pre-Columbian Empires & Their Cultures
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TheCollector
Tadeusz Kościuszko: 6 Facts You Didn’t Know
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What Is Hermeneutics? Explaining the Theory of Interpretation
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Work Begins on Naples’ New Archaeological Museum
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Meet The Orishas: 10 Afrobrazilian Gods and Goddesses
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A Quick Trip Guide to Washington DC’s Museums
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Battle of Poitiers, by Charles de Steuben, 1837, via Wikimedia Commons
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9 months ago
TheCollector
First Nations of the Canadian Subarctic: A Brief History
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Socrates and the Soul
And the Immortal Soul
5 months ago
African History...
The Dahlak islands and the African dynasty of Yemen
a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
a year ago
a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
weird medieval guys
No, the King doesn't own all the swans in Britain
So who does?
a year ago
History Today Feed
In Defence of Boring Books
In Defence of Boring Books
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Thu, 04/04/2024 - 00:00
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In Defence of Boring Books
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Thu, 04/04/2024 - 00:00
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What Happens When We Die? And Does That Impact How We Live?
Homer’s Hell: The Afterlife in Greek Mythology
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What Do Anti-Natalists Say About Existence and Consent?
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Francis Bacon Portrait of George Dyer to Sell at Sotheby’s
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TheCollector
A $25 Brooch Turns Out to Be a Rare Victorian Treasure
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ICYMI: Emperors, Conquerors and Saints
New Cabins *NOW* Available
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TheCollector
10 Historic Small Towns in Upstate New York Worth Exploring
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How George Washington Used the Fabian Strategy During the Revolution
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Empress of the Blues: Who Was Bessie Smith?
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The Rise of the Minamoto: Japan’s First Shogunate
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Understanding 5 Famous Quotes by Descartes
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Utagawa Hiroshige: 10 Works From the Last Great Master of Ukiyo-e
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Trying to Understand...
The Third World War Has Been Cancelled.
It was all too difficult, finally.
5 months ago
It was all too difficult, finally.
TheCollector
Why Did Claude Monet Paint Series of Paintings?
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TheCollector
5 Important Stories About Thor the Norse God of Thunder
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The Rise of Fascism in Italy & The Two “Black Years”
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Chicago’s Union League Club to Sell Monet Painting
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African History...
Empire building and Government in the Yorubaland: a history of Oyo (1600-1836)
Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
over a year ago
Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
TheCollector
Levina Teerlinc: A Woman Artist of the Tudor Court
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Rastafari Philosophical Tenets: Divinity Within & African Redemption
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Ragnarök: What Does the Prophecy of the Norse Apocalypse Actually Say?
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Maui Native Cultural Center Demolished in Fire
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What Is the History of Valentine’s Day?
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What’s the Best Time to Visit the Colosseum?
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The Liberation of Paris in World War II: Did the City Burn?
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4 Ancient Greek Federal States You Should Know
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Huacas and Apus: Sacred Landscapes of the Inca
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The Jaguars of Yuruparí: Shamans of the Amazon Rainforest
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Terror on the HMS Erebus: The Tragic Arctic Expedition
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How Free Are We? Louis Althusser on Ideology & Subjectivity
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History Today Feed
‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
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Mon, 12/02/2024 - 10:19
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Odysseus in the Underworld
Real or Fantasy?
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Flashbak
The Image in The Machine: Typewriter Art in the 1960 and 1970s
“If ‘technology’ is that which is invented after we are born, and ‘stuff’ is that which has always...
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“If ‘technology’ is that which is invented after we are born, and ‘stuff’ is that which has always been around, for those born now, computers, the internet and mobile phones are just stuff – in fact, it would be impossible for recent generations to imagine a world without these...
TheCollector
The Vasari Sacristy: Breathtaking Artwork in Naples
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TheCollector
What Happened During a Duel in Early Modern Europe & North America?
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Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
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Mon, 09/02/2024 - 10:00
3 months ago
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/02/2024 - 10:00
TheCollector
3 Key Philosophers on Mass Incarceration
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Art Basel Renames and Relocates Third Edition of Paris Show
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Two New York Museums Face Climate Protests
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Clement Attlee: Britain’s Greatest Prime Minister?
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Yuruparí: Amazon’s Unique Myth of Creation & Ritual of Passage
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What Is Hegel’s Dialectic Method?
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What Are the 5 Longest Rivers in the World?
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Trying to Understand...
Things Don't Always Get Better.
And "Against Recentism," while we're at it.
2 months ago
And "Against Recentism," while we're at it.
Classical Wisdom
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Marcus Aurelius' Birthday Celebrations
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Marcus Aurelius' Birthday Celebrations
TheCollector
Who Was the First President to Live in the White House?
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TheCollector
7 Facts About Mountain Man Jim Bridger
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TheCollector
Greco-Scythian Artifacts Seized by Spanish Police
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TheCollector
Who Were the 4 Key Players of the Risorgimento?
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Hidden History
The Ocarina
The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was...
2 months ago
The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was developed in Meso-America, and was resurrected in 19th century Europe. When we hear the word “flute”, most of us think of a long thin wooden or metal tube with holes along its length...
TheCollector
The World’s Most Prestigious Art Fairs (By Continent/Region)
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What Is the History and Significance of Diwali?
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIIa: De Re Publica
This is the first half of the third part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb) look at Paradox...
4 months ago
This is the first half of the third part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb) look at Paradox Interactive’s ancient grand strategy game Imperator: Rome, running from the late fourth through the first century BCE, a period that, relevant for today’s discussion, covers the Middle and...
TheCollector
Who Are the Klu Klux Klan?
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3 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Externalising Our Hatreds.
It's Ukraine and Gaza. Again.
a year ago
It's Ukraine and Gaza. Again.
Flashbak
A Fabulous Collection of Antique Espresso Coffee Machines
“I saw an ‘historical’ espresso machine for the first time in Arezzo in 1988 whilst visiting the...
4 weeks ago
“I saw an ‘historical’ espresso machine for the first time in Arezzo in 1988 whilst visiting the oldest antiques market in Italy,” says collector Enrico Maltoni. His interest in antique espresso coffee makers became a labour of love means. He’s written extensively on the subject...
African History...
The intellectual history of East Africa (ca. 900-1950 CE): from the Swahili coast to Buganda to...
The intellectual history of pre-colonial Africa is dominated by studies of the scholarly traditions...
3 weeks ago
The intellectual history of pre-colonial Africa is dominated by studies of the scholarly traditions of Ethiopia, West Africa, and Sudan, where a large corpus of extant manuscripts have been collected from the old scholarly centers of Timbuktu, Djenne, Gondar, and Harar.
A Collection of...
Collections: On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon, the Great?
This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman...
7 months ago
This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman legions, I wanted to take the opportunity to talk about Alexander III, who you almost certainly know as Alexander the Great. But I want to discuss his reign with that title, ‘the...
TheCollector
The Two Slayings of Holofernes: Artemisia vs. Caravaggio
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TheCollector
Samnite Wars: How Rome Conquered the Samnites (History & Aftermath)
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TheCollector
Battle of Cynoscephalae: Macedonian Phalanx vs Roman Legion
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TheCollector
The Dallas Art Fair Decides on 2024 Exhibitions
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TheCollector
Who Was Eusebius?
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Flashbak
Dust And Decadence In Weimar Berlin: Gustav Wunderwald’s Paintings Of Another City
Weimar Berlin wasn’t all cabaret, sex, drugs and lots of fun. The set designer and artist Gustav...
3 months ago
Weimar Berlin wasn’t all cabaret, sex, drugs and lots of fun. The set designer and artist Gustav Wunderwald (1 January 1882 – 24 June 1945) liked to look at the other side of life in Germany’s biggest city. He avoided the decadence and any obvious comment and conspicuous...
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, March 22, 2024
Fireside this week! The ACOUP schedule might end up being a little unstable for the next few weeks...
9 months ago
Fireside this week! The ACOUP schedule might end up being a little unstable for the next few weeks as the coincidence of illness, the dense part of the teaching semester and unexpected travel are playing havoc on my schedule. I can only promise that we will finish the series on...
TheCollector
The Philosopher Poet: Who Was Lucretius?
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TheCollector
Frick Collection Announces April 2025 Reopening
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TheCollector
Who Were the 43 Group?
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TheCollector
Yuefenpai: 8 Facts About the Iconic Chinese Calendar Advertisements
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History Today Feed
Reforming England’s Divorce Law
Reforming England’s Divorce Law
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/12/2024 - 08:48
9 months ago
Reforming England’s Divorce Law
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/12/2024 - 08:48
TheCollector
Who Was Hildegard of Bingen?
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TheCollector
Fenrir: Who Was the Norse Wolf Destined to Kill Odin?
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TheCollector
What Is a Medieval Morality Play?
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TheCollector
What is Appalachian Culture?
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TheCollector
10 Facts About the Curious Calvin Coolidge: The Coolest President?
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TheCollector
The Fountainhead: Ayn Rand’s Ode to Individualism
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What Did Averroes Ask Ibn Arabi?
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TheCollector
Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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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
Classical Wisdom
Quick Notification
In Search of Homer
2 months ago
TheCollector
NY Denny Gallery Shuts Down After Ten Years
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TheCollector
The Irish Migrations That Transformed Britain in the Dark Ages
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TheCollector
What Happened at the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
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TheCollector
How Did the Ancient Greeks and Romans Conduct Banking?
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Flashbak
Denim: The Fabric That Built America
Denim was G.I. in wartime America. Originally used as heavy industry, utility workwear, these images...
3 weeks ago
Denim was G.I. in wartime America. Originally used as heavy industry, utility workwear, these images mostly from the 1940s, show how the fabric became synonymous with American grit and productivity. The look was born in 18th Century Europe. Bleu de Gênes was the rough fabric...
TheCollector
J.S. Bach’s Life and Travels in Germany
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TheCollector
Prehistoric Art Examples Found in Turkey
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Gods Vs Titans
...and the Origins of the Universe
a year ago
...and the Origins of the Universe
TheCollector
Cairo Widens Access to Famous Saladin Citadel
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African History...
The 'hidden founders' of African studies in Europe: African intellectuals in the Holy Roman Empire...
In June 1652, the Ethiopian scholar Abba Gorgoryos reached the city of Nuremburg in what was then...
4 weeks ago
In June 1652, the Ethiopian scholar Abba Gorgoryos reached the city of Nuremburg in what was then the Holy Roman Empire (modern Germany) where he met Hiob Ludolf, an envoy and linguist whom later generations of ‘Ethiopists’ would regard as the founder of Ethiopian studies in...
Hidden History
The Albuquerque “Broken Arrow” Nuclear Accident
In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at...
a week ago
In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at Kirtland Air Force Base just outside of Albuquerque NM. In January 1950, President Harry Truman announced that the United States would begin a crash program to develop and deploy a weapon...
Dreams of Space -...
Blast Off (1973)
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full...
a year ago
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full book with you. And Blast Off!
Cain, Linda C. and Susan Rosenbaum. Illustrated by Dillon, Leo and Diane. Blast Off. Lexington, MA: Ginn. (24 p.) 1973.
TheCollector
The DAM Rejects Return Request from Native Alaskan Tribes
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TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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TheCollector
Romania in WWII: An Important Part of the Eastern Front
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9 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Distant Worlds (1932)
An early children's science fiction book about spaceflight.
Borrowing from a book-seller...
a week ago
An early children's science fiction book about spaceflight.
Borrowing from a book-seller description:
Friedrick Mader, "the German Jules Verne" according to Sam Moskowitz, was a popular author of fantastic romances in post-World War One Germany. DISTANT WORLDS is his only novel...
TheCollector
Limpieza de Sangre: Blood Purity in Spain and Mexico
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TheCollector
What Is the Good Friday Agreement?
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African History...
a brief note on the African exploration of the Old world
plus: the African discovery of north-western Europe.
a year ago
plus: the African discovery of north-western Europe.
TheCollector
Colonization of the Philippines: Strategic Lands Wanted by Many
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TheCollector
Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso: 6 Notes on Friendship and Rivalry
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a year ago
TheCollector
The First Provenance Research Head at the Met
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Flashbak
A Tour of The Westwood Mall, Michigan, 1972 – 1984
We’re off to the Westwood Mall in Michigan in the 1970s and early 1980s. Most of the images here are...
a month ago
We’re off to the Westwood Mall in Michigan in the 1970s and early 1980s. Most of the images here are from the store’s opening on August 3 1972. We see shopper browsing for music in Recordland beneath a poster for the singer Cyndi Lauper, buying into the ‘grapefruit diet’, getting...
TheCollector
History of the Berlin Wall: From Its Construction to Its Destruction
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Van Gogh ‘Sunflowers’ Targeted Again After Protestors Jailed
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Beer Can Art Accidentally Trashed at Dutch Museum
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What Is the Origin of Cowpox (& How Did It Cure Smallpox)?
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Parthenon Marbles or Elgin Marbles? Which Is the Correct Name?
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10 Terrifying Japanese Yōkai (Supernatural Creatures)
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weird medieval guys
Why is medieval art so weird?
Listen now (73 min) | In this inaugural episode of the Weird Medieval Guys podcast, Olivia and Aran...
a year ago
Listen now (73 min) | In this inaugural episode of the Weird Medieval Guys podcast, Olivia and Aran discuss why medieval art is so intriguing to modern viewers and what makes so much of it so weird. Also discussed are Galaxy Quest, Mel Gibson's crimes against the Middle Ages, and...
TheCollector
Why Do People Give Gifts at Christmas?
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TheCollector
10 Pieces of Legislation Affecting America’s Indigenous People
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British Grand Strategy & the European Balance of Power: 1815-1914
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The Problem with Catholic Popes: Linus and the Petrine Succession
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The Italian Social Republic: What was the Republic of Salò?
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Ancien Régime France: 4 Harsh Realities of Life Before the Revolution
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Global Inequality...
Why not Keynes?
Keynes’ uneasy relationship with income distribution
8 months ago
Keynes’ uneasy relationship with income distribution
Classical Wisdom
Magna Graecia
Greek or Roman?
2 months ago
TheCollector
The Year Without a Summer: The Eruption of Mt Tambora
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TheCollector
Symbolism and Identity in Northern Renaissance Portraiture
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
9 months ago
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
TheCollector
Ralph Waldo Emerson: Bio, Nature, & the Birth of Transcendentalism
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History Today Feed
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
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JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
TheCollector
Who Are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse?
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7 Fascinating Facts About the Vestal Virgins
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On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
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Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:14
6 months ago
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:14
TheCollector
4 Ancient Greek Sculptors You Need to Know
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Nixtamalization: How Ancient Americans Bio-Engineered Corn
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
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Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
TheCollector
Why Did Bruno Latour Claim that “We Have Never Been Modern”?
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7 Artists of German Expressionism You Should Know
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British Museum to Digitalize Its Collection
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Place of Gold: The Complex Story of Johannesburg
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5 Strange Election Systems Around the World
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‘D-Day Has Come’
‘D-Day Has Come’
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Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
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‘D-Day Has Come’
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Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
TheCollector
Giants in the Bible and Other Writings: From Genesis to Mythology
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Olafur Eliasson to Turn Urban Billboards into Abstract Art
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Early Modern Europe’s Inexplicable Obsession With Eunuchs
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Ukiyo-e Prints of Beautiful Women: What Are Bijin-ga?
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Jean Cocteau: A Complete Insight (Bio & Art)
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10 Weird Events From Presidential Elections
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Essential Classics
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Who Was George Eliot?
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Henri Matisse: Outstanding Paintings by the French Fauvist Master
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Explore Ancient Rome by Visiting These 6 Sites
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3 Beautiful Places in the South of England Tourists Neglect
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Sales Drop for Christie’s in 2023
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Was Edith Wilson the First Female President of the United States?
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Global Inequality...
The third framing
Can an international economic system exist in the world of nationalisms?
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Can an international economic system exist in the world of nationalisms?
Patterns in Humanity
Constructing Missing Crime Tables
Here I take the raw data from the National Crime Victimization Surveys and construct summary results...
a year ago
Here I take the raw data from the National Crime Victimization Surveys and construct summary results missing from recent reports.
TheCollector
Martin Luther vs. John Calvin: The French vs the German Reformation
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What Was Organization Todt?
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What Is Mithraism? The Secretive Cult That Swept the Roman World
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St. Nicholas
The Saint behind Santa
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7 Unanswered Questions about Minoan Bull-Leaping
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Classics Gifts!
3 weeks ago
Hundred Rabbits
projects and pain
We arrived in New Zealand with a long scary list of things to fix or replace on Pino. We needed new...
over a year ago
We arrived in New Zealand with a long scary list of things to fix or replace on Pino. We needed new batteries, a new mainsail, a fresh coat of bottom-paint, galley plumbing, new intermediates shrouds, new backstay, new top hatch, new windows, new control cables etc.
'If we can't...
Dreams of Space -...
Rocket Divers (1962)
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers...
11 months ago
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers adventures and in this book they help out the divers who retrieve re-entry capsules. It has bad guys and secret submarines and space monkeys and plenty of adventure. Unfortunately...
History Today Feed
‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:31
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‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:31
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Why Bother Being Good? A Philosophical Exploration of Morality
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The Furies: Goddesses of Vengeance and Retribution
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Anglo-Saxon England’s Last 50 Years: A True Game of Thrones
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Classical Wisdom
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The Lives of Exiles
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TheCollector
What Would a Day in the Public Baths of Ancient Rome Look Like?
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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...
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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...
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Was Riothamus the Real King Arthur?
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TheCollector Interviews Anys Reimann, Contemporary Artist
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Freedom of Speech in the United States: An Overview
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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...
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How Did Tunisia Become a Country?
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Trying to Understand...
A Fistful of Clockwork Oranges
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Who Was Django Reinhardt?
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What Was the Relationship Between Cezanne and Zola?
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5 Works by Barbara Kruger on Gender and Feminism
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Contemporary Artist to Recreate Missing Piece of Bayeux Tapestry
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Xerxes the Great
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TheCollector
Everything You Need to Know About the Moai
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A Complete Guide to Fresco Painting
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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...
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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...
TheCollector
Why Is Nan Goldin Considered a Trailblazer in Modern Photography?
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Is It Rational to Believe in God? 5 Objections to Pascal’s Wager
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African History...
a brief note on the history of Africans exploring their own continent
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
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plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
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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 ...
yesterday
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...
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Is There a Life After Death? A Philosophical Approach
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10 Must-Visit Places Around the World for History Buffs
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How Saint Helena and the True Cross Changed an Empire
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Why Was The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall Put on Trial?
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African History...
A General History of Iron Technology in Africa ca. 2000BC-1900AD.
The smelting and working of iron is arguably the best known among the pre-colonial technologies of...
4 months ago
The smelting and working of iron is arguably the best known among the pre-colonial technologies of Africa, and the continent is home to some of the world's oldest sites of ironworking.
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...
7 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...
Global Inequality...
Three steps to freedom
Secessionism and the collapse of Communist federations
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Secessionism and the collapse of Communist federations
TheCollector
Was the Neolithic Revolution Really a Revolution?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October
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 October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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How the Nazis Captured the Minds of Germany’s Youth
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Chris Clark
On the Spot: Chris Clark
j.hoare
Wed, 12/27/2023 - 00:00
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On the Spot: Chris Clark
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Wed, 12/27/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
Battle of the Hydaspes, 326 BCE: Alexander vs. Porus in India
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Parmigianino Altarpiece Back On View After 10-Year Conservation
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6 Things You Didn’t Know About Emblemata
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The Shining Path Insurgency: Modern Peru’s Darkest Hour
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‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/29/2024 - 09:25
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‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/05/2023 - 11:12
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‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/05/2023 - 11:12
TheCollector
Who Are Hecate’s Parents?
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Dreams of Space -...
Cosmonaut-2 (1964)
Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely...
over a year ago
Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely illustration about the 2nd manned Russian space launch. At age 25 Titov remains the youngest man to fly in Earth orbit. Vostok 2 was launched on August 6, 1961.
Cosmonaut-2, 1964. 38 p....
Classical Wisdom
The Secret Life of Latin
Still A Living Language?
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TheCollector
Louis Pasteur: The Scientist Who Discovered Vaccines & Pasteurization
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History Today Feed
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
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Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
Dick Wolf Gives More Than Two Hundred Pieces to the Met
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What Was the Fall of Satan in the Bible?
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8 Must-See Highlights From London’s Soane Museum
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Why Was the Gutenberg Printing Press Important?
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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...
4 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...
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Once Upon a Time in Brick Lane: 1970s East London Before Gentrification
Brick Lane in London’s East End is in area of flux. From the road where they used mark bricks and...
6 months ago
Brick Lane in London’s East End is in area of flux. From the road where they used mark bricks and brew beer, the place has been sanctuary to immigrants for centuries and is now home to a large Bangladeshi community. In the 17th century, French Huguenots arrived and brought with...
TheCollector
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the Father of the Turks
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Where Are the Best Travel Destinations for Shakespeare Fans?
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Why Did the 1904 Olympic Marathon End in Disaster?
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Historic Copenhagen Stock Exchange Catches Fire
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What is Virtue According to Nietzsche?
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Who Won the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse?
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History Today Feed
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:57
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Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:57
TheCollector
The History of the Tomato: The Fruit that Spread Round the World
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History Today Feed
The KGB After Stalin
The KGB After Stalin
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:36
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The KGB After Stalin
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Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:36
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Calling Time on BC and AD
Calling Time on BC and AD
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:01
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Calling Time on BC and AD
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Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:01
TheCollector
The Great Game: British Empire vs. Tsarist Russia in Afghanistan
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Operation Market Garden: Success and Failure for the Allies
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Flashbak
Scenes From The Second City: Pictures of Birmingham 1980-1986
A while back in Trendy OK?’ – Pictures of Birmingham 1976-1987, we looked at England’s second city...
8 months ago
A while back in Trendy OK?’ – Pictures of Birmingham 1976-1987, we looked at England’s second city before there was a Selfridges or Harvey Nichols, and no Bullring as we know it today. Birmingham was a place of subway shops and underground passages that are now filled in and...
Flashbak
The Boston Years: On The Streets 1972-75
In 1972, Philip Flip Collier was in Boston. Philip, who has previously shared his terrific...
3 months ago
In 1972, Philip Flip Collier was in Boston. Philip, who has previously shared his terrific photographs of 1970s NYC, enrolled at the city’s New England School of Photography where he studied for the next two years with the hope of becoming a commercial photographer, but I could...
TheCollector
Sound Genius: What Is John Williams Best Known for?
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Francisco Goya’s Descent Into Madness: The Disturbing Black Paintings
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King Tut: The Life & Afterlife of the Boy Pharaoh
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7 Famous Dutch Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Juan Pujol Garcia: Who Was Agent Garbo?
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11 Myths About the Greek God Zeus
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5 Military Geniuses From History
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Cute and Sickly Sweet – 24 Vintage Snapshots That Invite a Reaction
The girl presenting her pet lizard toad at the Children’s Pets show held on Venice Beach,...
9 months ago
The girl presenting her pet lizard toad at the Children’s Pets show held on Venice Beach, California, in the mid 1930s makes for a cute photograph. Walter Chandoha’s 1955 picture of his daughter Paula with a kitten in 1955 is also cute. Angie Cook’s school photo from 1978 when...
TheCollector
Lou Salomé: Friedrich Nietzsche’s Über-Woman
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Mona Lisa Location Mystery Solved, Geologist Claims
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How Slavery in Ancient Rome Drove Farmers to Poverty
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Who Was Vercingetorix?
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10 Films for Photography Enthusiasts
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Res Obscura
Why drug history?
Drugs and spices play an outsized role in world history — but it's often a hidden one
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Drugs and spices play an outsized role in world history — but it's often a hidden one
TheCollector
Why Is Mount Rushmore in South Dakota?
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TheCollector
Wittgenstein & Mysticism: Grasping What Cannot Be Said
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Classical Wisdom
Classics Friday
Gifts for Wisdom Lovers
a year ago
TheCollector
New Pompeii Excavations Reveal Decorated “Tiny House”
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5 Timeless Financial Tips from Greek and Roman Philosophers
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5 Phases of Phenomenology and the Rise of Existentialism
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The Life of Malcolm X: “You Had Better Make Some Noise”
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added a new page: electrical refit, fuel sensor,...
weird medieval guys
The coolest medieval woman you've never heard of
Christine de Pizan on Circe, Medusa, and other virtuous ladies
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Christine de Pizan on Circe, Medusa, and other virtuous ladies
TheCollector
How Did People React to Hitler’s Death & Germany’s Surrender?
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African History...
Voices of Africa's past: a brief note on the autobiographies of itinerant scholars.
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
6 months ago
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
History Today Feed
Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/25/2024 - 11:22
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Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/25/2024 - 11:22
TheCollector
Was Mark Twain Really a Confederate?
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Christie’s Nets $413 Million in 20th Century Evening Sale
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The Top 10 Museums to Visit in Madrid
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The Brink of Nuclear War: The Cuban Missile Crisis
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History of Hollywood in the 1980s-1990s: Everything You Need to Know
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Free French Bombers Over France
Free French Bombers Over France
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 07:00
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Free French Bombers Over France
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
The Rise of Francisco Franco & the Effects of the Spanish Civil War
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Happy Easter! What Are the Origins of Easter?
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What Is the Twinkie Defense? (& Other Crazy Court Arguments)
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What Are Peter Sloterdijk’s 5 Most Important Ideas?
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10 Facts About the Extraordinary Choreographer Pina Bausch
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Carl Schmitt: The Most Influential Nazi Philosopher?
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7 of the Most Iconic Monuments in Russia
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How did the Plague of Athens Revolutionize Carthage?
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