Classical Wisdom
Why Read Modern Books?
Now Available: Night Drew Her Sable Cloak
a year ago
Now Available: Night Drew Her Sable Cloak
African History...
on the Nubian priests of Rome and the Moors of Spain
When the 12th-century West African scholar Ibrahim al-Kanemi moved to the city of Seville in Spain...
7 hours ago
When the 12th-century West African scholar Ibrahim al-Kanemi moved to the city of Seville in Spain and became one of the most celebrated Andalusian poets, he wasn't the first from his region to visit the Moorish kingdom.
TheCollector
History of Hollywood in the 1980s-1990s: Everything You Need to Know
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
Brussels Statue Supposedly Damaged by Irish Tourist
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Death in the Bible: Two Contradictory Views
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
The Red Army Choir: A History of Russian Soft Power
undefined
8 months ago
Flashbak
Vanity Fair’s Bifurcated Girls: The Article That Introduced America To Girlie Magazines, 1903
Bifurcated Girls is a salacious illustrated story that first appeared in the June 1903 issue of...
7 months ago
Bifurcated Girls is a salacious illustrated story that first appeared in the June 1903 issue of Vanity Fair magazine. That’s not the glossy publication we know today, rather the a short-lived pulp magazine published by the Commonwealth Publishing Company of New York City...
TheCollector
Performance Art: 8 Famous and Influential Women
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
When Was the Fall of the Byzantine Empire?
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Getty Map Sold by Christie’s
undefined
a year ago
History Today Feed
‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/30/2024 - 10:39
2 months ago
‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/30/2024 - 10:39
TheCollector
6 Facts About Hilla von Rebay: The Mastermind Behind the Guggenheim
undefined
2 weeks ago
TheCollector
Rijksmuseum Discovers Identity of Couple Painted by Frans Hals
undefined
6 months ago
Trying to Understand...
I Hate My Job And I Want To Cry.
Tried chopping wood and carrying water?
11 months ago
Tried chopping wood and carrying water?
TheCollector
What is Theodor Adorno’s Negative Dialectics?
undefined
a year ago
Res Obscura
When technology follows art
From optics to machine learning, artists have played an important, if underrated, role in the...
a year ago
From optics to machine learning, artists have played an important, if underrated, role in the history of technology
Dreams of Space -...
I Want To Be A Space Pilot (1961)
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
I Want To Be A Space Pilot is part of a...
a year ago
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
I Want To Be A Space Pilot is part of a series of children's books called "I want to be..." They are essentially a beginning to read career book. I like the very basic illustrations and the straightforward text. I also...
TheCollector
A History of the Whig Party: Who Were the Whigs?
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II
undefined
a year ago
Flashbak
A Look Inside London Cafes and Greasy Spoons In the Early 1990s
We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter...
6 months ago
We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter Marshall pokes his camera inside London’s lost cafes and shows us around. We see lots of formica counters, brightly coloured chairs, the stainless steel urns for ready-made coffee...
TheCollector
Anne Brontë: The First Feminist Novelist?
undefined
7 months ago
History Today Feed
Calling Time on BC and AD
Calling Time on BC and AD
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:01
5 months ago
Calling Time on BC and AD
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:01
TheCollector
The Remarkable Life of Charles Dickens: Hard Times & Great Expectations
undefined
yesterday
TheCollector
Why Were So Many Women Artists Still Life Painters?
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Hannah Arendt Define Evil?
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
Why Is Blues Music More Than a Genre?
undefined
2 months ago
Res Obscura
On 17th century "cocaine"
A new analysis of mummified brains pushes back the timeline for the globalization of coca
2 months ago
A new analysis of mummified brains pushes back the timeline for the globalization of coca
TheCollector
British Museum to Digitalize Its Collection
undefined
a year ago
History Today Feed
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
6 months ago
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
TheCollector
Who Won the Siege of Vicksburg?
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
Kalimantan: Indonesia’s Hidden Gem for Animal Lovers
undefined
5 months ago
History Today Feed
How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/10/2024 - 09:11
2 months ago
How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/10/2024 - 09:11
History Today Feed
Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:19
4 months ago
Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:19
TheCollector
How Often Are U.S. Presidential Elections Held?
undefined
3 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age (1963)
After a Thanksgiving break I am back with Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age. Even if there...
3 weeks ago
After a Thanksgiving break I am back with Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age. Even if there are not a lot of illustrations of space flight this book was very important to me at the time. I remember finding it in the school library and then getting my own paperback copy...
TheCollector
René Descartes’ Legacy: The Persistence of Mind-Body Dualism
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
The Walls of Jericho: Biblical Truth or Historical Propaganda?
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Anarchism Explained: Why Should the State be Abolished?
undefined
a year ago
History Today Feed
The Pilgrim as a Historian
The Pilgrim as a Historian
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:50
a month ago
The Pilgrim as a Historian
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:50
Dreams of Space -...
New Treasury for Young Readers (1963)
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one...
10 months ago
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one just for balance. Some fine illustration is a lost bit of space flight for children.
New Treasury for Young Readers. Reader’s Digest. Pleasantville, NY. Reader’s Digest Association....
TheCollector
The Troubled History of the Polish-Ukrainian Friendship in the 20th Century
undefined
12 months ago
Trying to Understand...
No End Of A Lesson.
If we can only learn it.
2 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Norman Rockwell’s Thanksgiving Capture a Nation?
undefined
3 weeks ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plato Vs Aristotle
7 months ago
Flashbak
Charles Green Shaw’s Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes – c. 1920s
“Art, since its inception has never depended upon realism. Why, one cannot help wondering, should it...
a week ago
“Art, since its inception has never depended upon realism. Why, one cannot help wondering, should it begin now? – Charles Green Shaw This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw (May 1, 1892 – April 2, 1974) in the late 1920s or early 1930s (given the styling, it’s a...
Trying to Understand...
NATO's Phantom Armies.
And the ghost of Carl von Clausewitz.
7 months ago
And the ghost of Carl von Clausewitz.
History Today Feed
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/02/2024 - 09:08
11 months ago
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/02/2024 - 09:08
TheCollector
10 Interesting Facts About Arthur Miller
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
Why Did Bruno Latour Claim that “We Have Never Been Modern”?
undefined
a year ago
Flashbak
Gas Mask Photos: An Alternative Mask for the Halloween Season
The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to...
2 months ago
The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to those incredible masks of the African phantom, Wladyslaw T. Benda’s living masks and William Mortensen’s haunting portraits from West of Zanzibar, appearances are changed to deceive...
TheCollector
The Brezhnev Era: Stagnation in the USSR
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Does Descartes Believe God Is Essential to Knowledge?
undefined
11 months ago
Flashbak
Lower Manhattan in 1973
These Documerica photographs by Wil Blanche of lower Manhattan, New York City, were taken in May...
6 months ago
These Documerica photographs by Wil Blanche of lower Manhattan, New York City, were taken in May 1973 in as part of the newly created Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which partnered with professional photographers to take pictures of America. The project collected more...
Classical Wisdom
[Video] Roundtable Discussion with Mary Naples
Watch now (60 min) | Cult of the Capture Bride: How Ancient Women Took Power
a year ago
Watch now (60 min) | Cult of the Capture Bride: How Ancient Women Took Power
TheCollector
A (Brief) History of the IRA
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
The Dallas Museum of Art Laid Off Eight Percent of Its Staff
undefined
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Centaurs and Snake-Kings
A Halloween event for the Mythologically inclined...
2 months ago
A Halloween event for the Mythologically inclined...
TheCollector
7 African Myths About Animals
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Role of Dance in Hindu Spirituality? (Dances & Gods)
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
The Dutch Under Nazi Rule: German WWII Occupation of the Netherlands
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Dolly Wilde: The Tragic Story of Oscar Wilde’s Niece
undefined
a week ago
Flashbak
Animals Behaving Horribly On Vintage Christmas Cards
The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards...
a year ago
The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards produced during the Victorian era. There are dead birds, massive insects being tortured by small children and any number of humanised animals eating each other, eating people and...
History Today Feed
The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:20
9 months ago
The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:20
African History...
Roads and wheeled transport in African history.
Why the kingdoms of Kush and Dahomey used wheels while Asante did not.
12 months ago
Why the kingdoms of Kush and Dahomey used wheels while Asante did not.
TheCollector
Drug Use in the Third Reich: Mass Addiction & Scientific Progress
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Interview with Dr. Roberta Bondar: Intertwining Art and Science
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
Stonehenge Central Altar Stone Came From Scotland, Not Wales
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
Pompeii: Frozen in Time or an Ever-Evolving Landscape?
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
Who Am I, Really? A Philosophical Quest for Self-Discovery
undefined
2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Essential Greeks Starts Tomorrow!
5 months ago
The Essential Greeks Starts Tomorrow!
TheCollector
Native Americans in the Revolutionary War: Who Did They Side With?
undefined
8 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Papa To The Rescue.
And stop saying "it's not fair!"
3 months ago
And stop saying "it's not fair!"
TheCollector
What is the Eye of Ra?
undefined
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Can We Choose NOT to Be Harmed?
How can we train Resilience?
a year ago
How can we train Resilience?
TheCollector
Cape Town’s Troubled Colonial History
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Here Are Alfred Hitchcock’s 20 Greatest Films
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
10 Essential Works of Greek Philosophy
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Battle of Poitiers, by Charles de Steuben, 1837, via Wikimedia Commons
undefined
9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Do You Listen Well?
Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
a year ago
Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
TheCollector
8 Artists Who Defined the Roaring Twenties
undefined
a month ago
History Today Feed
The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/09/2024 - 08:31
2 months ago
The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/09/2024 - 08:31
TheCollector
Who Was Averroes?
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
Caravaggio: The Scandalous Crimes of a Baroque Artist
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Stolen Rubens Returns to Germany After 80 Years
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
Mobutu Sese Seko: The Rise and Fall of Congo’s Infamous Dictator
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Rock-Cut Churches of Lalibela?
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
The Psychology of Drawing: What Is the HTP Test?
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
6 Inquisition Cases From Colonial Mexico
undefined
3 weeks ago
TheCollector
London Continues to Dominate the European Art Market
undefined
a year ago
History Today Feed
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
8 months ago
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
TheCollector
Hannah Arendt’s The Human Condition: What is an Active Life?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Isadora Duncan: 12 Facts About the Pioneer of Modern Dance
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Berlin Science Week? Everything You Need to Know
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
The History of Social Welfare Programs (& Current Debates)
undefined
11 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
11 months ago
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
TheCollector
Dust Bowl Troubadour: Who Was Woody Guthrie?
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in Japan
undefined
yesterday
TheCollector
The Merchant’s House Museum Fears ‘Irreparable Damage’
undefined
a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIb: Built in a Day
This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s...
4 months ago
This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s ancient grand strategy game Imperator: Rome which covers the broader Mediterranean and South Asia from the very late fourth century through to the end of the first century BC, the...
TheCollector
10 Great London Theaters Worth Visiting
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
The Eiffel Tower: 12 Facts About the Iconic Parisian Landmark
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
5 Female Canadian Authors You Should Read
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
The Apocrypha: Were Books Left Out of the Protestant Bible?
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
KAWS: 11 Things You Should Know
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
8 Historical Places to Visit in Devon
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
Investors Trying to Acquire Ex San Francisco Art Institute Building
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
4 Norse Myths That Inspired Cinema
undefined
a month ago
Flashbak
Joris Hoefnagel: The Emperor’s Best Artist Who Drew Insects That Told of Love And Death
Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by...
2 months ago
Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by Croatian scribe Georg Bocskay (died 1575) and Flemish artist Joris Hoefnagel (1542–1601). There is no evidence the two artists ever met, but their collaboration was decades in the...
TheCollector
Why Did Ana Mendieta Use Blood in Her Works?
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
Decoding Titian’s Poesie Series
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
Newest Banksy Mural Guarded After Vandalism
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Categorical Imperative?
undefined
a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part IIIc: Ten Tribunes, Two Censors and Twenty-Six Guys
This is the third section of the third part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb)...
a year ago
This is the third section of the third part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic.’ Last time we looked at the top of the Roman political career in the republic,...
TheCollector
Who Was the Fifth Beatle?
undefined
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
The Mystery of Morpheus
Who is the God of Dreams?
a year ago
Who is the God of Dreams?
TheCollector
The American Patriot War: “The Americans Are Coming!”
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
What Was the Korean Conflict of 1968?
undefined
a week ago
TheCollector
Three LA Museums Jointly Acquire Collection of Local Art
undefined
3 months ago
History Today Feed
Putting Mothers on Death Row
Putting Mothers on Death Row
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
4 months ago
Putting Mothers on Death Row
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
TheCollector
Was George Washington Nearly Killed During the American Revolution?
undefined
2 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
tools ecosystem
How did the Hundredrabbits ecosystem come into being? It's a long story, but here's a summary.
In...
over a year ago
How did the Hundredrabbits ecosystem come into being? It's a long story, but here's a summary.
In 2016, we left Canada, armed with our two iPhones and 2 MacBooks Pros. We didn't know the wattage of any of the devices we owned, and even less about the amount of solar needed to...
TheCollector
The Italian Social Republic: What was the Republic of Salò?
undefined
11 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Year's Midnight.
Kindness can be a revolutionary act.
over a year ago
Kindness can be a revolutionary act.
TheCollector
Mudslinging & Negative Campaigning: A Look at US Election Dirty Tricks
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
What Makes the City of London Unique?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Christie’s Presents Two Latin American Art Sales, Starting Friday
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
Dr Paul Cartledge on Alexander the Great’s Tomb, Netflix & More
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
What Defined the Roaring Twenties?
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
Why Does the UK Celebrate Guy Fawkes Night?
undefined
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Aristotle's Politics
3 months ago
Flashbak
Black Woodstock: The Harlem Cultural Festival, NYC – 1969
Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a...
3 months ago
Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a series of shows that became known as Black Woodstock. Held at 3pm on Sundays in Mount Morris Park between 29 June and 24 August, 1969, as many as 300,000 people attended the festival...
TheCollector
Fenrir: Who Was the Norse Wolf Destined to Kill Odin?
undefined
8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Mysterious Phaistos Disk
And the Palace where it was found...
a year ago
And the Palace where it was found...
TheCollector
The Full English Breakfast: History of a British Tradition
undefined
3 days ago
Flashbak
Breaking Through To The Other Side: The Flammarion Engraving, c.1888
The so-called ‘Flammarion engraving’ is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in...
6 months ago
The so-called ‘Flammarion engraving’ is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in French writer Camille Flammarion’s L’Atmosphère: Météorologie populaire (1888) in a chapter called ‘The Shape of the Sky’. The image is of a man crawling under the edge of the...
TheCollector
Alexander the Not-Feeling-Great: How Did Alexander the Great Die?
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
5 Tips on How to Approach Conceptual Art
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Top 7 Must-See Attractions in Mallorca?
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
Did Bruce Lee Invent Mixed Martial Art?
undefined
11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Secret Life of Latin
Still A Living Language?
3 months ago
TheCollector
Can the Real King Arthur Be Identified as Athrwys of Gwent?
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
Pioneering Folklore: Who Was John Lomax?
undefined
a month ago
Global Inequality...
Cultural revolution in the land of Kafka and Borges
On Peter Kropotkin's Memoirs
2 months ago
On Peter Kropotkin's Memoirs
Classical Wisdom
The Great Flood
...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
10 months ago
...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
TheCollector
Hildegard of Bingen: Get to Know a Medieval Polymath’s Life
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
An Art Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
Was David Gulpilil Australia’s Most Important Actor?
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
Marina Abramović Leads 7-Minute Silence at Glastonbury Festival
undefined
5 months ago
History Today Feed
‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review
‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’...
3 months ago
‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 08:00
Flashbak
New York City In Color – Garry Winogrand’s Street Shots
“I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed” – Gary Winogrand In Garry...
9 months ago
“I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed” – Gary Winogrand In Garry Winogrand: Winogrand Color we look at some of the New York-born photographer’s 45,000 early colour street photographs in 1950s and 1960s America. In 1970 and Winogrand visited the...
Trying to Understand...
My Substack in Other Languages.
Starting with Spanish.
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Do Individuals Move the Course of History?
Or Do They Just Ride the Wave?
2 months ago
Or Do They Just Ride the Wave?
TheCollector
Gender Identity & Incidents That Scandalized Shakespeare’s London
undefined
4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Life of Aristotle
More Than A Philosopher
11 months ago
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...
2 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.
Dreams of Space -...
Moon Base (1959)
Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base"...
a year ago
Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base" brings me a sense of excitement and nostalgia. In fact one of my treasures is my talking Dr. Evil Doll that says "Welcome to my moon base".
Nephew, William and Chester, Michael....
TheCollector
Top 9 Places to Visit in South Africa
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
10 Incredible Examples of European Symbolist Art
undefined
a year ago
Flashbak
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
The Man Who Became Santa: Who Was Saint Nicholas?
undefined
a week ago
TheCollector
5 Legendary European Theater Directors You Should Know
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
The Greek Revolution: How Greece Was Freed From the Ottomans
undefined
9 hours ago
TheCollector
Principality of Sealand: The Smallest Nation in the World?
undefined
6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Why Should We Care About Children?
Bringing History to the Future
a year ago
Bringing History to the Future
TheCollector
What Is Ken Wilber’s Integral Philosophy?
undefined
3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Quick Notification
In Search of Homer
2 months ago
TheCollector
Fascists vs. Communists: Spanish Civil War’s Outside Influences
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
The Scariest Sermon Ever? Jonathan Edwards & the Great Awakening
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Martin Luther? (Bio, Ideas, Legacy)
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
The History of the Tomato: The Fruit that Spread Round the World
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
9 Queer Artists Who Changed the History of Modern Art Forever
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
How Did Nils Bohlin Change the Auto Industry? (Inventor of the Three-Point Seatbelt)
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
Alive! The Incredible Story of Hugh Glass
undefined
8 months ago
History Today Feed
The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/28/2024 - 11:18
3 months ago
The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/28/2024 - 11:18
TheCollector
The United States Bill of Rights: History & Overview
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
Hinduism in Bali: Things You Need to Know
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the United States Indian Scouts?
undefined
2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Early Bird is Ending
Enroll in the Essential Greeks Now
11 months ago
Enroll in the Essential Greeks Now
Flashbak
People of the Twentieth Century: the Ideal German, the Nazi and the Persecuted Jew
“If we can create portraits of subjects that are true, we thereby in effect create a mirror of the...
5 months ago
“If we can create portraits of subjects that are true, we thereby in effect create a mirror of the times.” – August Sander, creator of Menschen des 20 Jahrhunderts (People of The 20th Century) What you see above is a picture of Arnold Katz and Benjamin (Benno) Katz being...
A Collection of...
Collections: The Gap in the Armor of Baldur’s Gate and 5e
This week we’re taking a bit of a detour to critique some video-game armor, in this case the armor...
a year ago
This week we’re taking a bit of a detour to critique some video-game armor, in this case the armor of Baldur’s Gate III. I have been meaning to do a general critique of the Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition armor system from a historical perspective for a while, and the massive...
History Today Feed
Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/03/2024 - 08:59
2 weeks ago
Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/03/2024 - 08:59
TheCollector
What Is a Medieval Morality Play?
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
Ragnarök: What Does the Prophecy of the Norse Apocalypse Actually Say?
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
Complete Kelmscott Press Book Collection Sells Out at Auction
undefined
3 days ago
TheCollector
How Did Hokusai & Hiroshige Become so Famous?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Amerigo Vespucci & The Naming of the Americas
undefined
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Electra: Powerful or Pathetic?
Which Playwright did it better?
5 months ago
Which Playwright did it better?
TheCollector
The Infancy Gospel of Thomas & the Childhood of Jesus Christ
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
Lipka Tatars: Muslims in Poland?
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
The Forgotten Tomb of Henry VIII: Why Was He Buried Somewhere Else?
undefined
a month ago
Global Inequality...
To all the newspapers I loved
The decline and fall of the print media.
10 months ago
The decline and fall of the print media.
TheCollector
What Did Adorno Think of Beckett’s Endgame?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
8 Things You Should Know About Gustave Moreau
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
5 Important Examples of Religious Art From Christian History
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
9 Fascinating Facts About the Eastern Front in WWII
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Good Friday Agreement?
undefined
a month ago
History Today Feed
‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:18
4 months ago
‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:18
African History...
The forgotten ruins of Botswana: stone towns at the desert's edge.
At its height in the 17th century, the stone towns of the ‘zimbabwe culture’ encompassed an area the...
6 months ago
At its height in the 17th century, the stone towns of the ‘zimbabwe culture’ encompassed an area the size of France. The hundreds of ruins spread across three countries in south-eastern Africa are among the continent’s best-preserved historical monuments and have been the subject...
Flashbak
Nick Cave’s Script For Gladiator 2
Before Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2, Nick Cave wrote his original sequel to Gladiator (2000) at the...
a year ago
Before Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2, Nick Cave wrote his original sequel to Gladiator (2000) at the behest of the film’s star, Russell Crowe. It’s not known is David Scarpa, who wrote Scott’s version, read Cave’s script first, but if he did there will be no allegation of...
TheCollector
5 Military Geniuses From History
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
Florida Museum Fires Curator After Issues With Object Provenance
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
First Nations of the Canadian Northwest: A Brief History
undefined
4 months ago
African History...
Mansa Musa and the royal pilgrimage tradition of west Africa: 11th-18th century
Why Africa's caravans of gold stopped travelling to Arabia.
a year ago
Why Africa's caravans of gold stopped travelling to Arabia.
TheCollector
Smallpox in the New World: History, Victims, & Symptoms
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Most Important Symbols in Alice in Wonderland?
undefined
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Arming Ourselves Against The Future.
With a few more books and a few old ideas.
a year ago
With a few more books and a few old ideas.
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Homer, Heracles, and Virgil
2 weeks ago
Homer, Heracles, and Virgil
Wrong Side of...
On the Tory Cult of Personality and its Consequences
Badenoch will need to denounce Boris
2 weeks ago
Badenoch will need to denounce Boris
TheCollector
7 Works That Define Thomas Gainsborough’s Legacy
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
Non-alignment: A Third Foreign Policy Option During the Cold War?
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
Plotinus’ Theory of Emanations: How Do Things Come into Being?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
10 Shocking Facts About King Philip’s War
undefined
a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Satellites As A Hobby (1962)
Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and...
a year ago
Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and created a space map in 1958 (see Sept 8, 2011 blog post). They reused these illustration in several publication which may explain why they seem a little "dated" for 1962. This book...
TheCollector
11 Facts About The Unique State of Maine
undefined
9 months ago
History Today Feed
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
2 months ago
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
TheCollector
Grey Art Gallery at NYU Gets New Space and Name
undefined
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
The "New" Ancient City
Discovering Kavala...
7 months ago
TheCollector
Audrey Flack, Pioneer of Photorealism, Dies at 93
undefined
5 months ago
History Today Feed
New Year, Old Books
New Year, Old Books
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:14
5 days ago
New Year, Old Books
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:14
TheCollector
Was Saint Augustine the First Philosopher of History?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Medieval Anglo-French Wars (1076-1453): A Brief History
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
Hacker Group Takes Credit for Christie’s Cyberattack
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Sturmabteilung?
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
Battle of Kursk: The Largest Tank Battle in History
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
Johnny Cash: A Bio of Country Ballads & Boisterous Song
undefined
8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Life of Plato
8 months ago
African History...
A history of the Lozi kingdom. ca. 1750-1911.
state and society in south-central Africa
9 months ago
state and society in south-central Africa
TheCollector
Who Was Achilles? Greek Mythology’s Greatest Warrior
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
10 Times Ivan the Terrible Really Was Terrible
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
5 Quotes by Friedrich Nietzsche Explained
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
How Has the Tower of London Changed Over Time?
undefined
2 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
3 months ago
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
TheCollector
10 Historic Christmas Towns in the US to Visit
undefined
a week ago
TheCollector
6 Inventions to Thank the Aztec, Maya, & Inca For
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
Was Emperor Nero Universally Hated During His Reign?
undefined
10 months ago
African History...
Historical links between the Ottoman empire and Sudanic Africa (1574-1880)
travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
a year ago
travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
History Today Feed
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/02/2024 - 10:00
3 months ago
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/02/2024 - 10:00
TheCollector
The Life of Malcolm X: “You Had Better Make Some Noise”
undefined
a year ago
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...
9 months ago
‘These photographs were made between 1979 and 1985 in a pre-digital, largely non-air-conditioned era, when people fled the heat of their houses to hang out in their yards and on the street. I notice a kind of relaxed sensuality in many of the pictures. Time moved more slowly;...
TheCollector
Operation Unthinkable: The Military Plan That Was Never Used
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
How Russia Became the World’s Biggest Country
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
7 of the Most Historically Important Sites in Japan
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Pauline Epistle Philemon About? Slavery & Forgiveness
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
A History of Speakeasies in the USA: In the Spirit of Secrecy
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
5 Fascinating Maps that Show Our Evolving Understanding of the World
undefined
9 months ago
Flashbak
1980s NYC and the Intuition of Richard Sandler
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small...
9 months ago
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small in comparison to the number of pictures taken. You’re better off, I think, letting your intuition completely run wild…” – Richard Sandler on his photographs of NYC Richard...
African History...
a brief note on the African exploration of Asia
plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
a year ago
plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
TheCollector
Hitler’s Health Issues & Medical Ailments: 8 Facts
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
The Hidden Meaning of Plato’s Cave Allegory
undefined
a week ago
Hidden History
The Assassination of Malcolm X
Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference based their strategy on two...
2 weeks ago
Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference based their strategy on two ideas; the idea that nonviolent civil disobedience, in the tradition of Thoreau and Gandhi, was the only method that the civil rights movement should use, and the idea that white...
TheCollector
What Is Ockham’s Razor?
undefined
2 weeks ago
TheCollector
Restoration Reveals Ancient Colors of Egypt’s Edfu Temple
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Norse Rune Magic Work?
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
The 5 Most Ridiculous Ways the CIA Tried & Failed to Kill Fidel Castro
undefined
a week ago
History Today Feed
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/12/2024 - 10:11
6 months ago
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/12/2024 - 10:11
TheCollector
What Does it Mean to Break the Fourth Wall?
undefined
a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
Demographics and American Homicides
Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
11 months ago
Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
TheCollector
Did Pliny the Younger Attempt to Rig the Vote in the Roman Senate?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Lost Caravaggio Painting Unveiled at the Prado
undefined
7 months ago
Flashbak
Real Family Photos: A Mother of Photographs Her Seven Children’s Chaotic Coming Of Age
“These photographs are mostly not posed: I just butted into my kids’ personal business and, a lot of...
3 months ago
“These photographs are mostly not posed: I just butted into my kids’ personal business and, a lot of times, they weren’t that happy about it. I went to three or four Lollapalooza concerts with my camera when they were there – I busted into things not to supervise them but to take...
TheCollector
Alexander Hamilton: From Orphan to Founding Father
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
A History of the White House: The US President’s Home
undefined
a year ago
History Today Feed
The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/06/2024 - 10:35
4 months ago
The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/06/2024 - 10:35
Classical Wisdom
The Life of Terence
Slave turned Playwright
4 months ago
Flashbak
Identipop, Build Your Own Popstar, 1969
With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and...
10 months ago
With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and unknowns’. The unknowns are easy to spot – but can you identify all the popstars on the game’s box design? Made in the UKL by Play Value Ltd – they produced similar games, also from the...
TheCollector
Who Were the Allied Powers?
undefined
11 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 10:39
a year ago
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 10:39
TheCollector
What Was the First Written Language?
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
Discover Caral-Supe: Cradle of Civilization in the Americas
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
How Did the Guggenheim Museum Emerge as an Iconic Art Institution?
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Canadian Artist Emily Carr?
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
4 Controversial Films: What Horrifies Movie Critics?
undefined
9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Do We Need Dress Codes?
Are standards elevating or elitist?
a year ago
Are standards elevating or elitist?
TheCollector
Who Are the Ku Klux Klan?
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
What Language Did the Ancient Romans Speak?
undefined
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Ode to a Grecian Tour
Seats Still Available
3 days ago
TheCollector
The Metropolitan to Return Pieces to Cambodia
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
The History of Chocolate: A Treat with a Dark Side?
undefined
10 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Things Are Falling Apart ...
And the centre's not looking too good, either.
a year ago
And the centre's not looking too good, either.
TheCollector
Mark di Suvero California Sculpture Listed for Removal
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Benjamin Disraeli?
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
Sri Lanka’s Top 6 Must-See Historic Sites
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Oldest Copies of the Bible?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Is Christine de Pizan the Western World’s First Feminist Author?
undefined
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
The Missile Will Always Get Through.
But who is prepared to admit it?
2 weeks ago
But who is prepared to admit it?
TheCollector
How One Tiny Island Took on the Ottoman Empire and Won
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
Why Are There Two Virginias?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Is the Q Source the Origin of the Gospels?
undefined
a month ago
Trying to Understand...
The Revolt of the Outer Party.
Meanwhile, Everyman can get stuffed.
8 months ago
Meanwhile, Everyman can get stuffed.
TheCollector
The 21st Amendment: The Only Amendment That Repealed Another
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
Scientism and Anti-Scientism: What Is the Difference?
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
Amun: The Egyptian God of Creation & King of the Gods
undefined
11 months ago
History Today Feed
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
6 months ago
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
TheCollector
The Cold War & the Rise of Superpowers: US Elections in a Divided World (1945-91)
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
6 Things You Should Know About Pop Art
undefined
3 weeks ago
TheCollector
Which President Was the Only One to Resign from Office?
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
Is Divorce in Christianity Really Allowed?
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
The Earliest Trade Networks Between Europe, Asia, & the Pacific
undefined
a year ago
Flashbak
Finding The Original Drugstore Cowboy : Los Angeles In 1980
Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith...
8 months ago
Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith Jacobson Marciano. In 1980, the coffee shop was closing forever.”The term “drugstore cowboy” came from here to mean a young wannabe whippersnapper who wanted to get into Westerns but...
TheCollector
What Is Theodicy?
undefined
a year ago
Full Width 
Shortcuts 
Sign Up 
Log In 
Articles 
Reading List 