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Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
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What Is the Leviathan in the Bible?
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Why Did Ukraine Make Stamps of Banksy’s Art?
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Charles Green Shaw Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes (1930s)
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Who Won the Battle of New Orleans (US Civil War)?
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10 Facts About the Curious Calvin Coolidge: The Coolest President?
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Emma Willard’s Time Maps
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Sartre’s ‘Being and Nothingness’: An Introduction to Existentialism
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An Introduction to the History of LGBTQIA+ Art
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Grey Art Gallery at NYU Gets New Space and Name
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Who Were ‘The Cambridge Five’?
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Global Inequality...
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Sodom and Gomorrah
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Heracles and the Erymanthian Boar: The Hero’s Fourth Labor
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Gumby and Pokey Coloring Book (1966)
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First Nations of the Canadian Subarctic: A Brief History
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Thousand Rooms, added a Brazilian Portuguese version.
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The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
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A History Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro
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Plovdiv: Europe’s Oldest Continuously Inhabited City
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I See The Earth! (1968)
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8 Women Artists Who Were Inspired by Conceptual Art
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How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
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Was Alexandre Dumas Black?
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The Brutal Murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket: Blood on the Flagstones
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Who Are the Most Famous Sorceresses of Greek Mythology?
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4 Ways that Magical Realism Rewrites History
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Beyond Watergate: A Look at President Nixon’s Legacy
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What Can You Expect to See at the Spring Temple Buddha?
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A Brief History of Collecting Art
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Why Should You Seek Ignorance?
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Good Morning: The US Humor Magazine May 1919 – October 2021
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Celebrating Diversity at The National Mall’s Outdoor Show
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A Roman Sarcophagus Discovered by French Archaeologists
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10 Things to Do in London if You Love Art
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Who Was Johann Gottlieb Fichte?
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7 of the Biggest Palaces Ever Built
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How Does Psychoanalysis Work According to Lacan?
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Who Are the Samaritans in the Bible?
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Contemporary Art Movements: What Are the 11 Most Notable?
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Who Are Hecate’s Parents?
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Ancient Jerusalem: From the Bronze Age to the Roman Era
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5 Iconic Photographs by Ansel Adams
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What Are Emperor Nero’s Contributions to Rome?
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Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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over a year ago
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Ancient Pathways: What Are Ley Lines?
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The Philosopher Poet: Who Was Lucretius?
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Is There Democracy Without Voting? Elections by Lot in Ancient Athens
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Dreams of Space -...
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So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't....
a year ago
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Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809)
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What Are the Romance Languages?
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Possible ‘Salvator Mundi’ Location and Exhibition Plans Revealed
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How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures & Living Conditions?
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The US Senate Seeks Explanation for Leon Black’s Art Dealings
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1968 in America: One of the Most Tumultuous Years in US History?
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4 American Presidents Who Were Assassinated
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Why Is Pompeii So Important?
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5 Quotes by Kant Explained
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5 Quotes from Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations Explained
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What Is the History and Significance of Diwali?
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Let's Be Enemies
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Polyphemus: Who Was the Cyclops That Was Tricked by Odysseus?
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An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
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The Stars of Sun Records: 4 Famous Singers
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Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
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The History of the Ancient Olympics: Footraces in the Nude
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What Are Plato’s Arguments Against Democracy?
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Count no man happy until the end is known
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10 Architectural Landmarks You Must See in Valencia
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 22, 2024 (Roman Naming Conventions)
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9 Interesting Facts about Medusa
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9 Artists Influenced by Marcel Duchamp
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Josephine Baker: An American Dancer in the French Resistance
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4 Theocracies That Exist in the World Today
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Service to what nation?
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Highlights From Free Drawing by Franz Čižek & Herman Kastner (1925)
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10 Historic Towns in Oregon Worth Visiting
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‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
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The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
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Cape Town’s Troubled Colonial History
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Were They Really World Wars? WWI & WWII Outside of Europe
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The Story of the Antichrist Pope
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How Did the Roman Empire Affect Christianity?
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Rare Ancient Roman Dolphin Mosaic Found in England
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‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
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Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:03
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Emperor Nero’s “Golden House”: What Was the Domus Aurea?
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Does Might Make Right? The Melian Dialogue of Thucydides
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Power laws in criminal behavior
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Rare Exhibition of Roman Marbles Heads to North America
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See The Rolling Stones 1966 Tour Program
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The Father of Art History: Who Was Johann Joachim Winckelmann?
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The Prophecies of Merlin
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Mon, 04/22/2024 - 11:22
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Bringing It All Back Home
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a year ago
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The Plague by Albert Camus: “Can One Be a Saint Without God?”
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Dreams of Space -...
Judy Space Puzzles (1970s)
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I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time...
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Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time to bring them back.
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What Was the Mandate of Heaven in Imperial China?
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What Was the Atheism Dispute?
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Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/01/2024 - 09:58
11 months ago
Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/01/2024 - 09:58
Classical Wisdom
Essential Greeks LIVE Webinar Times
Join this year's course for a strong foundation in the Classics
6 months ago
Join this year's course for a strong foundation in the Classics
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Tolkien and Plato
a year ago
TheCollector
When Picasso Crossed the Iron Curtain: The 1st USSR Picasso Exhibition
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8 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Adelie, added image maps, animation controls, and wrote a guide....
TheCollector
Who Were the Hessians in the American Revolution?
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6 Female Pre-Raphaelite Artists You Should Know
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TheCollector
Was Roy Lichtenstein an Innovator or a Copycat?
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TheCollector
How Did Henri Matisse Evolve as an Artist?
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TheCollector
What Was the Mason-Dixon Line?
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TheCollector
10 Representations of Judith Slaying Holofernes in Painting
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Be Skeptics?
Is it good to question everything?
9 months ago
Is it good to question everything?
TheCollector
What Are the 6 Tallest Mountains in Alaska?
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TheCollector
Modernism: The Genre Explained in 5 Facts and 14 Artworks
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African History...
A history of the Majeerteen Sultanate: 1700-1927.
Maritime trade and diplomacy in the northern Horn of Africa.
a year ago
Maritime trade and diplomacy in the northern Horn of Africa.
TheCollector
The Tripartite Pact: How Were the Axis Powers Created?
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Huacas and Apus: Sacred Landscapes of the Inca
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4 months ago
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Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:56
8 months ago
Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:56
Flashbak
Henri Van Der Stok’s Zodiac Stars And Gods
Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he...
4 months ago
Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he was a member of the city’s Pulchri Studio. He created these brilliant woodcuts of planetary gods and zodiac signs. As John Couthlart notes, van der Stok’s work trails that of...
TheCollector
What Is Mithraism? The Secretive Cult That Swept the Roman World
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TheCollector
What Is Ken Wilber’s Integral Philosophy?
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TheCollector
7 Important Works by Cindy Sherman
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Franz von Stuck: German Symbolist Painter & “Prince of Art”
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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.
TheCollector
Why Did King James I Attempt to Take Over the Church of Scotland?
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How Often Are U.S. Presidential Elections Held?
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TheCollector
A George Washington Portrait Goes on Sale, Held at the Met
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What Is Second Thessalonians About?
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British Artist Finds An Incredible Album Of Found Photos
Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge...
2 months ago
Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge came upon this album of pictures. “I find images that resonate with me and then with that I try to bring their characters to life in my work,” she tells us. “I bought the slides on...
TheCollector
How Can Stoicism Help Overcome Adversity?
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Res Obscura
Simulating History with Multimodal AI: an Update
Generative AI offers a new, more engaging (and, hopefully, more empathetic) way of teaching history....
a year ago
Generative AI offers a new, more engaging (and, hopefully, more empathetic) way of teaching history. But how to use it?
TheCollector
10 History-Rich But Affordable US Cities You Can Move to
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Who Was Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi?
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TheCollector
What Are the Most Spoken Indigenous Languages in Mexico?
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TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Utah Ghost Towns With a Rich History
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Classical Wisdom
The Mystery of Morpheus
Who is the God of Dreams?
a year ago
Who is the God of Dreams?
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...
11 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....
Classical Wisdom
Sappho: The Lost Poetess
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a year ago
Watch now (1 min) | Now FREE with a Classical Wisdom Kids Yearly Membership
TheCollector
Why Is Socrates’s Death Still Discussed?
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Maelgwn Gwynedd: Historical King of the Arthurian Legends
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Colonial Mexican Art: 4 Key Formats and Themes
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10 months ago
African History...
Roads and wheeled transport in African history.
Why the kingdoms of Kush and Dahomey used wheels while Asante did not.
a year ago
Why the kingdoms of Kush and Dahomey used wheels while Asante did not.
TheCollector
What Are Peter Sloterdijk’s 5 Most Important Ideas?
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Anglo-Saxon England’s Last 50 Years: A True Game of Thrones
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Was Edith Wilson the First Female President of the United States?
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Climate Vandal Painted Words in Red Next to a Civil War Exhibit
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Why Are There Two Virginias?
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Who Was Pasquale Paoli, the (Other) Corsican Revolutionary?
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History Today Feed
The Allure of Medieval Churches
The Allure of Medieval Churches
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/30/2024 - 09:12
2 months ago
The Allure of Medieval Churches
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/30/2024 - 09:12
TheCollector
5 Key Myths About the Greek God Hades
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6 months ago
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When Nostalgia Was Deadly
When Nostalgia Was Deadly
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/11/2024 - 08:00
8 months ago
When Nostalgia Was Deadly
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/11/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
What Is Henry Darger’s In The Realms of the Unreal?
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TheCollector
What Was the Korean Conflict of 1968?
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Classical Wisdom
Final Call
Class Begins Tomorrow
11 months ago
TheCollector
How Did M.C. Escher Influence Cinema?
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Flashbak
At Large in Leyton – A Walk Around The East London Manor 1989-1994
On Monday November 28th, 1994, the police riot squad arrived to evacuate Claremont Road in the...
11 months ago
On Monday November 28th, 1994, the police riot squad arrived to evacuate Claremont Road in the so-called “autonomous republic” of “Wanstonia”. The protest against the demolition of housing to make way for the M11 Link Road was lost. Harry Cohen, MP for Leyton said “the Department...
Trying to Understand...
Let's Hear It For The "Underlying Causes."
Here's the answer. What was the question again?
a year ago
Here's the answer. What was the question again?
TheCollector
Andrew Jackson: The People’s President and the Rise of Populism
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The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
JamesHoare
Fri, 02/23/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
JamesHoare
Fri, 02/23/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Who Was the Real Good King Wenceslas Behind the Christmas Carol?
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New Woman: The Concept that Challenged Victorian Norms
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What Was the Importance of the Dragon in Early Medieval England?
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Johnny Cash: A Bio of Country Ballads & Boisterous Song
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10 Can’t-Miss South American Films
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What Is the Gender Philosophy of Judith Butler?
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The Italian Social Republic: What was the Republic of Salò?
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Who is Mierle Laderman Ukeles?
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MFA Boston Returns a Looted Egyptian Coffin to Sweden
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What Was Jesus’s Religious Background?
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A Guide to Santa Fe’s Museum Hill (5 Museums to Explore)
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Lightning Strikes: William Jennings’ Early Photographs of Elusive Electricity
Anglo-American photographer William Jennings (1860–1946) is best known for his aerial pictures of...
21 minutes ago
Anglo-American photographer William Jennings (1860–1946) is best known for his aerial pictures of his adopted city of Philadelphia and the aeronautical industry, and photographs of lightning. Setting out to prove “lightning bolts were not of the zig-zag form pictured by artists”,...
TheCollector
8 Colorful Installations by Olafur Eliasson
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How Did the Inca Master Textile Art?
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The Victorian Great Feather Craze: What Was Its Ecological Impact?
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Watergate: The Scandal that Defined Nixon’s Presidency
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TheCollector
Is There More to Life Than This? Beyond the Material World
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Ada Lovelace: Get to Know the World’s First Computer Programmer
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Eugene Von Bruenchenhein And His Wife Marie: A Love Story
Eugene Von Bruenchenhein (1910–1983) was an American self-taught artist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin....
2 weeks ago
Eugene Von Bruenchenhein (1910–1983) was an American self-taught artist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He left a vast archive of poetry, apocalyptic paintings, paintbrushes made with his wife’s hair, drawings, notebooks, audio tapes and hundreds of sculptures made from chicken bones,...
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What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 01:00
10 months ago
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 01:00
TheCollector
10 Historic Cities for Expats Around the World
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Open Culture
How A Charlie Brown Christmas, and Its Beloved Soundtrack Album, Almost Never Happened
A Charlie Brown Christmas uses a cast of amateur child voice actors, deals with the theme of...
a week ago
A Charlie Brown Christmas uses a cast of amateur child voice actors, deals with the theme of seasonal depression, and culminates in the recitation of a Bible verse, all to a jazz score. It was not, safe to say, the special that CBS had expected, to say nothing of its sponsor, the...
TheCollector
5 Influential African Leaders of the 20th Century
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Who Were the Most Famous Symbolists?
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8 Facts about The Book of Enoch and its Content
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10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in Japan
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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...
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 December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Grimgrains, published a tofu from soy flour recipe, and reduced...
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIb: Imperium
This is the second section of the third part of our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa) on the...
a year ago
This is the second section of the third part of our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic. Last week we discussed the overall structure of the ‘career path’ for a Roman politician...
TheCollector
Peckham Banksy Art Removed by Two Men
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Why Did Bruno Latour Claim that “We Have Never Been Modern”?
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French New Wave: Here’s What You Need to Know
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What Are the Most Difficult Languages to Learn?
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Norman Rockwell’s “Four Freedoms” That Almost Weren’t
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Latest Pompeii Discovery is a Rare Blue Room
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The Rise of Television & The Power of Images in US Elections
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Liberalism, Democracy, and Pragmatism in John Dewey’s Philosophy
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What Was a Peasant’s Life in Medieval England Like?
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TheCollector
The Irish Migrations That Transformed Britain in the Dark Ages
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TheCollector
Ralph Waldo Emerson: Bio, Nature, & the Birth of Transcendentalism
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:57
11 months ago
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:57
History Today Feed
Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 07:00
a year ago
Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 07:00
TheCollector
5 Important Stories From the Aboriginal Dreamtime
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4 months ago
Trying to Understand...
La politique de l’épuisement et l’épuisement de la politique.
Another of my essays in French.
a month ago
Another of my essays in French.
TheCollector
William II: The English King…Who Was Murdered by His Brother?
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8 Things You Didn’t Know About Eva Perón
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
8 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of April.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Twilight, updated our notes on chainplates, wheel to tiller conversion, cabin lights standing rigging replacement, Princess Louisa Inlet(added...
TheCollector
The Luftwaffe Under the Nazis: A Formidable Air Foe & Force
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What Is the History of Swedish Colonialism?
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Thanatos: The Greek God of Death
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Artemisia Gentileschi Lost Painting in The U.K.’s Royal Collection
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A History of Italy in 13 Monuments
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6 Eco-Friendly Designs of Thomas Heatherwick
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20 Roman Emperors Who Defined Ancient Rome
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10 Palazzos (Palaces) in Venice You Must Visit
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How Did Comuna 13 Transform Medellín?
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African History...
An episode of Naval warfare on the East African coast: the Sakalava invasions of 1792-1817
Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
a year ago
Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Nicholas Radburn
On the Spot: Nicholas Radburn
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/30/2024 - 11:40
4 days ago
On the Spot: Nicholas Radburn
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/30/2024 - 11:40
TheCollector
What Is Thatcherism?
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Robert Koch: Great Microbiologist or Unethical Researcher?
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Giacomo Casanova’s Legendary Swashbuckling Travels
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