TheCollector
Risorgimento: The Long Road to the Unification of Italy
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
10 Terrifying Japanese Yōkai (Supernatural Creatures)
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
The Anne of Cleves Louvre Portrait Got a Makeover
undefined
8 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Collier's Encyclopedia Space Articles (1959)
This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their...
a year ago
This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their encyclopedia. It was also a nice "free" classroom supplement for teachers trying to teach about the coming space age.
This last essay is actually from 1952, it is a nice...
TheCollector
The Luftwaffe Under the Nazis: A Formidable Air Foe & Force
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
Martin Luther: A Biography of the Reformer Who Sparked the Reformation
undefined
4 months ago
Trying to Understand...
La politique de l’épuisement et l’épuisement de la politique.
Another of my essays in French.
3 weeks ago
Another of my essays in French.
TheCollector
What Is the History of Thanksgiving?
undefined
a year ago
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
An American Revolution Drawing Found in a NY Apartment
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
Why Visit Northumberland? : Britain’s Historic Hidden Gem
undefined
5 months ago
Tjaart’s Substack
The curious case of the missing period
When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
10 months ago
When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
Overcoming Bias
The Two Big Games
Imagine a business meeting which will decide if a new project goes forward, or decide key priorities...
2 weeks ago
Imagine a business meeting which will decide if a new project goes forward, or decide key priorities about it.
TheCollector
Maccabean Revolt: How the Maccabees Beat the Seleucids
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
Understanding Gnostic Salvation in Christian Gnosticism
undefined
2 weeks ago
Flashbak
A Day At New York City’s Off-Track Betting in 1982
In 2010, around 50 Off-Track Betting (OTB) parlors around New York City were shuttered. 1,000...
a month ago
In 2010, around 50 Off-Track Betting (OTB) parlors around New York City were shuttered. 1,000 employees lost their jobs. And another part of old New York went the way of the Automat and the Times Square peep show. The New York State Legislature enacted its first off-track betting...
TheCollector
Were There Fast-Food Restaurants in Ancient Pompeii?
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
3 of the World’s Oldest Inhabited Cities
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Norman Lear’s Collection to Sell at Christie’s
undefined
8 months ago
History Today Feed
50 Years of Cyprus Divided
50 Years of Cyprus Divided
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 09:24
5 months ago
50 Years of Cyprus Divided
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 09:24
TheCollector
Philadelphia’s New Harriet Tubman Statue
undefined
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
No More Heroes.
Pity the nation that needs someone else's.
a month ago
Pity the nation that needs someone else's.
Trying to Understand...
No Left Turn
Workers and Peasants we are not.
4 months ago
Workers and Peasants we are not.
TheCollector
Hecate vs. Persephone: What’s the Difference?
undefined
a year ago
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
Mao’s Great Leap Forward & How It Killed Millions
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
Japanese Martial Arts: How Were They Invented (and Exported)?
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
Expressionism: 12 Iconic Paintings & Their Artists
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
Artist Frank Auerbach Dies at 93
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
Who Are the Most Famous Sorceresses of Greek Mythology?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
7 Scottish Inventors & Their Inventions
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
10 Presidential Elections That Shaped the US Forever
undefined
3 months ago
Flashbak
A Day In The Life Of C.S. Lewis – Author of The Chronicle of Narnia
“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in...
10 months ago
“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in solitude, distant noises of gurgling cisterns and pipes, and the noise of wind under the tiles. Also, of endless books.” ― C.S. Lewis In his 1955 book Surprised by joy : the...
TheCollector
The Ancient Cities of Sumeria: Eridu & Uruk
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
What Were the Salem Witch Trials of 1692?
undefined
a year ago
History Today Feed
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
2 months ago
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
How Norse Mythology Inspired Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
Joseph Kony & the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda
undefined
12 months ago
TheCollector
UK Gallery to Recreate “Groundbreaking” 1907 Exhibition
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
How Nazi Propaganda Appropriated the Vikings
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Discover Norman Rockwell’s America (& His Legacy)
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
7 Famous Impressionist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
undefined
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Let's Be Enemies
Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
a year ago
Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
History Today Feed
How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/21/2024 - 08:00
6 months ago
How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/21/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
10 Countries With the Best Second-Language English Proficiency to Relocate To
undefined
3 weeks ago
TheCollector
How Did the Soviet Union Influence the World?
undefined
a week ago
TheCollector
10 Unique Pigments That You Have Never Heard Of
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the First Christian Martyrs of Britain?
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Buffalo Soldiers?
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
6 Cultural Trends That Defined the Roaring Twenties
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
10 Powerful Women From Folklore and Mythology Around the World
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
5 Inventions That Revolutionized Agriculture
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Germany’s 7 Most Important Historical Landmarks
undefined
6 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, April 12, 2024
Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car...
8 months ago
Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car troubles I’ve had have eaten into my time quite a lot. At the same time I am getting ready for the annual Society for Military History conference coming at the end of next week. In an...
TheCollector
Why Is the Matterhorn So Famous?
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
Rome’s Greatest Defeat? Hannibal’s Victory at Cannae
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
What Were the Strategic Objectives During the Battle of Narvik?
undefined
2 weeks ago
Classical Wisdom
[Coming Soon] The Essential Greeks
Begins in Two Weeks
a year ago
TheCollector
Philip Marlowe: The Rise & Fall of The Private Detective
undefined
4 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...
History Today Feed
Moving With the Times?
Moving With the Times?
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
6 months ago
Moving With the Times?
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
TheCollector
6 Key Battles of the Wars of the Roses
undefined
a year ago
Open Culture
Arthur C. Clarke Predicts the Rise of Artificial Intelligence & Questions What Will Happen to...
We now live in the midst of an artificial-intelligence boom, but it’s hardly the first of its kind....
a week ago
We now live in the midst of an artificial-intelligence boom, but it’s hardly the first of its kind. In fact, the field has been subject to a boom-and-bust cycle since at least the early nineteen-fifties. Eventually, those busts — which occurred when realizable AI technology...
TheCollector
Who Was Mahavira? The Founder of Jainism
undefined
a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Telstar: Communication Break-through by Satellite (1962)
Sorry to skip a week, it may happen again next week.
Here is a straight history book of an current...
a year ago
Sorry to skip a week, it may happen again next week.
Here is a straight history book of an current (at the time) and wonderful event in global communication. We has lost track of how satellites have changed our lives and made the earth a smaller place. It is a little dull in...
TheCollector
What Are the Recurring Symbols in Hilma af Klint’s Work?
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
4 Key Non-Aligned States During the Cold War
undefined
7 months ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 13:10
10 months ago
On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 13:10
History Today Feed
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
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September 2023
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 September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, adapted Solresol, edited other conlangs.
Niju,...
TheCollector
8 Famous Dada Artists Who Achieved Greatness
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Iris Murdoch Through 3 Great Works in Philosophy and Literature
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Coach Rusty’s Art Goes Interactive With Top Tier Authentics
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
8 Techniques in Persuasion from Antiquity
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
How Did the Babylonian Exile Shape Judaism?
undefined
2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
On the Nature of the Gods: Cicero
Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human...
a year ago
Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human beings, if they care about them at all?
Classical Wisdom
Should We Be Afraid of Technology?
Lessons from Prometheus and Frankenstein
a month ago
Lessons from Prometheus and Frankenstein
History Today Feed
How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
j.hoare
Thu, 12/07/2023 - 09:29
a year ago
How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
j.hoare
Thu, 12/07/2023 - 09:29
TheCollector
The Battle of Zama: How Scipio Gave Rome the World
undefined
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Art of the Interesting
4 weeks ago
The Art of the Interesting
TheCollector
What Was the Oregon Trail? History and Legacy
undefined
7 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
6 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of May.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Frances Bay, Yuculta and Dent Rapids, Shoal Bay, Port Neville, Telegraph Cove, Port McNeill, Fury Cove, Prince Rupert, B.C. north coast...
TheCollector
The Last Viking: The Life of King Harald Hadrada
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Why Is Nan Goldin Considered a Trailblazer in Modern Photography?
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
How Russia Became the World’s Biggest Country
undefined
a month ago
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Love Ourselves?
Finding some Aristotelian Self-love, or Philautia...
10 months ago
Finding some Aristotelian Self-love, or Philautia...
TheCollector
How Did the Guggenheim Museum Emerge as an Iconic Art Institution?
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the 43 Group?
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
Sotheby’s Sells Monet’s Water Lilies For $65.5 Million
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
Is Divorce in Christianity Really Allowed?
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
Impeachment: What Does It Take to Remove a US Politician From Power?
undefined
2 months ago
Flashbak
Finding Mom in 1970s New York City – Rich Allen’s Portraits Roll Back The Years
Thanks to Rich Allen and his brilliant pictures of New York City in the 1970s, Lisa Murray got to...
5 months ago
Thanks to Rich Allen and his brilliant pictures of New York City in the 1970s, Lisa Murray got to see a picture of her late mother. We’re going to share some more of Rich’s portraits of people of 1970s NYC after we’ve heard from Lisa. “I am so grateful for Rich Allen for taking...
TheCollector
Naumachia: The Gladiatorial Naval Battles of Ancient Rome
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
The Men Who Sacked Rome: Who Were the Vandals?
undefined
6 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Evils Of Professionalism
In politics, anyway.
6 months ago
Flashbak
William Blake, The Great Red Dragon Paintings
“And behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads....
10 months ago
“And behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth” — Revelations 12:3-4, King James Bible The Red Dragon Paintings are four watercolours by...
TheCollector
Daedalus and Icarus: What Is the Main Message?
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
6 Artworks by the Controversial Andres Serrano
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
8 Spots for Exploring Indigenous Art in the American Southwest
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
Aspasia of Miletus: More Than Pericles’ Romantic Partner?
undefined
4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
How to Celebrate the Love of Learning
Give a Graduate the Greatest Gift!
a year ago
Give a Graduate the Greatest Gift!
Trying to Understand...
Dealing With Foreigners ...
Is more complicated than you might think.
a year ago
Is more complicated than you might think.
TheCollector
How Did Paper Money Develop in the Premodern World?
undefined
a year ago
Flashbak
Arnaldo Putzu and His Fabulous Hand-Painted Covers for Look-In Magazine And Movie Posters
You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the...
5 months ago
You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the 1960s and 1970s you’ve seen his work on movie posters and magazine covers. Born in Rome, Putzu studied at the Rome Academy and discovered a love of portrait painting. After...
TheCollector
British Museum Recovers More Missing Artifacts
undefined
7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plato on Political Polarization
2 months ago
Plato on Political Polarization
TheCollector
What Was Négritude?
undefined
3 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Working offgrid efficiently
Our traveling studio has operated off-the-grid for 4 1/2 years.
For the first 3 years we tested the...
over a year ago
Our traveling studio has operated off-the-grid for 4 1/2 years.
For the first 3 years we tested the limits of our space, and at first, it was difficult to create new things, as we had to make time to learn how to solve underlying problems. Our boat was not just an office, it was...
TheCollector
What Did Fascist Architecture Look Like?
undefined
3 weeks ago
TheCollector
7 Rococo Artists You Need to Know
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
History of Tanks: From Renaissance Sketches to the Modern Battlefield
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Importance of the Dragon in Early Medieval England?
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
What is Dialectic? From Heraclitus to Marx
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Was Alexandre Dumas Black?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Eric the Red: The Incredible Story of Greenland’s First Viking
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
Van Gogh & Gauguin: A Fiery Friendship Between Two Post-Impressionists
undefined
5 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Wood stove installation
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that...
over a year ago
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that the best model was the cast iron Sardine from Navigator Stoveworks.
Our Espar forced air diesel heater broke on our last passage, and we decided not to replace it. There are few...
TheCollector
Understanding Henri Cartier-Bresson Through 7 Photographs
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Top 9 Places to Visit in South Africa
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
The Mystery of the Lost Colony of Roanoke
undefined
a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Техника Молодежи (Youth Technology) Issue 4 (1973 )
“ХОРОВОД КОСМИЧЕСКИХ ЛАБОРАТОРИЙ ‘Round Dance of Space Laboratories’
A re-run from a few years ago....
a year ago
“ХОРОВОД КОСМИЧЕСКИХ ЛАБОРАТОРИЙ ‘Round Dance of Space Laboratories’
A re-run from a few years ago. I really like this 1973 issue of Youth Technology. The issue was dedicated to Soviet past and future in space. It has some great illustration of what they had done and what they...
Flashbak
Photos of Britain’s Post-War Youth By Roger Mayne
British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in...
5 months ago
British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in Britain in the mid-1950s and ‘60s. Self-taught and influential in the acceptance of photography as an art form, Mayne was passionate about photographing human life as he found...
Dreams of Space -...
Utazas a vilagurbe/ Into Space (1978)
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the...
a year ago
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the burst in Russian children's publishing in 1978. It was originally published in Russian but I have seen copies in English and this one in Hungarian. The pop-ups are wonderful and...
TheCollector
Was War Really Necessary? Law and the July Crisis
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the History Behind Hanukkah?
undefined
7 months ago
Flashbak
Save The Robots: Life At New York’s Best Illegal Nightclub In The 1980s
Save the Robots was an underground after hours club in New York City’s Lower East Side. Deb Diz...
2 months ago
Save the Robots was an underground after hours club in New York City’s Lower East Side. Deb Diz Fearon was living in the building at 25 Avenue B, Manhattan before the ‘Robots’ moved into the basement. “We were the tenants that got kicked out so Save The Robots could move in,” she...
Flashbak
Moe’s Photos of Jacob Riis House On New York City’s Lower East Side 1977-1983
In 1977, Moe a resident of the Jacob Riis Houses decided to capture his neighborhood from East 10th...
5 months ago
In 1977, Moe a resident of the Jacob Riis Houses decided to capture his neighborhood from East 10th Street to East 12th Street on Avenue D, Lower East Side, New York City, writes Efrain ‘Kid Love’ Rodriguez. The Summer was hot, the Son of Sam was terrorizing the streets of New...
TheCollector
What Is Love? Erich Fromm’s Take
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Aristotle’s Rhetoric: A Brief Overview
undefined
a year ago
History Today Feed
The Search for the Historical Buddha
The Search for the Historical Buddha
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:39
11 months ago
The Search for the Historical Buddha
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:39
TheCollector
Jean Cocteau: A Complete Insight (Bio & Art)
undefined
8 months ago
History Today Feed
How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/09/2024 - 00:00
3 months ago
How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/09/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Robert Koch: Great Microbiologist or Unethical Researcher?
undefined
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Nature of Love
a year ago
TheCollector
Your Guide to the Best of Contemporary Art in Hanoi, Vietnam
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
New Hampshire’s Art Museum to Permanently Close
undefined
10 months ago
History Today Feed
A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:07
a month ago
A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:07
TheCollector
What Is the History of Hipster Culture?
undefined
a month ago
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,...
TheCollector
10 Times Ivan the Terrible Really Was Terrible
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Stones River?
undefined
3 months ago
African History...
How Africans wrote their own history: Debates and dialogues between four west African historians in...
Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
a year ago
Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
History Today Feed
‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:11
2 months ago
‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:11
TheCollector
Who Is the Egyptian God Thoth?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Antietam?
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
10 Historic Christmas Towns in the US to Visit
undefined
a week ago
History Today Feed
The Birth of Ovid
The Birth of Ovid
JamesHoare
Sun, 03/24/2024 - 00:00
9 months ago
The Birth of Ovid
JamesHoare
Sun, 03/24/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Did Surrealist Artists Write?
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
Aristotle on Knowledge, Truth, and Error (6 Arguments)
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
What Is Samsara in Hinduism?
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
7 Artists of German Expressionism You Should Know
undefined
6 days ago
TheCollector
7 Famous Cubist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
4 Places You Must See in Delhi (If You Love Art & History)
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
Cecilia Beaux: Esteemed American Portraitist
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Are the Major Prophets in the Bible?
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
The 3 Greatest Nubian Kings of Egypt
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
10 Incredible Examples of European Symbolist Art
undefined
a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
The Dark Ages
A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
2 months ago
A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
TheCollector
Who Won the Seven Days Battles?
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Anxiety to Soren Kierkegaard?
undefined
7 months ago
Flashbak
Kurt Vonnegut’s drawings and other doodles
“My own means of making a living is essentially clerical, and hence tedious and constipating. The...
7 months ago
“My own means of making a living is essentially clerical, and hence tedious and constipating. The making of pictures is to writing what laughing gas is to the Asian influenza.'” – Kurt Vonnegut, Fates Worse Than Death Kurt Vonnegut liked to draw. Other writers, notably J.R.R....
TheCollector
The Mysterious Tale of the Mary Celeste: What Happened?
undefined
5 months ago
History Today Feed
Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/08/2024 - 08:38
4 months ago
Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/08/2024 - 08:38
TheCollector
6 Demons in Tibetan Buddhism
undefined
a month ago
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...
Res Obscura
Why drug history?
Drugs and spices play an outsized role in world history — but it's often a hidden one
10 months ago
Drugs and spices play an outsized role in world history — but it's often a hidden one
TheCollector
The Legend of El Dorado: Myth vs. History
undefined
a month ago
Dreams of Space -...
A Visit to the New York World's Fair with Peter and Wendy (1964)
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am...
3 months ago
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am also having to work much harder to find /create new posts. So let me try every 2 weeks for a while and see how I do.
A Visit to the New York World's Fair was the official World's Fair...
TheCollector
What is Appalachian Culture?
undefined
a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIa: Pops and Chains
This is the first half of the second part of our three part look at Paradox Interactive’s...
4 months ago
This is the first half of the second part of our three part look at Paradox Interactive’s Hellenistic-era grand strategy game Imperator: Rome. I had hoped to do this part in a single post, but my book writing schedule intervened and so it became necessary to split it up. Last...
TheCollector
A History of Cairo in 11 Monuments
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
Ancient Pathways: What Are Ley Lines?
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
The Spartan Revolution: The Unlikely Revival of Hellenistic Sparta
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
Banksy Mural to Be Sold with the Building It’s Painted On
undefined
3 weeks ago
History Today Feed
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/05/2024 - 09:29
6 months ago
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/05/2024 - 09:29
TheCollector
“Protector of the Indians”: Who Was Fray Bartolome de las Casas?
undefined
11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Great Flood
...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
10 months ago
...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
TheCollector
8 Places in Munich Addressing National Socialism’s Problematic Legacy
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Facing the Other: Emmanuel Levinas on the Face-to-Face Encounter
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
What Was ‘The Malleus Maleficarum’, or ‘The Hammer of Witches’?
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
Memphis Citizens Call for End to New Art Museum
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Rediscovered Quentin Metsys Madonna Heads to Auction
undefined
7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
St. Nicholas
The Saint behind Santa
2 days ago
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
TheCollector
Pascal’s Wager: Should you Bet on God’s Existence?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
10 Representations of Judith Slaying Holofernes in Painting
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Most Notorious Trial of the 20th Century? 4 Possible Contenders
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
What Five Philosophers Have to Say About Physical Exercise
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
A Brief History of Iceland (From Discovery to 21st Century)
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Abraham Tapestries?
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
Two Paintings Once Stolen by Nazis Are Donated to the Louvre Museum
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
Aleister Crowley & the Occult Order of Thelema: The Wickedest Man?
undefined
6 months ago
History Today Feed
Beware the Lides of March
Beware the Lides of March
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/28/2024 - 09:52
9 months ago
Beware the Lides of March
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/28/2024 - 09:52
History Today Feed
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
7 months ago
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
History Today Feed
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/13/2024 - 09:21
4 months ago
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/13/2024 - 09:21
TheCollector
What Was the Sturmabteilung?
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
The Rise and Fall of Behaviorism: Are We More Than Machines?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
What Is the History of the Guitar?
undefined
10 months ago
African History...
a brief note on the history of Music in Africa
plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
a year ago
plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time to Visit the Colosseum?
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Utopian Socialists?
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
Rococo Art & Architecture: Definition, Characteristics, Artists
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
The Plague by Albert Camus: “Can One Be a Saint Without God?”
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Death in the Bible: Two Contradictory Views
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
Which Famous Artworks Have Inspired Filmmakers?
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
Understanding Post-War Australian History in 3 Artworks
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
Voices from Chinese Christianity: Between Christ and Confucius
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
What Was the Halley Comet Panic of 1910?
undefined
4 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/26/2023 - 00:00
12 months ago
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/26/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
When Was the First Crusade?
undefined
7 months ago
Flashbak
High-Class Erotic Illustrations by Édouard-Henri Avril (NSFW)
In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, pornography was the preserve of the well to...
4 months ago
In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, pornography was the preserve of the well to do. Smut was published in shot-run books of a couple of hundred copies. These books were full of stories and poems, but the highlights were the explicit erotic illustrations drawn...
TheCollector
The Enigmatic Harper Lee: 10 Facts
undefined
3 weeks ago
TheCollector
Edward VIII: The Worst Monarch in British History?
undefined
8 months ago
History Today Feed
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
j.hoare
Mon, 01/01/2024 - 13:07
11 months ago
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
j.hoare
Mon, 01/01/2024 - 13:07
TheCollector
7-Foot Hermes Statue Found in Ancient Roman Sewer
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
The Surprising Alliances Between the Britons and the Anglo-Saxons
undefined
3 months ago
History Today Feed
The Women who Forged Medieval England
The Women who Forged Medieval England
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/05/2024 - 00:00
3 months ago
The Women who Forged Medieval England
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/05/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
What Is Gnosticism?
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
Sufism in the Ottoman Balkans
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
Vandal Smashes Ai Weiwei Sculpture at Exhibition Opening
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
5 Key Myths About the Greek God Hades
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
The Philosophy of the Oxford Group: Vegetarianism & Animal Rights
undefined
11 months ago
African History...
Anti-slavery laws and Abolitionist thought in pre-colonial Africa
the view from Benin, Kongo, Songhai and Ethiopia.
8 months ago
the view from Benin, Kongo, Songhai and Ethiopia.
TheCollector
18 Famous Renaissance Artists Who Achieved Greatness
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
What is Deus Ex Machina in Film?
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
How Bayonets Revolutionized Warfare
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
Philosophy of War: 3 Influential Theorists
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
10 Self-Portraits of Vincent Van Gogh You Should Know
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
England’s Medieval Angevin Empire Explained
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Switzerland Become a Country?
undefined
5 months ago
Dr Alun Withey
Should I Stay or Should I go?: Encouraging travel in the early modern period.
Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the...
6 months ago
Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the spirit! A good holiday is generally viewed as a tonic, and holiday company advertisements extol the virtues of ‘getting away’, encountering new places, people and cultures and (if...
TheCollector
Animal Rights vs Animal Welfare: What’s the Difference?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
What Did the Vikings Really Look Like?
undefined
3 months ago
Global Inequality...
The three German fears
Historical origins of the malaise
a year ago
Historical origins of the malaise
Trying to Understand...
In the Shallows Of The Deep State.
But is there anything there?
a week ago
But is there anything there?
TheCollector
8 Great Women Sculptors You Need to Know
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
6 Appalachian Folk Stories That Will Keep You Up at Night
undefined
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Dionysus
The God of Wine!
2 months ago
TheCollector
Operation Market Garden: Success and Failure for the Allies
undefined
11 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January
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 January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Left, re-wrote documentation, redesigned the UX for...
Flashbak
Going Underground: gasping for life on the Tokyo Subway
Tokyo is busy. The city’s subway caught the eye of photographer Michael Wolf. In ‘Tokyo...
11 months ago
Tokyo is busy. The city’s subway caught the eye of photographer Michael Wolf. In ‘Tokyo Compression’, we see people riding the trains. As he writes: “The images create a sense of discomfort as his victims attempt to squirm out of view or simply close their eyes, wishing the...
TheCollector
Phoolan Devi, Bandit Queen of India
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Landslide Victories: A Look at Pivotal Elections in US History
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Golden Mean in Aristotle’s Ethics?
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Philosophers of Different Eras Perceive Happiness?
undefined
3 weeks ago
TheCollector
What Are the Main Themes of Modern Essentialism?
undefined
4 weeks ago
TheCollector
8 Historical Places to Visit in Devon
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
Get to Know the Nazca People and the Mysterious Nazca Lines
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
Pre-Columbian Writing Systems (And How They Worked)
undefined
3 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
And some associated reflections.
a month ago
And some associated reflections.
TheCollector
A (Brief) History of Washington DC: Home to the US Presidents
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
Against Liberalism: What is Communitarianism?
undefined
10 months ago
African History...
The intellectual history of Ethiopia and Eritrea: Ge'ez manuscripts and scholars (ca. 200-1900CE)
The unique manuscript collections of Ethiopia and Eritrea written in the Ge'ez script are arguably...
a week ago
The unique manuscript collections of Ethiopia and Eritrea written in the Ge'ez script are arguably the best-known works of literature produced in pre-colonial Africa.
TheCollector
What Did Martin Luther Have to Say About Justification?
undefined
3 days ago
TheCollector
Titanic Rescue Mission at Risk
undefined
a year ago
History Today Feed
What Makes Good Historical Fiction?
What Makes Good Historical Fiction?
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/15/2024 - 10:18
2 months ago
What Makes Good Historical Fiction?
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/15/2024 - 10:18
TheCollector
What Are the Origins of the Word Echo?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
The Elgin Marbles: 5 of the Parthenon’s Incredible Sculptures
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
5 Timeless Financial Tips from Greek and Roman Philosophers
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
4 Controversial Films: What Horrifies Movie Critics?
undefined
9 months ago
Flashbak
Ships Then Swans: Ian Macdonald’s Pictures of England’s Teesside in the 1970s and 80s
The houseboats, blast furnaces and shipbuilding are gone. Ian Macdonald’s photographs are portraits...
2 months ago
The houseboats, blast furnaces and shipbuilding are gone. Ian Macdonald’s photographs are portraits of times past. These pictures cover three of the photographer’s major bodies of work from the late 1960s to the mid 1980s: Greatham Creek; the Redcar blast furnace and Smith’s Dock...
TheCollector
What Is the Easiest Language to Learn?
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Top Allied Commanders of World War II?
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
Who Is Pina Bausch?
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
10 Architectural Landmarks You Must See in Valencia
undefined
4 months ago
History Today Feed
Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/29/2024 - 11:05
7 months ago
Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/29/2024 - 11:05
Flashbak
Robert Mallet-Stevens Creates the Ideal City in 32 Visions, 1922
“A new civilization, a new science, new needs, new materials required new forms.” – Robert...
a year ago
“A new civilization, a new science, new needs, new materials required new forms.” – Robert Mallet-Stevens In 1924, French architect and designer Robert Mallet-Stevens (March 24, 1886 – February 8, 1945) published La Gazette Des 7 Arts magazine and founded the Club des amis du...
TheCollector
Who is Ana Mendieta? An Icon of Environmental Art
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Was David Gulpilil Australia’s Most Important Actor?
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
When Was the Battle of Guadalcanal?
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
7 Great Historical Attractions in the Netherlands
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
What Was Little Turtle’s War?
undefined
3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
How to Deal with Change: Advice from the Stoics
Everything changes and nothing stands still.
3 months ago
Everything changes and nothing stands still.
TheCollector
Piero della Francesca in 3 Works: Perspective, Politics, and Symbols
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
Benjamin Franklin: All About His Personal & Private Life
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
Les Soixante-Huitards: The French Student Demonstrations of May 1968
undefined
a year ago
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...
7 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
Chicago’s Field Museum Alters Native Displays Due to Regulations
undefined
11 months ago
History Today Feed
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
6 months ago
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
TheCollector
What Was the Relationship Between Cezanne and Zola?
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Andy Warhol Change the History of Cinema?
undefined
6 months 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;...
A Collection of...
New Acquisitions: 1933 and the Definition of Fascism
Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if...
a month ago
Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if Donald Trump is running for President as a fascist. Worry not, this isn’t me shifting to full-time political pundit, nor is this the formal end of the hiatus (which will happen on...
Trying to Understand...
People, States and Borders.
And other dubious ideas.
4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Epics Collection
5 months ago
TheCollector
The Louvre As a Civil Party in the Case Against Its Former Director
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Ancient Marble Floor Restored Underwater in Italy
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
Augusto Pinochet’s Brutal Rule: A Look Inside His Regime
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
The Mid-19th Century California Gold Rush
undefined
a year ago
CrimethInc.
The Eye of Every Storm : Anarchist Response to Hurricane Helene
At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30...
a month ago
At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30 inches of rainfall over two days when an unnamed storm collided with Hurricane Helene over the mountains of Southern Appalachia. The resulting catastrophe laid waste to the entire...
History Today Feed
How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
j.hoare
Mon, 12/11/2023 - 11:26
a year ago
How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
j.hoare
Mon, 12/11/2023 - 11:26
TheCollector
What to See if You Only Have a Day at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts
undefined
4 months ago
African History...
The kingdom of Ndongo and the Portuguese: Queen Njinga and the dynasty of women sovereigns...
The effects of early colonial warfare in central Africa
a year ago
The effects of early colonial warfare in central Africa
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Olympics Special
4 months ago
TheCollector
Great or the Greatest? F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
How Tall Is Mount Rushmore?
undefined
8 months ago
History Today Feed
‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/06/2024 - 11:03
10 months ago
‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/06/2024 - 11:03
TheCollector
Faith Ringgold, Storytelling Quilt Artist, Dies at 93
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
When Did World War II Start and End?
undefined
a year ago
Global Inequality...
The life of Maynard K.
A review of Zach Carter’s “The Price of Peace”
6 months ago
A review of Zach Carter’s “The Price of Peace”
Full Width 
Shortcuts 
Sign Up 
Log In 
Articles 
Reading List 