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Saul Leiter In Colour And Before – Photographs from A Centenary Special
Photographer Saul Leiter (1923 – 2013) is remembered in Saul Leiter: The Centennial Retrospective,...
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Photographer Saul Leiter (1923 – 2013) is remembered in Saul Leiter: The Centennial Retrospective, a monograph from Thames and Hudson. The books features many of Leiter’s most gorgeous pictures, not least of all the street photograph above of a woman sat at a cafe in Paris in...
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How Tall Is Mount Rushmore?
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Who Was the Real Good King Wenceslas Behind the Christmas Carol?
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What Makes the City of London Unique?
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What Is Conceptual Photography?
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What Was the Berlin Conference?
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5 Notable Women Who Transformed Latin America
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10 U.S. Retirement Destinations for History Lovers
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Who is Buried in the Valley of the Kings?
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The Fountainhead: Ayn Rand’s Ode to Individualism
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Helter Skelter: Who Was Charles Manson?
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How Were Plato and Aristotle Interpreted During the Renaissance?
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The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
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The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
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Drugs and spices play an outsized role in world history — but it's often a hidden one
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state and society in south-central Africa
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state and society in south-central Africa
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Inside a Renaissance Workshop: How did it Work?
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The Role & Importance of Primaries in the US Election Process
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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...
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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...
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Watch The Insects’ Christmas from 1913: A Stop Motion Film Starring a Cast of Dead Bugs
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Titanomachy: Greek Mythology’s Fiercest Battle
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Ivar the Boneless: History, TV Portrayals, and Viking Legends
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Who Was Judah Maccabee? The Ancient Jewish Resistance Leader
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Eternal Glory
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Elizabeth Anderson: What is the Point of Equality?
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The Orlando Museum of Art Faces Financial Distress
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Did Marcel Duchamp Plagiarize His Most Famous Work?
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4 Feminist Paintings by Artemisia Gentileschi
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The Philosophy of Time: Study the Nature of Past, Present, and Future
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Hendrik Verwoerd’s Life & Death: The Architect of Apartheid
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Human Civilization’s First Cities: 7 of the Oldest
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Jamestown: The Myth & Mystery of America’s First Permanent Colony
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7 Works by Romaine Brooks You Should Know
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What Are the Romance Languages?
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Ancien Régime France: 4 Harsh Realities of Life Before the Revolution
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An Art-lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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What Were The Pentagon Papers?
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Place of Gold: The Complex Story of Johannesburg
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6 Unsettling Artworks by Mike Kelley
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5 of the Most Important Magical Realist Writers
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When Christmas Was Legally Banned for 22 Years by the Puritans in Colonial Massachusetts
Complaints about the commercial-age corruption of Christmas miss one critical fact: as a mass public...
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Complaints about the commercial-age corruption of Christmas miss one critical fact: as a mass public celebration, the holiday is a rather recent invention. Whether we credit Charles Dickens, Bing Crosby, or Frank Capra—men not opposed to marketing—we must reckon with Christmas as...
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The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
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The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
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Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
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Roman Military Ranks: From Legionary to General
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10 South American Artists You Should Know
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History Repeats Itself: First as Farce, Then as Tragedy : Why the Democrats Are Responsible for...
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Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election. That means that we will have to fight many of the battles of 2017-2020 all over again. But first, in order to understand the scale of what we’re up against, let’s look at how we got here.
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Understanding 5 Famous Quotes by Descartes
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New York’s Rubin Museum Makes Big Changes
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The Third World War Has Been Cancelled.
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Titanic Rescue Mission at Risk
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The complete history of Kano (999-1903)
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journal of African cities chapter 9
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10 Powerful Women From Folklore and Mythology Around the World
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Giants in the Bible and Other Writings: From Genesis to Mythology
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St. Nicholas
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Bayeux Tapestry: 9 Revelations from a Medieval Masterpiece
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William Gedney: Watching America At Night (1960-1973)
“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she...
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“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she flew away, flew away. She had two pretty children, but one night these two pretty children flew away, flew away, into the sky, into the moon.” – Night of the Hunter, 1955 …...
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Dutch & Flemish Vanitas Paintings: A Theme for the North’s Golden Age
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Rembrandt Used Arsenic to Paint “The Night Watch”
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Siege of Tyre: How Alexander the Great Captured the Phoenician City
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9 Artists Influenced by Marcel Duchamp
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How One Tiny Island Took on the Ottoman Empire and Won
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Why Are Aristotle’s “Categories” Fundamental to Logic?
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10 Palazzos (Palaces) in Venice You Must Visit
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“I Have a Dream”: The Life of Martin Luther King Jr.
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The Engineering of the Strandbeest: How the Magnificent Mechanical Creatures Have Technologically...
Life evolves, but machines are invented: this dichotomy hardly conflicts with what most of us have...
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Queen Anne: Britain’s Tragic Queen?
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5 Quotes by Kant Explained
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The Second Battle of El Alamein: How Was Rommel Defeated?
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Gaius Marius
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How Russia Became the World’s Biggest Country
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Siege of Yorktown: The Final Battle of the American Revolution
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The History of Chocolate: A Treat with a Dark Side?
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10 Historic Cities in Massachusetts That Are Great Alternatives to Boston
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Wilfrid Voynich: Bookseller, Revolutionary, Amateur Cryptologist... Suspected Spy?
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Martha Washington: Get to Know the First First Lady
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How Did Henri Matisse Evolve as an Artist?
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Text Art: How Do Text and Art Mix Together?
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Who Won the Battle of Stones River?
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The Jaguars of Yuruparí: Shamans of the Amazon Rainforest
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Isadora Duncan: 12 Facts About the Pioneer of Modern Dance
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What Are the Five French Republics?
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Who Were the Most Notorious Nuremberg Trial Defendants?
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10 London Museums You Should Visit
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Taking A Subway Ride Through New York City In 1981
1970s New York City was where Fernando played truant, chopper gangs hogged the sidewalks, sex was...
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1970s New York City was where Fernando played truant, chopper gangs hogged the sidewalks, sex was sold, women raged in raucous nightclubs, gay rights found its voice, Madonna joined her first band, BLADE used trains as his canvas and In 1981, 22-year-old Christopher Morris was...
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Battle of Issus (333 BCE): Alexander the Great vs. Darius III
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The Boston Years: On The Streets 1972-75
In 1972, Philip Flip Collier was in Boston. Philip, who has previously shared his terrific...
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In 1972, Philip Flip Collier was in Boston. Philip, who has previously shared his terrific photographs of 1970s NYC, enrolled at the city’s New England School of Photography where he studied for the next two years with the hope of becoming a commercial photographer, but I could...
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Should We Follow Silly Laws?
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And what happens when we don’t?
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Fireside Friday, July 12, 2024
Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for...
5 months ago
Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for this week, but it has been a bit stubborn and I do not want to derail my book writing/revising schedule in order to push it out before it is ready. So that will almost certainly...
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Who Were the Successors of Charlemagne?
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Battle of Poitiers, by Charles de Steuben, 1837, via Wikimedia Commons
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Beyond Mars (1960)
Here is the last book in the "space quartet", Beyond Mars. It takes a large survey of the next steps...
a year ago
Here is the last book in the "space quartet", Beyond Mars. It takes a large survey of the next steps in space including: solar sailing, travel to Saturn via long distance trips to the outer solar system, multi-year hibernation travel, hydroponics, and visiting other solar...
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4 Samurai Swords that Defined an Era
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The Roman-Jewish Wars: Jewish Resistance vs Roman Might
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See The Rolling Stones 1966 Tour Program
In 1966, The Rolling Stones were on tour, supported by The Yardbirds, Long John Baldry and Peter Jay...
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In 1966, The Rolling Stones were on tour, supported by The Yardbirds, Long John Baldry and Peter Jay and the New Jaywalkers and Ike & Tina Turner. Formed in 1962, The Stones had their first number one in ‘64 and in 1966 had released what was to be their breakthrough album an...
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The Dutch Under Nazi Rule: German WWII Occupation of the Netherlands
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Should We Follow a Person’s Words... or Actions?
What should we do with Seneca?
a year ago
What should we do with Seneca?
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Who Was Hildegard of Bingen?
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Audrey Flack, Pioneer of Photorealism, Dies at 93
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6 Haunted Historical Sites That Will Scare Your Socks Off
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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...
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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?
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D.W. Griffith: The Legacy of a Problematic Pioneer
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Victoria Woodhull: The Women’s Rights Activist Who Ran for President
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Can you REALLY be offended on behalf of someone else??
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projects and pain
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11 Shocking Facts About the Black Dahlia Case
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Plato: A Complete Overview of His Life, Work, and Philosophy
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A Quick Trip Guide to Washington DC’s Museums
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The Titans: The Greek Gods Before the Olympians
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7 Facts About the Ghent Altarpiece
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The Economic Effects of the Vietnam War
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The Eiffel Tower: 12 Facts About the Iconic Parisian Landmark
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Climate Vandal Painted Words in Red Next to a Civil War Exhibit
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The Threat of Back to Normal
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Aristotle on Knowledge, Truth, and Error (6 Arguments)
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How to Read Film Like a Language
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A Luta Continua! Mozambique’s Struggle for Independence
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The Albuquerque “Broken Arrow” Nuclear Accident
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How Should We Treat Our Enemies?
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A History Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro
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10 Artists and Their Indispensable Canine Companions
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Who Assassinated Julius Caesar?
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The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
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Have We Lost Ritual in our Lives?
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How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
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Claudius: The Roman Emperor Who Became a Pumpkin
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10 Curious Facts About Johnny Cash
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The Role of Money in US Elections: Can We Achieve Fair Campaign Finance?
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Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
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What Is the Myth of the “Struggling Artist” in Literature?
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The Death of a Mnemonist
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What Is Freud’s Superego & What Does It Have to Do With Society?
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The Dutch Throne in an Exhibition for the First Time
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Gap Week: April 19, 2024 (Manor Lords First Impression)
Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society...
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Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society for Military History (and, indeed, by the time you read this, I will be there). Normally, I post the abstract of my conference talk for these sorts of things, but since I …...
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7 Important Baroque Paintings You Should Know
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Napoleon’s 5 Greatest Marshals: The Best of the Best
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Remedios Varo: The Surrealist Artist in 7 Works and 7 Facts
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The Liberation of Paris in World War II: Did the City Burn?
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The Mystery of Agnes Martin in 7 Facts
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What Is the Will to Power?
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6 Female Pre-Raphaelite Artists You Should Know
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Lucian Freud Nude to Make $20 Million Auction Debut
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The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
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The Balloon Museum Opens in London
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Why Do the Rastafari Believe That Haile Selassie Was a God?
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What Is Alice in Wonderland Syndrome?
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Who Was the First US President To Be Impeached?
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What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the USA?
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The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
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Summary of changes for November
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What is Deus Ex Machina in Film?
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Andy Warhol’s Mother: Who Was Julia Warhola?
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What Are the Key Influences That Shaped the French New Wave?
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Action! 4 Films Inspired by History’s Natural Disasters
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What Was Life Really Like for WWI Tank Crews?
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Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination: Here’s Everything You Need to Know
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Who Won? The Competition Between Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo
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What Are Conlangs?
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End of an Era: Why Did the Beatles Break Up?
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10 Historic Towns in Southwest France Brimming With Joie de Vivre
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The Battle of Oriskany: A Civil War in New York
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The Pilgrim as a Historian
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The Story of Thebes
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Venus of Urbino: How Titian Reinvented the Nude
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Why Did Lot Sacrifice His Daughters? (4 Possible Justifications)
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Pera Palace: The Istanbul Muse for Literary Giants
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5 Features of Qing Dynasty Art
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Philosophy of War: 3 Influential Theorists
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
10 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of January.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added galley refit, updated lifelines, seamed box cushions, and moisture prevention underliner.
Permacomputing, revamped the page.
Flappy Bird,...
TheCollector
The Fowler Museum in L.A. Returns Seven Valuables to Ghana
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10 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Nicomachean Ethics?
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9 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Genes and social stratification
How genes affect socioeconomic success, and its consequences for society's structure.
8 months ago
How genes affect socioeconomic success, and its consequences for society's structure.
TheCollector
Geneva Exhibition Shows Rare Picasso Works
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Is the Historical Context of Psalms?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Understanding Egyptian Astrology: What Is Your Egyptian Zodiac Sign?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
What to See on Vienna’s Long Night of Museums
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was the Terrifying Ottoman Sultan Selim “the Grim?”
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5 months ago
Flashbak
48 Hours In The Life of Andy Warhol, 1981
In spring of 1981, Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was setting up Myths, a...
a week ago
In spring of 1981, Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was setting up Myths, a portfolio of ten screenprints featuring fictional characters: The Star (Greta Garbo in her titular role in the 1931 film Mata Hari), Uncle Sam, The Witch (Margaret Hamilton, star of the...
Classical Wisdom
Do We Need Dress Codes?
Are standards elevating or elitist?
a year ago
Are standards elevating or elitist?
TheCollector
Aristotle vs. Walter Benjamin on the Philosophy of Translation
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Did Aristotle Shape Ancient Greek Philosophy?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Is Second Thessalonians About?
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a month ago
Dreams of Space -...
Hombres Del Espacio (1960)
So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't....
a year ago
So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't. This is the story of the exploration of space and has to be seen! It might have been assembled from stills from a Spanish film (I don't recognize it so feel free to tell me). But...
TheCollector
8 Works of Art & Architecture Commissioned by the Medicis
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Respect the Spartan Woman!
How was it for the ancient ladies?
a year ago
How was it for the ancient ladies?
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Free Will Vs Determinism
2 months ago
TheCollector
Farmer Discovers Massive Roman Mosaic in Türkiye
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2 months ago
TheCollector
8 Facts About Tamara de Lempicka’s Dark Glamour
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a year 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
Trying to Understand...
Getting Used To Being Weak.
It's worse than you probably imagine.
a year ago
It's worse than you probably imagine.
TheCollector
What Is the Invention of Tradition? (3 Stories)
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Father of Emperor Caligula: Who Was Germanicus?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
What Was Jim Crow?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
7 of Elsa Schiaparelli’s Greatest Artistic Collaborations
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Prehistoric Art Examples Found in Turkey
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a year ago
TheCollector
Rodney King & The LA Riots: A Terrible Episode of Violence
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6 months ago
TheCollector
How Was Mussolini Removed From Power?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
How Did the Anglo-Saxons Gain Supremacy Over the Britons?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
How Did King Tut Die? (5 Theories)
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Is Your True Self According to Carl Jung?
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7 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Diversity Paradox.
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
10 months ago
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
TheCollector
The Value of Public Space: What is Hostile Architecture?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Ancient Egypt Under the Achaemenid Persian Empire: A Brief Overview
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12 months ago
TheCollector
Is There a Connection Between Cinema and Edward Hopper?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Civil Rights & Social Change: The Fight for Equality in US Elections
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a month ago
TheCollector
How the Nazis Looted Art in the Netherlands: Dienststelle Mühlmann
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7 months ago
Trying to Understand...
A Postcard From The Far Side of Despair.
Or, a meditation on bloody-mindedness for Ash Wednesday.
10 months ago
Or, a meditation on bloody-mindedness for Ash Wednesday.
History Today Feed
How Iran Won the West
How Iran Won the West
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/26/2024 - 09:40
3 weeks ago
How Iran Won the West
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/26/2024 - 09:40
TheCollector
New Pompeii Excavations Reveal Decorated “Tiny House”
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a month ago
TheCollector
Which Countries Speak Mandarin Chinese?
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a year 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...
Classical Wisdom
The Death of Literary Fiction.... And its Resurrection?
A New -different- Event
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Ancient Israelites? A Brief History
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2 months ago
TheCollector
5 Captivating Photographs by Steve McCurry
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Monet’s London Paintings to Reunite After 120 Years
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5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Fate and Free Will
8 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Aristotle Influence Western Thought?
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, May 10, 2024
Fireside this week! Next week, with luck, I’ll have my ‘On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon’ up...
7 months ago
Fireside this week! Next week, with luck, I’ll have my ‘On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon’ up as an addendum to our discussion of Hellenistic armies. But in the meantime, it is a fireside, and I thought, since it was just recently May the Fourth, we might talk some Star...
Classical Wisdom
[Coming Soon] The Essential Greeks
Begins in Two Weeks
a year ago
TheCollector
Hecate vs. Persephone: What’s the Difference?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Putting Pirates on Trial
Putting Pirates on Trial
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
Putting Pirates on Trial
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 00:00
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part V: The Courts
This is the fifth part of our five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV) on the structure of the...
a year ago
This is the fifth part of our five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries BC, the ‘Middle Republic.’ Last time we looked at the odd but very important role played by the ROman Senate as the central...
TheCollector
What’s So Special About The Thinker by Auguste Rodin?
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plato and Atlantis
10 months ago
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?
Trying to Understand...
No Cheers for Authoritarianism
Remind me what it was, exactly ....
a year ago
Remind me what it was, exactly ....
History Today Feed
The Value of Wills to Historians
The Value of Wills to Historians
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/10/2024 - 11:01
8 months ago
The Value of Wills to Historians
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/10/2024 - 11:01
TheCollector
18 Famous Renaissance Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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7 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Catholic Social Teaching? 7 Key Themes
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Front Triennial Canceled Due to Lack of Funding
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Egypt’s Giza Restoration Bid Faces Backlash From Archaeologists
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10 months ago
A Collection of...
Referenda ad Senatum: November 1, 2024: Ancient Weapons, Lost Works and Roman Spooky-Stuff!
Welcome back! At last, the hiatus has ended and we are back to regular weekly posts. As we’ve done a...
a month ago
Welcome back! At last, the hiatus has ended and we are back to regular weekly posts. As we’ve done a few times before, this week I am breaking the hiatus by taking a chance to answer a few shorter questions posed by my patrons over at Patreon who are the Patres et Matres...
Flashbak
Windows In Time: The New York City Years, 1975 – 1980
We are delighted to share reader Philip Flip Collier’s photographs of New York City in the late...
3 months ago
We are delighted to share reader Philip Flip Collier’s photographs of New York City in the late 1970s to 1980. Upon graduating from The New England School of Photography in Boston, Massachusetts in 1974, he immediately took to the streets. Here he tell us his story of living in...
TheCollector
Did Humans and Neanderthals Interbreed?
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a year ago
TheCollector
5 Quotes by Locke Explained
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Stolen Van Gogh Anonymously Returned to Dutch Museum
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Why Do People Love or Hate John Calvin?
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9 months ago
African History...
Empire building and Government in the Yorubaland: a history of Oyo (1600-1836)
Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
over a year ago
Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
TheCollector
6 Inventions to Thank the Aztec, Maya, & Inca For
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8 months ago
TheCollector
The Stars of Sun Records: 4 Famous Singers
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8 months ago
TheCollector
A History of the US House of Representatives
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a year ago
TheCollector
8 Narrative Film Techniques You Should Know
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Which US President Served the Shortest Time in Office?
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Ovid's Dating Advice
Love Lessons from a Roman Poet
10 months ago
Love Lessons from a Roman Poet
TheCollector
Is Free Will an Illusion? If So, That’s Okay
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Animals of the Ancient World
6 months ago
Animals of the Ancient World
Wrong Side of...
Why we need an insufferable liberal elite
The Great Migration to Bluesky
4 weeks ago
The Great Migration to Bluesky
TheCollector
What Are the Most Significant Battles of World War II?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Plato’s Philebus: What Is False Pleasure?
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3 weeks ago
TheCollector
5 of Hildegard of Bingen’s Most Notable Works
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a year ago
History Today Feed
William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:21
9 months ago
William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:21
TheCollector
How Did Frederick the Great Transform Prussia?
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a year ago
TheCollector
The 4 Most Controversial Historical Events from the Past 200 Years
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9 months ago
Flashbak
Stanley Kubrick’s Photos of Chicago (Volume 2), 1949
In 1949, Look magazine sent its young photojournalist Stanley Kubrick on assignment to shoot...
6 months ago
In 1949, Look magazine sent its young photojournalist Stanley Kubrick on assignment to shoot pictures for a story documenting people’s life in the city of Chicago. You can see Volume 1 of his photos here. The series of photographs was accompanied by an essay from the Chicago...
TheCollector
Why Did the Oracle of Delphi Call Socrates the Wisest Man?
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a year ago
TheCollector
4 Key Works by Mordecai Richler You Should Be Reading
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2 months ago
TheCollector
10 Small but Historic Countries You Didn’t Know About
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12 hours ago
TheCollector
Finland in World War II: A Non-Fascist Axis Power?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Difference Between Candomblé and Umbanda?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Why Visit Northumberland? : Britain’s Historic Hidden Gem
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 09:19
7 months ago
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 09:19
TheCollector
Why Is Joan of Arc a Feminist Icon in Modern Times?
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6 months ago
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
African History...
A history of the Rozvi kingdom (1680-1830)
From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
a year ago
From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
History Today Feed
The Road from East Germany to North Korea
The Road from East Germany to North Korea
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:15
2 months ago
The Road from East Germany to North Korea
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:15
TheCollector
Horse Archers: The Feared Unit of Ancient and Medieval Warfare
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Are the Conservation Challenges at Mount Rushmore?
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7 months ago
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