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How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
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In an interesting paper he tweeted yesterday, Kaushik Basu discusses, using a mathematical model, an old problem: how rulers once they are in power cannot leave it even if they wish to do so, because their road to power, and in power, is littered with corpses that will all...
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Marilyn Monroe: The Fascinating Life of a Pop Icon
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Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun story and some great Fred Freeman illustrations. Treasury for Young Readers was a collection of stories for children, some from Reader's Digest stories and some from books....
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The US Senate Seeks Explanation for Leon Black’s Art Dealings
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What Language Did the Ancient Romans Speak?
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10 Amazing Facts About Elvis Presley
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‘Ain Ghazal: One of the Oldest Places in Human Civilization
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The Remarkable Life of Charles Dickens: Hard Times & Great Expectations
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
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‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
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A Glimpse into the Past: An Overview of Ancient Greek Theater
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Georgian Wine: The World’s Oldest Wine Producer in 4 Great Wineries
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In the previous post I noted the variety of facial hair styles that were worn by men in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, depending on factors including status, location and age. Rather than each age having one particular style of facial hair that was ubiquitous, the...
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History of Tobacco: A Lucrative Vice
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The Mind & Body Problem in the Philosophy of Baruch Spinoza
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This is the first part of a three-part (if I can keep it) series, examining the historical assumptions of Imperator: Rome, a historical grand strategy game by Paradox Interactive, set during the rise and collapse of the Roman Republic from 304-27 BC and covering the broader...
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The 1968 Prague Spring: Democratic Revolution Behind the Iron Curtain?
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What Did Ralph Waldo Emerson Think of Poetry?
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