Classical Wisdom
Can you REALLY be offended on behalf of someone else??
Lessons from Borat
a year ago
Flashbak
Clubbers And Youth Tribes in Post-Punk London : 1978-1986
“As a photographer, I go as the casual observer and stand in the shadows. When I first went to those...
7 months ago
“As a photographer, I go as the casual observer and stand in the shadows. When I first went to those Tuesday nights at Billy’s [1978] it was like walking into a Hieronymous Bosch painting – furtive but lively, very decadent reflecting what they were into, and yet with a sense of...
TheCollector
Pearl Harbor: “A Date Which Will Live in Infamy!”
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6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Chariot Racing in the Ancient World
...and History's Highest Paid Sports Star!
a year ago
...and History's Highest Paid Sports Star!
TheCollector
The ERR: How the Nazis Plundered France’s Priceless Art
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African History...
Africa and Europe during the age of mutual exploration: a Swahili traveler's description of 19th...
The late modern period that began in the early 19th century was the height of mutual exploration on...
3 months ago
The late modern period that began in the early 19th century was the height of mutual exploration on a global scale in which African travelers were active agents.
Flashbak
The Months: Gardens of Art by Eugène Grasset
In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French...
2 days ago
In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French department store La Belle Jardinière to create 12 original works of art to be used as a calendar. Grasset’s woodcuts show women in fashionable costumes of the period each bearing a sign...
History Today Feed
Inventing Cyrillic
Inventing Cyrillic
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:21
7 months ago
Inventing Cyrillic
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:21
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part I: Divisa in Partes Tres
This is the first part of a three-part (if I can keep it) series, examining the historical...
5 months ago
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...
TheCollector
Everything You Need to Know About the Moai
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TheCollector
Who Was Geoffrey of Monmouth? The Man Who Made Arthur and Merlin
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TheCollector
Christie’s Presents Two Latin American Art Sales, Starting Friday
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Flashbak
Painting The Celestial Afterglow after Krakatoa, 1888
On the 27th August 1883, the Krakatoa (Krakatau) volcano exploded and the sky changed colour. Lying...
5 months ago
On the 27th August 1883, the Krakatoa (Krakatau) volcano exploded and the sky changed colour. Lying on the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra in the Indonesian province of Lampung, Krakatoa was hit by a series of four massive eruptions – the equivalent to 200...
Flashbak
Lee Balterman’s Chicago in the 1950s
Lee Balterman (1920 – March 16, 2012) was born in Chicago, took night classes in drawing and...
6 months ago
Lee Balterman (1920 – March 16, 2012) was born in Chicago, took night classes in drawing and painting at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago – the only formal training of his career – and until his death lived and photographed almost daily in Chicago for newspapers,...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Sappho, Latin Literature, and more...
a year ago
Sappho, Latin Literature, and more...
TheCollector
6 Assassinations That Changed History
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TheCollector
What Are the Main Sources of Knowledge?
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TheCollector
Who Are the Major Prophets in the Bible?
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Aristotle's Poetics
The Science of Art
6 months ago
TheCollector
Giorgio Agamben on the End of the Poem
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TheCollector
HEMA: The Modern Study of Historical European Martial Arts
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Should We Be More Naked?
Is modesty too modern?
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Tolkien and Plato
a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Das Neue Universum, Volume 67 (1950)
Das Neue Universum (The New Universe) was a German science annual series aimed at older...
a year ago
Das Neue Universum (The New Universe) was a German science annual series aimed at older children.
From the German Wikipedia site (translated) : "The New Universe is a German children's literature series with themes in the fields of knowledge , research , adventure and...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
2 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of September.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added a new page: Victoria to Sitka logbook.
M291, added support for Cyrillic glyphs.
Fractran, released what might be the most in-depth...
TheCollector
5 Important Stories About Thor the Norse God of Thunder
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TheCollector
10 Historic Small Towns in Florida for Your Bucket List
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Breaking the Fourth Wall: What Does It Mean?
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TheCollector
Nuclear Weapons During the Cold War: Power and Proliferation
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TheCollector
6 Key Artists of the New Objectivity Movement
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TheCollector
Brutus: The Rise & Fall of the Senator Who Assassinated Julius Caesar
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Classical Wisdom
Ovid's Dating Advice
Love Lessons from a Roman Poet
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Love Lessons from a Roman Poet
Flashbak
Why James Bond Gave Up His Lady’s Gun For A Walther PPK
Geoffrey Boothroyd (1925 – 20 October 2001) enjoyed reading spy novels and writing about guns in...
8 months ago
Geoffrey Boothroyd (1925 – 20 October 2001) enjoyed reading spy novels and writing about guns in over a dozen books on the subject, including A Guide to Gun Collecting (1961), Guns Through the Ages (also 1961) and The British Over and Under Shotgun. In 1956 Boothoyd had read...
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, September 1, 2023
Fireside this week! Depending on the order that things get written, we may have a few weeks of...
a year ago
Fireside this week! Depending on the order that things get written, we may have a few weeks of ‘break’ from our How to Roman Republic series, but do not fret: we will finish it. The one thing I am looking to ‘slot in’ as it were is a look at the armor of Baldur’s Gate … Continue...
TheCollector
Who Was Hilma af Klint? 7 Facts About the Pioneer of Abstract Art
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TheCollector
What’s the Biblical Background to the Sword in the Stone?
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5 Military Geniuses From History
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What Was the Third Council of Constantinople?
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Was Saint Augustine the First Philosopher of History?
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TheCollector
The Footsteps of Finn MacCool: The Landscape of Giants in Ireland
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Yuefenpai: 8 Facts About the Iconic Chinese Calendar Advertisements
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Is Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman the Greatest Film of All Time?
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Is There Democracy Without Voting? Elections by Lot in Ancient Athens
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Beer Hall Putsch: What Was Hitler’s Failed Attempt to Seize Power?
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TheCollector
Stonehenge Central Altar Stone Came From Scotland, Not Wales
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Flashbak
Woodstock Festival Comics from the 1970s
In October 1970s, the 1969 Woodstock Festival was immortalised in a comic book. The romance story “I...
4 months ago
In October 1970s, the 1969 Woodstock Festival was immortalised in a comic book. The romance story “I Found My Love at the Woodstock Festival!” appeared in Falling in Love #118. Comics and Woodstock were a good match. Charles M. Schulz’s didn’t name the little yellow bird and...
TheCollector
Sotheby’s to Auction Its First Robot-Made Artwork
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Problem with Sci-Fi Body Armor
This week we’re covering the winning topic from the latest ACOUP Senate poll, which is a look at...
3 weeks ago
This week we’re covering the winning topic from the latest ACOUP Senate poll, which is a look at some of the odd designs and mechanics for futuristic science fiction body armor, particularly rigid ‘hardsuits.’ Naturally, this post isn’t going to cover every variety of armor that...
TheCollector
Paris of Troy: The Abductor of Helen Who Started the Trojan War
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TheCollector
Lipka Tatars: Muslims in Poland?
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Classical Wisdom
Last Call for Classical Gifts
Shipping Cutoff imminent
a year ago
History Today Feed
‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:18
4 months ago
‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:18
Flashbak
Liverpool Kids: Surviving Inner City Life In 1975
Paul Trevor’s photographs of Liverpool in 1975 formed part of The Survival Programme, which featured...
7 months ago
Paul Trevor’s photographs of Liverpool in 1975 formed part of The Survival Programme, which featured pictures, interviews, drafts and other materials made by member of the Exit Photography Group – Nicholas Battye, Chris Steele-Perkins and Paul Trevor. Created between 1974 and...
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
Architectural Wizardry: 4 Fascinating Works by Antoni Gaudi
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TheCollector
Drug Use in the Third Reich: Mass Addiction & Scientific Progress
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 1, 2023
No blog post this week, folks, as I am both fiercely busy and – by the time this goes up – out of...
a year ago
No blog post this week, folks, as I am both fiercely busy and – by the time this goes up – out of town. We’ll be back to our regular schedule next week, with the next big topic I want to tackle being what a shield wall is and how it actually functions on a … Continue reading Gap...
TheCollector
Bob Dylan’s Odyssey: A Deep Dive into the Life of a Music Legend
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History Today Feed
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:37
a month ago
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:37
TheCollector
First Nations of the Canadian Northwest: A Brief History
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TheCollector
Good Friday: The Significance of the Day & How Christians Observe It
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TheCollector
The Philosopher Poet: Who Was Lucretius?
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Dreams of Space -...
A Book of Moon Rockets for You (1959
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
Here is a great story of how we WANTED to...
a year ago
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
Here is a great story of how we WANTED to land on the Moon. It has wonderful illustrations and I am happy to share on this day of celebration of a landing.
Branley, Franklyn M. Illustrated by Kessler, Leonard. A Book of...
TheCollector
Just How Christian Was the Kingdom of Kongo?
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TheCollector
What Is the (Delicious) History of Pizza?
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African History...
A brief history of Gold in Africa and the emporium of Sofala.
It was copper, not Gold, that was considered the most important metal in most African societies,...
3 months ago
It was copper, not Gold, that was considered the most important metal in most African societies, according to an authoritative study by Eugenia Herbert.
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, October 27, 2023 (On Politics in Strategy)
Fireside this week! Next week we’ll finally close out the addenda to the How to Roman Republic 101...
a year ago
Fireside this week! Next week we’ll finally close out the addenda to the How to Roman Republic 101 series with a look at provincial governance, but I don’t think that will be done in time for this week, so I’m throwing a fireside in here in the meantime. That said, I thought it...
TheCollector
London’s Old Master Sales Squeak by Expectations
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TheCollector
Battle of Himera: Carthage vs. Ancient Greeks of Sicily
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TheCollector
Imperial Chinese Porcelain Bring Novelties to Market
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
4 months ago
Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
TheCollector
Watergate: The Scandal that Defined Nixon’s Presidency
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TheCollector
Venice Locals Oppose the City’s New Entry Fee
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Dr Alun Withey
Cuts, Rashes & Chatter! The Pain of the 18th-century Shave!
Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today...
over a year ago
Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today is usually a pretty mundane – if not a pleasant – experience. Indeed, the rise of traditional barbershops over the past few years, offering shaving as an experience, together with...
TheCollector
Dick Wolf Gives More Than Two Hundred Pieces to the Met
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Classical Wisdom
Where did the time go?
Important Notice
4 weeks ago
Classical Wisdom
How important are dreams?
Should we pay attention to them?
10 months ago
Should we pay attention to them?
History Today Feed
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
9 months ago
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
TheCollector
Évora: History & 10 Must-See Sites
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Classical Wisdom
Forgotten Gods
Nature Spirits of Greek Myth
6 months ago
Nature Spirits of Greek Myth
TheCollector
Cairo Widens Access to Famous Saladin Citadel
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Levina Teerlinc: A Woman Artist of the Tudor Court
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What Did the Beat Generation Want?
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Why Did Claude Monet Paint Series of Paintings?
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TheCollector
The Meidias Hydria Vase Landed to Greece by The British Museum
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TheCollector
Shays’ Rebellion Explained: A New Governing System for the New US
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History Today Feed
‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:25
6 days ago
‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:25
Classical Wisdom
Have We Lost Ritual in our Lives?
How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
a year ago
How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
TheCollector
10 Films for Photography Enthusiasts
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TheCollector
Wise Men & Witches: Magic in the Bible
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TheCollector
444 Days: The Story of the Iran Hostage Crisis
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Trying to Understand...
Ukraine In NATO Would Be A Disaster ...
But not necessarily for the reasons you think.
a year ago
But not necessarily for the reasons you think.
TheCollector
Egyptian Demons: Guardians and Wanders
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TheCollector
A Brief History of Mount Everest
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The Enigmatic Archeology of Chichen Itza: A World Wonder
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Wittgenstein’s Solipsism: Where Language & Limits Collide
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Rise of Abraham Lincoln: The Road to the 1860 Election
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Is Christine de Pizan the Western World’s First Feminist Author?
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TheCollector
4 Feminist Paintings by Artemisia Gentileschi
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What is Dialectic? From Heraclitus to Marx
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How Did Socrates Shape Classical Greek Philosophy?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October
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 October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Continue Reading
TheCollector
Frick Collection Announces April 2025 Reopening
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The Sociocultural Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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TheCollector
Discover Caral-Supe: Cradle of Civilization in the Americas
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TheCollector
5 Key Takeaways from Susan Sontag’s Famous Essay On Style
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Dr Alun Withey
Creams, Clothes and Cases: The material culture of pre-modern travel.
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel...
10 months ago
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel preparations. One thing that I’m particularly interested in is the material culture of travel, and what sorts of things were available for travellers as they got ready for their...
TheCollector
What Was the Warsaw Pact?
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6 of the Largest Cities in the Modern World
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The Zimmermann Telegram: Mexico & Germany as WWI Allies?
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The Last Great Pharaoh? The Story of Ramesses III
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Global Inequality...
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A review of Zach Carter’s “The Price of Peace”
6 months ago
A review of Zach Carter’s “The Price of Peace”
Flashbak
A Civil War Vateran Created The Esoteric Fraternity and the Cult of Solar Biology in 1890s ...
Some forty miles northeast of Sacramento, north California, off I-80 near the village of Applegate,...
10 months ago
Some forty miles northeast of Sacramento, north California, off I-80 near the village of Applegate, is the remains of one of the States’s religious cults: the Esoteric Fraternity. Founded in 1887, the Fraternity was a pioneer in modern astrology, readied its followers to run a...
TheCollector
New Leonora Carrington Record Set at Sotheby’s
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TheCollector
Who Is Kiki Smith?
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Snapshots of London Going Mad For Christmas In the 1980s
When they unpacked the 76h Christmas tree sent to the people of London from the City of Oslo as a...
a year ago
When they unpacked the 76h Christmas tree sent to the people of London from the City of Oslo as a token of gratitude for British support to Norway during the Second World War, it looked bedraggled. So before it went up on Trafalgar Square, the decorators nailed some of the...
TheCollector
Mummification: The Ancient Egyptian Art of Embalming the Dead
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TheCollector
How Did a Pig End Up on Trial in the Middle Ages?
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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...
African History...
a brief note on the African exploration of the Old world
plus: the African discovery of north-western Europe.
a year ago
plus: the African discovery of north-western Europe.
History Today Feed
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/12/2024 - 10:11
6 months ago
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/12/2024 - 10:11
TheCollector
Which President Was the Only One to Resign from Office?
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TheCollector
Battle of Issus (333 BCE): Alexander the Great vs. Darius III
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Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
And some odds and ends.
5 months ago
TheCollector
The Rise & Fall of Hollywood’s Avant-Garde Cinema
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History Today Feed
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/02/2024 - 10:00
3 months ago
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/02/2024 - 10:00
TheCollector
British Grand Strategy & the European Balance of Power: 1815-1914
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A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIb: Built in a Day
This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s...
4 months ago
This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s ancient grand strategy game Imperator: Rome which covers the broader Mediterranean and South Asia from the very late fourth century through to the end of the first century BC, the...
TheCollector
Get to Know Audrey Flack, Icon of Photorealism
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TheCollector
Previously Unknown Giorgione Painting Found in Germany
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African History...
a brief note on European pirates and African states during the 'golden age of piracy.'
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
9 months ago
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
Dreams of Space -...
Yuri's Night is April 12th!
Dream About Gagarin (1961)
Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri...
a year ago
Dream About Gagarin (1961)
Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri Gagarin 1st manned flight into space in Vostok 1, which completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961. So this book is also from 1961 suggesting that children should dream of this...
TheCollector
How Foreshadowing Shapes Cinema and Storytelling
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Ali Ansari
On the Spot: Ali Ansari
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/08/2024 - 12:28
8 months ago
On the Spot: Ali Ansari
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/08/2024 - 12:28
TheCollector
Battle of Thebes: How Alexander the Great Destroyed the Great City
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Why Is Blues Music More Than a Genre?
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New Hampshire’s Art Museum to Permanently Close
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The Declaration of Independence: History & Overview
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What Was Operation Ichi-Go?
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Geneva Exhibition Shows Rare Picasso Works
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5 Tips on How to Approach Conceptual Art
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9 Iconic Minimalist Works by Women Artists
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What Is the History of Presidents’ Day in the US?
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Andrew Jackson’s Genocidal Legacy
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Climate Activists Targeted Dinosaur Skeleton at London’s NHM
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Who Was African American Lawman Bass Reeves?
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Michigan Museum Displays Rich History of Cambodian Art
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Classical Wisdom
Are Propaganda and Politics Inevitable Bedfellows?
And Does Democracy Make It Worse?
a month ago
And Does Democracy Make It Worse?
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What Are the 10 Must-see Museums in Budapest?
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Bouquets, Veils and White Dresses: Where Did Western Wedding Traditions Come From?
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7 of the Most Historically Important Sites in Japan
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Walt Disney: The American Dream Personified (Bio & Facts)
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7 Key Beliefs and Practices From Hasidic Judaism
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Do My Dreams Mean Anything? A Philosophical Look at the Unconscious Mind
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Who are the Pioneers of the Beat Generation?
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The Social War (91-87 BCE): Rome vs Italy
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4,000-Year-Old Temple and Theater Discovered in Peru
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The Infamous Nanjing Massacre: Here’s What Happened
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How Have Druids Influenced Wales Throughout History?
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The Spartan Revolution: The Unlikely Revival of Hellenistic Sparta
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What Were the Strategic Objectives During the Battle of Narvik?
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The Anne of Cleves Louvre Portrait Got a Makeover
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Who Was Elena/Eleno de Céspedes?
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What Were the Salem Witch Trials of 1692?
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What Are Emperor Nero’s Contributions to Rome?
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Who Were the Black Panther Party?
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TheCollector Interviews Artist Inna Levinson: From Paint to Pixels
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The Full English Breakfast: History of a British Tradition
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Giorgio Vasari: 11 Facts About The Father of Art History
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What is Speciesism According to Peter Singer?
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Did Climate Change Cause the Collapse of Egypt’s New Kingdom?
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Philip Marlowe: The Rise & Fall of The Private Detective
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East of the Sun and West of the Moon With Illustrations by Kay Nielsen, 1914
Kay Nielsen (March 12, 1886 – June 21, 1957) was a Danish illustrator best known for his work for...
8 months ago
Kay Nielsen (March 12, 1886 – June 21, 1957) was a Danish illustrator best known for his work for Disney, for whom he contributed many story sketches and illustrations, not least the nightmarish, eerie and delicate Bald Mountain scenes for the animated movie Fantasia (1940). But...
TheCollector
5 Forgotten Female Artists You Should Know
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Dreams of Space -...
One, Two (1965)
The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting...
a year ago
The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting book about spaceflight. I hope that you find it as charming as I do.
DeCaprio, Annie and David Krieger. Illustrated by Nydorf, Seymour. One, Two. New York: Wonder Books. (24 p.)...
History Today Feed
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 11:50
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‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 11:50
TheCollector
What Are the Key Influences That Shaped the French New Wave?
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Why Is Edward Hopper Cinema’s Favorite Painter?
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Rembrandt Used Arsenic to Paint “The Night Watch”
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Line in the Sand: 5 Defenders of the Alamo
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Jericho: An Ancient City Filled with Secrets
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New Exhibition Examines Rembrandt’s Relationship with Star Pupil
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The Role of Money in US Elections: Can We Achieve Fair Campaign Finance?
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From its captivating mythology and fantastic history, discover this important yet forgotten city-state...
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5 Famous Artworks of Medusa: Monstrous, Misunderstood, or Moving?
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When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
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U.S. Submarines: How Did the ‘Silent Service’ Win WWII in the Pacific?
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Provocative Maurizio Cattelan Exhibition Opens at Gagosian
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The Nemean Lion: Heracles’ First Labor & the Birth of a Hero
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Capturing Alaska: Who Are 6 of Alaska’s Most Celebrated Painters?
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‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
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Unveiling Romeo and Juliet: A Guide to Shakespeare’s Timeless Tragedy
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Was Cleopatra a Descendant of Alexander the Great?
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Who was Rasputin and Why is He Famous?
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The Scariest Sermon Ever? Jonathan Edwards & the Great Awakening
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Hitler’s Inner Circle: The 7 Most Powerful Figures in the Third Reich
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The Man Who Became Santa: Who Was Saint Nicholas?
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Automata & AI: A Historical & Cultural Comparison
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‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
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How Tall Is Mount Rushmore?
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What Was Procopius’ “Secret History”? (& Why You Shouldn’t Trust It)
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Why Did Plato Think that Education Could Replace Law?
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Who Was Robert Mapplethorpe?
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Neon: The Cool History of the Enigmatic Noble Gas
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William S. Burroughs: Love is The Painkiller and Cats Are the Cure
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Who Won the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse?
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A $25 Brooch Turns Out to Be a Rare Victorian Treasure
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Moe’s Photos of Jacob Riis House On New York City’s Lower East Side 1977-1983
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Is Fear Driving Contemporary Politics? Hobbes’ Leviathan Revisited
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Plato Vs Aristotle
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What Is Thatcherism?
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Napoleon’s 5 Greatest Marshals: The Best of the Best
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Did Emperor Nero start the Great Fire of Rome?
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What Makes the City of London Unique?
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Is There More to Life Than This? Beyond the Material World
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What Is Ockham’s Razor?
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Is Calvinism a Religion or a Philosophy?
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How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
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The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
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Can Stoicism Improve Personal and Professional Relationships?
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Symbolism & Identity in Elizabeth I’s Portraits: Decoding the Queen
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Who Won the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House?
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Hundred Rabbits
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Hey everyone!
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Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of January.
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How Should We Look at History?
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Commodus: The Gladiator Emperor of Rome
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Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
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How Does Aristotle Conceptualize the Soul?
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Why Was the Gutenberg Printing Press Important?
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8 Unmissable UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Southeast Asia
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The First Italo-Ethiopian War: When the Colonizers Lost
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Why I love etymologies
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Telephones popularized "hello," "lox" is 8,000 years old, and other reasons why the history of words matters
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Fireside Friday, August 4, 2023
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Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done and some syllabi written before the semester begins in earnest later this week. Also before we dive in I want to note that it appears that Patreon has been having some trouble...
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The Defining Style of the 1930s: What Is Art Deco?
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Gap Week: December 29, 2023 (Year In Review)
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Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but between the holidays and the whole pedant household coming down with a nasty cold, I’m a bit short of the time and energy to put together a full fireside with...
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The Rise of Fascism in Italy & The Two “Black Years”
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Flashbak
Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook : How To Seduce With An Omelette (1965)
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Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook (1965) began life as cookery strips (aka ‘cookstrips’) when Leighton was a student at London’s Royal Academy and St Martin’s art school, and living with classmate Bob Hyde. Aimed at “an audience of men unskilled at knowing their way around the...
Dreams of Space -...
Moon Trip (1958)
Some of you are familiar with the Ley-Polgreen 4 book "Adventures in Space series (Man-Made...
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Some of you are familiar with the Ley-Polgreen 4 book "Adventures in Space series (Man-Made Satellites, Space Pilots, Space Stations and Space Travel)."
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A History Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro
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7 of the Biggest Palaces Ever Built
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Wilfrid Voynich: Bookseller, Revolutionary, Amateur Cryptologist... Suspected Spy?
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Art Basel Miami Beach Faces Protests
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Who Was Jelly Roll Morton? Self-styled “Inventor” of Jazz
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The Baroque in Latin America: From Colonial Times to the Present
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What Is First Thessalonians About?
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Who Was Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi?
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