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TheCollector
How Napoleon Redefined French Artillery During the Napoleonic Wars undefined
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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...
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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
How Did the English Longbow Win So Many Battles? undefined
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African History...
Early civilizations of ancient Africa and the pre-Aksumite civilization of the northern Horn. In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of...
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In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of urbanism and complex societies in West Africa discovered a vast cluster of stone ruins in southern Mauritania.
TheCollector
What Is Platonic Love in Simple Words? undefined
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The Surprising Alliances Between the Britons and the Anglo-Saxons undefined
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Trying to Understand...
When The Music's Over ... Turn out the lights.
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Overcoming Bias
Conquest and Liberation of Academia During my graduate studies (’93-97), I looked at the history of prizes in science.
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TheCollector
What Was the Sturmabteilung? undefined
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Why Was The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall Put on Trial? undefined
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John Cassavetes: Who Was The Godfather of American Independent Cinema? undefined
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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...
TheCollector
Against Liberalism: What is Communitarianism? undefined
10 months ago
Dr Alun Withey
The Health Risks of Travel in Early-Modern Britain As I start to make some progress on my new research project on travel, health and risk I am turning...
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As I start to make some progress on my new research project on travel, health and risk I am turning my attention to the sorts of things that early modern travellers were fearful of. As a bit of a nervous traveller myself, it’s quite comforting to know that there is actually a...
TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in Colorado Perfect for Retirement undefined
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Rare Photographs of Siouxsie and the Banshees in Japan, 1982 Siouxsie and the Banshees toured Japan playing three gigs in Tokyo late-March, early-April 1982. The...
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Siouxsie and the Banshees toured Japan playing three gigs in Tokyo late-March, early-April 1982. The band had recently released their fourth album Juju (1981) and were working on their fifth A Kiss in the Dreamhouse (1982). While other punk bands had imploded, Siouxsie and the...
TheCollector
10 Extraordinary Symbolist Artists: From Munch to Moreau undefined
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4 Works Inspired By Da Vinci’s The Last Supper undefined
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Sotheby’s Sells Monet’s Water Lilies For $65.5 Million undefined
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Marxism And Literature: 3 Key Ideas undefined
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Trying to Understand...
What's Left ... And What's Left? A (probably-doomed) attempt at a bit of clarity.
a year ago
History Today Feed
The Tudor War on Libel The Tudor War on Libel JamesHoare Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:19
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President Johnson Orders Trousers from Joe Haggar – big enough for his ‘nuts’, ‘bunghole’ and knife On August 9 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973) ordered a...
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On August 9 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973) ordered a pair of trousers from Joe Haggar of the Haggar Clothing Co. based in Dallas, Texas. Not a shy man, Johnson was known for conducting official business whilst sat on the toilet and...
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‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review ‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review j.hoare Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:39
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TheCollector
The Myth of Deucalion and Pyrrha: The Great Flood in Greek Mythology undefined
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What Role Did Women Play in World War II? undefined
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13 English Words with Greek Origins undefined
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Glasgow Museum Retrieved Robert Gemmell Hutchison Piece undefined
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5 Female Canadian Authors You Should Read undefined
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African History...
a brief note on the African exploration of Asia plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
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TheCollector
What Is the History of Valentine’s Day? undefined
10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Respect the Spartan Woman! How was it for the ancient ladies?
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Are the Four Presidents Depicted on Mount Rushmore? undefined
8 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Typhoons and mold For every traveling sailor, comes a time when the boat has to stay alone in a foreign country. For...
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For every traveling sailor, comes a time when the boat has to stay alone in a foreign country. For us, this happened this year in Japan. We'd never left Pino alone before, never for more than a week. We were apprehensive at first, but decided it would be a good learning...
Classical Wisdom
What is the Tall Poppy Syndrome? Is it good, bad or relative?
6 months ago
TheCollector
Poland Nixes Planned Venice Biennale Pavilion undefined
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TheCollector
Sotheby’s to Auction Its First Robot-Made Artwork undefined
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6 Magical Realists to Read after Borges undefined
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Great or the Greatest? F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby undefined
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African History...
Textile trade and Industry in the kingdom of Kongo: 1483-1914 the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
a year ago
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‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review ‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review JamesHoare Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
3 months ago
Res Obscura
Margaret Mead, Technocracy, and the origins of AI's ideological divide The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
a year ago
African History...
The African diaspora in Portuguese India: 1500-1800. Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
a year ago
African History...
The intellectual history of East Africa (ca. 900-1950 CE): from the Swahili coast to Buganda to... The intellectual history of pre-colonial Africa is dominated by studies of the scholarly traditions...
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The intellectual history of pre-colonial Africa is dominated by studies of the scholarly traditions of Ethiopia, West Africa, and Sudan, where a large corpus of extant manuscripts have been collected from the old scholarly centers of Timbuktu, Djenne, Gondar, and Harar.
Classical Wisdom
Why Aren’t We Happy? Count no man happy until the end is known
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TheCollector
George Washington’s The Revolutionary War Letter on Sale undefined
a year ago
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...
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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...
TheCollector
Wallis Simpson: A Look Beyond Scandal undefined
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Who Was Carl Gustav Jung? undefined
6 months ago
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What Is the History of Constitution Day in the US? undefined
2 months ago
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Artists Rejected from Polish Pavilion at the Venice Biennale undefined
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Who Were the First Christian Martyrs of Britain? undefined
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5 Iconic Quotes by the Duke of Wellington undefined
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Aristotle’s Model of Communication: 3 Key Elements of Persuasion undefined
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Eastern Enchantment: The Impact of the Arabian Nights on the West undefined
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TheCollector
Conservative Resurgence in the US: Traditional, New Right, & Tea Party undefined
11 months ago
Hidden History
The Ancient Egyptian Game of Mehen Mehen may be the oldest true board game in the world, and dates back to at least 3000 BCE. But...
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Mehen may be the oldest true board game in the world, and dates back to at least 3000 BCE. But recent study has completely changed the way we think about this game. History In 1861, French archaeologists Auguste Mariette and Jacques de Morgan found a tomb at Saqqara that was...
TheCollector
The Roman-Jewish Wars: Jewish Resistance vs Roman Might undefined
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What Are the Primary Sources of Information About Emperor Nero? undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
The Strange Story of How Greece Joined the Entente in WWI undefined
7 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Crime in the USA A short primer and collection of basic descriptive facts
11 months ago
Trying to Understand...
A Short Service Announcement. From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be...
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From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be interested. The essays themselves will continue to be entirely free, and I don’t have plans to produce subscriber-only material. I’ve also set up a Buy Me a Coffee cup.
Flashbak
1980s Birmingham – Portraits of A City “The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like...
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“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like home anymore.” – Richard Davis   We’re back looking at 1980s Britain’s through Richard Davis’s photographs. This time we join him in Birmingham, the country’s ‘shabby not chic‘...
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Cool in the Shade: One Man’s Photographs with the Stars Shade Rupe is a writer, filmmaker and actor. He has written for various film and culture magazines....
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Shade Rupe is a writer, filmmaker and actor. He has written for various film and culture magazines. A collection of his interviews, with the likes of Udo Kier, Divine, Alejandro Jodorowsky and Tura Satana, was published in the volume Dark Stars Rising: Conversations from the...
TheCollector
Russia’s Greatest General? Field Marshal Alexander Suvorov undefined
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François Brunery’s Portraits of Pontificating, Pissed and Pouting Priests – c. 1890-1926 These photographs of priests and cardinals were taken by Francesco Bruneri, known as François...
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These photographs of priests and cardinals were taken by Francesco Bruneri, known as François Brunery (1849 – 1926), and used as the basis for his work as a painter of so-called “Cardinal Paintings”. His work depicting cardinals of the Catholic church in comical or embarrassing...
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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...
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“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
What Treaty Ended World War II? undefined
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The Prado Museum Shows Paintings in Different Light undefined
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TheCollector
How Did the Babylonian Exile Shape Judaism? undefined
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TheCollector
Working in Ancient Egypt: 5 Interesting Professions undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
A Guide to Santa Fe’s Museum Hill (5 Museums to Explore) undefined
4 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
rainy with a chance of mosquitoes Nuku Hiva, a green mountainous island in the Pacific, straight out of Jurassic Park. Just as foreign...
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Nuku Hiva, a green mountainous island in the Pacific, straight out of Jurassic Park. Just as foreign and just as wild, except instead of hungry lizards there are mosquitoes, also known as the vampires of the Marquesas. Before arriving, we didn't know what it was going to be like...
TheCollector
Arthur Conan Doyle vs. Harry Houdini: A Friendship Ruined by Ghosts undefined
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The Amy Carter ‘Love Doll’ – Playing With The President’s Daughter In 1977 Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.”   In...
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Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.”   In 1976, nine-year-old Amy Carter left her home in Plains, Georgia, and moved into the White House. People noticed the first child to live at the White House since the days of JFK. And...
Classical Wisdom
How to Celebrate the Love of Learning Give a Graduate the Greatest Gift!
a year ago
TheCollector
10 Historical Places to Visit in Hampshire undefined
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Dreams of Space -...
Treasury for Young Readers (1961) Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun...
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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....
TheCollector
What Did the Vikings Really Look Like? undefined
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What Is Solipsism? undefined
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Edward IV: The Life of a Man Who Was King Twice undefined
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TheCollector
7 Rules of Art Collecting: How to Collect Sculptures undefined
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What Is Hegel’s Dialectic Method? undefined
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TheCollector
Ming Dynasty Artefacts Found in South China Shipwreck undefined
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African History...
The 'hidden founders' of African studies in Europe: African intellectuals in the Holy Roman Empire... In June 1652, the Ethiopian scholar Abba Gorgoryos reached the city of Nuremburg in what was then...
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In June 1652, the Ethiopian scholar Abba Gorgoryos reached the city of Nuremburg in what was then the Holy Roman Empire (modern Germany) where he met Hiob Ludolf, an envoy and linguist whom later generations of ‘Ethiopists’ would regard as the founder of Ethiopian studies in...
Hidden History
The Great Horse Flu Epidemic of 1872 An epidemic of “Horse Flu” in 1872 virtually shut down the US economy and paralyzed the entire...
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An epidemic of “Horse Flu” in 1872 virtually shut down the US economy and paralyzed the entire country. By the 1870s, the once-rural agrarian United States was beginning to emerge as an industrial power. The Civil War had spurred the rapid development of industry such as iron...
TheCollector
8 Fun Facts About Montezuma — Starting with His Real Name undefined
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TheCollector
The Reconstruction Era: Integrating the American South After the Civil War undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup Lost and Found
a year ago
Global Inequality...
Abundance, capitalism and climate change In classical Marxism, communism is defined as a society of material abundance. It is a society where...
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In classical Marxism, communism is defined as a society of material abundance. It is a society where goods flow in abundance (“after the productive forces have…increased…all the springs of co-operative wealth flow more abundantly”, Marx, Critique of the Gotha Program
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup Sacred Flames and Divine Philosophers
a year ago
African History...
Life and works of Africa's most famous Woman scholar: Nana Asmau (1793-1864) On the contribution of Muslim women in African history.
7 months ago
TheCollector
10 Historic Small Towns in Upstate New York Worth Exploring undefined
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Pre-Columbian Writing Systems (And How They Worked) undefined
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Res Obscura
The open-stack library: a futuristic technology from the 18th century What we lost when we shifted knowledge organization to an algorithmic feed
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TheCollector
Faces of Madness: Franz Xaver Messerschmidt’s Heads undefined
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Flashbak
That Time Kenneth Anger Wanted to Make a Film about Cricket – Exclusive St. Patrick’s Day, 2003, Kenneth Anger wrote a letter asking me if I wanted to line-produce his next...
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St. Patrick’s Day, 2003, Kenneth Anger wrote a letter asking me if I wanted to line-produce his next film Arrangement in White on Green. It was to be a film about cricket. A sports film was the last thing I ever imagined the director of Lucifer Rising would make. I was intrigued....
TheCollector
Face to Face Exhibit Offers Face Time With Fayum Portraits undefined
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March 2023 Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March. Summary Of Changes Donsol, added 100r logo to splash screen on the rom. 100r.co, added a new page: diy carbonation system. Updated Saving fuel, Engine rebuild and...
TheCollector
4 Theocracies That Exist in the World Today undefined
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Everything You Need To Know About Hecate (Maiden, Mother, Crone) undefined
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Egyptian Temples: How the Egyptians Depicted the Universe in Microcosm undefined
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Trying to Understand...
My Substack in Other Languages. Starting with Spanish.
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
On the Obscenity of Ovid & Gorgeous George's Self-censorship
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TheCollector
Pablo Picasso’s Composition Techniques Explained Through 6 Works undefined
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The Philosopher Poet: Who Was Lucretius? undefined
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Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling JamesHoare Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
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TheCollector
How Did Astrology and the Zodiac Differ Between Ancient Cultures? undefined
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, August 4, 2023 Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done...
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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...
TheCollector
11 Amazing Rooms & Artworks in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj undefined
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Res Obscura
Why Early Modern Books Are So Beautiful Three theories
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Flashbak
Curious Pictures From A French Aristocrat’s 40-Year Mission To Create 3-D Photography “Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You...
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“Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You see one earring. Walk slowly past the photograph so you are viewing it from gradually changing angles… The earring from one ear recedes from view while its twin [appears] in turn on...
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British Grub: A Psychedelic Tribute To British Food From 1960s San Francisco Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard While we’re in the mood, cold jelly and custard Pease...
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Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard While we’re in the mood, cold jelly and custard Pease pudding and saveloys, what next is the question? Rich gentlemen have it boys – in-di-gestion! – Food Glorious Food from the muscial oliver by Lionel Bart, 1968     You didn’t need...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup The End of the World?
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TheCollector
How Did Solomon’s Temple Influence Worship? undefined
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Was Walt Whitman a Transcendentalist? undefined
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Classical Wisdom
A Book 100 Years in the Making Dear Classical Wisdom Reader,
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TheCollector
6 Micronations You Should Know undefined
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Dr Alun Withey
News Just In: Dr W Joins TikTok – @dralun7 Yes, it’s true – I’ve finally joined the 21st century and decided to try something new. I am still...
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Yes, it’s true – I’ve finally joined the 21st century and decided to try something new. I am still only setting things up, so please be patient with the extremely cheesy and clunky vids as I try to work out what I’m doing! I’ve only got a couple of videos up at the moment too, …...
TheCollector
What Happened When Vesuvius Erupted in 79 CE? undefined
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Maurizio Cattelan’s Duct-Taped Banana Could Fetch $1 Million undefined
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Istanbul’s Top 7 Historic Gems undefined
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Interview with Nicolas Party: Pastels, Rosalba Carriera, & More undefined
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5 Novels by Charles Bukowski You Should Know undefined
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Mudslinging & Negative Campaigning: A Look at US Election Dirty Tricks undefined
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Who Is the Real Banksy? Rumors Behind the Street Artist undefined
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Medieval Anglo-French Wars (1076-1453): A Brief History undefined
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Can the Real King Arthur Be Identified as Athrwys of Gwent? undefined
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Highlights of Colour Theory: Illustrating The Mysteries of Light In Colour Whels, Tables, Charts And... Wavelengths of light between 400 and 700 nanometers on the electromagnetic spectrum (EM) are known...
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Wavelengths of light between 400 and 700 nanometers on the electromagnetic spectrum (EM) are known as visible light, or light that can be processed and seen by the human eye. It’s a little fraction of all the EM radiation around us. There are many other parts of the EM spectrum...
TheCollector
Who Was Geoffrey of Monmouth? The Man Who Made Arthur and Merlin undefined
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Titanomachy: Greek Mythology’s Fiercest Battle undefined
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Why Is Socrates’s Death Still Discussed? undefined
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Facade: Bill Cunningham’s Tribute To New York Style In 1968, American fashion photographer Bill Cunningham (March 13, 1929 – June 25, 2016) started a...
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In 1968, American fashion photographer Bill Cunningham (March 13, 1929 – June 25, 2016) started a project to document New York City’s rich history of architecture and fashion. Cunningham dressed his friend and fellow photographer Editta Sherman (July 9, 1912 – November 1, 2013)...
TheCollector
What Is the Philosophy Behind Zen Gardens? undefined
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Iris Murdoch Through 3 Great Works in Philosophy and Literature undefined
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6 Key Battles of the Wars of the Roses undefined
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10 National and State Parks in the US Where You Can See Ancient Redwoods undefined
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‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review ‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review j.hoare Tue, 12/26/2023 - 00:00
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A Collection of...
Collections: Nitpicking Gladiator II, Part I This week, I want to talk a bit about the recent release of Gladiator II. Now I’ve written a review...
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This week, I want to talk a bit about the recent release of Gladiator II. Now I’ve written a review of the film for Foreign Policy, which you can find here (behind the paywall). I also discussed it with Jason Herbert and Sarah Bond over at Historians at the Movies, which is a...
TheCollector
What Was the Un-American Activities Committee? undefined
4 months ago
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...
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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...
Trying to Understand...
Will The West Eat Itself? Yes. It's derivatives all the way down.
a year ago
History Today Feed
‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review ‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review JamesHoare Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:03
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How ASEAN Lost its Way How ASEAN Lost its Way JamesHoare Wed, 01/24/2024 - 09:53
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TheCollector
How Did the Protestant Reformation Influence European Art? undefined
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Children’s Drawings of Gladiators Discovered in Pompeii undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Can You ‘Believe In The Science’? The Pre-Socratic Atomists: Pioneers of Modern Science
6 months ago
History Today Feed
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review ‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review j.hoare Tue, 01/02/2024 - 09:08
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TheCollector
4 Techniques of 19th-Century Photography You Should Know undefined
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What Was Kristallnacht? The Horrors of the Night of Broken Glass undefined
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7 Prominent Photorealist Artists in the World Today undefined
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The Women who Forged Medieval England The Women who Forged Medieval England JamesHoare Thu, 09/05/2024 - 00:00
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The Famous Mummies of the Inca and the Chinchorro undefined
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What Is the Gender Philosophy of Judith Butler? undefined
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What Is Transcendentalism? undefined
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The Brezhnev Era: Stagnation in the USSR undefined
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A Complete Guide to Fresco Painting undefined
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A Collection of...
Collections: Shield Walls and Spacing: Hollywood Mobs and Ancient Tactics This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy...
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This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy infantry shield formations work. While I’ve framed this around ‘shield walls,’ not every kind of shielded heavy infantry fought that way and in practice the line between what is a...
TheCollector
How Did Henri Matisse Evolve as an Artist? undefined
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6 Incredible Roman Sites in Spain undefined
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London’s National Portrait Gallery Opens First Francis Bacon Show undefined
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Venus of Urbino: How Titian Reinvented the Nude undefined
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What Was the Council of Chalcedon? undefined
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Res Obscura
Res Obscura Newsletter: December, 2019 Note: this was exported from Mailchimp. That's a 1909 painting called "Altar." It's by someone I...
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Note: this was exported from Mailchimp. That's a 1909 painting called "Altar." It's by someone I learned about just this month: the Lithuanian composer and artist Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875-1911). His paintings and music evoke a mysterious feeling that has stuck with...
TheCollector
Plato’s Philebus: What Is False Pleasure? undefined
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Comic Books in WWII: When American Comics Went to War undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup The Best of the Best
a year ago
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Does Nietzsche Believe in Free Will? undefined
a year ago
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Gala Dalí: Salvador Dali’s Mysterious Muse undefined
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Is Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman the Greatest Film of All Time? undefined
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Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum Restitutes Matisse Painting undefined
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