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TheCollector
7 Works by Margaret Keane You Should Know
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TheCollector
Who Was Oswald Mosley?
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Res Obscura
On 17th century "cocaine"
A new analysis of mummified brains pushes back the timeline for the globalization of coca
2 months ago
A new analysis of mummified brains pushes back the timeline for the globalization of coca
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The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/18/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/18/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
9 Fascinating Facts About the Eastern Front in WWII
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The Dark History of Australia’s Blackbirding
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The Impact of Sigmund Freud’s Theories on Art
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Flashbak
Welcome to the Country Club: Prison Life in Four Different Nations
Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order:...
3 months ago
Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order: The World of Criminal Justice,. Below we see photographs pictures of prison life in Colombia, France, Uganda and the United States. “I’m interested in these aspects of society that...
TheCollector
What Is Magical Realism in Literature?
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Patterns in Humanity
Immigration and crime: Sweden
Worrying crime trends in the land of Pippi Longstocking
4 months ago
Worrying crime trends in the land of Pippi Longstocking
Open Culture
How Medieval Islamic Engineering Brought Water to the Alhambra
Between 711 and 1492, much of the Iberian Peninsula, including modern-day Spain, was under Muslim...
a week ago
Between 711 and 1492, much of the Iberian Peninsula, including modern-day Spain, was under Muslim rule. Not that it was easy to hold on to the place for that length of time: after the fall of Toledo in 1085, Al-Andalus, as the territory was called, continued to lose cities over...
Trying to Understand...
You And Whose Army?
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
a year ago
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
Flashbak
Miyako Festivals Of Kyoto, Japan – Illustrations From A 1920s Album of Silk Paintings
These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s...
11 months ago
These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s showing all different festivals held in Kyoto, Japan. Miyako (‘capital’) is an archaic name for Kyoto, which was the capital of Japan from 794 AD to 1868 AD. The pictures playson...
TheCollector
Is Beirut Safe? Exploring a City Shaped by Tragedy
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TheCollector
The British Museum to Tighten Security and Collection Records
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TheCollector
Edward Colston Statue to be Lastingly Installed in Bristol Museum
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Changing Seasons
3 months ago
TheCollector
How Accurate Were Aristotle’s Views on Science?
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9 months ago
African History...
A complete history of Jenne: 250BC-1893AD
Journal of African cities chapter 6
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 6
Classical Wisdom
Sparta and… Scotland?
Laconic wit through the centuries
a year ago
Laconic wit through the centuries
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, September 29, 2023 (On Academic Hiring)
Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman...
a year ago
Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman Republic – a discussion of Roman courts and the legal system – but academic job season is upon us and I needed to take a week to focus on getting some of those applications out. …...
Classical Wisdom
Do you need to be Good to be a Good leader?
is it really necessary to be a “paragon of virtue” to rule?
a year ago
is it really necessary to be a “paragon of virtue” to rule?
TheCollector
Leonora Carrington Painting Set to Quadruple Auction Record
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TheCollector
Chili Pepper’s Fiery History: The Berry That Conquered the World
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Siege of the Sogdian Rock, 327 BCE: Alexander’s Winged Men
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TheCollector
7 Shocking Animal Attacks You’ve Never Heard Of
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TheCollector
The Anne of Cleves Louvre Portrait Got a Makeover
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8 months ago
African History...
The Mali empire: A complete history (ca. 1250-1650)
At its height in the 14th century, the Mali empire was one of Africa's largest states, extending...
10 months ago
At its height in the 14th century, the Mali empire was one of Africa's largest states, extending over an estimated 1.2 million square kilometers in West Africa. Encompassing at least five modern African states, the empire produced some of the continent's most renowned historical...
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The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/28/2024 - 11:18
3 months ago
The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/28/2024 - 11:18
TheCollector
How Did Henri Matisse’s Travels Influence His Art?
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Trying to Understand...
Bringing It All Back Home
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
a year ago
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
TheCollector
Edward Longshanks & the Conquest of Wales
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11 months ago
A Collection of...
Michael Taylor on The Development of the M1 Garand and its Implications
This week, Michael Taylor, Associate Professor of History at SUNY Albany, returns to offer an...
a year ago
This week, Michael Taylor, Associate Professor of History at SUNY Albany, returns to offer an interesting argument about the longterm impact of the M1 Garand, the US army’s extremely successful World War II and Korean era battle rifle, introduced in 1936. A fantastically...
TheCollector
Maccabean Revolt: How the Maccabees Beat the Seleucids
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TheCollector
When Birds Outsmarted the Army: What Was the Emu War?
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Dreams of Space -...
Bozo and His Rocket Ship -Capitol Record-Reader (1947)
Here an old piece of "rocket" ephemera. Back when there were these big black round things called...
9 months ago
Here an old piece of "rocket" ephemera. Back when there were these big black round things called "records," there were children's record-readers. My mom had some of these from here childhood so I actually read some of them. You would put a stack of records on (this one had 4...
TheCollector
The Soldier with a Secret: Who Was Sarah Emma Edmonds?
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The Tale of Sinuhe: What Happens in the Ancient Egyptian Story?
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Shiloh?
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TheCollector
Subtle Manipulation: The Power of Nudging in Psychology
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Wuxing: What Are the Five Elements of Chinese Philosophy?
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History Today Feed
The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:23
6 days ago
The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:23
History Today Feed
Reforming England’s Divorce Law
Reforming England’s Divorce Law
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/12/2024 - 08:48
9 months ago
Reforming England’s Divorce Law
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/12/2024 - 08:48
TheCollector
4 Most Famous Alien Abduction Claims
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Global Inequality...
Why not Keynes?
Keynes’ uneasy relationship with income distribution
8 months ago
Keynes’ uneasy relationship with income distribution
Overcoming Bias
Drift Poll Winner: Rational Culture
Over the last day, I did two sets of polls comparing 16 cultural drift scenarios (detailed here) re...
a month ago
Over the last day, I did two sets of polls comparing 16 cultural drift scenarios (detailed here) re their likelihood and desirability. (I later added influence.) Here are best fit priorities (relative to 100 max), sorted by priority sum:
TheCollector
What Is the Good Friday Agreement?
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Overcoming Bias
Beware Policy Abstraction
The recent US presidential election should be fresh enough in your memory to let you directly...
a month ago
The recent US presidential election should be fresh enough in your memory to let you directly confirm that the issues focused on there were biased in two key ways.
Dreams of Space -...
Some Day I'll Be an Aerospace Engineer (1967)
A "career book' today to inspire young people to pursue engineering. This is a little later in the...
a year ago
A "career book' today to inspire young people to pursue engineering. This is a little later in the space race but they did have a clear plan laid out for creating the engineers they might need. The school library was usually full of these career books to inspire academic...
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Euripides’ Lost Plays
Euripides’ Lost Plays
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:38
2 months ago
Euripides’ Lost Plays
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:38
TheCollector
7 Scottish Inventors & Their Inventions
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11 months ago
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
A Glimpse into the Past: An Overview of Ancient Greek Theater
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Trying to Understand...
My Substack in Other Languages.
Starting with Spanish.
a year ago
TheCollector
The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921
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Trying to Understand...
People, States and Borders.
And other dubious ideas.
4 months ago
TheCollector
Is Divorce in Christianity Really Allowed?
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Global Inequality...
Universities as factories
I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students...
7 months ago
I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students who were demonstrating. The police would come in on the orders of the authorities unhappy with student-created oases of freedom. It would come, armed, beat up students, and end the...
TheCollector
A History of Italy in 13 Monuments
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TheCollector
What Are the Origins of Santa Claus?
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TheCollector
Egypt’s Giza Restoration Bid Faces Backlash From Archaeologists
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TheCollector
Jacques Lacan: Explaining the Imaginary, the Symbolic, and the Real
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TheCollector
Noumenal and Phenomenal: What Were Kant’s ‘Two Worlds’?
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TheCollector
History of Potatoes: The Spuds that Make the World Go Round
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9 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the History of Valentine’s Day?
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10 months ago
Global Inequality...
Freedom by North-West
The obscurantist nature of East European nationalisms
3 months ago
The obscurantist nature of East European nationalisms
TheCollector
Daniel Boone: The Life & Legend of an American Pioneer
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:30
4 months ago
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:30
TheCollector
10 Facts About the Curious Calvin Coolidge: The Coolest President?
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Ernest Shackleton & Endurance in the Antarctic
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Was Saint Athanasius?
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8 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Working offgrid efficiently
Our traveling studio has operated off-the-grid for 4 1/2 years.
For the first 3 years we tested the...
over a year ago
Our traveling studio has operated off-the-grid for 4 1/2 years.
For the first 3 years we tested the limits of our space, and at first, it was difficult to create new things, as we had to make time to learn how to solve underlying problems. Our boat was not just an office, it was...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Mothers of the Ancient World
7 months ago
Mothers of the Ancient World
TheCollector
Top 11 Film Noir Masterpieces You Should Know
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Classical Wisdom
The World's First Computer
The Antikythera Mechanism
10 months ago
The Antikythera Mechanism
Flashbak
The World Turned Upside Down : Bizarro Illustrations From An 18th Century Chapbook
The World Turned Upside Down or The Folly of Man Exemplified in Twelve Comical Relations upon...
2 months ago
The World Turned Upside Down or The Folly of Man Exemplified in Twelve Comical Relations upon Uncommon Subjects is Illustrated with Twelve Curious Cuts Truly Adapted to Each Story. The witty woodcuts show various role reversals. A cow becomes a butcher and the butcher his meat. A...
TheCollector
Get to Know Alma Mahler: Composer, Muse, and Scandalous Woman
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Paris of Troy: The Abductor of Helen Who Started the Trojan War
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TheCollector
When Did the Korean War Start?
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Elizabeth Anderson: What is the Point of Equality?
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Germany’s 7 Most Important Historical Landmarks
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TheCollector
Norman Rockwell’s “Four Freedoms” That Almost Weren’t
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Trying to Understand...
The Performance is Over
Even if the artists don't realise it.
a year ago
Even if the artists don't realise it.
Overcoming Bias
No Meta Status Orgs
In health and medicine, we have many government agencies, and private philanthropies, devoted to...
a month ago
In health and medicine, we have many government agencies, and private philanthropies, devoted to many specific medical conditions, and also to studying and reforming medicine in general, at a meta level.
TheCollector
Rare Ancient Roman Dolphin Mosaic Found in England
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Candomblé: 10 Facts About the Afrobrazilian Religion
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TheCollector
When Was D-Day?
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5 Creatures from Slavic Mythology Represented in Art
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How Did the Kingdom of Aksum Give Birth to Ethiopian Christianity?
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TheCollector
10 Powerful Roman Emperor Names Still Used Today
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TheCollector
Who’s Who of the Kennedys: 9 Notable Members
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Marcel Breuer’s Iconic Work: From Bauhaus to Brutalism
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a year ago
TheCollector
Frick Collection Announces April 2025 Reopening
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UK Gallery to Recreate “Groundbreaking” 1907 Exhibition
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3 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Treasury for Young Readers (1961)
Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun...
a year ago
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
How (& Why) Is Kaliningrad Part of Russia?
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4 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Conquest of Space (1962?)
I last blogged about this book in 2015 so it is time for a revisit. I got a second copy that has a...
a year ago
I last blogged about this book in 2015 so it is time for a revisit. I got a second copy that has a couple of things I had not seen before. The Conquest of Space is a 1962 (?) Australian stamp album. It is intended for children to collect paper stamps they get in Nestle chocolate...
Flashbak
This Won’t Change: The Joy Of Northern Soul
In 1993, the Face magazine asked Elaine Constantine to photograph a Northern Soul night at London’s...
2 months ago
In 1993, the Face magazine asked Elaine Constantine to photograph a Northern Soul night at London’s 100 Club. Recently moved to London from Manchester, Constantine knew the scene well, having danced at all-nighters a decade earlier. At first, things seemed different. The crowd...
TheCollector
What Are the Seven Wonders of the Natural World?
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Flashbak
Good Morning: The US Humor Magazine May 1919 – October 2021
Good Morning was an American political humor magazine, first published in May 1919. It was founded...
a month ago
Good Morning was an American political humor magazine, first published in May 1919. It was founded by Ellis O. Jones, a former associate editor of Life magazine and editor of Ladies’ Home Journal who once called for the US Army and Navy to be disbanded and went on to head the...
TheCollector
10 History-Rich But Affordable US Cities You Can Move to
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The Problem with Catholic Popes: Linus and the Petrine Succession
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5 months ago
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Arrows – Love And Punishment in Vintage Snapshots
The latest submission for collector supreme Robert E. Jackson focuses on arrows in snapshots. Some...
5 months ago
The latest submission for collector supreme Robert E. Jackson focuses on arrows in snapshots. Some have been drawn on the printed photo with pen, others form part of the image itself. The use of bows and arrows by humans predates recorded history and is common to most...
TheCollector
The 10 Most Beloved Urban Parks in the United States
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5 Paintings That Inspired Famous Filmmakers
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11 months ago
TheCollector
7 Historical Places to Visit in Wiltshire
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Face to Face Exhibit Offers Face Time With Fayum Portraits
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8 months ago
TheCollector
What is Neoliberalism? David Harvey’s Philosophy
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a year ago
Wrong Side of...
Your favourite half-British president
We could win bigly by courting Donald Trump
a month ago
We could win bigly by courting Donald Trump
History Today Feed
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/04/2024 - 11:48
9 months ago
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/04/2024 - 11:48
Flashbak
Armand Henrion: The Artist Who Always Painted Himself As A Clown
Armand Henrion (1875 – 1958) was a Belgian-born artist. He contributed to the Expressionist...
5 months ago
Armand Henrion (1875 – 1958) was a Belgian-born artist. He contributed to the Expressionist movement, worked in France and became a French citizen. And he liked to paint self-portraits – hundreds of them – in which he is dressed as a clown (more Pierrot than Bozo). Pierrot...
TheCollector
Cairo Widens Access to Famous Saladin Citadel
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TheCollector
Dr Paul Cartledge on Alexander the Great’s Tomb, Netflix & More
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TheCollector
What Were the Casta Paintings of 18th Century Mexico?
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TheCollector
7 Real Characters from Arthurian Legends
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9 months ago
TheCollector
What Was Procopius’ “Secret History”? (& Why You Shouldn’t Trust It)
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TheCollector
10 Historic Landmarks in Argentina You Should Visit
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Istanbul’s Top 7 Historic Gems
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8 months ago
TheCollector
What Inspired Caspar David Friedrich’s Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog?
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Classical Wisdom
Nature in Greek Myth
Magical and Medicinal
9 months ago
TheCollector
Fenrir: Who Was the Norse Wolf Destined to Kill Odin?
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