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Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
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Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
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TheCollector
Napoleon’s Hundred Days: The French Emperor’s Brief Return to Power
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Shopping The Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen Flea Market in 1990
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We’re browsing the stalls at Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen, the wold’s largest antiques and second-hand goods market, in Paris, France. Peter Marshall was staying in Noisy-le-Grand in the city’s eastern suburbs when he mooched to the market. Taken on walks around the area and...
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Colombian President in Search for a Long-Lost Treasure
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Gigantomachy in Greek Mythology: Olympian Gods vs Giants
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What Are the Top 9 Historical Sites in Budapest?
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10 Must-Visit Towns With Thanksgiving Traditions
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4 Theocracies That Exist in the World Today
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What Caused the Salem Witch Trials?
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What Was the Edo Period of Japan Best Known For?
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Artemisia Gentileschi Lost Painting in The U.K.’s Royal Collection
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1970s Graffiti in Dirty Old Boston
British bands were big in 1970s Boston. Fans of X-Ray Secs, Billy Idol, Sham 69 and the Buzzcocks...
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Socrates and the Soul
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6 Lesser-Known Geoglyphs Outside of Nazca
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What Are the Abraham Tapestries?
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The Mid-19th Century California Gold Rush
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How Does Aristotle Conceptualize the Soul?
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A Brief Timeline of Ancient Egyptian Art
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What Was a Peasant’s Life in Medieval England Like?
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Flashbak
Vanity Fair’s Bifurcated Girls: The Article That Introduced America To Girlie Magazines, 1903
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Bifurcated Girls is a salacious illustrated story that first appeared in the June 1903 issue of Vanity Fair magazine. That’s not the glossy publication we know today, rather the a short-lived pulp magazine published by the Commonwealth Publishing Company of New York City...
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5 Artworks by John Baldessari You Should Know
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The Major Battle of the American Revolution That Never Happened
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The Cyclops
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Dreams of Space -...
Johnny's Space Trip (1954)
A re-run--
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Back to the imaginative past and Johnny's Space Trip. This 1954 fictional book captures the spirit of doing it for yourself as Johnny and his friends build (and dream of) a spaceship for a journey from their backyard. It is pure fantasy but as you will see there is a...
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England’s Medieval Angevin Empire Explained
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Dragons Across Cultures & Mythologies: Here Be Dragons!
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4 Works Inspired By Da Vinci’s The Last Supper
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The Rise of Francisco Franco & the Effects of the Spanish Civil War
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What Is the Single Most Valuable Artwork in the World?
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African History...
Textile trade and Industry in the kingdom of Kongo: 1483-1914
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Levina Teerlinc: A Woman Artist of the Tudor Court
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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...
Flashbak
Jesus In Photos – The Mid-Century Years
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Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was bushy haired and youthful, soft-bodied like the Jesus at the Arian Baptistery, hopeful and free. The face was based on the best looking heathen gods. In the Middle Ages, Jesus...
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The Story of the Antichrist Pope
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Pandora’s Box: A Greek Myth about Curiosity (and More)
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9 Queer Artists Who Changed the History of Modern Art Forever
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Morality Explored: Which Ethical Theories Are Best?
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The Life of St. Francis of Assisi: Patron of Animals
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A Collection of...
Referenda ad Senatum: November 1, 2024: Ancient Weapons, Lost Works and Roman Spooky-Stuff!
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Welcome back! At last, the hiatus has ended and we are back to regular weekly posts. As we’ve done a few times before, this week I am breaking the hiatus by taking a chance to answer a few shorter questions posed by my patrons over at Patreon who are the Patres et Matres...
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10 Historic Small Towns in Georgia You Should Visit
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Who Is the Archangel Gabriel?
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Understanding Henri Cartier-Bresson Through 7 Photographs
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The First Anarchist: Who was Pierre-Joseph Proudhon?
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Classical Wisdom
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The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
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The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added charging electronics, solar cooking and solar...
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Was Mark Twain Really a Confederate?
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The Tragic Life of Kermit Roosevelt & the Burden of Legacy
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What’s the Creation Myth in Norse Mythology?
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Which Famous Artworks Have Inspired Filmmakers?
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Heracles and the Lernaean Hydra: The Hero’s Second Labor
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French New Wave: Here’s What You Need to Know
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The Macedonian Wars: Rome vs the Macedonian Phalanx
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Dr Alun Withey
Packing the Essentials!: Preparing to Travel in the 18th Century.
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Who Are Hecate’s Parents?
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Stained Glass Sold At Sotheby’s is Stolen From Notre Dame?
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The "New" Ancient City
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World War II’s Unbreakable Code: How Did the Navajo Code Talkers Win the Pacific?
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What Is the Hierarchy of Angels in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
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Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
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Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
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Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
TheCollector
Conservative Resurgence in the US: Traditional, New Right, & Tea Party
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The Famous Mummies of the Inca and the Chinchorro
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A Collection of...
Continues the Hiatus, 2024
Friends, Readers, Countrymen, lend me your eyes! As sadly expected, the hiatus is going to continue...
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Friends, Readers, Countrymen, lend me your eyes! As sadly expected, the hiatus is going to continue through October. I am making good progress on my writing, but still need to keep focusing. I am currently, I believe, on track for us to go back to normally scheduled posts in...
TheCollector
10 Compelling Facts About Abraham Lincoln
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Flashbak
The Devil’s Dictionary: The 50-ish Best Descriptions From The Cynic’s Word Book, 1906
Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka...
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Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka The Cynic’s Word Book, consists of common words followed by humorous and satirical definitions. The book was a compilation of Bierce’s columns for The Wasp (1881–1860 plus) and The...
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The Anglo-Zanzibar War (AKA The Shortest War in History)
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History Today Feed
A History of Phantom Pain
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A History of Phantom Pain
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Mon, 01/15/2024 - 12:44
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Rudolf Otto and His Revolutionary “Idea of the Holy”
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8 Colorful Installations by Olafur Eliasson
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What Was the Third Council of Constantinople?
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5 Famous Black Mexicans
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History Today Feed
‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
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Tue, 02/13/2024 - 08:20
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The Met Reveals Design for New Modern and Contemporary Wing
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How to Handle Financial Worries - Just in Time for the Holidays
Advice from Dale Carnegie and the Stoics
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Advice from Dale Carnegie and the Stoics
TheCollector
7 Unanswered Questions about Minoan Bull-Leaping
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The Fountainhead: Ayn Rand’s Ode to Individualism
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Fiction vs Fantasy: What’s the Difference?
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Cyberattacks Hits Museums and Causes Online Collections Drop
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History Today Feed
The True Knights Templar
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Wed, 01/10/2024 - 09:54
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The True Knights Templar
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Wed, 01/10/2024 - 09:54
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The Man Who Became Santa: Who Was Saint Nicholas?
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What Was Big Week? How the Allies Won Air Superiority
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What Is a Banana Republic?
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A Quick Trip Guide to Washington DC’s Museums
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6 of Katherine Mansfield’s Short Stories You Need to Read
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Naumachia: The Gladiatorial Naval Battles of Ancient Rome
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What Are the Strengths of Determinism?
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What Makes the City of London Unique?
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Flashbak
Omega: The Last Days of the World – Camille Flammarion’s Visions of A Dying Planet (1883)
‘The most deadly pestilence would have carried far less terror to the heart than the astronomical...
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‘The most deadly pestilence would have carried far less terror to the heart than the astronomical prediction on every tongue; it would have made fewer victims, for already, from some unknown cause, the death-rate was increasing. At every instant one felt the electric shock of a...
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Fireside Friday, June 28, 2024
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next...
5 months ago
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next week (we’re discussing political philosophy in an election year, so I am sure everyone will be very chill; regardless let me repeat you will be civil) and then after that to dive...
Flashbak
Liberation Through Art: Flyers From New York’s Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010)
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Flashbak
Have A Weird Christmas With Our Album Of Vintage Photo Oddities
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There’s a weird vibe running through this album of Christmas images. Harvested from Robert E. Jackson’s phenomenal collection of snapshots we see all kinds of unusual goings on. One Christmas card features a photo of the sender covered in rats; on another a man canoodles a...
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King Sennacherib: The Warrior King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
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What Was the Pilgrimage of Grace?
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Stuck in God’s Knowledge: Foreknowledge & Free Will
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TheCollector
The British Museum to Tighten Security and Collection Records
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Trying to Understand...
Out Of Control.
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Fear the worst, hope for the best.
TheCollector
Nature Aided in the Creation of the Great Sphinx of Giza?
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The Young British Artist Movement (YBA): 10 Famous Artworks You Should Know
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May
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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 May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Combinatory Logic, wrote a guide to combinatory logic, using talking...
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Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
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The 3 Most Important Ideas from the Vienna Circle
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Dreams of Space -...
Cosmodrome (1987)
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is...
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Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is published in 1987 so it is way out of scope for my blog. But it has some great visuals and so I think it is worth sharing. I have never had the nerve to cut this out and build it. Most...
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Why Was the Statue of Christ the Redeemer Built?
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Edward IV: The Life of a Man Who Was King Twice
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Sufism: Mystical Islam in Africa
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Largest UK Holbein Exhibition at The Queen’s Gallery
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A Collection of...
Collections: On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon, the Great?
This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman...
7 months ago
This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman legions, I wanted to take the opportunity to talk about Alexander III, who you almost certainly know as Alexander the Great. But I want to discuss his reign with that title, ‘the...
Classical Wisdom
Do We Need Dress Codes?
Are standards elevating or elitist?
a year ago
Are standards elevating or elitist?
TheCollector
What Is Gnosticism?
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The Myth of Midas and the Golden Touch: A Story of Riches and Regret
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Philosophy of War: 3 Influential Theorists
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History Today Feed
A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
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j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 00:00
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A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
6 Key Artists of the New Objectivity Movement
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TheCollector Interviews Director Karen Milbourne of The Fralin
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‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
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Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
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‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
TheCollector
King Tut: The Life & Afterlife of the Boy Pharaoh
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
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Mon, 01/22/2024 - 11:07
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‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/22/2024 - 11:07
TheCollector
Belgium’s Collectible Design Fair Debuts in NYC
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A Rediscovered Guercino Painting on View in Paris
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June
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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 June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, released a nasu guide, and updated the look of the icon. We...
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Hecate vs. Persephone: What’s the Difference?
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TheCollector
Egyptian Cat Goddess: Who Is Bastet?
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TheCollector
Is Calligraphy Considered Art?
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TheCollector
Who Is Hecate in Macbeth?
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African History...
The textile trade of pre-colonial Africa
In December 1633, a Dutch ship reached the fort of Nassau on the ‘Gold Coast’ (modern Ghana),...
a month ago
In December 1633, a Dutch ship reached the fort of Nassau on the ‘Gold Coast’ (modern Ghana), carrying more than 6,000 pieces of cloth which was to be exchanged for gold.
TheCollector
Edie Sedgwick: Who Was Andy Warhol’s Protégé Starlet?
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TheCollector
Malta & Its Role in World War II: A Crucial Fortress Island
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TheCollector
Forgotten Sandro Botticelli Piece Seized by Italian Authorities
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Flashbak
New York City In Kodachrome – Color Photos Found In A Trashcan From the 1950s and 1960s
One day, Jan Wein found some photographs.”For those of you who may not know the back story,” he...
12 months ago
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TheCollector
Interview With Joseph A. Miller on Figurative Art
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What Is Catholic Social Teaching? 7 Key Themes
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What Was the First Written Language?
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Do We Want What We Think We Want? Jacques Lacan on Desire
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Patterns in Humanity
Why controlling for variables is insufficient
On the pervasiveness of residual confounding in the social sciences, how to think about it, and what...
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On the pervasiveness of residual confounding in the social sciences, how to think about it, and what to do
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10 Powerful Women From Folklore and Mythology Around the World
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Tattoos in the Bible: Can Christians Modify Their Bodies?
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What to See on Vienna’s Long Night of Museums
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James Simon: Art Collector & Owner of The Nefertiti Bust
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New Leonora Carrington Record Set at Sotheby’s
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Why Is Blues Music More Than a Genre?
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Rare Ancient Roman Dolphin Mosaic Found in England
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Top 9 Places to Visit in South Africa
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Flashbak
The Boston Years: On The Streets 1972-75
In 1972, Philip Flip Collier was in Boston. Philip, who has previously shared his terrific...
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In 1972, Philip Flip Collier was in Boston. Philip, who has previously shared his terrific photographs of 1970s NYC, enrolled at the city’s New England School of Photography where he studied for the next two years with the hope of becoming a commercial photographer, but I could...
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Commodus: The Gladiator Emperor of Rome
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The Merchant’s House Museum Fears ‘Irreparable Damage’
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Smallpox in the New World: History, Victims, & Symptoms
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Patterns in Humanity
Immigration and crime: Denmark
Are immigrants overrepresented in crime? If so, which immigrants? And why?
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Are immigrants overrepresented in crime? If so, which immigrants? And why?
TheCollector
An Ancient Ramses II Bust Returned to Egypt
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Open Culture
The Story Behind the Making of the Iconic Surrealist Photograph, Dalí Atomicus (1948)
With his cane, his famous waxed mustache, and his habit of taking unusual animals for walks,...
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With his cane, his famous waxed mustache, and his habit of taking unusual animals for walks, Salvador Dalí would appear to have cultivated his own photographability. But taking a picture of the man who stood as a living definition of popular surrealism wasn’t a task to be...
TheCollector
Why Did King James I Attempt to Take Over the Church of Scotland?
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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...
a year ago
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.
Classical Wisdom
On the Nature of the Gods: Cicero
Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human...
a year ago
Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human beings, if they care about them at all?
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Did Anne Boleyn Really Ruin Wolsey?
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5 Lost Cities of Ancient Egypt Rediscovered
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How Romanticism Set the Stage for Darwin’s Theory of Evolution
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Neil Gaiman’s Collection Sale Surpasses Expectations
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Aristotle vs. Walter Benjamin on the Philosophy of Translation
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Happy Easter! What Are the Origins of Easter?
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8 Artists Who Defined the Roaring Twenties
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Pace Gallery Will Represent the Robert Indiana Legacy Initiative
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Who Exactly Were the Hospitallers?
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Flashbak
Got Live If You Want It: John Scott’s Concert Photographs of Alice Cooper, Bryan Ferry, John Lydon...
Never let go of your dreams because nobody else is going to make them happen. When John Scott was a...
7 months ago
Never let go of your dreams because nobody else is going to make them happen. When John Scott was a child he harboured dreams of becoming a photographer. He roamed around his parents’ home and snapped pictures in his head. He had a talent for it which he thought of turning into a...
TheCollector
Coach Rusty’s Art Goes Interactive With Top Tier Authentics
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8 Things You Should Know About Wangechi Mutu
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part I: SPQR
This is the first of a planned five-part series looking at the structure of the Roman Republic as...
a year ago
This is the first of a planned five-part series looking at the structure of the Roman Republic as another example of civic governance structures in antiquity, to match our series on the Greek polis. As with that series, we’re going to start by defining our community and its...
TheCollector
Germanus of Auxerre and His Connection to Arthurian Legends
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What Were The Pentagon Papers?
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5 Most Hated Famous Artists
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Classical Wisdom
Does FREE WILL Exist?
And if not, what are the consequences?
a week ago
And if not, what are the consequences?
TheCollector
Yemen Is Getting Back Two Sculptures From the Met
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TheCollector
Sufism in the Ottoman Balkans
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Trying to Understand...
In Praise of the Preterite
Or, why you should read "Gravity’s Rainbow" fifty years later.
a year ago
Or, why you should read "Gravity’s Rainbow" fifty years later.
Flashbak
Moe’s Photos of Jacob Riis House On New York City’s Lower East Side 1977-1983
In 1977, Moe a resident of the Jacob Riis Houses decided to capture his neighborhood from East 10th...
5 months ago
In 1977, Moe a resident of the Jacob Riis Houses decided to capture his neighborhood from East 10th Street to East 12th Street on Avenue D, Lower East Side, New York City, writes Efrain ‘Kid Love’ Rodriguez. The Summer was hot, the Son of Sam was terrorizing the streets of New...
TheCollector
Does Descartes Believe God Is Essential to Knowledge?
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Who Was Oswald Mosley?
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What Was the Lend-Lease Program?
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They Say They Want Rearmament ....
We-ell, you know ....
a year ago
TheCollector
8 Controversial Artworks Created by Women Artists
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TheCollector
Pioneering Folklore: Who Was John Lomax?
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Patterns in Humanity
Man the Hunter
Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
a year ago
Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
TheCollector
Martha Graham: 15 Facts About the Mother of Modern Dance
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Flashbak
Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Was A Trekkie Who Convinced Nichelle Nichols To Stay On The Show
Actress Nichelle Nichols (December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) once recalled how Dr. Martin Luther...
11 months ago
Actress Nichelle Nichols (December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) once recalled how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) convinced her to remain on Star Trek after she had decided to leave the series for a starring role on Broadway. In 1966, Star Trek creator...
History Today Feed
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
j.hoare
Thu, 01/04/2024 - 09:36
11 months ago
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
j.hoare
Thu, 01/04/2024 - 09:36
CrimethInc.
Festivals of Resistance : A Call for Gatherings the Weekend Before Trump Takes Office
Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance...
2 weeks ago
Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance on the weekend of January 18, immediately before Donald Trump takes office. This is a crucial opportunity to engage in outreach, education, and action ahead of what it is sure to...
TheCollector
Breaking the Fourth Wall: What Does It Mean?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December 2023
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
11 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of December.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added solar cooking experiment, making seamed box cushions, making saloon cushions, moisture prevention underliner, and board games. Updated...
Flashbak
London By Tube, DLR and Overground in The Early 1990s
Today, I’m gonna take my bike ‘Cause once again the Tube’s on strike The greedy bastards want extra...
4 months ago
Today, I’m gonna take my bike ‘Cause once again the Tube’s on strike The greedy bastards want extra pay For sitting on their arse all day! – London Underground by The Amateur Transplants Peter Marshall shows us pictures of stations on the London Underground, Docklands light...
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Addenda: The Provinces
This is the second and (in theory) last addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II,...
a year ago
This is the second and (in theory) last addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V, A1). Having discussed how Rome handles those parts of Italy it controls but which were not part of the Roman Republic itself, we now look at how the Romans...
TheCollector
First Nations of the Canadian Atlantic Provinces: A Brief History
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TheCollector
Mona Lisa Location Mystery Solved, Geologist Claims
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Ivar the Boneless: History, TV Portrayals, and Viking Legends
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Dutch & Flemish Vanitas Paintings: A Theme for the North’s Golden Age
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What Defined the Roaring Twenties?
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Who Was Dorothy Day? The Radical Life of a Catholic Anarchist
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The Two Slayings of Holofernes: Artemisia vs. Caravaggio
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Where Are the Best Travel Destinations for Shakespeare Fans?
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The Statue of Liberty: 9 Facts about the New York City Monument
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Did Humans and Neanderthals Interbreed?
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10 Must-Visit Historical Landmarks in the US Midwest
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Rare Exhibition of Roman Marbles Heads to North America
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15 Facts About Genghis Khan & His Legacy
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10 Palazzos (Palaces) in Venice You Must Visit
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Who Was Martin Luther? (Bio, Ideas, Legacy)
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5 Forgotten Female Artists You Should Know
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Patterns in Humanity
Recidivism in Norway
Did rehabilitation reforms dramatically reduce Norwegian recidivism?
6 months ago
Did rehabilitation reforms dramatically reduce Norwegian recidivism?
TheCollector
The Life of Malcolm X: “You Had Better Make Some Noise”
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What Is the History of the Piggy Bank? (Curious Origins)
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African History...
A history of the Massina empire (1818-1862)
the sucessor of Songhai
a year ago
TheCollector
The Lost Cause Philosophy of the American Civil War: Fact vs. Fiction
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVa: Philip V
This is the first part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb) look...
9 months ago
This is the first part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb) look at why the thing to use to beat a Macedonian sarisa phalanx is, in fact, a Roman legion in the third and second century BC. Last time, we finished our look at the third-century...
TheCollector
10 Things an Art Lover Should Do in Paris
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Christian Ethics vs Secular Ethics: What’s the Difference?
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5 Notable Inmates of Tartarus & Their Crimes
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Hundred Rabbits
Wood stove installation
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that...
over a year ago
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that the best model was the cast iron Sardine from Navigator Stoveworks.
Our Espar forced air diesel heater broke on our last passage, and we decided not to replace it. There are few...
TheCollector
How Did the English Longbow Win So Many Battles?
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Who Was Vercingetorix?
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TheCollector
The Orixás of Candomblé: Who Is Your Tutelary Spirit?
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Flashbak
High-Class Erotic Illustrations by Édouard-Henri Avril (NSFW)
In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, pornography was the preserve of the well to...
4 months ago
In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, pornography was the preserve of the well to do. Smut was published in shot-run books of a couple of hundred copies. These books were full of stories and poems, but the highlights were the explicit erotic illustrations drawn...
TheCollector
The Irish Migrations That Transformed Britain in the Dark Ages
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What Was Kantai Kessen?
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Jane Seymour: The Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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Where Is Alexander the Great Buried?
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The Third World War Has Been Cancelled.
It was all too difficult, finally.
5 months ago
It was all too difficult, finally.
Trying to Understand...
War Is Complicated.
And not just the fighting bit.
a year ago
And not just the fighting bit.
Dreams of Space -...
Searching In Science (1965)
To continue with my post from last week, Searching in Science was another science textbook that also...
over a year ago
To continue with my post from last week, Searching in Science was another science textbook that also issued booklets of content. These were more astronomy than manned space flight but also had some very nice illustrations.
The Moon
The Milky Way and The...
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Encaustic Painting: An Ancient Art Form Explained
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10 Historical Places to Visit in Sussex
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5 Iconic Artworks by Wassily Kandinsky
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History Today Feed
‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/02/2024 - 10:24
8 months ago
‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/02/2024 - 10:24
Classical Wisdom
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Ancient Podcasts
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TheCollector
What’s the Best Time to Visit the Colosseum?
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African History...
Empire building and Government in the Yorubaland: a history of Oyo (1600-1836)
Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
over a year ago
Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
TheCollector
3 Modern Christian Ethicists You Must Know
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Julius Caesar
9 months ago
TheCollector
The Philosophy of Doomsday Preppers: What Would You Do to Survive?
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Brutus: The Rise & Fall of the Senator Who Assassinated Julius Caesar
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TheCollector
Attritional Warfare: Stalemate on the Western Front During WWI
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Overcoming Bias
The Two Big Games
Imagine a business meeting which will decide if a new project goes forward, or decide key priorities...
2 weeks ago
Imagine a business meeting which will decide if a new project goes forward, or decide key priorities about it.
TheCollector
How Did People Get Paid in the Pre-Columbian Americas? (Not in Gold)
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Classical Wisdom
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Golden Age of Latin Literature
4 months ago
Golden Age of Latin Literature
TheCollector
Michel Ney: The Bravest of the Brave Among Napoleon’s Generals
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What Is Hermeneutics? Explaining the Theory of Interpretation
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The Brigantaggio: How Did Southern Italy Respond to Unification?
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Claude Picasso Died at Age 76
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIb: Pyrrhus
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the...
9 months ago
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the performance of the Roman army and its legions in the third and second century BC against the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander. Last time, we sought to assess some of...
TheCollector
What Are Plato’s Arguments Against Democracy?
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TheCollector
Medieval Anglo-French Wars (1076-1453): A Brief History
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Trying to Understand...
Candles and Kalshnikovs.
Please help us not to understand.
3 weeks ago
Please help us not to understand.
History Today Feed
The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
10 Famous Saints Associated With Christmas
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How Did the Anglo-Saxons Gain Supremacy Over the Britons?
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TheCollector
Original ‘Keep Calm’ Posters Set to Sell for Thousands at Auction
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TheCollector
What Are the 7 Most Spoken Languages in the World?
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The ERR: How the Nazis Plundered France’s Priceless Art
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TheCollector
The 5 Most Ridiculous Ways the CIA Tried & Failed to Kill Fidel Castro
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Who Won? The Competition Between Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo
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TheCollector
The Story of the Calydonian Boar Hunt in Greek Mythology
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African History...
The African diaspora in Portuguese India: 1500-1800.
Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
a year ago
Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
Trying to Understand...
The Sense Of An Ending.
But right back where we started from.
4 months ago
But right back where we started from.
TheCollector
13 English Words with Greek Origins
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
the rock of polynesia
Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's...
over a year ago
Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's the first country to offer free, state-funded, wireless internet to all its residents and has a goal of being completely solar powered— uuuh... wow?
We'd also heard that the school...
TheCollector
Which Biblical Scriptures Present Gratitude at Thanksgiving?
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History Today Feed
Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 08:00
4 months ago
Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Understanding Lacan’s ‘The Four Fundamental Concepts of Psychoanalysis’
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5 months ago
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
Global Inequality...
Would Lenin have approved of the IMF?
An indispensable organization
a month ago
An indispensable organization
TheCollector
The Early Anarchism of William Godwin
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Gettysburg?
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TheCollector
Did the French Revolution Spark Modern Democracy?
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Classical Wisdom
Tyrannical Hell or Harmonious Utopia?
Plato’s Vision of an Ideal State
11 months ago
Plato’s Vision of an Ideal State
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