Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Epics Collection
5 months ago
Flashbak
Visualising The Revolution: A Gallery of Posters from the Paris Uprising of May 1968
The politics of anarchists and communists was marked in hundreds of posters and flyers distributed...
2 weeks ago
The politics of anarchists and communists was marked in hundreds of posters and flyers distributed around France in May 1968. The movement’s visual culture is key to its understanding. These artworks and others like them were distributed in Paris and parts of the country amid...
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Jesus In Photos – The Mid-Century Years
Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was...
8 months ago
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 History of Social Welfare Programs (& Current Debates)
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11 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Who You Are Vs. What You Control
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other...
2 months ago
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other things being equal, the best plan is to let as few things into your identity as possible.
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How Did Norman Rockwell’s Thanksgiving Capture a Nation?
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How Does Stoicism Differ from Other Philosophies?
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Commodus: The Gladiator Emperor of Rome
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The First Provenance Research Head at the Met
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End of an Era: Why Did the Beatles Break Up?
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William Blake’s Cottage to Be Preserved as a Museum
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10 Must-Read Magical Realist Novels
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Fake News & the Information Age: Challenges in Modern Elections
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Who Were ‘The Cambridge Five’?
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Who Are Russia’s Old Believers? The Raskol in Russian History
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a year ago
Global Inequality...
The end and the beginning of history
Three ways of thinking about Lea Ypi’s Free
5 months ago
Three ways of thinking about Lea Ypi’s Free
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Quipu: How Did the Inca Record Information with Cords & Knots?
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a year ago
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A History of Gibraltar: The Rock & the Ages
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4 months ago
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The ERR: How the Nazis Plundered France’s Priceless Art
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8 months ago
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How Did King Tut Die? (5 Theories)
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
New Treasury for Young Readers (1963)
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one...
10 months ago
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one just for balance. Some fine illustration is a lost bit of space flight for children.
New Treasury for Young Readers. Reader’s Digest. Pleasantville, NY. Reader’s Digest Association....
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Who Were the 6 Most Famous Artists of the Protestant Reformation?
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Who Were the Maccabees?
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7 months ago
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What Is Assemblage? A Look Into 3D Collage Techniques
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How Did Emperor Nero treat Christians During His Reign?
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10 months ago
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Amun: The Egyptian God of Creation & King of the Gods
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11 months ago
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Millions of Cats: Wanda Gag’s Beautifully Illustrated Children’s Book
“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send...
11 months ago
“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send to an art exhibition. I strive to make them completely accurate in relation to the text. I try to make them warmly human, imaginative, or humourous — not coldly decorative — and...
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Operation Unthinkable: The Military Plan That Was Never Used
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How the Nazis Captured the Minds of Germany’s Youth
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10 months ago
Dr Alun Withey
Health and the Habitual Traveller in the 19th Century
Recently I’ve been contributing to a new series of stories, drawing on the archives of Lloyds’...
over a year ago
Recently I’ve been contributing to a new series of stories, drawing on the archives of Lloyds’ Register – a fantastic archive, with a wealth of sources on many aspects of maritime, but also broader social, history. The full series can be found here:...
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Women Smoking Snapshots – Touching The Sublime
“Cigarettes are bad for you; that is why they are so good” – Richard Klein, Cigarettes Are Sublime ...
10 months ago
“Cigarettes are bad for you; that is why they are so good” – Richard Klein, Cigarettes Are Sublime Richard Klein, Professor of French at Cornell University and editor of Diacritics, quit smoking while writing Cigarettes Are Sublime and has been nicotine-free ever since. So do...
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Cardinal Wolsey: A Life In 9 Artworks
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The Men Who Sacked Rome: Who Were the Vandals?
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The Berlin Crisis of 1961: Why The USSR Built the Wall
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7 months ago
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Can the Real King Arthur Be Identified as Athrwys of Gwent?
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13 Logical Fallacies from Aristotle’s ‘Sophistical Refutations’
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a year ago
Res Obscura
Res Obscura is now on Substack
Three years late, but historians are always late
a year ago
Three years late, but historians are always late
Dr Alun Withey
Should I Stay or Should I go?: Encouraging travel in the early modern period.
Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the...
6 months ago
Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the spirit! A good holiday is generally viewed as a tonic, and holiday company advertisements extol the virtues of ‘getting away’, encountering new places, people and cultures and (if...
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Ancien Régime France: 4 Harsh Realities of Life Before the Revolution
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“Four Dead in Ohio”: The Kent State Shootings
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4 months ago
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What Was Kristallnacht? The Horrors of the Night of Broken Glass
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Marcel Breuer’s Iconic Work: From Bauhaus to Brutalism
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a year ago
weird medieval guys
No, the King doesn't own all the swans in Britain
So who does?
a year ago
African History...
A history of the Damagaram sultanate of Zinder: ca. 1730-1899.
Politics, Guns, and Trade in the pre-colonial Sahel
a year ago
Politics, Guns, and Trade in the pre-colonial Sahel
TheCollector
Who Won Sherman’s March to the Sea?
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6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Secrets of the Scythians
10 months ago
History Today Feed
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:43
11 months ago
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:43
Flashbak
26 Found Photos of Australian Life In the 1970s
The best satire is never far removed from the truth it lampoons. In the 1970s, comedian Barry...
2 months ago
The best satire is never far removed from the truth it lampoons. In the 1970s, comedian Barry Humphries (17 February 1934 – 22 April 2023) created Sir Les Patterson and made him Australia’s cultural ambassador. Drunk, lecherous and offensive, after Sir Les made his debut...
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Ancient Greek Sculpture in the Classical and Hellenistic Periods
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What’s the Best Time to See Mount Fuji?
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5 months ago
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7 Facts about Francis Drake, the English Pirate-Hero
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a year ago
Global Inequality...
Marx Truncated
A review of Shlomo Avineri’s “Karl Marx”
6 months ago
A review of Shlomo Avineri’s “Karl Marx”
Dreams of Space -...
One, Two (1965)
The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting...
a year ago
The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting book about spaceflight. I hope that you find it as charming as I do.
DeCaprio, Annie and David Krieger. Illustrated by Nydorf, Seymour. One, Two. New York: Wonder Books. (24 p.)...
Res Obscura
A very deep history of Halloween
Or, how far back can historical analysis take us?
a month ago
Or, how far back can historical analysis take us?
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Groovy Ads That Sold Woolworths’ UK Line of Baby Doll Cosmetics
Here are several examples of the many groovy psychedelic adverts produced in the 1960s to promote...
6 months ago
Here are several examples of the many groovy psychedelic adverts produced in the 1960s to promote Woolworths’ UK line of “Baby Doll” cosmetics in the late 1960s. These “pop-style” adverts appeared in the country’s magazines for teenagers, like Jackie, RAVE, Flair, Queen and...
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King John’s Lost Treasure
King John’s Lost Treasure
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/15/2024 - 09:28
4 months ago
King John’s Lost Treasure
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/15/2024 - 09:28
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Egypt’s Giza Restoration Bid Faces Backlash From Archaeologists
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10 months ago
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Utagawa Hiroshige: 10 Works From the Last Great Master of Ukiyo-e
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5 months ago
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What Is Samsara in Hinduism?
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3 months ago
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Federal Art Project: Documentary Film Exploring the Arts of the WPA
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a year ago
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7 Breathtaking Paintings Inspired by Shakespeare’s Plays
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a year ago
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Rat Collection by Banksy Comes Up for Auction
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6 months ago
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Daedalus and Icarus: What Is the Main Message?
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11 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age (1963)
After a Thanksgiving break I am back with Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age. Even if there...
3 weeks ago
After a Thanksgiving break I am back with Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age. Even if there are not a lot of illustrations of space flight this book was very important to me at the time. I remember finding it in the school library and then getting my own paperback copy...
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Norman Rockwell Works Dispute Finally Over?
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Jonathan Sacks: Are Science and Religion Enemies?
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Norse Pantheon: 10 Fascinating Gods and Goddesses
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Religious Symbolism & Traditions of Easter Beyond the Bunny
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8 months ago
Flashbak
Très Parisien: The Height Of French Chic 1920-1936
Très Parisien magazine sold itself as ‘chic’ and ‘elegant’. Published between 1920 and 1936 it...
a month ago
Très Parisien magazine sold itself as ‘chic’ and ‘elegant’. Published between 1920 and 1936 it presented creations by such couturiers as Louise Chéruit, Premet (best known for La Garconne, or The Flapper, a black dress with a white collar and cuffs introduced in 1923, Philip et...
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8 Famous Women Writers Who Wrote Under Male Pseudonyms
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Animals Behaving Horribly On Vintage Christmas Cards
The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards...
a year ago
The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards produced during the Victorian era. There are dead birds, massive insects being tortured by small children and any number of humanised animals eating each other, eating people and...
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The Problem of Evil: If God Exists, Why Aren’t We All in Heaven?
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A Brief History of Money Throughout World History
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9 months ago
African History...
The African diaspora in Portuguese India: 1500-1800.
Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
a year ago
Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
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6 Surrealist Techniques You Probably Haven’t Heard of
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Why Do People Give Gifts at Christmas?
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
How About a Victory for the Left Occasionally?
Here are a few modest ideas.
a year ago
Here are a few modest ideas.
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The 7 Best Historical Sites in Bangkok, Thailand
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4 months ago
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Geneva Exhibition Shows Rare Picasso Works
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a year ago
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Arizona State University Professor Creates City Hall’s Digital Art
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11 months ago
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The Chinese Civil War & Mao’s Long March
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/29/2024 - 09:25
4 months ago
‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/29/2024 - 09:25
TheCollector
Study Shows ‘Starry Night’ Swirls Are Scientifically Accurate
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African History...
A complete history of Jenne: 250BC-1893AD
Journal of African cities chapter 6
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 6
TheCollector
Explore Ancient Rome by Visiting These 6 Sites
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/14/2024 - 09:09
a month ago
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/14/2024 - 09:09
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Last Chance!
a year ago
TheCollector
What is the Relationship Between Politics and Art? 3 Answers
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a year ago
Flashbak
Ships Then Swans: Ian Macdonald’s Pictures of England’s Teesside in the 1970s and 80s
The houseboats, blast furnaces and shipbuilding are gone. Ian Macdonald’s photographs are portraits...
2 months ago
The houseboats, blast furnaces and shipbuilding are gone. Ian Macdonald’s photographs are portraits of times past. These pictures cover three of the photographer’s major bodies of work from the late 1960s to the mid 1980s: Greatham Creek; the Redcar blast furnace and Smith’s Dock...
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How Iran Won the West
How Iran Won the West
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/26/2024 - 09:40
3 weeks ago
How Iran Won the West
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/26/2024 - 09:40
Trying to Understand...
The Coming Of Neo-Tribalism.
Of honour, gangsters, nomadic tribes and of course identity politics.
6 months ago
Of honour, gangsters, nomadic tribes and of course identity politics.
TheCollector
Performance Art: 8 Famous and Influential Women
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5 months ago
Res Obscura
Experiencing scientific revolutions: the 1660s and the 2020s
Lessons from Boyle's scientific desiderata and the Midgley Effect
a year ago
Lessons from Boyle's scientific desiderata and the Midgley Effect
TheCollector
Artist Frank Auerbach Dies at 93
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Classical Wisdom
The First Stoic
Zeno of Citium
5 months ago
TheCollector
10 Women Thinkers of the Enlightenment You Should Know
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a year ago
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.
Trying to Understand...
A Strange Defeat.
A failure of understanding in Ukraine.
a month ago
A failure of understanding in Ukraine.
TheCollector
Has the Christian Bible Been Corrupted?
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8 months ago
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Which Countries Have the Most Official Languages?
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4 months ago
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...
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What Is Freud’s Superego & What Does It Have to Do With Society?
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The Italian Social Republic: What was the Republic of Salò?
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11 months ago
Hidden History
A Tale of Kale (And Cabbage, and Brussels Sprouts, and Broccoli, and Cauliflower…)
These vegetables (and Kohlrabi, and Collard Greens, and Gai Lan, and Bok Choy, and Red Cabbage) may...
a month ago
These vegetables (and Kohlrabi, and Collard Greens, and Gai Lan, and Bok Choy, and Red Cabbage) may be familiar in the kitchen, but they do not exist anywhere in nature—and they are all the same species of plant. The Brassica is a very large and diverse family of plants, with...
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The East African Campaign of WWI: Germany vs The Allies in East Africa
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of 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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Why do People Believe Britons are Descended from Israelites?
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The Brigantaggio: How Did Southern Italy Respond to Unification?
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6 days ago
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World War II’s Unbreakable Code: How Did the Navajo Code Talkers Win the Pacific?
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8 months ago
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How Did Socrates Influence His Contemporaries?
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9 months ago
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Who Are the Young British Artists? An Overview of the Movement
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Classical Wisdom
Gaius Marius
... and the Fall of the Republic
11 months ago
... and the Fall of the Republic
Flashbak
People of the Twentieth Century: the Ideal German, the Nazi and the Persecuted Jew
“If we can create portraits of subjects that are true, we thereby in effect create a mirror of the...
5 months ago
“If we can create portraits of subjects that are true, we thereby in effect create a mirror of the times.” – August Sander, creator of Menschen des 20 Jahrhunderts (People of The 20th Century) What you see above is a picture of Arnold Katz and Benjamin (Benno) Katz being...
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What Is First Corinthians About?
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4 Ways Indigenous Cultures Survived Colonialism in Latin America
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Quechua: A Dead Language? Not at All
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Dreams of Space -...
Rocket Divers (1962)
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers...
11 months ago
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers adventures and in this book they help out the divers who retrieve re-entry capsules. It has bad guys and secret submarines and space monkeys and plenty of adventure. Unfortunately...
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Morality Explored: Which Ethical Theories Are Best?
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Trying to Understand...
A Wasting Asset?
Europe turns away from America.
a month ago
Europe turns away from America.
TheCollector
Who Were the First Christian Martyrs of Britain?
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What Are the Strengths of Determinism?
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Classical Wisdom
Tolkien and the Classics
Plato, Cicero... Bilbo?
a year ago
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4 Russian Leaders Who Actually Weren’t Russian
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5 Quotes by Kant Explained
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What Can Psychoanalysis Tell Us About Hamlet?
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Classical Wisdom
The World's First Computer
The Antikythera Mechanism
10 months ago
The Antikythera Mechanism
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Who Was Robert Mapplethorpe?
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11 months ago
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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...
7 months ago
‘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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What Are the Key Influences That Shaped the French New Wave?
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Stained Glass Sold At Sotheby’s is Stolen From Notre Dame?
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Gumby and Pokey Coloring Book (1966)
Since part of this blog is reliving the joys of my childhood I need to talk about Gumby and Pokey....
a year ago
Since part of this blog is reliving the joys of my childhood I need to talk about Gumby and Pokey. Gumby was a television show for children that ran (at least for me) from 1953-1969. It was stop-motion animated adventures of two figure made of "clay." It was a highlight of my...
History Today Feed
Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/03/2024 - 08:59
2 weeks ago
Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/03/2024 - 08:59
TheCollector
What Was Organization Todt?
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What Were the Religious Beliefs of Hans Holbein the Younger?
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African History...
a complete history of Mombasa ca. 600-1895.
Journal of African cities: chapter 13
3 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 13
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Interview with Dr. Mark Solms on Freud & Surrealism
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History Today Feed
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 11:50
10 months ago
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 11:50
TheCollector
Trench Warfare in World War I: Rot, Rats, Ruin
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African History...
On Hegel's ignorance of African History
*my article for ROAPE journal
a year ago
*my article for ROAPE journal
TheCollector
6 Important Female Aboriginal Writers and Activists You Should Read
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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
11 months ago
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/02/2024 - 09:08
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10 Facts About the Extraordinary Choreographer Pina Bausch
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How Can Stoicism Help Overcome Adversity?
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Plato’s Dialogue Crito: Should Socrates Have Escaped His Execution?
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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...
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Edward VIII: The Worst Monarch in British History?
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The Eritrean War of Independence: How Eritrea Won its Freedom
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Classical Wisdom
Eternal Glory
Homer and Kleos
a month ago
TheCollector
What Is the Gospel of Truth?
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African History...
A history of the west African diaspora in Arabia and Jerusalem before 1900
The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
a year ago
The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
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French Archaeologists Excavate a Castle Beneath a Historic Town
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The Footsteps of Finn MacCool: The Landscape of Giants in Ireland
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Trying to Understand...
Macron is Safe for the Moment
But the future worries me.
a year ago
But the future worries me.
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Submerged Bridge in Spanish Cave Built Nearly 6,000 Years Ago
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7 Unanswered Questions about Minoan Bull-Leaping
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5 Quotes by Friedrich Nietzsche Explained
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When Gilbert Shelton’s Fabulous Furry Freaks And Poddy Ruled The World!
Gilbert Shelton (born May 31, 1940) is an American cartoonist and a key member of the underground...
5 months ago
Gilbert Shelton (born May 31, 1940) is an American cartoonist and a key member of the underground comix movement. He is the creator of the characters The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers and Fat Freddy’s Cat, and a co-founder of Rip Off Press in San Francisco in 1969. Shelton...
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How Magnus Maximus’ Forgotten Son Contributed to the Arthurian Legends
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Study Reveals Origins of the Knight’s Tombstone in Jamestown
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Shaka Zulu: The Life of Africa’s Legendary Warrior King
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Who Was Benjamin Disraeli?
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Trying to Understand...
Games Nations Play.
But they forget the people and the Street.
7 months ago
But they forget the people and the Street.
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Get ‘Em In! Portraits of Drinkers in London Pubs
He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink...
11 months ago
He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink He sings the songs that remind him of the good times He sings the songs that remind him of the better times – Tubthumping by Chumbawumba Pub? Go on, then. Let’s go. And …...
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The Great Game: British Empire vs. Tsarist Russia in Afghanistan
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Who Was Sayed Idries Shah?
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Is Anarchism a Bad Idea? 3 Main Objections
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a year ago
Hidden History
The Japanese Mafia and the Card Game of Koi-Koi
The card game of Koi-Koi is closely identified with the Japanese Mafia, known as Yakuza, which had...
3 weeks ago
The card game of Koi-Koi is closely identified with the Japanese Mafia, known as Yakuza, which had its origin some 400 years ago in early attempts by the Shoguns to ban gambling and European playing cards. History When the Portuguese arrived in Japan in 1543, they established...
Classical Wisdom
Ancient Atomists
The Origins of Oppenheimer?
a year ago
The Origins of Oppenheimer?
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The Last Question: Hear Leonard Nimoy Read Isaac Asimov’s Best Short Story
Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than...
6 months ago
Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than the 500 or so stories he wrote or edited, including the bestselling I, Robot, the Foundation series and Lecherous Limericks. The story is The Last Question. First published in the...
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Archaeologists Excavate Ancient City Destroyed by Romans
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Newest Banksy Mural Guarded After Vandalism
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:58
11 months ago
India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:58
History Today Feed
China’s Communist Comic Books
China’s Communist Comic Books
JamesHoare
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4 Most Famous Alien Abduction Claims
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Philip Marlowe: The Rise & Fall of The Private Detective
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African History...
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Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
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The Lebanese Civil War: A Complex & Devastating Conflict
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Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
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Thu, 08/01/2024 - 08:00
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The Mystery of the Lost Colony of Roanoke
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Shakespeare’s Richard III: Everything You Need to Know
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4 Works Inspired By Da Vinci’s The Last Supper
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Dr Alun Withey
News Just In: Dr W Joins TikTok – @dralun7
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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, …...
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5 Places Where You Can Enjoy Art in New York City for Free
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Classical Wisdom
Why Read Modern Books?
Now Available: Night Drew Her Sable Cloak
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Now Available: Night Drew Her Sable Cloak
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Who Were the Samaritans?
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Who Was Ben Black Elk?
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The Dutch Under Nazi Rule: German WWII Occupation of the Netherlands
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What Is Anti-Natalism?
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Why Is Oktoberfest a Vital Part of German Culture?
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How the Athenian Empire Caused Its Own Collapse
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Rembrandt Used Arsenic to Paint “The Night Watch”
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Fiction vs Fantasy: What’s the Difference?
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Pandora’s Box: A Greek Myth about Curiosity (and More)
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Max Thalmann: Passion, Cathedrals And America In Woodcuts
Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black...
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Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black and white woodcut prints: Cathedral (Der Dom), Passion, and America in Woodcuts (Amerika im Holzschnitt). A bookbinder by trade having been trained as such under Henry Van De Velde...
Hundred Rabbits
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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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 March. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, lots of progress on Uxn, started documenting the assembly...
Classical Wisdom
What is Virtue?
Can We Define it for Ourselves or Others?
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Can We Define it for Ourselves or Others?
TheCollector
What Was the War of Jenkins’ Ear?
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10 Interesting Facts About Haruki Murakami You Should Know
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When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
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TheCollector
Who Was Saint Ignatius of Antioch?
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The Meidias Hydria Vase Landed to Greece by The British Museum
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African History...
A muslim kingdom in the Ethiopian highlands: the history of Ifat and Adal ca. 1285-1520.
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During the late Middle Ages, the northern Horn of Africa was home to some of the continent's most powerful dynasties, whose history significantly shaped the region's social landscape. The history of one of these dynasties, often referred to as the Solomonids, has been...
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10 Facts About the Temples of Angkor
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Beyond Watergate: A Look at President Nixon’s Legacy
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What Is the Origin and Significance of Columbus Day?
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Trying to Understand...
Let's Be Enemies
Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
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Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
Dreams of Space -...
Mole Rocket (1965)
Mole Rocket is a Czechoslovakian children's book about a mole finding a rocket. It is a silly piece...
over a year ago
Mole Rocket is a Czechoslovakian children's book about a mole finding a rocket. It is a silly piece of fiction but since it does have adventuring in a rocket it seemed worth sharing.
Miler. Mole Rocket, 1965.
When the mole crash lands, the rocket breaks apart in...
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Who Was Saint Peter the Apostle?
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Flashbak
Joris Hoefnagel: The Emperor’s Best Artist Who Drew Insects That Told of Love And Death
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Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by Croatian scribe Georg Bocskay (died 1575) and Flemish artist Joris Hoefnagel (1542–1601). There is no evidence the two artists ever met, but their collaboration was decades in the...
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8 Works of Art & Architecture Commissioned by the Medicis
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Towton: How Britain’s Fiercest Battle Unfolded
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Res Obscura
Translating Latin demonology manuals with GPT-4 and Claude
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At long last, a real-world use case for AI!
TheCollector
King Charles XIV John (Bernadotte): Marshal of France, King of Sweden
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How Have Druids Influenced Wales Throughout History?
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When Was the First Crusade?
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Classical Wisdom
Why Did Rome Fall?
& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
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& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
Trying to Understand...
We Are All Civilisational States
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It's just that some people don't realise it.
TheCollector
Kenjutsu: Discover Centuries of Japanese Fencing Tradition
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Classical Wisdom
[Video] Roundtable Discussion with Mary Naples
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Watch now (60 min) | Cult of the Capture Bride: How Ancient Women Took Power
Classical Wisdom
The Killing Grounds: Thermopylae
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Dreams of Space -...
Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (Feb and Dec 1946)
The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are...
over a year ago
The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are several online issues here
https://fanac.org/fanzines/Rockets/
Here is a biography of the controversial editor:
https://www.joshuablubuhs.com/blog/robert-l-farnsworth-as-a-fortean
I...
Classical Wisdom
Do You Need Children to Care About the Future?
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Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
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‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
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‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
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Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:43
TheCollector
10 Most Historic Cities to Visit Around the World
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The Whore of Babylon & Prostitution in the Bible
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Tadeusz Kościuszko: 6 Facts You Didn’t Know
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Malta & Its Role in World War II: A Crucial Fortress Island
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Fredericksburg?
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Warfare in the Bronze Age: Tactics, Weapons, Battles
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TheCollector
5 Famous Artists Who Were Inspired by Alphanumerics
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‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
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Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
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‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
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Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
TheCollector
How Did the Soviet Union Influence the World?
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Pearl Harbor: “A Date Which Will Live in Infamy!”
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Could the “Year Without a Summer” Happen Again? Here’s What Experts Say
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Patterns in Humanity
Where parents make a difference
Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
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Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
Dreams of Space -...
Beyond Mars (1960)
Here is the last book in the "space quartet", Beyond Mars. It takes a large survey of the next steps...
a year ago
Here is the last book in the "space quartet", Beyond Mars. It takes a large survey of the next steps in space including: solar sailing, travel to Saturn via long distance trips to the outer solar system, multi-year hibernation travel, hydroponics, and visiting other solar...
Wrong Side of...
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Liberalism dies in darkness
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Liberalism dies in darkness
Classical Wisdom
Dionysus
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TheCollector
Maurizio Cattelan’s Duct-Taped Banana Auctioned for $6 Million
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TheCollector
6 Appalachian Folk Stories That Will Keep You Up at Night
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Dreams of Space -...
The Hero's Ride (1963)
This was a reprint of a 1961 Russian book translated into Estonian in 1963. It is mostly an...
2 months ago
This was a reprint of a 1961 Russian book translated into Estonian in 1963. It is mostly an anthology of stories for children but with space art on the cover and a couple of space illustrations within I needed to share it.
Jarunkova, Klara. Illustrated by Eesti Riiklik...
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8 Fun Facts About Montezuma — Starting with His Real Name
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Olafur Eliasson to Turn Urban Billboards into Abstract Art
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How Did Andy Warhol Change the History of Cinema?
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D.W. Griffith: The Legacy of a Problematic Pioneer
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England’s Medieval Angevin Empire Explained
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What Was the Vickers Wellington Bomber?
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13 English Words with Greek Origins
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TheCollector
Encaustic Painting: An Ancient Art Form Explained
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Trying to Understand...
If We Had More Than a Hammer ...
We might not be in this mess.
a year ago
We might not be in this mess.
A Collection of...
Collections: The Afterlife of the Roman Republic
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This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate poll (we’ll also do the winner, “The Problem with Sci-Fi Body armor” before year’s end, worry not), the “Afterlife of the Roman Republic,” which is to say a look at the continued...
TheCollector
Cotton & How It Changed the World
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Art Basel 2024 Opens to the Public: Here Are Some of Its Highlights
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Çatalhöyük: One of the Oldest Recorded Cities in History
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TheCollector
Dadaism: 12 Iconic Artworks From The Dada Art Movement
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Wrong Side of...
The chilling dawn of multiracial fascism
WOKE DOOD: WAT NOU?
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Ancient Greek Art
Through the Ages
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TheCollector
A History of the United States Supreme Court
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Mystery of Penelope
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TheCollector
Thefts From Heritage Sites in the U.K. Are Rising
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The Anat Ebgi Gallery Expands to Tribeca
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Get to Know Meret Oppenheim Through 7 Works
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Weekend Roundup
Magic, Marcus Aurelius, and the End of the World
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Magic, Marcus Aurelius, and the End of the World
TheCollector
5 Military Geniuses From History
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TheCollector
Why Is There One Caryatid at the British Museum and Five in Athens?
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Patterns in Humanity
Man the Hunter
Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
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Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
African History...
a brief note on the intellectual contributions of African scholars in the diaspora
the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
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the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
TheCollector
An Art Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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7 Dickensian Locations: In the Footsteps of Charles Dickens
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Exploring Soviet Brutalism Through 9 Iconic Buildings
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Who Were the Most Important Disciples of Jesus Christ?
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Restoration Reveals Ancient Colors of Egypt’s Edfu Temple
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African History...
The desert town of Southern Africa: A history of Khauxanas 1780-1906
A view of pre-colonial Namibia from the khoisan town of ||Khauxa!nas.
a year ago
A view of pre-colonial Namibia from the khoisan town of ||Khauxa!nas.
Classical Wisdom
LIVE Event: What is Plagiarism?
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With Harvard Professor James Hankins and 'History of Philosophy without any gaps' Peter Adamson.
History Today Feed
The KGB After Stalin
The KGB After Stalin
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Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:36
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The KGB After Stalin
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Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:36
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
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Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
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Philosophy of War: 3 Influential Theorists
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Has Depression Always Been Around? The History of a Timeless Disorder
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Patterns in Humanity
Demographics and American Homicides
Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
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Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
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7 Historical Places to Visit on the Isle of Skye
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Louis XIV: History’s Longest-Reigning Monarch
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Cape Town’s Troubled Colonial History
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Who Was Osama bin Laden?
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TheCollector
The American Patriot War: “The Americans Are Coming!”
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Flashbak
Heavy Metal: West Midlands Industry In the Late 1970s
“The noise was deafening. The heat was intense. I’d never seen anything like it” – American...
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“The noise was deafening. The heat was intense. I’d never seen anything like it” – American photographer Janine Wiedel on her first visit to the industrial West Midlands The Vulcan’s Forge photobook shows us faces of late 1970s industry in England’s West Midlands. Based on...
Classical Wisdom
Should We Be Afraid of Technology?
Lessons from Prometheus and Frankenstein
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Lessons from Prometheus and Frankenstein
TheCollector
Largest UK Holbein Exhibition at The Queen’s Gallery
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History Today Feed
‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:31
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‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:31
TheCollector
What Was ‘The Malleus Maleficarum’, or ‘The Hammer of Witches’?
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Is Oedipus Rex the Mother of All Drama?
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What Are the 4 Main Jewish Sects?
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Who Was Winston Churchill? The Dark Side of Britain’s Great Hero
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Thomas Gainsborough: 7 Facts You Need to Know
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Who Was Vortigern?
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Rare Leonora Carrington Sculpture Heads to Auction
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Why Is Pompeii So Important?
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Understanding Henri Cartier-Bresson Through 7 Photographs
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A History of Alaska’s Indigenous People
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Classical Wisdom
Can You ‘Believe In The Science’?
The Pre-Socratic Atomists: Pioneers of Modern Science
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The Pre-Socratic Atomists: Pioneers of Modern Science
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