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What Was the Italian Risorgimento?
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How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
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The Mythical Green Anaconda of the Amazon Rainforest
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Riddle Me This: Question Marks In Vintage Photographs
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10 Incredible Examples of European Symbolist Art
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The Prophecies of Merlin
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Rare Photographs of Siouxsie and the Banshees in Japan, 1982
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The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
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NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
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7 Ancient Greek Temples You Should Know
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Overcoming Bias
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Strange And Terrible: Hunter S. Thompson And The Hell’s Angels (1965)
In my own country I am in a far-off land I am strong but have no force or power I win all yet remain...
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Polyphemus: Who Was the Cyclops That Was Tricked by Odysseus?
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Donsol, designed a donsol turnip.
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4 Sumerian Inventions that Changed the World
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Insurgent Survival : Reflections on the Fight Against Sweeps Targeting the Homeless in Austin, Texas
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How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
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Through the Looking Glass with Robert Cumming – Pictures
American artist Robert Cumming (October 7, 1943 – December 16, 2021) appreciated fun. He saw no...
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Pascal’s Wager: Should you Bet on God’s Existence?
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Find the Girls on the Negatives: The Shocking Origins of Beautiful Photos Found in a Thrift Store
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‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
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Dick Wolf Gives More Than Two Hundred Pieces to the Met
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‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
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Dear Dead Heads: Vintage Skull Postcards
Ever since we happened upon L’amour de Pierrot (above), an anonymous artwork made in 1905, we’ve...
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Ever since we happened upon L’amour de Pierrot (above), an anonymous artwork made in 1905, we’ve been on the look out for more of these type of memento mori optical illusions. And now we’ve an entire set of skull postcards – many of which are available as postcards in the shop. ...
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Wars and ideology simplified
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The Liberation of Dachau, the First Concentration Camp in Nazi Germany
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10 Artworks to See at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City
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New York City’s NIGHT Magazine – 1978-79
Launched in September 1978, Anton Perich’s self-financed NIGHT magazine showcased New York City’s...
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Bertolt Brecht: 10 Facts About the Famous Playwright
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Anne Brontë: The First Feminist Novelist?
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How Does Epistemology Address Memory as a Source of Knowledge?
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4,000-Year-Old Temple and Theater Discovered in Peru
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The Mystery of the Lost Colony of Roanoke
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Why Was the Gutenberg Printing Press Important?
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Was Angkor Ever Lost? The Myth of French “Discovery”
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Hey everyone!
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The Year Without a Summer: The Eruption of Mt Tambora
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In The Living Room: At Home With The Working Class in The 1980s
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Everything You Need to Know About Claude Monet’s Water Lilies
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What Is the Easiest Language to Learn?
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The Inuit and the Canadian Arctic: A Brief History
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Happy Easter! What Are the Origins of Easter?
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Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
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What Is Second Thessalonians About?
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What Language Did the Ancient Romans Speak?
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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...
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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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The Dutch Throne in an Exhibition for the First Time
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What Was the Rhodesian Bush War?
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Religion in the Olympics
The Olympics: Do they Unite or Divide Us?
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What is Plagiarism?
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Classical Wisdom
Empedocles
The Philosopher God?
a year ago
Flashbak
In the Night Garden: The Magical World of George Shiras
George Shiras (1859 – 1942) began photographing in 1889, and was the first to use camera traps and...
a month ago
George Shiras (1859 – 1942) began photographing in 1889, and was the first to use camera traps and flash photography when photographing animals. Shiras, a lawyer who became a politician, borrowed a hunting technique he learned from the Ojibwa tribe called jacklighting, when fire...
TheCollector
Charles Darwin: 5 Key Facts About His Life and Work
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a year ago
TheCollector
Folk Champion: Who Was Pete Seeger?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Ancient Pathways: What Are Ley Lines?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Did Andy Warhol Immortalize Marilyn Monroe?
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Last Chance
Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
a month ago
Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
TheCollector
What Are Djinn? (Powers, Tales, & Etymology)
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3 weeks ago
TheCollector
Thomas Gainsborough: 7 Facts You Need to Know
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Variety is the Spice of Ancient Life
a month ago
Variety is the Spice of Ancient Life
TheCollector
How Did the Protestant Reformation Influence European Art?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
History of Tea: The Drink that Conquered the World
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Most Important Women of the Bible?
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Did Andy Warhol Change the History of Cinema?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Food & Diet in Ancient Egypt: An Interview with Dr. Sarah Doherty
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5 months ago
TheCollector
6 Inventions to Thank the Aztec, Maya, & Inca For
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8 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Chaco War?
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a year ago
Global Inequality...
The abolition of paper and the pompous rule of the present
China is considered to have been the first country (civilization) to have created the modern version...
11 months ago
China is considered to have been the first country (civilization) to have created the modern version of paper. Paper is listed as one among the four big Chinese inventions (the other three are compass, gun powder and printing). Perhaps it will be the first country to desinvent...
TheCollector
What Makes Jean-Luc Godard An Iconic Film Director?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
The Liberation of Paris in World War II: Did the City Burn?
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9 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Out of This World (1953)
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of...
a year ago
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of this World was one of my favorite "discoveries" when I first started collecting these books. It is a massive 160 pages of games, jokes, riddles, and space facts. I last blogged about...
TheCollector
How Does Psychoanalysis Work According to Lacan?
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3 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
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.
TheCollector
Alicia Keys Art Show at The Brooklyn Museum
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10 months ago
TheCollector
What Happened When Vesuvius Erupted in 79 CE?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
When Was the Fall of the Byzantine Empire?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Pre-Columbian Writing Systems (And How They Worked)
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3 months ago
African History...
Roads and wheeled transport in African history.
Why the kingdoms of Kush and Dahomey used wheels while Asante did not.
12 months ago
Why the kingdoms of Kush and Dahomey used wheels while Asante did not.
TheCollector
A History of Gibraltar: The Rock & the Ages
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4 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
3 weeks ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added an article named A Shining Place Built Upon The Sand, and Week 6 to the Victoria to Sitka Logbook.
Rabbit Waves, added a page on Morse Code...
TheCollector
The Second Punic War: How Hannibal Almost Conquered Rome
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
The St Brice’s Day Massacre
The St Brice’s Day Massacre
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/13/2024 - 09:53
a month ago
The St Brice’s Day Massacre
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/13/2024 - 09:53
Flashbak
Highlights From Free Drawing by Franz Čižek & Herman Kastner (1925)
The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was...
9 months ago
The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was illustrated by artist Franz Čižek and edited by Hermann Kastner in 1925. The book features 80 plates of rich ornamental compositions. Franz Čižek – Champion of Creative Art For...
Wrong Side of...
On the Tory Cult of Personality and its Consequences
Badenoch will need to denounce Boris
2 weeks ago
Badenoch will need to denounce Boris
TheCollector
Dethroning Perception: Who Was Maurice Merleau-Ponty?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
8 of the Greatest Fighter Planes of World War II
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11 months ago
TheCollector
10 Incredible Artworks by Félicien Rops
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Should We Glorify Caesar?
And Those Like Him?
9 months ago
Flashbak
Libby Hall: Remembering The Photographer and Collector of Dog Photography
Libby Hall (1941-2023) was a friend. When she died last year at age 81, she let behind an archive...
7 months ago
Libby Hall (1941-2023) was a friend. When she died last year at age 81, she let behind an archive that speaks of her talent as a street and press photographer, writer and collector, most notably of vintage dog photographs which now live at London’s Bishopsgate Institute. “Mine...
TheCollector
The Meidias Hydria Vase Landed to Greece by The British Museum
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Winged Victory
Art of the Hellenistic Period
a year ago
Art of the Hellenistic Period
TheCollector
What Happened at the Battle of Kyiv in WWII?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
The African Mask: From Worthless to Priceless
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Won? The Competition Between Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo
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10 months ago
Flashbak
SoHo And New York City In The 1980s
Gérard Monger has been taking photos for more than 56 years. “I wanted to become a photojournalist,”...
4 months ago
Gérard Monger has been taking photos for more than 56 years. “I wanted to become a photojournalist,” he tells us, “but I became a computer scientist. I lived for a long time in the suburbs of Paris, Colombes and then Maisons Laffitte. Now I live in the center of France in Nevers....
TheCollector
Street Art Murals in Los Angeles: 7 Iconic Works and Their Artists
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5 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, February 23, 2024 (On the Military Failures of Fascism)
Fireside this week! We’ll pick up looking at some of the successes of Hellenistic armies next week....
10 months ago
Fireside this week! We’ll pick up looking at some of the successes of Hellenistic armies next week. For this week’s musing, I wanted to take the opportunity to expand a bit on a topic that I raised on Twitter which draw a fair bit of commentary: that fascists and fascist...
Flashbak
Photos of Iggy Pop And The Stooges Playing NYC Club Ungano’s in 1970
In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the...
6 months ago
In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the Stooges performing at brothers Nick and Arnie Ungano’s basement club on New York’s West 70th Street between Amsterdam and West End Avenues. The ban were celebrating the release of their...
TheCollector
Tattoos in the Bible: Can Christians Modify Their Bodies?
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6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Mother Goddess of Rome
And Her Controversial Religion
7 months ago
And Her Controversial Religion
Trying to Understand...
A Clash Of Symbols
They are quite serious, actually.
a year ago
They are quite serious, actually.
TheCollector
Cj Hendry Lands in Miami With HOOPS Tree Installation
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/04/2024 - 09:36
2 weeks ago
Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/04/2024 - 09:36
Patterns in Humanity
The Rise of the West
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people...
a year ago
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people of science, and then I put it in context with other indicators of historical development. The data together show that West Europe had developmentally surpassed the rest of the world...
TheCollector
What Did the Beat Generation Want?
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
3 days ago
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
TheCollector
6 Mythological Creatures Found on Tarot Cards and Their Meaning
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5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
What is the WORD? How can we understand Logos?
Do Words Matter?
a year ago
TheCollector
8 Artists Who Defined the Roaring Twenties
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a month ago
Classical Wisdom
What Government Governs Best?
Is Democracy Still Our Best Bet?
a year ago
Is Democracy Still Our Best Bet?
TheCollector
Provocative Maurizio Cattelan Exhibition Opens at Gagosian
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Early Bird is Ending
Enroll in the Essential Greeks Now
11 months ago
Enroll in the Essential Greeks Now
Wrong Side of...
The Scottish Play
Canon Club podcast: Macbeth
a month ago
Canon Club podcast: Macbeth
TheCollector
10 History-Rich But Affordable US Cities You Can Move to
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3 weeks ago
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7 Ways in Which Ancient Egypt Influenced Greece
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Young Adventurer's Pocket Book of Space Travel (1954)
Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed...
a year ago
Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed it :) . It was a premium with Mickey Mouse Weekly magazine. Evidently the magazine came with some pages that you could fold up into a tiny book. The others I have found evidence of...
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5 (or More?) of Jack the Ripper’s Victims
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7 months ago
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What Is the Tallest Wonder of the World?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
7 Facts You Need to Know About Fra Angelico
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Who Is Kiki Smith?
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a month ago
TheCollector
The US Museum Directors Salary Data
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Roman-Jewish Wars: Jewish Resistance vs Roman Might
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Scramble for Africa: How Europe Conquered a Continent
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Largest UK Holbein Exhibition at The Queen’s Gallery
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Are the Most Spoken Indigenous Languages in Mexico?
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a month ago
TheCollector
Did Bruce Lee Invent Mixed Martial Art?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Native Americans in the Revolutionary War: Who Did They Side With?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Symbolism and Identity in Northern Renaissance Portraiture
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Ancient Papyrus Reveals Plato’s Final Hours
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Which Countries Were Major Players in World War II?
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10 months ago
African History...
A history of Horses in the southern half of Africa ca. 1498-1900.
Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies...
a month ago
Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies across the continent during the bronze age.
TheCollector
Dutch Influence in Alsatian Art: 5 Artists Known for Their Still-Lifes
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a year ago
CrimethInc.
Resisting Local Authoritarianism and Multipolar Imperialisms in Georgia : A Deeper Look into the...
On the one-hundred-year anniversary of the uprising in Georgia against Soviet annexation, the...
a week ago
On the one-hundred-year anniversary of the uprising in Georgia against Soviet annexation, the struggle for independence from Russian rule remains the chief force driving the popular mobilization that has been growing over the past several months. Yet today’s movement points to a...
TheCollector
The Origins of the Democratic Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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2 months ago
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Who Are the Klu Klux Klan?
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/26/2023 - 00:00
12 months ago
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/26/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
Who was Rasputin and Why is He Famous?
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
7 months ago
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
History Today Feed
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
8 months ago
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
TheCollector
What Are the 7 Most Spoken Languages in the World?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Magic, Marcus Aurelius, and the End of the World
7 months ago
Magic, Marcus Aurelius, and the End of the World
TheCollector
Does Might Make Right? The Melian Dialogue of Thucydides
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7 months ago
TheCollector
The Great Game: British Empire vs. Tsarist Russia in Afghanistan
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4 months ago
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7 Artists of German Expressionism You Should Know
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6 days ago
Global Inequality...
Three steps to freedom
Secessionism and the collapse of Communist federations
10 months ago
Secessionism and the collapse of Communist federations
History Today Feed
‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:43
9 months ago
‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:43
Classical Wisdom
The Great Flood
...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
10 months ago
...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
TheCollector
Did Jesus Live in India?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
American Abstract Artist Frank Stella Dies at 87
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7 months ago
TheCollector
9 Interesting Facts About Claude Monet
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7 months ago
TheCollector
The Treaty of Versailles: An Overview of Its Contents & Effects
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10 months ago
TheCollector
History of the Origin of Manned Flight: More than Just Planes
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9 months ago
TheCollector
How Does Nan Goldin’s Work Challenge Conventional Photography?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Most Notorious Trial of the 20th Century? 4 Possible Contenders
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Do Genetic Studies Refute the Etruscans’ Anatolian Origin?
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:07
2 months ago
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:07
TheCollector
How Did the Roman Empire Affect Christianity?
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What Are the Top 7 Must-See Attractions in Mallorca?
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5 months ago
Wrong Side of...
The Phantom of Polarisation
Do people actually disagree that much?
a month ago
Do people actually disagree that much?
TheCollector
Ancient Egyptian Structure Discovered Near Giza Pyramids
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7 months ago
African History...
Textile trade and Industry in the kingdom of Kongo: 1483-1914
the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
a year ago
the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
TheCollector
Ayn Rand: The Female Founder of Objectivism
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a year ago
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How Did Nero Become the Emperor of Rome?
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10 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power (1963)
A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some...
11 months ago
A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some very nice illustrations of the construction of rockets.
Coombs, Charles. Illustrated by Foor, R. H. Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power. New York: William Morrow and Co. (96 p.)...
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8 Controversial Artworks Created by Women Artists
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9 months ago
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Is the Q Source the Origin of the Gospels?
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5 of the Most Important Magical Realist Writers
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a year ago
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Nuclear Weapons During the Cold War: Power and Proliferation
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a year ago
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