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Mon, 02/19/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
The First Anglo-Burmese War
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/19/2024 - 00:00
Trying to Understand...
Don't Confuse Me With Facts.
They know what they think.
a year ago
They know what they think.
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
Mehrgarh: One of the Oldest Cities in the Indus Valley
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Fate of Jewish Art Collections in WWII: 20 Looted Families
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TheCollector
What Is the Tallest Wonder of the World?
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:56
8 months ago
Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:56
TheCollector
13 Surprising Facts About William Shakespeare
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History of Tobacco: A Lucrative Vice
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8 months ago
African History...
The 'hidden founders' of African studies in Europe: African intellectuals in the Holy Roman Empire...
In June 1652, the Ethiopian scholar Abba Gorgoryos reached the city of Nuremburg in what was then...
4 weeks ago
In June 1652, the Ethiopian scholar Abba Gorgoryos reached the city of Nuremburg in what was then the Holy Roman Empire (modern Germany) where he met Hiob Ludolf, an envoy and linguist whom later generations of ‘Ethiopists’ would regard as the founder of Ethiopian studies in...
TheCollector
History of the Automobile: How Did We Get to Electric Vehicles?
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TheCollector
Frida Kahlo Exhibition Heads to Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
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2 months ago
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A Travel Guide to Pompeii: Visiting the City in One Day
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4 months ago
Flashbak
Brick Lane 1978: The Turning Point
On 4 May 1978, Altab Ali (24 Oct 1953 – 4 May 1978), a Bangladesh-born textile worker in an area off...
7 months ago
On 4 May 1978, Altab Ali (24 Oct 1953 – 4 May 1978), a Bangladesh-born textile worker in an area off Brick Lane, was stabbed to death in London, in a racially motivated attack. Paul Trevor’ photographs mark how East London’s Bengali activists fought for survival and the right to...
Classical Wisdom
Sparta and… Scotland?
Laconic wit through the centuries
a year ago
Laconic wit through the centuries
TheCollector
6 Places to Visit in Cape Town for History & Art Lovers
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Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick: Meet the “Real” Kingmaker
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Verification Vs. Falsification: The Birth of the Philosophy of Science
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Open Culture
99-Year-Old Dick Van Dyke Sings & Dances in a Touching New Coldplay Video, Directed by Spike Jonze
There’s one thing right with our world, and it’s Dick Van Dyke. Appearing in a new Coldplay music...
a week ago
There’s one thing right with our world, and it’s Dick Van Dyke. Appearing in a new Coldplay music video, Mr. Van Dyke dances barefoot and sings knowingly a little off-key—before reflecting on a century of life on this planet. What is love? Is he afraid of dying? What does luck...
TheCollector
8 Historical Places to Visit in Kent
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6 months ago
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Jock of the Bushveld: An Enduring Tale of Friendship
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11 months ago
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Cabal of Naples: The True Story of Naples’ Gang of Baroque Artists
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Edward VIII: The Worst Monarch in British History?
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Life of Plato
8 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part V: The Courts
This is the fifth part of our five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV) on the structure of the...
a year ago
This is the fifth part of our five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries BC, the ‘Middle Republic.’ Last time we looked at the odd but very important role played by the ROman Senate as the central...
TheCollector
4 American Presidents Who Were Assassinated
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3 months ago
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Cappadocia’s Hidden Cities and Rock-Cut Churches
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3 months ago
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What Are the 5 Tallest Buildings in New York City?
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a year ago
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Who Were the Hessians in the American Revolution?
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3 months ago
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Baruch Spinoza’s Political Philosophy: Rights & Normativity
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:14
4 months ago
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:14
TheCollector
The Nemean Lion: Heracles’ First Labor & the Birth of a Hero
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a month ago
Flashbak
The Horny Monkey And A Nose Pick: Humorous Japanese Postcards by Kokkei Shinbun Sha – 1907-1909
The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman...
a month ago
The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman against her will. It’s an unusual tableaux. But then a lot about Japanese portrayals of sex is unfamiliar to all but the most adventurous Westerner (this Japanese sex guide and rope...
TheCollector
8 Great Women Sculptors You Need to Know
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
A Journey to the Moon: A science fiction poem for children (1954)
An unusual children's book consisting of a long poem about Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and an imaginary...
a year ago
An unusual children's book consisting of a long poem about Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and an imaginary trip to the Moon. It is highly illustrated and worth a look if you have not seen it. It was colored in places in crayon by a child but that sort of adds to the charm of someone who...
TheCollector
Cassandra: Princess of Troy, Cursed Prophetess, Tragic Prisoner
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Was Hilma af Klint? 7 Facts About the Pioneer of Abstract Art
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5 months ago
TheCollector
How Did the Protestant Reformation Influence European Art?
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7 months ago
African History...
The General History of Africa
a comprehensive look at states and societies across the continent's entire history.
8 months ago
a comprehensive look at states and societies across the continent's entire history.
TheCollector
The Statue of Liberty: 9 Facts about the New York City Monument
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4 months ago
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6 Famous Artists Who Loved Cats
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4 months ago
TheCollector
These Countries Have the Most World Heritage Sites
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2 months ago
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The ERR: How the Nazis Plundered France’s Priceless Art
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Battle of the Hydaspes, 326 BCE: Alexander vs. Porus in India
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2 months ago
TheCollector
11 Amazing Rooms & Artworks in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Luc Tuymans Mural Exhibition to Open Wednesday at Louvre
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Cyclops
A Misunderstood Monster?
a year ago
TheCollector
What Was Operation Downfall?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
What Happened During a Duel in Early Modern Europe & North America?
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Ali Ansari
On the Spot: Ali Ansari
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/08/2024 - 12:28
8 months ago
On the Spot: Ali Ansari
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/08/2024 - 12:28
TheCollector
Margaret Thatcher: Britain’s Iron Lady
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a year ago
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TheCollector interviewt die zeitgenössischen Künstlerin Toni Mauersberg
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9 months ago
Wrong Side of...
The War on the Countryside
The Shire must be brought to heel
a month ago
The Shire must be brought to heel
TheCollector
Michelangelo Scribble Sells For $200,000
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8 months ago
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Who Was Margery Kempe? The Medieval Mystic Who Couldn’t Stop Crying
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Yuruparí: Amazon’s Unique Myth of Creation & Ritual of Passage
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3 months ago
TheCollector
10 Architectural Landmarks You Must See in Valencia
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4 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Kido Butai?
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
How to Deal with Change: Advice from the Stoics
Everything changes and nothing stands still.
3 months ago
Everything changes and nothing stands still.
TheCollector
4 Famous Explorers from the Age of Exploration
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11 months ago
TheCollector
10 South American Artists You Should Know
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6 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Let's Hear It For The "Underlying Causes."
Here's the answer. What was the question again?
a year ago
Here's the answer. What was the question again?
Classical Wisdom
Should We Be Skeptics?
Is it good to question everything?
8 months ago
Is it good to question everything?
TheCollector
What’s the Creation Myth in Norse Mythology?
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a month ago
Flashbak
Käthe Kollwitz Self Portraits
“I have no trouble with the idea of my art serving a purpose. I want to have an impact at a time...
5 months ago
“I have no trouble with the idea of my art serving a purpose. I want to have an impact at a time when people are so baffled, so in need of help.” – Käthe Kollwitz diary entry, December 1922 Käthe Kollwitz (8 July 1867 – 22 April 1945) made over 100 self-portraits of her …...
TheCollector
When Did the Soviet Union Declare War on Japan?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Martha Washington: Get to Know the First First Lady
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3 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Appropriation in Art?
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a year ago
TheCollector
When Is St Patrick’s Day? (Traditions & Festivities Around the World)
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Global Art Sales Dropped 4 Percent to $65 B. in 2023
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9 months ago
Flashbak
Photographer Photobombs Families In Their Homes (1973)
For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom...
4 months ago
For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom rang the doorbells of strangers’ houses. Having waited the man of the house to leave, Eijkelboom would ask the woman who answered the door to pose in a family portrait with him in the...
Trying to Understand...
Service to what nation?
Why people should stop talking about conscription.
5 months ago
Why people should stop talking about conscription.
TheCollector
5 of D.H. Lawrence’s Most Notable Novels
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a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
Race, economics and homicide
Can economic disparities account for racial homicide disparities?
7 months ago
Can economic disparities account for racial homicide disparities?
TheCollector
How Did People React to Hitler’s Death & Germany’s Surrender?
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10 months ago
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Here Are Alfred Hitchcock’s 20 Greatest Films
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Ancient Remains of Two More Victims Discovered at Pompeii
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Love, love, love
10 months ago
TheCollector
The Anarchist Prince: Who was Peter Alekseyevich Kropotkin?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Stained Glass Sold At Sotheby’s is Stolen From Notre Dame?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
6 months ago
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
TheCollector
How Bayonets Revolutionized Warfare
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7 months ago
TheCollector
René Descartes’ Legacy: The Persistence of Mind-Body Dualism
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/30/2024 -...
10 months ago
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/30/2024 - 10:13
TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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6 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Rock-Cut Churches of Lalibela?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Pauline Epistle Philemon About? Slavery & Forgiveness
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2 months ago
Wrong Side of...
American polarisation
The menace of bipartisanship has been defeated
a month ago
The menace of bipartisanship has been defeated
Dreams of Space -...
Planet Trip (1960)
To continue out journey through this wonderful space quartet by William Nephew and Michael Chester...
a year ago
To continue out journey through this wonderful space quartet by William Nephew and Michael Chester is Planet Trip. The next logical step to them was exploring the solar system. They started with Mars and the books ends with Venus.
Nephew, William and Michael Chester....
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part Ib: Subjects of the Successors
This is the second part of the first part of our four part look at the context between the...
11 months ago
This is the second part of the first part of our four part look at the context between the Hellenistic army and its Macedonian phalanx and the Romans with their legions. Last week, we looked at the weapons, organization and fighting style of the Macedonian phalanx, the infantry...
Trying to Understand...
Books To Help Us Understand The World?
Well, a few, anyway. And a bit.
a year ago
Well, a few, anyway. And a bit.
Flashbak
Find the Girls on the Negatives: The Shocking Origins of Beautiful Photos Found in a Thrift Store
In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format...
5 months ago
In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format negatives protected in plastic sleeves in a box of vintage photographs. Abell bought the negatives, scanned them and saw the beautiful pictures of two young women standing on a...
TheCollector
Why Is Turkey so Important on Thanksgiving?
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a year ago
TheCollector
6 Must-See English Castles
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Understanding Henri Cartier-Bresson Through 7 Photographs
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a year ago
Wrong Side of...
The Scottish Play
Canon Club podcast: Macbeth
a month ago
Canon Club podcast: Macbeth
Dreams of Space -...
Satellites As A Hobby (1962)
Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and...
a year ago
Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and created a space map in 1958 (see Sept 8, 2011 blog post). They reused these illustration in several publication which may explain why they seem a little "dated" for 1962. This book...
Classical Wisdom
The First Stoic
Zeno of Citium
5 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Banksy’s Real Identity? (5 Scenarios)
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Was Michel Foucault? Power, Knowledge, and Legacy
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Who Are the Jotun? Giants in Norse Mythology
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6 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon, the Great? Part II
This is the second and final part of our look at Alexander III of Macedon (Part I), who you almost...
7 months ago
This is the second and final part of our look at Alexander III of Macedon (Part I), who you almost certainly know as Alexander the Great. Last week, we looked at the sources for Alexander’s life, the historiography (that is, the history-of-the-history) of his modern reception and...
TheCollector
Consumerism in Pop Art: Was It Celebrated or Criticized?
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a month 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...
Flashbak
Photographing The Invisible: Things are Queer by Duane Michals (1973)
“I think photographs should be provocative and not tell you what you already know. It takes no great...
9 months ago
“I think photographs should be provocative and not tell you what you already know. It takes no great powers or magic to reproduce somebody’s face in a photograph. The magic is in seeing people in new ways.” —Duane Michals Through image sequences, framing, multiple exposures,...
Classical Wisdom
For the Love of the Classics
Valentine's Gifts
10 months ago
TheCollector
Art Basel Miami Beach Opens 2024 Fair
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2 weeks 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...
The Rise of Extractive Politics
It's about having small expectations.
a year ago
It's about having small expectations.
TheCollector
Was Cardinal Wolsey an Animal Lover?
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a year ago
Flashbak
Vanishing Point: New Zealand and Australia in the 80s and 90s
“I approached my subjects with a sense of urgency. I believed that my world, as I knew it, was...
a month ago
“I approached my subjects with a sense of urgency. I believed that my world, as I knew it, was drawing to a close” – Kathryn McCool on life in New Zealand in the 1980s Kathryn McCool was 18 when her father gave her a camera (a Ricoh SLR) he’d bought at auction. As Kathryn …...
Open Culture
Hear Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds Radio Broadcast from 1938: The Original Tale of Mysterious...
A month ago, drones were spotted near Morris County, New Jersey. Since then, reports of further...
4 days ago
A month ago, drones were spotted near Morris County, New Jersey. Since then, reports of further sightings in various locations in the region have been lodged on a daily basis, and anxieties about the origin and purpose of these unidentified flying objects have grown apace. “We...
TheCollector
Here’s What to Know About the History of Lake Como’s World-Famous Villa
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a month ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House?
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a month ago
TheCollector
Why Is Caligula’s Relationship with the Senate Controversial?
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a year ago
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