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Comic Books in WWII: When American Comics Went to War
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The Myth of Midas and the Golden Touch: A Story of Riches and Regret
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Weekend Roundup
Love, love, love
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October
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 October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
TinyBASIC, implemented TinyBASIC in Uxntal.
Left, added a...
African History...
The pyramids of ancient Nubia and Meroe: death on the Nile and the mortuary architecture of Kush
a complete history of an African monument
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a complete history of an African monument
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Death of a Samurai Legend
Death of a Samurai Legend
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Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:11
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Death of a Samurai Legend
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Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:11
TheCollector
7 of the Biggest Palaces Ever Built
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10 Historic Christmas Towns in the US to Visit
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The Life of St. Francis of Assisi: Patron of Animals
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Wrong Side of...
The War on the Countryside
The Shire must be brought to heel
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The Shire must be brought to heel
TheCollector
Iowa Museum Returns Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
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What Made Tintoretto the Greatest Master of the Renaissance?
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What Is The Critical Pedagogy Movement?
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Ludwig Wittgenstein vs. Gottlob Frege: Between Logic and Language
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Why Don’t We WANT To Be Wrong?
How can we develop our Many-sidedness?
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How can we develop our Many-sidedness?
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3 Inspiring Japanese Women That Made Video Art
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Who Won the Battle of Chancellorsville?
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Giorgio Agamben on the End of the Poem
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How to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions
Advice from the Ancients
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How Carl Jung Revolutionized Psychology: Into the Shadow-Land
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5 Tips on How to Approach Conceptual Art
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The Fascinating Evolution of Color in Artworks: From Cave to Canvas
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
One Of My Essays In Dutch.
I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and...
11 months ago
I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and send to me a translation into Dutch of my recent essay “What’s Left and What’s Left?” The translator has elected to remain anonymous, but I’m extremely grateful, and please join me in...
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World War II’s Unbreakable Code: How Did the Navajo Code Talkers Win the Pacific?
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5 Key Takeaways from Susan Sontag’s Famous Essay On Style
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What Was the Pilgrimage of Grace?
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10 Must-See Monuments & Memorials on the National Mall in DC
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The Fountainhead: Ayn Rand’s Ode to Individualism
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History Today Feed
‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
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Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:11
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‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:11
Dreams of Space -...
Dream to Meet(1958)
A very pictorial Russian book, Dream to Meet, is basically the size of a paperback book but loaded...
a year ago
A very pictorial Russian book, Dream to Meet, is basically the size of a paperback book but loaded with illustrations. I thought you would enjoy these images.
Lyapunov, B. Illustrated by Seleznev, E. Навстречу Мечте (Dream to Meet.)
Moscow: All-Union Educational Pedagogical...
History Today Feed
Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
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Thu, 10/03/2024 - 08:25
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Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/03/2024 - 08:25
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...
TheCollector
Napoleon’s Hundred Days: The French Emperor’s Brief Return to Power
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, July 12, 2024
Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for...
5 months ago
Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for this week, but it has been a bit stubborn and I do not want to derail my book writing/revising schedule in order to push it out before it is ready. So that will almost certainly...
Classical Wisdom
Aeneas: Founder of Rome
The Most Important Myth Ever Told?
10 months ago
The Most Important Myth Ever Told?
TheCollector
The Red Army Choir: A History of Russian Soft Power
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8 months ago
CrimethInc.
The Syrian Civil War Resumes : Perspectives on the Conflict from Western and Northeastern Syria
The Syrian civil war has remained largely frozen since 2020, owing to a precarious balance of power...
2 weeks ago
The Syrian civil war has remained largely frozen since 2020, owing to a precarious balance of power between various factions with various degrees of support from Russia, Turkey, Iran, and the United States. Over the past few days, however, taking advantage of the ways that Iran...
TheCollector
Magritte Sets $121 Million Auction Record
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6 Conceptual Artists You Should Know
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Flashbak
Stock Car Racing in 1972
In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in...
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In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in Seekonk, Massachusetts and Thompson, Connecticut. In 1972, women only raced each other, hair was grown out crewcuts slicked and draped, and TV-led big business had yet to move in....
TheCollector
10 Must-See Historic Landmarks in Florida
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Nature Aided in the Creation of the Great Sphinx of Giza?
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Flashbak
Henri Van Der Stok’s Zodiac Stars And Gods
Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he...
3 months ago
Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he was a member of the city’s Pulchri Studio. He created these brilliant woodcuts of planetary gods and zodiac signs. As John Couthlart notes, van der Stok’s work trails that of...
TheCollector
Who Is Theatrical Artist Augusto Boal?
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Who Was Canadian Artist Emily Carr?
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5 Strangest Art Movements You Need to Know
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When Did the Korean War Start?
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How Did Bruegel the Elder Depict the Seasons?
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Flashbak
Painting America’s Great Divide : Horace Pippin And Mr. Prejudice
“The pictures which I have already painted come to me in my mind, and if to me it is a worth while...
9 months ago
“The pictures which I have already painted come to me in my mind, and if to me it is a worth while picture, I paint it” – Horace Pippin Winston Churchill waved his fingers in a V for Victory and the united British went to war against a common enemy. When the United States …...
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How Did Impressionism Get Its Name?
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The Lighthouse of Alexandria: A Wonder of The Ancient World
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10 Interesting Facts About Arthur Miller
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What Is Skepticism? (A Philosophical Approach)
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Dreams of Space -...
Valentina Tereshkova (Mujeres Celebres) (1967)
Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book...
a year ago
Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book highlighting famous women, in this case: Valentina Tereshkova. I last blogged about this in 2009 so it was time for an expansion. It is unusual to find a biographical comic book...
TheCollector
Who Was the Terrifying Ottoman Sultan Selim “the Grim?”
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Trying to Understand...
The Sense Of An Ending.
But right back where we started from.
4 months ago
But right back where we started from.
TheCollector
History of Gunpowder: An In-Depth Overview
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Ancient Pathways: What Are Ley Lines?
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What Are Plato’s Arguments Against Democracy?
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The Orlando Museum of Art Faces Financial Distress
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The Orixás of Candomblé: Who Is Your Tutelary Spirit?
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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
TheCollector
Charles Baudelaire’s Theory of Art: Is Beauty Universal?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:30
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An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:30
TheCollector
5 Lost Cities of Ancient Egypt Rediscovered
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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 February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, added back corrected chapters 1-7 to...
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What Can You Expect to See at the Spring Temple Buddha?
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Banksy Confirms More London Animals—And Their Meaning
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Were There Fast-Food Restaurants in Ancient Pompeii?
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Great or the Greatest? F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby
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Surprising Results of The British Museum’s Internal Investigation
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What’s the Best Time of Year to Visit the Parthenon?
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What Are the Origins of the True Crime Genre?
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4 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 17, 2023
Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in...
a year ago
Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in particular the oddity of the Romans not using spear-and-shield infantry (much), but it isn’t ready yet and other things have me quite busy, so fireside it is. Fortunately, we have...
TheCollector
Who Are the Four Presidents Depicted on Mount Rushmore?
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African History...
a brief note on the role of Africans in the early Islamic expansion
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
a year ago
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
History Today Feed
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/13/2024 - 09:21
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Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/13/2024 - 09:21
TheCollector
What Impact Did Realism Have on Society?
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TheCollector
The Ahnenerbe: How the Nazis Constructed Racial Mythologies
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TheCollector
Sotheby’s Sells Harry Potter Watercolor For Record $1.9 Million
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First Nations of the Canadian Subarctic: A Brief History
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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...
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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
The Whore of Babylon & Prostitution in the Bible
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The First Nations of the Canadian Eastern Woodlands: A Brief History
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4 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March
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 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...
TheCollector
What Jewelry and Adornment Did the Celts Wear?
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4 Novels by John Steinbeck You Should Read
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The Darien Scheme: Scotland’s Unsuccessful Settlement in the Americas
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History Today Feed
The Lost Years of Jesus
The Lost Years of Jesus
j.hoare
Wed, 11/29/2023 - 09:48
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The Lost Years of Jesus
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Wed, 11/29/2023 - 09:48
TheCollector
Modernism: The Genre Explained in 5 Facts and 14 Artworks
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What Did Descartes Mean With “Cogito Ergo Sum”?
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What Inspired Caspar David Friedrich’s Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog?
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10 Heartbreaking Facts About the Rwandan Genocide
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Dreams of Space -...
Yuri's Night is April 12th!
Dream About Gagarin (1961)
Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri...
a year ago
Dream About Gagarin (1961)
Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri Gagarin 1st manned flight into space in Vostok 1, which completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961. So this book is also from 1961 suggesting that children should dream of this...
TheCollector
Exploring Soviet Brutalism Through 9 Iconic Buildings
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Audrey Flack, Pioneer of Photorealism, Dies at 93
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Anne Brontë: The First Feminist Novelist?
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Flashbak
Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook : How To Seduce With An Omelette (1965)
Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook (1965) began life as cookery strips (aka ‘cookstrips’) when Leighton...
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Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook (1965) began life as cookery strips (aka ‘cookstrips’) when Leighton was a student at London’s Royal Academy and St Martin’s art school, and living with classmate Bob Hyde. Aimed at “an audience of men unskilled at knowing their way around the...
TheCollector
Why Did the 1904 Olympic Marathon End in Disaster?
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What Are the Most Noteworthy Museums in Amsterdam?
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Can Stoicism Improve Personal and Professional Relationships?
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Women of Ancient Rome
The First Roman Empress and More...
9 months ago
The First Roman Empress and More...
TheCollector
10 Incredible Examples of European Symbolist Art
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A Guide to Santa Fe’s Museum Hill (5 Museums to Explore)
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Weekend Roundup
Free Will: A Fairy Tale?
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Delian League: Rise & Fall of the Empire of Athens
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Patterns in Humanity
Racial Homicide Disparities Since 1910
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the...
a year ago
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the evolution of black-white homicide disparities in the United States since the early 20th century.
TheCollector
10 Historic Small Towns in Florida for Your Bucket List
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How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures & Living Conditions?
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8 Unsolved Disappearances From History
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Diego Velazquez Royal Portrait Heads to Auction
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African History...
The empire of Kong (ca. 1710-1915): a cultural legacy of medieval Mali.
At the close of the 18th century, the West African hosts of the Scottish traveler Mungo Park...
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At the close of the 18th century, the West African hosts of the Scottish traveler Mungo Park informed him of a range of mountains situated in "a large and powerful kingdom called Kong".
TheCollector
The Social War (91-87 BCE): Rome vs Italy
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Spencer Perceval: The Only British Prime Minister to Be Assassinated
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6 Astounding Facts About the Inhotim Institute
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Giacomo Casanova’s Legendary Swashbuckling Travels
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Flashbak
A Day At New York City’s Off-Track Betting in 1982
In 2010, around 50 Off-Track Betting (OTB) parlors around New York City were shuttered. 1,000...
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In 2010, around 50 Off-Track Betting (OTB) parlors around New York City were shuttered. 1,000 employees lost their jobs. And another part of old New York went the way of the Automat and the Times Square peep show. The New York State Legislature enacted its first off-track betting...
TheCollector
Grand Egyptian Museum Partially Opens to the Public
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Hacker Group Takes Credit for Christie’s Cyberattack
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6 months ago
Global Inequality...
The order of inequality
Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
8 months ago
Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
Classical Wisdom
Can We Choose NOT to Be Harmed?
How can we train Resilience?
a year ago
How can we train Resilience?
TheCollector
How King Alfred Nearly Lost Everything (But Didn’t)
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Flashbak
Roadside Relics of the USSR
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer...
2 months ago
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer Jason Guilbeau whose pointing out objects along the roadside, like tractors stuck atop poles, a pavement that turns into a jet’s trail, a tank on a plinth and more reminders of...
TheCollector
Drug Use in the Third Reich: Mass Addiction & Scientific Progress
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TheCollector
What Are the Most Interesting Facts About Scotland?
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TheCollector
6 Micronations You Should Know
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When Was the Era of Japan’s Bakufu?
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History Today Feed
‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
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Mon, 09/23/2024 - 08:00
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‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
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Mon, 09/23/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
A George Washington Portrait Goes on Sale, Held at the Met
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TheCollector
Iris Murdoch Through 3 Great Works in Philosophy and Literature
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Was Flavius Aetius “Last of the Romans”?
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Overcoming Bias
Betrayed By Culture
Like most humans ever, I love my culture.
2 months ago
Like most humans ever, I love my culture.
TheCollector
Who Was Django Reinhardt?
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African History...
A complete history of the old city of Gao ca. 700-1898.
Journal of African cities: chapter 12
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Journal of African cities: chapter 12
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Who Was Saint Polycarp of Smyrna?
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A Brief History of Iceland (From Discovery to 21st Century)
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7 African Myths About Animals
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Soviets in Munich? The 1919 Bavarian Soviet Republic
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Naumachia: The Gladiatorial Naval Battles of Ancient Rome
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Get to Know Tamara de Lempicka Through 8 Works
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5 Creatures from Slavic Mythology Represented in Art
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When Did World War II Start and End?
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Has Depression Always Been Around? The History of a Timeless Disorder
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What Is the Legacy of the Battle of Gettysburg?
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Emma Of Normandy: The Unsung Queen of the Medieval World
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An In-Depth History of Health Insurance in the United States
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What Is the Political Structure of the Vatican?
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Flashbak
President Johnson Orders Trousers from Joe Haggar – big enough for his ‘nuts’, ‘bunghole’ and knife
On August 9 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973) ordered a...
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On August 9 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973) ordered a pair of trousers from Joe Haggar of the Haggar Clothing Co. based in Dallas, Texas. Not a shy man, Johnson was known for conducting official business whilst sat on the toilet and...
TheCollector
The Harrowing History of the Trail of Tears
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An American Revolution Drawing Found in a NY Apartment
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8 months ago
African History...
The textile trade of pre-colonial Africa
In December 1633, a Dutch ship reached the fort of Nassau on the ‘Gold Coast’ (modern Ghana),...
a month ago
In December 1633, a Dutch ship reached the fort of Nassau on the ‘Gold Coast’ (modern Ghana), carrying more than 6,000 pieces of cloth which was to be exchanged for gold.
TheCollector
4 Ancient Greek Sculptors You Need to Know
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Classical Wisdom
Who Was Julian?
Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor
a year ago
Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor
TheCollector
What Is the History of Constitution Day in the US?
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African History...
A complete history of Zeila (Zayla): ca. 800-1885 CE.
Journal of African cities: chapter 14
3 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 14
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Cinema’s Epic History: From Then to Now
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What Animals Appear in Shakespeare’s Plays?
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Who Was Margery Kempe? The Medieval Mystic Who Couldn’t Stop Crying
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Global Inequality...
Powerful, but within the orbit of the empire
A review of Clinton Fernandes’ “Subimperial power“
11 months ago
A review of Clinton Fernandes’ “Subimperial power“
Flashbak
Lee Balterman’s Chicago in the 1950s
Lee Balterman (1920 – March 16, 2012) was born in Chicago, took night classes in drawing and...
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Lee Balterman (1920 – March 16, 2012) was born in Chicago, took night classes in drawing and painting at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago – the only formal training of his career – and until his death lived and photographed almost daily in Chicago for newspapers,...
TheCollector
The Infamous Nanjing Massacre: Here’s What Happened
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10 Incredible Artworks by Félicien Rops
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Elton John Collection Goes on Sale After 21 Years
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Philip II of Macedon: The Man Who Made Alexander “Great”
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19 Surprising Facts about the History of Potatoes
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Why Do I Care What Others Think? A Philosophical View of Self-Esteem
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
6 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of May.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Frances Bay, Yuculta and Dent Rapids, Shoal Bay, Port Neville, Telegraph Cove, Port McNeill, Fury Cove, Prince Rupert, B.C. north coast...
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German Art Collector Loses Ancient Egyptian Mask
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Trying to Understand...
The Diversity Paradox.
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
10 months ago
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
TheCollector
How Many Presidents Served Two (Full) Terms?
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Henri Matisse: Outstanding Paintings by the French Fauvist Master
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British Museum to Digitalize Its Collection
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How Does Stoicism Differ from Other Philosophies?
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How Did the Capetian Dynasty Turn France Into a Superpower?
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Three Rubens Paintings to Stay in the U.K., Advisory Panel Rules
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Rembrandt Used Arsenic to Paint “The Night Watch”
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What is Theodor Adorno’s Negative Dialectics?
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The Sad History of Canada’s Inuit High Arctic Relocations
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How Did the Seasons Get Their Names?
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Classical Wisdom
Confessions from a Classics Lover
How to learn -or relearn- from the ancients
5 months ago
How to learn -or relearn- from the ancients
TheCollector
How Did Norse Rune Magic Work?
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Flashbak
Gas Mask Photos: An Alternative Mask for the Halloween Season
The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to...
2 months ago
The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to those incredible masks of the African phantom, Wladyslaw T. Benda’s living masks and William Mortensen’s haunting portraits from West of Zanzibar, appearances are changed to deceive...
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A Brief History of Blackface (& Its Legacy)
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Who Were the 6 Most Famous Artists of the Protestant Reformation?
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Classical Wisdom
Why are MYTHS Important?
Podcast with Stephen Fry
6 months ago
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What Ancient Rituals Do We Still Celebrate at Halloween?
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Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:11
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Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:11
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6 Appalachian Folk Stories That Will Keep You Up at Night
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Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
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Wed, 06/12/2024 - 10:11
6 months ago
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/12/2024 - 10:11
Open Culture
John Coltrane Draws a Picture Illustrating the Mathematics of Music
Physicist and saxophonist Stephon Alexander has argued in his many public lectures and his book The...
3 days ago
Physicist and saxophonist Stephon Alexander has argued in his many public lectures and his book The Jazz of Physics that Albert Einstein and John Coltrane had quite a lot in common. Alexander in particular draws our attention to the so-called “Coltrane circle,” which resembles...
TheCollector
Sybil Ludington: The Girl Who Rode Twice As Far As Paul Revere?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Baron Von Steuben: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell During the USA’s Founding
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Venice Locals Oppose the City’s New Entry Fee
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7 months ago
TheCollector
The Mythical Green Anaconda of the Amazon Rainforest
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TheCollector
Two New York Museums Face Climate Protests
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TheCollector
Jonathan Sacks: Are Science and Religion Enemies?
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a year ago
Flashbak
Liverpool Kids: Surviving Inner City Life In 1975
Paul Trevor’s photographs of Liverpool in 1975 formed part of The Survival Programme, which featured...
7 months ago
Paul Trevor’s photographs of Liverpool in 1975 formed part of The Survival Programme, which featured pictures, interviews, drafts and other materials made by member of the Exit Photography Group – Nicholas Battye, Chris Steele-Perkins and Paul Trevor. Created between 1974 and...
African History...
A history of the Rozvi kingdom (1680-1830)
From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
a year ago
From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
TheCollector
1920s Flappers: An Overview of the Ladies of the Jazz Age
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a year ago
TheCollector
Neil Gaiman’s Collection Sale Surpasses Expectations
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9 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIa: How a Legion Fights
This is the first part of the second part of our four? four part look at the great third and second...
10 months ago
This is the first part of the second part of our four? four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander and the Roman legions. Last time, we looked at the Hellenistic army as a complete system, incorporating...
TheCollector
The Capture of the Ceryneian Hind: The Third Labor of Heracles
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African History...
a brief note on the history of indigenous and foreign religions in African history, and the Kimpasi...
The majority of Africans today primarily identify as Christians and Muslims of various...
4 months ago
The majority of Africans today primarily identify as Christians and Muslims of various denominations, with a relatively small fraction adhering to other belief systems often referred to as 'indigenous' or 'traditional' religions.
CrimethInc.
Announcing The Beautiful Idea : A New Podcast
Participants in CrimethInc. projects are collaborating with veterans of other anarchist media...
a week ago
Participants in CrimethInc. projects are collaborating with veterans of other anarchist media platforms on a new podcast, The Beautiful Idea, which will offer reporting and analysis of current events. The first episode of The Beautiful Idea has just been released!
In their own...
TheCollector
The Fall of Singapore: The Largest Defeat in British Military History
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Is IQ a Sham? Jay Gould on the Mismeasure of Man
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Did Henri Matisse’s Travels Influence His Art?
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TheCollector
Astrology in Ancient Rome: A Brief Overview
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TheCollector
The Second Punic War: How Hannibal Almost Conquered Rome
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2 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Film Noir? A Definition, History, and Impact
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Life of Tadeusz Kościuszko: A Revolutionary on 2 Continents
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5 months ago
Flashbak
A Painted Treatise on Cats From 19th Century Thailand
This manuscript containing 12 paintings of different types of cats is in the format of a samut khoi,...
8 months ago
This manuscript containing 12 paintings of different types of cats is in the format of a samut khoi, a Thai folding book that opens from top to bottom. It was made in the 19th century in central Siam (now Thailand) by an unknown artist. Such folding books were typically made from...
TheCollector
Performance Artist Tags Controversial Courbet Nude with “Me Too”
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7 months ago
TheCollector
D.W. Griffith: The Legacy of a Problematic Pioneer
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Vincent and Theo Van Gogh: A Tale of Brotherly Love
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TheCollector
The Myth of Deucalion and Pyrrha: The Great Flood in Greek Mythology
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2 months ago
TheCollector
How Important Was Theseus for Athens? Theseus: Get to Know the Mythical King of Athens
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Why Did Remedios Varo Paint So Many Self-Portraits?
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a month ago
Classical Wisdom
Should Death Concern Us?
How can we deal with the inevitable... before the inevitable deals with us?
a year ago
How can we deal with the inevitable... before the inevitable deals with us?
Classical Wisdom
Events Listing
Ancient Women, Marcus Aurelius, Economics and Resilience...
a year ago
Ancient Women, Marcus Aurelius, Economics and Resilience...
TheCollector
Louis Wain’s Cat Paintings Head to Auction
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Was the Gospel of Thomas?
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4 months ago
African History...
The stone ruins of South Africa: a history of Mapungubwe, Thulamela and Dzata. ca. 1000-1750CE.
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone...
3 months ago
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone monuments in Africa south of Nubia.
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part V: Epilogue
This is the fifth part of our four(ish) five part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc) look...
7 months ago
This is the fifth part of our four(ish) five part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc) look at how the Roman legions were able to overcome the Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the third and second centuries BC. We have covered the decisive battles in the story, although...
TheCollector
Why Is the Matterhorn So Famous?
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5 months ago
African History...
A complete history of Dogon country: Bandiagara from 1900BC to 1900AD
demystifying an ancient African society
a year ago
demystifying an ancient African society
A Collection of...
Collections: Ancient Greek and Phoenician Colonization
Davis senatum consuluit a.d. III Idus Octobris apud aedem Patreontis; de colonis Graecis et Punicis...
a year ago
Davis senatum consuluit a.d. III Idus Octobris apud aedem Patreontis; de colonis Graecis et Punicis verba fecit… This week we’re taking a brief look, by ACOUP Senate request, at Greek and Phoenician colonization in the ancient Mediterranean. In particular, the focus requested was...
Flashbak
Thai Fortune-Telling Manuscript, Before 1844
A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of...
9 months ago
A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of zodiac figures accompanied with text. It was made before 1844. “Maria Revere Balestier (daughter of Paul Revere and wife to the first American consulate to Singapore) was the...
History Today Feed
The Pilgrim as a Historian
The Pilgrim as a Historian
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:50
a month ago
The Pilgrim as a Historian
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:50
History Today Feed
How French Was Medieval England?
How French Was Medieval England?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 09:36
11 months ago
How French Was Medieval England?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 09:36
TheCollector
Pandora’s Box: A Greek Myth about Curiosity (and More)
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a year ago
Flashbak
42 Various Apocalyptic Scenes from Raphael’s Prophetic Messenger of Astrology (1827–61)
The future is portrayed as dramatic, dangerous and dynamic in these visions published in the...
3 days ago
The future is portrayed as dramatic, dangerous and dynamic in these visions published in the astrological magazine The Prophetic Messenger (1827 to 1861). More commonly known as Raphael’s Almanac in a nod to the Jewish archangel Raphael, the name was used a nom de plume by a...
TheCollector
Rediscovered Quentin Metsys Madonna Heads to Auction
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Why There Is More Than One Reality: Introducing the Pluriverse
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TheCollector
Top 7 Dutch Golden Age Artists to Know
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TheCollector
What Is Friluftsliv, The Norwegian Way of Life in Harmony with Nature?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Edward Longshanks & the Conquest of Wales
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11 months ago
TheCollector
5 Novels by Charles Bukowski You Should Know
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5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Spartan Training
The Ultimate Regime
4 months ago
Flashbak
The World Turned Upside Down : Bizarro Illustrations From An 18th Century Chapbook
The World Turned Upside Down or The Folly of Man Exemplified in Twelve Comical Relations upon...
2 months ago
The World Turned Upside Down or The Folly of Man Exemplified in Twelve Comical Relations upon Uncommon Subjects is Illustrated with Twelve Curious Cuts Truly Adapted to Each Story. The witty woodcuts show various role reversals. A cow becomes a butcher and the butcher his meat. A...
TheCollector
The 4 Most Controversial Historical Events from the Past 200 Years
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9 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Bebop Influence Jazz?
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6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Death of Literary Fiction.... And its Resurrection?
A New -different- Event
a year ago
TheCollector
Submerged Bridge in Spanish Cave Built Nearly 6,000 Years Ago
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Sparta and… Scotland?
Laconic wit through the centuries
a year ago
Laconic wit through the centuries
TheCollector
Was Henry VI England’s Most Unfortunate King?
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12 months ago
Flashbak
The Beautiful Ludlow Typography Specimen Books c. 1958
Letters are beautiful. From specimens of chromatic woodtype to the groovy letter people and 16th...
3 weeks ago
Letters are beautiful. From specimens of chromatic woodtype to the groovy letter people and 16th Century writing templates typography and calligraphy turn visual language into something beautiful. Beginning in the early 20th Century, the Ludlow Typograph Company (1906 to late...
TheCollector
7 Historical Places to Visit in Somerset
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TheCollector
What Did Francis Bacon Mean by “Knowledge Is Power”?
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Flashbak
Snapshots of London Going Mad For Christmas In the 1980s
When they unpacked the 76h Christmas tree sent to the people of London from the City of Oslo as a...
a year ago
When they unpacked the 76h Christmas tree sent to the people of London from the City of Oslo as a token of gratitude for British support to Norway during the Second World War, it looked bedraggled. So before it went up on Trafalgar Square, the decorators nailed some of the...
TheCollector
What Is Thatcherism?
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TheCollector
Cimabue Fresco Restored to its Original Glory
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TheCollector
What Are the Most Significant Battles of World War II?
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African History...
a brief note on contacts between ancient African kingdoms and Rome.
finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
6 months ago
finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
TheCollector
10 Small Towns in the US for Art Lovers
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History Today Feed
The Women who Forged Medieval England
The Women who Forged Medieval England
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/05/2024 - 00:00
3 months ago
The Women who Forged Medieval England
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/05/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Exploring the Troubles in Belfast and Derry (Monuments & History)
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TheCollector
8 Famous Women Writers Who Wrote Under Male Pseudonyms
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TheCollector
Julius Caesar: From General to Dictator (Bio, Battles, & Death)
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7 months ago
TheCollector
May’s Marquee Art Auctions Kick Off in New York
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TheCollector
An Art Lover’s Guide to Santa Fe
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
8 months ago
Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
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
What Was the Ecological Impact of the Columbian Exchange?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Cassandra: Princess of Troy, Cursed Prophetess, Tragic Prisoner
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TheCollector
The Mystery of the Lost Colony of Roanoke
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Wuxing: What Are the Five Elements of Chinese Philosophy?
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The First Anarchist: Who was Pierre-Joseph Proudhon?
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a year ago
weird medieval guys
Why is medieval art so weird?
Listen now (73 min) | In this inaugural episode of the Weird Medieval Guys podcast, Olivia and Aran...
a year ago
Listen now (73 min) | In this inaugural episode of the Weird Medieval Guys podcast, Olivia and Aran discuss why medieval art is so intriguing to modern viewers and what makes so much of it so weird. Also discussed are Galaxy Quest, Mel Gibson's crimes against the Middle Ages, and...
TheCollector
The Fifteenth Amendment: Expanding Voting Rights After the Civil War
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Native Americans in the Revolutionary War: Who Did They Side With?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Nike Sneakers Designed for Spike Lee Sold for $50,800
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Classical Wisdom
The First Stoic
Zeno of Citium
5 months ago
TheCollector
Levina Teerlinc: A Woman Artist of the Tudor Court
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TheCollector
9 Paintings by Claude Monet You Should Know
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Flashbak
The Amy Carter ‘Love Doll’ – Playing With The President’s Daughter In 1977
Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.” In...
11 months ago
Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.” In 1976, nine-year-old Amy Carter left her home in Plains, Georgia, and moved into the White House. People noticed the first child to live at the White House since the days of JFK. And...
TheCollector
What Did Christopher Columbus Discover?
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Everything is (Somewhat) Connected.
But some things are more connected than others.
a year ago
But some things are more connected than others.
TheCollector
The Brutal Murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket: Blood on the Flagstones
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How Russia Became the World’s Biggest Country
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African History...
Seafaring, trade and travel in the African Atlantic. ca. 1100-1900.
historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
11 months ago
historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
TheCollector
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Closes Due to Protests
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/16/2024 - 07:00
8 months ago
‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/16/2024 - 07:00
Trying to Understand...
Things Are Falling Apart ...
And the centre's not looking too good, either.
a year ago
And the centre's not looking too good, either.
TheCollector
5 Quotes from Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations Explained
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Treasury for Young Readers (1961)
Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun...
a year ago
Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun story and some great Fred Freeman illustrations. Treasury for Young Readers was a collection of stories for children, some from Reader's Digest stories and some from books....
TheCollector
Which Countries Were Major Players in World War II?
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What Is the Invention of Tradition? (3 Stories)
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9 Historical Places to Visit in Cornwall
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TheCollector
The Greek Mythology Behind Famous Constellations
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TheCollector
A Brief History of Guacamole (And It’s Not What You’d Expect!)
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10 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Andy Warhol Change the History of Cinema?
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History Today Feed
‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/13/2024 - 08:20
10 months ago
‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/13/2024 - 08:20
TheCollector
What Is the Origin and Significance of Columbus Day?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Beneath the Waves...
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Does Marcus Matter?
11 months ago
weird medieval guys
Do you have less free time than a medieval peasant?
A look at the source and historical background behind a notorious claim
a year ago
A look at the source and historical background behind a notorious claim
TheCollector
Who Were the Allied Powers?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Pompeii: Frozen in Time or an Ever-Evolving Landscape?
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5 months ago
Flashbak
Frank Film: Watch the Oscar-Winning Animation That Peers Inside Your Head, 1973
Frank Film is a 1973 American animated short by husband-and-wife animators Caroline and Frank...
10 months ago
Frank Film is a 1973 American animated short by husband-and-wife animators Caroline and Frank Mouris. The film won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film and was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1996. It’s an autobiographical narrative – Mouris narrates his path...
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