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Giorgio Vasari: 11 Facts About The Father of Art History
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How Did Religion Influence Law in the Ottoman Empire?
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The Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand
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Facade: Bill Cunningham’s Tribute To New York Style
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The Year Without a Summer: The Eruption of Mt Tambora
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The Amy Carter ‘Love Doll’ – Playing With The President’s Daughter In 1977
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6 Outrageous Judicial Errors in the Trial of Jesus Christ
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American Noir: Mugshots And Crimes From A Small Pennsylvanian Town (1930s – 1950s)
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Britons Caught in the French Revolution
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Liberation Through Art: Flyers From New York’s Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010)
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We left our mooring at...
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‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
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The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882: Racism on a Federal Level
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8 Facts About Tamara de Lempicka’s Dark Glamour
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5 of the Most Important Magical Realist Writers
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Can Art Be Harmful? Art and Image from Plato to Modernity
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Can Stoicism Improve Personal and Professional Relationships?
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Vanishing Point: New Zealand and Australia in the 80s and 90s
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Three Men Convicted of Stealing Ming Dynasty Vase
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A Civil War Vateran Created The Esoteric Fraternity and the Cult of Solar Biology in 1890s ...
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Which Countries Were Major Players in World War II?
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KAWS Show Shut Down by Protestors
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Sotheby’s Sells Harry Potter Watercolor For Record $1.9 Million
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How Did Socrates View Democracy?
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Tiffany Stained Glass Window Poised to Set New Auction Record
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The 3 Greatest Nubian Kings of Egypt
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Who Were the Most Influential People of the British Empire?
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Were There Fast-Food Restaurants in Ancient Pompeii?
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Cato and Caesar
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‘F*ck You, Philadelphia’ – When Blondie Opened For Rush In 1979
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Theodore Roosevelt: Life & Accomplishments of this American President
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Elliott Erwitt: A Brilliant Photographer Who Took Great Snapshots
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What Are the Iconographic Elements of Japanese Esoteric Buddhism?
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Text Art: How Do Text and Art Mix Together?
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Summary Of Changes
Uxn, improved documentation, implemented MIDI and sound chip, and...
History Today Feed
50 Years of Cyprus Divided
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How Can Stoicism Influence Decision-Making?
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Venice’s Nordic Pavilion Receives a Massive Chinese Dragon
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Valkyries: Get to Know the Norse Demons of the Dead
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10 Powerful Roman Emperor Names Still Used Today
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What Are the Romance Languages?
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What Is Your True Self According to Carl Jung?
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Landslide Victories: A Look at Pivotal Elections in US History
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Dürer Print Found in a Dump Could Fetch $26,000
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Who Was Mithridates the Great?
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Human Civilization’s First Cities: 7 of the Oldest
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Who Is Hecate in Macbeth?
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How Did Philosophy Help Develop Artificial Intelligence?
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Eugene Von Bruenchenhein And His Wife Marie: A Love Story
Eugene Von Bruenchenhein (1910–1983) was an American self-taught artist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin....
a week ago
Eugene Von Bruenchenhein (1910–1983) was an American self-taught artist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He left a vast archive of poetry, apocalyptic paintings, paintbrushes made with his wife’s hair, drawings, notebooks, audio tapes and hundreds of sculptures made from chicken bones,...
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Painting The Celestial Afterglow after Krakatoa, 1888
On the 27th August 1883, the Krakatoa (Krakatau) volcano exploded and the sky changed colour. Lying...
5 months ago
On the 27th August 1883, the Krakatoa (Krakatau) volcano exploded and the sky changed colour. Lying on the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra in the Indonesian province of Lampung, Krakatoa was hit by a series of four massive eruptions – the equivalent to 200...
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Isadora Duncan: 12 Facts About the Pioneer of Modern Dance
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8 months ago
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Operation Unthinkable: The Military Plan That Was Never Used
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German Museum Returns Ancient Marble Head to Greece
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a month 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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The Whore of Babylon & Prostitution in the Bible
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a month ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Nitpicking Gladiator II, Part I
This week, I want to talk a bit about the recent release of Gladiator II. Now I’ve written a review...
2 weeks ago
This week, I want to talk a bit about the recent release of Gladiator II. Now I’ve written a review of the film for Foreign Policy, which you can find here (behind the paywall). I also discussed it with Jason Herbert and Sarah Bond over at Historians at the Movies, which is a...
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What Are the Seven Wonders of the Natural World?
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4 months ago
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UK Gallery to Recreate “Groundbreaking” 1907 Exhibition
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3 months ago
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Homo Erectus: The Most Successful Human?
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: The Afterlife of the Roman Republic
This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate...
a month ago
This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate poll (we’ll also do the winner, “The Problem with Sci-Fi Body armor” before year’s end, worry not), the “Afterlife of the Roman Republic,” which is to say a look at the continued...
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Eastern Enchantment: The Impact of the Arabian Nights on the West
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7 months ago
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7 Facts about Francis Drake, the English Pirate-Hero
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a year ago
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Egyptian Temples: How the Egyptians Depicted the Universe in Microcosm
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9 months ago
African History...
a brief note on the long history of African diplomacy.
historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
5 months ago
historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
TheCollector
Rastafarianism: Religion or Philosophy?
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10 months ago
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Which Are the Best-known Castles and Churches in Trieste?
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Understanding Gnostic Salvation in Christian Gnosticism
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The Berlin Crisis of 1961: Why The USSR Built the Wall
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7 months ago
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What Made Tintoretto the Greatest Master of the Renaissance?
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Can You ‘Believe In The Science’?
The Pre-Socratic Atomists: Pioneers of Modern Science
6 months ago
The Pre-Socratic Atomists: Pioneers of Modern Science
TheCollector
Who Was Mahavira? The Founder of Jainism
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a year ago
African History...
A complete history of Madagascar and the island kingdom of Merina.
State and society on Africa's largest island.
a year ago
State and society on Africa's largest island.
TheCollector
How Often Are U.S. Presidential Elections Held?
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Artist Ibrahim Mahama Covers London’s Barbican in Purple Fabric
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8 months ago
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Watergate: The Scandal that Defined Nixon’s Presidency
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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
Belgian Revolution: The Independence Movement That Surprised Europe
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2 months ago
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5 Forgotten Female Artists You Should Know
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a year ago
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Candomblé: 10 Facts About the Afrobrazilian Religion
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Why Is Socrates’ Legacy Vital?
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Mary Magdalene Portrait Attributed to Raphael on View in France
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8 months ago
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Get to Know Tamara de Lempicka Through 8 Works
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a year ago
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Delian League vs Persian Empire: The Greeks on the Offensive
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a year ago
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Highlights of Colour Theory: Illustrating The Mysteries of Light In Colour Whels, Tables, Charts And...
Wavelengths of light between 400 and 700 nanometers on the electromagnetic spectrum (EM) are known...
6 months ago
Wavelengths of light between 400 and 700 nanometers on the electromagnetic spectrum (EM) are known as visible light, or light that can be processed and seen by the human eye. It’s a little fraction of all the EM radiation around us. There are many other parts of the EM spectrum...
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The Metaphysics of Stoicism: 3 Key Tenets
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10 months ago
African History...
A history of Grande Comore (Ngazidja) ca. 700-1900.
State and society on a cosmopolitan island
11 months ago
State and society on a cosmopolitan island
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
Morality Explored: Which Ethical Theories Are Best?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Monsters of Mythology
Who Made the Top Ten?
a month ago
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Who Won the Battle of Nashville?
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4 months ago
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The Problem of Evil: If God Exists, Why Aren’t We All in Heaven?
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10 months ago
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Emil Nolde: Great Painter of German Expressionism or Ardent Nazi?
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Curator Rediscovers Ancient Caligula Bust in England
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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...
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
And some bits and pieces of news.
11 months ago
And some bits and pieces of news.
TheCollector
Attritional Warfare: Stalemate on the Western Front During WWI
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5 months ago
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Cricket & Colonialism: A Tale of Imperial Power & Influence
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Healthy Skepticism for Better Debates
Philosophical Tools for the Holidays
3 weeks ago
Philosophical Tools for the Holidays
TheCollector
Which Famous Artworks Have Inspired Filmmakers?
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5 months ago
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5 Interesting 1980s Subcultures: From Goth to Punk to Skinheads
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10 months ago
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4 Key Non-Aligned States During the Cold War
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/05/2024 - 09:29
6 months ago
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/05/2024 - 09:29
History Today Feed
A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:07
a month ago
A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:07
Global Inequality...
Why not Keynes?
Keynes’ uneasy relationship with income distribution
8 months ago
Keynes’ uneasy relationship with income distribution
TheCollector
What Makes Alberto Giacometti’s Sculptures So Special?
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a year ago
Wrong Side of...
Fellow believers or fellow citizens?
Liberalism dies in darkness
a month ago
Liberalism dies in darkness
TheCollector
Where Did the Huguenots Go? (6 Regions They Settled)
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a year ago
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Jean Lannes: The French Achilles of the Napoleonic Wars
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4 months ago
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The Scramble for Africa: How Europe Conquered a Continent
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Does Nietzsche Believe in Free Will?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Tolkien and the Classics
Plato, Cicero... Bilbo?
a year ago
TheCollector
How Did Babylon Shape the History of the Ancient Near East?
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a year ago
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Three LA Museums Jointly Acquire Collection of Local Art
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3 months ago
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7 Important Baroque Paintings You Should Know
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11 months ago
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Dragons Across Cultures & Mythologies: Here Be Dragons!
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a year ago
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Is My Life Just a Cosmic Accident? Finding Meaning in a Meaningless Universe
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a month ago
Flashbak
Beautiful Birds from Isaac Sprague’s Natural History 1839-1842
The images below are watercolour sketches by Isaac Sprague from the 1840s. “Isaac...
a year ago
The images below are watercolour sketches by Isaac Sprague from the 1840s. “Isaac Sprague (1811–1895) was born in Hingham, Massachusetts, and apprenticed with his uncle as a carriage painter. He was a self-taught landscape, botanical and ornithological painter. Sprague served...
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The Rise of Francisco Franco & the Effects of the Spanish Civil War
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Things Don't Always Get Better.
And "Against Recentism," while we're at it.
2 months ago
And "Against Recentism," while we're at it.
TheCollector
The Macedonian Wars: Rome vs the Macedonian Phalanx
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11 months ago
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)
History Today Feed
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
9 months ago
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
TheCollector
What Is the Origin of Tarot Cards?
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9 months ago
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Monstrous Births: Artistically Understanding the Mystery of Birth
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: The Philosophy of Liberty – On Liberalism
It is once again the week of July 4th and so, as is customary here, I am going to use this week’s...
5 months ago
It is once again the week of July 4th and so, as is customary here, I am going to use this week’s post to talk about the United States or more correctly this week about the political philosophy the United States was founded on: liberalism. Now an immediate clarification is...
Trying to Understand...
In the Shallows Of The Deep State.
But is there anything there?
a week ago
But is there anything there?
TheCollector
10 Terrifying Japanese Yōkai (Supernatural Creatures)
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a year ago
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Looking For Tibet And A Llama At England’s Pestalozzi Children’s Village – 1959 – 1965
We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about...
11 months ago
We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about his memories of the Pestalozzi Children’s Village in East Sussex, England, in the 1960s. Len had seen an image on Flashback of a group of Tibetan children playing ball at the...
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Where Was Ancient Greece Located?
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Why Was the Gutenberg Printing Press Important?
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6 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
the promise of pancakes
As soon as we'd tied to our mooring ball in Majuro's lagoon, the worries of the previous 24 days had...
over a year ago
As soon as we'd tied to our mooring ball in Majuro's lagoon, the worries of the previous 24 days had vanished only to replaced by the crushing weight of responsibility. Devine, being worry-free, wanted to have pancakes, sleep and check-in tomorrow, but Devine knows how uptight I...
Wrong Side of...
Europe's absent-minded revolution
Christopher Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', 15 years on
a week ago
Christopher Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', 15 years on
Classical Wisdom
Virgil and the Aeneid
Rome's Greatest Epic
2 weeks ago
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7 Famous Dutch Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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a year ago
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Why Does the UK Celebrate Guy Fawkes Night?
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a year ago
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What Is Second Thessalonians About?
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What Is the Message Behind Hip-Hop?
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9 months ago
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Are There Still Lepers? The History of Leprosy in 5 Chapters
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11 months ago
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4 Key Works by James Joyce You Need to Read
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10 months ago
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The Brink of Nuclear War: The Cuban Missile Crisis
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a year ago
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Chicago Art Institute Can Keep Egon Schiele Work
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9 months ago
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Why Has Stoicism Gained Popularity in Modern Times?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Jews in the Roman Bathhouse
Is it time to rethink the relationship between Judaism and Greco-Roman society?
a year ago
Is it time to rethink the relationship between Judaism and Greco-Roman society?
Classical Wisdom
Can Any Good Come From War?
The Tragedy of the Trenches
6 months ago
The Tragedy of the Trenches
TheCollector
A Brief History of Iceland (From Discovery to 21st Century)
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3 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
100r, released a guide to diesel Engine Care.
Wunderland Rabbits,...
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Was Mark Twain Really a Confederate?
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3 months ago
African History...
Kingdoms at the forest's edge: a history of Mangbetu (ca. 1750-1895)
The northern region of central Africa between the modern countries of D.R.Congo and South Sudan has...
7 months ago
The northern region of central Africa between the modern countries of D.R.Congo and South Sudan has a long and complex history shaped by its internal cultural developments and its unique ecology between the savannah and the forest. Among the most remarkable states that emerged in...
TheCollector
Augusto Pinochet’s Brutal Rule: A Look Inside His Regime
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
A Book 100 Years in the Making
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader,
3 weeks ago
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader,
TheCollector
What is Deus Ex Machina in Film?
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8 months ago
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How Did the Tudors Celebrate Christmas?
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4 Amazing Women From History You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
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7 months ago
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What Is Catholic Social Teaching? 7 Key Themes
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3 months ago
TheCollector
How to Explore the Galapagos Islands for Its Natural Wonders
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/07/2024 - 09:29
6 months ago
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/07/2024 - 09:29
TheCollector
Who Was Douglas Adams? The Iconic Science Fiction Writer
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Rocket Divers (1962)
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers...
11 months ago
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers adventures and in this book they help out the divers who retrieve re-entry capsules. It has bad guys and secret submarines and space monkeys and plenty of adventure. Unfortunately...
TheCollector
Fordlandia: Henry Ford’s Grand Experiment Gone Wrong
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3 weeks ago
African History...
When Africa discovered Europe
*my article for New Lines Magazine
a year ago
*my article for New Lines Magazine
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Vintage T-Shirt Slogans To Offend And Amuse
When we first hailed the glorious 1970s T-Shirt, you wrote in wanting to know if those...
9 months ago
When we first hailed the glorious 1970s T-Shirt, you wrote in wanting to know if those iron-on-transfers were still available, like the ones sold in magazines that told us to Nuke the Whales. Retro is all the rage, as is what when Malcolm McLaren was repackaging Chucky Berry on a...
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5 Historic Locations From the Troubles in Northern Ireland
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
Putting Mothers on Death Row
Putting Mothers on Death Row
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
4 months ago
Putting Mothers on Death Row
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
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Found Photos: Mid-Century Soviets Standing By Their TVs
In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV...
10 months ago
In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV set. In the Soviet Union, the figure could well have been higher. When we shared found photos of Americans by their TVs (here and here). And now thanks to collectors Anna Pilipyuk...
TheCollector
20 Roman Emperors Who Defined Ancient Rome
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Essential Greeks
6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Sappho, Latin Literature, and more...
a year ago
Sappho, Latin Literature, and more...
History Today Feed
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
JamesHoare
Sun, 05/19/2024 - 00:00
7 months ago
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
JamesHoare
Sun, 05/19/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
What’s the History of Gin?
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9 months ago
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Who Invented the Refrigerator?
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9 months ago
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Top 10 Plays by William Shakespeare
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3 months ago
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Florida Museum Fires Curator After Issues With Object Provenance
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a year ago
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John Cassavetes: Who Was The Godfather of American Independent Cinema?
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10 months ago
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Fae Abduction or Family Secret: What Is a Changeling?
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7 months ago
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The Apocrypha: Were Books Left Out of the Protestant Bible?
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4 months ago
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