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‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:03
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‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:03
TheCollector
8 Works of Paul Klee You Should Know
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Who are the Pioneers of the Beat Generation?
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Flashbak
Browse A Fabulous Archive of England’s North-West (1885 – 1970)
From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the...
9 months ago
From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the north-west of England. Based at their studio on Duke Street, in Barrow-in-Furness, they captured everyday and extraordinary events. Their archive of more than 10,000 photographs is now...
TheCollector
5 Female Heroes of World War II
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History Today Feed
‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/25/2024 - 11:01
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‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/25/2024 - 11:01
TheCollector
Susan Sontag’s Regarding the Pain of Others
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Oxyrhynchus: History’s Most Revealing Rubbish Dump
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In Defence of Boring Books
In Defence of Boring Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/04/2024 - 00:00
9 months ago
In Defence of Boring Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/04/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
George Lindemann Family Returned Looted Items to Cambodia
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Who Was Ho Chi Minh?
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How Did the Marshall Plan Help Further US Interests?
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What are Aristophanes’ 11 Surviving Comedies?
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Views of Polar Regions: Watercolours By Queen Victoria’s Spy
Illustrator Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Hamilton Smith (26 December 1776 – 21 September 1859) was an...
3 days ago
Illustrator Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Hamilton Smith (26 December 1776 – 21 September 1859) was an English artist, naturalist, antiquary, illustrator, natural historian, soldier, explorer, writer and spy. That’s quite the package for a man who produced these drawings and...
Hundred Rabbits
goji no chaimu
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was...
over a year ago
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was unreal; this was our prize, our first step onto Japanese soil. We used to make many trips to Japan by plane, but getting there by our own efforts — by sailboat — is a lot slower and...
Global Inequality...
Universities as factories
I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students...
8 months ago
I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students who were demonstrating. The police would come in on the orders of the authorities unhappy with student-created oases of freedom. It would come, armed, beat up students, and end the...
TheCollector
The 6 Finest Gothic Cathedrals in France
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17 Titillating Facts about the History of Tea
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Who Won the Battle of New Orleans (US Civil War)?
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How Did Romania Become a Country?
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New Hampshire’s Art Museum to Permanently Close
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Creating Hokusai’s The Great Wave off Kanagawa – An Illustrated History
“At 110, everything I create; a dot, a line, will jump to life as never before. To all of you who...
7 months ago
“At 110, everything I create; a dot, a line, will jump to life as never before. To all of you who are going to live as long as I do, I promise to keep my word. I am writing this in my old age. I used to call myself Hokusai, but today I sign my … Continue reading "Creating...
TheCollector
How Did Impressionism Get Its Name?
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The Inuit and the Canadian Arctic: A Brief History
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5 Interesting Historic Events That Happened on Christmas Day
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CrimethInc.
History Repeats Itself: First as Farce, Then as Tragedy : Why the Democrats Are Responsible for...
Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election. That means that we will have to fight many of...
a month ago
Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election. That means that we will have to fight many of the battles of 2017-2020 all over again. But first, in order to understand the scale of what we’re up against, let’s look at how we got here.
The Hot Potato Changes Hands Again
We...
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A Native’s Look At New York City In The 1980s
Photographer Ronnie Ginnever shares more of her pictures New York, this time from the late 1970s and...
3 weeks ago
Photographer Ronnie Ginnever shares more of her pictures New York, this time from the late 1970s and 1980s. You can see her great photos form the city in the 1960s here. Now she takes us back to the MUDD club, shows us Susann Dalton’s jacket for the Palladium and we buy some...
TheCollector
How Free Are We? Louis Althusser on Ideology & Subjectivity
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Cecilia Beaux: Esteemed American Portraitist
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The Search for the Historical Buddha
The Search for the Historical Buddha
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:39
11 months ago
The Search for the Historical Buddha
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:39
TheCollector
Artist Frank Auerbach Dies at 93
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Existential Crisis: What Is It and How Can We Overcome It?
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How Did Luciano Garbati Reimagine Medusa?
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TheCollector
Oldest Ancient Temple Unearthed in Cyprus
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Classical Wisdom
Aristotle on Luck
Do You Feel Lucky?
a year ago
TheCollector
Why Did Claude Monet Paint Series of Paintings?
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TheCollector
Germanus of Auxerre and His Connection to Arthurian Legends
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TheCollector
Who Was William Wallace? Fact vs. Fiction
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TheCollector
Francisco Goya Research Center Launches in New York City
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TheCollector
New Woman: The Concept that Challenged Victorian Norms
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Flashbak
Ernest Hemingway’s Six-Word Short Story
“For sale: Baby shoes. Never worn.” – the six-word story attributed to Ernest Hemingway You might...
8 months ago
“For sale: Baby shoes. Never worn.” – the six-word story attributed to Ernest Hemingway You might have heard that Ernest Hemingway wrote a six-word short story in response to a $10 bet that so few words could make the reader cry. Hemingway won with: “For sale: Baby shoes. Never...
TheCollector
Text Art: How Do Text and Art Mix Together?
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TheCollector
7 Ways in Which Ancient Egypt Influenced Greece
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Why Did Remedios Varo Paint So Many Self-Portraits?
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History Today Feed
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
3 weeks ago
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, February 2, 2024 (On City Building Games)
Fireside this week! I have just finished up a draft of a chapter (to be in one of those...
11 months ago
Fireside this week! I have just finished up a draft of a chapter (to be in one of those multi-multi-author companion volumes) on how video games (particularly more abstract simulation games) depict the ancient world. Writing that chapter led me to reengage with ancient city...
Flashbak
The Boston Years: On The Streets 1972-75
In 1972, Philip Flip Collier was in Boston. Philip, who has previously shared his terrific...
4 months ago
In 1972, Philip Flip Collier was in Boston. Philip, who has previously shared his terrific photographs of 1970s NYC, enrolled at the city’s New England School of Photography where he studied for the next two years with the hope of becoming a commercial photographer, but I could...
TheCollector
5 Fables by Jean de la Fontaine
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Shield Walls and Spacing: Hollywood Mobs and Ancient Tactics
This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy...
a year ago
This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy infantry shield formations work. While I’ve framed this around ‘shield walls,’ not every kind of shielded heavy infantry fought that way and in practice the line between what is a...
TheCollector
What Did Americans Eat During the Great Depression?
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Open Culture
A Simple, Down-to-Earth Christmas Card from the Great Depression (1933)
The Smithsonian sets the scene for this Christmas card sent in 1933, a few years into the Great...
2 weeks ago
The Smithsonian sets the scene for this Christmas card sent in 1933, a few years into the Great Depression. They write: Despite the glum economic situation, the Pinero family used a brown paper bag to fashion an inexpensive holiday greeting card. They penned a clever rhyme and...
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part I: Aristocrats, Retainers and...
For the next few posts, I want to take a look at how some ‘tribal’ peoples raised armies, in...
6 months ago
For the next few posts, I want to take a look at how some ‘tribal’ peoples raised armies, in contrast to the way that ancient (or later) states raised armies. As moderns, we are so familiar with the way that states function that the far older systems of non-state organization and...
TheCollector
Soviet Agent: Who Was Richard Sorge?
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Flashbak
William Gedney: Watching America At Night (1960-1973)
“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she...
9 months ago
“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she flew away, flew away. She had two pretty children, but one night these two pretty children flew away, flew away, into the sky, into the moon.” – Night of the Hunter, 1955 …...
Flashbak
People of the Twentieth Century: the Ideal German, the Nazi and the Persecuted Jew
“If we can create portraits of subjects that are true, we thereby in effect create a mirror of the...
5 months ago
“If we can create portraits of subjects that are true, we thereby in effect create a mirror of the times.” – August Sander, creator of Menschen des 20 Jahrhunderts (People of The 20th Century) What you see above is a picture of Arnold Katz and Benjamin (Benno) Katz being...
Classical Wisdom
Do You Believe in Magic?
Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
8 months ago
Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
TheCollector
Who Is Pina Bausch?
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TheCollector
10 Famous Saints Associated With Christmas
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10 Presidents Who Changed the US
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Trying to Understand...
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a year ago
TheCollector
Here’s What to Know About the Oldest High School in America
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La Malinche: The Treachery and Tragedy of Cortés’s Native Interpreter
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Judith Leyster: The Most Famous Woman of the Dutch Golden Age
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When Was the Battle of Little Bighorn?
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Classical Wisdom
Gods Vs Titans
...and the Origins of the Universe
a year ago
...and the Origins of the Universe
TheCollector
A Day in the Life of a Roman Gladiator
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Trying to Understand...
The Modern World Is Boring.
Where are the heroes and the adventures now?
6 months ago
Where are the heroes and the adventures now?
TheCollector
What Is the Legacy of Genghis Khan’s Promiscuity?
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Who Was Vernon Lee?
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Afghanistan Historic Monuments Destroyed in Earthquakes
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TheCollector
Ancient Rome Vs Pontus: The Mithridatic Wars (88-63 BCE)
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TheCollector
Understanding JS Bach in 5 Compositions
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Patterns in Humanity
Age and infertility
Facts and misconceptions about maternal age-related infertility
5 days ago
Facts and misconceptions about maternal age-related infertility
TheCollector
New York’s Rubin Museum Makes Big Changes
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11 months ago
CrimethInc.
The Eye of Every Storm : Anarchist Response to Hurricane Helene
At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30...
a month ago
At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30 inches of rainfall over two days when an unnamed storm collided with Hurricane Helene over the mountains of Southern Appalachia. The resulting catastrophe laid waste to the entire...
TheCollector
What Are the Most Similar Languages?
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Albert Speer: Architect, Minister, and Hitler’s Closest Friend
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TheCollector
Ralph Waldo Emerson: Bio, Nature, & the Birth of Transcendentalism
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Flashbak
Black Woodstock: The Harlem Cultural Festival, NYC – 1969
Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a...
3 months ago
Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a series of shows that became known as Black Woodstock. Held at 3pm on Sundays in Mount Morris Park between 29 June and 24 August, 1969, as many as 300,000 people attended the festival...
Flashbak
Before Banksy: London Graffiti in the 1980s
It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the...
a year ago
It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the right people. Most of of it got washed off walls or knocked down as the buildings it decorated made way for flats. Most of it wasn’t all that good. And because London graffiti was a...
TheCollector
Two Paintings Once Stolen by Nazis Are Donated to the Louvre Museum
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6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Know Ourselves?
The More than Legendary Oracle of Delphi
3 months ago
The More than Legendary Oracle of Delphi
History Today Feed
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:57
11 months ago
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:57
Flashbak
‘F*ck You, Philadelphia’ – When Blondie Opened For Rush In 1979
When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres...
a year ago
When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres tour, Blondie got the call. Georgia-based southern rockers Stillwater couldn’t play. So would the New Yorkers deliver what 18,000 fans of the Canadian rockers packed into the...
TheCollector
The Second Punic War: How Hannibal Almost Conquered Rome
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TheCollector
The Fountainhead: Ayn Rand’s Ode to Individualism
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TheCollector
Which Presidents Are in Your Wallet? The Faces of US Dollar Bills
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The 25 Best Bedroom Bands Ever – 1980s Volume 1
For Those About to Rock We Salute You – ACDC, 1981 You had it all – the hair, the sticks, the...
9 months ago
For Those About to Rock We Salute You – ACDC, 1981 You had it all – the hair, the sticks, the pointy guitar, the hair, the band, the drive, the tights, the most piercing scream outside a Pee Wee Herman meets Cher Christmas convention. And you also had the hair. In the 1980s …...
TheCollector
The 8 Largest Cities of the Medieval World
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The Unknown Artworks of Kahlil Gibran
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TheCollector
A Brief History of Chile
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Who Is Sir David Attenborough?
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Why Emmanuel Levinas Called Ethics the “First Philosophy”
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Who Is Satan in the Hebrew Bible?
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Cold Snapshots – Vintage Holiday Fun in the Snow and Ice
If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection...
a year ago
If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection of images. A dip into Robert E. Jackson’s sublime collection of snapshots never disappoints. And when you’ve seen the cards, you should enjoy his pictures of revellers rocking...
TheCollector
The Unification of England & the Death of the Kingdom of Mercia
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TheCollector
The Merchant’s House Museum Fears ‘Irreparable Damage’
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The Italian Social Republic: What was the Republic of Salò?
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Who Was Benjamin Disraeli?
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TheCollector
8 Famous Impressionist Paintings You Should Know
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Which Famous Artworks Have Inspired Filmmakers?
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Classical Wisdom
Why are MYTHS Important?
Podcast with Stephen Fry
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Classical Wisdom
How Can We Handle Anxiety?
Practicing the Stoic Skill: Premeditatio Malorum
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Practicing the Stoic Skill: Premeditatio Malorum
TheCollector
Bacon and Monet Landscapes to Lead Christie’s Evening Sale
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TheCollector
8 Colorful Installations by Olafur Eliasson
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Daily Self-Portraits 1972–1973: Laying It Bare On The Lower East Side
Melissa Shook (1932-2020) was living on New York’s Lower East Side in the early 1970s when she began...
3 months ago
Melissa Shook (1932-2020) was living on New York’s Lower East Side in the early 1970s when she began a project to record her daily existence. Much like Peggy Nolan’s pictures of her family home, life was a place of free expression. “My earliest memories are of being photographed...
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L’Ornement Polychrome by Albert Racinet – A Gorgeous Book Of World Art (1869–73)
Albert Racinet (1825–1893) created his L’ornement Polychrome as a visual record of the decorative...
6 months ago
Albert Racinet (1825–1893) created his L’ornement Polychrome as a visual record of the decorative arts from antiquity to the late nineteenth century and represents the work of cultures all over the world. He published a second series which included later works, too. Raninet...
TheCollector
What Are the Romance Languages?
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5 Legendary European Theater Directors You Should Know
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Smallpox in the New World: History, Victims, & Symptoms
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Was Flavius Aetius “Last of the Romans”?
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Symbolism & Identity in Elizabeth I’s Portraits: Decoding the Queen
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5 Quotes by Sartre Explained: What These Words Mean for Us Today
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8 Techniques in Persuasion from Antiquity
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History Today Feed
Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/30/2024 - 10:41
5 months ago
Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/30/2024 - 10:41
A Collection of...
Collections: The Journey of the Roman Gladius and Other Swords
This week I want to do something a little different and discuss the evolution and development of a...
12 months ago
This week I want to do something a little different and discuss the evolution and development of a specific weapon, in this case the famed Roman gladius, the sword of the legions. As we’re going to see, this is going to entail a journey covering quite a bit of both time and space...
TheCollector
How Did Henri Matisse’s Travels Influence His Art?
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Who Was Oswald Mosley?
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Automata & AI: A Historical & Cultural Comparison
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What Is the History of the Guitar?
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5 Key Myths About the Greek God Hades
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Rise and Legacy: Who Was Harry Truman?
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What Does the Mad Hatter Symbolize in Alice in Wonderland?
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Three New Year’s Resolutions from Epicurus
An Epic Start to the New Year
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The Mystery of Crazy Horse: His Life & Legacy
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Who Won the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House?
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Who Was Dorothy Day? The Radical Life of a Catholic Anarchist
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Gehenna: A History of Hell on Earth
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Was Cleopatra a Descendant of Alexander the Great?
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The Origins of the Republican Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/06/2024 - 11:03
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‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
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TheCollector
Homo Floresiensis: What Do We Know about the Hobbit People?
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When and Why Did People Start Using Coins?
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The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
j.hoare
Mon, 11/27/2023 - 12:04
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The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
j.hoare
Mon, 11/27/2023 - 12:04
TheCollector
Who Was Django Reinhardt?
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Pioneering Folklore: Who Was John Lomax?
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At Home With Candy, Andy and the Bearandas, A Terrifying Children’s Comic From 1966
In 1966, Candy and Andy lived with their parents, Mr and Mrs Bearandas above a toy shop in a typical...
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In 1966, Candy and Andy lived with their parents, Mr and Mrs Bearandas above a toy shop in a typical English village called Riverale, going about the place in their rainbow-striped Mini. For a year, their everyday lives were documented in 154 comic books ( ‘the comic full of fun...
History Today Feed
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
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Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
6 Interpretative Copies of Édouard Manet’s Luncheon on the Grass
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Marcel Breuer’s Iconic Work: From Bauhaus to Brutalism
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New Study May Reveal Stonehenge’s Mysterious Origins
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Repatriation Efforts Across Europe and the US
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What Is Capoeira?
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Res Obscura
Res Obscura is now on Substack
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Beyond Stoicism
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Eva Perón: Is She Really a Feminist Icon?
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Ancient Greek Art
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9 Times Virginia Woolf Made a Lasting Impact on Art
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A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIIa: De Re Publica
This is the first half of the third part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb) look at Paradox...
4 months ago
This is the first half of the third part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb) look at Paradox Interactive’s ancient grand strategy game Imperator: Rome, running from the late fourth through the first century BCE, a period that, relevant for today’s discussion, covers the Middle and...
TheCollector
Norman Rockwell Works Dispute Finally Over?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
4 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of August.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added new pages: Sointula, Johnstone Strait anchorages, and Central coast anchorages. Updated existing pages: added Yuculta and Dent rapids with...
TheCollector
First Major Survey of Georgia O’Keeffe Cityscapes Opens June 2
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Global Inequality...
The world according to Garegnani
I have not thought of this until I had lunch with Anwar Shaikh today. I have personally known Anwar...
8 months ago
I have not thought of this until I had lunch with Anwar Shaikh today. I have personally known Anwar for at least ten years. But only today it struck me that I was meeting a hero of my early intellectual life, although the difference in age between Anwar and me is not that great....
TheCollector
Jean Lannes: The French Achilles of the Napoleonic Wars
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Danish Unknown Royal Family Discovered Thanks to Ring
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Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
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Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
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5 Fascinating Tales of Baba Yaga, the Slavic Witch
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Juan Rulfo: Whispers & Myths From Mexico’s Most Enigmatic Writer
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10 History-Rich But Affordable US Cities You Can Move to
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The True History of Illtud of the Arthurian Legends
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The “Good Italian” Myth in Postwar Italy: Dangers of Erasing the Past
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Wrong Side of...
Fellow believers or fellow citizens?
Liberalism dies in darkness
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Liberalism dies in darkness
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10 Must-See Historic Sites to Visit in Madrid
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Patterns in Humanity
Historical Accounts of African Cannibalism
A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
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A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
TheCollector
Who Won the Seven Days Battles?
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The Infamous Nanjing Massacre: Here’s What Happened
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Flashbak
Max Thalmann: Passion, Cathedrals And America In Woodcuts
Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black...
2 months ago
Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black and white woodcut prints: Cathedral (Der Dom), Passion, and America in Woodcuts (Amerika im Holzschnitt). A bookbinder by trade having been trained as such under Henry Van De Velde...
TheCollector
What Makes Yinka Shonibare’s African Fabrics Unique?
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Classical Wisdom
Important Notification
New Cabins *NOW* Available
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New Cabins *NOW* Available
History Today Feed
Moving With the Times?
Moving With the Times?
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
6 months ago
Moving With the Times?
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
TheCollector
10 Historical Facts About London You Might Not Know
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A History of the White House: The US President’s Home
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The Kaikidan Ekotoba Monster Scroll from 19th Century Japan
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The Year Without a Summer: The Eruption of Mt Tambora
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Antinous: The Tragic Life of Emperor Hadrian’s Lover
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That Time Kenneth Anger Wanted to Make a Film about Cricket – Exclusive
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The Rise & Fall of Hollywood’s Avant-Garde Cinema
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Bordeaux Wine in France: A Historical Primer
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New Warhol Exhibition Reveals Rare Art Treasures
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Ancient Pathways: What Are Ley Lines?
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The Church Under the Tang Dynasty: A Forgotten Outpost of Christianity
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The Tempest: Shakespeare’s Tale of Magic, Power, and Forgiveness
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How Did Religion Influence Law in the Ottoman Empire?
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Beer Can Art Accidentally Trashed at Dutch Museum
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Pandora’s Box: A Greek Myth about Curiosity (and More)
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British Museum Receives Its Most Valuable Gift Ever
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Here’s What to Know About the History of Lake Como’s World-Famous Villa
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The Secret SS Mission to Tibet You’ve Never Heard Of
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Aleister Crowley & the Occult Order of Thelema: The Wickedest Man?
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Get to Know the Nazca People and the Mysterious Nazca Lines
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8 Unsolved Disappearances From History
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