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Ernest Hemingway’s Guide to Writing A Book From Start to Finish
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The Rise of the Minamoto: Japan’s First Shogunate
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HEMA: The Modern Study of Historical European Martial Arts
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Dreams of Space -...
Undersea Base (1974)
So a large change for today, instead of Outer Space books we are going to Inner Space with Undersea...
a month ago
So a large change for today, instead of Outer Space books we are going to Inner Space with Undersea Base. I have blogged about Mae Freeman's book Space Base (1974) several times. In it she showed children visiting a space station in the future. I recently found she had also...
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5 Populists of the Late Roman Republic
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Dreams of Space -...
Mole Rocket (1965)
Mole Rocket is a Czechoslovakian children's book about a mole finding a rocket. It is a silly piece...
over a year ago
Mole Rocket is a Czechoslovakian children's book about a mole finding a rocket. It is a silly piece of fiction but since it does have adventuring in a rocket it seemed worth sharing.
Miler. Mole Rocket, 1965.
When the mole crash lands, the rocket breaks apart in...
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Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
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What Are Anton Chekhov’s Most Important Works?
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What Was the Kido Butai?
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Serop Simonian Art Dealer Arrested by German Polica
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What Treaty Ended World War II?
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Who Are the Major Prophets in the Bible?
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Contemporary Art and Sports Come Together at SFMOMA
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The Essential Greeks
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The Wizard of Oz: 9 Things That Made It Great
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Trying to Understand...
Externalising Our Hatreds.
It's Ukraine and Gaza. Again.
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Hundred Rabbits
Wood stove installation
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that...
over a year ago
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that the best model was the cast iron Sardine from Navigator Stoveworks.
Our Espar forced air diesel heater broke on our last passage, and we decided not to replace it. There are few...
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Great or the Greatest? F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby
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5 Historic Locations From the Troubles in Northern Ireland
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit the Pyramids?
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Banksy’s Animal Series Continues at London Zoo
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, August 16, 2024
Fireside this week! I find I have my thoughts more or less together for the last part of the...
4 months ago
Fireside this week! I find I have my thoughts more or less together for the last part of the Imperator series, but I have not yet gotten them into a satisfying order – a common hazard of writing – so they will have to wait for next week. It’s not yet clear to me if … Continue...
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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.
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Andrew Jackson: The People’s President and the Rise of Populism
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10 Representations of Judith Slaying Holofernes in Painting
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Why Did Socrates Never Write Down His Teachings?
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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.
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Wittgenstein’s Solipsism: Where Language & Limits Collide
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Julius Caesar: From General to Dictator (Bio, Battles, & Death)
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The Great Depression in Europe: Here’s What Happened
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The St Brice’s Day Massacre
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The St Brice’s Day Massacre
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8 Women Artists You Should Check Out in London’s National Gallery
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Silvio Berlusconi’s Worthless Art Collection
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Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Story of Magic & Heartbreak
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Napoleon’s Hundred Days: The French Emperor’s Brief Return to Power
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On the Nature of the Gods: Cicero
Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human...
a year ago
Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human beings, if they care about them at all?
African History...
A General History of Iron Technology in Africa ca. 2000BC-1900AD.
The smelting and working of iron is arguably the best known among the pre-colonial technologies of...
4 months ago
The smelting and working of iron is arguably the best known among the pre-colonial technologies of Africa, and the continent is home to some of the world's oldest sites of ironworking.
Classical Wisdom
Healthy Skepticism for Better Debates
Philosophical Tools for the Holidays
3 weeks ago
Philosophical Tools for the Holidays
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Good Friday: The Significance of the Day & How Christians Observe It
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Good Morning: The US Humor Magazine May 1919 – October 2021
Good Morning was an American political humor magazine, first published in May 1919. It was founded...
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Good Morning was an American political humor magazine, first published in May 1919. It was founded by Ellis O. Jones, a former associate editor of Life magazine and editor of Ladies’ Home Journal who once called for the US Army and Navy to be disbanded and went on to head the...
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David Roberts & Frederick Catherwood: Artists of Ancient Egypt & Maya
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Edward VIII: The Worst Monarch in British History?
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Who Was Frantz Fanon?
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What Happened at the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
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St. Nicholas
The Saint behind Santa
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Who Won the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse?
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Iris Murdoch Through 3 Great Works in Philosophy and Literature
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Sappho: The Lost Poetess
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Watch now (1 min) | Now FREE with a Classical Wisdom Kids Yearly Membership
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The Great Papal Schism: Two Christian Leaders Against Each Other
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What Is the Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence? From Descartes to Turing
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How Did Libyan Migration Influence Egyptian Religion?
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A Collection of...
Collections: On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon, the Great? Part II
This is the second and final part of our look at Alexander III of Macedon (Part I), who you almost...
7 months ago
This is the second and final part of our look at Alexander III of Macedon (Part I), who you almost certainly know as Alexander the Great. Last week, we looked at the sources for Alexander’s life, the historiography (that is, the history-of-the-history) of his modern reception and...
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIIb:
This is the second half of the third and final part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at...
3 months ago
This is the second half of the third and final part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at Paradox Interactives ancient grand strategy game, Imperator: Rome, which covers (inter alia) the period of the collapse of the Roman Republic, which we generally call the Late...
Flashbak
Denim: The Fabric That Built America
Denim was G.I. in wartime America. Originally used as heavy industry, utility workwear, these images...
3 weeks ago
Denim was G.I. in wartime America. Originally used as heavy industry, utility workwear, these images mostly from the 1940s, show how the fabric became synonymous with American grit and productivity. The look was born in 18th Century Europe. Bleu de Gênes was the rough fabric...
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
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Iakim Volkov’s Wedding: An Illustration of a Complicated History
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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...
10 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...
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Where Was Ancient Greece Located?
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Who Was Michel Foucault? Power, Knowledge, and Legacy
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Cain’s Marriage: Who Did the Biblical Killer Marry?
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What Is the Shadow According to Carl Jung?
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The Third World War Has Been Cancelled.
It was all too difficult, finally.
5 months ago
It was all too difficult, finally.
TheCollector
What Is Hindutva? A Look at Hindu Nationalism
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Jean Lannes: The French Achilles of the Napoleonic Wars
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What Were The Four Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece
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How Did Norse Rune Magic Work?
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5 Works by Barbara Kruger on Gender and Feminism
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The Diversity Paradox.
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
10 months ago
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
Hundred Rabbits
rainy with a chance of mosquitoes
Nuku Hiva, a green mountainous island in the Pacific, straight out of Jurassic Park. Just as foreign...
over a year ago
Nuku Hiva, a green mountainous island in the Pacific, straight out of Jurassic Park. Just as foreign and just as wild, except instead of hungry lizards there are mosquitoes, also known as the vampires of the Marquesas.
Before arriving, we didn't know what it was going to be like...
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‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:32
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‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:32
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How Does Aristotle Conceptualize the Soul?
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Who Were the Most Important Disciples of Jesus Christ?
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Why Does Urs Fischer Burn His Sculptures?
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Margaret Thatcher: Britain’s Iron Lady
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Arachne: What Is the Real Meaning of the Myth?
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Reclaiming Medusa: How Did She Become a Symbol of Female Empowerment?
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Celebrating Diversity at The National Mall’s Outdoor Show
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8 Unsolved Disappearances From History
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A History Lover’s Guide to New Mexico
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9 Works That Defined El Greco’s Career
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How Video Killed the Kamishibai Star
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Adolf Hitler: The Life of One of the Most Reviled & Notorious Humans
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15 Surprising Facts about Adolf Hitler, The World’s Most Hated Man
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Global Inequality...
There is no exit for dictators
In an interesting paper he tweeted yesterday, Kaushik Basu discusses, using a mathematical model, an...
a year ago
In an interesting paper he tweeted yesterday, Kaushik Basu discusses, using a mathematical model, an old problem: how rulers once they are in power cannot leave it even if they wish to do so, because their road to power, and in power, is littered with corpses that will all...
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When Did Operation Husky Take Place?
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Dr Alun Withey
Barbers and (the lack of!) Polite Advertising
Over the past few years, I have spent much time looking at ‘polite’ advertising in the 18th century....
over a year ago
Over the past few years, I have spent much time looking at ‘polite’ advertising in the 18th century. During this period, a whole range of retailers advertised their goods and services to appeal to ladies and gentlemen of taste. Without discussing anything so base as price or...
Dreams of Space -...
Out of This World (1953)
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of...
a year ago
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of this World was one of my favorite "discoveries" when I first started collecting these books. It is a massive 160 pages of games, jokes, riddles, and space facts. I last blogged about...
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What Is the Gift of Tongues in the Bible?
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Drunk by Edward Slingerland: 5 Reasons Why People Get Intoxicated
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10 Great London Theaters Worth Visiting
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What Is the Philosophy Behind Zen Gardens?
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Is the Q Source the Origin of the Gospels?
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African History...
a brief note on Madagascar's position in African history
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
a year ago
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
African History...
On Hegel's ignorance of African History
*my article for ROAPE journal
a year ago
*my article for ROAPE journal
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The First Black President: Barack Obama’s Historic Election in 2008
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When Gilbert Shelton’s Fabulous Furry Freaks And Poddy Ruled The World!
Gilbert Shelton (born May 31, 1940) is an American cartoonist and a key member of the underground...
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Gilbert Shelton (born May 31, 1940) is an American cartoonist and a key member of the underground comix movement. He is the creator of the characters The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers and Fat Freddy’s Cat, and a co-founder of Rip Off Press in San Francisco in 1969. Shelton...
Dreams of Space -...
Happy Journeys (1961)
Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about...
11 months ago
Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about the future and ways someone might travel. The illustration were double page full color paintings of a exciting and strange future that might be around the corner. I see in this...
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What Was Procopius’ “Secret History”? (& Why You Shouldn’t Trust It)
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10 Facts About the Temples of Angkor
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Why Socrates Matters
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Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination: Here’s Everything You Need to Know
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The Fallen Angels of Enoch: Vicious Villains or Virtuous Victims?
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Christie’s Nets $413 Million in 20th Century Evening Sale
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Top 11 Film Noir Masterpieces You Should Know
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History of Gunpowder: An In-Depth Overview
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Banksy’s Latest Artwork Is a Goat on a Ledge in London
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How to Give a Speech
Secrets from Cicero
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The Threat of Back to Normal
Global power has always been distributed.
a year ago
Global power has always been distributed.
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How Did the Soviet Union Influence the World?
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Lord Balfour’s Portrait Slashed by Pro-Palestine Activists
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Dreams of Space -...
Building Reading Skills (1951)
Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an...
a year ago
Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an aerospace theme for their series of books and since spaceflight was the trend for children they "branded" them. Truly these are pretty dull books even with a couple of space...
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How Did Hannah Arendt Define Evil?
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Archaeologists Unearth a Building in the Valley of the Temples
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What is Speciesism According to Peter Singer?
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Who Is Pina Bausch?
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What Is Marie Antoinette Syndrome?
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Great Zimbabwe: Center of a Mysterious African Civilization
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Nefertiti: The Enchanting Story of the Lady of the Two Lands
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Why Do People Give Gifts at Christmas?
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The Bay of Pigs Invasion: The US Fails to Overthrow Communist Cuba
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Mansa Musa: The Golden Ruler of the Mali Empire
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4 Amazing Women From History You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
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From Legends to Ballads: What Is Folklore?
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The Women who Forged Medieval England
The Women who Forged Medieval England
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/05/2024 - 00:00
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The Women who Forged Medieval England
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/05/2024 - 00:00
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7 European Powers Involved in the Scramble for Africa
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