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Was Cardinal Wolsey an Animal Lover?
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Attritional Warfare: Stalemate on the Western Front During WWI
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The State of Franklin? A Forgotten Almost-State in the US
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The Philosopher Poet: Who Was Lucretius?
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How Does Epistemology Address Memory as a Source of Knowledge?
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The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Closes Its College
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, March 22, 2024
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The Kitchen Debate: Khrushchev vs. Nixon
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The 5 Most Significant Queens and Kings of Jerusalem
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Bob Dylan’s Odyssey: A Deep Dive into the Life of a Music Legend
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How Did Henry VIII Find a Bride through Portraits?
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The toppling of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria was many years overdue. Yet the tragedies in Syria are not over. Israel has bombed hundreds of locations around the country and seized a considerable amount of land in the southwest, while Turkish proxy forces are threatening...
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Should We Navel Gaze?
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The 6 Finest Gothic Cathedrals in France
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Why Should You Seek Ignorance?
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How to Read Film Like a Language
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How The Charlie Brown Christmas Special Got Jazz And Came Alive
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Dreams of Space -...
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An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was able to add a lot more scans of this early space treasure. Outer Space was evidently a give-away comic book at Atlantic Richfield gas stations. For those of you who did not know,...
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Protein or Propaganda? The Story Behind America’s Love Affair with Milk
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What’s the Best Time to Visit the Colosseum?
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5 Feminine Beauty Ideals in Art History
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The Lighthouse of Alexandria: A Wonder of The Ancient World
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The History of Chocolate: A Treat with a Dark Side?
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What Are the Seven Wonders of the Natural World?
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How Should We Look at History?
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How Did Caligula Rise to Power in the Roman Empire?
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Federalism in Ancient Greece: The Forgotten Side of Ancient Greek Politics
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Çatalhöyük: One of the Oldest Recorded Cities in History
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What is Deus Ex Machina in Film?
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Did Spirituality Shape the Art of Ana Mendieta?
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Dreams of Space -...
Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age (1963)
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Is Anarchism a Bad Idea? 3 Main Objections
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Commodus: The Gladiator Emperor of Rome
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The Zimmermann Telegram: Mexico & Germany as WWI Allies?
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6 Outrageous Whaling Stories
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Who Were the First Christian Martyrs of Britain?
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‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
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Angels in the Bible: Ambassadors From Another World?
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What Is First Thessalonians About?
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8 Unmissable UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Southeast Asia
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A Modern Sacred Band? Homosexuality in Nazi Germany
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Presidential Impeachment: An Effective Check on Executive Power?
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The Legend of El Dorado: Myth vs. History
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How to Understand the Book of Revelation: 4 Common Readings
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Wise Men & Witches: Magic in the Bible
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plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
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The Rise and Fall of the Akkadian Empire
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How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
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Monstrous Births: Artistically Understanding the Mystery of Birth
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Can Any Good Come From War?
The Tragedy of the Trenches
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Norman Rockwell Works Dispute Finally Over?
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FBI Returns Nazi-Looted Monet to Jewish Collector’s Heirs
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Dr Alun Withey
Beard Fashions and Class
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Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid seventeenth century many men wore the ‘Van Dyke’ style of a small, pointy beard and moustaches. By the end of the 1600s, beards were in decline, leaving many men with just moustaches. The...
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7 Times the Parthenon Was Transformed and Destroyed
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What Are Three Theories of Animal Ethics?
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6 Female Pre-Raphaelite Artists You Should Know
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The Nemean Lion: Heracles’ First Labor & the Birth of a Hero
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No Cheers for Authoritarianism
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How Did Johannes Vermeer Depict Women?
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