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Why Jimi Hendrix Preferred Linda McCartney To 19 Naked Women
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Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
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A Glimpse into the Past: An Overview of Ancient Greek Theater
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Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
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Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
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What Is the History and Significance of May Day?
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Dear Goldprick: Ian Fleming’s James Bond Letters
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Animal Rights vs Animal Welfare: What’s the Difference?
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The Yule Goat: Photographs of Finland’s Nuuttipukki (1928)
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From Legends to Ballads: What Is Folklore?
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What Were the Religious Beliefs of Hans Holbein the Younger?
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7 Facts You Need to Know About Fra Angelico
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Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
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8 Spots for Exploring Indigenous Art in the American Southwest
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Miyako Festivals Of Kyoto, Japan – Illustrations From A 1920s Album of Silk Paintings
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These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s showing all different festivals held in Kyoto, Japan. Miyako (‘capital’) is an archaic name for Kyoto, which was the capital of Japan from 794 AD to 1868 AD. The pictures playson...
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President Johnson Orders Trousers from Joe Haggar – big enough for his ‘nuts’, ‘bunghole’ and knife
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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...
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‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
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5 Quotes by Locke Explained
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Madame de Pompadour: History’s Greatest Mistress
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How Does Aristotle Conceptualize the Soul?
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NY Denny Gallery Shuts Down After Ten Years
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6 of Katherine Mansfield’s Short Stories You Need to Read
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Manhattan in 1990 – NYC Before the Clean-Up
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At the start of the 1990s, New York City was tired and rough By the decade’s end it had lost of some of its edge – and maybe a little of its spark – but was cleaner, safer and more tourist friendly. These photograph of the city – via Watchman – show us Manhattan in … Continue...
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Who Was the First US President To Be Impeached?
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El Lissitzky’s Soviet Pressa Exhibition in Cologne, 1928
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Why Is Nicosia the Last Divided Capital of Cyprus?
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St. Petersburg: A History of the City Built on Bones
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Classical Wisdom
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Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue...
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Весёлые Картинки (Funny Pictures.) ( Komsomol “Veselye Kartinki”.) nr. 4, April 1976.
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The KGB After Stalin
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Joseph Kony & the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda
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Can you REALLY be offended on behalf of someone else??
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Vincent Van Gogh’s Self-Portraits: The Artist Through His Own Eyes
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an African kingdom in southern Italy.
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When Did Vincent van Gogh Start Painting?
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The Battle of Oriskany: A Civil War in New York
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Paul Feyerabend: How Should Science Ideally Be?
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What Was the Atheism Dispute?
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Gap Week: August 2, 2024
Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one)...
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4 Great Films About the Troubles and Irish Independence
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Battle of Thebes: How Alexander the Great Destroyed the Great City
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Michel Ney: The Bravest of the Brave Among Napoleon’s Generals
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DeCaprio, Annie and David Krieger. Illustrated by Nydorf, Seymour. One, Two. New York: Wonder Books. (24 p.)...
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Creams, Clothes and Cases: The material culture of pre-modern travel.
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What Happened at the Battle of Kyiv in WWII?
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‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
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Why Did Damien Hirst Build a Pharmacy?
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4 Techniques of 19th-Century Photography You Should Know
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6 Greek Gods & Their Role in Homer’s Odyssey
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Battle of Okinawa: The Most Intense Battle of WWII’s Pacific Theater
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finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
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The Evils Of Professionalism
In politics, anyway.
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4 Famous Explorers from the Age of Exploration
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These Countries Have the Most World Heritage Sites
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Plato: A Complete Overview of His Life, Work, and Philosophy
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In 1968, American fashion photographer Bill Cunningham (March 13, 1929 – June 25, 2016) started a...
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In 1968, American fashion photographer Bill Cunningham (March 13, 1929 – June 25, 2016) started a project to document New York City’s rich history of architecture and fashion. Cunningham dressed his friend and fellow photographer Editta Sherman (July 9, 1912 – November 1, 2013)...
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9 Queer Artists Who Changed the History of Modern Art Forever
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5 Important Examples of Religious Art From Christian History
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Christie’s Presents Two Latin American Art Sales, Starting Friday
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Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Was A Trekkie Who Convinced Nichelle Nichols To Stay On The Show
Actress Nichelle Nichols (December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) once recalled how Dr. Martin Luther...
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Actress Nichelle Nichols (December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) once recalled how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) convinced her to remain on Star Trek after she had decided to leave the series for a starring role on Broadway. In 1966, Star Trek creator...
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Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
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Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
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Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
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Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
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Third-Party Candidates: The Outsiders in US Elections
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Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
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What Is Assemblage? A Look Into 3D Collage Techniques
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How Did Switzerland Become a Country?
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The Stars of Sun Records: 4 Famous Singers
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Liu Bang: How a Peasant Became Emperor of China
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How Did Rachel Ruysch Become a World Famous Still Life Painter?
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Billy the Kid: The Incredible Story of America’s Favorite Outlaw
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Dreams of Space -...
Moon Fleet Log Book (1966)
The Moon Fleet Log Book was a book distributed by Wall's Ice Cream to collect space cards that came...
over a year ago
The Moon Fleet Log Book was a book distributed by Wall's Ice Cream to collect space cards that came with the ice cream. There were spaces for 24 cards. This book was incomplete but still worth sharing with you.
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10 Must-See Historic Landmarks in Florida
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Two Colonizers in South Africa: The British vs. The Dutch
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Who Won the Battle of Shiloh?
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‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
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Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
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‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
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Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
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How Iran Won the West
How Iran Won the West
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Tue, 11/26/2024 - 09:40
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9 Interesting Facts about Medusa
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Who Were the First Christian Martyrs of Britain?
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How Did the Guggenheim Museum Emerge as an Iconic Art Institution?
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Work Begins on Naples’ New Archaeological Museum
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11 Greek Mythological Creatures
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The Mystery of Morpheus
Who is the God of Dreams?
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Who is the God of Dreams?
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The Life of Aristotle
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Who Were the Founders of Chichen Itza?
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Flashbak
Les Malheurs des immortels, 1922: Max Ernst and Paul Éluard’s Surreal Collaboration
Misfortunes of the Immortals (Les Malheurs des immortels) is an early illustrated book by...
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Misfortunes of the Immortals (Les Malheurs des immortels) is an early illustrated book by German-American-French artist and founder of the Dada movement Max Ernst (2 April 1891 – 1 April 1976). The book, which marks the beginning of his close friendship with French poet Paul...
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Who Invented the Refrigerator?
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Luc Tuymans Mural Exhibition to Open Wednesday at Louvre
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10 Times Ivan the Terrible Really Was Terrible
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Who Were the Most Notorious Nuremberg Trial Defendants?
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When The Music's Over ...
Turn out the lights.
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Jean Cocteau: A Complete Insight (Bio & Art)
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Who Were the Buffalo Soldiers?
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“The Whole World Is Watching”: The 1968 Chicago Riots at the DNC
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Do My Dreams Mean Anything? A Philosophical Look at the Unconscious Mind
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Wittgenstein & Mysticism: Grasping What Cannot Be Said
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How Did the Inca Master Textile Art?
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Norman Rockwell’s “Four Freedoms” That Almost Weren’t
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Was Catherine of Aragon the Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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How Did Solomon’s Temple Influence Worship?
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What’s the Best Time of Year to Visit the Parthenon?
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Encaustic Painting: An Ancient Art Form Explained
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How Did Romania Become a Country?
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11 Events in the 19th Century that Changed the World
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Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And Vinyl Covers
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record...
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You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record and paperback covers for Elektra Records’ Nonesuch and Checkmate labels, notably on Love’s 1967 Forever Changes album. Ballentine books’ Adult Fantasy series and game artwork made...
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The ERR: How the Nazis Plundered France’s Priceless Art
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New Alphonse Mucha Museum to Open in Prague
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Automata & AI: A Historical & Cultural Comparison
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Global Inequality...
Changes in income distributions in China, India and the United States, 2018-23
The effects of covid and the return to “normalcy”
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The effects of covid and the return to “normalcy”
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
Rembrandt Used Arsenic to Paint “The Night Watch”
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‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:31
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‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:31
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December 2023
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
11 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of December.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added solar cooking experiment, making seamed box cushions, making saloon cushions, moisture prevention underliner, and board games. Updated...
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10 Terrifying Japanese Yōkai (Supernatural Creatures)
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Seneca On Clemency
A Letter To Emperor Nero
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How Does Nan Goldin’s Work Challenge Conventional Photography?
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Papa To The Rescue.
And stop saying "it's not fair!"
3 months ago
And stop saying "it's not fair!"
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A Brief History of Iceland (From Discovery to 21st Century)
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Res Obscura
"He spoke of computers with some awe"
Margaret Mead, John von Neumann, and the prehistory of AI
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Margaret Mead, John von Neumann, and the prehistory of AI
Dreams of Space -...
Judy Space Puzzles (1970s)
Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time...
a month ago
Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time to bring them back.
These were classroom puzzles (although they were probably owned by kids at home too). They were mostly for Kindergarten-2nd grade kids and were "educational" as...
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‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
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‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
TheCollector
Should You Believe in Something Just Because It’s Logical?
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3 months ago
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Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/29/2024 - 11:05
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Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
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Mon, 04/29/2024 - 11:05
Wrong Side of...
Inside the Catholic State
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The world that created Caravaggio
TheCollector
Did Andy Warhol Immortalize Marilyn Monroe?
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Was Saint Augustine the First Philosopher of History?
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7 Things You Need To Know About Egon Schiele
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Dr Alun Withey
Victorian Swappers! Adverts for exchange in the 19th century.
Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and...
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Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and journals were full of ads for objects sought and to be exchanged. These offer a fascinating insight into what was considered desirable, the value of objects, and the processes of...
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An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:30
3 months ago
An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:30
TheCollector
Sufism in South and South East Asia
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Chariot Racing in the Ancient World
...and History's Highest Paid Sports Star!
a year ago
...and History's Highest Paid Sports Star!
TheCollector
7 Important Baroque Paintings You Should Know
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TheCollector
The Devastating Dust Bowl of the Great Depression
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Adolf Hitler in WWII: The Last 6 Years of His Life
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History Today Feed
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
j.hoare
Mon, 01/01/2024 - 13:07
11 months ago
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
j.hoare
Mon, 01/01/2024 - 13:07
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...
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The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:23
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The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:23
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...
11 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...
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10 Must-Visit Historic Villages in Portugal
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Did the Suffragettes Know Martial Arts?
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TheCollector
Exploring the Troubles in Belfast and Derry (Monuments & History)
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6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Euripides
The Greatest Writer of Greek Tragedy?
a year ago
The Greatest Writer of Greek Tragedy?
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Does Marcus Matter?
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TheCollector
Arthur Conan Doyle vs. Harry Houdini: A Friendship Ruined by Ghosts
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIa: Starting Down the Path of Honors
This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic...
a year ago
This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries. Last time we discussed Rome’s popular assemblies, which at least notionally expressed the will of the people. One of the key tasks those...
TheCollector
What Was Operation Ichi-Go?
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TheCollector
The Ancient Cities of Sumeria: Eridu & Uruk
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Axis Powers?
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12 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Challenges of Creating ‘True Crime’ Stories?
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4 months ago
Trying to Understand...
La politique de l’épuisement et l’épuisement de la politique.
Another of my essays in French.
3 weeks ago
Another of my essays in French.
Flashbak
The Wild Universe of Fletcher Hanks – The Outsider Comic Book Artist (1939-1941)
Stardust, Fantomah, Big Red McLane and Space Smith. Just some of the superheroes created by American...
9 months ago
Stardust, Fantomah, Big Red McLane and Space Smith. Just some of the superheroes created by American cartoonist Fletcher Hanks (December 1, 1889 – January 22, 1976) in a two-year flurry of creativity in which he wrote, penciled, inked and lettered 51 stories. As Joshua LH Burnett...
TheCollector
What Are the Abraham Tapestries?
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5 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, September 29, 2023 (On Academic Hiring)
Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman...
a year ago
Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman Republic – a discussion of Roman courts and the legal system – but academic job season is upon us and I needed to take a week to focus on getting some of those applications out. …...
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‘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...
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7 Largest Cities in the Ancient World
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What Did Ralph Waldo Emerson Think of Poetry?
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First Major Survey of Georgia O’Keeffe Cityscapes Opens June 2
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James Simon: Art Collector & Owner of The Nefertiti Bust
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Battle of the Granicus (334 BCE): Alexander’s Conquest Begins
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Classical Wisdom
The First Philosopher?
And the Boundless Universe
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And the Boundless Universe
TheCollector
What Are Patricia Piccinini’s Works About?
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TheCollector
5 Female Canadian Authors You Should Read
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2 months ago
Wrong Side of...
On the Tory Cult of Personality and its Consequences
Badenoch will need to denounce Boris
2 weeks ago
Badenoch will need to denounce Boris
TheCollector
What Is the History of Valentine’s Day?
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10 months ago
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