TheCollector
The Surprising Alliances Between the Britons and the Anglo-Saxons
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
What Did Christopher Columbus Discover?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Cinema’s Epic History: From Then to Now
undefined
10 months ago
Global Inequality...
The end and the beginning of history
Three ways of thinking about Lea Ypi’s Free
5 months ago
Three ways of thinking about Lea Ypi’s Free
TheCollector
What is Deus Ex Machina in Film?
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
Chicago Art Institute Can Keep Egon Schiele Work
undefined
10 months ago
History Today Feed
Rehabilitating the East India Company’s Nabobs
Rehabilitating the East India Company’s Nabobs
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
8 months ago
Rehabilitating the East India Company’s Nabobs
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
History Today Feed
A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 00:00
Flashbak
A Civil War Vateran Created The Esoteric Fraternity and the Cult of Solar Biology in 1890s ...
Some forty miles northeast of Sacramento, north California, off I-80 near the village of Applegate,...
11 months ago
Some forty miles northeast of Sacramento, north California, off I-80 near the village of Applegate, is the remains of one of the States’s religious cults: the Esoteric Fraternity. Founded in 1887, the Fraternity was a pioneer in modern astrology, readied its followers to run a...
TheCollector
What Were George Orwell’s Political Beliefs?
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
Front Triennial Canceled Due to Lack of Funding
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi?
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Christian Schad? 11 Facts About the German Artist
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
Three Rubens Paintings to Stay in the U.K., Advisory Panel Rules
undefined
9 months ago
History Today Feed
Beware the Lides of March
Beware the Lides of March
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/28/2024 - 09:52
10 months ago
Beware the Lides of March
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/28/2024 - 09:52
TheCollector
Martin Luther vs. John Calvin: The French vs the German Reformation
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
5 Illustrated Stories by Shaun Tan That You Should Know
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
5 Interesting 1980s Subcultures: From Goth to Punk to Skinheads
undefined
11 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.
Flashbak
48 Hours In The Life of Andy Warhol, 1981
In spring of 1981, Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was setting up Myths, a...
3 weeks ago
In spring of 1981, Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was setting up Myths, a portfolio of ten screenprints featuring fictional characters: The Star (Greta Garbo in her titular role in the 1931 film Mata Hari), Uncle Sam, The Witch (Margaret Hamilton, star of the...
Classical Wisdom
What to do with Columbus?
Should We Learn “Outdated” History?
2 months ago
Should We Learn “Outdated” History?
TheCollector
The Dallas Museum of Art Laid Off Eight Percent of Its Staff
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
12 Most Important Achievements in the Space Race
undefined
a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Техника Молодежи (Youth Technology) Issue 4 (1973 )
“ХОРОВОД КОСМИЧЕСКИХ ЛАБОРАТОРИЙ ‘Round Dance of Space Laboratories’
A re-run from a few years ago....
a year ago
“ХОРОВОД КОСМИЧЕСКИХ ЛАБОРАТОРИЙ ‘Round Dance of Space Laboratories’
A re-run from a few years ago. I really like this 1973 issue of Youth Technology. The issue was dedicated to Soviet past and future in space. It has some great illustration of what they had done and what they...
History Today Feed
Free French Bombers Over France
Free French Bombers Over France
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 07:00
3 months ago
Free French Bombers Over France
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 07:00
History Today Feed
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
2 months ago
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
TheCollector
Get to Know Alma Mahler: Composer, Muse, and Scandalous Woman
undefined
2 weeks ago
History Today Feed
‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 12:54
7 months ago
‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 12:54
TheCollector
What Are Buddhism’s 4 Main Schools of Thought?
undefined
8 months ago
African History...
a brief note on the role of Africans in the early Islamic expansion
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
a year ago
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
Flashbak
A Day At New York City’s Off-Track Betting in 1982
In 2010, around 50 Off-Track Betting (OTB) parlors around New York City were shuttered. 1,000...
2 months ago
In 2010, around 50 Off-Track Betting (OTB) parlors around New York City were shuttered. 1,000 employees lost their jobs. And another part of old New York went the way of the Automat and the Times Square peep show. The New York State Legislature enacted its first off-track betting...
TheCollector
5 Creatures from Slavic Mythology Represented in Art
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
Was Mark Twain Really a Confederate?
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
Battle of Okinawa: The Most Intense Battle of WWII’s Pacific Theater
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Michel Foucault? Power, Knowledge, and Legacy
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Myth of the “Struggling Artist” in Literature?
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
Sacred Objects & Places in the Inca World: Interview With Dr. Cummins
undefined
2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Why Read Modern Books?
Now Available: Night Drew Her Sable Cloak
a year ago
Now Available: Night Drew Her Sable Cloak
TheCollector
The Orlando Museum of Art Faces Financial Distress
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
8 Things You Should Know About Gustave Moreau
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Pascal’s Wager: Should you Bet on God’s Existence?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
How Did Carl Jung Differ from Sigmund Freud?
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Vernon Lee?
undefined
a month ago
Classical Wisdom
Should We Be Skeptics?
Is it good to question everything?
9 months ago
Is it good to question everything?
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 22, 2024 (Roman Naming Conventions)
Hey, folks. Another Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the science fiction body armor post...
a month ago
Hey, folks. Another Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the science fiction body armor post ready to go this week, but in addition to the continued work on the book project, I was asked to write a review of the now-out-in-the-USA Gladiator II and that consumed a fair bit of...
TheCollector
The American Patriot War: “The Americans Are Coming!”
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Stéphane Breitwieser: The Tragic Story of the Most Successful Art Thief
undefined
a month ago
Flashbak
My ‘Homeric Retching’: Vladimir Nabokov’s Letter To His Wife About A Nasty Bout of Food Poisoning
“Exactly at 2:30, I suddenly felt an urge to vomit, had barely time to run outside — and there it...
9 months ago
“Exactly at 2:30, I suddenly felt an urge to vomit, had barely time to run outside — and there it began…” – Vladimir Nabokov to his wife Vera Among Vladimir Nabokov’s love letters to his wife published in Letters to Véra, a wonderful book that takes us behind the scenes of...
TheCollector
Is the Q Source the Origin of the Gospels?
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
The Most Dramatic Operation to Recover Looted Native American Art
undefined
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Bringing It All Back Home
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
a year ago
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
TheCollector
Bruno Latour’s Irreductions: The World as a Network of Relations
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Veni, Vidi, Vici: Decoding Julius Caesar’s “I Came, I Saw, I Conquered”
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
Largest UK Holbein Exhibition at The Queen’s Gallery
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Marx’s German Ideology: What is Historical and Dialectical Materialism?
undefined
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
6 Important Female Aboriginal Writers and Activists You Should Read
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
What Is First Corinthians About?
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
5 Unique Gods & Goddesses Worshipped in the Incan Empire
undefined
10 months ago
History Today Feed
The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 08:00
5 months ago
The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 08:00
Classical Wisdom
Is Subjective Equal to Objective?
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the...
a year ago
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the middle of winter, and finally, around four months later, the first real spring day had arrived. The sun bore her rays magnificently, forcing the city’s residents into an ant-like...
TheCollector
Text Art: How Do Text and Art Mix Together?
undefined
7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Caligula's Forgotten Legacy
The Nemi Ships
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Was Mahavira? The Founder of Jainism
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Invented the First Motion Picture Camera?
undefined
4 months ago
History Today Feed
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/07/2024 - 09:29
7 months ago
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/07/2024 - 09:29
TheCollector
Commodus: The Gladiator Emperor of Rome
undefined
3 weeks ago
Trying to Understand...
Ukraine: A Further Guide for the Perplexed.
They didn't know. But they know now.
8 months ago
They didn't know. But they know now.
Flashbak
Rudolf Koppitz Nudes And Other Studies Photographs That Capture The Fluidity Of Nature
Austrian photographer Rudolf Koppitz (4 January 1884 – 8 July 1936) was a Photo-Secessionist in...
10 months ago
Austrian photographer Rudolf Koppitz (4 January 1884 – 8 July 1936) was a Photo-Secessionist in Vienna, Austria, best known for his 1925 work Bewegungsstudie (“Motion Study”) and his use of the nude in natural settings. Working with Claudia Issachenko’s dance group – the troupe...
TheCollector
Self-Employed Creatives and US New Anti-Money Laundering Law
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
13 English Words with Greek Origins
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Norman Lear’s Collection to Sell at Christie’s
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
Oskar Schindler: The Business Tycoon Who Became a Hero
undefined
8 months ago
History Today Feed
New Year, Old Books
New Year, Old Books
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:14
2 weeks ago
New Year, Old Books
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:14
TheCollector
Henry I: The Life & Reign of a Notorious English King
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
The Lebanese Civil War: A Complex & Devastating Conflict
undefined
5 months ago
History Today Feed
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
Aristotle on Knowledge, Truth, and Error (6 Arguments)
undefined
a year ago
Global Inequality...
The politics of physiocracy
Quesnay and China
11 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...
History Today Feed
How the South Became Republican
How the South Became Republican
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/29/2024 - 09:34
4 months ago
How the South Became Republican
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/29/2024 - 09:34
TheCollector
Mark di Suvero California Sculpture Listed for Removal
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
How Does Aristotle Conceptualize the Soul?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Andrew & Rachel Jackson: A Scandalous Marriage & the 1828 Election
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
8 Famous French Artists Who Achieved Greatness
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
What Did the Beat Generation Want?
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Most Significant Battles of World War II?
undefined
a year ago
History Today Feed
How Iran Won the West
How Iran Won the West
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/26/2024 - 09:40
a month ago
How Iran Won the West
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/26/2024 - 09:40
Global Inequality...
Changes in income distributions in China, India and the United States, 2018-23
The effects of covid and the return to “normalcy”
2 months ago
The effects of covid and the return to “normalcy”
TheCollector
Black Panther Party Founder: Who Was Huey Newton?
undefined
3 weeks ago
Flashbak
Writing Templates From A Beautiful German Printing Book, c. 1880
Created by Peter Federmann, these writing templates were for painters, stonemasons, architects and...
3 months ago
Created by Peter Federmann, these writing templates were for painters, stonemasons, architects and drawing schools. They were printed and published by J. Veith of Karlsruhe, Germany around 1880 as ‘Schriften Vorlagen zum Praktischen Gebrauche für Maler, Steinhauer, Architecten...
TheCollector
5 Fascinating Tales of Baba Yaga, the Slavic Witch
undefined
2 months ago
Flashbak
Windows In Time: The New York City Years, 1975 – 1980
We are delighted to share reader Philip Flip Collier’s photographs of New York City in the late...
4 months ago
We are delighted to share reader Philip Flip Collier’s photographs of New York City in the late 1970s to 1980. Upon graduating from The New England School of Photography in Boston, Massachusetts in 1974, he immediately took to the streets. Here he tell us his story of living in...
TheCollector
8 Colorful Installations by Olafur Eliasson
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
The Forgotten Second Saint Patrick of the Dark Ages
undefined
10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Ancient Atomists
The Origins of Oppenheimer?
a year ago
The Origins of Oppenheimer?
TheCollector
The Origins of the Republican Party: A Comprehensive Guide
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
When Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Begin?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
History of Hollywood in the 1980s-1990s: Everything You Need to Know
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
10 Unique Pigments That You Have Never Heard Of
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
The Reconstruction Era: Integrating the American South After the Civil War
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
10 Must-See Pirate Fortresses and Coastal Strongholds Around the World
undefined
2 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
j.hoare
Tue, 11/28/2023 - 09:44
a year ago
‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
j.hoare
Tue, 11/28/2023 - 09:44
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Know Ourselves?
The More than Legendary Oracle of Delphi
3 months ago
The More than Legendary Oracle of Delphi
Hidden History
A Tale of Kale (And Cabbage, and Brussels Sprouts, and Broccoli, and Cauliflower…)
These vegetables (and Kohlrabi, and Collard Greens, and Gai Lan, and Bok Choy, and Red Cabbage) may...
2 months ago
These vegetables (and Kohlrabi, and Collard Greens, and Gai Lan, and Bok Choy, and Red Cabbage) may be familiar in the kitchen, but they do not exist anywhere in nature—and they are all the same species of plant. The Brassica is a very large and diverse family of plants, with...
Dr Alun Withey
News Just In: Dr W Joins TikTok – @dralun7
Yes, it’s true – I’ve finally joined the 21st century and decided to try something new. I am still...
3 weeks ago
Yes, it’s true – I’ve finally joined the 21st century and decided to try something new. I am still only setting things up, so please be patient with the extremely cheesy and clunky vids as I try to work out what I’m doing! I’ve only got a couple of videos up at the moment too, …...
Flashbak
Richard Teschner And His Magical World of Puppets And Dreams
Richard Teschner (1879 – 1948), a graphic designer, artist and artisan in the Wiener Werkstätte...
7 months ago
Richard Teschner (1879 – 1948), a graphic designer, artist and artisan in the Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshops), is best known for his puppetry, especially that inspired by Wayang (“shadow”), the classical Javanese puppet drama that uses the shadows thrown by puppets...
Dreams of Space -...
Let's Fly to the Universe (1962)
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012...
a year ago
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012 here:
https://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2012/12/flying-in-space-1961.html
I think it is Czech, but may be a difference Russian language. I got a Russian reprint of this and still find it a very...
TheCollector
10 Historic Small Towns Near Amsterdam That Are as Pretty
undefined
2 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Some Day I'll Be an Aerospace Engineer (1967)
A "career book' today to inspire young people to pursue engineering. This is a little later in the...
a year ago
A "career book' today to inspire young people to pursue engineering. This is a little later in the space race but they did have a clear plan laid out for creating the engineers they might need. The school library was usually full of these career books to inspire academic...
History Today Feed
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
JamesHoare
Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
2 weeks ago
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
JamesHoare
Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
Trying to Understand...
Ukraine and the end of "Europe."
Nation-states were the problem: supranationality was not the answer.
over a year ago
Nation-states were the problem: supranationality was not the answer.
TheCollector
What Is a Film Auteur?
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
10 Ghost Towns in California You Need to Explore
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Historical Context of Psalms?
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse?
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Chaco War?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
The Chagra: A Model for Sustainable Agriculture in the Amazon
undefined
3 months ago
History Today Feed
How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/21/2024 - 08:00
6 months ago
How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/21/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Jean Cocteau: A Complete Insight (Bio & Art)
undefined
8 months ago
Flashbak
Libby Hall: Remembering The Photographer and Collector of Dog Photography
Libby Hall (1941-2023) was a friend. When she died last year at age 81, she let behind an archive...
8 months ago
Libby Hall (1941-2023) was a friend. When she died last year at age 81, she let behind an archive that speaks of her talent as a street and press photographer, writer and collector, most notably of vintage dog photographs which now live at London’s Bishopsgate Institute. “Mine...
TheCollector
The Venice Biennale 2024 Does Not Include Russia
undefined
11 months ago
History Today Feed
How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:35
a month ago
How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:35
History Today Feed
Why the Organ Split the Church
Why the Organ Split the Church
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:05
a month ago
Why the Organ Split the Church
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:05
TheCollector
The Scariest Sermon Ever? Jonathan Edwards & the Great Awakening
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
The Statue of Athena Parthenos: Everything You Need to Know
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the 5 Tallest Buildings in New York City?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Hendrik Verwoerd’s Life & Death: The Architect of Apartheid
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
Yayoi Kusama Debuts New Infinity Room in Australia Retrospective
undefined
3 weeks ago
TheCollector
What Are Anton Chekhov’s Most Important Works?
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
Can Stoicism Improve Personal and Professional Relationships?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
“Singular” Spanish Painting Reappears After Vanishing in 1890
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
Mao Zedong: His Origins & Unlikely Rise to Power
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
“Four Dead in Ohio”: The Kent State Shootings
undefined
5 months ago
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.
TheCollector
What’s the Difference Between Goth and Punk?
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Battle of Poitiers, by Charles de Steuben, 1837, via Wikimedia Commons
undefined
9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Three Cabins Left
Emperors, Conquerors, and Saints
10 months ago
Emperors, Conquerors, and Saints
TheCollector
How Slavery in Ancient Rome Drove Farmers to Poverty
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
Philip Marlowe: The Rise & Fall of The Private Detective
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
The Tripartite Pact: How Were the Axis Powers Created?
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
Marilyn Monroe: The Fascinating Life of a Pop Icon
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
What Are the 5 Longest Rivers in the World?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
René Descartes’ Legacy: The Persistence of Mind-Body Dualism
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Hinduism in Bali: Things You Need to Know
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Religion of the Ancient Phoenicians and Carthaginians?
undefined
4 days ago
TheCollector
What Is the Hill of the Buddha?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
7 Lost Books of the Christian Bible: What Were They About?
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
Shakespeare’s Richard III: Everything You Need to Know
undefined
a month ago
Flashbak
In the Night Garden: The Magical World of George Shiras
George Shiras (1859 – 1942) began photographing in 1889, and was the first to use camera traps and...
2 months ago
George Shiras (1859 – 1942) began photographing in 1889, and was the first to use camera traps and flash photography when photographing animals. Shiras, a lawyer who became a politician, borrowed a hunting technique he learned from the Ojibwa tribe called jacklighting, when fire...
TheCollector
6 of the Largest Cities in the Modern World
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
Hitler’s Health Issues & Medical Ailments: 8 Facts
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Who Invented the Refrigerator?
undefined
9 months ago
Res Obscura
There should be more cash prizes for solving historical mysteries
On the Herculaneum scroll and the underrated value of historical knowledge
a year ago
On the Herculaneum scroll and the underrated value of historical knowledge
TheCollector
Spanish Museums To Distance Themselves From Colonial Framing
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
10 Curious and Strange Laws From Around the World
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
The Gleiwitz Incident: When Nazis Faked an Attack on Germany
undefined
5 days ago
African History...
The ancient city of Meroe: the capital of Kush (ca. 950 BC-350 CE)
Journal of African cities: chapter 15
2 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 15
TheCollector
Alexander Gardner: The Man Who Captured the Civil War
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
Two Paintings Once Stolen by Nazis Are Donated to the Louvre Museum
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Margery Kempe? The Medieval Mystic Who Couldn’t Stop Crying
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Origin of Cowpox (& How Did It Cure Smallpox)?
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
7 Unusual Writing Systems From Around the World & How They Developed
undefined
12 months ago
TheCollector
10 Historic Small Towns in Florida for Your Bucket List
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
September 1, 1939: The Invasion of Poland
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
10 Historic Christmas Towns in the US to Visit
undefined
2 weeks ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part II: Romans, Assemble!
This is the second of our planned five-part look (I) at the nature and structure of the Roman...
a year ago
This is the second of our planned five-part look (I) at the nature and structure of the Roman Republic, particularly the governing institutions of the Middle Republic, the period of the republic’s height from c. 287-100 BC. Last time we discussed the component parts and nature of...
TheCollector
It’s Complicated: Edward VIII & Wallis Simpson’s Scandalous Romance
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
4 Roman Emperors Who Died in Battle
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
The Anglo-Zanzibar War (AKA The Shortest War in History)
undefined
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
The Coming Of Neo-Tribalism.
Of honour, gangsters, nomadic tribes and of course identity politics.
7 months ago
Of honour, gangsters, nomadic tribes and of course identity politics.
Global Inequality...
Devant la guerre
On E. H. Carr's "The twenty years' crisis 1919-39"
4 weeks ago
On E. H. Carr's "The twenty years' crisis 1919-39"
TheCollector
What Are the Top 7 Must-See Attractions in Mallorca?
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
Amun: The Egyptian God of Creation & King of the Gods
undefined
a year ago
African History...
The complete history of Brava (ca. 1000-1900): a Swahili enclave in southern Somalia
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once...
9 months ago
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once bustling cosmopolitan enclave whose influence features prominently in the history of the East African coast. Located more than 500 km north of the Swahili heartland, Brava retained a...
Flashbak
SoHo And New York City In The 1980s
Gérard Monger has been taking photos for more than 56 years. “I wanted to become a photojournalist,”...
4 months ago
Gérard Monger has been taking photos for more than 56 years. “I wanted to become a photojournalist,” he tells us, “but I became a computer scientist. I lived for a long time in the suburbs of Paris, Colombes and then Maisons Laffitte. Now I live in the center of France in Nevers....
History Today Feed
‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:43
10 months ago
‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:43
TheCollector
Complete Kelmscott Press Book Collection Sells Out at Auction
undefined
2 weeks ago
TheCollector
Alan Turing: The Genius Who Cracked the Enigma Code
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
The Vasari Sacristy: Breathtaking Artwork in Naples
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
The Ancient Cities of Sumeria: Eridu & Uruk
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
What Does It Mean to Be a Critical Thinker?
undefined
a week ago
TheCollector
10 Most Historic Cities to Visit Around the World
undefined
3 months ago
History Today Feed
Putting Pirates on Trial
Putting Pirates on Trial
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
Putting Pirates on Trial
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Caravaggio: The Scandalous Crimes of a Baroque Artist
undefined
a year ago
African History...
A history of the Majeerteen Sultanate: 1700-1927.
Maritime trade and diplomacy in the northern Horn of Africa.
a year ago
Maritime trade and diplomacy in the northern Horn of Africa.
Classical Wisdom
Can We Choose NOT to Be Harmed?
How can we train Resilience?
a year ago
How can we train Resilience?
TheCollector
Germans in Southwest Africa: A History of Colonization & Genocide
undefined
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
The Ancient Ozempic
Was Theriac a Miracle Drug?
2 months ago
Was Theriac a Miracle Drug?
TheCollector
Why Does the UK Celebrate Guy Fawkes Night?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
How Fritz the Cat Deconstructed 1960s America
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
8 Women Artists You Should Check Out in London’s National Gallery
undefined
5 months ago
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
TheCollector
Understanding Lacan’s ‘The Four Fundamental Concepts of Psychoanalysis’
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
Who Are Hecate’s Parents?
undefined
a year ago
Flashbak
Snapshots of London Going Mad For Christmas In the 1980s
When they unpacked the 76h Christmas tree sent to the people of London from the City of Oslo as a...
a year ago
When they unpacked the 76h Christmas tree sent to the people of London from the City of Oslo as a token of gratitude for British support to Norway during the Second World War, it looked bedraggled. So before it went up on Trafalgar Square, the decorators nailed some of the...
TheCollector
What Is Ken Wilber’s Integral Philosophy?
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
Emperor Nero’s “Golden House”: What Was the Domus Aurea?
undefined
11 months ago
Flashbak
Why James Bond Gave Up His Lady’s Gun For A Walther PPK
Geoffrey Boothroyd (1925 – 20 October 2001) enjoyed reading spy novels and writing about guns in...
8 months ago
Geoffrey Boothroyd (1925 – 20 October 2001) enjoyed reading spy novels and writing about guns in over a dozen books on the subject, including A Guide to Gun Collecting (1961), Guns Through the Ages (also 1961) and The British Over and Under Shotgun. In 1956 Boothoyd had read...
TheCollector
Thefts From Heritage Sites in the U.K. Are Rising
undefined
9 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
When Lightning Strikes... Literally
A quantification of the risk of dying from a lightning strike and other external sources of harm
a year ago
A quantification of the risk of dying from a lightning strike and other external sources of harm
TheCollector
Early Modern Europe’s Inexplicable Obsession With Eunuchs
undefined
4 months ago
History Today Feed
Calling Time on BC and AD
Calling Time on BC and AD
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:01
5 months ago
Calling Time on BC and AD
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:01
Classical Wisdom
What is Love? And From Where did it Come?
All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
10 months ago
All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
TheCollector
The Thirteenth Amendment: Abolishing Slavery in the USA
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
How Did the Anglo-Saxons Gain Supremacy Over the Britons?
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
Women Fight for Fairness at Academies of Art
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
Quechua: A Dead Language? Not at All
undefined
10 months ago
African History...
a brief note on contacts between ancient African kingdoms and Rome.
finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
6 months ago
finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
African History...
The Dahlak islands and the African dynasty of Yemen
a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
a year ago
a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
TheCollector
What Were The Pentagon Papers?
undefined
10 months ago
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...
TheCollector
5 Women in Philosophy of Mind You Should Know
undefined
4 days ago
TheCollector
Who Is Banksy? A Closer Look at the Famed Anonymous Street Artist
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
Was Spinoza an Atheist? The Theological-Political Treatise
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
Mimir: Get to Know the Wisest God of Norse Mythology
undefined
6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Is an unjust peace better than a just war?
Or does war have its virtues?
10 months ago
Or does war have its virtues?
Flashbak
Roadside Relics of the USSR
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer...
2 months ago
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer Jason Guilbeau whose pointing out objects along the roadside, like tractors stuck atop poles, a pavement that turns into a jet’s trail, a tank on a plinth and more reminders of...
TheCollector
10 Curious Facts About Johnny Cash
undefined
8 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Ukraine In NATO Would Be A Disaster ...
But not necessarily for the reasons you think.
a year ago
But not necessarily for the reasons you think.
TheCollector
How Did the Ancient Egyptian Religion Change Through the Centuries?
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
6 Surrealist Techniques You Probably Haven’t Heard of
undefined
a month ago
History Today Feed
How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/10/2024 - 09:11
2 months ago
How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/10/2024 - 09:11
Trying to Understand...
One Way Or Another ....
We're going to get you.
a year ago
TheCollector
How Did Rachel Ruysch Become a World Famous Still Life Painter?
undefined
10 months ago
Flashbak
The Avicenna Canon Medicinae – An Illustrated Medical Book From 13th Century Paris
First published in 13th Century Paris, the Avicenna, Canon Medicinae is an illustrated medical text...
8 months ago
First published in 13th Century Paris, the Avicenna, Canon Medicinae is an illustrated medical text book made from tempera and gold leaf on parchment. Shelf marked Besançon, Bibliothèque municipale, MS 0457, the work is a Latin translation of Avicenna’s Canon medicinae, one of...
TheCollector
Who Was the First President to Live in the White House?
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
Washburn Gallery in NY Permanently Closes After Half a Century
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
11 Myths About the Greek God Zeus
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
William II: The English King…Who Was Murdered by His Brother?
undefined
5 months ago
Flashbak
Nick Cave’s Script For Gladiator 2
Before Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2, Nick Cave wrote his original sequel to Gladiator (2000) at the...
a year ago
Before Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2, Nick Cave wrote his original sequel to Gladiator (2000) at the behest of the film’s star, Russell Crowe. It’s not known is David Scarpa, who wrote Scott’s version, read Cave’s script first, but if he did there will be no allegation of...
TheCollector
How Did the Israelites Escape Egypt?
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
The Elgin Marbles: 5 of the Parthenon’s Incredible Sculptures
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
John Cassavetes: Who Was The Godfather of American Independent Cinema?
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
Gala Dalí: Salvador Dali’s Mysterious Muse
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
6 Eco-Friendly Designs of Thomas Heatherwick
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
The First Provenance Research Head at the Met
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
7 Scientific Tools Archaeologists Use to Uncover the Viking World
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
What to See on Vienna’s Long Night of Museums
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
Was Cardinal Wolsey an Animal Lover?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
The Curse of the Tower of Babel & the Gift of Tongues
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
19 Surprising Facts about the History of Potatoes
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Places Around the World for History Buffs
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
10 Zany Facts About Benjamin Franklin You Probably Didn’t Know
undefined
2 days ago
TheCollector
Stuck in God’s Knowledge: Foreknowledge & Free Will
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
How Russia Became the World’s Biggest Country
undefined
2 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Santa and The Space Men
It has been a while but here is a strange Christmas post for you. Something about Santa and Flying...
a week ago
It has been a while but here is a strange Christmas post for you. Something about Santa and Flying Saucers seems to go together like White wine and Cracker Jack. Sort of sweet and tangy and gets your attention.
Santa and the Space Men is a play for children about how Santa is...
Classical Wisdom
Aeneas: Founder of Rome
The Most Important Myth Ever Told?
11 months ago
The Most Important Myth Ever Told?
TheCollector
A Brief History of Collecting Art
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
The African Mask: From Worthless to Priceless
undefined
a year ago
History Today Feed
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
2 months ago
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
What is Writer Gustave Flaubert Known For?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Why Is Edward Hopper Cinema’s Favorite Painter?
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
Top 10 Historic Sites You Should See in Paris
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
How the Nazis Looted Art in the Netherlands: Dienststelle Mühlmann
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Original Sin for St Augustine?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Las Vegas Gallery to Sell $100 Million Leonardo Sculpture
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
Non-alignment: A Third Foreign Policy Option During the Cold War?
undefined
8 months ago
weird medieval guys
What does a biblically accurate angel actually look like?
Sexy? Scary? Both?
a year ago
TheCollector
3 of the World’s Oldest Inhabited Cities
undefined
a year ago
Overcoming Bias
Our Authoritarian Default
Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently...
2 months ago
Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently puzzling to justify more careful study.
TheCollector
What Was Organization Todt?
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
Titanomachy: Greek Mythology’s Fiercest Battle
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
5 Female Artists From South America That You Should Know
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Frederick the Great Transform Prussia?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
10 Historic Cities for Expats Around the World
undefined
a week ago
TheCollector
Battle of Gaugamela (331 BCE): Alexander’s Achaemenid Armageddon
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
Ancient Rome Vs Pontus: The Mithridatic Wars (88-63 BCE)
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
13 Surprising Facts About William Shakespeare
undefined
4 months ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/11/2024 - 08:43
3 weeks ago
On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/11/2024 - 08:43
TheCollector
5 Facts About Ukko, Finland’s Axe-Wielding God of Thunder
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
6 Astounding Facts About the Inhotim Institute
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
The Ethics of Epicureanism vs The Ethics of Stoicism
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Is the Egyptian God Thoth?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
What Is Theodicy?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Michigan Museum Displays Rich History of Cambodian Art
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
An Art Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
undefined
6 months ago
Flashbak
Woodstock Festival Comics from the 1970s
In October 1970s, the 1969 Woodstock Festival was immortalised in a comic book. The romance story “I...
5 months ago
In October 1970s, the 1969 Woodstock Festival was immortalised in a comic book. The romance story “I Found My Love at the Woodstock Festival!” appeared in Falling in Love #118. Comics and Woodstock were a good match. Charles M. Schulz’s didn’t name the little yellow bird and...
TheCollector
Isadora Duncan: 12 Facts About the Pioneer of Modern Dance
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Origins of the Word Echo?
undefined
a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Dream to Meet(1958)
A very pictorial Russian book, Dream to Meet, is basically the size of a paperback book but loaded...
a year ago
A very pictorial Russian book, Dream to Meet, is basically the size of a paperback book but loaded with illustrations. I thought you would enjoy these images.
Lyapunov, B. Illustrated by Seleznev, E. Навстречу Мечте (Dream to Meet.)
Moscow: All-Union Educational Pedagogical...
TheCollector
Global Art Sales Dropped 4 Percent to $65 B. in 2023
undefined
9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Celebrate MLK with 'Agape'
How Dr. King was inspired by the Classics...
11 months ago
How Dr. King was inspired by the Classics...
Res Obscura
On 17th century "cocaine"
A new analysis of mummified brains pushes back the timeline for the globalization of coca
2 months ago
A new analysis of mummified brains pushes back the timeline for the globalization of coca
TheCollector
6 Incredible Roman Sites in Spain
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
7 Models of Henri Matisse You Should Know About
undefined
5 months ago
Hidden History
The 1914 Christmas Truce
[NOTE: I re-run this diary every year.] The Christmas Truce of 1914 was one of the most famous...
a week ago
[NOTE: I re-run this diary every year.] The Christmas Truce of 1914 was one of the most famous events to come out of the First World War. Some have called it the last gasp of the chivalric age of professional militaries and gentlemen officers, to be followed by the full horrors...
TheCollector
A George Washington Portrait Goes on Sale, Held at the Met
undefined
12 months ago
TheCollector
A Modern Sacred Band? Homosexuality in Nazi Germany
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
When Is St Patrick’s Day? (Traditions & Festivities Around the World)
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
Pyramid in Java Predates Egypt’s Oldest Pyramid?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
The Kherson Art Museum Identified Pieces Looted by Russia
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
5 Hero Archetypes You Should Know
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
What Happened During a Duel in Early Modern Europe & North America?
undefined
5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Mysterious Phaistos Disk
And the Palace where it was found...
a year ago
And the Palace where it was found...
TheCollector
Francis Bacon Portrait of George Dyer to Sell at Sotheby’s
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
How Does Epistemology Address Memory as a Source of Knowledge?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
A Brief History of Cartography: The Importance of Maps in Civilization
undefined
11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Philosophy for Children
a year ago
Ancient Philosophy for Children
Flashbak
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...
6 months ago
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...
Full Width 
Shortcuts 
Sign Up 
Log In 
Articles 
Reading List 