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Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
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‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
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Putting Mothers on Death Row
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The Yule Goat: Photographs of Finland’s Nuuttipukki (1928)
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5 Places Where You Can Enjoy Art in New York City for Free
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An Introduction to the History of LGBTQIA+ Art
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Everything You Need to Know About Claude Monet’s Water Lilies
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5 Iconic Photographs by Ansel Adams
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The First Anglo-Burmese War
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‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
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5 Captivating Photographs by Steve McCurry
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The Full English Breakfast: History of a British Tradition
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Vanity Fair’s Bifurcated Girls: The Article That Introduced America To Girlie Magazines, 1903
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A Fabulous Collection of Antique Espresso Coffee Machines
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The Famous Mummies of the Inca and the Chinchorro
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Silver Shields: Alexander the Great’s Legendary Elite Troops
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50 Years of Cyprus Divided
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Who Was the Only U.S. President to Serve More Than Two Terms?
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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.
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How French Was Medieval England?
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‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
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Was the Trojan Horse Real?
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‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
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What Makes Good Historical Fiction?
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Cubism and Collage: How Picasso and Braque Revolutionized Art
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Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
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Robert Mallet-Stevens Creates the Ideal City in 32 Visions, 1922
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Where is the Tomb of Alexander the Great?
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TheCollector
The Beatles Created a Painting While Touring in Japan
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Classical Wisdom
[Ebook] The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius The Meditations (or Things to One’s Self) of Marcus Aurelius...
a year ago
The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius The Meditations (or Things to One’s Self) of Marcus Aurelius (121-180 AD) gives you a prescribed way in which you can actually reduce genuine suffering in your life because Rome’s great “philosopher king” lays out a very compelling, very...
TheCollector
The Origins of the Republican Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Antietam?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Classical Wisdom Books
a year ago
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
Helter Skelter: Who Was Charles Manson?
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TheCollector
Sixth-Century Sword Unearthed in Anglo-Saxon Cemetery
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Trying to Understand...
A Short Service Announcement.
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be...
a year ago
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be interested. The essays themselves will continue to be entirely free, and I don’t have plans to produce subscriber-only material. I’ve also set up a Buy Me a Coffee cup.
African History...
a brief note on themes in African art.
Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
5 months ago
Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, September 1, 2023
Fireside this week! Depending on the order that things get written, we may have a few weeks of...
a year ago
Fireside this week! Depending on the order that things get written, we may have a few weeks of ‘break’ from our How to Roman Republic series, but do not fret: we will finish it. The one thing I am looking to ‘slot in’ as it were is a look at the armor of Baldur’s Gate … Continue...
Open Culture
How Keith Jarrett Played on a Broken Piano & Turned a Potentially Disastrous Concert Into the...
Nearly fifty years ago, the celebrated young pianist Keith Jarrett arrived in the West German city...
2 weeks ago
Nearly fifty years ago, the celebrated young pianist Keith Jarrett arrived in the West German city of Köln (better known in English as Cologne). Having just come off a 500-mile-long road trip from Switzerland, where he’d played a concert the previous day, he was left with barely...
TheCollector
Hidden Figure Identified in Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Fresco
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TheCollector
Emily Brontë: Misanthrope or Literary Genius (or Both)?
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Wrong Side of...
Will the last young professional to leave Britain turn off the lights?
'Get out as early as you can, And don’t have any kids yourself’
a week ago
'Get out as early as you can, And don’t have any kids yourself’
History Today Feed
The Road from East Germany to North Korea
The Road from East Germany to North Korea
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:15
2 months ago
The Road from East Germany to North Korea
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:15
TheCollector
The Problem of Evil: If God Exists, Why Aren’t We All in Heaven?
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TheCollector
Jansenism: The 17th Century Heresy That Divided the Church
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TheCollector
Van Gogh’s Sunflowers: 11 Works Featuring the Artist’s Favorite Flower
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TheCollector
What Is the Gettier Problem?
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TheCollector
The Anne of Cleves Louvre Portrait Got a Makeover
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Mary Queen of Scots: Biography & Facts
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TheCollector
5 Most Hated Famous Artists
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African History...
Guns and Spears: a military history of the Zulu kingdom.
Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems...
a year ago
Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems into two broad categories —the relatively modern armies along the Atlantic coast which used firearms, versus the 'traditional' armies in the interior that fought with arrows and...
TheCollector
7 Important Baroque Paintings You Should Know
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TheCollector
How did Mao Lead China, and What did He Leave Behind?
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TheCollector
Adolf Hitler: The Life of One of the Most Reviled & Notorious Humans
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TheCollector
The First Nations of the Canadian Eastern Woodlands: A Brief History
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12 Facts About Marina Abramović and Her Work
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TheCollector
5 Works by Barbara Kruger on Gender and Feminism
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5 Forgotten Fights on the Eastern Front in WWI
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TheCollector
What Were The Four Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece
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Classical Wisdom
Three Cabins Left
Emperors, Conquerors, and Saints
10 months ago
Emperors, Conquerors, and Saints
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIb: Built in a Day
This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s...
4 months ago
This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s ancient grand strategy game Imperator: Rome which covers the broader Mediterranean and South Asia from the very late fourth century through to the end of the first century BC, the...
History Today Feed
Reforming England’s Divorce Law
Reforming England’s Divorce Law
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/12/2024 - 08:48
9 months ago
Reforming England’s Divorce Law
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/12/2024 - 08:48
TheCollector
Discovery in Spain Could Change View on Ancient Gender Roles
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a year ago
Flashbak
Maurice Sendak Illustrates William Blake’s Songs of Innocence
In 1967, Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928–May 8, 2012) created eight illustrations for William Blake’s...
8 months ago
In 1967, Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928–May 8, 2012) created eight illustrations for William Blake’s Songs of Innocence (1789). The booklet’s 275 copies were given to friends of the publisher, The Bodley Head, as Christmas gifts to mark the company’s 80th anniversary. The idea...
Classical Wisdom
The Great Flood
...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
10 months ago
...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
TheCollector
Rome’s Greatest Defeat? Hannibal’s Victory at Cannae
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TheCollector
What Is the Single Most Valuable Artwork in the World?
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Were the Twelve Tribes of Israel Formed?
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Ancient Remains of Two More Victims Discovered at Pompeii
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Hitler’s Health Issues & Medical Ailments: 8 Facts
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11 months ago
TheCollector
How Norse Mythology Inspired Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings
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TheCollector
What Are Three Theories of Animal Ethics?
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a year ago
TheCollector
11th-Century Coins Found by Metal Detectors Valued at $5.6M
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Patterns in Humanity
Historical Accounts of African Cannibalism
A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
10 months ago
A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
TheCollector
Pastel Purchased For $1,000 Identified as Lost Degas
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TheCollector
The Great Papal Schism: Two Christian Leaders Against Each Other
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Treasury for Young Readers (1961)
Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun...
a year ago
Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun story and some great Fred Freeman illustrations. Treasury for Young Readers was a collection of stories for children, some from Reader's Digest stories and some from books....
TheCollector
13 English Words with Greek Origins
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a year ago
African History...
The African diaspora in Portuguese India: 1500-1800.
Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
a year ago
Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
TheCollector
Native Americans in the Revolutionary War: Who Did They Side With?
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TheCollector
Who Was Susan Sontag?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Prepare for the Worst?
Without living forever in fear and worry?
5 months ago
Without living forever in fear and worry?
TheCollector
Marathon: 7 Sites & Museums to Visit
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Dreams of Space -...
Man-Made Moons (1960)
Another book re-scanned. This one has some wonderful graphics and book design. The design is meant...
a year ago
Another book re-scanned. This one has some wonderful graphics and book design. The design is meant to be an example of isotype graphic design. This was a visual language created to unite the world without using words at all: International System Of Typographic Picture Education,...
Trying to Understand...
The Evils Of Professionalism
In politics, anyway.
6 months ago
TheCollector
Yuefenpai: 8 Facts About the Iconic Chinese Calendar Advertisements
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5 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
goji no chaimu
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was...
over a year ago
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was unreal; this was our prize, our first step onto Japanese soil. We used to make many trips to Japan by plane, but getting there by our own efforts — by sailboat — is a lot slower and...
TheCollector
West Virginia Bill to Prosecute Museums for “Obscene” Artifacts?
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10 months ago
Flashbak
The Kaikidan Ekotoba Monster Scroll from 19th Century Japan
The Kaikidan Ekotoba scroll features paintings of 33 monsters, both fantastic and plain odd from...
6 months ago
The Kaikidan Ekotoba scroll features paintings of 33 monsters, both fantastic and plain odd from Japan. It’s a subject we’ve visited before with the Yokai Horrors from the 18th Century Bakemono Zukushi Scroll. Thought to originate in the mid 1800s, the artist behind the Kaikidan...
TheCollector
Luck and Cheating in Roman Gambling: The Die is Cast
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Is Hindutva? A Look at Hindu Nationalism
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Aleister Crowley?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 08:00
5 months ago
Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 08:00
Classical Wisdom
The Fall of a Republic
Cato and Caesar
a year ago
Res Obscura
Why Early Modern Books Are So Beautiful
Three theories
a year ago
History Today Feed
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 11:50
10 months ago
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 11:50
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Adelie, released a program to create slideshows.
GrimGrains,...
Flashbak
AREA: Cards and Invitations from the Fabulous New York Nightclub, 1983–1986
From 1983 to 1987, 157 Hudson Street in Manhattan, New York City, was home to Area. Frequented by he...
11 months ago
From 1983 to 1987, 157 Hudson Street in Manhattan, New York City, was home to Area. Frequented by he great and good, the club was known for its changing themes (every six weeks the place got a new look – an approach inspired by Zurich’s 1916 Dadaist club Cabaret Voltaire) and...
TheCollector
7 Famous Artists Who Destroyed Their Own Works
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TheCollector
An In-Depth Guide to the Army of the Seleucid Empire
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a year ago
TheCollector
Egypt Luxury Retreat Offers Guests to Search for Cleopatra’s Tomb
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the World?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Did Fascist Architecture Look Like?
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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.
TheCollector
Who Are the Zapatistas? Unmasking Mexico’s Indigenous Guerrilla Army
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TheCollector
5 Women in Logic You Should Know
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Thomas Gainsborough vs. Joshua Reynolds: 6 Facts About Their Rivalry
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The Curse of the Tower of Babel & the Gift of Tongues
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a year ago
TheCollector
Do Coincidences Mean Anything? Exploring Carl Jung’s Notion of Synchronicity
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TheCollector
Velázquez Portrait of Spanish Queen Pulled by Sotheby’s
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12 months ago
TheCollector
J.S. Bach & Sons: The Composer’s Legacy and Family
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TheCollector
What Is Gnosticism?
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TheCollector
Why Did Lord Byron Die in Greece?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Encaustic Painting: An Ancient Art Form Explained
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TheCollector
Study Shows Real Art Stimulates the Brain More Than a Copy
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3 months ago
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Who Are the Most Important Christian Figures After the Bible?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Were the 4 Key Players of the Risorgimento?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What Was Che Guevara Doing in Africa?
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TheCollector
Who Am I, Really? A Philosophical Quest for Self-Discovery
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History Today Feed
What is Modernity?
What is Modernity?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/02/2025 - 09:09
22 hours ago
What is Modernity?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/02/2025 - 09:09
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Fort Sumter?
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12 months ago
TheCollector
5 Artworks by John Baldessari You Should Know
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3 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIb: Imperium
This is the second section of the third part of our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa) on the...
a year ago
This is the second section of the third part of our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic. Last week we discussed the overall structure of the ‘career path’ for a Roman politician...
TheCollector
Operation Unthinkable: The Military Plan That Was Never Used
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TheCollector
A Christmas Carol in Context: Dickens’ Beloved Festive Fable
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TheCollector
10 Historical Facts About London You Might Not Know
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weird medieval guys
Why did medieval people invent so many collective nouns?
A pride of lions, a paddling of ducks, and....a herd of harlots?
a year ago
A pride of lions, a paddling of ducks, and....a herd of harlots?
TheCollector
Grand Palais to Reopen for the Paris Summer Olympics
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Flashbak
At Home With Candy, Andy and the Bearandas, A Terrifying Children’s Comic From 1966
In 1966, Candy and Andy lived with their parents, Mr and Mrs Bearandas above a toy shop in a typical...
7 months ago
In 1966, Candy and Andy lived with their parents, Mr and Mrs Bearandas above a toy shop in a typical English village called Riverale, going about the place in their rainbow-striped Mini. For a year, their everyday lives were documented in 154 comic books ( ‘the comic full of fun...
TheCollector
Venus of Urbino: How Titian Reinvented the Nude
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TheCollector
Valhalla & the Other Afterlives in Norse Mythology
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Why Is the Ship of Theseus Paradox Still Relevant Today?
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a month ago
TheCollector
The Infamous Nanjing Massacre: Here’s What Happened
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10 months ago
TheCollector
10 Facts You Should Know About Henri Matisse
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5 months ago
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
Aristotle on Knowledge, Truth, and Error (6 Arguments)
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a year ago
Open Culture
What Ancient Greek Music Sounded Like: Listen to a Reconstruction That’s “100% Accurate”
Between 750 BC and 400 BC, the Ancient Greeks composed songs meant to be accompanied by the lyre,...
3 weeks ago
Between 750 BC and 400 BC, the Ancient Greeks composed songs meant to be accompanied by the lyre, reed-pipes, and various percussion instruments. More than 2,000 years later, modern scholars have finally figured out how to reconstruct and perform these songs with (it’s claimed)...
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:40
4 months ago
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:40
African History...
Self-representation in African art: the wall paintings of medieval Nubia. (ca. 700-1400)
an African portrait of an African society
a year ago
an African portrait of an African society
TheCollector
Bali’s 8 Finest Historic Sites: A Feast for the Senses
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
Medieval Icelandic Feasts
Medieval Icelandic Feasts
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 06:00
a year ago
Medieval Icelandic Feasts
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 06:00
TheCollector
Susan Sontag’s Regarding the Pain of Others
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a year ago
TheCollector
Iroquois Confederacy: A Brief History of Haudenosaunee
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Why Should You Seek Ignorance?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Why Is Canadian Thanksgiving on the Second Monday of October?
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2 months ago
Open Culture
The Story Behind the Making of the Iconic Surrealist Photograph, Dalí Atomicus (1948)
With his cane, his famous waxed mustache, and his habit of taking unusual animals for walks,...
a week ago
With his cane, his famous waxed mustache, and his habit of taking unusual animals for walks, Salvador Dalí would appear to have cultivated his own photographability. But taking a picture of the man who stood as a living definition of popular surrealism wasn’t a task to be...
TheCollector
How Indigenous Peoples Turned Language into a Post-Colonial Tool
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TheCollector
The ERR: How the Nazis Plundered France’s Priceless Art
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8 months ago
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