TheCollector
Argue Like a Philosopher: How to Win a Debate
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3 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
History Today Feed
The St Brice’s Day Massacre
The St Brice’s Day Massacre
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/13/2024 - 09:53
a month ago
The St Brice’s Day Massacre
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/13/2024 - 09:53
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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 June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added propeller maintenance, Maple Bay, Telegraph Cove,...
Trying to Understand...
Unlike For Like.
BRICS and how international institutions work.
2 months ago
BRICS and how international institutions work.
TheCollector
Who Were the Founders of Chichen Itza?
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a year ago
Global Inequality...
To all the newspapers I loved
The decline and fall of the print media.
11 months ago
The decline and fall of the print media.
TheCollector
Who Was Marcus Licinius Crassus, and How Did He Die?
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TheCollector
Modernism: The Genre Explained in 5 Facts and 14 Artworks
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Understanding Henri Cartier-Bresson Through 7 Photographs
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What Is the Symbolism in Whitman’s Leaves of Grass?
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Flashbak
The Art of Arranging Flowers: A 1960s Guide for Achieving Harmony Through Art and Nature
The Art of Arranging Flowers (1965) by Shozo Sato is a comprehensive guide to the Japanese art of...
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The Art of Arranging Flowers (1965) by Shozo Sato is a comprehensive guide to the Japanese art of ikebana. The practice, which roughly translates to “making flowers come alive”, “the way of flowers” or the less poetic “flowers kept alive” uses flora to create specific human...
TheCollector
How Found Objects Became Central to Modern Art
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TheCollector
Spice Wars: The European Fight for the Spice Trade
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5 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Missile Will Always Get Through.
But who is prepared to admit it?
4 weeks ago
But who is prepared to admit it?
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June
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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 June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, released a nasu guide, and updated the look of the icon. We...
TheCollector
Quetzalcoatl: The Feathered Serpent’s Myth & History
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3 months ago
Flashbak
François Brunery’s Portraits of Pontificating, Pissed and Pouting Priests – c. 1890-1926
These photographs of priests and cardinals were taken by Francesco Bruneri, known as François...
a month ago
These photographs of priests and cardinals were taken by Francesco Bruneri, known as François Brunery (1849 – 1926), and used as the basis for his work as a painter of so-called “Cardinal Paintings”. His work depicting cardinals of the Catholic church in comical or embarrassing...
TheCollector
What Was Jim Crow?
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TheCollector
Was He Really “The Great Emancipator”? A Look at Lincoln’s Presidency
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TheCollector
5 Actions of the American Indian Movement
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TheCollector
What Made Sir Joshua Reynolds an Iconic Portrait Artist?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Queen Elizabeth II: Who was Elizabeth Windsor?
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TheCollector
6 Must-See National Trust Properties in the UK
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TheCollector
The Last Great Pharaoh? The Story of Ramesses III
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Monet’s London Paintings to Reunite After 120 Years
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Two Paintings Once Stolen by Nazis Are Donated to the Louvre Museum
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TheCollector
What Is the Categorical Imperative?
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Anat Ebgi Gallery Expands to Tribeca
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a year ago
Flashbak
A Look at London in 1975 with English Eccentrics and Mr Whippy
It’s 1975 on Flashbak. We’re in and around London in the company of David Rostance. Let’s begin by...
7 months ago
It’s 1975 on Flashbak. We’re in and around London in the company of David Rostance. Let’s begin by shopping for a Mr Whippy ice cream on Gypsy Hill, south of the River Thames. Or maybe a cider or Brandy Alexander lolly is more to your taste? You can see the full range of British...
TheCollector
444 Days: The Story of the Iran Hostage Crisis
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a year ago
TheCollector
Sea Monsters in Renaissance Maps: Tales From Unknown Waters
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a month ago
TheCollector
UN Committee Votes Against “At Risk” Designation for Stonehenge
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5 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Nils Bohlin Change the Auto Industry? (Inventor of the Three-Point Seatbelt)
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3 months ago
TheCollector
What Makes Citizen Kane the Greatest Film of All Time?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Is the Father of the Beat Generation?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Narmer Palette: Decoding Its Iconography & Importance
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Damien Hirst Accused of Misdating Thousands of Paintings
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7 months ago
TheCollector
A Day in the Life of a Roman Gladiator
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a month ago
weird medieval guys
The Medieval Monks Who Lived on Top of Giant Pillars
A history of the monastic high life
a year ago
A history of the monastic high life
History Today Feed
Inventing Cyrillic
Inventing Cyrillic
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:21
7 months ago
Inventing Cyrillic
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:21
TheCollector
Watergate: The Scandal that Defined Nixon’s Presidency
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11 months ago
TheCollector
11 Amazing Rooms & Artworks in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What Was Kantai Kessen?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
8 Famous Books That Helped Economies Thrive With Tourism
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Classical Wisdom
Quick Notification
In Search of Homer
2 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the History of the Blues?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Jacques Lacan: Explaining the Imaginary, the Symbolic, and the Real
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a year ago
African History...
a brief note on the history of Africans exploring their own continent
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
a year ago
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
TheCollector
7 Facts You Need to Know About Fra Angelico
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3 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Andy Warhol Change the History of Cinema?
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:30
4 months ago
An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:30
TheCollector
What Is the Meaning of Utopia?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
What is the Eye of Ra?
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a year ago
TheCollector
6 Revolutionary Works by H. G. Wells
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11 months ago
African History...
a brief note on European pirates and African states during the 'golden age of piracy.'
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
9 months ago
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
Classical Wisdom
What is the WORD? How can we understand Logos?
Do Words Matter?
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
How Slavery in Ancient Rome Drove Farmers to Poverty
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8 months ago
TheCollector
4,000-Year-Old Temple and Theater Discovered in Peru
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Lipka Tatars: Muslims in Poland?
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a month ago
Classical Wisdom
Why Don’t We WANT To Be Wrong?
How can we develop our Many-sidedness?
10 months ago
How can we develop our Many-sidedness?
TheCollector
Women in the Celtic World: Everything You Should Know
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2 months ago
TheCollector
A Brief Timeline of Ancient Egyptian Art
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Rembrandt Painting to Sell For $18.4 M. at Auction
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Mystery of Agnes Martin in 7 Facts
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Claude Picasso Died at Age 76
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a year ago
TheCollector
Derrida’s Deconstruction in Literary Analysis: A Detailed Guide
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Saint Ignatius of Antioch?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Machu Picchu Unveiled: Why Hiram Bingham Didn’t “Discover” It
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3 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Most Similar Languages?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
London’s National Portrait Gallery Opens First Francis Bacon Show
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2 months ago
Flashbak
Käthe Kollwitz Self Portraits
“I have no trouble with the idea of my art serving a purpose. I want to have an impact at a time...
5 months ago
“I have no trouble with the idea of my art serving a purpose. I want to have an impact at a time when people are so baffled, so in need of help.” – Käthe Kollwitz diary entry, December 1922 Käthe Kollwitz (8 July 1867 – 22 April 1945) made over 100 self-portraits of her …...
TheCollector
TheCollector Interviews Artist Inna Levinson: From Paint to Pixels
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Can Art Be Harmful? Art and Image from Plato to Modernity
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10 months ago
TheCollector
What Were George Orwell’s Political Beliefs?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
10 Oldest National Parks in the United States
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
The Death of a Mnemonist
The Death of a Mnemonist
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/01/2024 - 10:07
8 months ago
The Death of a Mnemonist
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/01/2024 - 10:07
TheCollector
Tate Modern Reopens Its 10th Floor Viewing Platform
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a year ago
Global Inequality...
The end of the great order under the Heaven
A review of Gary Gerstle’s “The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order”
4 months ago
A review of Gary Gerstle’s “The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order”
TheCollector
Hitler’s Health Issues & Medical Ailments: 8 Facts
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11 months ago
Trying to Understand...
A Clash Of Symbols
They are quite serious, actually.
a year ago
They are quite serious, actually.
TheCollector
Les Soixante-Huitards: The French Student Demonstrations of May 1968
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a year ago
TheCollector
Boycotts of the Olympic Games: A History of Sports & Politics
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a year ago
TheCollector
Walt Disney: The American Dream Personified (Bio & Facts)
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a month ago
Trying to Understand...
It's All About Them.
But the Western Security Complex thinks it's all about Us.
a year ago
But the Western Security Complex thinks it's all about Us.
History Today Feed
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
3 weeks ago
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
Flashbak
In The Living Room: At Home With The Working Class in The 1980s
“Everything centred on the living room – it’s where everyone met and congregated” – Nick Walpington...
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TheCollector
What is Pantheism in Art?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Pace Gallery to Represent Paul Thek Estate
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11 months ago
TheCollector
10 Essential Works of Greek Philosophy
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a year ago
TheCollector
Ancient Rome Vs Pontus: The Mithridatic Wars (88-63 BCE)
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a year ago
TheCollector
Operation Market Garden: Success and Failure for the Allies
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Continental vs Analytic Philosophy: Definitions & Differences
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3 months ago
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
6 Must-See English Castles
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5 months ago
TheCollector
How Did the Islamic Golden Age Shape Knowledge and Discovery?
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a week ago
Flashbak
A Native’s Look At New York City In The 1980s
Photographer Ronnie Ginnever shares more of her pictures New York, this time from the late 1970s and...
3 weeks ago
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TheCollector
What Made Tintoretto the Greatest Master of the Renaissance?
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7 months ago
Flashbak
Arthur Rackham’s Fantastic Illustrations for The Tempest, 1926
Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes:...
a month ago
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
2 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of October.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Rabbit Waves and Logbooks. Updated woodstove installation, no windlass with 1 photo, mini dodger and Victoria to Sitka logbook with Week 3...
Classical Wisdom
The World's First Computer
The Antikythera Mechanism
10 months ago
The Antikythera Mechanism
TheCollector
What Was the Carnation Revolution?
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/08/2024 - 08:38
4 months ago
Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/08/2024 - 08:38
TheCollector
A Colossal Ramses II Statue Pieces Uncovered
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9 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Significance of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations?
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a year ago
Res Obscura
Experiencing scientific revolutions: the 1660s and the 2020s
Lessons from Boyle's scientific desiderata and the Midgley Effect
a year ago
Lessons from Boyle's scientific desiderata and the Midgley Effect
African History...
How Africans wrote their own history: Debates and dialogues between four west African historians in...
Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
a year ago
Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
Trying to Understand...
The Politics of Exhaustion.
And the exhaustion of politics.
6 months ago
And the exhaustion of politics.
TheCollector
10 Artworks to See at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City
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2 months ago
TheCollector
4 Important Philosophers of German Idealism You Should Know
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What is Wolfgang Tillmans Most Famous For?
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What Were Vincent van Gogh’s Composition Techniques?
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10 Films for Photography Enthusiasts
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10 months ago
TheCollector
1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan: The Beginning of the USSR’s End
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a year ago
TheCollector
Why Is the Ship of Theseus Paradox Still Relevant Today?
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a month ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
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Summary Of Changes
Combinatory Logic, wrote a guide to combinatory logic, using talking...
TheCollector
Merging East and West: Who Was Alan Watts?
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a month ago
TheCollector
What Treaty Ended World War II?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
What is Art? Approaching Aesthetics in 3 Ways
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a year ago
Hidden History
The Assassination of Malcolm X
Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference based their strategy on two...
a month ago
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TheCollector
Valkyries: Get to Know the Norse Demons of the Dead
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6 months ago
TheCollector
4 Works by Franz Kafka That You Should Know
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:29
9 months ago
Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:29
History Today Feed
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
j.hoare
Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:39
12 months ago
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
j.hoare
Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:39
Trying to Understand...
The Obligatory End-of-Year Essay.
But do me a favour, and read it anyway.
a year ago
But do me a favour, and read it anyway.
TheCollector
Siege of Yorktown: The Final Battle of the American Revolution
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Discover the Secrets of the Catacombs of Rome
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7 months ago
TheCollector
“The Whole World Is Watching”: The 1968 Chicago Riots at the DNC
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Paintings & Their Cinematic Counterparts: Film Inspired by Art
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a year ago
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Interview with Dr. Roberta Bondar: Intertwining Art and Science
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Romulus and Remus: The Legendary Founders of Rome
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4 weeks ago
Classical Wisdom
Socrates' Wayward Student
...and the Philosophy of Pleasure
a year ago
...and the Philosophy of Pleasure
History Today Feed
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
11 months ago
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
TheCollector
Nefertiti: The Enchanting Story of the Lady of the Two Lands
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10 months ago
TheCollector
10 of Rosalba Carriera’s Best Artworks
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a year ago
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, …...
TheCollector
The Earliest Trade Networks Between Europe, Asia, & the Pacific
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Finding Odysseus’ Homeland
There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
3 months ago
There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
TheCollector
Was Henry VI England’s Most Unfortunate King?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Cardinal Wolsey: A Life In 9 Artworks
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a year ago
Open Culture
What’s Entering the Public Domain in 2025: Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms, Faulkner’s The Sound and...
Each Public Domain Day seems to bring us a richer crop of copyright-liberated books, plays, films,...
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TheCollector
Who Is Satan in the Hebrew Bible?
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4 weeks ago
TheCollector
The East African Campaign of WWI: Germany vs The Allies in East Africa
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7 months ago
TheCollector
5 Unique Gods & Goddesses Worshipped in the Incan Empire
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10 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Importance of Caesarea in Christianity?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Vercingetorix?
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9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Anxiety
10 months ago
TheCollector
The West African Squadron: Hunting Slave Ships on the High Seas
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a month ago
Trying to Understand...
Reality Would Like A Word.
Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
a year ago
Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
TheCollector
The Berlin Crisis of 1961: Why The USSR Built the Wall
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7 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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 April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added charging electronics, solar cooking and solar...
CrimethInc.
Insurgent Survival : Reflections on the Fight Against Sweeps Targeting the Homeless in Austin, Texas
In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps...
a month ago
In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps against sweeps—forced removals disguised as “cleanups” carried out by cops and work crews. This organization, Stop the Sweeps, intervened in a cycle of struggles that included the...
History Today Feed
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
j.hoare
Thu, 12/14/2023 - 09:33
a year ago
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
j.hoare
Thu, 12/14/2023 - 09:33
TheCollector
Who Was William Wallace? Fact vs. Fiction
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12 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Was Alexander Great?
4 months ago
History Today Feed
Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/29/2024 - 11:05
8 months ago
Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/29/2024 - 11:05
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
5 Controversies Surrounding Marina Abramović
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Working in Ancient Egypt: 5 Interesting Professions
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/02/2024 - 10:24
9 months ago
‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/02/2024 - 10:24
TheCollector
Why Did Lord Byron Die in Greece?
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8 months 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
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Does Marcus Matter?
11 months ago
African History...
a brief note on Trade and Travel in the ancient Sahara and beyond.
uncovering the origins of Carthage's aethiopian auxiliaries.
a year ago
uncovering the origins of Carthage's aethiopian auxiliaries.
TheCollector
Three Men Convicted of Stealing Ming Dynasty Vase
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Are the Young British Artists? An Overview of the Movement
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a month ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Great Experience (1963)
I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't...
a year ago
I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't seen. I know there are still many out there but my language skills are poor enough that I rarely find the many books that exist in other languages. So I present today The Great...
TheCollector
Chili Pepper’s Fiery History: The Berry That Conquered the World
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3 weeks ago
TheCollector
The Beguines: The Hermits Who Became Medieval Celebrities
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
The First Anglo-Burmese War
The First Anglo-Burmese War
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/19/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
The First Anglo-Burmese War
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/19/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
How Did Solomon’s Temple Influence Worship?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Pastel Purchased For $1,000 Identified as Lost Degas
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Piero della Francesca in 3 Works: Perspective, Politics, and Symbols
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5 months ago
African History...
a brief note on the African exploration of Asia
plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
a year ago
plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
TheCollector
Who Was Robert Mapplethorpe?
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
JamesHoare
Fri, 07/19/2024 - 08:00
5 months ago
The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
JamesHoare
Fri, 07/19/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Aristotle’s Poetics: A Brief Overview
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Happened at the Battle of Kyiv in WWII?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
5 Most Influential Blues Musicians of All Time
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Was Jesus a Radical?
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a week ago
Wrong Side of...
Welcoming the stranger
Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', Part Two
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Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', Part Two
TheCollector
How Did the Assyrians Shape the Ancient Near East?
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Things an Art Lover Should Do in Paris
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4 months ago
TheCollector
What Is a Banana Republic?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
How Ancient Writing Was Developed For Use in Religion & Magic
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Can you REALLY be offended on behalf of someone else??
Lessons from Borat
a year ago
TheCollector
How Did Guy Fawkes Influence Shakespeare?
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2 months ago
Res Obscura
Res Obscura Newsletter: December, 2019
Note: this was exported from Mailchimp. That's a 1909 painting called "Altar." It's by someone I...
over a year ago
Note: this was exported from Mailchimp. That's a 1909 painting called "Altar." It's by someone I learned about just this month: the Lithuanian composer and artist Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875-1911). His paintings and music evoke a mysterious feeling that has stuck with...
Flashbak
The Sweet Flypaper of Life by Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes
“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is”...
2 months ago
“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is” – Langston Hughes, The Sweet Flypaper of Life The Sweet Flypaper of Life (1955), a collaboration between photographer Roy DeCarava and poet Langston Hughes (February 1, 1902 –...
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The Federalist Papers: History & Summary
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3 months ago
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Third Punic War: Carthage Must Be Destroyed
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2 months ago
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Who Was Aleister Crowley?
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a year ago
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What Did the Vikings Really Look Like?
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3 months 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.
History Today Feed
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
2 months ago
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
TheCollector
What Were the Most Terrible Acts of the British Empire?
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a year ago
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What Is the Significance of the Carnegie Libraries?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Hannah Arendt’s The Human Condition: What is an Active Life?
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a year ago
Flashbak
See The Rolling Stones 1966 Tour Program
In 1966, The Rolling Stones were on tour, supported by The Yardbirds, Long John Baldry and Peter Jay...
5 months ago
In 1966, The Rolling Stones were on tour, supported by The Yardbirds, Long John Baldry and Peter Jay and the New Jaywalkers and Ike & Tina Turner. Formed in 1962, The Stones had their first number one in ‘64 and in 1966 had released what was to be their breakthrough album an...
TheCollector
3 Modern Christian Ethicists You Must Know
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a year ago
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How Did the Israelites Escape Egypt?
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2 months ago
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The Stolen Generations: The Mass Removal of Aboriginal Children
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5 months ago
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5 Ancient Roman Medical Practices Still in Use Today
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7 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Yuri's Night is April 12th!
Dream About Gagarin (1961)
Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri...
a year ago
Dream About Gagarin (1961)
Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri Gagarin 1st manned flight into space in Vostok 1, which completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961. So this book is also from 1961 suggesting that children should dream of this...
TheCollector
Where Did the Huguenots Go? (6 Regions They Settled)
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a year ago
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First Nations of the Canadian Plateau: A Brief History
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5 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
Classical Wisdom
Plato On Knowledge
What is True?
8 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Bob Dylan Win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
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a year ago
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Artists Expressed Concerns on Banning TikTok in the U.S.
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9 months ago
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Was Ambrosius Aurelianus the Real King Arthur?
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a year ago
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The Enigmatic Archeology of Chichen Itza: A World Wonder
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5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Ancient Atomists
The Origins of Oppenheimer?
a year ago
The Origins of Oppenheimer?
TheCollector
The Myth of Deucalion and Pyrrha: The Great Flood in Greek Mythology
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3 months ago
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Get to Know Tamara de Lempicka Through 8 Works
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a year ago
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7 Most Impressive Villas and Palaces to Visit in Rome
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11 months ago
TheCollector
5 Great Books by Alexandre Dumas
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
North Pacific Logbook
The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing...
over a year ago
The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing we've ever done. We decided to keep a logbook, to better remember it and so it can help others who wish to make this trip.
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Rome’s Worst Nemesis: What was the Sassanian Empire?
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4 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
3 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of September.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added a new page: Victoria to Sitka logbook.
M291, added support for Cyrillic glyphs.
Fractran, released what might be the most in-depth...
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The Controversial Death of Ana Mendieta: Here’s What We Know
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12 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIb: Pyrrhus
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the...
10 months ago
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the performance of the Roman army and its legions in the third and second century BC against the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander. Last time, we sought to assess some of...
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIa: Pops and Chains
This is the first half of the second part of our three part look at Paradox Interactive’s...
5 months ago
This is the first half of the second part of our three part look at Paradox Interactive’s Hellenistic-era grand strategy game Imperator: Rome. I had hoped to do this part in a single post, but my book writing schedule intervened and so it became necessary to split it up. Last...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Julius Caesar
9 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
I See The Earth! (1968)
I See The Earth! was a young adult/adult book about what technology would be like in the future. It...
over a year ago
I See The Earth! was a young adult/adult book about what technology would be like in the future. It included exploring and farming the ocean, monorails, huge cities and space exploration. The illustration in the margins are small but I rather enjoyed the space flight...
TheCollector
Why Is There One Caryatid at the British Museum and Five in Athens?
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Flashbak
Creating Hokusai’s The Great Wave off Kanagawa – An Illustrated History
“At 110, everything I create; a dot, a line, will jump to life as never before. To all of you who...
7 months ago
“At 110, everything I create; a dot, a line, will jump to life as never before. To all of you who are going to live as long as I do, I promise to keep my word. I am writing this in my old age. I used to call myself Hokusai, but today I sign my … Continue reading "Creating...
TheCollector
Marxism And Literature: 3 Key Ideas
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a year ago
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5 Fables by Jean de la Fontaine
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a year ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Levi Roach
On the Spot: Levi Roach
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
11 months ago
On the Spot: Levi Roach
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
Trying to Understand...
War in Dreamland
Against mythology, reality itself contends in vain.
5 months ago
Against mythology, reality itself contends in vain.
History Today Feed
The Vienna Secession is Founded
The Vienna Secession is Founded
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/03/2024 - 10:30
9 months ago
The Vienna Secession is Founded
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/03/2024 - 10:30
Res Obscura
Wilfrid Voynich: Bookseller, Revolutionary, Amateur Cryptologist... Suspected Spy?
The first in a series on the extraordinary lives of the Voyniches
a year ago
The first in a series on the extraordinary lives of the Voyniches
Classical Wisdom
The Killing Grounds: Thermopylae
Registration *Now* Open
10 months ago
TheCollector
The Prado Museum Shows Paintings in Different Light
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a year ago
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8 of the Greatest Fighter Planes of World War II
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11 months ago
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7 of the Most Popular Hats in History
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9 months ago
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The Legacy of Emperor Pedro II: Brazil’s Golden Age
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a week ago
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Capturing Alaska: Who Are 6 of Alaska’s Most Celebrated Painters?
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2 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Getting Used To Being Weak.
It's worse than you probably imagine.
a year ago
It's worse than you probably imagine.
TheCollector
4 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know About the Catholic Catechism
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3 months ago
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What’s the Meaning of Life for Confucianism?
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a month ago
History Today Feed
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
j.hoare
Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
a year ago
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
j.hoare
Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
TheCollector
What Is the Difference Between Candomblé and Umbanda?
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9 months ago
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Gender Identity & Incidents That Scandalized Shakespeare’s London
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Martin Luther? (Bio, Ideas, Legacy)
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3 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Moon Base (1959)
Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base"...
a year ago
Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base" brings me a sense of excitement and nostalgia. In fact one of my treasures is my talking Dr. Evil Doll that says "Welcome to my moon base".
Nephew, William and Chester, Michael....
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Cinco de Mayo: 5 Facts About the Mexican Celebration
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a year ago
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Who Was Jelly Roll Morton? Self-styled “Inventor” of Jazz
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2 months 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
TheCollector
The Rise of Fascism in Italy & The Two “Black Years”
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a year ago
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9 Paintings by Claude Monet You Should Know
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Were Anglo-Saxon Pagans a Threat to Medieval Christian Society?
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6 Lesser-Known Strange Ancient Olympic Sports
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a year ago
Flashbak
Breaking Through To The Other Side: The Flammarion Engraving, c.1888
The so-called ‘Flammarion engraving’ is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in...
7 months ago
The so-called ‘Flammarion engraving’ is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in French writer Camille Flammarion’s L’Atmosphère: Météorologie populaire (1888) in a chapter called ‘The Shape of the Sky’. The image is of a man crawling under the edge of the...
TheCollector
Who Is the Egyptian God Thoth?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
10 months ago
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
TheCollector
What Does It Take to Become a US President?
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3 months ago
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What Was Aristotle’s Opinion on Metaphysics?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Battle of the Historians
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Five Reasons Why Socrates Was A Terrible Husband
Should you meet your heroes?
7 months ago
Should you meet your heroes?
African History...
a brief note on European and African perspectives in travel literature
A Hausa explorer of western Europe.
10 months ago
A Hausa explorer of western Europe.
TheCollector
Norman Rockwell Works Dispute Finally Over?
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a year ago
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Tunisian Bardo Museum Reopened Recently
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a year ago
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Niko Pirosmani: Get to Know the Tragic Hero of Georgian Art
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10 months ago
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6 Crazy Facts about Cape Town
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a year ago
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Why Are There So Many Different Translations of the Christian Bible?
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7 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part V: The Courts
This is the fifth part of our five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV) on the structure of the...
a year ago
This is the fifth part of our five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries BC, the ‘Middle Republic.’ Last time we looked at the odd but very important role played by the ROman Senate as the central...
TheCollector
Is Calvinism a Religion or a Philosophy?
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a year ago
Overcoming Bias
The Two Big Games
Imagine a business meeting which will decide if a new project goes forward, or decide key priorities...
a month ago
Imagine a business meeting which will decide if a new project goes forward, or decide key priorities about it.
TheCollector
The Vikings in Iceland: Their Story in Sagas and Archaeology
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Great Flood
...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
10 months ago
...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
TheCollector
5 Phases of Phenomenology and the Rise of Existentialism
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a year ago
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A History of the House of Savoy: From Its Origins to Its End
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a week ago
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Do Genetic Studies Refute the Etruscans’ Anatolian Origin?
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3 months ago
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Einstein vs. Bergson: A Historic Debate About Time
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Fall of Berlin: How WWII Ended in Europe
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Was Roy Lichtenstein an Innovator or a Copycat?
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a year ago
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How George Washington Used the Fabian Strategy During the Revolution
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6 months ago
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What Was Operation Downfall?
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11 months ago
Flashbak
American Photographs: A Journey Down The Blue Highways, 1970s
You see, I’ve been through The desert on a horse with no name It felt good to be out of the rain In...
2 months ago
You see, I’ve been through The desert on a horse with no name It felt good to be out of the rain In the desert you can remember your name ‘Cause there ain’t no one for to give you no pain – America, A Horse With No Name We don’t know where British … Continue reading "American...
TheCollector
Lost Caravaggio Painting Unveiled at the Prado
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Life of Plato
9 months ago
History Today Feed
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
6 months ago
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Shiloh?
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11 months ago
Open Culture
Watch The Insects’ Christmas from 1913: A Stop Motion Film Starring a Cast of Dead Bugs
Kind Reader, Will you do us the honor of accepting our holiday invitation? Carve five minutes from...
2 weeks ago
Kind Reader, Will you do us the honor of accepting our holiday invitation? Carve five minutes from your holiday schedule to spend time celebrating The Insects’ Christmas, above. In addition to offering brief respite from the chaos of consumerism and modern expectations, this...
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Joachim Murat: First Horseman of Napoleon’s Empire
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What Is Pragmatism? (Philosophy, History, Notable Proponents)
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Oops! I did it again...
Getting our events straight...
a year ago
Getting our events straight...
TheCollector
Alfred the Great and the Most Important Battle in English History
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7 months ago
Hidden History
The Story of the Cow
The history of the domestic cattle goes back at least 10,000 years. There are well over 1000...
3 days ago
The history of the domestic cattle goes back at least 10,000 years. There are well over 1000 distinct breeds of Cattle in the world today, and somewhere between 1 and 1.5 billion individual animals, making them, by some counts, the fourth most numerous mammal in existence behind...
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When Did Operation Husky Take Place?
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3 months ago
Flashbak
El Lissitzky’s Soviet Pressa Exhibition in Cologne, 1928
At his peak, El Lissitzky (23 November 1890 – 30 December 1941) was arguably the most renowned...
3 months ago
At his peak, El Lissitzky (23 November 1890 – 30 December 1941) was arguably the most renowned artist of the Soviet avant-garde, more so than his friend Kazimir Malevich, Vladimir Tatlin, and Alexander Rodchenko. A trained architect, El Lissitzsky was the artist the USSR’s...
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What Was the Chaco War?
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a year ago
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Andrei Molodkin Holds Art Hostage for Julian Assange’s Life
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10 months ago
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A History Lover’s Guide to Santa Fe
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6 months ago
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History of the Origin of Manned Flight: More than Just Planes
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9 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Year of Failing To Understand.
Not your usual end-of-year review.
2 weeks ago
Not your usual end-of-year review.
TheCollector
What Are the Most Difficult Languages to Learn?
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2 months ago
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