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On August 9 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973) ordered a pair of trousers from Joe Haggar of the Haggar Clothing Co. based in Dallas, Texas. Not a shy man, Johnson was known for conducting official business whilst sat on the toilet and...
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Tadeusz Kościuszko: 6 Facts You Didn’t Know
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What to Expect from Art Market Budapest
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Dreams of Space -...
What the Moon Is Like (1963)
Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are...
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Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are exploring the Moon again.
What the Moon is Like is another book by the children's science writer Franklyn Branley. He wrote many children's non-fiction books with a variety of...
Hidden History
The Albuquerque “Broken Arrow” Nuclear Accident
In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at...
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In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at Kirtland Air Force Base just outside of Albuquerque NM. In January 1950, President Harry Truman announced that the United States would begin a crash program to develop and deploy a weapon...
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9 Interesting Facts About Claude Monet
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How Bayonets Revolutionized Warfare
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Italian Police Thwart “Tomb Raiders” at Etruscan Burial Site
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Dreams of Space -...
Rocketry Though the Ages (1959)
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and...
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This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and into the anticipated near future. I blogged about this in 2010, so a more complete scan seemed good. Also having the text that goes with each page is a plus, yea for flatbed...
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9 Provocative Artworks by Maurizio Cattelan
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4 Ways Indigenous Cultures Survived Colonialism in Latin America
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FDR: How Roosevelt Won Unprecedented Four Presidential Elections
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Trying to Understand...
No End Of A Lesson.
If we can only learn it.
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The First Great Awakening: Promoting America’s Revolution
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Taking A Subway Ride Through New York City In 1981
1970s New York City was where Fernando played truant, chopper gangs hogged the sidewalks, sex was...
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1970s New York City was where Fernando played truant, chopper gangs hogged the sidewalks, sex was sold, women raged in raucous nightclubs, gay rights found its voice, Madonna joined her first band, BLADE used trains as his canvas and In 1981, 22-year-old Christopher Morris was...
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Who Were Bonnie and Clyde & Why Are They Famous?
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What Was Négritude?
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What Was the Relationship Between Gauguin and Van Gogh?
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Why Did Bruno Latour Claim that “We Have Never Been Modern”?
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‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
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Tue, 12/12/2023 - 08:59
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‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
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Three Men Convicted of Stealing Ming Dynasty Vase
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Classical Wisdom
Socrates' Wayward Student
...and the Philosophy of Pleasure
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...and the Philosophy of Pleasure
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10 Banned Literary Classics You Might Not Know
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In Your Face: Photographer Shoots Londoners Up Close And Personal
Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the...
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Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the city’s financial district and its money markets and Brick Lane market getting in people’s faces. These spontaneous closeups appeared in the book and show In Your Face. Like Mark...
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The Economic Effects of the Vietnam War
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African History...
a brief note on the history of Africans exploring their own continent
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
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plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
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What is Art? Approaching Aesthetics in 3 Ways
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5 Iconic Photographs by Ansel Adams
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Was Roy Lichtenstein an Innovator or a Copycat?
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Res Obscura
Why did clothing become boring?
An investigation into when, how, and why everyone started dressing the same — and what it was like...
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An investigation into when, how, and why everyone started dressing the same — and what it was like when they didn't
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Symbolism & Identity in Elizabeth I’s Portraits: Decoding the Queen
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What Is Agnes Pelton Best Known For?
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Signed Dalí Prints Worth Thousands Found in London Garage
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A Quick Trip Guide to Washington DC’s Museums
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Who Was Oswald Mosley?
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African History...
A history of Grande Comore (Ngazidja) ca. 700-1900.
State and society on a cosmopolitan island
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State and society on a cosmopolitan island
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Napoleon’s 5 Greatest Marshals: The Best of the Best
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Margaret Mead, Technocracy, and the origins of AI's ideological divide
The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
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The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
Flashbak
One Last Look at the Hotel where ‘Trainspotting’, ‘The Big Man’, ‘Taggart’ and Other Shows Were...
You may have never heard of the George Hotel, which once sat at the top of Buchanan Street in...
8 months ago
You may have never heard of the George Hotel, which once sat at the top of Buchanan Street in Glasgow like a ‘great carbuncle’, but you have probably seen parts of its interiors from films like Trainspotting (the circular room used as a backdrop for the drug scene with Keith...
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The Value of Public Space: What is Hostile Architecture?
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What Was ‘The Malleus Maleficarum’, or ‘The Hammer of Witches’?
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History as Tragedy?
A Different View of Thucydides
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A Different View of Thucydides
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How Economist John Maynard Keynes Essentially Predicted World War II
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African History...
Empire building and Government in the Yorubaland: a history of Oyo (1600-1836)
Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
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Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
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What Were Julius Caesar’s Greatest Achievements
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How Did Descartes View Animals?
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What Makes Alberto Giacometti’s Sculptures So Special?
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Anarcho-Capitalism Explained in 5 Steps
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Who Is the Father of Pentecostalism?
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7-Foot Hermes Statue Found in Ancient Roman Sewer
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Dreams of Space -...
Start to Infinity (1978)
A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian...
a year ago
A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian space history book for children. I like the painted illustrations.
Shurlygin, Victor. СТАРТ В БЕСКОНЕЦНОСТЬ (Start to Infinity.) Leningrad: Children’s Literature Press. (158...
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James Simon: Art Collector & Owner of The Nefertiti Bust
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Ancient Marble Floor Restored Underwater in Italy
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African History...
The myth of Mansa Musa's enslaved entourage
"Stories about his [Mansa Musa's] journey have numerous anecdotes which are not true and which the...
a year ago
"Stories about his [Mansa Musa's] journey have numerous anecdotes which are not true and which the mind refuses to admit".
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History of Potatoes: The Spuds that Make the World Go Round
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Pablo Picasso’s Composition Techniques Explained Through 6 Works
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The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882: Racism on a Federal Level
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December
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 December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Grimgrains, published a tofu from soy flour recipe, and reduced...
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Jean Lannes: The French Achilles of the Napoleonic Wars
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What Is the Tallest Wonder of the World?
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CrimethInc.
The Case for Resistance : What We’re Up Against—and What It Could Look Like to Fight
In the following analysis, we explore what we can expect from Donald Trump’s second term and how we...
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In the following analysis, we explore what we can expect from Donald Trump’s second term and how we can prepare to confront it. If you only have time to read one part, read the proposals for what we can do to resist.
It’s understandable that many people feel exhausted at the...
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The Rise of the Minamoto: Japan’s First Shogunate
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Who Was Django Reinhardt?
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Flashbak
Dear Dead Heads: Vintage Skull Postcards
Ever since we happened upon L’amour de Pierrot (above), an anonymous artwork made in 1905, we’ve...
10 months ago
Ever since we happened upon L’amour de Pierrot (above), an anonymous artwork made in 1905, we’ve been on the look out for more of these type of memento mori optical illusions. And now we’ve an entire set of skull postcards – many of which are available as postcards in the shop. ...
Classical Wisdom
The Art of Pompeii
Plato, Alexander the Great and more!
5 months ago
Plato, Alexander the Great and more!
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Drunk by Edward Slingerland: 5 Reasons Why People Get Intoxicated
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Was Emperor Nero Universally Hated During His Reign?
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How Did Indulgences Inspire the Protestant Reformation?
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5 Iconic Artworks by Wassily Kandinsky
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How Were the Conditional Biblical Prophecies Fulfilled in the Bible?
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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
5 Horrific Stories from the Old Testament
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Third Punic War: Carthage Must Be Destroyed
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What Is Hegel’s Dialectic Method?
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The Dallas Art Fair Decides on 2024 Exhibitions
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Flashbak
Finding Mom in 1970s New York City – Rich Allen’s Portraits Roll Back The Years
Thanks to Rich Allen and his brilliant pictures of New York City in the 1970s, Lisa Murray got to...
5 months ago
Thanks to Rich Allen and his brilliant pictures of New York City in the 1970s, Lisa Murray got to see a picture of her late mother. We’re going to share some more of Rich’s portraits of people of 1970s NYC after we’ve heard from Lisa. “I am so grateful for Rich Allen for taking...
Dreams of Space -...
Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (Feb and Dec 1946)
The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are...
over a year ago
The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are several online issues here
https://fanac.org/fanzines/Rockets/
Here is a biography of the controversial editor:
https://www.joshuablubuhs.com/blog/robert-l-farnsworth-as-a-fortean
I...
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19 Surprising Facts about the History of Potatoes
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History Today Feed
Arguing with the Dead
Arguing with the Dead
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/31/2024 - 10:37
10 months ago
Arguing with the Dead
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/31/2024 - 10:37
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The Whore of Babylon & Prostitution in the Bible
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7 Incredible Wartime Advancements From World War I
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Who Is Ai Weiwei?
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Trying to Understand...
That's The Truth?
In politics, well, it depends.
a year ago
In politics, well, it depends.
History Today Feed
How French Was Medieval England?
How French Was Medieval England?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 09:36
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How French Was Medieval England?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 09:36
Flashbak
Chris Killip and Graham Smith Photographs of England Erased (1975-1987)
“I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you...
8 months ago
“I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you take a photograph of someone they are immortalised, they’re there forever. For me that was important, that you’re acknowledging people’s lives, and also contextualising people’s...
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Is IQ a Sham? Jay Gould on the Mismeasure of Man
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The Shining Path Insurgency: Modern Peru’s Darkest Hour
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Ivar the Boneless: History, TV Portrayals, and Viking Legends
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Trying to Understand...
Going to Pieces Slowly...
And then what?
a year ago
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What Were the Religious Beliefs of Hans Holbein the Younger?
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How the CCP is Closing China
How the CCP is Closing China
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/13/2024 - 10:47
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How the CCP is Closing China
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/13/2024 - 10:47
TheCollector
Paul Klee: The Life & Work of an Iconic Artist
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What Was Operation Ichi-Go?
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The First Nations of the Canadian Eastern Woodlands: A Brief History
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, July 12, 2024
Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for...
5 months ago
Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for this week, but it has been a bit stubborn and I do not want to derail my book writing/revising schedule in order to push it out before it is ready. So that will almost certainly...
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New British Museum Book Brings Egyptian Pharaohs to Life
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History Today Feed
How to Revive Wassailing
How to Revive Wassailing
j.hoare
Wed, 01/03/2024 - 09:24
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How to Revive Wassailing
j.hoare
Wed, 01/03/2024 - 09:24
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Unlocking the Unconscious: Who Was Sigmund Freud?
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Trying to Understand...
The Revolt of the Outer Party.
Meanwhile, Everyman can get stuffed.
8 months ago
Meanwhile, Everyman can get stuffed.
TheCollector
Who Were the Most Famous Symbolists?
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TheCollector Interviews Contemporary Artist Toni Mauersberg
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Robert Mallet-Stevens Creates the Ideal City in 32 Visions, 1922
“A new civilization, a new science, new needs, new materials required new forms.” – Robert...
a year ago
“A new civilization, a new science, new needs, new materials required new forms.” – Robert Mallet-Stevens In 1924, French architect and designer Robert Mallet-Stevens (March 24, 1886 – February 8, 1945) published La Gazette Des 7 Arts magazine and founded the Club des amis du...
Flashbak
Vintage T-Shirt Slogans To Offend And Amuse
When we first hailed the glorious 1970s T-Shirt, you wrote in wanting to know if those...
9 months ago
When we first hailed the glorious 1970s T-Shirt, you wrote in wanting to know if those iron-on-transfers were still available, like the ones sold in magazines that told us to Nuke the Whales. Retro is all the rage, as is what when Malcolm McLaren was repackaging Chucky Berry on a...
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Why Is Joan of Arc a Feminist Icon in Modern Times?
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Egyptian Demons: Guardians and Wanders
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5 Female Hispanic Artists That You Should Know About
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Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
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Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
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Serop Simonian Art Dealer Arrested by German Polica
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Ancient Egypt Under the Achaemenid Persian Empire: A Brief Overview
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Trying to Understand...
The Water Is Rising.
But slowly ...
2 months ago
History Today Feed
The Death of Clive of India
The Death of Clive of India
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/11/2024 - 10:55
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The Death of Clive of India
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/11/2024 - 10:55
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
And some odds and ends.
5 months ago
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How Did the Kingdom of Aksum Give Birth to Ethiopian Christianity?
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Salford in 1977: People Of Langworthy, Ordsall and the Adelphi
In 1977, Phil Portus photographed life on the streets of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. A...
4 months ago
In 1977, Phil Portus photographed life on the streets of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. A member of the Reflex photography group, led by documentarian Diane Bush, a young American established documentary photographer, Portus wanted to show the everyday things people...
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Fra Angelico’s Theology & Aesthetics in 3 Extraordinary Paintings
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIa: Peak Pike-Phalanx
This is the first part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the...
9 months ago
This is the first part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the triumph of the Roman legions in the third and second century over the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander. Last time, we looked at some of the operational and strategic...
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Was Cardinal Wolsey an Animal Lover?
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Louis XIV: History’s Longest-Reigning Monarch
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5 Alluring Female Portraits Painted by Gustav Klimt
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10 London Museums You Should Visit
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What Are Salvador Dalí’s Composition Techniques?
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Charles Darwin: 5 Key Facts About His Life and Work
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What Are Three Theories of Animal Ethics?
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Global Inequality...
There is no exit for dictators
In an interesting paper he tweeted yesterday, Kaushik Basu discusses, using a mathematical model, an...
a year ago
In an interesting paper he tweeted yesterday, Kaushik Basu discusses, using a mathematical model, an old problem: how rulers once they are in power cannot leave it even if they wish to do so, because their road to power, and in power, is littered with corpses that will all...
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Why Has Stoicism Gained Popularity in Modern Times?
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Fae Abduction or Family Secret: What Is a Changeling?
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