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‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
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Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Story of Magic & Heartbreak
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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...
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Dreams of Space -...
Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars (1960)
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A....
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Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A. Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars. New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston. (55 p.) 1960.
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When Did World War II Start and End?
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History as Tragedy?
A Different View of Thucydides
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The Value of Wills to Historians
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Wed, 04/10/2024 - 11:01
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Wed, 04/10/2024 - 11:01
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Italy to Open Its Largest-Ever Presentation of Willem de Kooning
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I’m Not a Look-Alike: François Brunelle’s Doppelgänger Photos
doppelganger (n.) Wraith. literally: double-goer. Apparition of a living person, 1826 (from 1824 as...
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The Zimmermann Telegram: Mexico & Germany as WWI Allies?
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The Mamluk Sultanate: How Slaves Came to Rule an Empire
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Dreams of Space -...
Valentina Tereshkova (Mujeres Celebres) (1967)
Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book...
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Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book highlighting famous women, in this case: Valentina Tereshkova. I last blogged about this in 2009 so it was time for an expansion. It is unusual to find a biographical comic book...
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Who Is the Archangel Michael? Analyzing an Angel
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Photos of America’s Most Muscular Bodybuilders – A World of Buttock Make-Up Artists, Sinew and Spray...
The year is young – and your commitment to fitness and that new you for the year has begun to fade....
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The year is young – and your commitment to fitness and that new you for the year has begun to fade. Time then to see what you could become if you persevere with photographer Brian Finke’s series on bodybuilding contests. In Most Muscular, Finke, who started his project when he...
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Inventing Cyrillic
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Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:21
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Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:21
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11 Shocking Facts About the Black Dahlia Case
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The First Nations of the Canadian Eastern Woodlands: A Brief History
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A complete history of Dogon country: Bandiagara from 1900BC to 1900AD
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demystifying an ancient African society
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Eric the Red: The Incredible Story of Greenland’s First Viking
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Sappho: The Lost Poetess
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A Fabulous Collection of Antique Espresso Coffee Machines
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The Tripartite Pact: How Were the Axis Powers Created?
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Brick Lane 1978: The Turning Point
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An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
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One, Two (1965)
The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting...
a year ago
The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting book about spaceflight. I hope that you find it as charming as I do.
DeCaprio, Annie and David Krieger. Illustrated by Nydorf, Seymour. One, Two. New York: Wonder Books. (24 p.)...
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Why Is Nicosia the Last Divided Capital of Cyprus?
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What Ancient Rituals Do We Still Celebrate at Halloween?
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Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
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Thu, 12/14/2023 - 09:33
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Thu, 12/14/2023 - 09:33
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5 Masterpieces of Early Irish Art
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Before Banksy: London Graffiti in the 1980s
It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the...
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Who Is the Archangel Gabriel?
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8 Techniques in Persuasion from Antiquity
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Sophocles' Swansong
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How Did Switzerland Become a Country?
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The Top 10 Museums to Visit in Madrid
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Who Was Clement of Rome?
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444 Days: The Story of the Iran Hostage Crisis
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Two New York Museums Face Climate Protests
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What Are The Most Popular Myths About the Council of Nicaea?
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, February 2, 2024 (On City Building Games)
Fireside this week! I have just finished up a draft of a chapter (to be in one of those...
10 months ago
Fireside this week! I have just finished up a draft of a chapter (to be in one of those multi-multi-author companion volumes) on how video games (particularly more abstract simulation games) depict the ancient world. Writing that chapter led me to reengage with ancient city...
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Michael Taylor on The Development of the M1 Garand and its Implications
This week, Michael Taylor, Associate Professor of History at SUNY Albany, returns to offer an...
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This week, Michael Taylor, Associate Professor of History at SUNY Albany, returns to offer an interesting argument about the longterm impact of the M1 Garand, the US army’s extremely successful World War II and Korean era battle rifle, introduced in 1936. A fantastically...
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a year ago
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How Accurate Were Aristotle’s Views on Science?
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The Women who Forged Medieval England
The Women who Forged Medieval England
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Martin Luther: A Biography of the Reformer Who Sparked the Reformation
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Mudslinging & Negative Campaigning: A Look at US Election Dirty Tricks
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Before the police arrives: Bookstores on Saturdays
I always loved Saturdays. When I was a college student, quite improbably, my parents decided that I...
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I always loved Saturdays. When I was a college student, quite improbably, my parents decided that I would be a “technical executor” of our family’s monthly budget. My family was part of the red bourgeoisie and we had enough, and probably more than enough, for a comfortable life;...
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The Whore of Babylon & Prostitution in the Bible
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10 Women Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Who Are the Major Prophets in the Bible?
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King John’s Lost Treasure
King John’s Lost Treasure
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King John’s Lost Treasure
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Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
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Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:29
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Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
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Who Was the First President to Live in the White House?
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Archaeologists Unearth a Building in the Valley of the Temples
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Overcoming Bias
How Every Empire Falls
On the radio yesterday, I heard the soulful song That’s How Every Empire Falls, written by RB Morris...
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The Great Game: British Empire vs. Tsarist Russia in Afghanistan
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Damien Hirst Accused of Misdating Thousands of Paintings
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Fireside Friday, August 16, 2024
Fireside this week! I find I have my thoughts more or less together for the last part of the...
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A Christmas Carol in Context: Dickens’ Beloved Festive Fable
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The Myth of the Minotaur
Journey Into the Labyrinth
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Journey Into the Labyrinth
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The Kherson Art Museum Identified Pieces Looted by Russia
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The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
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The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
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Did Jesus Teach Stoic Philosophy?
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The Liberation of Paris in World War II: Did the City Burn?
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Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
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Identipop, Build Your Own Popstar, 1969
With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and...
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With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and unknowns’. The unknowns are easy to spot – but can you identify all the popstars on the game’s box design? Made in the UKL by Play Value Ltd – they produced similar games, also from the...
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What Was the Third Council of Constantinople?
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On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
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Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:14
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On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
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Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:14
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Was Walt Whitman a Transcendentalist?
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What’s the Creation Myth in Norse Mythology?
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Met Announces First Major Caspar David Friedrich Exhibition in the US
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Memphis Citizens Call for End to New Art Museum
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Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
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Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
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How Can We Prepare for the Worst?
Without living forever in fear and worry?
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Without living forever in fear and worry?
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The History of Underwear: Loincloths, Petticoats, Boxers, & Briefs
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The End of Power Projection?
We can't get there from here, anymore.
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We can't get there from here, anymore.
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When Philosophy Meets Oppression: Who Was Baruch Spinoza?
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What Was Jesus’s Religious Background?
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Venus of Urbino: How Titian Reinvented the Nude
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Is IQ a Sham? Jay Gould on the Mismeasure of Man
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Who Is Kiki Smith?
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British Punks in the 1980s by Shirley Baker
British photographer Shirley Baker captured these fabulous portraits of punks on the streets of...
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Aristotle on Luck
Do You Feel Lucky?
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How Did Mesopotamia Become the Cradle of Civilization?
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The Art of Fear: What Is Italian Giallo?
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The True History of Illtud of the Arthurian Legends
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4 Ancient Greek Federal States You Should Know
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Cotton & How It Changed the World
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10 Artists and Their Indispensable Canine Companions
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Art for Change: A Brief History of Protest Art
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Your Guide to the Best of Contemporary Art in Hanoi, Vietnam
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6 Artworks Inspired by Gabriel García Márquez’s Famous Novel
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What Are Nietzsche’s 4 Most Famous Quotes?
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The History of Esperanto: A Modern Lingua Franca?
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Hanging Out With Rock And Pop Stars at The Zenith of Their Careers In The 1980s
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What Are Djinn? (Powers, Tales, & Etymology)
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Edmund Dulac’s American Weekly Covers – 1924-1951
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Amun: The Egyptian God of Creation & King of the Gods
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France Saves Europe.
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Glasgow Museum Retrieved Robert Gemmell Hutchison Piece
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Who Were the First Christian Martyrs of Britain?
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Egypt Luxury Retreat Offers Guests to Search for Cleopatra’s Tomb
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Pera Palace: The Istanbul Muse for Literary Giants
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What Was ‘The Malleus Maleficarum’, or ‘The Hammer of Witches’?
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Dreams of Space -...
The Moon Christmas Coloring Book (1970)
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that...
12 months ago
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that was a give-away from Lord and Taylor's Department stores. With it's moon dust snowflakes and 1970s design it is a winner every Christmas. I especially enjoy how Santa has to get...
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Vatican Museums Open Ancient Roman Necropolis
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I Have No Brain But I Must Scream.
But why aren't people in other countries listening?
a year ago
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Typhoid Mary: A Trail of Scandal & Death
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The complete history of Brava (ca. 1000-1900): a Swahili enclave in southern Somalia
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once...
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Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once bustling cosmopolitan enclave whose influence features prominently in the history of the East African coast. Located more than 500 km north of the Swahili heartland, Brava retained a...
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10 Things You Should Know About Henri Cartier-Bresson
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The Chinese Civil War & Mao’s Long March
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The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
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The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
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Wed, 09/18/2024 - 06:00
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On the Spot: Chris Clark
On the Spot: Chris Clark
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Get to Know the Nazca People and the Mysterious Nazca Lines
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What Does it Mean to Break the Fourth Wall?
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The American Patriot War: “The Americans Are Coming!”
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10 Most Historic Cities to Visit Around the World
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Victorian Swappers! Adverts for exchange in the 19th century.
Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and...
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Did Andy Warhol Immortalize Marilyn Monroe?
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‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
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What Is Gnosticism?
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6 Incredible Sites From Moorish Spain
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The First Anarchist: Who was Pierre-Joseph Proudhon?
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How Did Henry VIII Find a Bride through Portraits?
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Soothing the injured spirit of the Temple
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Chicago Art Institute Can Keep Egon Schiele Work
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Giants in the Bible and Other Writings: From Genesis to Mythology
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Which Insects Have Humans Domesticated Throughout History?
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An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
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Was David Gulpilil Australia’s Most Important Actor?
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What Was the Relationship Between Gauguin and Van Gogh?
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8 Works of Paul Klee You Should Know
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Death of a Samurai Legend
Death of a Samurai Legend
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Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:11
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Death of a Samurai Legend
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Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:11
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What Is the History of Valentine’s Day?
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Ancient Celtic Helmet Unearthed in Poland
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But they forget the people and the Street.
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A General History of Iron Technology in Africa ca. 2000BC-1900AD.
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Chichen Itza?
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What Are the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
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The Vienna Secession is Founded
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leleuvia
We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We...
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We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We found a place like this, Leleuvia, an island in the Lomaitivi archipelago in Fiji.
This island went through many hands over the years, it now belongs to a resort that too bears the...
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