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What Is Berlin Science Week? Everything You Need to Know
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My ‘Homeric Retching’: Vladimir Nabokov’s Letter To His Wife About A Nasty Bout of Food Poisoning
“Exactly at 2:30, I suddenly felt an urge to vomit, had barely time to run outside — and there it...
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“Exactly at 2:30, I suddenly felt an urge to vomit, had barely time to run outside — and there it began…” – Vladimir Nabokov to his wife Vera Among Vladimir Nabokov’s love letters to his wife published in Letters to Véra, a wonderful book that takes us behind the scenes of...
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4,000-Year-Old Temple and Theater Discovered in Peru
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10 Historic Small Towns in Arizona You Must Visit
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How Tall Is Mount Rushmore?
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Cain’s Marriage: Who Did the Biblical Killer Marry?
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Who Is the Father of the Beat Generation?
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Spanish Museums To Distance Themselves From Colonial Framing
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5 Timeless Financial Tips from Greek and Roman Philosophers
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7 Great Historical Attractions in the Netherlands
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Who Is Satan in the Hebrew Bible?
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How Can We Separate History from Myth?
And does it need to be true to be important?
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And does it need to be true to be important?
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When Was the First Crusade?
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part II: Government Without States
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This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples raised armies to fight the Romans (and others) in the third through first centuries BC. Last time, we looked at the subsistence basis of these societies...
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Europe's absent-minded revolution
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Christopher Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', 15 years on
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On the Spot: Alice Hunt
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Patterns in Humanity
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How genes affect socioeconomic success, and its consequences for society's structure.
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What Was Emerson’s Vision for the American Scholar?
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The French Monarchy: From Clovis to the Capetians
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Grand Palais to Reopen for the Paris Summer Olympics
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Who Invented the Refrigerator?
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A History of the Whig Party: Who Were the Whigs?
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Consumerism in Pop Art: Was It Celebrated or Criticized?
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A Painted Treatise on Cats From 19th Century Thailand
This manuscript containing 12 paintings of different types of cats is in the format of a samut khoi,...
8 months ago
This manuscript containing 12 paintings of different types of cats is in the format of a samut khoi, a Thai folding book that opens from top to bottom. It was made in the 19th century in central Siam (now Thailand) by an unknown artist. Such folding books were typically made from...
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Two ‘Great Wave’ Prints Fetch Over $800,000 Each
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Andrew Jackson: The People’s President and the Rise of Populism
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New Woman: The Concept that Challenged Victorian Norms
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7 Facts You Need to Know About Brutalism
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Bacon and Monet Landscapes to Lead Christie’s Evening Sale
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Who are the Yazidis & What Are Their Beliefs?
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Lord Balfour’s Portrait Slashed by Pro-Palestine Activists
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The Grand Egyptian Museum Soon Opens for Visitors
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Weekend Roundup
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Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
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Polyphemus: Who Was the Cyclops That Was Tricked by Odysseus?
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Joris Hoefnagel: The Emperor’s Best Artist Who Drew Insects That Told of Love And Death
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Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by Croatian scribe Georg Bocskay (died 1575) and Flemish artist Joris Hoefnagel (1542–1601). There is no evidence the two artists ever met, but their collaboration was decades in the...
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...
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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, …...
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7 Facts about Francis Drake, the English Pirate-Hero
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A Collection of...
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6 months ago
For the next few posts, I want to take a look at how some ‘tribal’ peoples raised armies, in contrast to the way that ancient (or later) states raised armies. As moderns, we are so familiar with the way that states function that the far older systems of non-state organization and...
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The Mother Goddess of Rome
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How Did Romania Become a Country?
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Bordeaux Wine in France: A Historical Primer
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Questions raised by Nikolai Berdyaev
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Questions raised by Nikolai Berdyaev
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What Is the Historical Context of Psalms?
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The War on the Countryside
The Shire must be brought to heel
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The Shire must be brought to heel
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How Did the Anglo-Saxons Gain Supremacy Over the Britons?
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What Is the Significance of the Carnegie Libraries?
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How to Read Film Like a Language
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What Is the Gettier Problem?
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8 Famous French Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Who Won the Battle of Cold Harbor?
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Can We Choose NOT to Be Harmed?
How can we train Resilience?
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How can we train Resilience?
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Everything You Need to Know About Claude Monet’s Water Lilies
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Eugene Von Bruenchenhein And His Wife Marie: A Love Story
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Eugene Von Bruenchenhein (1910–1983) was an American self-taught artist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He left a vast archive of poetry, apocalyptic paintings, paintbrushes made with his wife’s hair, drawings, notebooks, audio tapes and hundreds of sculptures made from chicken bones,...
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A Day in the Life of a Roman Gladiator
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Winners of the Black and White Photo Awards 2024
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1980s Birmingham – Portraits of A City Under Thee Cosh
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like...
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“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like home anymore.” – Richard Davis We’re back looking at 1980s Britain’s through Richard Davis’s photographs. This time we join him in Birmingham, the country’s ‘shabby not chic‘...
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World War II’s Unbreakable Code: How Did the Navajo Code Talkers Win the Pacific?
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What Were the Seven Ecumenical Councils?
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6 Haunted Historical Sites That Will Scare Your Socks Off
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Why Did Shakespeare Write Macbeth?
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Did Spirituality Shape the Art of Ana Mendieta?
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Cat shelters, cat shoes, cat jewellery, and more from the Islamic Middle Ages
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Cat shelters, cat shoes, cat jewellery, and more from the Islamic Middle Ages
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5 Legendary European Theater Directors You Should Know
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10 Artists and Their Indispensable Canine Companions
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What Is the Gospel of Truth?
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The Two Trojan Wars
Secret Origins
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The Health Risks of Travel in Early-Modern Britain
As I start to make some progress on my new research project on travel, health and risk I am turning...
a year ago
As I start to make some progress on my new research project on travel, health and risk I am turning my attention to the sorts of things that early modern travellers were fearful of. As a bit of a nervous traveller myself, it’s quite comforting to know that there is actually a...
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10 Must-Visit Historic Small Towns in the Adirondacks
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How Does the Electoral College Work?
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German Museum Returns Ancient Marble Head to Greece
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Sotheby’s and Christie’s: A Comparison of the Biggest Auction Houses
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Arnaldo Putzu and His Fabulous Hand-Painted Covers for Look-In Magazine And Movie Posters
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You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the 1960s and 1970s you’ve seen his work on movie posters and magazine covers. Born in Rome, Putzu studied at the Rome Academy and discovered a love of portrait painting. After...
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What Are Henri Matisse’s Most Vivid Paintings?
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The State of Franklin? A Forgotten Almost-State in the US
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Surprising Results of The British Museum’s Internal Investigation
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Why James Bond Gave Up His Lady’s Gun For A Walther PPK
Geoffrey Boothroyd (1925 – 20 October 2001) enjoyed reading spy novels and writing about guns in...
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Geoffrey Boothroyd (1925 – 20 October 2001) enjoyed reading spy novels and writing about guns in over a dozen books on the subject, including A Guide to Gun Collecting (1961), Guns Through the Ages (also 1961) and The British Over and Under Shotgun. In 1956 Boothoyd had read...
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Children’s Drawings of Gladiators Discovered in Pompeii
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The Road from East Germany to North Korea
The Road from East Germany to North Korea
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Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:15
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JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:15
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10 Extraordinary Symbolist Artists: From Munch to Moreau
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Dreams of Space -...
The Conquest of Space (1962?)
I last blogged about this book in 2015 so it is time for a revisit. I got a second copy that has a...
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I last blogged about this book in 2015 so it is time for a revisit. I got a second copy that has a couple of things I had not seen before. The Conquest of Space is a 1962 (?) Australian stamp album. It is intended for children to collect paper stamps they get in Nestle chocolate...
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A Fistful of Clockwork Oranges
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What's it going to be, then?
Patterns in Humanity
The myth of the Nordic rehabilitative paradise
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Interpreting recidivism rates and understanding their causes
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How Is Ben Black Elk Associated with Mount Rushmore?
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The American Patriot War: “The Americans Are Coming!”
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Moses’ Wife: Who Was Zipporah?
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Jormungandr: Get to Know the Midgard Serpent
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The Battle of Zama: How Scipio Gave Rome the World
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The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921
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Lower Manhattan in 1973
These Documerica photographs by Wil Blanche of lower Manhattan, New York City, were taken in May...
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These Documerica photographs by Wil Blanche of lower Manhattan, New York City, were taken in May 1973 in as part of the newly created Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which partnered with professional photographers to take pictures of America. The project collected more...
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What Is the Difference Between Candomblé and Umbanda?
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Why Did Lord Byron Die in Greece?
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Who Was Vernon Lee?
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Chili Pepper’s Fiery History: The Berry That Conquered the World
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What Was the Oregon Trail? History and Legacy
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How Accurate Were the Fight Scenes in Gladiator?
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Who Were the Samaritans?
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ICYMI: Emperors, Conquerors and Saints
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Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:14
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Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
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Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:14
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How Did Babylon Shape the History of the Ancient Near East?
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What Are Monads? Leibniz On the Most Fundamental Substance
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Frida Kahlo: 6 Facts About Her Life, Art, & Legacy
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Magic, Marcus Aurelius, and the End of the World
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Magic, Marcus Aurelius, and the End of the World
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Jews in the Roman Bathhouse
Is it time to rethink the relationship between Judaism and Greco-Roman society?
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Is it time to rethink the relationship between Judaism and Greco-Roman society?
Trying to Understand...
Reality Would Like A Word.
Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
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Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
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5 Female Hispanic Artists That You Should Know About
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Who Is Theatrical Artist Augusto Boal?
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What Is the Origin of Cowpox (& How Did It Cure Smallpox)?
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How Africans wrote their own history: Debates and dialogues between four west African historians in...
Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
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Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
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Christie’s Reports Decline in Auction Sales For First Half of 2024
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A Guide to Madrid for Art Enthusiasts (10 Things to Do)
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Symbolism & Identity in Elizabeth I’s Portraits: Decoding the Queen
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When Was the Battle of Iwo Jima?
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Abstract Expressionist Alfred Leslie Through 7 Paintings
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Walter Benjamin: What are the Connections Between Language and Theology?
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History of the Origin of Manned Flight: More than Just Planes
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Which Presidents Are in Your Wallet? The Faces of US Dollar Bills
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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...
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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...
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The History of Porto & 21 Amazing Historic Sites You Should Visit
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Why Has Stoicism Gained Popularity in Modern Times?
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5 Famous Black Mexicans
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Albert Speer: Architect, Minister, and Hitler’s Closest Friend
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