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The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
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John Ruskin: His Key Ideas that Defined an Artistic Era
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The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
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This is the second and (in theory) last addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V, A1). Having discussed how Rome handles those parts of Italy it controls but which were not part of the Roman Republic itself, we now look at how the Romans...
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‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
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Antarctic Snow Cruiser
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The 1914 Christmas Truce
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Napoleon’s Hundred Days: The French Emperor’s Brief Return to Power
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Towton: How Britain’s Fiercest Battle Unfolded
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The Economic Effects of the Vietnam War
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Two Colonizers in South Africa: The British vs. The Dutch
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The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook was published in 1976 and 1980. This user guide to knowing cocaine was presented in the tone of an educational reference book. The drug was illegal – still is, of course – and publishing a book on it is risky. But it an effort to produce the...
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An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
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The First Anglo-Burmese War
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The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was developed in Meso-America, and was resurrected in 19th century Europe. When we hear the word “flute”, most of us think of a long thin wooden or metal tube with holes along its length...
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The 4 Most Controversial Historical Events from the Past 200 Years
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New Acquisitions: 1933 and the Definition of Fascism
Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if...
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Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if Donald Trump is running for President as a fascist. Worry not, this isn’t me shifting to full-time political pundit, nor is this the formal end of the hiatus (which will happen on...
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Round Two? There Is No Round Two.
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4 Techniques of 19th-Century Photography You Should Know
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History of the Automobile: How Did We Get to Electric Vehicles?
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Napoleon’s Forgotten First Battle: La Maddalena, 1793
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Death of the King of Siam
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Libby Hall: Remembering The Photographer and Collector of Dog Photography
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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...
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Photographing The Invisible: Things are Queer by Duane Michals (1973)
“I think photographs should be provocative and not tell you what you already know. It takes no great...
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Stolen Rubens Returns to Germany After 80 Years
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How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
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A History of the United States Supreme Court
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Strange Magic: Belgium In Colour by Harry Gruyaert
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8 Exotic Birds Driven to Extinction in Modern History
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6 Politicians & World Leaders Who Are Artists
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Postcards From The First Bauhaus Exhibition, 1923
To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s...
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Wittgenstein & Mysticism: Grasping What Cannot Be Said
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When Was the Battle of Stalingrad?
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The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
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Dear Dead Heads: Vintage Skull Postcards
Ever since we happened upon L’amour de Pierrot (above), an anonymous artwork made in 1905, we’ve...
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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. ...
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The Devastating Dust Bowl of the Great Depression
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African History...
a brief note on the history of indigenous and foreign religions in African history, and the Kimpasi...
The majority of Africans today primarily identify as Christians and Muslims of various...
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The Problem with Catholic Popes: Linus and the Petrine Succession
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Trench Warfare in World War I: Rot, Rats, Ruin
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The Disaster That Was Napoleon’s Russian Campaign: An Overview
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42 Various Apocalyptic Scenes from Raphael’s Prophetic Messenger of Astrology (1827–61)
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Abraham Lincoln’s Early Life: From Rural Kentucky to the White House
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The Tudor War on Libel
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The Value of Wills to Historians
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Cool in the Shade: One Man’s Photographs with the Stars
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Shade Rupe is a writer, filmmaker and actor. He has written for various film and culture magazines. A collection of his interviews, with the likes of Udo Kier, Divine, Alejandro Jodorowsky and Tura Satana, was published in the volume Dark Stars Rising: Conversations from the...
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A History of Italy in 13 Monuments
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The 3 Most Important Ideas from the Vienna Circle
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The Battle of Zama: How Scipio Gave Rome the World
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Iakim Volkov’s Wedding: An Illustration of a Complicated History
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Hundred Rabbits
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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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.
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Volva: What Was the Role of Witches in the Viking World?
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Did Jesus Teach Stoic Philosophy?
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Brick Lane 1978: The Turning Point
On 4 May 1978, Altab Ali (24 Oct 1953 – 4 May 1978), a Bangladesh-born textile worker in an area off...
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The Men Who Sacked Rome: Who Were the Vandals?
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Philosophy of War: 3 Influential Theorists
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What Did the Vikings Really Look Like?
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P.T. Barnum: The Greatest Showman on Earth
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Once Overlooked Painting From Botticelli’s Studio Rediscovered
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The Incredible And True Story Of How Elvis Presley Became Orion, The Masked Singer
Destined to be a leading light to the world, James Hodges Ellis (born James Hughes Bell, February...
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Destined to be a leading light to the world, James Hodges Ellis (born James Hughes Bell, February 26, 1945 – December 12, 1998) was known to his fans as Orion. To others he was Elvis Presley. Ellis appeared with many artists, including Loretta Lynn, Jerry Lee Lewis, Tammy...
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Why Did Vincent van Gogh Cut Off His Ear?
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What Were the Seven Ecumenical Councils?
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The Enigmatic Harper Lee: 10 Facts
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6 Appalachian Folk Stories That Will Keep You Up at Night
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Britons Caught in the French Revolution
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The Mind & Body Problem in the Philosophy of Baruch Spinoza
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How well can AI imitate a 17th century doctor?
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Ernest Hemingway’s Guide to Writing A Book From Start to Finish
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Cat shelters, cat shoes, cat jewellery, and more from the Islamic Middle Ages
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What Does Erich Fromm Argue in ‘The Art of Loving’?
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NY City Proposes Public Monuments Bill With a Context on Slavery
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Why Is the Ship of Theseus Paradox Still Relevant Today?
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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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5 Inventions That Revolutionized Agriculture
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Patterns in Humanity
When Lightning Strikes... Literally
A quantification of the risk of dying from a lightning strike and other external sources of harm
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The Myth of the Minotaur
Journey Into the Labyrinth
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Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power (1963)
A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some...
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Coombs, Charles. Illustrated by Foor, R. H. Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power. New York: William Morrow and Co. (96 p.)...
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