TheCollector
Rise of Abraham Lincoln: The Road to the 1860 Election
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8 Historical Places to Visit in Kent
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Odysseus in the Underworld
Real or Fantasy?
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What Is a Medieval Morality Play?
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History of Hollywood in the 1980s-1990s: Everything You Need to Know
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10 Powerful Roman Emperor Names Still Used Today
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Sappho
Fragments of Poetry
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Why not Keynes?
Keynes’ uneasy relationship with income distribution
8 months ago
Keynes’ uneasy relationship with income distribution
TheCollector
Climate Vandal Painted Words in Red Next to a Civil War Exhibit
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TheCollector
The British Museum to Tighten Security and Collection Records
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a year ago
History Today Feed
The Death of a Mnemonist
The Death of a Mnemonist
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/01/2024 - 10:07
7 months ago
The Death of a Mnemonist
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/01/2024 - 10:07
Flashbak
British Punks in the 1980s by Shirley Baker
British photographer Shirley Baker captured these fabulous portraits of punks on the streets of...
5 months ago
British photographer Shirley Baker captured these fabulous portraits of punks on the streets of Manchester, Stockport and London’s Camden Town in the early 1980s. Shirley’s daughter, Nan Levy, spoke to the Museum of of Youth Culture about her mother’s work as part of an...
TheCollector
Modernism vs. Postmodernism: Two Genres Explained in 6 Facts and 13 Artworks
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What Was the Relationship Between Gauguin and Van Gogh?
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Terror on the HMS Erebus: The Tragic Arctic Expedition
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weird medieval guys
Why did medieval people invent so many collective nouns?
A pride of lions, a paddling of ducks, and....a herd of harlots?
a year ago
A pride of lions, a paddling of ducks, and....a herd of harlots?
TheCollector
What Happened at the Battle of Kyiv in WWII?
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What Are the Best Museums in Trieste, Italy?
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6 Works by Mexican Muralists You Should Know
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Dick Wolf Gives More Than Two Hundred Pieces to the Met
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Io Saturnalia!
Celebrate the “Best of Days”
a year ago
Celebrate the “Best of Days”
TheCollector
When Was the Battle of Guadalcanal?
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TheCollector
19 Surprising Facts about the History of Potatoes
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TheCollector
Was Henry VIII Really a Protestant?
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8 months ago
Trying to Understand...
One Of My Essays In Dutch.
I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and...
11 months ago
I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and send to me a translation into Dutch of my recent essay “What’s Left and What’s Left?” The translator has elected to remain anonymous, but I’m extremely grateful, and please join me in...
History Today Feed
‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/10/2024 - 00:00
3 months ago
‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/10/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Who is Mierle Laderman Ukeles?
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Young Technician December, 1957
This is an issue of a young adult magazine published just 3 months after the first Sputnik. Young...
a year ago
This is an issue of a young adult magazine published just 3 months after the first Sputnik. Young Technician was a scientific news and technology magazine. I realize that most of you have no Russian but the illustrations are a nice picture of the beginning of a new space...
TheCollector
Performance Art: 8 Famous and Influential Women
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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...
TheCollector
Pearl Harbor: “A Date Which Will Live in Infamy!”
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6 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July
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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, implemented the export of .theme files, and theme...
Classical Wisdom
Dionysus
The God of Wine!
2 months ago
TheCollector
College Culture in the US & The Vietnam War: An Unlikely Connection
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The Expanding Nation: How Westward Expansion Shaped Early US Elections
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9 Fascinating Facts About the Eastern Front in WWII
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Oldest Ancient Temple Unearthed in Cyprus
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5 Famous Black Mexicans
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Classical Wisdom
How do we know what’s True? How can we decipher what is real among lies?
“Triple Threat at Suez Canal, Panama Canal, & Mexico Attack Freight”
11 months ago
“Triple Threat at Suez Canal, Panama Canal, & Mexico Attack Freight”
TheCollector
The Great Game: British Empire vs. Tsarist Russia in Afghanistan
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TheCollector
8 Things to See in Tokyo: A Guide For Art Enthusiasts
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Was Alexandre Dumas Black?
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Here Are the 3 Etruscan Kings of Rome (and Lars Porsenna)
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TheCollector
5 Military Geniuses From History
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9 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
A Journey to the Moon: A science fiction poem for children (1954)
An unusual children's book consisting of a long poem about Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and an imaginary...
a year ago
An unusual children's book consisting of a long poem about Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and an imaginary trip to the Moon. It is highly illustrated and worth a look if you have not seen it. It was colored in places in crayon by a child but that sort of adds to the charm of someone who...
TheCollector
Give All to Love: A New Documentary on Ralph Waldo Emerson Debuts
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TheCollector
Why Are the Black Hills Sacred to the Lakota Sioux?
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7 months ago
Flashbak
Great Photos: Le Mariage des Diables Blancs, May 22 1954
On May 22 1954, tightrope walkers Berthy Omankowsky and Roger Decugis married on a rope stretched...
6 months ago
On May 22 1954, tightrope walkers Berthy Omankowsky and Roger Decugis married on a rope stretched high above the Place du Capitole in Toulouse, France. The wedding of two members of the Franco-Czechoslovakian (Diables Blancs) White Devils Company was overseen by Father Robert...
TheCollector
What Is the History of Halloween?
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TheCollector
How Did Descartes View Animals?
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Samnite Wars: How Rome Conquered the Samnites (History & Aftermath)
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TheCollector
The Mythical Green Anaconda of the Amazon Rainforest
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a month ago
TheCollector
How Did Near Eastern Cultures Influence Greek Art?
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9 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Funny Pictures Magazine May (1976)
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue...
a year ago
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue has a nice space story comic.
Весёлые Картинки (Funny Pictures.) ( Komsomol “Veselye Kartinki”.) nr. 4, April 1976.
TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in New York
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3 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, August 16, 2024
Fireside this week! I find I have my thoughts more or less together for the last part of the...
4 months ago
Fireside this week! I find I have my thoughts more or less together for the last part of the Imperator series, but I have not yet gotten them into a satisfying order – a common hazard of writing – so they will have to wait for next week. It’s not yet clear to me if … Continue...
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...
TheCollector
George Lindemann Family Returned Looted Items to Cambodia
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a year ago
Flashbak
President Johnson Orders Trousers from Joe Haggar – big enough for his ‘nuts’, ‘bunghole’ and knife
On August 9 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973) ordered a...
a month ago
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...
Trying to Understand...
People, States and Borders.
And other dubious ideas.
4 months ago
TheCollector
7 Great Historical Attractions in the Netherlands
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4 months ago
Wrong Side of...
Your favourite half-British president
We could win bigly by courting Donald Trump
a month ago
We could win bigly by courting Donald Trump
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Last Chance!
a year ago
TheCollector
What Are the 8 Most Popular Churches in Venice?
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TheCollector
The Great Papal Schism: Two Christian Leaders Against Each Other
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a year ago
African History...
The desert town of Southern Africa: A history of Khauxanas 1780-1906
A view of pre-colonial Namibia from the khoisan town of ||Khauxa!nas.
a year ago
A view of pre-colonial Namibia from the khoisan town of ||Khauxa!nas.
TheCollector
4 Novels by John Steinbeck You Should Read
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TheCollector
Battle of Chaeronea: Philip II vs. Athens and Thebes
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How Divisionism Shaped Modern Painting and Art History
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TheCollector
First Nations of the Canadian Atlantic Provinces: A Brief History
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Josephine Baker: An American Dancer in the French Resistance
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a year ago
Flashbak
Woodstock Festival Comics from the 1970s
In October 1970s, the 1969 Woodstock Festival was immortalised in a comic book. The romance story “I...
4 months ago
In October 1970s, the 1969 Woodstock Festival was immortalised in a comic book. The romance story “I Found My Love at the Woodstock Festival!” appeared in Falling in Love #118. Comics and Woodstock were a good match. Charles M. Schulz’s didn’t name the little yellow bird and...
A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 29, 2023 (Year In Review)
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but...
11 months ago
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but between the holidays and the whole pedant household coming down with a nasty cold, I’m a bit short of the time and energy to put together a full fireside with...
TheCollector
10 Must-See Historic Sites to Visit in Madrid
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African History...
A history of the Buganda kingdom.
government in central Africa.
a year ago
government in central Africa.
Flashbak
A Shagtastic Tour of Swinging Britain in 1967
Among British Pathé’s newsreel films made for UK cinemas up until 1970 vis this wonderful time of...
7 months ago
Among British Pathé’s newsreel films made for UK cinemas up until 1970 vis this wonderful time of Swinging Britain capsule from 1967. Shot on 35mm film and backed by the lilting holiday camp music, a narrator these videos are not a little kitsch. In Swinging Britain we take an...
TheCollector
Edward Longshanks & the Conquest of Wales
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TheCollector
7 Times the Parthenon Was Transformed and Destroyed
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
How to Handle Financial Worries - Just in Time for the Holidays
Advice from Dale Carnegie and the Stoics
a year ago
Advice from Dale Carnegie and the Stoics
TheCollector
How Did the Anglo-Saxons Gain Supremacy Over the Britons?
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TheCollector
5 Lost Cities of Ancient Egypt Rediscovered
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TheCollector
Collector Chris Levett Is Selling His Huge Trove of Ancient Armor
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Flashbak
Postcards From The First Bauhaus Exhibition, 1923
To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s...
a month ago
To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s Bauhaus design school (der Bauhäusler) produced a set of postcards. Fellow lovers of collecting postcards (deltiology) understand the joy of holding these small picturesque moments...
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KAWS: 11 Things You Should Know
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TheCollector
444 Days: The Story of the Iran Hostage Crisis
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a year ago
TheCollector
7 European Powers Involved in the Scramble for Africa
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7 months ago
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Quick Notification
In Search of Homer
2 months ago
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What Is the History of Valentine’s Day?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Siege of Vicksburg?
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7 months ago
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Weekend Roundup
Animals of the Ancient World
6 months ago
Animals of the Ancient World
TheCollector
England’s Medieval Angevin Empire Explained
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TheCollector
Évora: History & 10 Must-See Sites
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TheCollector
MFA Boston Returns a Looted Egyptian Coffin to Sweden
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7 months ago
TheCollector
U.S. Submarines: How Did the ‘Silent Service’ Win WWII in the Pacific?
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TheCollector
Vatican Museums Open Ancient Roman Necropolis
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a year ago
History Today Feed
The Death of Clive of India
The Death of Clive of India
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/11/2024 - 10:55
a month ago
The Death of Clive of India
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/11/2024 - 10:55
History Today Feed
The Allure of Medieval Churches
The Allure of Medieval Churches
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/30/2024 - 09:12
a month ago
The Allure of Medieval Churches
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/30/2024 - 09:12
Global Inequality...
2x2 geopolitics
Wars and ideology simplified
5 months ago
Wars and ideology simplified
TheCollector
Claude Picasso Died at Age 76
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a year ago
TheCollector
Fascists vs. Communists: Spanish Civil War’s Outside Influences
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a year ago
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
A Collection of...
Collections: The Philosophy of Liberty – On Liberalism
It is once again the week of July 4th and so, as is customary here, I am going to use this week’s...
5 months ago
It is once again the week of July 4th and so, as is customary here, I am going to use this week’s post to talk about the United States or more correctly this week about the political philosophy the United States was founded on: liberalism. Now an immediate clarification is...
Patterns in Humanity
Historical Accounts of African Cannibalism
A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
10 months ago
A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
TheCollector
Malta & Its Role in World War II: A Crucial Fortress Island
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TheCollector
Harry Houdini’s Death: Was It Really by Sucker Punch?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
In Defence of Boring Books
In Defence of Boring Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/04/2024 - 00:00
8 months ago
In Defence of Boring Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/04/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
New Warhol Exhibition Reveals Rare Art Treasures
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Rome’s Greatest Defeat? Hannibal’s Victory at Cannae
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
The Mother Goddess of Rome
And Her Controversial Religion
7 months ago
And Her Controversial Religion
TheCollector
Hidden Gospels: What Books Were Removed from the Bible (and Why)?
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Separate History from Myth?
And does it need to be true to be important?
a year ago
And does it need to be true to be important?
Trying to Understand...
Ukraine and the end of "Europe."
Nation-states were the problem: supranationality was not the answer.
over a year ago
Nation-states were the problem: supranationality was not the answer.
TheCollector
Alphonse Mucha: The Father of Art Nouveau in 7 Works
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TheCollector
What Did Christopher Columbus Discover?
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Classical Wisdom
Ancient Greek Art
Through the Ages
3 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the History of April Fools’ Day?
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TheCollector
Discover Norman Rockwell’s America (& His Legacy)
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TheCollector
Get to Know Claudius Ptolemy & His Geocentric Model of the Universe
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a year ago
Flashbak
At Home With Candy, Andy and the Bearandas, A Terrifying Children’s Comic From 1966
In 1966, Candy and Andy lived with their parents, Mr and Mrs Bearandas above a toy shop in a typical...
6 months ago
In 1966, Candy and Andy lived with their parents, Mr and Mrs Bearandas above a toy shop in a typical English village called Riverale, going about the place in their rainbow-striped Mini. For a year, their everyday lives were documented in 154 comic books ( ‘the comic full of fun...
TheCollector
The History of Underwear: Loincloths, Petticoats, Boxers, & Briefs
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TheCollector
What Is Gnosticism?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Prehistoric Art Examples Found in Turkey
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a year ago
Res Obscura
Simulating History with ChatGPT
The Case for LLMs as Hallucination Engines
a year ago
The Case for LLMs as Hallucination Engines
TheCollector
5 Female Artists From South America That You Should Know
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5 months 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...
6 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
Why Is Boston Called Beantown?
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TheCollector
4 Egyptian Myths That Inspired Cinema
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Gandhi in South Africa: The Formation of the World-Famous Pacifist
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TheCollector
Operation Market Garden: Success and Failure for the Allies
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TheCollector
Newest Banksy Mural Guarded After Vandalism
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5 Key Myths About the Greek God Hades
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4 Nazi Massacres in Italy (and Their Memory)
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What Is Trompe L’Oeil?
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11 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
Who Was Hilma af Klint? 7 Facts About the Pioneer of Abstract Art
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
j.hoare
Mon, 01/08/2024 - 11:15
11 months ago
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
j.hoare
Mon, 01/08/2024 - 11:15
TheCollector
Was the Neolithic Revolution Really a Revolution?
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TheCollector
Wise Men & Witches: Magic in the Bible
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TheCollector
Baroque Obsession: What Was So Innovative About Caravaggio?
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TheCollector
What Makes Citizen Kane the Greatest Film of All Time?
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TheCollector
Work Begins on Naples’ New Archaeological Museum
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6 months ago
Wrong Side of...
Welcoming the stranger
Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', Part Two
6 days ago
Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', Part Two
TheCollector
The Church Under the Tang Dynasty: A Forgotten Outpost of Christianity
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Classical Wisdom
The Cyclops
A Misunderstood Monster?
a year ago
History Today Feed
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
11 months ago
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
Flashbak
British Artist Finds An Incredible Album Of Found Photos
Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge...
a month ago
Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge came upon this album of pictures. “I find images that resonate with me and then with that I try to bring their characters to life in my work,” she tells us. “I bought the slides on...
TheCollector
What Was the Fall of Satan in the Bible?
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TheCollector
6 Artists Associated With Magic Realism You Should Know
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TheCollector
The Fascinating Evolution of Color in Artworks: From Cave to Canvas
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TheCollector
John Sellars on Aristotle’s Life, Philosophy, and Relevance Today
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9 months ago
Flashbak
The Spellbinding Corrupted Photos On An Artist’s Stolen Laptop
Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her...
2 months ago
Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her laptop and backup drive. They’d pulled over a car being driven by Adrian Rodriguez and spotted Willhide’s stolen possession on the back seat. “It’s kind of like winning the lottery;...
TheCollector
5 Historic Locations From the Troubles in Northern Ireland
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TheCollector
A History of Alaska’s Indigenous People
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Caused the First Opium War in China?
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TheCollector
An Introduction to the Ethics of Care
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6 months ago
TheCollector
A History of the Whig Party: Who Were the Whigs?
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Secret of the Stoics
3 months ago
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Aristotle on Luck
Do You Feel Lucky?
a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part V: Epilogue
This is the fifth part of our four(ish) five part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc) look...
7 months ago
This is the fifth part of our four(ish) five part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc) look at how the Roman legions were able to overcome the Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the third and second centuries BC. We have covered the decisive battles in the story, although...
Classical Wisdom
The Secret Life of Latin
Still A Living Language?
3 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Characteristics of Italian Renaissance Art?
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TheCollector
Here’s How AI Completed Keith Haring’s Work
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TheCollector
The Tempest: Shakespeare’s Tale of Magic, Power, and Forgiveness
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5 of D.H. Lawrence’s Most Notable Novels
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Plato’s Phaedo: Is The Soul Immortal?
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How Fritz the Cat Deconstructed 1960s America
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5 Great Reads by Charles Dickens
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History Today Feed
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:19
4 months ago
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:19
TheCollector
The Renaissance Women of Italy: 10 Extraordinary Artists
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a year ago
TheCollector
5 Tips on How to Approach Conceptual Art
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7 months ago
African History...
An episode of Naval warfare on the East African coast: the Sakalava invasions of 1792-1817
Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
a year ago
Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
TheCollector
Operation Paperclip: What the US Did With Nazi Scientists After WWII
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What Is Hagia Sophia & Who Built It?
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6 months ago
African History...
The General History of Africa
a comprehensive look at states and societies across the continent's entire history.
8 months ago
a comprehensive look at states and societies across the continent's entire history.
TheCollector
What Can Psychoanalysis Tell Us About Hamlet?
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TheCollector
How Did the Kingdom of Aksum Give Birth to Ethiopian Christianity?
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TheCollector
Benito Mussolini: This Was the Life of Il Duce
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What Is Russian Futurism?
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9 months ago
Flashbak
1970s Graffiti in Dirty Old Boston
British bands were big in 1970s Boston. Fans of X-Ray Secs, Billy Idol, Sham 69 and the Buzzcocks...
8 months ago
British bands were big in 1970s Boston. Fans of X-Ray Secs, Billy Idol, Sham 69 and the Buzzcocks sprayed the bands’ names on the city’s walls. The stories behind other graffiti photographed by Meredith Jacobson Marciano is less obvious. Were the Lesbian Turds a band? The New...
TheCollector
3 Mexican Artists Who Painted Political Murals
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TheCollector
The Second Battle of El Alamein: How Was Rommel Defeated?
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TheCollector
What Are the 6 Tallest Mountains in Alaska?
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Homo Erectus: The Most Successful Human?
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TheCollector
Why Did Ukraine Make Stamps of Banksy’s Art?
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a year ago
Open Culture
The Sinking of the Britannic: An Animated Introduction to the Titanic’s Forgotten Sister Ship
We all know about the Titanic. Less often do we hear about the Britannic—the sister passenger liner...
a week ago
We all know about the Titanic. Less often do we hear about the Britannic—the sister passenger liner that the British turned into a hospital ship during World War I. Launched in 1914, two years after the Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean, the Britannic featured a number of...
TheCollector
1920s Flappers: An Overview of the Ladies of the Jazz Age
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a year ago
African History...
a brief note on contacts between ancient African kingdoms and Rome.
finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
6 months ago
finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
3 weeks ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added an article named A Shining Place Built Upon The Sand, and Week 6 to the Victoria to Sitka Logbook.
Rabbit Waves, added a page on Morse Code...
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Who Was Vortigern?
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6 months ago
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Why Did Shakespeare Write Macbeth?
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a month ago
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Rare Exhibition of Roman Marbles Heads to North America
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5 days ago
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When Was the Era of Japan’s Bakufu?
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a month ago
History Today Feed
The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 06:00
History Today Feed
50 Years of Cyprus Divided
50 Years of Cyprus Divided
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 09:24
5 months ago
50 Years of Cyprus Divided
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 09:24
Classical Wisdom
Women of Ancient Rome
The First Roman Empress and More...
9 months ago
The First Roman Empress and More...
TheCollector
Ancient Egypt Under the Achaemenid Persian Empire: A Brief Overview
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12 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Beatles’ First Hit?
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a year ago
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How Does the Electoral College Work?
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3 months ago
Res Obscura
How well can AI imitate a 17th century doctor?
Arcadio Huang is ill in 1710s Paris. Can GPT-4 and Gemini find a cure?
10 months ago
Arcadio Huang is ill in 1710s Paris. Can GPT-4 and Gemini find a cure?
Classical Wisdom
Tolkien and the Classics
Plato, Cicero... Bilbo?
a year ago
TheCollector
7 Important Baroque Paintings You Should Know
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11 months ago
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Albert Speer: Architect, Minister, and Hitler’s Closest Friend
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Why Is the Symbol of Flowers Associated with Femininity?
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9 months ago
Flashbak
The Wonder Of Soviet Bus Stops
“The bus stops are disappearing so fast. If I come back a year from now, they could be gone,...
3 months ago
“The bus stops are disappearing so fast. If I come back a year from now, they could be gone, demolished, or rebuilt. These pictures may be all that’s left in the end. I want to give them some kind of immortality.” — Christopher Herwig, Photographer and Soviet Bus Stop Hunter ...
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Roman Military Ranks: From Legionary to General
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a week ago
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Piero della Francesca in 3 Works: Perspective, Politics, and Symbols
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5 months ago
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Louis Pasteur: The Scientist Who Discovered Vaccines & Pasteurization
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
3 months ago
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
Flashbak
Stanley Kubrick’s Photos of Chicago (Volume 2), 1949
In 1949, Look magazine sent its young photojournalist Stanley Kubrick on assignment to shoot...
6 months ago
In 1949, Look magazine sent its young photojournalist Stanley Kubrick on assignment to shoot pictures for a story documenting people’s life in the city of Chicago. You can see Volume 1 of his photos here. The series of photographs was accompanied by an essay from the Chicago...
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Abstract Expressionist Alfred Leslie Through 7 Paintings
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a year ago
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What Did Aristotle Say About Meaning and Language?
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a year ago
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London at Night : Harold Burdekin Photographs A City Between Life And Eternity
London looked better at night in these pictures by Harold Burdekin (1899-1944). With his...
2 months ago
London looked better at night in these pictures by Harold Burdekin (1899-1944). With his collaborator John Morrison, Burdekin photographed London after dark for his book London Night, published in 1934. A year earlier, the photographer George Brassaï had published his influential...
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Beer Hall Putsch: What Was Hitler’s Failed Attempt to Seize Power?
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11 months ago
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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...
8 months ago
“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‘...
African History...
a brief note on the ancient Herders and Foragers of South Africa.
a social history of the KhoiKhoi community (2000BP - 1880)
11 months ago
a social history of the KhoiKhoi community (2000BP - 1880)
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.
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10 Crazy Facts About the History of Syphilis
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a year ago
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‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 11:50
10 months ago
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 11:50
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How Bayonets Revolutionized Warfare
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7 months ago
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How Accurate Were Aristotle’s Views on Science?
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9 months ago
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The Dallas Art Fair Decides on 2024 Exhibitions
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11 months ago
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What is Peter Singer’s Principle of Equal Consideration?
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12 months ago
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How Did the Tudors Celebrate Christmas?
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5 days ago
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Why Emmanuel Levinas Called Ethics the “First Philosophy”
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a year ago
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8 Exotic Birds Driven to Extinction in Modern History
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a year ago
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Place of Gold: The Complex Story of Johannesburg
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3 months ago
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Fixing Time In 1970s and 80s England: Ian Macdonald Shows Us A Changing World
Ian Macdonald’s black-and-white film photography from the 1970 and 80s shows us children’s at...
3 months ago
Ian Macdonald’s black-and-white film photography from the 1970 and 80s shows us children’s at school, heavy industry, steel works, Redcar blast furnace, Smith’s Dock Shipyard, houseboats and life in Cleveland and Teesside, England. “The blast furnace has a drama and beauty to...
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Found Vintage Photobooth Pictures
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,”...
4 months ago
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,” says vintage photography collector Robert E. Jackson. “If you see or own an amazing photobooth, you can pretty much figure it used to be part of a 4-pose strip. The individual...
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The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook, 1976
The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook was published in 1976 and 1980. This user guide to knowing cocaine...
6 months ago
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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Paracelsus in the Ottoman Empire: Adoption or Adaptation?
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9 months ago
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What Is Hindutva? A Look at Hindu Nationalism
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3 months ago
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Is Free Will an Illusion? If So, That’s Okay
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4 months ago
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What Was the Third Council of Constantinople?
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a week ago
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Joris Hoefnagel: The Emperor’s Best Artist Who Drew Insects That Told of Love And Death
Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by...
2 months ago
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...
History Today Feed
William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:21
9 months ago
William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:21
African History...
A history of Zanzibar before the Omanis (600-1873)
Journal of African cities chapter 7
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 7
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Native American Groups React on Covering Native Displays
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10 months ago
African History...
A history of the Gonja Kingdom: (1550-1899)
State and society in nothern ghana after the Mali empire's decline.
a year ago
State and society in nothern ghana after the Mali empire's decline.
Dreams of Space -...
Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (May 1947)
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The...
over a year ago
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight.
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Who Was Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi?
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9 months ago
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5 Key Tenets of Rastafarian: Between Zion and Babylon
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a year ago
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Philosophy 101: What Are The 5 Major Branches of Philosophy?
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a year ago
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Catholicism: The 10 Most Unusual Patron Saints
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4 months ago
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What Was Operation Downfall?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
A History of the United States Senate
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Origins of Latin Literature
...and the Master of Roman Comedy
a year ago
...and the Master of Roman Comedy
Res Obscura
Why I love etymologies
Telephones popularized "hello," "lox" is 8,000 years old, and other reasons why the history of words...
7 months ago
Telephones popularized "hello," "lox" is 8,000 years old, and other reasons why the history of words matters
Wrong Side of...
Inside the Catholic State
The world that created Caravaggio
a month ago
The world that created Caravaggio
History Today Feed
‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:18
4 months ago
‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:18
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The Role of Money in US Elections: Can We Achieve Fair Campaign Finance?
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African History...
Africa and Europe during the age of mutual exploration: a Swahili traveler's description of 19th...
The late modern period that began in the early 19th century was the height of mutual exploration on...
3 months ago
The late modern period that began in the early 19th century was the height of mutual exploration on a global scale in which African travelers were active agents.
Trying to Understand...
No End Of A Lesson.
If we can only learn it.
2 months ago
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Michelangelo Scribble Sells For $200,000
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8 months ago
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The Incredible Story of Cadmus: The First Hero of Greek Mythology
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4 weeks ago
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6 Mythological Creatures Found on Tarot Cards and Their Meaning
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5 months ago
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Vanishing Point: New Zealand and Australia in the 80s and 90s
“I approached my subjects with a sense of urgency. I believed that my world, as I knew it, was...
a month ago
“I approached my subjects with a sense of urgency. I believed that my world, as I knew it, was drawing to a close” – Kathryn McCool on life in New Zealand in the 1980s Kathryn McCool was 18 when her father gave her a camera (a Ricoh SLR) he’d bought at auction. As Kathryn …...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
a year ago
Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
TheCollector
An Art Lovers Guide to Outdoor Exhibitions in Japan
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7 months ago
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10 Historical Facts About London You Might Not Know
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a month ago
Classical Wisdom
What is Virtue?
Can We Define it for Ourselves or Others?
3 months ago
Can We Define it for Ourselves or Others?
TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to New Mexico
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7 months ago
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10 Artists and Their Indispensable Canine Companions
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Continues the Hiatus, 2024
Friends, Readers, Countrymen, lend me your eyes! As sadly expected, the hiatus is going to continue...
2 months ago
Friends, Readers, Countrymen, lend me your eyes! As sadly expected, the hiatus is going to continue through October. I am making good progress on my writing, but still need to keep focusing. I am currently, I believe, on track for us to go back to normally scheduled posts in...
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The Sand Creek Massacre: A Horrific Tale of Betrayal & Greed
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4 months ago
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8 Things You Should Know About Gustave Moreau
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
4 months ago
From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
9 months ago
Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
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King Stephen of Blois: England’s Anarchist King
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10 months ago
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The Thirteenth Amendment: Abolishing Slavery in the USA
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3 weeks ago
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Finland in World War II: A Non-Fascist Axis Power?
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3 months ago
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Cimbrian War: Rome’s Greatest Threat Since Hannibal
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
8 months ago
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
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Hell in the Bible: Eternal Damnation vs. Annihilationism
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3 months ago
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4 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know About the Catholic Catechism
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3 months ago
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Who Is the Mystery Mummy of Tomb KV55? (4 Theories)
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a year ago
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Yayoi Kusama Debuts New Infinity Room in Australia Retrospective
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a week ago
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Emily Brontë: Misanthrope or Literary Genius (or Both)?
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7 months ago
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Colonization of the Philippines: Strategic Lands Wanted by Many
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9 months ago
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9 Interesting Facts about Medusa
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7 months ago
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Was Ambrosius Aurelianus the Real King Arthur?
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a year ago
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Soviets in Munich? The 1919 Bavarian Soviet Republic
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7 months ago
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King Charles XIV John (Bernadotte): Marshal of France, King of Sweden
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a month ago
History Today Feed
The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 06:00
History Today Feed
The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:23
6 days ago
The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:23
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Victoria Woodhull: The Women’s Rights Activist Who Ran for President
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a year ago
Global Inequality...
The order of inequality
Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
8 months ago
Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
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Bruno Latour’s Irreductions: The World as a Network of Relations
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a year ago
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The Economy & The Vote: How Financial Fluctuations Impact Presidential Races
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2 months ago
African History...
a complete history of Mombasa ca. 600-1895.
Journal of African cities: chapter 13
3 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 13
Classical Wisdom
Rituals and Religion
Belief in the Ancient World
a year ago
Belief in the Ancient World
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Switzerland’s Historic Neutrality: Why Doesn’t the Country Take Sides?
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2 months ago
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Paris Announces Notre Dame Reopening Plus Potential Entry Fee
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a month ago
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Hitler’s Gamble: Where Did the Battle of the Bulge Take Place?
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5 months ago
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TheCollector Interviews Director Karen Milbourne of The Fralin
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5 months ago
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Charles Green Shaw Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes (1930s)
This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw in the 1930s features black and white...
a week ago
This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw in the 1930s features black and white illustrations and poetic recipes for various cocktails. A leading figure in early American abstraction, Charles Green Shaw (May 1, 1892 – April 2, 1974) was an American painter, poet,...
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What Is Conceptual Photography?
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6 months ago
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Does Nietzsche Believe in Free Will?
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Building Reading Skills (1951)
Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an...
a year ago
Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an aerospace theme for their series of books and since spaceflight was the trend for children they "branded" them. Truly these are pretty dull books even with a couple of space...
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Was Spinoza an Atheist? The Theological-Political Treatise
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9 months ago
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Repatriation Efforts Across Europe and the US
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10 months ago
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