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The effects of early colonial warfare in central Africa
TheCollector
Discovery in Spain Could Change View on Ancient Gender Roles
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Origins of Latin Literature
...and the Master of Roman Comedy
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...and the Master of Roman Comedy
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Chichen Itza?
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The Luftwaffe Under the Nazis: A Formidable Air Foe & Force
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‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
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Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
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‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
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Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
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Reacting to the French Revolution: Edmund Burke and the British Pamphlet War
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The Anglo-Zanzibar War (AKA The Shortest War in History)
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Happy Easter! What Are the Origins of Easter?
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The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
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Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
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The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
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Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
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6 Magical Realists to Read after Borges
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Stuck in God’s Knowledge: Foreknowledge & Free Will
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African History...
The stone ruins of South Africa: a history of Mapungubwe, Thulamela and Dzata. ca. 1000-1750CE.
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone...
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The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone monuments in Africa south of Nubia.
TheCollector
4 Ways Indigenous Cultures Survived Colonialism in Latin America
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Dreams of Space -...
Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space with Terry (1952)
Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
It came in a...
a year ago
Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
It came in a nice gift box with a space quiz. It is a little bit of an odd astronomy book. The illustration are very beautiful and if you notice each planet has smaller people in the picture to...
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On the Spot: William Dalrymple
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
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Tue, 09/24/2024 - 08:00
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On the Spot: William Dalrymple
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Tue, 09/24/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
How Did Johannes Vermeer Depict Women?
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Judith Leyster: The Most Famous Woman of the Dutch Golden Age
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Phoolan Devi, Bandit Queen of India
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How Ancient Writing Was Developed For Use in Religion & Magic
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Picasso to Lead Emily Fisher Landau’s Collection at Sotheby’s
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What Were the Strategic Objectives During the Battle of Narvik?
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Food & Diet in Ancient Egypt: An Interview with Dr. Sarah Doherty
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Welcome to the Country Club: Prison Life in Four Different Nations
Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order:...
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Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order: The World of Criminal Justice,. Below we see photographs pictures of prison life in Colombia, France, Uganda and the United States. “I’m interested in these aspects of society that...
TheCollector
How Were the Twelve Tribes of Israel Formed?
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Trying to Understand...
The Newer World Order.
But can they get their heads round it?
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But can they get their heads round it?
TheCollector
Did Jesus Live in India?
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A Brief Timeline of Ancient Egyptian Art
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Weekend Roundup
Roman Empire Podcasts
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Why Does the UK Celebrate Guy Fawkes Night?
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‘A Priori’ and ‘A Posteriori’ Knowledge: What Are They?
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Classical Wisdom
The Tragedy of Ajax
Greece's Second Greatest Soldier?
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Greece's Second Greatest Soldier?
Trying to Understand...
Russia/Ukraine is not a sports competition.
Victory in war requires a bit of thought.
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Victory in war requires a bit of thought.
TheCollector
Northanger Abbey: Jane Austen’s Gothic Parody
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What Did Averroes Ask Ibn Arabi?
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Did Climate Change Cause the Collapse of Egypt’s New Kingdom?
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Hanging Out With Rock And Pop Stars at The Zenith of Their Careers In The 1980s
Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he...
10 months ago
Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he first spotted at a swap meet in Pasadena, California. We don’t know who took these photographs of David Bowie backstage, James Brown meeting and greeting the fans and many other...
TheCollector
What Can History and Archaeology Tell Us About the Druids?
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5 Quotes by Thomas Hobbes Explained
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How Bayonets Revolutionized Warfare
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The Incredible Story of Cadmus: The First Hero of Greek Mythology
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‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/22/2024 - 11:07
11 months ago
‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/22/2024 - 11:07
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)
African History...
a brief note on Ethnicity and the State in Africa
the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
7 months ago
the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
African History...
a brief note on the long history of African diplomacy.
historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
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historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
TheCollector
The Problem with Catholic Popes: Linus and the Petrine Succession
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Trying to Understand...
Will it Bend or Will it Break?
The international system, that is.
a year ago
The international system, that is.
TheCollector
Protein or Propaganda? The Story Behind America’s Love Affair with Milk
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William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:21
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William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:21
TheCollector
American Tourist Smashed Roman Artifacts at the Israel Museum
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Who Are Some Key Figures in Epistemology?
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10 Iconic Historic Landmarks in California You Should Visit
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Georgian Wine: The World’s Oldest Wine Producer in 4 Great Wineries
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How Russia Became the World’s Biggest Country
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6 Cultural Trends That Defined the Roaring Twenties
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Religious Symbolism & Traditions of Easter Beyond the Bunny
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Weekend Roundup
Was Alexander Great?
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‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/12/2023 - 08:59
a year ago
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/12/2023 - 08:59
TheCollector
The Electoral College Explained
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D.W. Griffith: The Legacy of a Problematic Pioneer
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‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 01:00
a year ago
‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 01:00
TheCollector
What Were the Most Terrible Acts of the British Empire?
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Dreams of Space -...
Das Neue Universum, Volume 67 (1950)
Das Neue Universum (The New Universe) was a German science annual series aimed at older...
a year ago
Das Neue Universum (The New Universe) was a German science annual series aimed at older children.
From the German Wikipedia site (translated) : "The New Universe is a German children's literature series with themes in the fields of knowledge , research , adventure and...
TheCollector
Rock the Vote! How Music & Pop Culture Influenced Elections
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Miyako Festivals Of Kyoto, Japan – Illustrations From A 1920s Album of Silk Paintings
These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s...
11 months ago
These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s showing all different festivals held in Kyoto, Japan. Miyako (‘capital’) is an archaic name for Kyoto, which was the capital of Japan from 794 AD to 1868 AD. The pictures playson...
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More Banksy Animals Appear Across London
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5 Hero Archetypes You Should Know
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Who Won the Battle of Cold Harbor?
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The Orlando Museum of Art Faces Financial Distress
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8 Things to See in Tokyo: A Guide For Art Enthusiasts
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What’s the Context of Good Friday? From Passover to Crucifixion
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The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:07
2 months ago
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:07
African History...
Kingdoms at the forest's edge: a history of Mangbetu (ca. 1750-1895)
The northern region of central Africa between the modern countries of D.R.Congo and South Sudan has...
7 months ago
The northern region of central Africa between the modern countries of D.R.Congo and South Sudan has a long and complex history shaped by its internal cultural developments and its unique ecology between the savannah and the forest. Among the most remarkable states that emerged in...
TheCollector
How the Iroquois Confederacy Inspired the US Women’s Rights Movement
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10 Weird Events From Presidential Elections
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Who Won the Battle of Chickamauga?
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Classical Wisdom
How Should We Look at History?
Hold it up? Seal it off? Or Break it Down?
9 months ago
Hold it up? Seal it off? Or Break it Down?
Classical Wisdom
Rituals and Religion
Belief in the Ancient World
a year ago
Belief in the Ancient World
Trying to Understand...
Into the Waste Land
Nothing connects.
a year ago
Flashbak
At Large in Leyton – A Walk Around The East London Manor 1989-1994
On Monday November 28th, 1994, the police riot squad arrived to evacuate Claremont Road in the...
11 months ago
On Monday November 28th, 1994, the police riot squad arrived to evacuate Claremont Road in the so-called “autonomous republic” of “Wanstonia”. The protest against the demolition of housing to make way for the M11 Link Road was lost. Harry Cohen, MP for Leyton said “the Department...
Dr Alun Withey
Health and the Habitual Traveller in the 19th Century
Recently I’ve been contributing to a new series of stories, drawing on the archives of Lloyds’...
over a year ago
Recently I’ve been contributing to a new series of stories, drawing on the archives of Lloyds’ Register – a fantastic archive, with a wealth of sources on many aspects of maritime, but also broader social, history. The full series can be found here:...
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Emperor Lucius Verus: Life, Death, Reign
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Spice Wars: The European Fight for the Spice Trade
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P.T. Barnum: The Greatest Showman on Earth
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Should Death Concern Us?
How can we deal with the inevitable... before the inevitable deals with us?
a year ago
How can we deal with the inevitable... before the inevitable deals with us?
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Weekend Roundup
The Art of the Interesting
4 weeks ago
The Art of the Interesting
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7 of Elsa Schiaparelli’s Greatest Artistic Collaborations
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3 Depictions of Saint Jerome: Albrecht Dürer’s Fascination
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Wrong Side of...
Keeping it in the Family
Britain’s Cousin Marriage Conundrum
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Britain’s Cousin Marriage Conundrum
Dreams of Space -...
Happy Journeys (1961)
Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about...
11 months ago
Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about the future and ways someone might travel. The illustration were double page full color paintings of a exciting and strange future that might be around the corner. I see in this...
TheCollector
What Is BRICS and Why Is it Important?
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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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Andrew Jackson’s Early Life: Lawyer, Slave Trader, & Military Hero
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How Did Astrology and the Zodiac Differ Between Ancient Cultures?
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Was George Washington Nearly Killed During the American Revolution?
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African History...
Taming and domesticating the wild: the War-Elephants of ancient Aksum and Kush
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In his 1668 description of the West African kingdom of Benin, the Dutch writer Olfert Dapper reported that “The king shows himself only once a year to his people, going out of his court on horseback, accompanied by three or four hundred noblemen on horseback.”
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Bim-Bom: How a Soviet Clown Duo Defied the Soviets
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Do We NEED to Hear Opinions We Don’t Like?
I Dare You...
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What Is the Gift of Tongues in the Bible?
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5 Key Myths About the Greek God Hades
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Who Were the Founders of Chichen Itza?
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Lucid Dreaming: Can You Wake Up in Your Dreams?
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How Did German Expressionism Change The History of Cinema?
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Niko Pirosmani: Get to Know the Tragic Hero of Georgian Art
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How Did German Expressionism Shape Film Noir?
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Was Catherine of Aragon the Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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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
TheCollector
Johnny Cash: A Bio of Country Ballads & Boisterous Song
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How Mexico Fought Franco
How Mexico Fought Franco
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/18/2024 - 11:21
9 months ago
How Mexico Fought Franco
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/18/2024 - 11:21
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Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:20
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Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:20
TheCollector
The Zimmermann Telegram: Mexico & Germany as WWI Allies?
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Who Was Vernon Lee?
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Does Karma Exist?
Does what goes around come around?
8 months ago
Does what goes around come around?
TheCollector
What Is the Didache?
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Y Viva Espana: The Great British Package Holiday In Photos
When in June 1987, Shirley Baker photographed passengers at England’s Manchester Airport, many of...
6 months ago
When in June 1987, Shirley Baker photographed passengers at England’s Manchester Airport, many of them would have been on their way to sunny Spain as part of their package holiday. Jake Clark first arrived there in the late 1960s when his parents moved to a fishing village in...
History Today Feed
The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 08:00
3 months ago
The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 08:00
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Malta & Its Role in World War II: A Crucial Fortress Island
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What does Aristotle say in De Interpretatione?
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How Did Christianity Affect Japanese Immigration to America?
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6 Crazy Facts about Cape Town
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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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Istanbul’s Top 7 Historic Gems
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Has the Christian Bible Been Corrupted?
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New Study Reveals Fresh Insight Into Mayan Sacrifices
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Salford in 1977: People Of Langworthy, Ordsall and the Adelphi
In 1977, Phil Portus photographed life on the streets of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. A...
4 months ago
In 1977, Phil Portus photographed life on the streets of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. A member of the Reflex photography group, led by documentarian Diane Bush, a young American established documentary photographer, Portus wanted to show the everyday things people...
Classical Wisdom
Empress Theodora
Saint or Sinner?
2 months ago
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Top 5 Places to See the Northern Lights
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What Is Banksy’s Real Identity? (5 Scenarios)
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How Many People? Ancient Demography
One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is...
a year ago
One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is one of those basic bits of information and generally speaking those of us who teach these societies are usually prepared with an estimate to answer the question. But what we often...
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What Would a Day in the Public Baths of Ancient Rome Look Like?
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9 months ago
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Finding The Original Drugstore Cowboy : Los Angeles In 1980
Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith...
8 months ago
Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith Jacobson Marciano. In 1980, the coffee shop was closing forever.”The term “drugstore cowboy” came from here to mean a young wannabe whippersnapper who wanted to get into Westerns but...
Trying to Understand...
Unlike For Like.
BRICS and how international institutions work.
a month ago
BRICS and how international institutions work.
TheCollector
A Luta Continua! Mozambique’s Struggle for Independence
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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