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How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/10/2024 - 09:11
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How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/10/2024 - 09:11
Classical Wisdom
Should We Own Stuff?
The Wealth and Gold of Ancient Georgia
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The Wealth and Gold of Ancient Georgia
African History...
The complete history of Gondar: Africa's city of castles (1636-1900)
Journal of African cities chapter 8
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Journal of African cities chapter 8
TheCollector
Aspasia of Miletus: More Than Pericles’ Romantic Partner?
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What Is a Good Argument According to Aristotle?
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Edward VIII: The Worst Monarch in British History?
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The Sweet Flypaper of Life by Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes
“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is”...
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“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is” – Langston Hughes, The Sweet Flypaper of Life The Sweet Flypaper of Life (1955), a collaboration between photographer Roy DeCarava and poet Langston Hughes (February 1, 1902 –...
Trying to Understand...
The Newer World Order.
But can they get their heads round it?
10 months ago
But can they get their heads round it?
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Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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Mao Zedong: His Origins & Unlikely Rise to Power
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Albert Speer: Architect, Minister, and Hitler’s Closest Friend
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Rehabilitating the East India Company’s Nabobs
Rehabilitating the East India Company’s Nabobs
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
8 months ago
Rehabilitating the East India Company’s Nabobs
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Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
11 Facts About The Unique State of Maine
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African History...
The forgotten ruins of Botswana: stone towns at the desert's edge.
At its height in the 17th century, the stone towns of the ‘zimbabwe culture’ encompassed an area the...
6 months ago
At its height in the 17th century, the stone towns of the ‘zimbabwe culture’ encompassed an area the size of France. The hundreds of ruins spread across three countries in south-eastern Africa are among the continent’s best-preserved historical monuments and have been the subject...
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College Culture in the US & The Vietnam War: An Unlikely Connection
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4 Key Works by Mordecai Richler You Should Be Reading
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Abkhazia’s National Art Gallery Works Destroyed by Fire
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6 Must-See National Trust Properties in the UK
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“I Have a Dream”: The Life of Martin Luther King Jr.
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Why Were So Many Women Artists Still Life Painters?
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Classical Wisdom
Do We Need Dress Codes?
Are standards elevating or elitist?
a year ago
Are standards elevating or elitist?
TheCollector
Where Are the Best Travel Destinations for Shakespeare Fans?
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Non-alignment: A Third Foreign Policy Option During the Cold War?
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How Did the Tet Offensive Impact American Morale?
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Do Genetic Studies Refute the Etruscans’ Anatolian Origin?
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How Did the Inca Master Textile Art?
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6 Unsettling Artworks by Mike Kelley
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New Exhibition Examines Rembrandt’s Relationship with Star Pupil
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Ancient Egyptian Structure Discovered Near Giza Pyramids
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Who Are Hecate’s Parents?
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Rise and Legacy: Who Was Harry Truman?
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weird medieval guys
An 800 year prayer book that's decorated with puns
Plus a little history of manuscript illustration
a year ago
Plus a little history of manuscript illustration
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‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
8 months ago
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, May 10, 2024
Fireside this week! Next week, with luck, I’ll have my ‘On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon’ up...
7 months ago
Fireside this week! Next week, with luck, I’ll have my ‘On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon’ up as an addendum to our discussion of Hellenistic armies. But in the meantime, it is a fireside, and I thought, since it was just recently May the Fourth, we might talk some Star...
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Working in Ancient Egypt: 5 Interesting Professions
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What Is the History and Meaning of Music?
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The “Arch”: Who Was Desmond Tutu?
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7 Famous Cubist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Flashbak
Cruising New York City With Video Blogger Nelson Sullivan In The 1980s
“Thanks to his scrupulous attention, Nelson’s left behind a treasure trove of late-night videos...
10 months ago
“Thanks to his scrupulous attention, Nelson’s left behind a treasure trove of late-night videos that, even more than the Warhol diaries, trenchantly capture the party years in all their gleeful decadent fun.” – Michael Musto on New York City video blogger (vlogging) Nelson...
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Prometheus: The Titan Who Defied Zeus and Created Humanity
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What Is the Significance of the Carnegie Libraries?
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The Prado Museum Shows Paintings in Different Light
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Dreams of Space -...
New Treasury for Young Readers (1963)
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one...
10 months ago
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one just for balance. Some fine illustration is a lost bit of space flight for children.
New Treasury for Young Readers. Reader’s Digest. Pleasantville, NY. Reader’s Digest Association....
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Who Are the Klu Klux Klan?
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New Pompeii Excavations Reveal Decorated “Tiny House”
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Beyond the Scream: 10 Lesser-Known Paintings by Edvard Munch
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Hundred Rabbits
captain what is this
After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on...
over a year ago
After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on the 12th. We hove-to for the night, waiting for sunrise before entering Savusavu bay. 'Entering a strange harbor at night is for morons and fools,' people told us. We didn't...
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What Is Appropriation in Art?
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Risorgimento: The Long Road to the Unification of Italy
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Flashbak
Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And Vinyl Covers
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record...
3 months ago
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record and paperback covers for Elektra Records’ Nonesuch and Checkmate labels, notably on Love’s 1967 Forever Changes album. Ballentine books’ Adult Fantasy series and game artwork made...
Global Inequality...
The world according to Garegnani
I have not thought of this until I had lunch with Anwar Shaikh today. I have personally known Anwar...
7 months ago
I have not thought of this until I had lunch with Anwar Shaikh today. I have personally known Anwar for at least ten years. But only today it struck me that I was meeting a hero of my early intellectual life, although the difference in age between Anwar and me is not that great....
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Christie’s Reports Decline in Auction Sales For First Half of 2024
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What Were the Religious Beliefs of Hans Holbein the Younger?
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Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/25/2024 - 11:22
9 months ago
Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
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Mon, 03/25/2024 - 11:22
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The Value of Wills to Historians
The Value of Wills to Historians
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/10/2024 - 11:01
8 months ago
The Value of Wills to Historians
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/10/2024 - 11:01
TheCollector
A Brief History of Collecting Art
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4 Key Techniques of 20th-Century Photography
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Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
7 months ago
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
TheCollector
10 Architectural Landmarks You Must See in Valencia
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Dreams of Space -...
Some Day I'll Be an Aerospace Engineer (1967)
A "career book' today to inspire young people to pursue engineering. This is a little later in the...
a year ago
A "career book' today to inspire young people to pursue engineering. This is a little later in the space race but they did have a clear plan laid out for creating the engineers they might need. The school library was usually full of these career books to inspire academic...
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What Are the Seven Wonders of the Natural World?
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What Was Aristotle’s Opinion on Metaphysics?
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Japanese Martial Arts: How Were They Invented (and Exported)?
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What Pets Did the Ancient Romans Have?
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‘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
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Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/12/2024 - 10:11
6 months ago
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
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Wed, 06/12/2024 - 10:11
TheCollector
Cinco de Mayo: 5 Facts About the Mexican Celebration
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Ancient Jerusalem: From the Bronze Age to the Roman Era
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Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
10 months ago
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
TheCollector
7 Facts You Need to Know About Fra Angelico
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African History...
Textile trade and Industry in the kingdom of Kongo: 1483-1914
the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
a year ago
the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
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Las Vegas Gallery to Sell $100 Million Leonardo Sculpture
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The Indigenous Architecture of the Cosmos in the Amazon
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Surprising Results of The British Museum’s Internal Investigation
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A Collection of...
Collections: Nitpicking Gladiator II, Part I
This week, I want to talk a bit about the recent release of Gladiator II. Now I’ve written a review...
2 weeks ago
This week, I want to talk a bit about the recent release of Gladiator II. Now I’ve written a review of the film for Foreign Policy, which you can find here (behind the paywall). I also discussed it with Jason Herbert and Sarah Bond over at Historians at the Movies, which is a...
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5 Artworks by John Baldessari You Should Know
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How Did Lucas Cranach the Elder Support the Protestant Reformation?
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Exploring the Troubles in Belfast and Derry (Monuments & History)
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Who Was Achilles? Greek Mythology’s Greatest Warrior
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The Brink of Nuclear War: The Cuban Missile Crisis
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The Arts & Crafts Movement: A Response to the Industrial Revolution
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Modernism vs. Postmodernism: Two Genres Explained in 6 Facts and 13 Artworks
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What Was the Warsaw Pact?
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7 Iconic Works of the De Stijl Movement
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“Four Dead in Ohio”: The Kent State Shootings
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How Can We View Tecumseh From an Indigenous Perspective?
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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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Get to Know Palazzo Doria Pamphilj & Its Fascinating History
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Classical Wisdom
Hades
The God of the Dead
a year ago
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Euripides
The Greatest Writer of Greek Tragedy?
a year ago
The Greatest Writer of Greek Tragedy?
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The Louvre Could Move Mona Lisa To Underground Chamber
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
j.hoare
Thu, 11/23/2023 - 10:33
a year ago
Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
j.hoare
Thu, 11/23/2023 - 10:33
TheCollector
5 Hero Archetypes You Should Know
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Everything You Need to Know About the Moai
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Nature Aided in the Creation of the Great Sphinx of Giza?
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Alexander McQueen: 5 Fashion Collections Inspired by Art
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10 Iconic Historic Landmarks in California You Should Visit
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Animals of the Ancient World
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Animals of the Ancient World
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6 Female Pre-Raphaelite Artists You Should Know
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The First Punic War: A Clash of Cultures
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Who Is the Egyptian God Thoth?
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5 Influential African Leaders of the 20th Century
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6 Facts About Johannes Itten, the Famous Bauhaus Teacher
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Gaius Marius
... and the Fall of the Republic
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... and the Fall of the Republic
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Consumerism in Pop Art: Was It Celebrated or Criticized?
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What Is the Gettier Problem?
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6 Artworks Inspired by Gabriel García Márquez’s Famous Novel
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Place of Gold: The Complex Story of Johannesburg
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Global Inequality...
Powerful, but within the orbit of the empire
A review of Clinton Fernandes’ “Subimperial power“
11 months ago
A review of Clinton Fernandes’ “Subimperial power“
TheCollector
Colonization of the Philippines: Strategic Lands Wanted by Many
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American Modernist Florine Stettheimer Gets Catalogue Raisonné
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10 Interesting Facts About Haruki Murakami You Should Know
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Overcoming Bias
Futarchy Futurism
I have often taken on the role of econ futurist, analyzing the social consequences of particular...
3 weeks ago
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Spanish Museums To Distance Themselves From Colonial Framing
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Italian Government Bans Loans to Minneapolis Institute of Art
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When Did Operation Husky Take Place?
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Louis Pasteur: The Scientist Who Discovered Vaccines & Pasteurization
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The Whore of Babylon & Prostitution in the Bible
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African History...
How Africans wrote their own history: Debates and dialogues between four west African historians in...
Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
a year ago
Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
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Old Dubai: The Other Side of a Megacity
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King Stephen of Blois: England’s Anarchist King
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Overcoming Bias
How Every Empire Falls
On the radio yesterday, I heard the soulful song That’s How Every Empire Falls, written by RB Morris...
a month ago
On the radio yesterday, I heard the soulful song That’s How Every Empire Falls, written by RB Morris sometime before 2005, and performed at various times by Morris, John Prine, and Marianne Faithfull.
History Today Feed
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
j.hoare
Thu, 12/14/2023 - 09:33
a year ago
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
j.hoare
Thu, 12/14/2023 - 09:33
Classical Wisdom
Five Reasons Why Socrates Was A Terrible Husband
Should you meet your heroes?
7 months ago
Should you meet your heroes?
TheCollector
6 Lesser-Known Geoglyphs Outside of Nazca
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10 Things You Should Know About Henri Cartier-Bresson
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Juan Rulfo: Whispers & Myths From Mexico’s Most Enigmatic Writer
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Things To Come : The 1950s Science Fiction Book Club Newsletter
Things To Come was the monthly newsletter (originally bi-monthly) of publisher Doubleday’s Science...
6 months ago
Things To Come was the monthly newsletter (originally bi-monthly) of publisher Doubleday’s Science Fiction Book Club (SFBC). The short, typically four-page issues promoted the book club’s coming selections and best of volumes from Galaxy and The Magazine of Fantasy and Science...
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7 Facts about Francis Drake, the English Pirate-Hero
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What Is Samsara in Hinduism?
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History Today Feed
‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:31
3 months ago
‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:31
TheCollector
The Rise and Death of a ‘Mad Monk’: Who Was Grigori Rasputin?
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Hinduism in Bali: Things You Need to Know
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Notre Dame Unveils Plans for Contemporary Stained Glass
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5 Deadliest Sword Designs
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The Enigmatic Archeology of Chichen Itza: A World Wonder
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Who Was Saint Basil of Caesarea?
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A Collection of...
Comes the Hiatus, 2024!
Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards...
3 months ago
Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards the end of this year in order to allow me to focus on finalizing the manuscript of my book project, a study of the cost of fielding armies in the third and second centuries BC. That...
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How Did Frederick the Great Transform Prussia?
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 17, 2023
Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in...
a year ago
Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in particular the oddity of the Romans not using spear-and-shield infantry (much), but it isn’t ready yet and other things have me quite busy, so fireside it is. Fortunately, we have...
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Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/23/2024 - 10:07
11 months ago
Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/23/2024 - 10:07
African History...
A complete history of the old city of Gao ca. 700-1898.
Journal of African cities: chapter 12
5 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 12
Dreams of Space -...
Undersea Base (1974)
So a large change for today, instead of Outer Space books we are going to Inner Space with Undersea...
a month ago
So a large change for today, instead of Outer Space books we are going to Inner Space with Undersea Base. I have blogged about Mae Freeman's book Space Base (1974) several times. In it she showed children visiting a space station in the future. I recently found she had also...
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How Divisionism Shaped Modern Painting and Art History
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Alan Turing: The Genius Who Cracked the Enigma Code
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Magic, Marcus Aurelius, and the End of the World
7 months ago
Magic, Marcus Aurelius, and the End of the World
TheCollector
How Did Mesopotamia Become the Cradle of Civilization?
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Dr Alun Withey
Cuts, Rashes & Chatter! The Pain of the 18th-century Shave!
Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today...
over a year ago
Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today is usually a pretty mundane – if not a pleasant – experience. Indeed, the rise of traditional barbershops over the past few years, offering shaving as an experience, together with...
TheCollector
The Evolution of Socialism and Its Influence in the US
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Napoleon’s Hundred Days: The French Emperor’s Brief Return to Power
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10 Surprising Facts About the Great Beaver Wars
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African History...
a brief note on the Intellectual history of Africa
the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
10 months ago
the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
TheCollector
“I Am Because We Are”: Introducing Ubuntu Philosophy
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10 Curious Facts About Johnny Cash
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Classical Wisdom
Can We Choose NOT to Be Harmed?
How can we train Resilience?
a year ago
How can we train Resilience?
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Cold Harbor?
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Flashbak
Why Jimi Hendrix Preferred Linda McCartney To 19 Naked Women
Jimi Hendrix was a megastar. At his short-lived peak, he was the world’s highest earning musician....
a year ago
Jimi Hendrix was a megastar. At his short-lived peak, he was the world’s highest earning musician. But record companies were uncertain how to sell the man behind the music who was banned by the BBC. For the album Are You Experienced, photographer Karl Ferris snapped the band with...
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What Is the Suspense Paradox in the Philosophy of Film?
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Was Emperor Nero Universally Hated During His Reign?
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Heracles Cleans the Augean Stables: The Hero’s Fifth Labor
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Anne of Cleves: The Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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The Red Army Choir: A History of Russian Soft Power
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5 Legendary European Theater Directors You Should Know
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Tolkien and Plato
a year ago
African History...
A history of the west African diaspora in Arabia and Jerusalem before 1900
The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
a year ago
The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
TheCollector
4 Ancient Greek Federal States You Should Know
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Hundred Rabbits
projects and pain
We arrived in New Zealand with a long scary list of things to fix or replace on Pino. We needed new...
over a year ago
We arrived in New Zealand with a long scary list of things to fix or replace on Pino. We needed new batteries, a new mainsail, a fresh coat of bottom-paint, galley plumbing, new intermediates shrouds, new backstay, new top hatch, new windows, new control cables etc.
'If we can't...
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Whaleship Essex: The Terrifying Story That Inspired Moby Dick
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History Today Feed
Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:56
8 months ago
Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:56
TheCollector
Martha Washington: Get to Know the First First Lady
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Flashbak
Twenty Drawings by Kahlil Gibran, 1919
“Speak to us of Beauty” – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet In 1919, Lebanese-American artist, poet and...
2 months ago
“Speak to us of Beauty” – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet In 1919, Lebanese-American artist, poet and philosopher Kahlil Gibran (January 6, 1883–April 10, 1931) published the collection Twenty Drawings, the first and only time a selection of his paintings had appeared in print....
Classical Wisdom
How to Save Democracy
The Importance of the Civic Bargain
a year ago
The Importance of the Civic Bargain
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
And some bits and pieces.
3 months ago
And some bits and pieces.
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Isaiah Berlin’s Two Concepts of Liberty: Negative and Positive Liberty
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Medical Practice in the Pre-Conquest Americas: From Coca to Brain Surgery
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Classical Wisdom
Secrets of the Sibyls
Ancient Prophetesses
a year ago
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What Can History and Archaeology Tell Us About the Druids?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June
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 June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, improved the Uxntal reference sheet and improved the Uxntal...
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Daedalus and Icarus: What Is the Main Message?
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7 Historical Places to Visit On Your Way to the Isle of Skye
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The Jōmon Period: Japan’s Mysterious Origin Story
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A (Brief) History of Washington DC: Home to the US Presidents
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Niko Pirosmani: Get to Know the Tragic Hero of Georgian Art
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Ernest Shackleton & Endurance in the Antarctic
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Bob Dylan’s Odyssey: A Deep Dive into the Life of a Music Legend
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Who Was Rosalba Carriera?
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A History Lover’s Guide to New Mexico
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African History...
The heroic age in Darfur: a history of the pre-colonial kingdom of Darfur ca. 1500-1916.
The political marginalization of the Darfur region since the creation of colonial Sudan has resulted...
5 months ago
The political marginalization of the Darfur region since the creation of colonial Sudan has resulted in one of the continent's longest-standing conflicts, which threatens to destroy the country's social fabric and its historical heritage. Just as the plight of modern Darfur...
TheCollector
Emperor Nero’s “Golden House”: What Was the Domus Aurea?
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10 of Judith Leyster’s Best Dutch Golden Age Paintings
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Charles Baudelaire’s Theory of Art: Is Beauty Universal?
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Parmigianino Altarpiece Back On View After 10-Year Conservation
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Classical Wisdom
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?
TheCollector
Pandas and Politics: What Is Panda Diplomacy?
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Warfare in the Bronze Age: Tactics, Weapons, Battles
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What is Theodor Adorno’s Negative Dialectics?
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What Is Russian Futurism?
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History of Tanks: From Renaissance Sketches to the Modern Battlefield
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What to See if You Only Have a Day at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts
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Flashbak
Frank Stewart’s Portraits of The American Journey – A Story of Jazz And Justice
“Just how somebody in photographs can treat black people with dignity. That I’d never seen before” –...
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“Just how somebody in photographs can treat black people with dignity. That I’d never seen before” – Frank Stewart Frank Stewart (born 1949) was 14 when he took his trained his Kodak Brownie on the March on Washington for Jobs in Freedom, otherwise known as the Great March in...
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Arthur Conan Doyle vs. Harry Houdini: A Friendship Ruined by Ghosts
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3 Debunked Rumors About Anne Boleyn
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9 Historical Places to Visit in Dorset
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A History Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro
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TheCollector
Artists Rejected from Polish Pavilion at the Venice Biennale
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Trying to Understand...
The Year's Midnight.
Kindness can be a revolutionary act.
over a year ago
Kindness can be a revolutionary act.
TheCollector
7-Foot Hermes Statue Found in Ancient Roman Sewer
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TheCollector
Religious Symbolism & Traditions of Easter Beyond the Bunny
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Flashbak
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‘...
Hidden History
The Japanese Mafia and the Card Game of Koi-Koi
The card game of Koi-Koi is closely identified with the Japanese Mafia, known as Yakuza, which had...
3 weeks ago
The card game of Koi-Koi is closely identified with the Japanese Mafia, known as Yakuza, which had its origin some 400 years ago in early attempts by the Shoguns to ban gambling and European playing cards. History When the Portuguese arrived in Japan in 1543, they established...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
4 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of July.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Sitka, and completed route in {us se alaska}.
Left, can now paste binary directly from programs like Nasu.
Hakum, added two drawings to the...
TheCollector
Did Jesus Live in India?
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2 months ago
African History...
A history of Women's political power and matriliny in the kingdom of Kongo.
In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which...
a year ago
In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which kinship is traced through the female line. Matriliny was often confounded with matriarchy as a supposedly earlier stage of social evolution than patriarchy. Matriliny thus became a...
Flashbak
L’Ornement Polychrome by Albert Racinet – A Gorgeous Book Of World Art (1869–73)
Albert Racinet (1825–1893) created his L’ornement Polychrome as a visual record of the decorative...
5 months ago
Albert Racinet (1825–1893) created his L’ornement Polychrome as a visual record of the decorative arts from antiquity to the late nineteenth century and represents the work of cultures all over the world. He published a second series which included later works, too. Raninet...
Classical Wisdom
Stoicism and Buddhism: Two Sides of the Same Coin?
New Event: Taking place July 10th with Dr. Benjamin Olshin
6 months ago
New Event: Taking place July 10th with Dr. Benjamin Olshin
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Weekend Roundup
Aristotle on Friendship
a year ago
History Today Feed
New Year, Old Books
New Year, Old Books
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:14
5 days ago
New Year, Old Books
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:14
TheCollector
When Was the Battle of Stalingrad?
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African History...
Acemoglu in Kongo: a critique of 'Why Nations Fail' and its wilful ignorance of African history.
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies...
a month ago
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies show up in the selection committees of Stockholm.
TheCollector
The Problem of Evil: If God Exists, Why Aren’t We All in Heaven?
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Glorify Caesar?
And Those Like Him?
9 months ago
TheCollector
Horse Archers: The Feared Unit of Ancient and Medieval Warfare
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What Is the History of Presidents’ Day in the US?
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Moscow: Uncover a Near-Millennium of the City’s History
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Flashbak
William Gedney: Watching America At Night (1960-1973)
“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she...
8 months ago
“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she flew away, flew away. She had two pretty children, but one night these two pretty children flew away, flew away, into the sky, into the moon.” – Night of the Hunter, 1955 …...
TheCollector
Musée Rodin to Launch Shanghai Outpost in September
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Flashbak
Photos of New York City Stores in 1997
New Yorker Meredith Jacobson Marciano has amassed archive of 35mm film shots, Polaroids and early...
9 months ago
New Yorker Meredith Jacobson Marciano has amassed archive of 35mm film shots, Polaroids and early digital photographs in NYC from the mid to late 1970s through the early aughts, “when the city still seemed kind of old”. Much like with Peter Marshall’s pictures of London, Meredith...
Flashbak
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 …...
TheCollector
6 Lesser-Known Strange Ancient Olympic Sports
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Global Inequality...
There is no exit for dictators
In an interesting paper he tweeted yesterday, Kaushik Basu discusses, using a mathematical model, an...
a year ago
In an interesting paper he tweeted yesterday, Kaushik Basu discusses, using a mathematical model, an old problem: how rulers once they are in power cannot leave it even if they wish to do so, because their road to power, and in power, is littered with corpses that will all...
African History...
The 'hidden founders' of African studies in Europe: African intellectuals in the Holy Roman Empire...
In June 1652, the Ethiopian scholar Abba Gorgoryos reached the city of Nuremburg in what was then...
4 weeks ago
In June 1652, the Ethiopian scholar Abba Gorgoryos reached the city of Nuremburg in what was then the Holy Roman Empire (modern Germany) where he met Hiob Ludolf, an envoy and linguist whom later generations of ‘Ethiopists’ would regard as the founder of Ethiopian studies in...
History Today Feed
Inventing Cyrillic
Inventing Cyrillic
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:21
7 months ago
Inventing Cyrillic
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Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:21
History Today Feed
The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:45
10 months ago
The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:45
TheCollector
History of Hollywood in the 1980s-1990s: Everything You Need to Know
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TheCollector
10 Facts About the Extraordinary Choreographer Pina Bausch
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weird medieval guys
Huge announcement: there’s a Weird Medieval Guys BOOK coming out soon!
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a year ago
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TheCollector
What Were The Pentagon Papers?
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TheCollector
What Caused the First Opium War in China?
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Flashbak
Animals Behaving Horribly On Vintage Christmas Cards
The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards...
a year ago
The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards produced during the Victorian era. There are dead birds, massive insects being tortured by small children and any number of humanised animals eating each other, eating people and...
Flashbak
A Day At New York City’s Off-Track Betting in 1982
In 2010, around 50 Off-Track Betting (OTB) parlors around New York City were shuttered. 1,000...
a month ago
In 2010, around 50 Off-Track Betting (OTB) parlors around New York City were shuttered. 1,000 employees lost their jobs. And another part of old New York went the way of the Automat and the Times Square peep show. The New York State Legislature enacted its first off-track betting...
TheCollector
Sotheby’s Sells Harry Potter Watercolor For Record $1.9 Million
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 13:10
10 months ago
On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 13:10
Wrong Side of...
Will the last young professional to leave Britain turn off the lights?
'Get out as early as you can, And don’t have any kids yourself’
2 days ago
'Get out as early as you can, And don’t have any kids yourself’
TheCollector
4 Greek Myths That Inspired Cinema
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TheCollector
10 Strange Old Currencies Throughout Time
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TheCollector
10 Historic Small Towns in Florida for Your Bucket List
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TheCollector
4 Ways that Magical Realism Rewrites History
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TheCollector
Who Were the Twelve Disciples & What Happened to Them?
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History Today Feed
Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 07:00
a year ago
Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 07:00
TheCollector
5 Inspirational Women From the Second World War
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TheCollector
What Was Che Guevara Doing in Africa?
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of the Wilderness?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Battle of the Historians
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Was the First US President To Be Impeached?
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What Are the Top 9 Historical Sites in Budapest?
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Who Were the Axis Powers?
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12 months ago
TheCollector
5 Things You Can Learn From Cynic Philosophers
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9 months ago
TheCollector
10 Historical Facts About London You Might Not Know
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIb: Pyrrhus
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the...
9 months ago
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the performance of the Roman army and its legions in the third and second century BC against the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander. Last time, we sought to assess some of...
TheCollector
10 Curious and Strange Laws From Around the World
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TheCollector
How Indigenous Peoples Turned Language into a Post-Colonial Tool
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TheCollector
What Is Banksy’s Real Identity? (5 Scenarios)
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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
TheCollector
From Legends to Ballads: What Is Folklore?
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Do Individuals Move the Course of History?
Or Do They Just Ride the Wave?
2 months ago
Or Do They Just Ride the Wave?
TheCollector
What Is the Role of First Ladies in US Elections?
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10 Historic Towns in Nevada Worth Visiting
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Understanding Gnostic Salvation in Christian Gnosticism
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Twice-Stolen Titian Sets Artist Record at Auction
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5 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Does poverty cause violent crime?
An examination of the association between poverty and violent crime
7 months ago
An examination of the association between poverty and violent crime
TheCollector
The Controversial Death of Ana Mendieta: Here’s What We Know
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Wallis Simpson: A Look Beyond Scandal
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Trying to Understand...
So Where Do We Go From Here?
That's a good question.
a year ago
African History...
a brief note on new discoveries in African archeology and the stone ruins of Cameroon.
Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription...
4 months ago
Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription that describes a trading expedition to an unspecified region called the land of Punt. Egyptologists had long debated about the location of this mysterious territory before recent...
Classical Wisdom
Four Common(ly misunderstood) Latin Proverbs
Factoids From the Ancient World
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Factoids From the Ancient World
Classical Wisdom
Democracy
The Greeks' Greatest Gift?
a month ago
The Greeks' Greatest Gift?
TheCollector
What Is the Hill of the Buddha?
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TheCollector
New Hampshire’s Art Museum to Permanently Close
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TheCollector
Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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11 months ago
TheCollector
The Social War (91-87 BCE): Rome vs Italy
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TheCollector
How Did Argentina Lose the Falklands War? Defeat in the South Atlantic
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Flashbak
Found Photos: Mid-Century Soviets Standing By Their TVs
In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV...
10 months ago
In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV set. In the Soviet Union, the figure could well have been higher. When we shared found photos of Americans by their TVs (here and here). And now thanks to collectors Anna Pilipyuk...
TheCollector
6 Revolutionary Works by H. G. Wells
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TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Utah Ghost Towns With a Rich History
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TheCollector
Greco-Scythian Artifacts Seized by Spanish Police
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TheCollector
The Anne of Cleves Louvre Portrait Got a Makeover
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8 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Easiest Language to Learn?
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/23/2024 - 08:00
3 months ago
‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/23/2024 - 08:00
Flashbak
Très Parisien: The Height Of French Chic 1920-1936
Très Parisien magazine sold itself as ‘chic’ and ‘elegant’. Published between 1920 and 1936 it...
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Très Parisien magazine sold itself as ‘chic’ and ‘elegant’. Published between 1920 and 1936 it presented creations by such couturiers as Louise Chéruit, Premet (best known for La Garconne, or The Flapper, a black dress with a white collar and cuffs introduced in 1923, Philip et...
Classical Wisdom
The Roman Socrates
The Feminist Stoic?
a year ago
African History...
A complete history of Jenne: 250BC-1893AD
Journal of African cities chapter 6
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 6
TheCollector
Is Divorce in Christianity Really Allowed?
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a month ago
Trying to Understand...
The Machine Stops.
And fiddling won't fix it.
3 months ago
And fiddling won't fix it.
TheCollector
How Did Christianity Affect Japanese Immigration to America?
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TheCollector
What Came First, Blues or Jazz?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
New Alphonse Mucha Museum to Open in Prague
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TheCollector
How Does Friedrich Hayek’s The Road to Serfdom Criticize Socialism?
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12 months ago
TheCollector
8 Colorful Installations by Olafur Eliasson
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TheCollector
What Did Descartes Mean With “Cogito Ergo Sum”?
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TheCollector
8 Places to Visit in Vietnam for History Lovers
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7 months ago
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