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...
TheCollector
The First Punic War: A Clash of Cultures
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10 months ago
African History...
A history of the Buganda kingdom.
government in central Africa.
a year ago
government in central Africa.
TheCollector
Artemisia Gentileschi Lost Painting in The U.K.’s Royal Collection
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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...
Dreams of Space -...
The Moon Christmas Coloring Book (1970)
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that...
12 months ago
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that was a give-away from Lord and Taylor's Department stores. With it's moon dust snowflakes and 1970s design it is a winner every Christmas. I especially enjoy how Santa has to get...
History Today Feed
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/24/2024 - 08:00
2 months ago
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/24/2024 - 08:00
Dreams of Space -...
Valentina Tereshkova (Mujeres Celebres) (1967)
Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book...
a year ago
Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book highlighting famous women, in this case: Valentina Tereshkova. I last blogged about this in 2009 so it was time for an expansion. It is unusual to find a biographical comic book...
Dreams of Space -...
Man-Made Moons (1960)
Another book re-scanned. This one has some wonderful graphics and book design. The design is meant...
a year ago
Another book re-scanned. This one has some wonderful graphics and book design. The design is meant to be an example of isotype graphic design. This was a visual language created to unite the world without using words at all: International System Of Typographic Picture Education,...
African History...
A history of Horses in the southern half of Africa ca. 1498-1900.
Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies...
a month ago
Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies across the continent during the bronze age.
TheCollector
How Frans Hals Revolutionized Dutch Portrait Painting
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TheCollector
Good Friday: The Significance of the Day & How Christians Observe It
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8 months ago
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
What is Hecate’s Relationship with Alchemy?
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TheCollector
History of Hollywood in the 1980s-1990s: Everything You Need to Know
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Flashbak
British Grub: A Psychedelic Tribute To British Food From 1960s San Francisco
Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard While we’re in the mood, cold jelly and custard Pease...
7 months ago
Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard While we’re in the mood, cold jelly and custard Pease pudding and saveloys, what next is the question? Rich gentlemen have it boys – in-di-gestion! – Food Glorious Food from the muscial oliver by Lionel Bart, 1968 You didn’t need...
TheCollector
3 Debunked Rumors About Anne Boleyn
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Flashbak
Vanity Fair’s Bifurcated Girls: The Article That Introduced America To Girlie Magazines, 1903
Bifurcated Girls is a salacious illustrated story that first appeared in the June 1903 issue of...
7 months ago
Bifurcated Girls is a salacious illustrated story that first appeared in the June 1903 issue of Vanity Fair magazine. That’s not the glossy publication we know today, rather the a short-lived pulp magazine published by the Commonwealth Publishing Company of New York City...
Flashbak
The Mystical Drawings of William Thomas Horton (1864-1919)
William Thomas Horton (1864–1919) was one of the Smithers People, a number of artists sponsored by...
a year ago
William Thomas Horton (1864–1919) was one of the Smithers People, a number of artists sponsored by Leonard Smithers (1861–1907),a leading light of the Decadent movement and publisher of upscale pornography. Some starry names were in his orbit, including Max Beerbohm, Aleister...
TheCollector
An Ancient Ramses II Bust Returned to Egypt
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/07/2024 - 09:29
6 months ago
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/07/2024 - 09:29
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...
TheCollector
The Venice Biennale 2024 Does Not Include Russia
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TheCollector
Laser Surveys Reveal Ancient Maya City in Mexico
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TheCollector
Sotheby’s Sells Harry Potter Watercolor For Record $1.9 Million
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TheCollector
8 Famous Impressionist Paintings You Should Know
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Patterns in Humanity
When few do great harm
Power laws in criminal behavior
a year ago
Power laws in criminal behavior
TheCollector
Was the Neolithic Revolution Really a Revolution?
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7 Facts You Need to Know About Fra Angelico
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TheCollector
The Wizard of Oz: 9 Things That Made It Great
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10 Essential Films to Watch to Understand Surrealist Cinema
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
The Birth of Ovid
The Birth of Ovid
JamesHoare
Sun, 03/24/2024 - 00:00
9 months ago
The Birth of Ovid
JamesHoare
Sun, 03/24/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Understanding Modern Art in 5 Artworks
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10 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, February 2, 2024 (On City Building Games)
Fireside this week! I have just finished up a draft of a chapter (to be in one of those...
10 months ago
Fireside this week! I have just finished up a draft of a chapter (to be in one of those multi-multi-author companion volumes) on how video games (particularly more abstract simulation games) depict the ancient world. Writing that chapter led me to reengage with ancient city...
TheCollector
Lightning Strikes Ancient Roman Arch of Constantine
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Global Inequality...
Freedom by North-West
The obscurantist nature of East European nationalisms
3 months ago
The obscurantist nature of East European nationalisms
African History...
a brief note on the African exploration of Asia
plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
a year ago
plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
TheCollector
How Many Presidents Served Two (Full) Terms?
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TheCollector
The Great Romantic: Who Was Catullus?
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6 months ago
Trying to Understand...
A Short Essay About A Long-Playing Record
One I bought fifty years ago.
7 months ago
One I bought fifty years ago.
Flashbak
Visualising The Revolution: A Gallery of Posters from the Paris Uprising of May 1968
The politics of anarchists and communists was marked in hundreds of posters and flyers distributed...
2 weeks ago
The politics of anarchists and communists was marked in hundreds of posters and flyers distributed around France in May 1968. The movement’s visual culture is key to its understanding. These artworks and others like them were distributed in Paris and parts of the country amid...
weird medieval guys
Why medieval artists drew ancient Romans in medieval clothes
Or, how the French stole Julius Caesar in 1200 AD
a year ago
Or, how the French stole Julius Caesar in 1200 AD
TheCollector
Princess Diana ‘Black Sheep’ Jumper Sold for $1.1 M.
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TheCollector
Jackie Wang’s Carceral Capitalism: Is Capitalism Compulsory?
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A Collection of...
Gap Week: April 19, 2024 (Manor Lords First Impression)
Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society...
8 months ago
Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society for Military History (and, indeed, by the time you read this, I will be there). Normally, I post the abstract of my conference talk for these sorts of things, but since I …...
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7 Historical Places to Visit On Your Way to the Isle of Skye
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A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 1, 2023
No blog post this week, folks, as I am both fiercely busy and – by the time this goes up – out of...
a year ago
No blog post this week, folks, as I am both fiercely busy and – by the time this goes up – out of town. We’ll be back to our regular schedule next week, with the next big topic I want to tackle being what a shield wall is and how it actually functions on a … Continue reading Gap...
Overcoming Bias
Culture Drift Predicts Decadence
Babies are naturally pretty selfish, lazy, and present-oriented.
2 months ago
Babies are naturally pretty selfish, lazy, and present-oriented.
TheCollector
Abraham Lincoln’s Early Life: From Rural Kentucky to the White House
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Classical Wisdom
Early Christian Poetry
A Forgotten Genre?
8 months ago
TheCollector
The Rise & Fall of Pre-Columbian Empires & Their Cultures
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Who Were the Infamous 1930s Gangsters?
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What Was Négritude?
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Pandas and Politics: What Is Panda Diplomacy?
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TheCollector
Who Won the Seven Days Battles?
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2 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, February 23, 2024 (On the Military Failures of Fascism)
Fireside this week! We’ll pick up looking at some of the successes of Hellenistic armies next week....
10 months ago
Fireside this week! We’ll pick up looking at some of the successes of Hellenistic armies next week. For this week’s musing, I wanted to take the opportunity to expand a bit on a topic that I raised on Twitter which draw a fair bit of commentary: that fascists and fascist...
Dreams of Space -...
Moon Trip (1958)
Some of you are familiar with the Ley-Polgreen 4 book "Adventures in Space series (Man-Made...
a year ago
Some of you are familiar with the Ley-Polgreen 4 book "Adventures in Space series (Man-Made Satellites, Space Pilots, Space Stations and Space Travel)."
This is about a 4 book space series you may never have seen. Michael Chester and William Nephew also did a great series of...
TheCollector
The Hindenburg Disaster: Oh, the Humanity!
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TheCollector
How Did Socrates Die?
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Flashbak
How The Charlie Brown Christmas Special Got Jazz And Came Alive
“We’re living in times where so much is done to manipulate us. And things last for, what, a news...
a year ago
“We’re living in times where so much is done to manipulate us. And things last for, what, a news cycle? A few minutes? This [album] is something that’s lasted 50 years. And not only lasted, but grown … I think there’s just a humanness” — Jerry Granelli, drummer with the Vince...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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 September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, adapted Solresol, edited other conlangs.
Niju,...
TheCollector
Tiffany Stained Glass Window Poised to Set New Auction Record
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Does Might Make Right? The Melian Dialogue of Thucydides
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Who Were the 6 Most Famous Artists of the Protestant Reformation?
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
4 months ago
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
TheCollector
The Last Great Pharaoh? The Story of Ramesses III
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Johnny Cash: A Bio of Country Ballads & Boisterous Song
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TheCollector
How Did Emperor Nero’s Reign End?
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Trying to Understand...
War, Peace, And That Other Thing.
Understanding political violence.
a year ago
Understanding political violence.
Patterns in Humanity
Sweden's immigration taboo
Immigration data kept behind closed doors
4 months ago
Immigration data kept behind closed doors
TheCollector
Subtle Manipulation: The Power of Nudging in Psychology
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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:...
Flashbak
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...
Flashbak
Tribes of Detroit 1968 : New American People On The Cusp Of Change
Enrico Natali’s Detroit 1968 was first published in 1972 under the title New American People, a...
2 months ago
Enrico Natali’s Detroit 1968 was first published in 1972 under the title New American People, a photography series of everyday people at work and at home in urban America, having been exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1969 as New American Life. In his introduction to...
TheCollector
What Is the Shadow According to Carl Jung?
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History Today Feed
‘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
The Expanding Nation: How Westward Expansion Shaped Early US Elections
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TheCollector
How Tall Is Mount Rushmore?
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TheCollector
Everything You Need to Know About the Moai
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
2 months ago
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
TheCollector
What Defined the Roaring Twenties?
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TheCollector
Understanding Henri Cartier-Bresson Through 7 Photographs
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Trying to Understand...
This Changes Everything!
Well, it depends what you're trying to do.
10 months ago
Well, it depends what you're trying to do.
TheCollector
Get to Know the Nazca People and the Mysterious Nazca Lines
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4 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
North Pacific Logbook
The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing...
over a year ago
The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing we've ever done. We decided to keep a logbook, to better remember it and so it can help others who wish to make this trip.
Continue Reading
TheCollector
Who Was Rosa Luxemburg and Why Was She Important?
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5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Respect the Spartan Woman!
How was it for the ancient ladies?
a year ago
How was it for the ancient ladies?
TheCollector
Edie Sedgwick: Who Was Andy Warhol’s Protégé Starlet?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Pets Did the Ancient Romans Have?
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9 months ago
Global Inequality...
Devant la guerre
On E. H. Carr's "The twenty years' crisis 1919-39"
2 weeks ago
On E. H. Carr's "The twenty years' crisis 1919-39"
TheCollector
What Are the Five French Republics?
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Encaustic Painting: An Ancient Art Form Explained
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Emperor Lucius Verus: Life, Death, Reign
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2 weeks ago
History Today Feed
The Great Fire of Smyrna
The Great Fire of Smyrna
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/13/2024 - 07:00
3 months ago
The Great Fire of Smyrna
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/13/2024 - 07:00
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....
Classical Wisdom
Ovid's Dating Advice
Love Lessons from a Roman Poet
10 months ago
Love Lessons from a Roman Poet
TheCollector
The US Museum Directors Salary Data
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TheCollector
Christian Ethics vs Secular Ethics: What’s the Difference?
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TheCollector
The 3 Greatest Nubian Kings of Egypt
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7 Key Beliefs and Practices From Hasidic Judaism
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TheCollector
The Second Italo-Ethiopian War: A Step Toward Toppling the World Order
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9 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Cosmodrome (1987)
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is...
a year ago
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is published in 1987 so it is way out of scope for my blog. But it has some great visuals and so I think it is worth sharing. I have never had the nerve to cut this out and build it. Most...
TheCollector
Was Edith Wilson the First Female President of the United States?
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What Is Christian Gnosticism? (History, Tenets, Legacy)
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What Are the Top 9 Historical Sites in Budapest?
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TheCollector
Ancient Jerusalem: From the Bronze Age to the Roman Era
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Flashbak
East of the Sun and West of the Moon With Illustrations by Kay Nielsen, 1914
Kay Nielsen (March 12, 1886 – June 21, 1957) was a Danish illustrator best known for his work for...
8 months ago
Kay Nielsen (March 12, 1886 – June 21, 1957) was a Danish illustrator best known for his work for Disney, for whom he contributed many story sketches and illustrations, not least the nightmarish, eerie and delicate Bald Mountain scenes for the animated movie Fantasia (1940). But...
TheCollector
The Anne of Cleves Louvre Portrait Got a Makeover
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Egyptian Demons: Guardians and Wanders
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TheCollector
Machu Picchu Unveiled: Why Hiram Bingham Didn’t “Discover” It
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5 Victorian Fashion Trends: From Flammable Skirts to Poisonous Fabrics
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How Did the Opium Wars Impact China?
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History Today Feed
How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:35
a month ago
How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:35
History Today Feed
The Vienna Secession is Founded
The Vienna Secession is Founded
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/03/2024 - 10:30
8 months ago
The Vienna Secession is Founded
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/03/2024 - 10:30
TheCollector
How Did the Seasons Get Their Names?
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TheCollector
The Rembrandt Painting to Sell For $18.4 M. at Auction
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a year ago
A Collection of...
New Acquisitions: 1933 and the Definition of Fascism
Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if...
a month ago
Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if Donald Trump is running for President as a fascist. Worry not, this isn’t me shifting to full-time political pundit, nor is this the formal end of the hiatus (which will happen on...
TheCollector
Who Was Susan Sontag?
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TheCollector
Why Visit Northumberland? : Britain’s Historic Hidden Gem
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Be Afraid of Technology?
Lessons from Prometheus and Frankenstein
a month ago
Lessons from Prometheus and Frankenstein
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVc: Perseus
This is the third part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa,...
8 months ago
This is the third part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb) look at the how the Roman military system and its manipular legion were able to defeat the Hellenistic military system and its Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the third and...
History Today Feed
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 09:19
7 months ago
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 09:19
TheCollector
George Lindemann Family Returned Looted Items to Cambodia
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
8 months ago
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
TheCollector
What Is the Legacy of the Battle of Gettysburg?
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Global Inequality...
Abundance, capitalism and climate change
In classical Marxism, communism is defined as a society of material abundance. It is a society where...
8 months ago
In classical Marxism, communism is defined as a society of material abundance. It is a society where goods flow in abundance (“after the productive forces have…increased…all the springs of co-operative wealth flow more abundantly”, Marx, Critique of the Gotha Program
History Today Feed
‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:43
9 months ago
‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:43
TheCollector
Moscow: Uncover a Near-Millennium of the City’s History
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How Did Impressionism Get Its Name?
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The History of Tibet: The Truth Uncovered
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Who Was Johann Gottlieb Fichte?
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Washburn Gallery in NY Permanently Closes After Half a Century
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How Did Bob Dylan Win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
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A History Lover’s Guide to Santa Fe
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Why Do Anti-Natalists Oppose Birth?
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Trying to Understand...
War Is Complicated.
And not just the fighting bit.
a year ago
And not just the fighting bit.
TheCollector
3 Key Ideas from Aristotle on Politics
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A History of the Whig Party: Who Were the Whigs?
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Who Won the Battle of Chancellorsville?
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What Is the Legacy of Genghis Khan’s Promiscuity?
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Give All to Love: A New Documentary on Ralph Waldo Emerson Debuts
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The Story of King Tewdrig & His Role in Arthurian Legend
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The Famous Mummies of the Inca and the Chinchorro
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6 Mythological Creatures Found on Tarot Cards and Their Meaning
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Liu Bang: How a Peasant Became Emperor of China
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The Mythical Green Anaconda of the Amazon Rainforest
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How Did Our Lady of Guadalupe Become Mexico’s Patroness?
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Everything You Need to Know About Marcel Duchamp’s Readymades
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Open Culture
What Ancient Greek Music Sounded Like: Listen to a Reconstruction That’s “100% Accurate”
Between 750 BC and 400 BC, the Ancient Greeks composed songs meant to be accompanied by the lyre,...
2 weeks ago
Between 750 BC and 400 BC, the Ancient Greeks composed songs meant to be accompanied by the lyre, reed-pipes, and various percussion instruments. More than 2,000 years later, modern scholars have finally figured out how to reconstruct and perform these songs with (it’s claimed)...
TheCollector
3 of the World’s Oldest Inhabited Cities
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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
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...
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6 Empires that Conquered Ancient Egypt
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Anarchism & Revolution: Who was Mikhail Bakunin?
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The Anglo-Zanzibar War (AKA The Shortest War in History)
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5 Famous Artists Who Were Inspired by Alphanumerics
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10 Women Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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History Today Feed
Korea’s War of Prisoners
Korea’s War of Prisoners
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:01
6 months ago
Korea’s War of Prisoners
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:01
Trying to Understand...
Don't Confuse Me With Facts.
They know what they think.
a year ago
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The Rise of Television & The Power of Images in US Elections
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7 Unusual Writing Systems From Around the World & How They Developed
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A Civil War Vateran Created The Esoteric Fraternity and the Cult of Solar Biology in 1890s ...
Some forty miles northeast of Sacramento, north California, off I-80 near the village of Applegate,...
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Some forty miles northeast of Sacramento, north California, off I-80 near the village of Applegate, is the remains of one of the States’s religious cults: the Esoteric Fraternity. Founded in 1887, the Fraternity was a pioneer in modern astrology, readied its followers to run a...
African History...
Persian myths and realities on the Swahili coast: contextualizing the 'Shirazi' civilization.
Why geneticists found what archeologists and historians had failed to locate.
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Why geneticists found what archeologists and historians had failed to locate.
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Christie’s Presents Two Latin American Art Sales, Starting Friday
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Hitler in Politics: From the Nazi Party to the Reichstag
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Empress of the Blues: Who Was Bessie Smith?
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How well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
An experiment with historical simulation
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An experiment with historical simulation
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Francisco Goya Research Center Launches in New York City
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Dreams of Space -...
Let's Fly to the Universe (1962)
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012...
a year ago
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012 here:
https://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2012/12/flying-in-space-1961.html
I think it is Czech, but may be a difference Russian language. I got a Russian reprint of this and still find it a very...
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On the Spot: Chris Clark
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On the Spot: Chris Clark
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Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triump, Part IIb: Handfuls of Maniples
This is the second part of the second part of the second part of our four part look at the great...
10 months ago
This is the second part of the second part of the second part of our four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Romans and the heirs of Alexander, asking the question, “What can defeat a Macedonian sarisa-phalanx?” Last time, we started looking at...
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The East African Campaign of WWI: Germany vs The Allies in East Africa
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Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
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Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
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Indiana University’s Plan for Selling Art to Fund Dorm Renovations
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Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
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Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
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What Makes a Piece of Art a Masterpiece?
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a brief note on the role of Africans in the early Islamic expansion
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
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an African kingdom in southern Italy.
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5 Hero Archetypes You Should Know
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10 Small Towns in the US for Art Lovers
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Gaius Marius
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... and the Fall of the Republic
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Shakespeare’s Richard III: Everything You Need to Know
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
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What is Postmodern Art? The Genre Defined in 8 Iconic Works
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Artists Expressed Concerns on Banning TikTok in the U.S.
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Changes in income distributions in China, India and the United States, 2018-23
The effects of covid and the return to “normalcy”
2 months ago
The effects of covid and the return to “normalcy”
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Art for Change: A Brief History of Protest Art
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, June 28, 2024
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next...
5 months ago
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next week (we’re discussing political philosophy in an election year, so I am sure everyone will be very chill; regardless let me repeat you will be civil) and then after that to dive...
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Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
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Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
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Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
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Siege of Tyre: How Alexander the Great Captured the Phoenician City
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Post-postal
What did we lose when we stopped writing letters?
2 months ago
What did we lose when we stopped writing letters?
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Who Are the Most Famous Sorceresses of Greek Mythology?
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5 of George Washington’s Right Hands: All the General’s Men (& Woman)
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Restoration Reveals Ancient Colors of Egypt’s Edfu Temple
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Is Christine de Pizan the Western World’s First Feminist Author?
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Robert Koch: Great Microbiologist or Unethical Researcher?
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Alicia Keys Art Show at The Brooklyn Museum
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Dr Alun Withey
Creams, Clothes and Cases: The material culture of pre-modern travel.
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel...
10 months ago
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel preparations. One thing that I’m particularly interested in is the material culture of travel, and what sorts of things were available for travellers as they got ready for their...
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9 Printmaking Techniques You Should Know
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Pizan’s The Book of the City of Ladies: The West’s 1st Feminist Text?
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Trailblazing Women: 22 Female Photographers Who Redefined Photography
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Explore Montmartre Through Van Gogh’s Eyes: Views of Paris
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10 Must-See Historic Sites to Visit in Madrid
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Dreams of Space -...
Yuri's Night is April 12th!
Dream About Gagarin (1961)
Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri...
a year ago
Dream About Gagarin (1961)
Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri Gagarin 1st manned flight into space in Vostok 1, which completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961. So this book is also from 1961 suggesting that children should dream of this...
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How Does Epistemology Address Memory as a Source of Knowledge?
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The Battle of Grunwald: A Gamechanger for Eastern Europe
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What Was the Great Schism of 1054?
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In the Night Garden: The Magical World of George Shiras
George Shiras (1859 – 1942) began photographing in 1889, and was the first to use camera traps and...
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George Shiras (1859 – 1942) began photographing in 1889, and was the first to use camera traps and flash photography when photographing animals. Shiras, a lawyer who became a politician, borrowed a hunting technique he learned from the Ojibwa tribe called jacklighting, when fire...
Flashbak
Erté’s Naked Alphabet, 1967
It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and...
4 months ago
It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and not finished until 1967. All 26 letters are created in individual gouaches on paper, in exotic human form (and later formed print editions). This exhibit was a hit when it was first...
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10 Strange Old Currencies Throughout Time
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How Slavery in Ancient Rome Drove Farmers to Poverty
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What is the Role of Law in Aristotle’s Politics?
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Hokusai’s ‘Great Wave’ Heads to Auction
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Napoleon’s Hundred Days: The French Emperor’s Brief Return to Power
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The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
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Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
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The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
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Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
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10 of Judith Leyster’s Best Dutch Golden Age Paintings
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American Modernist Florine Stettheimer Gets Catalogue Raisonné
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The Red Army Choir: A History of Russian Soft Power
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, December 8, 2023
Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester...
a year ago
Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester coming as the job market gets busier, I haven’t had time to finish the next post on shield walls just yet. That will come out next week for sure though, as it is close to done. For …...
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part I: SPQR
This is the first of a planned five-part series looking at the structure of the Roman Republic as...
a year ago
This is the first of a planned five-part series looking at the structure of the Roman Republic as another example of civic governance structures in antiquity, to match our series on the Greek polis. As with that series, we’re going to start by defining our community and its...
Global Inequality...
Universities as factories
I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students...
7 months ago
I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students who were demonstrating. The police would come in on the orders of the authorities unhappy with student-created oases of freedom. It would come, armed, beat up students, and end the...
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Possible ‘Salvator Mundi’ Location and Exhibition Plans Revealed
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Flashbak
Joe And Petunia: Stars of British Pubic Information Films (1968-1973)
As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most...
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As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most likely die in the end. In the final instalment of the four-strong Joe and Petunia series, the British couple illustrate the dangers driving on bad tyres by driving into a tree. ...
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Why Did Socrates Never Write Down His Teachings?
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10 Must-See Historic Landmarks in Florida
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What Are the 8 Most Popular Churches in Venice?
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Provocative Maurizio Cattelan Exhibition Opens at Gagosian
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Dreams of Space -...
What the Moon Is Like (1963)
Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are...
a year ago
Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are exploring the Moon again.
What the Moon is Like is another book by the children's science writer Franklyn Branley. He wrote many children's non-fiction books with a variety of...
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Who are the Pioneers of the Beat Generation?
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What Was the Most Notorious Trial of the 20th Century? 4 Possible Contenders
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The Role of Women in 1950s America: Conformity or Change?
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The Mexican Escape of European Surrealists During World War II
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Flashbak
Manhattan in 1990 – NYC Before the Clean-Up
At the start of the 1990s, New York City was tired and rough By the decade’s end it had lost of some...
10 months ago
At the start of the 1990s, New York City was tired and rough By the decade’s end it had lost of some of its edge – and maybe a little of its spark – but was cleaner, safer and more tourist friendly. These photograph of the city – via Watchman – show us Manhattan in … Continue...
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Candomblé: 10 Facts About the Afrobrazilian Religion
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The Vela Incident: Nuclear Bombs vs. Asteroid Collisions
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Black Panther Party Founder: Who Was Huey Newton?
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Do you need to be Good to be a Good leader?
is it really necessary to be a “paragon of virtue” to rule?
a year ago
is it really necessary to be a “paragon of virtue” to rule?
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The Economy & The Vote: How Financial Fluctuations Impact Presidential Races
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Res Obscura
Do painters subconsciously paint themselves into their work?
The Renaissance history of automimesis, and a proposal for research
a year ago
The Renaissance history of automimesis, and a proposal for research
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Why Was Marcel Duchamp Obsessed With Chess?
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Chili Pepper’s Fiery History: The Berry That Conquered the World
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The Scariest Sermon Ever? Jonathan Edwards & the Great Awakening
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6 Cultural Trends That Defined the Roaring Twenties
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New York City In Color – Garry Winogrand’s Street Shots
“I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed” – Gary Winogrand In Garry...
9 months ago
“I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed” – Gary Winogrand In Garry Winogrand: Winogrand Color we look at some of the New York-born photographer’s 45,000 early colour street photographs in 1950s and 1960s America. In 1970 and Winogrand visited the...
Classical Wisdom
Last Chance: The Essential Greeks
Starting Tomorrow
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Switzerland’s Historic Neutrality: Why Doesn’t the Country Take Sides?
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Wrong Side of...
Fellow believers or fellow citizens?
Liberalism dies in darkness
a month ago
Liberalism dies in darkness
TheCollector
Merging East and West: Who Was Alan Watts?
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Trying to Understand...
I Have No Brain But I Must Scream.
But why aren't people in other countries listening?
a year ago
But why aren't people in other countries listening?
Dreams of Space -...
Skyjets for Fliers of Tomorrow (1954)
So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which...
11 months ago
So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which people will get individual jet-powered wings to fly. It is set a little like a fantasy and a little like a dream. It has "perfect" 1950s illustrations about how the future might...
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8 Things You Should Know About Wangechi Mutu
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A History of the US House of Representatives
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Beer Hall Putsch: What Was Hitler’s Failed Attempt to Seize Power?
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What Is the Golden Mean in Aristotle’s Ethics?
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On the Spot: Levi Roach
On the Spot: Levi Roach
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Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
10 months ago
On the Spot: Levi Roach
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Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
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Bouquets, Veils and White Dresses: Where Did Western Wedding Traditions Come From?
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Flashbak
Music of the Squares David Ramsay Hay and the Reinvention of Pythagorean Aesthetics
Understanding the same laws to apply to both visual and aural beauty, David Ramsay Hay thought it...
3 weeks ago
Understanding the same laws to apply to both visual and aural beauty, David Ramsay Hay thought it possible not only to analyse such visual wonders as the Parthenon in terms of music theory, but also to identify their corresponding musical harmonies and melodies, writes Carmel...
African History...
The African diaspora in Portuguese India: 1500-1800.
Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
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Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
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What Are The Most Popular Myths About the Council of Nicaea?
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part IV: The Senate
This is the the fourth part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc) on the...
a year ago
This is the the fourth part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic.’ Over the last few posts we looked at the role of Roman magistrates who carried out a...
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Who’s Who of the Kennedys: 9 Notable Members
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Global Inequality...
On general futility of political discussions with people
Over the years I have had political and ideological discussions with at least three groups of people...
a year ago
Over the years I have had political and ideological discussions with at least three groups of people and have concluded that these discussions are, almost entirely, futile in making people either see things differently, or acknowledge that others may see things differently, or...
Dreams of Space -...
Satellites As A Hobby (1962)
Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and...
a year ago
Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and created a space map in 1958 (see Sept 8, 2011 blog post). They reused these illustration in several publication which may explain why they seem a little "dated" for 1962. This book...
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5 Novels by Charles Bukowski You Should Know
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September
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 September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Orca, added way for instances of Orca to talk to each...
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What Did Julius Caesar Say Before He Died?
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Who Was Carl Gustav Jung?
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Flashbak
Black Woodstock: The Harlem Cultural Festival, NYC – 1969
Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a...
3 months ago
Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a series of shows that became known as Black Woodstock. Held at 3pm on Sundays in Mount Morris Park between 29 June and 24 August, 1969, as many as 300,000 people attended the festival...
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The Vikings in Iceland: Their Story in Sagas and Archaeology
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How Did Sappho’s Love Life Influence Her Poetry?
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Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part Ib: Subjects of the Successors
This is the second part of the first part of our four part look at the context between the...
11 months ago
This is the second part of the first part of our four part look at the context between the Hellenistic army and its Macedonian phalanx and the Romans with their legions. Last week, we looked at the weapons, organization and fighting style of the Macedonian phalanx, the infantry...
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Why Is Nicosia the Last Divided Capital of Cyprus?
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10 Historic Towns to Visit in Georgia
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How Did Tunisia Become a Country?
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What Is the Correspondence Theory of Truth?
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Would You Kill the Fat Man?
Ethical Philosophy for Fun
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Ethical Philosophy for Fun
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Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
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Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:14
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Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:14
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Who Invented the Refrigerator?
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Who Were the Most Important Women of the Bible?
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How Did Guy Fawkes Influence Shakespeare?
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Mummification: The Ancient Egyptian Art of Embalming the Dead
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Who is Mierle Laderman Ukeles?
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The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
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Wed, 10/09/2024 - 08:31
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The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/09/2024 - 08:31
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10 Surrealist Sculptors You Should Know
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The Capture of the Ceryneian Hind: The Third Labor of Heracles
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The Great Game: British Empire vs. Tsarist Russia in Afghanistan
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The 10 Most Beloved Urban Parks in the United States
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Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/30/2024 - 10:41
4 months ago
Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/30/2024 - 10:41
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History of Tanks: From Renaissance Sketches to the Modern Battlefield
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Who Is Chiron in Greek Mythology?
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Iris Murdoch Through 3 Great Works in Philosophy and Literature
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Dreams of Space -...
The Great Experience (1963)
I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't...
a year ago
I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't seen. I know there are still many out there but my language skills are poor enough that I rarely find the many books that exist in other languages. So I present today The Great...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Marcus Aurelius' Birthday Celebrations
a year ago
Marcus Aurelius' Birthday Celebrations
Res Obscura
The (history of) spice must flow
Why the spice trade is even more important for world history than you might have thought
10 months ago
Why the spice trade is even more important for world history than you might have thought
Classical Wisdom
Can Any Good Come From War?
The Tragedy of the Trenches
6 months ago
The Tragedy of the Trenches
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Art Basel Miami Beach Faces Protests
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Banksy Mural to Be Sold with the Building It’s Painted On
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