TheCollector
What Was Baruch Spinoza’s Concept of Freedom?
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Classical Wisdom
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Myths and Metamorphoses
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The True Knights Templar
The True Knights Templar
j.hoare
Wed, 01/10/2024 - 09:54
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The True Knights Templar
j.hoare
Wed, 01/10/2024 - 09:54
TheCollector
Paracelsus in the Ottoman Empire: Adoption or Adaptation?
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TheCollector
Understanding Henri Cartier-Bresson Through 7 Photographs
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African History...
A general history of African explorers of the Old world, and a 19th century Bornu traveller of...
This article provides a brief outline of over sixty African explorers who traveled across the ‘Old...
2 months ago
This article provides a brief outline of over sixty African explorers who traveled across the ‘Old World’ from the classical period to the turn of the 20th century.
TheCollector
Global Art Sales Dropped 4 Percent to $65 B. in 2023
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African History...
A complete history of Abomey: capital of Dahomey (ca. 1650-1894)
Urbanism in the forest region.
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Urbanism in the forest region.
TheCollector
8 Fun Facts About Montezuma — Starting with His Real Name
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History Today Feed
The Allure of Medieval Churches
The Allure of Medieval Churches
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/30/2024 - 09:12
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The Allure of Medieval Churches
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/30/2024 - 09:12
TheCollector
Battle of the Granicus (334 BCE): Alexander’s Conquest Begins
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TheCollector
Ancient Marble Floor Restored Underwater in Italy
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TheCollector
How Did Solomon’s Temple Influence Worship?
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TheCollector
15 Facts About Genghis Khan & His Legacy
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African History...
a brief note on Trade and Travel in the ancient Sahara and beyond.
uncovering the origins of Carthage's aethiopian auxiliaries.
a year ago
uncovering the origins of Carthage's aethiopian auxiliaries.
weird medieval guys
What does a biblically accurate angel actually look like?
Sexy? Scary? Both?
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TheCollector
5 Female Canadian Authors You Should Read
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Heracles Cleans the Augean Stables: The Hero’s Fifth Labor
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10 Women Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Why Is Turkey so Important on Thanksgiving?
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TheCollector
Jean Cocteau: A Complete Insight (Bio & Art)
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The First Nations of the Canadian Eastern Woodlands: A Brief History
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TheCollector
How Did Henri Matisse Evolve as an Artist?
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TheCollector
A Glimpse into the Past: An Overview of Ancient Greek Theater
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Flashbak
Let Them Eat Cake: 28 Sweet Birthday Cake Snapshots
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a...
11 months ago
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a birthday – you need to blow them out in a single puff for the smoke to carry your wishes to god, in order for them to come true. Yep, that’s where you’ve been … Continue reading "Let...
Dreams of Space -...
Das Neue Universum, Volume 67 (1950)
Das Neue Universum (The New Universe) was a German science annual series aimed at older...
a year ago
Das Neue Universum (The New Universe) was a German science annual series aimed at older children.
From the German Wikipedia site (translated) : "The New Universe is a German children's literature series with themes in the fields of knowledge , research , adventure and...
TheCollector
What Is the Philosophy Behind Zen Gardens?
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TheCollector
Van Dyck Rare Drawing Could Sell for $1.2 Million at Christie’s
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TheCollector
What Was the Dreyfus Affair?
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St. Petersburg: A History of the City Built on Bones
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Top 5 Places to See the Northern Lights
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Capturing Alaska: Who Are 6 of Alaska’s Most Celebrated Painters?
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7 Works by Margaret Keane You Should Know
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History Today Feed
‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
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Tue, 07/23/2024 - 09:44
5 months ago
‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/23/2024 - 09:44
Classical Wisdom
On the Obscenity of Ovid
& Gorgeous George's Self-censorship
3 months ago
& Gorgeous George's Self-censorship
History Today Feed
The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
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Tue, 09/17/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
What Is Anti-Natalism?
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Wrong Side of...
American polarisation
The menace of bipartisanship has been defeated
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The menace of bipartisanship has been defeated
TheCollector
What is Postmodern Art? The Genre Defined in 8 Iconic Works
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Landslide Victories: A Look at Pivotal Elections in US History
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African History...
Taming and domesticating the wild: the War-Elephants of ancient Aksum and Kush
In his 1668 description of the West African kingdom of Benin, the Dutch writer Olfert Dapper...
2 weeks ago
In his 1668 description of the West African kingdom of Benin, the Dutch writer Olfert Dapper reported that “The king shows himself only once a year to his people, going out of his court on horseback, accompanied by three or four hundred noblemen on horseback.”
Open Culture
Watch the Sex Pistols’ Christmas Party for Kids–Which Happened to Be Their Final Gig in the UK...
I’m not sure the Sex Pistols had “available for children’s parties” on their press release, but on a...
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I’m not sure the Sex Pistols had “available for children’s parties” on their press release, but on a cold and grim Christmas in 1977, that’s exactly what happened. While many Britons were settling in for a warm yuletide, the Pistols decided to host a party/benefit for the...
TheCollector
How Did Babylon Shape the History of the Ancient Near East?
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TheCollector
What Is the Pauline Epistle Philemon About? Slavery & Forgiveness
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TheCollector
Isaiah Berlin’s Two Concepts of Liberty: Negative and Positive Liberty
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What Are Buddhism’s 4 Main Schools of Thought?
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TheCollector
How Can You Overcome Self-Censorship?
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Dr Alun Withey
The Troublesome Gibbet of John Haines, the ‘Wounded Highwayman’ of Hounslow.
For this post, I am going to wander into the world of crime in the late eighteenth century, and the...
10 months ago
For this post, I am going to wander into the world of crime in the late eighteenth century, and the grisly fate that befell many who committed the heinous crime of highway robbery. (Full disclosure: I’m not an historian of crime, gibbets or highwaymen…perhaps the case I’m about...
Classical Wisdom
For the Love of the Classics
Valentine's Gifts
10 months ago
Trying to Understand...
A Week Off And A New Language
See you again soon
a year ago
TheCollector
7 Scottish Inventors & Their Inventions
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TheCollector
Noumenal and Phenomenal: What Were Kant’s ‘Two Worlds’?
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TheCollector
Vyacheslav Molotov: 6 Facts about Stalin’s Closest Confidant
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Flashbak
Rain Gods And Prayers to The Great Mystery: Portraits of Native Americans by Edward S. Curtis
The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred...
3 weeks ago
The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred rites possessed by no other… Consequently the information that is to be gathered, for the benefit of future generations, respecting the mode of life of one of the great races of...
TheCollector
Homo Erectus: The Most Successful Human?
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TheCollector
5 Works by Barbara Kruger on Gender and Feminism
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The African Mask: From Worthless to Priceless
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TheCollector
10 Weird Events From Presidential Elections
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History Today Feed
Death of the King of Siam
Death of the King of Siam
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Tue, 10/01/2024 - 10:26
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Death of the King of Siam
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Tue, 10/01/2024 - 10:26
TheCollector
A Historical Overview: What Was Japan’s Tokaido Road?
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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...
TheCollector
8 Great Depression Foods That Defined 1930s America
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Changing Seasons
3 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
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Mon, 10/28/2024 -...
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‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
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Mon, 10/28/2024 - 10:04
History Today Feed
The Election That Caused the Boer War
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Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:19
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The Election That Caused the Boer War
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:19
TheCollector
The Mysterious Tale of the Mary Celeste: What Happened?
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Hundred Rabbits
the promise of pancakes
As soon as we'd tied to our mooring ball in Majuro's lagoon, the worries of the previous 24 days had...
over a year ago
As soon as we'd tied to our mooring ball in Majuro's lagoon, the worries of the previous 24 days had vanished only to replaced by the crushing weight of responsibility. Devine, being worry-free, wanted to have pancakes, sleep and check-in tomorrow, but Devine knows how uptight I...
TheCollector
Who Is Chiron in Greek Mythology?
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TheCollector
Toxic Walls: Why Was Victorian Green Wallpaper So Deadly?
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The Legend of El Dorado: Myth vs. History
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The 5 Most Influential Modern Political Philosophers
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The Cyclops
A Misunderstood Monster?
a year ago
TheCollector
The Mystery of the Lost Colony of Roanoke
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TheCollector
William Blake’s Cottage to Be Preserved as a Museum
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Is the Earth Flat? The Bizarre Belief That Refuses to Die
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TheCollector
Poland Nixes Planned Venice Biennale Pavilion
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Trying to Understand...
People, States and Borders.
And other dubious ideas.
4 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March
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 March. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, lots of progress on Uxn, started documenting the assembly...
TheCollector
6 Themes That Define Nan Goldin’s Photography
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TheCollector
Egyptian Cat Goddess: Who Is Bastet?
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CrimethInc.
The Eye of Every Storm : Anarchist Response to Hurricane Helene
At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30...
a month ago
At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30 inches of rainfall over two days when an unnamed storm collided with Hurricane Helene over the mountains of Southern Appalachia. The resulting catastrophe laid waste to the entire...
Classical Wisdom
The Tragedy of Ajax
Greece's Second Greatest Soldier?
7 months ago
Greece's Second Greatest Soldier?
History Today Feed
‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:31
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‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:31
TheCollector
How Did the Protestant Reformation Influence European Art?
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TheCollector
Who Were the Most Notorious Nuremberg Trial Defendants?
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TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Towns With Thanksgiving Traditions
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Antonio Gramsci on Cultural Hegemony: What Is It and How Does It Work?
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TheCollector
What are Aristophanes’ 11 Surviving Comedies?
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Flashbak
Gas Mask Photos: An Alternative Mask for the Halloween Season
The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to...
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The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to those incredible masks of the African phantom, Wladyslaw T. Benda’s living masks and William Mortensen’s haunting portraits from West of Zanzibar, appearances are changed to deceive...
TheCollector
Who Are the Ku Klux Klan?
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TheCollector
When Did the Soviet Union Declare War on Japan?
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TheCollector
Simon the Zealot of the Twelve Disciples: Bio, Legacy, and Death
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Ancient Egypt Under the Achaemenid Persian Empire: A Brief Overview
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How Did Andy Warhol Change the History of Cinema?
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TheCollector
What Was the Mandate of Heaven in Imperial China?
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6 months ago
Trying to Understand...
You And Whose Army?
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
a year ago
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
TheCollector
What Is Solipsism?
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TheCollector
J.S. Bach & Sons: The Composer’s Legacy and Family
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Artist Seals Himself in Glass Bottle at Paris Olympic Stadium
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Classical Wisdom
Forgotten Gods
Nature Spirits of Greek Myth
6 months ago
Nature Spirits of Greek Myth
African History...
Empire building and Government in the Yorubaland: a history of Oyo (1600-1836)
Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
over a year ago
Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
Dreams of Space -...
Outer Space (1953)
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was...
2 months ago
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was able to add a lot more scans of this early space treasure. Outer Space was evidently a give-away comic book at Atlantic Richfield gas stations. For those of you who did not know,...
TheCollector
Afghanistan Historic Monuments Destroyed in Earthquakes
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TheCollector
5 Top Fighter Aces of World War I
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Classical Wisdom
Electra: Powerful or Pathetic?
Which Playwright did it better?
5 months ago
Which Playwright did it better?
Flashbak
Writing Templates From A Beautiful German Printing Book, c. 1880
Created by Peter Federmann, these writing templates were for painters, stonemasons, architects and...
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Created by Peter Federmann, these writing templates were for painters, stonemasons, architects and drawing schools. They were printed and published by J. Veith of Karlsruhe, Germany around 1880 as ‘Schriften Vorlagen zum Praktischen Gebrauche für Maler, Steinhauer, Architecten...
TheCollector
What Is the Meaning of Utopia?
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TheCollector
What Were The Four Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece
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TheCollector
New Exhibition to Show Art Saved From Notre Dame Fire
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TheCollector
Ancient Remains of Two More Victims Discovered at Pompeii
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4 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (Feb and Dec 1946)
The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are...
over a year ago
The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are several online issues here
https://fanac.org/fanzines/Rockets/
Here is a biography of the controversial editor:
https://www.joshuablubuhs.com/blog/robert-l-farnsworth-as-a-fortean
I...
TheCollector
The Silla Burial Mounds: Treasures of Korea’s Ancient Past
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TheCollector
Pablo Picasso’s Composition Techniques Explained Through 6 Works
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African History...
Guns and Spears: a military history of the Zulu kingdom.
Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems...
a year ago
Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems into two broad categories —the relatively modern armies along the Atlantic coast which used firearms, versus the 'traditional' armies in the interior that fought with arrows and...
TheCollector
Vatican Museums Open Ancient Roman Necropolis
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African History...
A history of Grande Comore (Ngazidja) ca. 700-1900.
State and society on a cosmopolitan island
11 months ago
State and society on a cosmopolitan island
TheCollector
3 Key Philosophers on Mass Incarceration
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TheCollector
1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan: The Beginning of the USSR’s End
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TheCollector
Prince Charles III Portrait Defaced by Animal Right Activists
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weird medieval guys
The coolest medieval woman you've never heard of
Christine de Pizan on Circe, Medusa, and other virtuous ladies
a year ago
Christine de Pizan on Circe, Medusa, and other virtuous ladies
TheCollector
Belgium’s Collectible Design Fair Debuts in NYC
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History Today Feed
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/05/2024 - 09:29
6 months ago
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/05/2024 - 09:29
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Free Will: A Fairy Tale?
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TheCollector
Edward Hopper & Josephine Nivison: The Troubled Artistic Union
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Who Was Josiah Wedgwood? Potter, Innovator, Entrepreneurial Genius
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Verification Vs. Falsification: The Birth of the Philosophy of Science
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5 Facts About Ukko, Finland’s Axe-Wielding God of Thunder
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How Did Muscovy Become Russia?
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TheCollector
What Was the Lend-Lease Program?
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Classical Wisdom
How to Celebrate the Love of Learning
Give a Graduate the Greatest Gift!
a year ago
Give a Graduate the Greatest Gift!
Wrong Side of...
Welcoming the stranger
Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', Part Two
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Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', Part Two
TheCollector
Who Was Robert Mapplethorpe?
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TheCollector
What Is the History of Halloween?
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TheCollector
Malta & Its Role in World War II: A Crucial Fortress Island
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TheCollector
What Is the History of the Blues?
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TheCollector
Piero della Francesca in 3 Works: Perspective, Politics, and Symbols
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Classical Wisdom
Women of Ancient Rome
The First Roman Empress and More...
9 months ago
The First Roman Empress and More...
TheCollector
7 African Myths About Animals
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Trying to Understand...
One Of My Essays In Dutch.
I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and...
11 months ago
I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and send to me a translation into Dutch of my recent essay “What’s Left and What’s Left?” The translator has elected to remain anonymous, but I’m extremely grateful, and please join me in...
African History...
a brief note on European pirates and African states during the 'golden age of piracy.'
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
9 months ago
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
TheCollector
What is Objectivism? Ayn Rand’s Philosophy
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TheCollector
10 Famous Saints Associated With Christmas
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History Today Feed
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
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‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
Classical Wisdom
Why Read Modern Books?
Now Available: Night Drew Her Sable Cloak
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Now Available: Night Drew Her Sable Cloak
TheCollector
6 Misconceptions About Biblical Angels
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TheCollector
6 Women Artists of the Dutch Golden Age You Should Know
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TheCollector
England’s Museum Collections Missing More Than 1,700 Objects
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TheCollector
10 Historic Small Towns in Upstate New York Worth Exploring
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Is There a Connection Between Cinema and Edward Hopper?
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History Today Feed
Moving With the Times?
Moving With the Times?
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
6 months ago
Moving With the Times?
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
TheCollector
What Led to the Assassination of Emperor Caligula?
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TheCollector
Cardinal Wolsey: A Life In 9 Artworks
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TheCollector
The Great Game: British Empire vs. Tsarist Russia in Afghanistan
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How Did Claude Monet Capture the Passing of Time?
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What Is the History of Valentine’s Day?
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Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Story of Magic & Heartbreak
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5 Populists of the Late Roman Republic
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TheCollector
Limpieza de Sangre: Blood Purity in Spain and Mexico
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Open Culture
A Simple, Down-to-Earth Christmas Card from the Great Depression (1933)
The Smithsonian sets the scene for this Christmas card sent in 1933, a few years into the Great...
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The Smithsonian sets the scene for this Christmas card sent in 1933, a few years into the Great Depression. They write: Despite the glum economic situation, the Pinero family used a brown paper bag to fashion an inexpensive holiday greeting card. They penned a clever rhyme and...
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Les Soixante-Huitards: The French Student Demonstrations of May 1968
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Who Won? The Competition Between Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo
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First Nations of the Canadian Northwest: A Brief History
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The Mid-19th Century California Gold Rush
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Why Is the Matterhorn So Famous?
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Flashbak
One Last Look at the Hotel where ‘Trainspotting’, ‘The Big Man’, ‘Taggart’ and Other Shows Were...
You may have never heard of the George Hotel, which once sat at the top of Buchanan Street in...
8 months ago
You may have never heard of the George Hotel, which once sat at the top of Buchanan Street in Glasgow like a ‘great carbuncle’, but you have probably seen parts of its interiors from films like Trainspotting (the circular room used as a backdrop for the drug scene with Keith...
TheCollector
Why Visit Northumberland? : Britain’s Historic Hidden Gem
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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
7 Real Characters from Arthurian Legends
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TheCollector
Interview with Giulio Dalvit: TheCollector Chats with Frick Curator
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TheCollector
Artemisia Gentileschi Lost Painting in The U.K.’s Royal Collection
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TheCollector
10 Strange Old Currencies Throughout Time
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Weekend Roundup
The Story of Thebes
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TheCollector
Were There Fast-Food Restaurants in Ancient Pompeii?
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9 Historical Places to Visit in Cornwall
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
How the CCP is Closing China
How the CCP is Closing China
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/13/2024 - 10:47
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How the CCP is Closing China
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/13/2024 - 10:47
TheCollector
How Did Christianity Affect Japanese Immigration to America?
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Guimarães: 9 Historic Sites in Portugal’s Cradle City
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10 Myths About the Greek God Poseidon
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10 Most Socially Progressive Countries You Can Move To
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Who Were Charlemagne’s Daughters
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Who Were the 6 Most Famous Artists of the Protestant Reformation?
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6 Facts About Johannes Itten, the Famous Bauhaus Teacher
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10 Facts About the Curious Calvin Coolidge: The Coolest President?
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What Was a Peasant’s Life in Medieval England Like?
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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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The Rise of Fascism in Italy & The Two “Black Years”
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7 Great Paris Museums Beyond the Louvre
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A Colossal Ramses II Statue Pieces Uncovered
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Who Were the Wright Brothers?
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Bacon and Monet Landscapes to Lead Christie’s Evening Sale
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What Are the 10 Must-see Museums in Budapest?
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Exploring Open Primaries: How They Work and Which States Use Them
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Who Was the First President to Live in the White House?
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