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Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
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The Red Army Choir: A History of Russian Soft Power
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On 4 May 1978, Altab Ali (24 Oct 1953 – 4 May 1978), a Bangladesh-born textile worker in an area off...
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Prometheus: The Titan Who Defied Zeus and Created Humanity
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A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of...
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Among British Pathé’s newsreel films made for UK cinemas up until 1970 vis this wonderful time of...
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Classical Wisdom
Calm in the Face of Crisis
Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
2 weeks ago
Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
TheCollector
What Was Lucas Cranach’s Legacy? A Dynasty in the German Renaissance
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Who Was Gabriele D’Annunzio?
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11 months ago
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The Sociocultural Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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a year ago
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How (& Why) Is Kaliningrad Part of Russia?
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4 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
a home for pino
We left Shimizu on a sunny morning, pushing off the dock at 6am. Early. We wanted to make sure we'd...
over a year ago
We left Shimizu on a sunny morning, pushing off the dock at 6am. Early. We wanted to make sure we'd arrive at our destination on time. There was 126nm between us and Shima Yacht harbor, a distance we needed to do in part at night. This wasn't ideal. We knew that. Many people...
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10 Must-Visit Places Around the World for History Buffs
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3 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Utazas a vilagurbe/ Into Space (1978)
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the...
over a year ago
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the burst in Russian children's publishing in 1978. It was originally published in Russian but I have seen copies in English and this one in Hungarian. The pop-ups are wonderful and...
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
100r, released a guide to diesel Engine Care.
Wunderland Rabbits,...
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7 of the Most Iconic Monuments in Russia
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a year ago
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Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Shipwreck Discovered Near Canada
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6 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, July 12, 2024
Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for...
5 months ago
Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for this week, but it has been a bit stubborn and I do not want to derail my book writing/revising schedule in order to push it out before it is ready. So that will almost certainly...
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Christie’s to Auction $30 Million Basquiat Stretcher-Bar Painting
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8 months ago
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How Romanticism Set the Stage for Darwin’s Theory of Evolution
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6 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Addenda: The Socii
This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V),...
a year ago
This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V), we’re going to take a look at how Rome handles those parts of Italy it controls but which it does not inhabit. These are Rome’s ‘allies’ (socii), a euphemistic label for the...
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An Introduction to the Ethics of Care
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6 months ago
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10 Things to Do in London if You Love History
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2 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Judy Space Puzzles (1970s)
Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time...
a month ago
Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time to bring them back.
These were classroom puzzles (although they were probably owned by kids at home too). They were mostly for Kindergarten-2nd grade kids and were "educational" as...
History Today Feed
How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/09/2024 - 00:00
3 months ago
How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/09/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
What Was Pope Innocent III’s Role in the Medieval Crusades?
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Classical Wisdom
The Great Flood
...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
10 months ago
...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
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A Complete Guide to Fresco Painting
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10 Terrifying Japanese Yōkai (Supernatural Creatures)
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What Is Skepticism? (A Philosophical Approach)
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Gumby and Pokey Coloring Book (1966)
Since part of this blog is reliving the joys of my childhood I need to talk about Gumby and Pokey....
a year ago
Since part of this blog is reliving the joys of my childhood I need to talk about Gumby and Pokey. Gumby was a television show for children that ran (at least for me) from 1953-1969. It was stop-motion animated adventures of two figure made of "clay." It was a highlight of my...
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Roman Goddess: Who Is Pomona?
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a year ago
African History...
Roads and wheeled transport in African history.
Why the kingdoms of Kush and Dahomey used wheels while Asante did not.
a year ago
Why the kingdoms of Kush and Dahomey used wheels while Asante did not.
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The Man Who Became Santa: Who Was Saint Nicholas?
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What Are The Most Popular Myths About the Council of Nicaea?
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
7 months ago
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
TheCollector
What Were Aristotle’s Contributions to Biology?
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Featuring Stephen Fry!
6 months ago
African History...
a brief note on Ethnicity and the State in Africa
the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
7 months ago
the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
TheCollector
The Grand Egyptian Museum Soon Opens for Visitors
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The Chinese Civil War & Mao’s Long March
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a year ago
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Jamestown: The Myth & Mystery of America’s First Permanent Colony
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
3 weeks ago
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
TheCollector
Was Cleopatra a Descendant of Alexander the Great?
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7 months ago
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9 Works That Defined El Greco’s Career
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
The Search for the Historical Buddha
The Search for the Historical Buddha
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:39
11 months ago
The Search for the Historical Buddha
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:39
Classical Wisdom
Centaurs and Snake-Kings
A Halloween event for the Mythologically inclined...
2 months ago
A Halloween event for the Mythologically inclined...
Dr Alun Withey
How Much?! Barbers & the Price of Shaving.
One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and,...
over a year ago
One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and, more importantly, who has been responsible for it. From the second half of the eighteenth century, individual men began to take more responsibility for shaving themselves, helped on...
TheCollector
Who Are the Masterminds Behind Chicago’s Iconic Architecture?
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Banksy Mural to Be Sold with the Building It’s Painted On
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Fascism vs. Modernism: Clash in Art & Design
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a month ago
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4 Norse Myths That Inspired Cinema
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Trying to Understand...
It's War, Josep, But Not As We Know It
Trying to understand what Ukraine is all about.
over a year ago
Trying to understand what Ukraine is all about.
TheCollector
What Is the Origin of Cowpox (& How Did It Cure Smallpox)?
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2 months ago
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Daedalus and Icarus: What Is the Main Message?
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11 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
leleuvia
We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We...
over a year ago
We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We found a place like this, Leleuvia, an island in the Lomaitivi archipelago in Fiji.
This island went through many hands over the years, it now belongs to a resort that too bears the...
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Viking Ship Technology: Daring and Dangerous Innovations
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What Is an Antipope?
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2 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...
11 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...
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How Did the Roman Empire Affect Christianity?
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a month ago
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September 1, 1939: The Invasion of Poland
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9 months ago
Flashbak
Dear Dead Heads: Vintage Skull Postcards
Ever since we happened upon L’amour de Pierrot (above), an anonymous artwork made in 1905, we’ve...
11 months ago
Ever since we happened upon L’amour de Pierrot (above), an anonymous artwork made in 1905, we’ve been on the look out for more of these type of memento mori optical illusions. And now we’ve an entire set of skull postcards – many of which are available as postcards in the shop. ...
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Isadora Duncan: 12 Facts About the Pioneer of Modern Dance
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8 months ago
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The Story of the Antichrist Pope
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a year ago
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What Was the Chaco War?
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a year ago
Flashbak
Art of the Avant-Garde in Soviet Russia : Highlights from the George Costakis Collection
“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.”...
a year ago
“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.” – George Costakis These abstract and spellbinding images are from Art of the Avant-Garde in Russia : Selections from the George Costakis Collection, as described in a catalogue of...
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5 Iconic Artworks by Wassily Kandinsky
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10 months ago
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10 Essential Works of Greek Philosophy
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a year ago
TheCollector
Hacker Group Takes Credit for Christie’s Cyberattack
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Happy Holidays
From Anya, Joel and Frida
a year ago
From Anya, Joel and Frida
Classical Wisdom
Religion in the Olympics
The Olympics: Do they Unite or Divide Us?
5 months ago
The Olympics: Do they Unite or Divide Us?
TheCollector
Toxic Walls: Why Was Victorian Green Wallpaper So Deadly?
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The Mamluk Sultanate: How Slaves Came to Rule an Empire
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a year ago
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The 10 Most Beloved Urban Parks in the United States
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5 months ago
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How Does Psychoanalysis Work According to Lacan?
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3 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November
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 November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Donsol, designed a donsol turnip.
Uxn, wrote a file browser...
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The Origins of the Democratic Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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2 months ago
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Has Depression Always Been Around? The History of a Timeless Disorder
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8 months ago
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What Did the Art of the Third Reich Look Like?
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7 months ago
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What Is Intuition & Can You Trust It?
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a month ago
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A Quick Trip Guide to Washington DC’s Museums
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6 months ago
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5 Alluring Female Portraits Painted by Gustav Klimt
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8 months ago
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Immoral Art: Hume’s “Rough Heroes” Problem
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a month ago
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Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination: Here’s Everything You Need to Know
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4 months ago
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4 Theocracies That Exist in the World Today
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a year ago
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Who Were the Allied Powers?
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12 months ago
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Who Won the Battle of Fort Pillow?
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George Washington’s The Revolutionary War Letter on Sale
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a year ago
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Derrida’s Deconstruction in Literary Analysis: A Detailed Guide
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2 months ago
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Liberation Through Art: Flyers From New York’s Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010)
“I also believe in the ability of art to enhance people’s lives, to liberate people’s lives, to act...
a month ago
“I also believe in the ability of art to enhance people’s lives, to liberate people’s lives, to act as a form of communication that transcends language to connect cultures together” – Jeffrey Deitch Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010) changed our expectations around art. Named after...
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5 Famous Black Mexicans
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11 months ago
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8 Facts About the Norse Goddess Freyja
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9 months ago
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Sorites Paradox: Why Traditional Logic Is Not Omnipotent
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2 months ago
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What Led to the Assassination of Emperor Caligula?
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a year ago
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Italian Government Bans Loans to Minneapolis Institute of Art
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8 months ago
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Wittgenstein & Mysticism: Grasping What Cannot Be Said
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a year ago
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When Did Vincent van Gogh Start Painting?
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6 months ago
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Who Was Judah Maccabee? The Ancient Jewish Resistance Leader
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6 months ago
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8 Things You Should Know About Gustave Moreau
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a year ago
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Notre Dame Unveils Plans for Contemporary Stained Glass
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Tunisian Bardo Museum Reopened Recently
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a year ago
Flashbak
Great Photos: Le Mariage des Diables Blancs, May 22 1954
On May 22 1954, tightrope walkers Berthy Omankowsky and Roger Decugis married on a rope stretched...
6 months ago
On May 22 1954, tightrope walkers Berthy Omankowsky and Roger Decugis married on a rope stretched high above the Place du Capitole in Toulouse, France. The wedding of two members of the Franco-Czechoslovakian (Diables Blancs) White Devils Company was overseen by Father Robert...
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5 Famous Assassins Who Changed History
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Seneca's Tragic Plays
Stoic or Not?
9 months ago
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A Brief History of Money Throughout World History
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9 months ago
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7 Works by Margaret Keane You Should Know
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
a month ago
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
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American Abstract Artist Frank Stella Dies at 87
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8 months ago
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Arrows – Love And Punishment in Vintage Snapshots
The latest submission for collector supreme Robert E. Jackson focuses on arrows in snapshots. Some...
6 months ago
The latest submission for collector supreme Robert E. Jackson focuses on arrows in snapshots. Some have been drawn on the printed photo with pen, others form part of the image itself. The use of bows and arrows by humans predates recorded history and is common to most...
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Who Were the Most Influential People of the British Empire?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
How to Save Democracy
The Importance of the Civic Bargain
a year ago
The Importance of the Civic Bargain
TheCollector
Philosophy of War: 3 Influential Theorists
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a year ago
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Vanishing Point: New Zealand and Australia in the 80s and 90s
“I approached my subjects with a sense of urgency. I believed that my world, as I knew it, was...
2 months 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 …...
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Britons Caught in the French Revolution
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
8 months ago
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
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Paul Klee: The Life & Work of an Iconic Artist
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6 months ago
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