TheCollector
Colombian President in Search for a Long-Lost Treasure
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TheCollector
New Alphonse Mucha Museum to Open in Prague
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a month 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
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
History Today Feed
Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
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Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:11
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Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:11
TheCollector
Which US President Served the Shortest Time in Office?
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3 months ago
Wrong Side of...
Progressive realism and Perfidious Albion
Britain's foreign policy is woefully naive and self-defeating
a month ago
Britain's foreign policy is woefully naive and self-defeating
TheCollector
Did Humans and Neanderthals Interbreed?
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 2
Another article that appeared in this August 1953 issue is about the current fictional space flight...
over a year ago
Another article that appeared in this August 1953 issue is about the current fictional space flight programs on TV: Rocket-Bye Baby.
TheCollector
When They Were Kids: What Were US Presidents Like as Children?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February 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 February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, added back corrected chapters 1-7 to...
TheCollector
5 Facts About Perun, the Slavic God of Thunder
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
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Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
3 Debunked Rumors About Anne Boleyn
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Walter Benjamin: What are the Connections Between Language and Theology?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:40
3 months ago
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:40
Flashbak
That Time Kenneth Anger Wanted to Make a Film about Cricket – Exclusive
St. Patrick’s Day, 2003, Kenneth Anger wrote a letter asking me if I wanted to line-produce his next...
10 months ago
St. Patrick’s Day, 2003, Kenneth Anger wrote a letter asking me if I wanted to line-produce his next film Arrangement in White on Green. It was to be a film about cricket. A sports film was the last thing I ever imagined the director of Lucifer Rising would make. I was intrigued....
Flashbak
Highlights From Free Drawing by Franz Čižek & Herman Kastner (1925)
The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was...
9 months ago
The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was illustrated by artist Franz Čižek and edited by Hermann Kastner in 1925. The book features 80 plates of rich ornamental compositions. Franz Čižek – Champion of Creative Art For...
TheCollector
How Did Japanese Prints Inspire Vincent van Gogh?
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TheCollector
5 Royals Who Behaved Badly
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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...
10 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. ...
History Today Feed
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
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Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
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The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
TheCollector
Quipu: How Did the Inca Record Information with Cords & Knots?
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What Defined the Roaring Twenties?
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$18-Million Monet Heads to Auction
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Essential Classics
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The Controversial Story of Scientology: Paying for Religion?
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Res Obscura
Historical maps probably helped cause World War I
On cartography as historical argument
a year ago
On cartography as historical argument
TheCollector
Heracles and the Lernaean Hydra: The Hero’s Second Labor
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Stolen Masterpieces: 5 Famous Artworks That Are Still Missing
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How Did Henri Matisse’s Travels Influence His Art?
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The Story of the Calydonian Boar Hunt in Greek Mythology
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How Did the Guggenheim Museum Emerge as an Iconic Art Institution?
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7 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Year's Midnight.
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over a year ago
Kindness can be a revolutionary act.
TheCollector
Was Honorius’ Letter Really Sent to Britain?
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Hungary in WWII: A Lesser Axis Power
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Baruch Spinoza’s Political Philosophy: Rights & Normativity
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Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record...
3 months ago
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record and paperback covers for Elektra Records’ Nonesuch and Checkmate labels, notably on Love’s 1967 Forever Changes album. Ballentine books’ Adult Fantasy series and game artwork made...
Classical Wisdom
Plato On Knowledge
What is True?
8 months ago
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Was Edith Wilson the First Female President of the United States?
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Farmer Discovers Massive Roman Mosaic in Türkiye
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Were the Nuremberg Trials Only Held in Nuremberg?
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How the Nazis Looted Art in the Netherlands: Dienststelle Mühlmann
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Seneca On Clemency
A Letter To Emperor Nero
a year ago
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When Was the Battle of Stalingrad?
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a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
Recidivism in Norway
Did rehabilitation reforms dramatically reduce Norwegian recidivism?
6 months ago
Did rehabilitation reforms dramatically reduce Norwegian recidivism?
History Today Feed
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
6 months ago
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
TheCollector
Robert Koch: Great Microbiologist or Unethical Researcher?
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Who Was Lorenzo de’ Medici (The Magnificent)?
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Franz von Stuck: German Symbolist Painter & “Prince of Art”
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a year ago
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...
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Chickamauga?
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TheCollector
Phillips 2023 Sales Dropped Down 15 Percent from 2022
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Why Was the Gutenberg Printing Press Important?
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Res Obscura
The open-stack library: a futuristic technology from the 18th century
What we lost when we shifted knowledge organization to an algorithmic feed
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What we lost when we shifted knowledge organization to an algorithmic feed
TheCollector
Beer Hall Putsch: What Was Hitler’s Failed Attempt to Seize Power?
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Hundred Rabbits
Typhoons and mold
For every traveling sailor, comes a time when the boat has to stay alone in a foreign country. For...
over a year ago
For every traveling sailor, comes a time when the boat has to stay alone in a foreign country. For us, this happened this year in Japan. We'd never left Pino alone before, never for more than a week. We were apprehensive at first, but decided it would be a good learning...
TheCollector
What Are Djinn? (Powers, Tales, & Etymology)
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History Today Feed
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
6 months ago
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
TheCollector
Rat Collection by Banksy Comes Up for Auction
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6 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Shield Walls and Spacing: Hollywood Mobs and Ancient Tactics
This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy...
a year ago
This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy infantry shield formations work. While I’ve framed this around ‘shield walls,’ not every kind of shielded heavy infantry fought that way and in practice the line between what is a...
TheCollector
Prince Charles III Portrait Defaced by Animal Right Activists
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TheCollector
8 Famous Books That Helped Economies Thrive With Tourism
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African History...
A complete history of Zeila (Zayla): ca. 800-1885 CE.
Journal of African cities: chapter 14
3 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 14
TheCollector
The 3 Most Important Ideas from the Vienna Circle
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January
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 January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Left, re-wrote documentation, redesigned the UX for...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Maths, Art, and the Moon
8 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Service to what nation?
Why people should stop talking about conscription.
5 months ago
Why people should stop talking about conscription.
TheCollector
What Are the Romance Languages?
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Arming Ourselves Against The Future.
With a few more books and a few old ideas.
a year ago
With a few more books and a few old ideas.
TheCollector
4 Villains From the Arthurian Legends Who Really Existed
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Secrets of the Sibyls
Ancient Prophetesses
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Was Saint Patrick of Ireland?
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TheCollector
7 Historical Places to Visit in Wiltshire
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July 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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Slide Rule, released a little slide rule toy(Mastodon).
100r.co,...
TheCollector
What Was Procopius’ “Secret History”? (& Why You Shouldn’t Trust It)
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TheCollector
4 Key Non-Aligned States During the Cold War
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History Today Feed
How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
JamesHoare
Fri, 10/25/2024 - 12:22
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How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
JamesHoare
Fri, 10/25/2024 - 12:22
TheCollector
What Was the Italian Risorgimento?
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What Were Julius Caesar’s Greatest Achievements
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Does Free Will Exist?
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Why Was The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall Put on Trial?
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TheCollector
Siege of the Sogdian Rock, 327 BCE: Alexander’s Winged Men
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2 months ago
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...
Flashbak
Animals Behaving Horribly On Vintage Christmas Cards
The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards...
a year ago
The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards produced during the Victorian era. There are dead birds, massive insects being tortured by small children and any number of humanised animals eating each other, eating people and...
TheCollector
What Was Che Guevara Doing in Africa?
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Flashbak
The Wild Universe of Fletcher Hanks – The Outsider Comic Book Artist (1939-1941)
Stardust, Fantomah, Big Red McLane and Space Smith. Just some of the superheroes created by American...
9 months ago
Stardust, Fantomah, Big Red McLane and Space Smith. Just some of the superheroes created by American cartoonist Fletcher Hanks (December 1, 1889 – January 22, 1976) in a two-year flurry of creativity in which he wrote, penciled, inked and lettered 51 stories. As Joshua LH Burnett...
Dreams of Space -...
Funny Pictures Magazine May (1976)
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue...
a year ago
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue has a nice space story comic.
Весёлые Картинки (Funny Pictures.) ( Komsomol “Veselye Kartinki”.) nr. 4, April 1976.
TheCollector
6 Assassinations That Changed History
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TheCollector
The Two Slayings of Holofernes: Artemisia vs. Caravaggio
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Classical Wisdom
Important Notification
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8 months ago
New Cabins *NOW* Available
TheCollector
Why Is Boston Called Beantown?
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TheCollector
What Came First, Blues or Jazz?
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10 Pieces of Legislation Affecting America’s Indigenous People
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TheCollector
What Was Operation Ichi-Go?
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TheCollector
Cairo Widens Access to Famous Saladin Citadel
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Who Was Hildegard of Bingen?
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11 months ago
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What Are the Pauline Epistles About?
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Classical Wisdom
Why are MYTHS Important?
Podcast with Stephen Fry
6 months ago
Global Inequality...
The ideology of Donald J. Trump
Does Donald J.
a month ago
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10 Historic Towns to Visit in Georgia
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History Today Feed
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
3 months ago
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
History Today Feed
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/12/2024 - 10:11
6 months ago
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/12/2024 - 10:11
TheCollector
Who Was Ho Chi Minh?
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TheCollector
Norman Lear’s Collection to Sell at Christie’s
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8 months ago
TheCollector
The Shining Path Insurgency: Modern Peru’s Darkest Hour
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a year ago
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Henry I: The Life & Reign of a Notorious English King
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10 months ago
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Collectible Toys Worth $1000s: Rare Finds With High Prices
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5 Masterpieces of Early Irish Art
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Federalism in Ancient Greece: The Forgotten Side of Ancient Greek Politics
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a year ago
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...
Overcoming Bias
No Meta Status Orgs
In health and medicine, we have many government agencies, and private philanthropies, devoted to...
a month ago
In health and medicine, we have many government agencies, and private philanthropies, devoted to many specific medical conditions, and also to studying and reforming medicine in general, at a meta level.
TheCollector
British Museum Recovers More Missing Artifacts
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TheCollector
Who Are the Four Presidents Depicted on Mount Rushmore?
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TheCollector
Fiction vs Fantasy: What’s the Difference?
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TheCollector
Was Emperor Nero Universally Hated During His Reign?
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TheCollector
Emily Brontë: Misanthrope or Literary Genius (or Both)?
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TheCollector
5 Timeless Financial Tips from Greek and Roman Philosophers
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Russian Civil War Propaganda: Posters & Propaganda Trains
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10 Must-See Exhibitions in Europe This Year (2025)
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The 5 Most Influential Modern Political Philosophers
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The Ethics of Epicureanism vs The Ethics of Stoicism
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Venice Plan for Damaged Banksy Mural Concerns Locals
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TheCollector
4 Awe-Inspiring Neolithic Monuments in the British Isles
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
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Thu, 11/28/2024 - 09:32
3 weeks ago
Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/28/2024 - 09:32
TheCollector
Did Anne Boleyn Really Ruin Wolsey?
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TheCollector
The Rembrandt Painting to Sell For $18.4 M. at Auction
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a year ago
TheCollector
Why Are There So Many Different Translations of the Christian Bible?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Towton: How Britain’s Fiercest Battle Unfolded
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TheCollector
What Was the Kido Butai?
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11 months ago
Flashbak
See The Rolling Stones 1966 Tour Program
In 1966, The Rolling Stones were on tour, supported by The Yardbirds, Long John Baldry and Peter Jay...
5 months ago
In 1966, The Rolling Stones were on tour, supported by The Yardbirds, Long John Baldry and Peter Jay and the New Jaywalkers and Ike & Tina Turner. Formed in 1962, The Stones had their first number one in ‘64 and in 1966 had released what was to be their breakthrough album an...
Classical Wisdom
What is TIME? And Dates?
The Creation of the Calendar for the New Year
11 months ago
The Creation of the Calendar for the New Year
History Today Feed
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
j.hoare
Mon, 01/01/2024 - 13:07
11 months ago
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
j.hoare
Mon, 01/01/2024 - 13:07
TheCollector
Top Five Painters To Watch in 2024
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Joachim Murat: First Horseman of Napoleon’s Empire
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George Washington’s The Revolutionary War Letter on Sale
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Niagara Falls?
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King Stephen of Blois: England’s Anarchist King
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Ancient Egypt Under the Achaemenid Persian Empire: A Brief Overview
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Flashbak
François Brunery’s Portraits of Pontificating, Pissed and Pouting Priests – c. 1890-1926
These photographs of priests and cardinals were taken by Francesco Bruneri, known as François...
3 weeks ago
These photographs of priests and cardinals were taken by Francesco Bruneri, known as François Brunery (1849 – 1926), and used as the basis for his work as a painter of so-called “Cardinal Paintings”. His work depicting cardinals of the Catholic church in comical or embarrassing...
TheCollector
Is Fear Driving Contemporary Politics? Hobbes’ Leviathan Revisited
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TheCollector
Why do People Believe Britons are Descended from Israelites?
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“All Part of Nature”: Radclyffe Hall’s Life
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A Brief History of Blackface (& Its Legacy)
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When Did the Soviet Union Declare War on Japan?
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Napoleon’s Forgotten First Battle: La Maddalena, 1793
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Plotinus’ Theory of Emanations: How Do Things Come into Being?
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Art Basel Paris Kicks Off in Grand Palais
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Who Was Saint Basil of Caesarea?
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Pascal’s Wager: Should you Bet on God’s Existence?
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Who Won the Battle of Atlanta?
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What Made Tintoretto the Greatest Master of the Renaissance?
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TheCollector
What Was Kantai Kessen?
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Trying to Understand...
Candles and Kalshnikovs.
Please help us not to understand.
3 weeks ago
Please help us not to understand.
Trying to Understand...
The Wages Of Fear
Things are going to get sweaty, soon.
8 months ago
Things are going to get sweaty, soon.
TheCollector
What Is Hagia Sophia & Who Built It?
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5 Influential African Leaders of the 20th Century
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Pre-Columbian Writing Systems (And How They Worked)
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What Makes a Conflict a World War?
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10 National and State Parks in the US Where You Can See Ancient Redwoods
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What Was Baruch Spinoza’s Concept of Freedom?
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History Today Feed
The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
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Wed, 10/09/2024 - 08:31
2 months ago
The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/09/2024 - 08:31
TheCollector
What Is Pragmatism? (Philosophy, History, Notable Proponents)
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Flashbak
Marian Henel and His Perverted Rugs (NSFW)
These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who...
a month ago
These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who spent 32 years as a patient of the Hospital for Psychiatric and Neurological Disorders in Branice, Poland. Admitted to the hospital’s Psychopathological Art Expression workshop in...
TheCollector
What Do Anti-Natalists Say About Existence and Consent?
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What Is the Gettier Problem?
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Who Was Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi?
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Andy Warhol’s Mother: Who Was Julia Warhola?
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Who Is Chiron in Greek Mythology?
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Cinema’s Epic History: From Then to Now
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Classical Wisdom
Empress Theodora
Saint or Sinner?
2 months ago
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Rituals and Religion
Belief in the Ancient World
a year ago
Belief in the Ancient World
TheCollector
Is the Earth Flat? The Bizarre Belief That Refuses to Die
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8 months ago
African History...
Reversing the Sail: a brief note on African travelers in the western Indian Ocean
The Swahili in Arabia and the Persian gulf
11 months ago
The Swahili in Arabia and the Persian gulf
TheCollector
The Myth of Deucalion and Pyrrha: The Great Flood in Greek Mythology
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6 Famous Artists Who Loved Cats
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4 months ago
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Do We Need Passports? Or Borders?
Watch now (23 sec) | Crossing with Radiohead
a year ago
Watch now (23 sec) | Crossing with Radiohead
Flashbak
Finding Mom in 1970s New York City – Rich Allen’s Portraits Roll Back The Years
Thanks to Rich Allen and his brilliant pictures of New York City in the 1970s, Lisa Murray got to...
5 months ago
Thanks to Rich Allen and his brilliant pictures of New York City in the 1970s, Lisa Murray got to see a picture of her late mother. We’re going to share some more of Rich’s portraits of people of 1970s NYC after we’ve heard from Lisa. “I am so grateful for Rich Allen for taking...
TheCollector
History of the Berlin Wall: From Its Construction to Its Destruction
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10 months ago
Global Inequality...
Would Lenin have approved of the IMF?
An indispensable organization
a month ago
An indispensable organization
Flashbak
The Kaikidan Ekotoba Monster Scroll from 19th Century Japan
The Kaikidan Ekotoba scroll features paintings of 33 monsters, both fantastic and plain odd from...
5 months ago
The Kaikidan Ekotoba scroll features paintings of 33 monsters, both fantastic and plain odd from Japan. It’s a subject we’ve visited before with the Yokai Horrors from the 18th Century Bakemono Zukushi Scroll. Thought to originate in the mid 1800s, the artist behind the Kaikidan...
Res Obscura
The most interesting things I read in 2023
Most of them are not from 2023
a year ago
Most of them are not from 2023
TheCollector
The Role of Money in US Elections: Can We Achieve Fair Campaign Finance?
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2 months ago
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
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How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/09/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Belgium’s Collectible Design Fair Debuts in NYC
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3 months ago
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Death of a Samurai Legend
Death of a Samurai Legend
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Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:11
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Death of a Samurai Legend
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Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:11
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Who Was Julius Caesar?
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Diego Velazquez Royal Portrait Heads to Auction
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Mobutu Sese Seko: The Rise and Fall of Congo’s Infamous Dictator
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Taking A Subway Ride Through New York City In 1981
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Voices from Chinese Christianity: Between Christ and Confucius
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Understanding Lacan’s ‘The Four Fundamental Concepts of Psychoanalysis’
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What Are the Most Spoken Indigenous Languages in Mexico?
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The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
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The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
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How Jazz Became a Secret Weapon in Cold War Berlin
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Cabal of Naples: The True Story of Naples’ Gang of Baroque Artists
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