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Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an aerospace theme for their series of books and since spaceflight was the trend for children they "branded" them. Truly these are pretty dull books even with a couple of space...
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3 Most Notable Republican Presidents in US History
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In Defence of Boring Books
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Collections: On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon, the Great? Part II
This is the second and final part of our look at Alexander III of Macedon (Part I), who you almost...
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This is the second and final part of our look at Alexander III of Macedon (Part I), who you almost certainly know as Alexander the Great. Last week, we looked at the sources for Alexander’s life, the historiography (that is, the history-of-the-history) of his modern reception and...
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Principality of Sealand: The Smallest Nation in the World?
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What Makes Citizen Kane the Greatest Film of All Time?
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When Was the Battle of Little Bighorn?
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A complete history of Dogon country: Bandiagara from 1900BC to 1900AD
demystifying an ancient African society
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A General History of Iron Technology in Africa ca. 2000BC-1900AD.
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I learned about the newest dispute between Serbia and Kosovo in a New York café when I overheard a very animated conversation between a lady who seemed to blame Serbia for World War I (and perhaps World War III?) and the well-dressed maitre d’ who was so excited that he kept on...
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Did Emperor Nero start the Great Fire of Rome?
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Ancient Pathways: What Are Ley Lines?
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Empire of Mali: The Powerhouse of Western Africa
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Gritty 1980’s NYC and the Glorious Intuition of Richard Sandler
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Archaeologists Excavate Ancient City Destroyed by Romans
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The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
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on the Nubian priests of Rome and the Moors of Spain
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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...
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Did the French Revolution Spark Modern Democracy?
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In 1993, the Face magazine asked Elaine Constantine to photograph a Northern Soul night at London’s 100 Club. Recently moved to London from Manchester, Constantine knew the scene well, having danced at all-nighters a decade earlier. At first, things seemed different. The crowd...
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On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
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7 Shocking Animal Attacks You’ve Never Heard Of
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What Can We Learn from Genre Paintings of the Northern Renaissance?
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Roadside Relics of the USSR
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What Was Operation Ichi-Go?
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When Africa discovered Europe
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Charles Green Shaw’s Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes – c. 1920s
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Stolen Rubens Returns to Germany After 80 Years
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Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
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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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What Are Buddhism’s 4 Main Schools of Thought?
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What Was the Salon des Refusés?
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What Is Agnes Pelton Best Known For?
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Why Was The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall Put on Trial?
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This week I want to do something a little different and discuss the evolution and development of a specific weapon, in this case the famed Roman gladius, the sword of the legions. As we’re going to see, this is going to entail a journey covering quite a bit of both time and space...
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Is There a Life After Death? A Philosophical Approach
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Millions of Cats: Wanda Gag’s Beautifully Illustrated Children’s Book
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“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send to an art exhibition. I strive to make them completely accurate in relation to the text. I try to make them warmly human, imaginative, or humourous — not coldly decorative — and...
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A Brief History of Mount Everest
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The Tale of Sinuhe: What Happens in the Ancient Egyptian Story?
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Alexander Hamilton: From Orphan to Founding Father
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How the Athenian Empire Caused Its Own Collapse
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Understanding the Theology of Cosmic Horror in H.P. Lovecraft’s Works
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Hundred Rabbits
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Pino spent a long time in Savusavu, but by then, we were growing tired of this scenery, not of the...
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Pino spent a long time in Savusavu, but by then, we were growing tired of this scenery, not of the market, or of the company to be found here, but just of having that same view every morning. We love this city, but when it's time to go, it's time to go!
We left our mooring at...
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A History of the United States Supreme Court
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