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First Nations of the Canadian Atlantic Provinces: A Brief History
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The Lost Years of Jesus
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The Stolen Generations: The Mass Removal of Aboriginal Children
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Get to Know Alma Mahler: Composer, Muse, and Scandalous Woman
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What Was Négritude?
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6 Crazy Facts about Cape Town
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Hundred Rabbits
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Hey everyone!
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Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of January.
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The Balloon Museum Opens in London
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‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
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‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
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Pope Visits Venice Biennale For First Time
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This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman legions, I wanted to take the opportunity to talk about Alexander III, who you almost certainly know as Alexander the Great. But I want to discuss his reign with that title, ‘the...
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5 Top Fighter Aces of World War I
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The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
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What Are the Strengths of Determinism?
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How Did Socrates Influence His Contemporaries?
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Baroque Obsession: What Was So Innovative About Caravaggio?
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What Did Ralph Waldo Emerson Think of Poetry?
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plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
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Posters From London’s Psychedelic UFO Club – 1966-1967
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Operation Barbarossa: When Nazi Germany Tried to Invade the USSR
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Early Modern Europe’s Inexplicable Obsession With Eunuchs
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How well can AI imitate a 17th century doctor?
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A history of the Lozi kingdom. ca. 1750-1911.
state and society in south-central Africa
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state and society in south-central Africa
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How Iran Won the West
How Iran Won the West
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/26/2024 - 09:40
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How Iran Won the West
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Tue, 11/26/2024 - 09:40
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Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
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Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
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Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
TheCollector
Battle of the Hydaspes, 326 BCE: Alexander vs. Porus in India
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What Can You Do When You Don't Have A Culture?
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Artist Steals 17th-Century Coin From British Museum
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4 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know About the Catholic Catechism
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4 Ways Indigenous Cultures Survived Colonialism in Latin America
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10 Interesting Facts About Haruki Murakami You Should Know
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What Is Marie Antoinette Syndrome?
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Commodus: The Gladiator Emperor of Rome
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What Is Film Noir? A Definition, History, and Impact
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