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The West African Squadron: Hunting Slave Ships on the High Seas
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Brutus: The Rise & Fall of the Senator Who Assassinated Julius Caesar
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Norse Pantheon: 10 Fascinating Gods and Goddesses
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Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/03/2024 - 08:25
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Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
JamesHoare
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The Problem of Evil: If God Exists, Why Aren’t We All in Heaven?
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Which Famous Artworks Have Inspired Filmmakers?
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What Was the Rhodesian Bush War?
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What is the Eye of Ra?
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6 Misconceptions About Biblical Angels
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Andromeda: The Beauty of the Mediterranean
Take a Santa Pause
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The Father of Art History: Who Was Johann Joachim Winckelmann?
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Happy Journeys (1961)
Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about...
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Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about the future and ways someone might travel. The illustration were double page full color paintings of a exciting and strange future that might be around the corner. I see in this...
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How Did Tunisia Become a Country?
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Does FIRST Matter Most?
Or who holds it longest? Or most recently?
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Or who holds it longest? Or most recently?
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A Day At New York City’s Off-Track Betting in 1982
In 2010, around 50 Off-Track Betting (OTB) parlors around New York City were shuttered. 1,000...
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In 2010, around 50 Off-Track Betting (OTB) parlors around New York City were shuttered. 1,000 employees lost their jobs. And another part of old New York went the way of the Automat and the Times Square peep show. The New York State Legislature enacted its first off-track betting...
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Norman Rockwell Works Dispute Finally Over?
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Dr Alun Withey
News Just In: Dr W Joins TikTok – @dralun7
Yes, it’s true – I’ve finally joined the 21st century and decided to try something new. I am still...
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Yes, it’s true – I’ve finally joined the 21st century and decided to try something new. I am still only setting things up, so please be patient with the extremely cheesy and clunky vids as I try to work out what I’m doing! I’ve only got a couple of videos up at the moment too, …...
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The Extraordinary Story of Dido Elizabeth Belle
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The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
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Fri, 04/05/2024 - 09:52
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The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
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Fri, 04/05/2024 - 09:52
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What Is the Meaning of Utopia?
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Napoleon’s 5 Greatest Marshals: The Best of the Best
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Patterns in Humanity
The Dark Ages
A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
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A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
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Fate and Free Will
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5 Features of Qing Dynasty Art
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Bananas & Brutality: The Twisted History of United Fruit
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What’s the Best Time to Visit the Colosseum?
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The colonial myth of 'Sub-Saharan Africa' in medieval Islamic geography: the view from Egypt and...
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What Was Dante’s Political Philosophy?
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10 Palazzos (Palaces) in Venice You Must Visit
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Are Protests the Best Way to Say Nay?
Can Mobs Make the Change They Want to See?
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Can Mobs Make the Change They Want to See?
Dreams of Space -...
Skyjets for Fliers of Tomorrow (1954)
So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which...
11 months ago
So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which people will get individual jet-powered wings to fly. It is set a little like a fantasy and a little like a dream. It has "perfect" 1950s illustrations about how the future might...
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7 Famous Impressionist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/12/2024 - 10:39
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The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/12/2024 - 10:39
Tjaart’s Substack
The curious case of the missing period
When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
10 months ago
When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
TheCollector
What Are the 6 Tallest Mountains in Alaska?
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Overcoming Bias
Culture Status Report
I’ve been focused on cultural drift for about nine months now, and the probability estimates in my...
a month ago
I’ve been focused on cultural drift for about nine months now, and the probability estimates in my last post make this a good time to take stock.
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
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What Is the History of Presidents’ Day in the US?
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Margaret Thatcher: Britain’s Iron Lady
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7 Great Paris Museums Beyond the Louvre
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8 months ago
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What Are Djinn? (Powers, Tales, & Etymology)
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Who Was Walt Whitman?
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11 months ago
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Korea’s War of Prisoners
Korea’s War of Prisoners
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:01
6 months ago
Korea’s War of Prisoners
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:01
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When They Were Kids: What Were US Presidents Like as Children?
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History of Tea: The Drink that Conquered the World
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10 months ago
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For the Love of the Classics
Valentine's Gifts
11 months ago
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6 Artworks Inspired by Gabriel García Márquez’s Famous Novel
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weird medieval guys
An 800 year prayer book that's decorated with puns
Plus a little history of manuscript illustration
a year ago
Plus a little history of manuscript illustration
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Performance Art: 8 Famous and Influential Women
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What Was the Mason-Dixon Line?
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The Tudor War on Libel
The Tudor War on Libel
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:19
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The Tudor War on Libel
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:19
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The Art of Collage and Assemblage in Modern Art
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The First Nations of the Canadian Eastern Woodlands: A Brief History
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Carl Jung’s Theory of Archetypes: Major Archetypes, History, Criticism
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British Imperial Presence in China: Opium, Porcelain, & Manipulation
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What Was the Ecological Impact of the Columbian Exchange?
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Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/12/2024 - 09:28
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Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/12/2024 - 09:28
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When Did Operation Husky Take Place?
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How Did Norman Rockwell’s Thanksgiving Capture a Nation?
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‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/02/2024 - 09:08
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‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/02/2024 - 09:08
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Tyrannical Hell or Harmonious Utopia?
Plato’s Vision of an Ideal State
11 months ago
Plato’s Vision of an Ideal State
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What Is Thatcherism?
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12 months ago
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A Historical Overview: What Was Japan’s Tokaido Road?
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Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/22/2024 - 10:41
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Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/22/2024 - 10:41
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Who Won the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse?
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What Are the Most Spoken Indigenous Languages in Mexico?
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A Greek Hoplite’s Day in Ancient Greece: A Spear of Greece
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A Guide to Madrid for Art Enthusiasts (10 Things to Do)
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Weekend Roundup
The Story of Thebes
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Open Culture
The Complete History of the Music Video: From the 1890s to Today
If you want to understand the history of music videos, you must consider a lot of things that are...
3 days ago
If you want to understand the history of music videos, you must consider a lot of things that are not obviously music videos. The Buggles’ “Video Killed the Radio Star,” the first selection of MTV’s inaugural broadcast, must surely count as a music video — but then, it was...
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Weekend Roundup
Origins of Stoicism
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What Was Operation Downfall?
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What Does the New Testament Say About Hell?
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Io Saturnalia!
Celebrate the “Best of Days”
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Celebrate the “Best of Days”
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Hegel’s Master-Slave Dialectic Explained
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What Were the Most Terrible Acts of the British Empire?
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Open Culture
Famous Architects Dress as Their Famous New York City Buildings (1931)
On January 13, 1931, the Society of Beaux-Arts Architects held a ball at the Hotel Astor in New York...
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On January 13, 1931, the Society of Beaux-Arts Architects held a ball at the Hotel Astor in New York City. According to an advertisement for the event, anyone who paid $15 per ticket (big money during the Depression) could see a “hilarious modern art exhibition” and things...
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6 Popular Netsuke Designs and Their Meanings
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What Is the Gift of Tongues in the Bible?
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Billy the Kid: The Incredible Story of America’s Favorite Outlaw
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Isaiah Berlin’s Two Concepts of Liberty: Negative and Positive Liberty
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Trying to Understand...
A Short Service Announcement.
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be...
a year ago
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be interested. The essays themselves will continue to be entirely free, and I don’t have plans to produce subscriber-only material. I’ve also set up a Buy Me a Coffee cup.
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5 Women in Logic You Should Know
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIb: Imperium
This is the second section of the third part of our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa) on the...
a year ago
This is the second section of the third part of our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic. Last week we discussed the overall structure of the ‘career path’ for a Roman politician...
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Weekend Roundup
Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
9 months ago
Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
TheCollector
What Did Martin Luther Have to Say About Justification?
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Classical Wisdom
On the Nature of the Gods: Cicero
Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human...
a year ago
Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human beings, if they care about them at all?
Overcoming Bias
Our Authoritarian Default
Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently...
2 months ago
Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently puzzling to justify more careful study.
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The First Stoic
Zeno of Citium
6 months ago
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A Complete Guide to Fresco Painting
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Dreams of Space -...
Wonders of Space Travel (1954)
I have not blogged about this pamphlet since 2010 so here is a more complete scan. Wonders of Space...
a year ago
I have not blogged about this pamphlet since 2010 so here is a more complete scan. Wonders of Space Travel was a pamphlet that came enclosed in the May 8th issue of Lion Weekly (#116) in 1954.
Lion Weekly was a magazine for children with comics and stories. (from Wikipedia...
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The End of Power Projection?
We can't get there from here, anymore.
a year ago
We can't get there from here, anymore.
TheCollector
Who Is Theatrical Artist Augusto Boal?
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Open Culture
What Ancient Greek Music Sounded Like: Listen to a Reconstruction That’s “100% Accurate”
Between 750 BC and 400 BC, the Ancient Greeks composed songs meant to be accompanied by the lyre,...
4 weeks ago
Between 750 BC and 400 BC, the Ancient Greeks composed songs meant to be accompanied by the lyre, reed-pipes, and various percussion instruments. More than 2,000 years later, modern scholars have finally figured out how to reconstruct and perform these songs with (it’s claimed)...
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How Are Art and Science Related?
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Morality Explored: Which Ethical Theories Are Best?
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What are Aristophanes’ 11 Surviving Comedies?
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Iroquois Confederacy: A Brief History of Haudenosaunee
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Res Obscura
Why did clothing become boring?
An investigation into when, how, and why everyone started dressing the same — and what it was like...
4 weeks ago
An investigation into when, how, and why everyone started dressing the same — and what it was like when they didn't
TheCollector
The Elgin Marbles: 5 of the Parthenon’s Incredible Sculptures
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TheCollector
Dethroning Perception: Who Was Maurice Merleau-Ponty?
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7 months ago
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...
6 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...
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Has the Christian Bible Been Corrupted?
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The Fountainhead: Ayn Rand’s Ode to Individualism
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Pace Gallery Will Represent the Robert Indiana Legacy Initiative
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8 months ago
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6 Must-See Spanish Castles
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6 of Katherine Mansfield’s Short Stories You Need to Read
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How Did Emperor Nero’s Reign End?
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11 months ago
African History...
On Hegel's ignorance of African History
*my article for ROAPE journal
a year ago
*my article for ROAPE journal
TheCollector
Archangels of the Apocrypha: Here’s What You Need to Know
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History Today Feed
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
j.hoare
Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
a year ago
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
j.hoare
Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
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Photographer Photobombs Families In Their Homes (1973)
For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom...
5 months ago
For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom rang the doorbells of strangers’ houses. Having waited the man of the house to leave, Eijkelboom would ask the woman who answered the door to pose in a family portrait with him in the...
TheCollector
Is There a Connection Between Cinema and Edward Hopper?
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9 months ago
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A Brief History of Blackface (& Its Legacy)
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2 months ago
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Luxembourg in WWII: From Neutrality to Occupation
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9 Interesting Facts About Claude Monet
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7 months ago
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What Are the Top 7 Must-See Attractions in Mallorca?
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TheCollector
Was Riothamus the Real King Arthur?
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East of the Sun and West of the Moon With Illustrations by Kay Nielsen, 1914
Kay Nielsen (March 12, 1886 – June 21, 1957) was a Danish illustrator best known for his work for...
8 months ago
Kay Nielsen (March 12, 1886 – June 21, 1957) was a Danish illustrator best known for his work for Disney, for whom he contributed many story sketches and illustrations, not least the nightmarish, eerie and delicate Bald Mountain scenes for the animated movie Fantasia (1940). But...
Res Obscura
How to use generative AI for historical research
Four real-world case studies, and some thoughts on what not to do
a year ago
Four real-world case studies, and some thoughts on what not to do
TheCollector
The Lebanese Civil War: A Complex & Devastating Conflict
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Flashbak
Plants With Faces From A 15th-Century Italian Medicine Book
The 15th-century Italian herbalist could consult the illustrated Erbario and thereby know the latest...
a year ago
The 15th-century Italian herbalist could consult the illustrated Erbario and thereby know the latest medieval conventions, sometimes depicted in water colour with fantastic elements such as human faces. The medicinal properties and preparations of the plants. Via University...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Aristotle's Politics
3 months ago
TheCollector
A Modern Sacred Band? Homosexuality in Nazi Germany
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Parthenon Marbles or Elgin Marbles? Which Is the Correct Name?
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Colonization of the Philippines: Strategic Lands Wanted by Many
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10 months ago
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The Mexican Escape of European Surrealists During World War II
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What Was the Fall of Satan in the Bible?
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What Was the Pilgrimage of Grace?
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How Does Mona Hatoum Turn Ordinary Objects into Artworks?
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The Rise and Fall of Behaviorism: Are We More Than Machines?
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a year ago
African History...
A history of the Rozvi kingdom (1680-1830)
From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
a year ago
From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
Dreams of Space -...
Rocket Divers (1962)
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers...
11 months ago
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers adventures and in this book they help out the divers who retrieve re-entry capsules. It has bad guys and secret submarines and space monkeys and plenty of adventure. Unfortunately...
TheCollector
Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso: 6 Notes on Friendship and Rivalry
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History Today Feed
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
Rome Considers Entry Fee for Famed Trevi Fountain
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How Does Psychoanalysis Work According to Lacan?
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Who Were Queen Victoria’s Children?
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International Art Trafficking Operation Recovers 6,400 Objects
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How Did Carl Jung’s Dream Birth “Man and His Symbols”?
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TheCollector
What Animals Appear in Shakespeare’s Plays?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Animals of the Ancient World
7 months ago
Animals of the Ancient World
TheCollector
The Beatles Created a Painting While Touring in Japan
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Moon Trip (1958)
Some of you are familiar with the Ley-Polgreen 4 book "Adventures in Space series (Man-Made...
a year ago
Some of you are familiar with the Ley-Polgreen 4 book "Adventures in Space series (Man-Made Satellites, Space Pilots, Space Stations and Space Travel)."
This is about a 4 book space series you may never have seen. Michael Chester and William Nephew also did a great series of...
TheCollector
Martin Luther: A Biography of the Reformer Who Sparked the Reformation
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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
7 months ago
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/05/2024 - 09:29
Classical Wisdom
The Two Trojan Wars
Secret Origins
a year ago
History Today Feed
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/07/2024 - 09:38
a month ago
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/07/2024 - 09:38
TheCollector
10 Curious and Strange Laws From Around the World
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8 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Books To Help Us Understand The World?
Well, a few, anyway. And a bit.
a year ago
Well, a few, anyway. And a bit.
TheCollector
The Balloon Museum Opens in London
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History Today Feed
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:46
7 months ago
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:46
TheCollector
The Political Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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The Enigmatic Harper Lee: 10 Facts
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Working in Ancient Egypt: 5 Interesting Professions
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Commodus: The Gladiator Emperor of Rome
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Death in the Bible: Two Contradictory Views
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
How to Celebrate the Love of Learning
Give a Graduate the Greatest Gift!
a year ago
Give a Graduate the Greatest Gift!
TheCollector
10 Incredible Facts about Marcel Duchamp
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What Is Mudlarking? Treasure Hunting in the Thames
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How Did Impressionism Get Its Name?
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Why Bother Being Good? A Philosophical Exploration of Morality
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10 Must-Visit Historical Landmarks in the US Midwest
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Classical Wisdom
Ode to a Grecian Tour
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2 weeks ago
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How Did Gnosticism Influence Early Christianity?
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Everything You Need To Know About Hecate (Maiden, Mother, Crone)
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How Did a Pig End Up on Trial in the Middle Ages?
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Who Was Saint Basil of Caesarea?
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Who Was Johann Gottlieb Fichte?
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Classical Wisdom
From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
4 months ago
From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
TheCollector
How Did Nero Become the Emperor of Rome?
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10 months ago
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First Nations of the Canadian Plateau: A Brief History
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10 Great London Theaters Worth Visiting
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The Impact of Sigmund Freud’s Theories on Art
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4 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
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Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added an article named A Shining Place Built Upon The Sand, and Week 6 to the Victoria to Sitka Logbook.
Rabbit Waves, added a page on Morse Code...
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How Did Socrates Shape Classical Greek Philosophy?
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What Does It Take to Become a US President?
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Beyond the Scream: 10 Lesser-Known Paintings by Edvard Munch
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:18
4 months ago
‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:18
TheCollector
10 Interesting Propaganda Posters from Russia’s Civil War
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Did Andy Warhol Immortalize Marilyn Monroe?
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TheCollector
Who Was Ho Chi Minh?
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Flashbak
Photos of New York City Stores in 1997
New Yorker Meredith Jacobson Marciano has amassed archive of 35mm film shots, Polaroids and early...
9 months ago
New Yorker Meredith Jacobson Marciano has amassed archive of 35mm film shots, Polaroids and early digital photographs in NYC from the mid to late 1970s through the early aughts, “when the city still seemed kind of old”. Much like with Peter Marshall’s pictures of London, Meredith...
Classical Wisdom
The Mysterious Phaistos Disk
And the Palace where it was found...
a year ago
And the Palace where it was found...
TheCollector
Bouquets, Veils and White Dresses: Where Did Western Wedding Traditions Come From?
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Curious Pictures From A French Aristocrat’s 40-Year Mission To Create 3-D Photography
“Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You...
4 months ago
“Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You see one earring. Walk slowly past the photograph so you are viewing it from gradually changing angles… The earring from one ear recedes from view while its twin [appears] in turn on...
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How did the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea Change Christianity?
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