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The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are several online issues here
https://fanac.org/fanzines/Rockets/
Here is a biography of the controversial editor:
https://www.joshuablubuhs.com/blog/robert-l-farnsworth-as-a-fortean
I...
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Dreams of Space -...
Valentina Tereshkova (Mujeres Celebres) (1967)
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Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book highlighting famous women, in this case: Valentina Tereshkova. I last blogged about this in 2009 so it was time for an expansion. It is unusual to find a biographical comic book...
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Attritional Warfare: Stalemate on the Western Front During WWI
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Possible Rembrandt Found in Attic Sells for $1.4 Million
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African History...
a brief note on the history of indigenous and foreign religions in African history, and the Kimpasi...
The majority of Africans today primarily identify as Christians and Muslims of various...
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What Is the History of April Fools’ Day?
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Do We Need Passports? Or Borders?
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Watch now (23 sec) | Crossing with Radiohead
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6 Women Artists of the Dutch Golden Age You Should Know
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Who Were the Hessians in the American Revolution?
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a brief note on Ethnicity and the State in Africa
the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
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The Controversial Story of Scientology: Paying for Religion?
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Browse A Fabulous Archive of England’s North-West (1885 – 1970)
From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the...
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From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the north-west of England. Based at their studio on Duke Street, in Barrow-in-Furness, they captured everyday and extraordinary events. Their archive of more than 10,000 photographs is now...
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Jonathan Sacks: Are Science and Religion Enemies?
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The Harrowing History of the Trail of Tears
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Why Visit Northumberland? : Britain’s Historic Hidden Gem
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Ancient Papyrus Reveals Plato’s Final Hours
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The Coming of the Unconscious: JG Ballard’s Guide To Surrealism In Science Fiction
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In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s (15 November 1930 – 19 April 2009)review of La Jetée, the time-travel short by Chris Marker about time and memory which was receiving its first London screenings and his essay ‘The...
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‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
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Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
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‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
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Why Should You Seek Ignorance?
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Who Won the Battle of Perryville?
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Health and the Habitual Traveller in the 19th Century
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Recently I’ve been contributing to a new series of stories, drawing on the archives of Lloyds’ Register – a fantastic archive, with a wealth of sources on many aspects of maritime, but also broader social, history. The full series can be found here:...
African History...
a brief note on the origin of African civilizations
plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
a year ago
plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
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5 Great Books by Alexandre Dumas
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Flashbak
Let Them Eat Cake: 28 Sweet Birthday Cake Snapshots
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a...
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According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a birthday – you need to blow them out in a single puff for the smoke to carry your wishes to god, in order for them to come true. Yep, that’s where you’ve been … Continue reading "Let...
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6 Artworks by the Controversial Andres Serrano
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Louis Althusser on the Link Between Ideology and the State Apparatus
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How Socrates Perceive Life, Death, and the Afterlife?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
4 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of July.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Sitka, and completed route in {us se alaska}.
Left, can now paste binary directly from programs like Nasu.
Hakum, added two drawings to the...
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Collector Chris Levett Is Selling His Huge Trove of Ancient Armor
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Who is Adrian Piper? The Most Important Conceptual Artist of Our Time
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
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Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
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Patterns in Humanity
Out-of-Europe: History of Migrations to the United States
Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid...
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Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid advancements in science and technology happening in the 1400s. With improvements in cartography, ship and other maritime technology, and an increased desire to understand and discover...
Flashbak
Vintage T-Shirt Slogans To Offend And Amuse
When we first hailed the glorious 1970s T-Shirt, you wrote in wanting to know if those...
9 months ago
When we first hailed the glorious 1970s T-Shirt, you wrote in wanting to know if those iron-on-transfers were still available, like the ones sold in magazines that told us to Nuke the Whales. Retro is all the rage, as is what when Malcolm McLaren was repackaging Chucky Berry on a...
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Prepare for the Worst?
Without living forever in fear and worry?
5 months ago
Without living forever in fear and worry?
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The Spartan Revolution: The Unlikely Revival of Hellenistic Sparta
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7 Rules For Collecting Paintings
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Why Don’t We WANT To Be Wrong?
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How can we develop our Many-sidedness?
CrimethInc.
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The Syrian civil war has remained largely frozen since 2020, owing to a precarious balance of power between various factions with various degrees of support from Russia, Turkey, Iran, and the United States. Over the past few days, however, taking advantage of the ways that Iran...
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Delian League vs Persian Empire: The Greeks on the Offensive
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The Art of Collage and Assemblage in Modern Art
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History Today Feed
Moving With the Times?
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Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
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Moving With the Times?
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African History...
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an island in the maelstrom
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Battle of Gaugamela (331 BCE): Alexander’s Achaemenid Armageddon
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Anger & Sadness: How Do Stoics Handle These Emotions?
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8 Facts About the Norse Goddess Freyja
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Classical Wisdom
Upcoming Events
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
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Secrets of the Sirens
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The Original Femme Fatales?
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Watch TV-CBGB – A Punk Sitcom From 1981
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8 months ago
In November 1982, Billboard reviewed a CBGB-produced cable access show to “include interviews, comedy skits, and live performances”. Stuart Newman, a member of the The Roustabouts, one of the groups featured on the show – along with Idiot Savant, The Hard, Jo Marshall, Shrapnel...
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Why Are There Two Virginias?
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History Today Feed
Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
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Fri, 11/24/2023 - 10:14
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Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
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Fri, 11/24/2023 - 10:14
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An Ancient Ramses II Bust Returned to Egypt
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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...
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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...
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‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
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JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:52
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‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
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Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:52
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Free Will Vs Determinism
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Rudolf Otto and His Revolutionary “Idea of the Holy”
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The Mythical Green Anaconda of the Amazon Rainforest
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The Ahnenerbe: How the Nazis Constructed Racial Mythologies
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Everything You Need to Know About Marcel Duchamp’s Readymades
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The Eritrean War of Independence: How Eritrea Won its Freedom
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7 Prominent Photorealist Artists in the World Today
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How Did Nils Bohlin Change the Auto Industry? (Inventor of the Three-Point Seatbelt)
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7 Scientific Tools Archaeologists Use to Uncover the Viking World
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Anne of Cleves: The Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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Hidden History
The Last Day of World War One
At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the...
a month ago
At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the armistice treaty that formally ended hostilities in the First World War. Under the terms of the Armistice, the war would officially end at 11am that day. All the troops in the...
History Today Feed
‘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
11 months ago
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/02/2024 - 09:08
Classical Wisdom
Why Should We Care About Children?
Bringing History to the Future
a year ago
Bringing History to the Future
Dr Alun Withey
Cuts, Rashes & Chatter! The Pain of the 18th-century Shave!
Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today...
over a year ago
Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today is usually a pretty mundane – if not a pleasant – experience. Indeed, the rise of traditional barbershops over the past few years, offering shaving as an experience, together with...
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When They Were Kids: What Were US Presidents Like as Children?
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Who Is Satan in the Hebrew Bible?
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Hidden History
The Ocarina
The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was...
2 months ago
The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was developed in Meso-America, and was resurrected in 19th century Europe. When we hear the word “flute”, most of us think of a long thin wooden or metal tube with holes along its length...
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An Introduction to the Ethics of Care
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Why Do I Care What Others Think? A Philosophical View of Self-Esteem
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The Fall of Singapore: The Largest Defeat in British Military History
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weird medieval guys
The Medieval Monks Who Lived on Top of Giant Pillars
A history of the monastic high life
a year ago
A history of the monastic high life
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10 Ancient Sites in New Mexico You Should Visit
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Why Bother Being Good? A Philosophical Exploration of Morality
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History Today Feed
The Death of Clive of India
The Death of Clive of India
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/11/2024 - 10:55
a month ago
The Death of Clive of India
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Mon, 11/11/2024 - 10:55
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5 Strangest Art Movements You Need to Know
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What Are Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s Top Achievements?
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What Are the 5 Longest Bridges in the World?
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Medieval Do’s and Don’ts of Dating: Complexities of Courtly Love
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History Today Feed
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
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Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
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Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
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Ancient Egyptian Structure Discovered Near Giza Pyramids
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Andrew Jackson’s Genocidal Legacy
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What Did Aristotle Say About Meaning and Language?
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Shakespeare’s Richard III: Everything You Need to Know
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How to Give a Speech
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How Did the Anglo-Saxons Gain Supremacy Over the Britons?
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Could the “Year Without a Summer” Happen Again? Here’s What Experts Say
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The Stolen Generations: The Mass Removal of Aboriginal Children
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Flashbak
Have A Weird Christmas With Our Album Of Vintage Photo Oddities
There’s a weird vibe running through this album of Christmas images. Harvested from Robert E....
6 days ago
There’s a weird vibe running through this album of Christmas images. Harvested from Robert E. Jackson’s phenomenal collection of snapshots we see all kinds of unusual goings on. One Christmas card features a photo of the sender covered in rats; on another a man canoodles a...
Flashbak
Jindřich Štreit’s Villge People : Photographs of the Czechoslovak Countryside
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Serop Simonian Art Dealer Arrested by German Polica
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Why Was Prohibition Repealed?
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Classical Wisdom
A Book 100 Years in the Making
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader,
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Dear Classical Wisdom Reader,
Dreams of Space -...
Gumby and Pokey Coloring Book (1966)
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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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History of Potatoes: The Spuds that Make the World Go Round
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British Grand Strategy & the European Balance of Power: 1815-1914
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History Today Feed
History Today Review of the Year
History Today Review of the Year
j.hoare
Thu, 12/28/2023 - 00:00
12 months ago
History Today Review of the Year
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Thu, 12/28/2023 - 00:00
Classical Wisdom
St. Nicholas
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What Are Djinn? (Powers, Tales, & Etymology)
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How Did the Tet Offensive Impact American Morale?
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A George Washington Portrait Goes on Sale, Held at the Met
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The Chagra: A Model for Sustainable Agriculture in the Amazon
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What’s the Best Time to Visit the Colosseum?
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History Today Feed
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:19
4 months ago
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
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Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:19
TheCollector
Rise of Abraham Lincoln: The Road to the 1860 Election
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History Today Feed
Brushing for Britain
Brushing for Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/06/2024 - 10:37
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Brushing for Britain
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Wed, 11/06/2024 - 10:37
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Hacker Group Takes Credit for Christie’s Cyberattack
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4 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know About the Catholic Catechism
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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
Events Listing
Ancient Women, Marcus Aurelius, Economics and Resilience...
a year ago
Ancient Women, Marcus Aurelius, Economics and Resilience...
Flashbak
Derek Jarman’s Home In Dungeness: Where Jesus Walked In The Garden
Before a run of Derek Jarman’s (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) The Garden at New York’s...
8 months ago
Before a run of Derek Jarman’s (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) The Garden at New York’s Metrograph theater, the British director spoke about his own garden and his house at Dungeness on the coast of Kent in England. Jarman made The Garden on the grounds of his seaside...
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