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Edward VII: The Rebel Prince Who Became a Popular King
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Roadside Relics of the USSR
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer...
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Newell Convers Wyeth Painting: From $4 to $191,000
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What Did Adorno Think of Beckett’s Endgame?
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When Was the Era of Japan’s Bakufu?
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The Apocrypha: Were Books Left Out of the Protestant Bible?
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Philadelphia’s New Harriet Tubman Statue
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Was Honorius’ Letter Really Sent to Britain?
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Dethroning Perception: Who Was Maurice Merleau-Ponty?
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Winners of the Black and White Photo Awards 2024
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2 months ago
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How Did Christianity Conquer an Empire in 300 Years?
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Discover Caravaggio’s Saint Matthew Series
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A (Brief) History of Washington DC: Home to the US Presidents
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Exploring Silves: The Algarve’s Medieval Capital
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Glass Delusion: Why Did People Think They Were Made of Glass?
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1980s Birmingham – Portraits of A City
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How Norse Mythology Inspired Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings
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The First Anglo-Burmese War
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Mon, 02/19/2024 - 00:00
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Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
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TheCollector
Explore Ancient Rome by Visiting These 6 Sites
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Dr Alun Withey
Barbers and (the lack of!) Polite Advertising
Over the past few years, I have spent much time looking at ‘polite’ advertising in the 18th century....
over a year ago
Over the past few years, I have spent much time looking at ‘polite’ advertising in the 18th century. During this period, a whole range of retailers advertised their goods and services to appeal to ladies and gentlemen of taste. Without discussing anything so base as price or...
TheCollector
What Is The Kuleshov Effect & Why Is It So Efficient?
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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...
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Who Are Hecate’s Parents?
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Hundred Rabbits
Dry Toilet Installation
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer...
over a year ago
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer it over the ready-made models. We learned tons doing it, and now our toilet is perfectly suited to our space. The pandemic has pushed more people into boat and van living (to travel...
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10 Historic Small Towns in Arizona You Must Visit
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How Did Japanese Prints Inspire Vincent van Gogh?
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Bouquets, Veils and White Dresses: Where Did Western Wedding Traditions Come From?
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History Today Feed
‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
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Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:25
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What Were the Main Achievements of the New Deal?
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Caravaggio: The Scandalous Crimes of a Baroque Artist
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8 Exotic Birds Driven to Extinction in Modern History
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The Fate of Jewish Art Collections in WWII: 20 Looted Families
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The Titans: The Greek Gods Before the Olympians
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5 Female Artists From South America That You Should Know
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A Travel Guide to Pompeii: Visiting the City in One Day
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Hundred Rabbits
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over a year ago
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Summary Of Changes
donsol, ported our Famicom(6502) code to Varvara(uxn).
uxn,...
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10 Famous Saints Associated With Christmas
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Dr Alun Withey
Beard Fashions and Class
Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid...
over a year ago
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Tate Modern Reopens Its 10th Floor Viewing Platform
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Disappointing Results for Long Museum’s Sale at Sotheby’s
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Res Obscura
Why did it take psychedelics so long to become popular?
Some lessons from history and archaeology
a year ago
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The Statue of Athena Parthenos: Everything You Need to Know
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Who Was the Terrifying Ottoman Sultan Selim “the Grim?”
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The 1968 Prague Spring: Democratic Revolution Behind the Iron Curtain?
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The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
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Encaustic Painting: An Ancient Art Form Explained
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Ferdinand Magellan & The First Voyage Around the World
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10 Small but Historic Countries You Didn’t Know About
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Lucid Dreaming: Can You Wake Up in Your Dreams?
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A History Lover’s Guide to Tokyo
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Summary of changes for May
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over a year ago
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Noodle, released Uxn version. Improved UX to resize the canvas and...
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10 Oldest National Parks in the United States
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No Left Turn
Workers and Peasants we are not.
4 months ago
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History Today Feed
‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
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Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:11
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Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:11
TheCollector
The Psychology of Drawing: What Is the HTP Test?
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Classical Wisdom
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The Julio-Claudians
5 months ago
CrimethInc.
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Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government...
2 weeks ago
Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government protesters in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. We offer the following short report and video footage courtesy of Georgian anarchists.
The demonstrators are responding to the...
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Bragi Boddason: The Viking Skald Who Became a God
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Was the Neolithic Revolution Really a Revolution?
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Classical Wisdom
Winged Victory
Art of the Hellenistic Period
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TheCollector
Was Mark Twain Really a Confederate?
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Flashbak
Cruising New York City With Video Blogger Nelson Sullivan In The 1980s
“Thanks to his scrupulous attention, Nelson’s left behind a treasure trove of late-night videos...
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“Thanks to his scrupulous attention, Nelson’s left behind a treasure trove of late-night videos that, even more than the Warhol diaries, trenchantly capture the party years in all their gleeful decadent fun.” – Michael Musto on New York City video blogger (vlogging) Nelson...
African History...
a brief note on the role of Africans in the early Islamic expansion
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
a year ago
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
TheCollector
What Did Christopher Columbus Discover?
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How Did Nils Bohlin Change the Auto Industry? (Inventor of the Three-Point Seatbelt)
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An Ancient Ramses II Bust Returned to Egypt
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Dreams of Space -...
Bozo and His Rocket Ship -Capitol Record-Reader (1947)
Here an old piece of "rocket" ephemera. Back when there were these big black round things called...
9 months ago
Here an old piece of "rocket" ephemera. Back when there were these big black round things called "records," there were children's record-readers. My mom had some of these from here childhood so I actually read some of them. You would put a stack of records on (this one had 4...
Flashbak
President Johnson Orders Trousers from Joe Haggar – big enough for his ‘nuts’, ‘bunghole’ and knife
On August 9 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973) ordered a...
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On August 9 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973) ordered a pair of trousers from Joe Haggar of the Haggar Clothing Co. based in Dallas, Texas. Not a shy man, Johnson was known for conducting official business whilst sat on the toilet and...
African History...
A complete history of Abomey: capital of Dahomey (ca. 1650-1894)
Urbanism in the forest region.
a year ago
Urbanism in the forest region.
TheCollector
Siege of the Sogdian Rock, 327 BCE: Alexander’s Winged Men
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J.S. Bach’s Life and Travels in Germany
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20 Roman Emperors Who Defined Ancient Rome
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Orange Free State, South Africa: A History
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Where to Stay While in Search of Homer?
***Only 15 Seats Left
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Thomas Gainsborough vs. Joshua Reynolds: 6 Facts About Their Rivalry
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Classical Wisdom
Sparta and… Scotland?
Laconic wit through the centuries
a year ago
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TheCollector
How Did the Seasons Get Their Names?
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a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
The Rise of the West
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people...
a year ago
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people of science, and then I put it in context with other indicators of historical development. The data together show that West Europe had developmentally surpassed the rest of the world...
Flashbak
A Shagtastic Tour of Swinging Britain in 1967
Among British Pathé’s newsreel films made for UK cinemas up until 1970 vis this wonderful time of...
7 months ago
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Dr Alun Withey
Packing the Essentials!: Preparing to Travel in the 18th Century.
Now that Covid restrictions have finally been lifted, and summer is at least theoretically here –...
over a year ago
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Abkhazia’s National Art Gallery Works Destroyed by Fire
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4 Works by Franz Kafka That You Should Know
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10 Myths About the Greek God Poseidon
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5 Feminine Beauty Ideals in Art History
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Global Inequality...
Before the police arrives: Bookstores on Saturdays
I always loved Saturdays. When I was a college student, quite improbably, my parents decided that I...
10 months ago
I always loved Saturdays. When I was a college student, quite improbably, my parents decided that I would be a “technical executor” of our family’s monthly budget. My family was part of the red bourgeoisie and we had enough, and probably more than enough, for a comfortable life;...
Tjaart’s Substack
The curious case of the missing period
When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
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TheCollector
What Were the Casta Paintings of 18th Century Mexico?
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TheCollector
9 Interesting Facts about Medusa
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Classical Wisdom
Virgil and the Aeneid
Rome's Greatest Epic
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What is Appalachian Culture?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
9 months ago
Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
TheCollector
Logos vs Chaos: The Book of Genesis vs Other Ancient Creation Myths
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Who Were the Most Notorious Nuremberg Trial Defendants?
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The Economic Effects of the Vietnam War
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6 Famous Artists Who Loved Cats
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9 Artists Influenced by Marcel Duchamp
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What Was the Relationship Between Cezanne and Zola?
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The Whore of Babylon & Prostitution in the Bible
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When Did Vincent van Gogh Start Painting?
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How Did Socrates View Democracy?
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History Today Feed
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 09:19
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JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 09:19
Classical Wisdom
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The Nature of Love
a year ago
TheCollector
5 (or More?) of Jack the Ripper’s Victims
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TheCollector
What Was Little Turtle’s War?
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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
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, August 16, 2024
Fireside this week! I find I have my thoughts more or less together for the last part of the...
4 months ago
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TheCollector
Why do People Believe Britons are Descended from Israelites?
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History Today Feed
William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:21
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JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:21
TheCollector
What Is the Ides of March?
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TheCollector
The First Punic War: A Clash of Cultures
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History Today Feed
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 01:00
10 months ago
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 01:00
Classical Wisdom
Why Did Rome Fall?
& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
a year ago
& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
History Today Feed
China’s Communist Comic Books
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JamesHoare
Thu, 12/05/2024 - 09:29
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Thu, 12/05/2024 - 09:29
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
2 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of September.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added a new page: Victoria to Sitka logbook.
M291, added support for Cyrillic glyphs.
Fractran, released what might be the most in-depth...
TheCollector
Terror on the HMS Erebus: The Tragic Arctic Expedition
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TheCollector
How the Iroquois Confederacy Inspired the US Women’s Rights Movement
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TheCollector
How Ancient Writing Was Developed For Use in Religion & Magic
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Trying to Understand...
War Is Complicated.
And not just the fighting bit.
a year ago
And not just the fighting bit.
Wrong Side of...
Who speaks of the Armenians?
Britain is in bed with Putin's friends
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Britain is in bed with Putin's friends
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 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 May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, updated jib cars, and added new recommendations on the...
TheCollector
Ivar the Boneless: History, TV Portrayals, and Viking Legends
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What Are the 5 Longest Bridges in the World?
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Classical Wisdom
Democracy
The Greeks' Greatest Gift?
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TheCollector
Aristotle’s Rhetoric: A Brief Overview
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TheCollector
5 Strangest Art Movements You Need to Know
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TheCollector
7 Museums to Visit in Athens
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9 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVa: Philip V
This is the first part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb) look...
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History Today Feed
Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
j.hoare
Fri, 11/24/2023 - 10:14
a year ago
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j.hoare
Fri, 11/24/2023 - 10:14
Classical Wisdom
Essential Classics
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Why Is Pompeii So Important?
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Why Did the Oracle of Delphi Call Socrates the Wisest Man?
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10 Historic Towns in Oregon Worth Visiting
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What Is Timothy Morton’s Dark Ecology?
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Morality Explored: Which Ethical Theories Are Best?
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The Forgotten Second Saint Patrick of the Dark Ages
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Dreams of Space -...
Johnny's Space Trip (1954)
A re-run--
Back to the imaginative past and Johnny's Space Trip. This 1954 fictional book captures...
a year ago
A re-run--
Back to the imaginative past and Johnny's Space Trip. This 1954 fictional book captures the spirit of doing it for yourself as Johnny and his friends build (and dream of) a spaceship for a journey from their backyard. It is pure fantasy but as you will see there is a...
TheCollector
Daedalus and Icarus: What Is the Main Message?
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11 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Treasury for Young Readers (1961)
Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun...
a year ago
Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun story and some great Fred Freeman illustrations. Treasury for Young Readers was a collection of stories for children, some from Reader's Digest stories and some from books....
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Fate and Free Will
8 months ago
Flashbak
The Incredible And True Story Of How Elvis Presley Became Orion, The Masked Singer
Destined to be a leading light to the world, James Hodges Ellis (born James Hughes Bell, February...
11 months ago
Destined to be a leading light to the world, James Hodges Ellis (born James Hughes Bell, February 26, 1945 – December 12, 1998) was known to his fans as Orion. To others he was Elvis Presley. Ellis appeared with many artists, including Loretta Lynn, Jerry Lee Lewis, Tammy...
History Today Feed
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
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JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
TheCollector
TheCollector interviewt die zeitgenössischen Künstlerin Toni Mauersberg
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TheCollector
The Troubled History of the Polish-Ukrainian Friendship in the 20th Century
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TheCollector
What Is Traditional Lakota Art of the Great Plains?
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Hundred Rabbits
the promise of pancakes
As soon as we'd tied to our mooring ball in Majuro's lagoon, the worries of the previous 24 days had...
over a year ago
As soon as we'd tied to our mooring ball in Majuro's lagoon, the worries of the previous 24 days had vanished only to replaced by the crushing weight of responsibility. Devine, being worry-free, wanted to have pancakes, sleep and check-in tomorrow, but Devine knows how uptight I...
TheCollector
6 Revolutionary Works by H. G. Wells
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TheCollector
Adolf Hitler in WWII: The Last 6 Years of His Life
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African History...
Join me on Notes
"On the Zanzibari envoy to 11th century china and the recent Swahili-Persian DNA study"
a year ago
"On the Zanzibari envoy to 11th century china and the recent Swahili-Persian DNA study"
TheCollector
The Banana Wars: How the US Plundered Central America
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Maccabean Revolt: How the Maccabees Beat the Seleucids
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4 months ago
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Delian League vs Persian Empire: The Greeks on the Offensive
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a year ago
Flashbak
Once Upon a Time in Brick Lane: 1970s East London Before Gentrification
Brick Lane in London’s East End is in area of flux. From the road where they used mark bricks and...
6 months ago
Brick Lane in London’s East End is in area of flux. From the road where they used mark bricks and brew beer, the place has been sanctuary to immigrants for centuries and is now home to a large Bangladeshi community. In the 17th century, French Huguenots arrived and brought with...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Love, love, love
10 months ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Perryville?
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3 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Teach Your Children ....
Not to be afraid of moral relativism.
a year ago
Not to be afraid of moral relativism.
TheCollector
Casta Paintings in Colonial Mexico: How Accurate Were They?
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10 months ago
African History...
The forgotten ruins of Botswana: stone towns at the desert's edge.
At its height in the 17th century, the stone towns of the ‘zimbabwe culture’ encompassed an area the...
6 months ago
At its height in the 17th century, the stone towns of the ‘zimbabwe culture’ encompassed an area the size of France. The hundreds of ruins spread across three countries in south-eastern Africa are among the continent’s best-preserved historical monuments and have been the subject...
Classical Wisdom
Secrets of the Sibyls
Ancient Prophetesses
a year ago
Res Obscura
Wilfrid Voynich: Bookseller, Revolutionary, Amateur Cryptologist... Suspected Spy?
The first in a series on the extraordinary lives of the Voyniches
a year ago
The first in a series on the extraordinary lives of the Voyniches
TheCollector
5 Works by Barbara Kruger on Gender and Feminism
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Flashbak
Cute and Sickly Sweet – 24 Vintage Snapshots That Invite a Reaction
The girl presenting her pet lizard toad at the Children’s Pets show held on Venice Beach,...
9 months ago
The girl presenting her pet lizard toad at the Children’s Pets show held on Venice Beach, California, in the mid 1930s makes for a cute photograph. Walter Chandoha’s 1955 picture of his daughter Paula with a kitten in 1955 is also cute. Angie Cook’s school photo from 1978 when...
TheCollector
Cinema’s Epic History: From Then to Now
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
The Birth of Ovid
The Birth of Ovid
JamesHoare
Sun, 03/24/2024 - 00:00
9 months ago
The Birth of Ovid
JamesHoare
Sun, 03/24/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Abraham Lincoln’s Early Life: From Rural Kentucky to the White House
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
[Coming Soon] The Essential Greeks
Begins in Two Weeks
a year ago
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7 Works That Define Thomas Gainsborough’s Legacy
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Top Allied Commanders of World War II?
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6 months ago
Wrong Side of...
On the Tory Cult of Personality and its Consequences
Badenoch will need to denounce Boris
2 weeks ago
Badenoch will need to denounce Boris
TheCollector
5 Quotes from Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations Explained
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a year ago
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A Green-Hued Banksy Mural in North London
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9 months ago
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Decoding Titian’s Poesie Series
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
7 months ago
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
TheCollector
Banksy Confirms More London Animals—And Their Meaning
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Siege of Yorktown: The Final Battle of the American Revolution
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6 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
The Dark Ages
A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
2 months ago
A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
TheCollector
What Is Skepticism? (A Philosophical Approach)
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a year ago
TheCollector
Why Are There Two Virginias?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Beyond Stoicism
New Event: January 7th, 2025
6 days ago
New Event: January 7th, 2025
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Featuring Stephen Fry!
6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Handle Anxiety?
Practicing the Stoic Skill: Premeditatio Malorum
10 months ago
Practicing the Stoic Skill: Premeditatio Malorum
TheCollector
Moscow: Uncover a Near-Millennium of the City’s History
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/28/2024 - 09:32
3 weeks ago
Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/28/2024 - 09:32
Classical Wisdom
Sappho: The Lost Poetess
Watch now (1 min) | Now FREE with a Classical Wisdom Kids Yearly Membership
a year ago
Watch now (1 min) | Now FREE with a Classical Wisdom Kids Yearly Membership
TheCollector
Did Climate Change Cause the Collapse of Egypt’s New Kingdom?
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2 months ago
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10 Interesting Propaganda Posters from Russia’s Civil War
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5 months ago
TheCollector
5 Features of Qing Dynasty Art
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9 months ago
African History...
a brief note on new discoveries in African archeology and the stone ruins of Cameroon.
Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription...
4 months ago
Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription that describes a trading expedition to an unspecified region called the land of Punt. Egyptologists had long debated about the location of this mysterious territory before recent...
History Today Feed
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
8 months ago
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
TheCollector
When Was the Battle of Guadalcanal?
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9 months ago
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What Was the Ancient Greek Pankration?
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10 months ago
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7 Famous Artists Who Turned to Crime
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9 months ago
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Who Was Origen of Alexandria?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
4 Awe-Inspiring Neolithic Monuments in the British Isles
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a year ago
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May’s Marquee Art Auctions Kick Off in New York
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7 months ago
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Is Calligraphy Considered Art?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Origins of the Word Echo?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/07/2024 - 09:29
6 months ago
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/07/2024 - 09:29
Flashbak
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...
TheCollector
What Is the History of Presidents’ Day in the US?
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2 months ago
Trying to Understand...
La politique de l’épuisement et l’épuisement de la politique.
Another of my essays in French.
3 weeks ago
Another of my essays in French.
Flashbak
At Home With Candy, Andy and the Bearandas, A Terrifying Children’s Comic From 1966
In 1966, Candy and Andy lived with their parents, Mr and Mrs Bearandas above a toy shop in a typical...
6 months ago
In 1966, Candy and Andy lived with their parents, Mr and Mrs Bearandas above a toy shop in a typical English village called Riverale, going about the place in their rainbow-striped Mini. For a year, their everyday lives were documented in 154 comic books ( ‘the comic full of fun...
TheCollector
Davy Crockett: The Life of the American Folk Hero
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10 months ago
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Sufism: Mystical Islam in Africa
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5 months ago
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At Large in Leyton – A Walk Around The East London Manor 1989-1994
On Monday November 28th, 1994, the police riot squad arrived to evacuate Claremont Road in the...
11 months ago
On Monday November 28th, 1994, the police riot squad arrived to evacuate Claremont Road in the so-called “autonomous republic” of “Wanstonia”. The protest against the demolition of housing to make way for the M11 Link Road was lost. Harry Cohen, MP for Leyton said “the Department...
TheCollector
Who Is Ai Weiwei?
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6 months ago
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Working in Ancient Egypt: 5 Interesting Professions
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2 months ago
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The 6 Major Causes of the French Revolution
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10 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
Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Everything You Need to Know About the Tragedy
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4 months ago
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What Are Most Infamous Tales about Emperor Caligula?
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a year ago
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6 Must-See English Castles
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6 Unsolved Murder Mysteries Involving Historical Figures
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9 months ago
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On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:30
4 months ago
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:30
History Today Feed
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/24/2024 - 08:00
2 months ago
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/24/2024 - 08:00
Dreams of Space -...
The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space (1952)
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite...
10 months ago
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite (and obscure) fictional pop-up books about space. A really beautifully illustrated 1952 book with some amazing text to accompany it, The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space!
Clyne,...
Flashbak
The Amy Carter ‘Love Doll’ – Playing With The President’s Daughter In 1977
Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.” In...
11 months ago
Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.” In 1976, nine-year-old Amy Carter left her home in Plains, Georgia, and moved into the White House. People noticed the first child to live at the White House since the days of JFK. And...
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Aspasia of Miletus: More Than Pericles’ Romantic Partner?
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4 months ago
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5 Royals Who Behaved Badly
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5 months ago
Hidden History
The Ancient Egyptian Game of Mehen
Mehen may be the oldest true board game in the world, and dates back to at least 3000 BCE. But...
a month ago
Mehen may be the oldest true board game in the world, and dates back to at least 3000 BCE. But recent study has completely changed the way we think about this game. History In 1861, French archaeologists Auguste Mariette and Jacques de Morgan found a tomb at Saqqara that was...
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Monet’s Favorite French Cathedral Catches Fire
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5 months ago
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9 Fascinating Facts About the Eastern Front in WWII
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5 months ago
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Three LA Museums Jointly Acquire Collection of Local Art
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3 months ago
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Cronus: The Titan Leader in Greek Mythology
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a year ago
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10 Iconic Historic Landmarks in California You Should Visit
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2 months ago
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11 Greek Mythological Creatures
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11 months ago
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What Are the Books of the Old Testament? Order & Overview
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What Do We Mean by Aboriginal Languages?
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a month ago
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The Origins of the Democratic Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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2 months ago
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Sotheby’s Sells Harry Potter Watercolor For Record $1.9 Million
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5 months ago
African History...
The desert town of Southern Africa: A history of Khauxanas 1780-1906
A view of pre-colonial Namibia from the khoisan town of ||Khauxa!nas.
a year ago
A view of pre-colonial Namibia from the khoisan town of ||Khauxa!nas.
TheCollector
5 Strange Election Systems Around the World
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:32
a month ago
‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:32
TheCollector
How Often Are U.S. Presidential Elections Held?
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3 months ago
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Red Herring: Moments in Films That Leave You Shocked
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a year ago
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Egyptian Cat Goddess: Who Is Bastet?
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a year ago
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Can Stoicism Improve Personal and Professional Relationships?
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11 months ago
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Interview with Dr. Roberta Bondar: Intertwining Art and Science
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3 months ago
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What Are the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
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11 months ago
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5 Important Stories About Thor the Norse God of Thunder
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8 months ago
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...
Dreams of Space -...
Utazas a vilagurbe/ Into Space (1978)
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the...
a year ago
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the burst in Russian children's publishing in 1978. It was originally published in Russian but I have seen copies in English and this one in Hungarian. The pop-ups are wonderful and...
TheCollector
How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures & Living Conditions?
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a month ago
TheCollector
Battle of Kursk: The Largest Tank Battle in History
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Ancient Olympics
History of the Games
4 months ago
History Today Feed
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:07
2 months ago
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:07
Classical Wisdom
What is Plagiarism?
Is it possible to have a TRULY original thought?
11 months ago
Is it possible to have a TRULY original thought?
Trying to Understand...
If We Had More Than a Hammer ...
We might not be in this mess.
a year ago
We might not be in this mess.
TheCollector
Sufism in South and South East Asia
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7 months ago
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An Art Lovers Guide to Outdoor Exhibitions in Japan
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/13/2024 - 09:21
4 months ago
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/13/2024 - 09:21
Trying to Understand...
So They Want Negotiations, Now.
Have they any idea what they are talking about?
a year ago
Have they any idea what they are talking about?
TheCollector
10 Times Ivan the Terrible Really Was Terrible
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
2 months ago
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
TheCollector
How Did Nero Become the Emperor of Rome?
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
a year ago
Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
TheCollector
Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Shipwreck Discovered Near Canada
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6 months ago
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Who Were the Armored Pioneers Between the World Wars?
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a month ago
History Today Feed
The KGB After Stalin
The KGB After Stalin
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:36
a year ago
The KGB After Stalin
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:36
TheCollector
What Was the Purpose of Mesopotamian Ziggurats?
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
What is Love? And From Where did it Come?
All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
10 months ago
All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
TheCollector
What Was the Mason-Dixon Line?
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a year ago
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10 Curious Facts About Johnny Cash
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8 months ago
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Hidden Figure Identified in Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Fresco
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a week ago
Wrong Side of...
Europe's absent-minded revolution
Christopher Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', 15 years on
a week ago
Christopher Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', 15 years on
Classical Wisdom
The Immortals
...and the feared Persian Army
a year ago
...and the feared Persian Army
TheCollector
How Did the Babylonian Exile Shape Judaism?
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2 months ago
Open Culture
Binge-Watch Classic Television Programs Free: The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Lone Ranger, Dragnet, That...
Earlier this week, we featured the 99-year-old Dick Van Dyke’s performance in Coldplay’s new music...
a week ago
Earlier this week, we featured the 99-year-old Dick Van Dyke’s performance in Coldplay’s new music video, full of visual references to the sitcom that made him a household name in the early nineteen-sixties. And a household name he remains these six decades later, though one does...
TheCollector
US Returns 600 Stolen Artifacts to Italy
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6 months ago
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