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Was Honorius’ Letter Really Sent to Britain?
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Dreams of Space -...
Distant Worlds (1932)
An early children's science fiction book about spaceflight.
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When Nostalgia Was Deadly
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The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
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Patterns in Humanity
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How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
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‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
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‘D-Day Has Come’
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Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
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Patterns in Humanity
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Dreams of Space -...
Техника Молодежи (Youth Technology) Issue 4 (1973 )
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“ХОРОВОД КОСМИЧЕСКИХ ЛАБОРАТОРИЙ ‘Round Dance of Space Laboratories’
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The History of Appalachia & Its People
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How Did Philosophy Help Develop Artificial Intelligence?
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10 Incredible Artworks by Félicien Rops
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plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
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Getty Map Sold by Christie’s
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The Origins of the Democratic Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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Who Was Boudica, the Warrior Queen of the Iceni?
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Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
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The Fountainhead: Ayn Rand’s Ode to Individualism
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Overcoming Bias
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11 Facts About The Unique State of Maine
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8 Places to Visit in Vietnam for History Lovers
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African History...
A general history of African explorers of the Old world, and a 19th century Bornu traveller of...
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How Is Ben Black Elk Associated with Mount Rushmore?
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Were There Fast-Food Restaurants in Ancient Pompeii?
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Operation Market Garden: Success and Failure for the Allies
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Why Is Socrates’ Legacy Vital?
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Hundred Rabbits
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The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing...
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The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing we've ever done. We decided to keep a logbook, to better remember it and so it can help others who wish to make this trip.
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Peter Singer’s Famine, Affluence, and Morality: Is Charity Good?
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Luck and Cheating in Roman Gambling: The Die is Cast
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A Modern Sacred Band? Homosexuality in Nazi Germany
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For New Yorker Ronnie Ginnever, photography is a passion. “Fortunately, I was born in the city that...
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Why Does Urs Fischer Burn His Sculptures?
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Does Descartes Believe God Is Essential to Knowledge?
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The Image in The Machine: Typewriter Art in the 1960 and 1970s
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Mount Toba: Did a Supervolcano Almost Wipe Out the Human Species?
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How French Was Medieval England?
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TheCollector
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London By Tube, DLR and Overground in The Early 1990s
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Mobutu Sese Seko: The Rise and Fall of Congo’s Infamous Dictator
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Dreams of Space -...
Into Space: Man's First Controlled Space Flight (1961)
A bit of ephemera today. This is a pamphlet from a Revell Model Kit. They issued this kit quickly to...
a year ago
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TheCollector
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If We Had More Than a Hammer ...
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13 Surprising Facts About William Shakespeare
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, May 31, 2024 (Academic Departments)
Fireside this week! I am spinning up to write a Teaching Paradox series on Imperator later this...
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Artemisia Gentileschi Lost Painting in The U.K.’s Royal Collection
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The Year Without a Summer: The Eruption of Mt Tambora
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Anarchism Explained: Why Should the State be Abolished?
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Pascal’s Wager: Should you Bet on God’s Existence?
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What Are the Six Labors of Theseus?
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The Unification of England & the Death of the Kingdom of Mercia
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How to Explore the Galapagos Islands for Its Natural Wonders
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El Lissitzky’s Soviet Pressa Exhibition in Cologne, 1928
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Who is Mierle Laderman Ukeles?
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History Today Feed
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
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Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
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Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
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TheCollector
Unlikely Politics: The History of the World Chess Championship
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The Prophecies of Merlin
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Mon, 04/22/2024 - 11:22
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King Sennacherib: The Warrior King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
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History Today Feed
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
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Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
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The Dutch Under Nazi Rule: German WWII Occupation of the Netherlands
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Would You Kill the Fat Man?
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What Is the Symbolism in Whitman’s Leaves of Grass?
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African History...
a brief note on new discoveries in African archeology and the stone ruins of Cameroon.
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Looking For Tibet And A Llama At England’s Pestalozzi Children’s Village – 1959 – 1965
We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about...
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We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about his memories of the Pestalozzi Children’s Village in East Sussex, England, in the 1960s. Len had seen an image on Flashback of a group of Tibetan children playing ball at the...
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The Luftwaffe Under the Nazis: A Formidable Air Foe & Force
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Tension-Filled Black Holes
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Scottish Independence Movements Through the Ages
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Why Is the Matterhorn So Famous?
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How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
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Fri, 06/21/2024 - 08:00
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Collectible Toys Worth $1000s: Rare Finds With High Prices
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3 Beautiful Places in the South of England Tourists Neglect
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Bull of Nimrud Replica Goes Back to Iraq
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The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
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Thu, 09/19/2024 - 06:00
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The General History of Africa
a comprehensive look at states and societies across the continent's entire history.
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a comprehensive look at states and societies across the continent's entire history.
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12 Perfect Christmas Gifts From Dianne B, A Postcard Set from 1983
In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a...
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In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a mini-portfolio of 12 postcards. Eight are by Huja, plus four in colour by Neil Winokur and a sleeve by Ken Tisa. The postcards for maverick boutique owner Dianne Benson are lovely...
Classical Wisdom
Greece's Forgotten Legacy
Ancient Mixed Martial Arts?
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Ancient Mixed Martial Arts?
TheCollector
11 Facts About Tintoretto You Should Know
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10 Must-Visit Places Around the World for History Buffs
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Monet Haystack Painting Could Fetch $30 Million at Auction Next Month
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10 Cultural Sites in New York City You Should See
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The Hatfield-McCoy Rivalry of Appalachia: What Started the Feud?
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Tiberius: The Reluctant Emperor of Rome
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How Can You Overcome Self-Censorship?
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The Rise & Fall of Hollywood’s Avant-Garde Cinema
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TheCollector
L’Anse aux Meadows: The Viking Settlement of North America
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4 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Ukraine In NATO Would Be A Disaster ...
But not necessarily for the reasons you think.
a year ago
But not necessarily for the reasons you think.
TheCollector
Forgotten Caravaggio Portrait Makes Public Debut in Rome
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African History...
a brief note on the African exploration of Asia
plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
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plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
TheCollector
What Is Samsara in Hinduism?
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Art Basel Miami Beach Faces Protests
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Flashbak
My ‘Homeric Retching’: Vladimir Nabokov’s Letter To His Wife About A Nasty Bout of Food Poisoning
“Exactly at 2:30, I suddenly felt an urge to vomit, had barely time to run outside — and there it...
8 months ago
“Exactly at 2:30, I suddenly felt an urge to vomit, had barely time to run outside — and there it began…” – Vladimir Nabokov to his wife Vera Among Vladimir Nabokov’s love letters to his wife published in Letters to Véra, a wonderful book that takes us behind the scenes of...
TheCollector
7 Scottish Inventors & Their Inventions
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TheCollector
How Did Tropical Fruits Become Commonplace in the USA?
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Flashbak
Black Woodstock: The Harlem Cultural Festival, NYC – 1969
Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a...
3 months ago
Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a series of shows that became known as Black Woodstock. Held at 3pm on Sundays in Mount Morris Park between 29 June and 24 August, 1969, as many as 300,000 people attended the festival...
TheCollector
‘A Priori’ and ‘A Posteriori’ Knowledge: What Are They?
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TheCollector
What Jewelry and Adornment Did the Celts Wear?
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3 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Getting Used To Being Weak.
It's worse than you probably imagine.
a year ago
It's worse than you probably imagine.
TheCollector
10 Myths About the Greek God Poseidon
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January 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 January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added electrical refit(portal for AC & DC...
TheCollector
What Is Marcel Duchamp’s Most Famous Painting?
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Who Was Saint Peter the Apostle?
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TheCollector
Facing the Other: Emmanuel Levinas on the Face-to-Face Encounter
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TheCollector
How Did German Expressionism Change The History of Cinema?
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
leleuvia
We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We...
over a year ago
We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We found a place like this, Leleuvia, an island in the Lomaitivi archipelago in Fiji.
This island went through many hands over the years, it now belongs to a resort that too bears the...
TheCollector
What Are Henri Matisse’s Most Vivid Paintings?
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TheCollector
12 Surprising Facts About Loki, the Nordic God
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TheCollector
What’s the History of Gin?
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9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Oops! I did it again...
Getting our events straight...
a year ago
Getting our events straight...
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
And some bits and pieces of news.
11 months ago
And some bits and pieces of news.
History Today Feed
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
TheCollector
The Enigmatic Archeology of Chichen Itza: A World Wonder
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Global Inequality...
Marx Truncated
A review of Shlomo Avineri’s “Karl Marx”
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A review of Shlomo Avineri’s “Karl Marx”
TheCollector
Fenrir: Who Was the Norse Wolf Destined to Kill Odin?
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TheCollector
Encaustic Painting: An Ancient Art Form Explained
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part II: Romans, Assemble!
This is the second of our planned five-part look (I) at the nature and structure of the Roman...
a year ago
This is the second of our planned five-part look (I) at the nature and structure of the Roman Republic, particularly the governing institutions of the Middle Republic, the period of the republic’s height from c. 287-100 BC. Last time we discussed the component parts and nature of...
TheCollector
Get to Know Yoshimoto Nara and the Japanese Neo-Pop Movement
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Flashbak
Things To Come : The 1950s Science Fiction Book Club Newsletter
Things To Come was the monthly newsletter (originally bi-monthly) of publisher Doubleday’s Science...
6 months ago
Things To Come was the monthly newsletter (originally bi-monthly) of publisher Doubleday’s Science Fiction Book Club (SFBC). The short, typically four-page issues promoted the book club’s coming selections and best of volumes from Galaxy and The Magazine of Fantasy and Science...
TheCollector
Billy the Kid: The Incredible Story of America’s Favorite Outlaw
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Res Obscura
Margaret Mead, Technocracy, and the origins of AI's ideological divide
The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
a year ago
The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
TheCollector
Native American Groups React on Covering Native Displays
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TheCollector
John Sellars on Aristotle’s Life, Philosophy, and Relevance Today
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Heracles and the Lernaean Hydra: The Hero’s Second Labor
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Astrology in Ancient Rome: A Brief Overview
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What Was the Korean Conflict of 1968?
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Narmer Palette: Decoding Its Iconography & Importance
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Chiaroscuro: The Dramatic Play of Light and Shadow
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Aristotle’s Model of Communication: 3 Key Elements of Persuasion
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What are Aristophanes’ 11 Surviving Comedies?
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TheCollector
Why Do the Rastafari Believe That Haile Selassie Was a God?
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Hypnosis: Is it Magic or Science?
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TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to Santa Fe
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Classical Wisdom
How Should We Treat Our Enemies?
And how does it reflect on us?
a year ago
And how does it reflect on us?
History Today Feed
The Allure of Medieval Churches
The Allure of Medieval Churches
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/30/2024 - 09:12
a month ago
The Allure of Medieval Churches
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/30/2024 - 09:12
TheCollector
Was Flavius Aetius “Last of the Romans”?
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TheCollector
New Study Reveals Ancient Secrets of the Nebra Sky Disc
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What’s the Difference Between Goth and Punk?
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10 Pieces of Legislation Affecting America’s Indigenous People
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Hume on Personal Identity: Who Are We?
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When Was D-Day?
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TheCollector
Understanding Henri Cartier-Bresson Through 7 Photographs
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TheCollector
New British Museum Book Brings Egyptian Pharaohs to Life
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
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‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
What Is Relational Aesthetics?
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TheCollector
Volva: What Was the Role of Witches in the Viking World?
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
The First Anglo-Burmese War
The First Anglo-Burmese War
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/19/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
The First Anglo-Burmese War
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/19/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
8 Unmissable UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Southeast Asia
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How Did Lucas Cranach the Elder Support the Protestant Reformation?
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10 Things to See on Your Artistic Expedition Through Los Angeles
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Restored Delacroix Masterpiece Goes Back on Show at Louvre
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Emily Brontë: Misanthrope or Literary Genius (or Both)?
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TheCollector
Voices from Chinese Christianity: Between Christ and Confucius
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TheCollector
Was Ambrosius Aurelianus the Real King Arthur?
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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
Trying to Understand...
And Now for Something Completely Different.
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
TheCollector
The Prado Museum Shows Paintings in Different Light
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TheCollector
Is Divorce in Christianity Really Allowed?
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TheCollector
What Is the History of Hipster Culture?
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Dethroning Perception: Who Was Maurice Merleau-Ponty?
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TheCollector
What Is the Single Most Valuable Artwork in the World?
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What is Dialectic? From Heraclitus to Marx
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The “New” Norman Rockwell Turns Toward Civil Rights
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Did Pliny the Younger Attempt to Rig the Vote in the Roman Senate?
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TheCollector
Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination: Here’s Everything You Need to Know
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The 4 Most Controversial Historical Events from the Past 200 Years
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7 Historical Places to Visit on the Isle of Skye
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The Forgotten Tomb of Henry VIII: Why Was He Buried Somewhere Else?
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TheCollector Interviews Contemporary Artist Toni Mauersberg
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TheCollector Interviews Artist Inna Levinson: From Paint to Pixels
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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...
Flashbak
Joris Hoefnagel: The Emperor’s Best Artist Who Drew Insects That Told of Love And Death
Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by...
2 months ago
Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by Croatian scribe Georg Bocskay (died 1575) and Flemish artist Joris Hoefnagel (1542–1601). There is no evidence the two artists ever met, but their collaboration was decades in the...
TheCollector
How Did the Anglo-Saxons Gain Supremacy Over the Britons?
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TheCollector
Art Basel Paris Kicks Off in Grand Palais
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Dr Alun Withey
Creams, Clothes and Cases: The material culture of pre-modern travel.
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel...
10 months ago
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel preparations. One thing that I’m particularly interested in is the material culture of travel, and what sorts of things were available for travellers as they got ready for their...
TheCollector
What Is Freud’s Superego & What Does It Have to Do With Society?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Andrew & Rachel Jackson: A Scandalous Marriage & the 1828 Election
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History Today Feed
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:57
11 months ago
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:57
TheCollector
How Did Artists Learn About Anatomy During the Renaissance?
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TheCollector
French Archaeologists Excavate a Castle Beneath a Historic Town
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8 months ago
TheCollector
The Rise and Death of a ‘Mad Monk’: Who Was Grigori Rasputin?
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Classical Wisdom
Plato On Knowledge
What is True?
8 months ago
TheCollector
10 Facts About Odin the All-Father: Norse God of War & Wisdom
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9 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
One, Two (1965)
The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting...
a year ago
The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting book about spaceflight. I hope that you find it as charming as I do.
DeCaprio, Annie and David Krieger. Illustrated by Nydorf, Seymour. One, Two. New York: Wonder Books. (24 p.)...
TheCollector
The 6 Finest Gothic Cathedrals in France
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10 Historic Towns to Visit in Georgia
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What Did Americans Eat During the Great Depression?
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TheCollector
Jericho: An Ancient City Filled with Secrets
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a year ago
Hidden History
The Albuquerque “Broken Arrow” Nuclear Accident
In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at...
a week ago
In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at Kirtland Air Force Base just outside of Albuquerque NM. In January 1950, President Harry Truman announced that the United States would begin a crash program to develop and deploy a weapon...
Global Inequality...
Sodom and Gomorrah
Le hasard is a capricious master. When I recently travelled to China, I knew that I would read there...
10 months ago
Le hasard is a capricious master. When I recently travelled to China, I knew that I would read there books printed in China and about China. So I took none of them with me. The only book that I took there was a book that has nothing to do with China: Proust’s
TheCollector
What’s the History of the Rugby World Cup?
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TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Utah Ghost Towns With a Rich History
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a month ago
History Today Feed
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/05/2023 - 11:12
a year ago
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/05/2023 - 11:12
Classical Wisdom
Should We Glorify Caesar?
And Those Like Him?
9 months ago
TheCollector
6 Facts about the Ancient Olympic Games
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Aristotle's Rhetoric
The Power of Persuasion
4 months ago
TheCollector
The Khrushchev Thaw: Relaxation of Soviet Repressions
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11 months ago
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