TheCollector
A History of the United States Senate
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8 Unmissable UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Southeast Asia
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7 Historical Places to Visit On Your Way to the Isle of Skye
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Fra Angelico’s Theology & Aesthetics in 3 Extraordinary Paintings
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Freedom by North-West
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The obscurantist nature of East European nationalisms
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Ada Lovelace: Get to Know the World’s First Computer Programmer
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A History Lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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Rembrandt Used Arsenic to Paint “The Night Watch”
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First Nations of the Canadian Northwest: A Brief History
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Bragi Boddason: The Viking Skald Who Became a God
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Fireside Friday, August 4, 2023
Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done...
a year ago
Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done and some syllabi written before the semester begins in earnest later this week. Also before we dive in I want to note that it appears that Patreon has been having some trouble...
TheCollector
Edward VII: The Rebel Prince Who Became a Popular King
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Trying to Understand...
A Short Service Announcement.
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be...
a year ago
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be interested. The essays themselves will continue to be entirely free, and I don’t have plans to produce subscriber-only material. I’ve also set up a Buy Me a Coffee cup.
TheCollector
Why Did Plato Think that Education Could Replace Law?
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Dreams of Space -...
Out of This World (1953)
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of...
a year ago
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of this World was one of my favorite "discoveries" when I first started collecting these books. It is a massive 160 pages of games, jokes, riddles, and space facts. I last blogged about...
TheCollector
Abraham Lincoln’s Early Life: From Rural Kentucky to the White House
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History Today Feed
‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
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TheCollector
What Makes Jean-Luc Godard An Iconic Film Director?
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The Arts & Crafts Movement: A Response to the Industrial Revolution
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Why Was Prohibition Repealed?
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8 Facts About Tamara de Lempicka’s Dark Glamour
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Should We Be Skeptics?
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Is it good to question everything?
TheCollector
3 Most Notable Democratic Presidents in US History
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How Saint Helena and the True Cross Changed an Empire
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A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIIb:
This is the second half of the third and final part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at...
3 months ago
This is the second half of the third and final part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at Paradox Interactives ancient grand strategy game, Imperator: Rome, which covers (inter alia) the period of the collapse of the Roman Republic, which we generally call the Late...
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...
TheCollector
How Video Killed the Kamishibai Star
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History Today Feed
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
j.hoare
Thu, 01/04/2024 - 09:36
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How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
j.hoare
Thu, 01/04/2024 - 09:36
TheCollector
Stéphane Breitwieser: The Tragic Story of the Most Successful Art Thief
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Overcoming Bias
Arntz-Gray & I Talk Feminism
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Lou Salomé: Friedrich Nietzsche’s Über-Woman
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UFOs in Art History: Is It a Spaceship or a Cloud?
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A Luta Continua! Mozambique’s Struggle for Independence
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African History...
Mansa Musa and the royal pilgrimage tradition of west Africa: 11th-18th century
Why Africa's caravans of gold stopped travelling to Arabia.
a year ago
Why Africa's caravans of gold stopped travelling to Arabia.
TheCollector
What Are the Six Labors of Theseus?
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TheCollector
8 Facts about The Book of Enoch and its Content
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12 months ago
History Today Feed
The Tudor War on Libel
The Tudor War on Libel
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Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:19
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The Tudor War on Libel
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Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:19
TheCollector
Who Was Gertrude Stein? More Than a Poet & Collector
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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
Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
j.hoare
Fri, 11/24/2023 - 10:14
Classical Wisdom
Does FIRST Matter Most?
Or who holds it longest? Or most recently?
a year ago
Or who holds it longest? Or most recently?
TheCollector
Giants in the Bible and Other Writings: From Genesis to Mythology
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What Came First, Blues or Jazz?
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A History Lover’s Guide to Santa Fe
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Flashbak
Identipop, Build Your Own Popstar, 1969
With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and...
10 months ago
With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and unknowns’. The unknowns are easy to spot – but can you identify all the popstars on the game’s box design? Made in the UKL by Play Value Ltd – they produced similar games, also from the...
TheCollector
5 Quotes by Socrates Explained
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History Today Feed
‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 01:00
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‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
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Fri, 12/22/2023 - 01:00
TheCollector
Sotheby’s and Christie’s: A Comparison of the Biggest Auction Houses
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8 Works of Art & Architecture Commissioned by the Medicis
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Submerged Bridge in Spanish Cave Built Nearly 6,000 Years Ago
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Why Visit Northumberland? : Britain’s Historic Hidden Gem
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What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/30/2024 - 09:19
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What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
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Thu, 05/30/2024 - 09:19
TheCollector
10 Historical Places to Visit in Sussex
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Aristotle’s Poetics: A Brief Overview
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The Secret Life of Queen Victoria You Didn’t Know
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Hypnosis: Is it Magic or Science?
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Brutus: The Rise & Fall of the Senator Who Assassinated Julius Caesar
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Is Beirut Safe? Exploring a City Shaped by Tragedy
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Vatican Museums Open Ancient Roman Necropolis
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Edward Colston Statue to be Lastingly Installed in Bristol Museum
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What Is The Critical Pedagogy Movement?
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When Was the Battle of Iwo Jima?
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What Are the Seven Wonders of the Natural World?
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Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Happen?
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7 Models of Henri Matisse You Should Know About
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The Full English Breakfast: History of a British Tradition
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8 of the Greatest Fighter Planes of World War II
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Sexy? Scary? Both?
a year ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
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Tue, 09/24/2024 - 08:00
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On the Spot: William Dalrymple
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Tue, 09/24/2024 - 08:00
Flashbak
Eating At The Montreal Restaurant ‘Famous for Its Little Pig’ – 1938-1972
For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a...
3 months ago
For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a pig at the table at Au Lutin Qui Bouffe restaurant in Montreal, Canada. Patrons would take home the photo as a souvenir. The typical posse was for one diner to feed the piglet milk...
TheCollector
1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan: The Beginning of the USSR’s End
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African History...
The intellectual history of East Africa (ca. 900-1950 CE): from the Swahili coast to Buganda to...
The intellectual history of pre-colonial Africa is dominated by studies of the scholarly traditions...
3 weeks ago
The intellectual history of pre-colonial Africa is dominated by studies of the scholarly traditions of Ethiopia, West Africa, and Sudan, where a large corpus of extant manuscripts have been collected from the old scholarly centers of Timbuktu, Djenne, Gondar, and Harar.
TheCollector
Louis Althusser on the Link Between Ideology and the State Apparatus
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Flashbak
American Photographs: A Journey Down The Blue Highways, 1970s
You see, I’ve been through The desert on a horse with no name It felt good to be out of the rain In...
2 months ago
You see, I’ve been through The desert on a horse with no name It felt good to be out of the rain In the desert you can remember your name ‘Cause there ain’t no one for to give you no pain – America, A Horse With No Name We don’t know where British … Continue reading "American...
CrimethInc.
Festivals of Resistance : A Call for Gatherings the Weekend Before Trump Takes Office
Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance...
2 weeks ago
Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance on the weekend of January 18, immediately before Donald Trump takes office. This is a crucial opportunity to engage in outreach, education, and action ahead of what it is sure to...
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Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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Understanding Australian History Through 3 Artworks
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weird medieval guys
No, the King doesn't own all the swans in Britain
So who does?
a year ago
TheCollector
Thomas Gainsborough vs. Joshua Reynolds: 6 Facts About Their Rivalry
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3 Key Ideas from Aristotle on Politics
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Pascal’s Wager: Should you Bet on God’s Existence?
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Lucian Freud Nude to Make $20 Million Auction Debut
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Oskar Kokoschka’s Strange Obsession With Alma Mahler
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Flashbak
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...
11 months ago
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...
TheCollector
What Is Hagia Sophia & Who Built It?
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What Is Nestorianism?
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History Today Feed
The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 08:00
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The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 08:00
Global Inequality...
James Burnham’s managerialism eighty years later
Like everybody who has studied Marxism from a relatively young age I encountered many quotes of, or...
10 months ago
Like everybody who has studied Marxism from a relatively young age I encountered many quotes of, or comments on, James Burnham's “The Managerial Revolution”. I was quite familiar with Burnham’s ideas but I have not read the book. I don't think that I would have read it, now in...
TheCollector
Shaka Zulu: The Life of Africa’s Legendary Warrior King
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5 Quotes by Kant Explained
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Dr Alun Withey
Finding Your Beard Style in the 19th Century
In the previous post I noted the variety of facial hair styles that were worn by men in the...
over a year ago
In the previous post I noted the variety of facial hair styles that were worn by men in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, depending on factors including status, location and age. Rather than each age having one particular style of facial hair that was ubiquitous, the...
TheCollector
Frida Kahlo: 6 Facts About Her Life, Art, & Legacy
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Flashbak
The Beautiful Ludlow Typography Specimen Books c. 1958
Letters are beautiful. From specimens of chromatic woodtype to the groovy letter people and 16th...
3 weeks ago
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TheCollector
Impeachment: What Does It Take to Remove a US Politician From Power?
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5 Influential African Leaders of the 20th Century
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What Are the 5 Tallest Buildings in New York City?
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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;...
Flashbak
Why Jimi Hendrix Preferred Linda McCartney To 19 Naked Women
Jimi Hendrix was a megastar. At his short-lived peak, he was the world’s highest earning musician....
a year ago
Jimi Hendrix was a megastar. At his short-lived peak, he was the world’s highest earning musician. But record companies were uncertain how to sell the man behind the music who was banned by the BBC. For the album Are You Experienced, photographer Karl Ferris snapped the band with...
TheCollector
5 Key Myths About the Greek God Hades
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The 3 Most Important Ideas from the Vienna Circle
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a year ago
TheCollector
5 Female Heroes of World War II
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9 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Wonders of Space Travel (1954)
I have not blogged about this pamphlet since 2010 so here is a more complete scan. Wonders of Space...
a year ago
I have not blogged about this pamphlet since 2010 so here is a more complete scan. Wonders of Space Travel was a pamphlet that came enclosed in the May 8th issue of Lion Weekly (#116) in 1954.
Lion Weekly was a magazine for children with comics and stories. (from Wikipedia...
African History...
a brief note on themes in African art.
Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
5 months ago
Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in Nevada Worth Visiting
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Who Am I, Really? A Philosophical Quest for Self-Discovery
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Who Were the Disciples Thomas, Judas and Simon?
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Authoritarian vs. Democratic Socialism: What’s the Difference?
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The US Senate Seeks Explanation for Leon Black’s Art Dealings
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Top 10 Museums to Visit in New York City
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Egypt Luxury Retreat Offers Guests to Search for Cleopatra’s Tomb
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A Collection of...
New Acquisitions: 1933 and the Definition of Fascism
Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if...
a month ago
Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if Donald Trump is running for President as a fascist. Worry not, this isn’t me shifting to full-time political pundit, nor is this the formal end of the hiatus (which will happen on...
TheCollector
Why Is Edward Hopper Cinema’s Favorite Painter?
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TheCollector
The Enigmatic Archeology of Chichen Itza: A World Wonder
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4 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Solar System Pop-up Book (1978?)
My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I...
a year ago
My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I really like space pop-up books for their design and impact.
Adelva. The Solar System Pop-up Book. Greece: Dotam International. 12 pp. 1978
Trying to Understand...
Tune Out, Turn Off, Delete.
You don't need to know that.
9 months ago
You don't need to know that.
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
Global Inequality...
Powerful, but within the orbit of the empire
A review of Clinton Fernandes’ “Subimperial power“
11 months ago
A review of Clinton Fernandes’ “Subimperial power“
TheCollector
What Are Henri Matisse’s Most Vivid Paintings?
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Who Are Some Key Figures in Epistemology?
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Was Henry VIII Really a Protestant?
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TheCollector
Guimarães: 9 Historic Sites in Portugal’s Cradle City
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2 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part I: SPQR
This is the first of a planned five-part series looking at the structure of the Roman Republic as...
a year ago
This is the first of a planned five-part series looking at the structure of the Roman Republic as another example of civic governance structures in antiquity, to match our series on the Greek polis. As with that series, we’re going to start by defining our community and its...
TheCollector
Chiaroscuro: The Dramatic Play of Light and Shadow
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What Caused the Salem Witch Trials?
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, June 28, 2024
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next...
5 months ago
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next week (we’re discussing political philosophy in an election year, so I am sure everyone will be very chill; regardless let me repeat you will be civil) and then after that to dive...
Trying to Understand...
Things Don't Always Get Better.
And "Against Recentism," while we're at it.
2 months ago
And "Against Recentism," while we're at it.
Wrong Side of...
The great 2024 vibe shift (and other stories)
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Wrong Side of History Newsletter #58
TheCollector
An Art-lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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7 Facts About Mountain Man Jim Bridger
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History Today Feed
Catching Nessie on Film
Catching Nessie on Film
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/16/2024 - 09:41
7 months ago
Catching Nessie on Film
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/16/2024 - 09:41
TheCollector
Was There Social Mobility in Anglo-Saxon England?
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TheCollector
Faith Ringgold, Storytelling Quilt Artist, Dies at 93
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Classical Wisdom
Dido: Queen of Carthage
Doomed Lover of Ancient Myth
a year ago
Doomed Lover of Ancient Myth
African History...
A history of the south-western Saharan towns of Tichitt, Walata, Wadan and Chinguetti (800-1912)
Trade and civilization on west-africa's desert frontier
a year ago
Trade and civilization on west-africa's desert frontier
African History...
A history of Grande Comore (Ngazidja) ca. 700-1900.
State and society on a cosmopolitan island
11 months ago
State and society on a cosmopolitan island
TheCollector
8 Most Divisive President Elections in US History
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TheCollector
What Were the Casta Paintings of 18th Century Mexico?
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TheCollector
What Are the Abraham Tapestries?
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Hidden History
Museum Ship Destroyer USS Kidd
The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a...
a month ago
The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a Rear Admiral who was killed on board the Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Kidd served in both the Second World War and the Korean War. The destroyer USS Kidd was...
Flashbak
Arthur Rackham’s Fantastic Illustrations for The Tempest, 1926
Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes:...
3 weeks ago
Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes: Nothing of him that doth fade, But doth suffer a sea-change Into something rich and strange. – William Shakespeare, The Tempest, illustrated by Arthur Rackham 1926 Arthur...
TheCollector
René Girard on Sacrifice & Violence: Why Does Scapegoating Happen?
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TheCollector
Who Were the United States Indian Scouts?
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Tjaart’s Substack
The curious case of the missing period
When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
10 months ago
When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
Classical Wisdom
Gladiator Combat
Fact or Hollywood Fiction?
a month ago
Fact or Hollywood Fiction?
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11 months ago
*Time Correction for Wednesday
TheCollector
What Makes Alberto Giacometti’s Sculptures So Special?
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August 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 August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Heriot Bay, Ballet Bay Octopus Islands, and...
TheCollector
Banksy Mural to Be Sold with the Building It’s Painted On
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What Are Paul Cezanne’s Most Famous Paintings?
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Latest Pompeii Discovery is a Rare Blue Room
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History Today Feed
‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/16/2024 - 07:00
8 months ago
‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
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Tue, 04/16/2024 - 07:00
A Collection of...
Referenda ad Senatum: November 1, 2024: Ancient Weapons, Lost Works and Roman Spooky-Stuff!
Welcome back! At last, the hiatus has ended and we are back to regular weekly posts. As we’ve done a...
a month ago
Welcome back! At last, the hiatus has ended and we are back to regular weekly posts. As we’ve done a few times before, this week I am breaking the hiatus by taking a chance to answer a few shorter questions posed by my patrons over at Patreon who are the Patres et Matres...
TheCollector
The Harrowing History of the Trail of Tears
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Is Happiness a Ghost? Seeking Fulfillment Through Philosophy
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Barbara Kruger: Verbalized Resistance in 6 Works
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How Have Druids Influenced Wales Throughout History?
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Imperial Chinese Porcelain Bring Novelties to Market
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Alexander Nevsky: Savior of the Kievan Rus’?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Homer, Heracles, and Virgil
2 weeks ago
Homer, Heracles, and Virgil
TheCollector
Jean Lannes: The French Achilles of the Napoleonic Wars
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African History...
a brief note on African agency in its historical contacts with the rest of the world.
the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
7 months ago
the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
TheCollector
The Fowler Museum in L.A. Returns Seven Valuables to Ghana
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TheCollector
Siege of Yorktown: The Final Battle of the American Revolution
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Flashbak
Art of the Avant-Garde in Soviet Russia : Highlights from the George Costakis Collection
“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.”...
a year ago
“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.” – George Costakis These abstract and spellbinding images are from Art of the Avant-Garde in Russia : Selections from the George Costakis Collection, as described in a catalogue of...
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8 Famous Impressionist Paintings You Should Know
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15 Surprising Facts about Adolf Hitler, The World’s Most Hated Man
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History Today Feed
Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
Interview with Nicolas Party: Pastels, Rosalba Carriera, & More
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6 Facts You Didn’t Know About the Salem Witch Trials
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Dreams of Space -...
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Death of a Turkey Legend
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Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso: 6 Notes on Friendship and Rivalry
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