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The intellectual history of Ethiopia and Eritrea: Ge'ez manuscripts and scholars (ca. 200-1900CE)
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Eugene Von Bruenchenhein And His Wife Marie: A Love Story
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Was Saint Augustine the First Philosopher of History?
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Outer Space (1953)
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was...
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10 Incredible Examples of European Symbolist Art
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The Prado Museum Shows Paintings in Different Light
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What Were the Enclosure Acts?
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Dreams of Space -...
Searching In Science (1965)
To continue with my post from last week, Searching in Science was another science textbook that also...
over a year ago
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The Moon
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Mary Magdalene Portrait Attributed to Raphael on View in France
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Uxn, improved the Uxntal reference sheet and improved the Uxntal...
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The 5 Most Significant Queens and Kings of Jerusalem
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1950s American Culture: Suburbia, the American Dream, & Inequality
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Dream About Gagarin (1961)
Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri...
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1968 in America: One of the Most Tumultuous Years in US History?
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When Philosophy Meets Oppression: Who Was Baruch Spinoza?
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Who Was Julian?
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Collections: On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon, the Great?
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This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman legions, I wanted to take the opportunity to talk about Alexander III, who you almost certainly know as Alexander the Great. But I want to discuss his reign with that title, ‘the...
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László Moholy-Nagy: Art from the Epoch of the Modernist Experiment
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László Moholy-Nagy (July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946) was a Jewish Hungarian poet, painter and photographer before he became the major proselytiser of the new avant-garde vision at the Bauhaus school, where has taught as a professor and succeeded is working across disciplines. ...
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How Did the Protestant Reformation Influence European Art?
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The Evolution of Socialism and Its Influence in the US
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Brother of Jesus: Who Was Saint James?
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Why Did Plato Think that Education Could Replace Law?
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“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in solitude, distant noises of gurgling cisterns and pipes, and the noise of wind under the tiles. Also, of endless books.” ― C.S. Lewis In his 1955 book Surprised by joy : the...
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The Social War (91-87 BCE): Rome vs Italy
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African History...
on the Nubian priests of Rome and the Moors of Spain
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Cinema’s Epic History: From Then to Now
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The Death of a Mnemonist
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Morality Explored: Which Ethical Theories Are Best?
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Flashbak
Hanging Out With Rock And Pop Stars at The Zenith of Their Careers In The 1980s
Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he...
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Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he first spotted at a swap meet in Pasadena, California. We don’t know who took these photographs of David Bowie backstage, James Brown meeting and greeting the fans and many other...
Hidden History
Museum Ship Destroyer USS Kidd
The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a...
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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...
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What Made Tintoretto the Greatest Master of the Renaissance?
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10 Facts About the Surreal Life of Antonio López de Santa Anna
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Inventing Cyrillic
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Inventing Cyrillic
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Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:21
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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...
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Louis Wain’s Cat Paintings Head to Auction
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Rat Collection by Banksy Comes Up for Auction
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What Was the Relationship Between Gauguin and Van Gogh?
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How Did the Kingdom of Aksum Give Birth to Ethiopian Christianity?
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How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
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How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
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Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:35
TheCollector
The History of Chocolate: A Treat with a Dark Side?
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Externalising Our Hatreds.
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It's Ukraine and Gaza. Again.
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One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is...
a year ago
One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is one of those basic bits of information and generally speaking those of us who teach these societies are usually prepared with an estimate to answer the question. But what we often...
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The History of Porto & 21 Amazing Historic Sites You Should Visit
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Disappearing NYC: 1980s Store Fronts on New York’s Upper West Side
“I moved to the Upper West Side in August, 1978, and immediately loved it with all my heart,” writes...
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“I moved to the Upper West Side in August, 1978, and immediately loved it with all my heart,” writes Stephen Harmon, a retired lawyer who first lived on New York City’s West End Avenue and 73rd street. “I am a photographer and set out to preserve it on film because I knew the...
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Emily Brontë: Misanthrope or Literary Genius (or Both)?
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Res Obscura
Kikkuli!
Why do some people from the distant past become memes?
a year ago
Why do some people from the distant past become memes?
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Quetzalcoatl: The Feathered Serpent’s Myth & History
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Sappho, Latin Literature, and more...
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Monstrous Births: Artistically Understanding the Mystery of Birth
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I Hate My Job And I Want To Cry.
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Tried chopping wood and carrying water?
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Thousand Rooms, added a Brazilian Portuguese version.
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8 Unsolved Disappearances From History
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Was Roy Lichtenstein an Innovator or a Copycat?
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Useless in Gaza
As always, if you don't know what you're doing.
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As always, if you don't know what you're doing.
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Who Are the Klu Klux Klan?
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What Is Marie Antoinette Syndrome?
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Who Were the Hessians in the American Revolution?
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Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
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Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
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Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
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The History of Underwear: Loincloths, Petticoats, Boxers, & Briefs
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How did the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea Change Christianity?
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State and society on a cosmopolitan island
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7 Famous Artists Who Turned to Crime
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What Is the History of Valentine’s Day?
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Do We Need Dress Codes?
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Napoleon’s 5 Greatest Marshals: The Best of the Best
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What Does Alice Represent in Alice in Wonderland?
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A Strange Defeat.
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A failure of understanding in Ukraine.
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The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
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Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:23
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The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
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Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:23
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I’ve been focused on cultural drift for about nine months now, and the probability estimates in my last post make this a good time to take stock.
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How to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions
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Spice Wars: The European Fight for the Spice Trade
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The 3 Most Important Ideas from the Vienna Circle
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Who Is Theatrical Artist Augusto Boal?
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What Does it Mean to Break the Fourth Wall?
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Gap in the Armor of Baldur’s Gate and 5e
This week we’re taking a bit of a detour to critique some video-game armor, in this case the armor...
a year ago
This week we’re taking a bit of a detour to critique some video-game armor, in this case the armor of Baldur’s Gate III. I have been meaning to do a general critique of the Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition armor system from a historical perspective for a while, and the massive...
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8 Historical Places to Visit in Devon
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What Was the Salon des Refusés?
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Voices of Africa's past: a brief note on the autobiographies of itinerant scholars.
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
6 months ago
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
TheCollector
The Berlin Crisis of 1961: Why The USSR Built the Wall
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The Kherson Art Museum Identified Pieces Looted by Russia
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Trying to Understand...
The Machine Stops.
And fiddling won't fix it.
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And fiddling won't fix it.
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Expressionism: 12 Iconic Paintings & Their Artists
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What Was the Most Notorious Trial of the 20th Century? 4 Possible Contenders
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Classical Wisdom
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Tolkien and Plato
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Mothers of the Ancient World
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Mothers of the Ancient World
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‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
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Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:43
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‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
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Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:43
TheCollector
William Blake’s Cottage to Be Preserved as a Museum
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6 Works by Mexican Muralists You Should Know
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The toppling of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria was many years overdue. Yet the tragedies in Syria are not over. Israel has bombed hundreds of locations around the country and seized a considerable amount of land in the southwest, while Turkish proxy forces are threatening...
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Anarcho-Capitalism Explained in 5 Steps
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African History...
The empire of Kong (ca. 1710-1915): a cultural legacy of medieval Mali.
At the close of the 18th century, the West African hosts of the Scottish traveler Mungo Park...
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At the close of the 18th century, the West African hosts of the Scottish traveler Mungo Park informed him of a range of mountains situated in "a large and powerful kingdom called Kong".
TheCollector
6 American Film Noirs Influenced by German Expressionism
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History Today Feed
Moving With the Times?
Moving With the Times?
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
6 months ago
Moving With the Times?
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Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
History Today Feed
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
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Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
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Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
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Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Places Around the World for History Buffs
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Fernando’s Story – The life And Times of A Boy Growing Up In NYC’s East Village in the 1970s
In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in...
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In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in the empty lot a New York City’s 76 E. 3rd St. The Hell’s Angels lived directly across the street. They wanted the lot for themselves. (You can read more about that here.) One of the...
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Why Were So Many Women Artists Still Life Painters?
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What Are the Four Waves of Feminism?
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Jacksonville Confederate Monument Removed
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Who Was Julius Caesar?
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10 Facts About Odin the All-Father: Norse God of War & Wisdom
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Who Is Pina Bausch?
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Medieval Necropolis Unearthed at Bulgarian Bus Station
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What Makes a Celt & Did They Ever Inhabit Britannia?
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These Countries Have the Most World Heritage Sites
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Does Descartes Believe God Is Essential to Knowledge?
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A Look at London in 1975 with English Eccentrics and Mr Whippy
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10 Historic Small Towns Near Amsterdam That Are as Pretty
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How Did Francisco Goya Criticize the Spanish Society?
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The Great Flood
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...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
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What Are The Most Popular Myths About the Council of Nicaea?
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History Today Feed
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
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Tue, 12/05/2023 - 11:12
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Tue, 12/05/2023 - 11:12
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The Mali empire: A complete history (ca. 1250-1650)
At its height in the 14th century, the Mali empire was one of Africa's largest states, extending...
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At its height in the 14th century, the Mali empire was one of Africa's largest states, extending over an estimated 1.2 million square kilometers in West Africa. Encompassing at least five modern African states, the empire produced some of the continent's most renowned historical...
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The Bumpy Ride to Yerevan: What Can a Road Trip in Armenia Teach You?
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Parmigianino Altarpiece Back On View After 10-Year Conservation
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Danish Unknown Royal Family Discovered Thanks to Ring
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The Origins of the Democratic Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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Who was Rasputin and Why is He Famous?
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The Artist Winston Churchill: A Political Leader’s Side Hustle?
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The Life of Tadeusz Kościuszko: A Revolutionary on 2 Continents
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The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
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Davy Crockett: The Life of the American Folk Hero
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Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves: “I Like Her Not”
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It's just that some people don't realise it.
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On the Spot: Ali Ansari
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Mon, 04/08/2024 - 12:28
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On the Spot: Ali Ansari
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Mon, 04/08/2024 - 12:28
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5 Female Philosophers That You Should Know
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Indiana University’s Plan for Selling Art to Fund Dorm Renovations
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Empire of Mali: The Powerhouse of Western Africa
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A history of the Damagaram sultanate of Zinder: ca. 1730-1899.
Politics, Guns, and Trade in the pre-colonial Sahel
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Who Were the Infamous 1930s Gangsters?
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The Boxer Rebellion Explained: Uprising in China
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Abkhazia’s National Art Gallery Works Destroyed by Fire
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René Girard on Sacrifice & Violence: Why Does Scapegoating Happen?
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What Is Nestorianism?
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‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
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‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
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10 Must-See Historic Sites to Visit in Madrid
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Martha Washington: Get to Know the First First Lady
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Adolf Hitler in WWII: The Last 6 Years of His Life
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Hundred Rabbits
a home for pino
We left Shimizu on a sunny morning, pushing off the dock at 6am. Early. We wanted to make sure we'd...
over a year ago
We left Shimizu on a sunny morning, pushing off the dock at 6am. Early. We wanted to make sure we'd arrive at our destination on time. There was 126nm between us and Shima Yacht harbor, a distance we needed to do in part at night. This wasn't ideal. We knew that. Many people...
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Don't Confuse Me With Facts.
They know what they think.
a year ago
They know what they think.
History Today Feed
The First Anglo-Burmese War
The First Anglo-Burmese War
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Mon, 02/19/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
The First Anglo-Burmese War
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Mon, 02/19/2024 - 00:00
Trying to Understand...
France Saves Europe.
Again. In a manner of speaking.
9 months ago
Again. In a manner of speaking.
Trying to Understand...
Ukraine: A Guide For The Perplexed
Part One, anyway. More next week.
8 months ago
Part One, anyway. More next week.
TheCollector
Oxyrhynchus: History’s Most Revealing Rubbish Dump
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8 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March.
Summary Of Changes
Donsol, added 100r logo to splash screen on the rom.
100r.co, added a new page: diy carbonation system. Updated Saving fuel, Engine rebuild and...
Classical Wisdom
Secrets of the Sirens
The Original Femme Fatales?
a year ago
The Original Femme Fatales?
Classical Wisdom
For the Love of the Classics
Valentine's Gifts
10 months ago
TheCollector
8 Things to See in Tokyo: A Guide For Art Enthusiasts
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8 months ago
Flashbak
William Gedney: Watching America At Night (1960-1973)
“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she...
8 months ago
“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she flew away, flew away. She had two pretty children, but one night these two pretty children flew away, flew away, into the sky, into the moon.” – Night of the Hunter, 1955 …...
TheCollector
Dethroning Perception: Who Was Maurice Merleau-Ponty?
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7 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Hombres Del Espacio (1960)
So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't....
a year ago
So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't. This is the story of the exploration of space and has to be seen! It might have been assembled from stills from a Spanish film (I don't recognize it so feel free to tell me). But...
Trying to Understand...
The Performance is Over
Even if the artists don't realise it.
a year ago
Even if the artists don't realise it.
Res Obscura
A very deep history of Halloween
Or, how far back can historical analysis take us?
a month ago
Or, how far back can historical analysis take us?
TheCollector
Battle of Himera: Carthage vs. Ancient Greeks of Sicily
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8 months ago
weird medieval guys
What does a biblically accurate angel actually look like?
Sexy? Scary? Both?
a year ago
TheCollector
Norman Rockwell Works Dispute Finally Over?
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a year ago
TheCollector
12 Surprising Facts About Loki, the Nordic God
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a year ago
African History...
Taming and domesticating the wild: the War-Elephants of ancient Aksum and Kush
In his 1668 description of the West African kingdom of Benin, the Dutch writer Olfert Dapper...
2 weeks ago
In his 1668 description of the West African kingdom of Benin, the Dutch writer Olfert Dapper reported that “The king shows himself only once a year to his people, going out of his court on horseback, accompanied by three or four hundred noblemen on horseback.”
TheCollector
The Feather Thief: The Story of Dead Birds, Museum Heist, and a Flute
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3 weeks ago
History Today Feed
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
6 months ago
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Lost and Found
a year ago
TheCollector
Liu Bang: How a Peasant Became Emperor of China
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Global Inequality...
Freedom to be “wrong”: the only real advantage of democracy
Why the liberal project will fail
10 months ago
Why the liberal project will fail
TheCollector
Martin Luther vs. John Calvin: The French vs the German Reformation
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Was Kristallnacht? The Horrors of the Night of Broken Glass
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5 days ago
Dreams of Space -...
Mole Rocket (1965)
Mole Rocket is a Czechoslovakian children's book about a mole finding a rocket. It is a silly piece...
over a year ago
Mole Rocket is a Czechoslovakian children's book about a mole finding a rocket. It is a silly piece of fiction but since it does have adventuring in a rocket it seemed worth sharing.
Miler. Mole Rocket, 1965.
When the mole crash lands, the rocket breaks apart in...
Classical Wisdom
The Roman Socrates
The Feminist Stoic?
a year ago
TheCollector
6 Key Battles of the Wars of the Roses
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a year ago
TheCollector
How George Washington Used the Fabian Strategy During the Revolution
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5 months ago
Dr Alun Withey
How Much?! Barbers & the Price of Shaving.
One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and,...
over a year ago
One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and, more importantly, who has been responsible for it. From the second half of the eighteenth century, individual men began to take more responsibility for shaving themselves, helped on...
TheCollector
Which Countries Were Major Players in World War II?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Magical Realism in Literature?
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a year ago
Flashbak
AREA: Cards and Invitations from the Fabulous New York Nightclub, 1983–1986
From 1983 to 1987, 157 Hudson Street in Manhattan, New York City, was home to Area. Frequented by he...
11 months ago
From 1983 to 1987, 157 Hudson Street in Manhattan, New York City, was home to Area. Frequented by he great and good, the club was known for its changing themes (every six weeks the place got a new look – an approach inspired by Zurich’s 1916 Dadaist club Cabaret Voltaire) and...
African History...
Persian myths and realities on the Swahili coast: contextualizing the 'Shirazi' civilization.
Why geneticists found what archeologists and historians had failed to locate.
a year ago
Why geneticists found what archeologists and historians had failed to locate.
TheCollector
The Ahnenerbe: How the Nazis Constructed Racial Mythologies
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7 months ago
TheCollector
7 Famous Artists Who Destroyed Their Own Works
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8 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Babylon Shape the History of the Ancient Near East?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
4 months ago
Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
TheCollector
Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick: Meet the “Real” Kingmaker
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TheCollector
5 Celebrities Accused of Being Communists During the Second Red Scare
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a year ago
African History...
Acemoglu in Kongo: a critique of 'Why Nations Fail' and its wilful ignorance of African history.
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies...
a month ago
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies show up in the selection committees of Stockholm.
TheCollector
Exploring Soviet Brutalism Through 9 Iconic Buildings
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9 months ago
TheCollector
The Stars of Sun Records: 4 Famous Singers
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8 months ago
TheCollector
A Brief History of Chile
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2 months ago
TheCollector
The British Museum to Tighten Security and Collection Records
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a year ago
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
7 months ago
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 09:19
Trying to Understand...
NATO's Phantom Armies.
And the ghost of Carl von Clausewitz.
7 months ago
And the ghost of Carl von Clausewitz.
TheCollector
Mary Queen of Scots: Biography & Facts
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5 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Ancient Greek and Phoenician Colonization
Davis senatum consuluit a.d. III Idus Octobris apud aedem Patreontis; de colonis Graecis et Punicis...
a year ago
Davis senatum consuluit a.d. III Idus Octobris apud aedem Patreontis; de colonis Graecis et Punicis verba fecit… This week we’re taking a brief look, by ACOUP Senate request, at Greek and Phoenician colonization in the ancient Mediterranean. In particular, the focus requested was...
History Today Feed
The Tudor War on Libel
The Tudor War on Libel
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:19
a month ago
The Tudor War on Libel
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:19
TheCollector
What Did Francis Bacon Mean by “Knowledge Is Power”?
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a year ago
TheCollector
5 Hero Archetypes You Should Know
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Did the Pyramid of Giza Become an Ancient Wonder?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Is Pragmatism? (Philosophy, History, Notable Proponents)
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Most Socially Progressive Countries You Can Move To
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a month ago
TheCollector
5 Places Where You Can Enjoy Art in New York City for Free
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Pace Gallery Will Represent the Robert Indiana Legacy Initiative
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Helter Skelter: Who Was Charles Manson?
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2 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 15, 2024
Hey folks, Fireside this week! For the musing this week, I want to talk about, at least for a...
a month ago
Hey folks, Fireside this week! For the musing this week, I want to talk about, at least for a humanities field, what ‘research support’ from a university means and why it is valuable, but before we get to that, I just want to make a note going forward. In particular, there have...
TheCollector
6 Aspects of the Egyptian God Thoth
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Freak Shows: The Truth Behind Beauty and the Beast
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Scariest Sermon Ever? Jonathan Edwards & the Great Awakening
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6 months ago
TheCollector
4 Key Works by James Joyce You Need to Read
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10 months ago
TheCollector
The Macedonian Wars: Rome vs the Macedonian Phalanx
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11 months ago
TheCollector
10 Crazy Facts About the History of Syphilis
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Aristotle's Rhetoric
The Power of Persuasion
4 months ago
TheCollector
Are the Aesir Gods the Villains of Norse Mythology?
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10 months ago
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
Which Reforms Shaped Ancient Sparta?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Top 10 Places to Visit in Athens, Greece
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9 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, December 8, 2023
Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester...
a year ago
Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester coming as the job market gets busier, I haven’t had time to finish the next post on shield walls just yet. That will come out next week for sure though, as it is close to done. For …...
TheCollector
10 Things to Do in London if You Love Art
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5 months ago
TheCollector
7 Great Paris Museums Beyond the Louvre
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7 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Love And War And Status
“All is Fair in Love and War” - common saying
3 weeks ago
“All is Fair in Love and War” - common saying
Flashbak
Browse A Fabulous Archive of England’s North-West (1885 – 1970)
From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the...
8 months ago
From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the north-west of England. Based at their studio on Duke Street, in Barrow-in-Furness, they captured everyday and extraordinary events. Their archive of more than 10,000 photographs is now...
Global Inequality...
Abundance, capitalism and climate change
In classical Marxism, communism is defined as a society of material abundance. It is a society where...
8 months ago
In classical Marxism, communism is defined as a society of material abundance. It is a society where goods flow in abundance (“after the productive forces have…increased…all the springs of co-operative wealth flow more abundantly”, Marx, Critique of the Gotha Program
TheCollector
Did This Psychoanalytical Cult Kill Jackson Pollock?
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8 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 2
Another article that appeared in this August 1953 issue is about the current fictional space flight...
over a year ago
Another article that appeared in this August 1953 issue is about the current fictional space flight programs on TV: Rocket-Bye Baby.
TheCollector
What Did Americans Eat During the Great Depression?
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2 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Gumby and Pokey Coloring Book (1966)
Since part of this blog is reliving the joys of my childhood I need to talk about Gumby and Pokey....
a year ago
Since part of this blog is reliving the joys of my childhood I need to talk about Gumby and Pokey. Gumby was a television show for children that ran (at least for me) from 1953-1969. It was stop-motion animated adventures of two figure made of "clay." It was a highlight of my...
TheCollector
Who Are the Most Famous Sorceresses of Greek Mythology?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Text Art: How Do Text and Art Mix Together?
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Caligula's Forgotten Legacy
The Nemi Ships
a year ago
African History...
Seafaring, trade and travel in the African Atlantic. ca. 1100-1900.
historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
11 months ago
historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
TheCollector
6 Important Female Aboriginal Writers and Activists You Should Read
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6 months ago
Flashbak
Painting America’s Great Divide : Horace Pippin And Mr. Prejudice
“The pictures which I have already painted come to me in my mind, and if to me it is a worth while...
9 months ago
“The pictures which I have already painted come to me in my mind, and if to me it is a worth while picture, I paint it” – Horace Pippin Winston Churchill waved his fingers in a V for Victory and the united British went to war against a common enemy. When the United States …...
TheCollector
Van Dyck Rare Drawing Could Sell for $1.2 Million at Christie’s
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a year ago
TheCollector
Marble Head of Apollo Discovered in Greece
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8 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the History Behind Hanukkah?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Nuclear Weapons During the Cold War: Power and Proliferation
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a year ago
Wrong Side of...
Your favourite half-British president
We could win bigly by courting Donald Trump
a month ago
We could win bigly by courting Donald Trump
TheCollector
What Caused the First Opium War in China?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Submerged Bridge in Spanish Cave Built Nearly 6,000 Years Ago
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3 months ago
TheCollector
The History of Esperanto: A Modern Lingua Franca?
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11 months ago
Open Culture
What Ancient Greek Music Sounded Like: Listen to a Reconstruction That’s “100% Accurate”
Between 750 BC and 400 BC, the Ancient Greeks composed songs meant to be accompanied by the lyre,...
2 weeks ago
Between 750 BC and 400 BC, the Ancient Greeks composed songs meant to be accompanied by the lyre, reed-pipes, and various percussion instruments. More than 2,000 years later, modern scholars have finally figured out how to reconstruct and perform these songs with (it’s claimed)...
TheCollector
What Is the Gift of Tongues in the Bible?
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6 months ago
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
11 months ago
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
j.hoare
Thu, 01/04/2024 - 09:36
TheCollector
What Was the Third Council of Constantinople?
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TheCollector
What Are Djinn? (Powers, Tales, & Etymology)
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4 weeks ago
Dreams of Space -...
Space Witch (1959)
Here is a Halloween space book post for you. I have done posts for Christmas, Easter and Yuri's...
a month ago
Here is a Halloween space book post for you. I have done posts for Christmas, Easter and Yuri's Night but never one for Halloween.
Space Witch is a pleasant story about a witch who wants to expand her frightening to creatures on other planets. She constructs a "space broom" and a...
TheCollector
What Is the Twinkie Defense? (& Other Crazy Court Arguments)
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8 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Jungian Journey of Individuation?
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5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Ancient Atomists
The Origins of Oppenheimer?
a year ago
The Origins of Oppenheimer?
TheCollector
4 Norse Myths That Inspired Cinema
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a month ago
TheCollector
Neil Gaiman’s Collection Sale Surpasses Expectations
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9 months ago
TheCollector
British Grand Strategy & the European Balance of Power: 1815-1914
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Alexander McQueen: 5 Fashion Collections Inspired by Art
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a year ago
TheCollector
Venice Plan for Damaged Banksy Mural Concerns Locals
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a year ago
TheCollector
Is Divorce in Christianity Really Allowed?
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a month ago
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
9 Paintings by Claude Monet You Should Know
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5 months ago
TheCollector
10 Ancient Sites in New Mexico You Should Visit
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a week ago
Global Inequality...
Would Lenin have approved of the IMF?
An indispensable organization
a month ago
An indispensable organization
TheCollector
The Mystery of the Lost Colony of Roanoke
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/07/2024 - 09:38
a month ago
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/07/2024 - 09:38
African History...
Historical links between the Ottoman empire and Sudanic Africa (1574-1880)
travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
a year ago
travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
TheCollector
10 Terrible Catholic Popes
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Was Benjamin Disraeli?
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:40
3 months ago
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:40
TheCollector
Stolen Masterpieces: 5 Famous Artworks That Are Still Missing
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Foreshadowing Shapes Cinema and Storytelling
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9 months ago
Flashbak
In the Night Garden: The Magical World of George Shiras
George Shiras (1859 – 1942) began photographing in 1889, and was the first to use camera traps and...
a month ago
George Shiras (1859 – 1942) began photographing in 1889, and was the first to use camera traps and flash photography when photographing animals. Shiras, a lawyer who became a politician, borrowed a hunting technique he learned from the Ojibwa tribe called jacklighting, when fire...
TheCollector
Hans Jonas on Responsibility in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
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8 months ago
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