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For this post, I am going to wander into the world of crime in the late eighteenth century, and the grisly fate that befell many who committed the heinous crime of highway robbery. (Full disclosure: I’m not an historian of crime, gibbets or highwaymen…perhaps the case I’m about...
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10 Foreign Gods Hidden in the Roman Pantheon
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What Was the Rhodesian Bush War?
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Kikkuli!
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Why do some people from the distant past become memes?
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How Did the Ancient Greeks and Romans Conduct Banking?
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Horse Archers: The Feared Unit of Ancient and Medieval Warfare
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A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIIb:
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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...
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Hitler’s Inner Circle: The 7 Most Powerful Figures in the Third Reich
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Bim-Bom: How a Soviet Clown Duo Defied the Soviets
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Battle of the Jaxartes (329 BCE): Alexander’s Spectacular Victory
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The Feather Thief: The Story of Dead Birds, Museum Heist, and a Flute
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The Metropolitan to Return Pieces to Cambodia
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Is Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman the Greatest Film of All Time?
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Everything You Need to Know About Claude Monet’s Water Lilies
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The Revolt of the Outer Party.
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12 Most Important Achievements in the Space Race
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The Brigantaggio: How Did Southern Italy Respond to Unification?
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Dreams of Space -...
Into Space: Man's First Controlled Space Flight (1961)
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African History...
The ancient city of Meroe: the capital of Kush (ca. 950 BC-350 CE)
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A Travel Guide to Pompeii: Visiting the City in One Day
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Egyptian Sun-god: Who Is Ra?
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Who Was Marcus Licinius Crassus, and How Did He Die?
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Strange Magic: Belgium In Colour by Harry Gruyaert
‘Belgium is much more aesthetic. I’m making fun of my people and my own upbringing; colour here also...
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‘Belgium is much more aesthetic. I’m making fun of my people and my own upbringing; colour here also refers to my relationship to my country.’ — Harry Gruyaert Harry Gruyaert’s photographs show his preference for shooting in the street, where he can capture the unexpected, most...
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8 of the Greatest Fighter Planes of World War II
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What Are the Unconditional Biblical Prophecies?
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5 Features of Qing Dynasty Art
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Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
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6 Haunted Historical Sites That Will Scare Your Socks Off
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Repatriation Efforts Across Europe and the US
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Who was Rasputin and Why is He Famous?
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African History...
The 'hidden founders' of African studies in Europe: African intellectuals in the Holy Roman Empire...
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Another Of My Essays in French
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And some bits and pieces of news.
African History...
Acemoglu in Kongo: a critique of 'Why Nations Fail' and its wilful ignorance of African history.
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Why Are There Only Four Gospels?
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Ancient Rome Vs Pontus: The Mithridatic Wars (88-63 BCE)
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Volva: What Was the Role of Witches in the Viking World?
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Arthur Conan Doyle vs. Harry Houdini: A Friendship Ruined by Ghosts
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From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
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How Did Aristotle Influence Western Thought?
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Pizan’s The Book of the City of Ladies: The West’s 1st Feminist Text?
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How Did Japan Get Involved in World War II?
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A Brief History of Iceland (From Discovery to 21st Century)
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The Homeric Hymn to Demeter
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What Did the Vikings Really Look Like?
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African History...
Kingdoms at the forest's edge: a history of Mangbetu (ca. 1750-1895)
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11 Shocking Facts About the Black Dahlia Case
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The Rise of Francisco Franco & the Effects of the Spanish Civil War
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7 Works by Margaret Keane You Should Know
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The 1968 Prague Spring: Democratic Revolution Behind the Iron Curtain?
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Christian Ethics vs Secular Ethics: What’s the Difference?
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Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars (1960)
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
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Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A. Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars. New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston. (55 p.) 1960.
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How Does the Electoral College Work?
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The Unknown Artworks of Kahlil Gibran
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The Mystery of Crazy Horse: His Life & Legacy
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A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIb: Built in a Day
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West Virginia Bill to Prosecute Museums for “Obscene” Artifacts?
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Is There a Life After Death? A Philosophical Approach
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Oxyrhynchus: History’s Most Revealing Rubbish Dump
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The Image in The Machine: Typewriter Art in the 1960 and 1970s
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8 Fun Facts About Montezuma — Starting with His Real Name
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The Incredible Story of Cadmus: The First Hero of Greek Mythology
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Who Were the Armored Pioneers Between the World Wars?
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Who Won the Battle of Gettysburg?
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Patterns in Humanity
Immigrant assimilation in Denmark
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A brief overview of the school performance of 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation immigrants in Denmark
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5 Controversies Surrounding Marina Abramović
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Don't Confuse Me With Facts.
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They know what they think.
African History...
a brief note on Africa's Scientific Manuscripts
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a year ago
plus; the history of Medicine in Africa.
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Was the Spanish Influenza the First Global Pandemic in the Modern Era?
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The Harrowing History of the Trail of Tears
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5 Transformative Leaders That Shaped British History
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Catholicism: The 10 Most Unusual Patron Saints
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