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How Did Aristotle Shape Ancient Greek Philosophy?
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Sacred Flames and Divine Philosophers
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Sacred Flames and Divine Philosophers
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British-Controlled Mandatory Palestine (1920–1948): A History
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The Nepalese Royal Massacre: Royalty Meets True Crime
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8 Fashion Trends of the Roaring Twenties
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What Did Francis Bacon Mean by “Knowledge Is Power”?
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Big Hair & True Love in 1980s Kentucky
For over a decade in the 1980s and 1990s Richard Bram photographed people at the Kentucky Derby...
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For over a decade in the 1980s and 1990s Richard Bram photographed people at the Kentucky Derby Festival in Louisville, an annual two-week event preceding the first Saturday in May, the day of the Kentucky Derby horse race. It was all about the gigantic hair. You can see his...
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Who Were the Landsknechts?
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The Church Under the Tang Dynasty: A Forgotten Outpost of Christianity
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Wrong Side of...
The Tears of Strangers are only water
On the limits of empathy
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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...
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French Archaeologists Excavate a Castle Beneath a Historic Town
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How Saint Helena and the True Cross Changed an Empire
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7 European Powers Involved in the Scramble for Africa
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Florida Museum Fires Curator After Issues With Object Provenance
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How Did Aristotle Influence Western Thought?
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Get to Know Alma Mahler: Composer, Muse, and Scandalous Woman
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Aristotle's Rhetoric
The Power of Persuasion
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Hannah Arendt’s The Human Condition: What is an Active Life?
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Anarchism & Revolution: Who was Mikhail Bakunin?
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Dreams of Space -...
Judy Space Puzzles (1970s)
Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time...
a month ago
Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time to bring them back.
These were classroom puzzles (although they were probably owned by kids at home too). They were mostly for Kindergarten-2nd grade kids and were "educational" as...
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Who Are the Young British Artists? An Overview of the Movement
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5 Most Hated Famous Artists
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Is Anarchism a Bad Idea? 3 Main Objections
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How Important Was Theseus for Athens? Theseus: Get to Know the Mythical King of Athens
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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Audrey Flack, Pioneer of Photorealism, Dies at 93
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What Are the Origins of the Vampire Myth?
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Trying to Understand...
So Where Do We Go From Here?
That's a good question.
a year ago
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How Did Japan Get Involved in World War II?
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Trying to Understand...
Going to Pieces Slowly...
And then what?
a year ago
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How Nazi Propaganda Appropriated the Vikings
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What Made Sir Joshua Reynolds an Iconic Portrait Artist?
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10 Curious Facts About Johnny Cash
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What Is the Shadow According to Carl Jung?
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Who’s Who of the Kennedys: 9 Notable Members
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The Political Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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Wrong Side of...
The War on the Countryside
The Shire must be brought to heel
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The Shire must be brought to heel
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Who Is Kiki Smith?
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Have We Become Anti-Human?
Is this a problem? And Can/Should it be Helped?
a year ago
Is this a problem? And Can/Should it be Helped?
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Operation Market Garden: Success and Failure for the Allies
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5 Naval Battles That Defined Russian History
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Constantine Replica Statue Lands in Rome
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‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
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‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
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How Were the Conditional Biblical Prophecies Fulfilled in the Bible?
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African History...
A history of the Majeerteen Sultanate: 1700-1927.
Maritime trade and diplomacy in the northern Horn of Africa.
a year ago
Maritime trade and diplomacy in the northern Horn of Africa.
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8 Works of Paul Klee You Should Know
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Are There Still Lepers? The History of Leprosy in 5 Chapters
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3 Debunked Rumors About Anne Boleyn
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10 Historic Christmas Towns in the US to Visit
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African History...
The pyramids of ancient Nubia and Meroe: death on the Nile and the mortuary architecture of Kush
a complete history of an African monument
a year ago
a complete history of an African monument
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The Secret Life of Queen Victoria You Didn’t Know
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Weekend Roundup
Weaving the Women of the Ancient World
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Weaving the Women of the Ancient World
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Empedocles
The Philosopher God?
a year ago
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What’s the Best Time to See Mount Fuji?
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NY City Proposes Public Monuments Bill With a Context on Slavery
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The Brezhnev Era: Stagnation in the USSR
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11 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, May 10, 2024
Fireside this week! Next week, with luck, I’ll have my ‘On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon’ up...
7 months ago
Fireside this week! Next week, with luck, I’ll have my ‘On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon’ up as an addendum to our discussion of Hellenistic armies. But in the meantime, it is a fireside, and I thought, since it was just recently May the Fourth, we might talk some Star...
Flashbak
On The Streets of America in the Early 1980s : Relaxing WIth Cigarettes And No AC
‘These photographs were made between 1979 and 1985 in a pre-digital, largely non-air-conditioned...
9 months ago
‘These photographs were made between 1979 and 1985 in a pre-digital, largely non-air-conditioned era, when people fled the heat of their houses to hang out in their yards and on the street. I notice a kind of relaxed sensuality in many of the pictures. Time moved more slowly;...
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7 Notable Kings of Israel and Judah From the Bible
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The Lost Years of Jesus
The Lost Years of Jesus
j.hoare
Wed, 11/29/2023 - 09:48
a year ago
The Lost Years of Jesus
j.hoare
Wed, 11/29/2023 - 09:48
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Discover Norman Rockwell’s America (& His Legacy)
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Dreams of Space -...
Let's Fly to the Universe (1962)
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012...
a year ago
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012 here:
https://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2012/12/flying-in-space-1961.html
I think it is Czech, but may be a difference Russian language. I got a Russian reprint of this and still find it a very...
A Collection of...
Collections: The Mediterranean Iron Omni-Spear
This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron...
a year ago
This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron Age Mediterranean (focusing on the period from the 8th to the 1st centuries BC): the humble, effective and ubiquitous thrusting spear. In particular, I want to discuss the striking...
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Rationalism Vs. Empiricism 101: Which One is Right?
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Michel Ney: The Bravest of the Brave Among Napoleon’s Generals
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What Was a Peasant’s Life in Medieval England Like?
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An Ancient Ramses II Bust Returned to Egypt
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1968 in America: One of the Most Tumultuous Years in US History?
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Claude Picasso Died at Age 76
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The Harrowing History of the Trail of Tears
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America Rising: The Arts of the Gilded Age (Video)
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What Can History and Archaeology Tell Us About the Druids?
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How Were the Twelve Tribes of Israel Formed?
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Who Is the Archangel Michael? Analyzing an Angel
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Cyberattacks Hits Museums and Causes Online Collections Drop
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The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/06/2024 - 10:35
4 months ago
The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/06/2024 - 10:35
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10 Historic Towns in Texas Perfect for Retirement
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Overcoming Bias
Conquest and Liberation of Academia
During my graduate studies (’93-97), I looked at the history of prizes in science.
a week ago
During my graduate studies (’93-97), I looked at the history of prizes in science.
History Today Feed
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
2 months ago
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
Trying to Understand...
A Wasting Asset?
Europe turns away from America.
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Europe turns away from America.
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New Exhibition to Show Art Saved From Notre Dame Fire
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5 Unusual Items in Ai Weiwei’s Installations
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What Are Patricia Piccinini’s Works About?
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What Are the 5 Greatest Protest Songs of the 20th Century?
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A Brief History of Guacamole (And It’s Not What You’d Expect!)
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What Is Alice in Wonderland Syndrome?
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College Culture in the US & The Vietnam War: An Unlikely Connection
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Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 11:09
7 months ago
Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 11:09
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12 Facts About Marina Abramović and Her Work
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Art Basel 2024 Opens to the Public: Here Are Some of Its Highlights
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American Abstract Artist Frank Stella Dies at 87
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What Is Banksy’s Real Identity? (5 Scenarios)
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The World Turned Upside Down : Bizarro Illustrations From An 18th Century Chapbook
The World Turned Upside Down or The Folly of Man Exemplified in Twelve Comical Relations upon...
2 months ago
The World Turned Upside Down or The Folly of Man Exemplified in Twelve Comical Relations upon Uncommon Subjects is Illustrated with Twelve Curious Cuts Truly Adapted to Each Story. The witty woodcuts show various role reversals. A cow becomes a butcher and the butcher his meat. A...
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What’s the History of Gin?
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A Native’s Look At New York City In The 1980s
Photographer Ronnie Ginnever shares more of her pictures New York, this time from the late 1970s and...
2 weeks ago
Photographer Ronnie Ginnever shares more of her pictures New York, this time from the late 1970s and 1980s. You can see her great photos form the city in the 1960s here. Now she takes us back to the MUDD club, shows us Susann Dalton’s jacket for the Palladium and we buy some...
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Georgia: The Firework Protests : A Report and Video Footage from the Streets of Tbilisi
Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government...
2 weeks ago
Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government protesters in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. We offer the following short report and video footage courtesy of Georgian anarchists.
The demonstrators are responding to the...
Flashbak
Joe And Petunia: Stars of British Pubic Information Films (1968-1973)
As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most...
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As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most likely die in the end. In the final instalment of the four-strong Joe and Petunia series, the British couple illustrate the dangers driving on bad tyres by driving into a tree. ...
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How Many U.S. Presidents Served Two Terms in Office?
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‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
11 months ago
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
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What Were Julius Caesar’s Greatest Achievements
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Geneva Exhibition Shows Rare Picasso Works
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Podcasts
11 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Arntz-Gray & I Talk Feminism
At 6:30-8p ET today, I’ll be talking with Regan Arntz-Gray on
2 weeks ago
At 6:30-8p ET today, I’ll be talking with Regan Arntz-Gray on
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How Did Norman Rockwell’s Thanksgiving Capture a Nation?
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Pearl Harbor: “A Date Which Will Live in Infamy!”
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6 months ago
Res Obscura
The (history of) spice must flow
Why the spice trade is even more important for world history than you might have thought
10 months ago
Why the spice trade is even more important for world history than you might have thought
History Today Feed
A History of Phantom Pain
A History of Phantom Pain
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 12:44
11 months ago
A History of Phantom Pain
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 12:44
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A Brief Timeline of Ancient Egyptian Art
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Sigyn: Get to Know Loki’s Mysterious and Dutiful Wife
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Rare Ancient Roman Dolphin Mosaic Found in England
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4 months ago
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Five Reasons Why Socrates Was A Terrible Husband
Should you meet your heroes?
7 months ago
Should you meet your heroes?
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Quechua: A Dead Language? Not at All
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9 months ago
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
To continue with my post from last week, Searching in Science was another science textbook that also issued booklets of content. These were more astronomy than manned space flight but also had some very nice illustrations.
The Moon
The Milky Way and The...
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Pontius Pilate: The Man Who Sentenced Jesus Christ to Death
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Monsters of Mythology
Who Made the Top Ten?
a month ago
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Lou Salomé: Friedrich Nietzsche’s Über-Woman
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Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 10:14
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Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 10:14
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Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
JamesHoare
Fri, 08/23/2024 - 08:40
4 months ago
Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
JamesHoare
Fri, 08/23/2024 - 08:40
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How Video Killed the Kamishibai Star
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8 Famous Women Writers Who Wrote Under Male Pseudonyms
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[Video] Roundtable Discussion with Mary Naples
Watch now (60 min) | Cult of the Capture Bride: How Ancient Women Took Power
a year ago
Watch now (60 min) | Cult of the Capture Bride: How Ancient Women Took Power
History Today Feed
Queen Victoria’s Stalker
Queen Victoria’s Stalker
j.hoare
Thu, 01/11/2024 - 09:45
11 months ago
Queen Victoria’s Stalker
j.hoare
Thu, 01/11/2024 - 09:45
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Afghanistan Historic Monuments Destroyed in Earthquakes
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When Was the First Crusade?
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7 months ago
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‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/26/2024 -...
9 months ago
‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/26/2024 - 09:54
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Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/20/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/20/2024 - 06:00
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Is the Earth Flat? The Bizarre Belief That Refuses to Die
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