TheCollector
3 Key Ideas from Aristotle on Politics
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
ICYMI: Emperors, Conquerors and Saints
New Cabins *NOW* Available
8 months ago
New Cabins *NOW* Available
African History...
a brief note on Africa's Scientific Manuscripts
plus; the history of Medicine in Africa.
a year ago
plus; the history of Medicine in Africa.
Trying to Understand...
Let's Hear It For The "Underlying Causes."
Here's the answer. What was the question again?
a year ago
Here's the answer. What was the question again?
TheCollector
The East African Campaign of WWI: Germany vs The Allies in East Africa
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TheCollector
The Apocrypha: Were Books Left Out of the Protestant Bible?
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History Today Feed
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
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Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
TheCollector
What Is Assemblage? A Look Into 3D Collage Techniques
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TheCollector
Who Were Charlemagne’s Daughters
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The Second Italo-Ethiopian War: A Step Toward Toppling the World Order
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TheCollector
Beauty That Kills: Was Renaissance Makeup Deadly?
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Classical Wisdom
Artemisia of Caria
Commander, Queen, and Eva Green
a year ago
Commander, Queen, and Eva Green
TheCollector
A Brief Timeline of Ancient Egyptian Art
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Flashbak
Plants With Faces From A 15th-Century Italian Medicine Book
The 15th-century Italian herbalist could consult the illustrated Erbario and thereby know the latest...
a year ago
The 15th-century Italian herbalist could consult the illustrated Erbario and thereby know the latest medieval conventions, sometimes depicted in water colour with fantastic elements such as human faces. The medicinal properties and preparations of the plants. Via University...
TheCollector
The 5 Most Influential Modern Political Philosophers
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TheCollector
Who Is Hecate in Macbeth?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Why There Is More Than One Reality: Introducing the Pluriverse
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TheCollector
The Brutal Murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket: Blood on the Flagstones
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a year ago
TheCollector
Igniting the Cold War: The Berlin Blockade and Airlift
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Frida Kahlo: 6 Facts About Her Life, Art, & Legacy
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3 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (Feb and Dec 1946)
The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are...
over a year ago
The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are several online issues here
https://fanac.org/fanzines/Rockets/
Here is a biography of the controversial editor:
https://www.joshuablubuhs.com/blog/robert-l-farnsworth-as-a-fortean
I...
Dreams of Space -...
Distant Worlds (1932)
An early children's science fiction book about spaceflight.
Borrowing from a book-seller...
2 weeks ago
An early children's science fiction book about spaceflight.
Borrowing from a book-seller description:
Friedrick Mader, "the German Jules Verne" according to Sam Moskowitz, was a popular author of fantastic romances in post-World War One Germany. DISTANT WORLDS is his only novel...
TheCollector
Jackie Kennedy’s Georgetown Mansion Goes on Sale
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Are the Most Interesting Facts About England?
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a year ago
CrimethInc.
Insurgent Survival : Reflections on the Fight Against Sweeps Targeting the Homeless in Austin, Texas
In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps...
a month ago
In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps against sweeps—forced removals disguised as “cleanups” carried out by cops and work crews. This organization, Stop the Sweeps, intervened in a cycle of struggles that included the...
TheCollector
What Was Kantai Kessen?
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TheCollector
What Was ‘The Malleus Maleficarum’, or ‘The Hammer of Witches’?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Franz von Stuck: German Symbolist Painter & “Prince of Art”
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a year ago
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...
a month 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...
TheCollector
6 Astounding Facts About the Inhotim Institute
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a year ago
Overcoming Bias
Culture Drift Predicts Decadence
Babies are naturally pretty selfish, lazy, and present-oriented.
2 months ago
Babies are naturally pretty selfish, lazy, and present-oriented.
TheCollector
5 Iconic Photographs by Ansel Adams
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TheCollector
Who Was the Real Mona Lisa?
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TheCollector
Ancient Remains of Two More Victims Discovered at Pompeii
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TheCollector
Andrei Molodkin Holds Art Hostage for Julian Assange’s Life
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10 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Yuri's Night is April 12th!
Dream About Gagarin (1961)
Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri...
a year ago
Dream About Gagarin (1961)
Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri Gagarin 1st manned flight into space in Vostok 1, which completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961. So this book is also from 1961 suggesting that children should dream of this...
TheCollector
Breaking the Fourth Wall: What Does It Mean?
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TheCollector
Contemporary Art Movements: What Are the 11 Most Notable?
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/02/2024 - 10:24
9 months ago
‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/02/2024 - 10:24
TheCollector
Battle of the Granicus (334 BCE): Alexander’s Conquest Begins
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9 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The End of Power Projection?
We can't get there from here, anymore.
a year ago
We can't get there from here, anymore.
TheCollector
How Did Indulgences Inspire the Protestant Reformation?
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TheCollector
Plovdiv: Europe’s Oldest Continuously Inhabited City
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TheCollector
The 8 Largest Cities of the Medieval World
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TheCollector
10 National and State Parks in the US Where You Can See Ancient Redwoods
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TheCollector
Philip Marlowe: The Rise & Fall of The Private Detective
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TheCollector
Disciple of Jesus Christ: Who Was Judas Iscariot?
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TheCollector
The Spartan Revolution: The Unlikely Revival of Hellenistic Sparta
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6 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Sweden's immigration taboo
Immigration data kept behind closed doors
4 months ago
Immigration data kept behind closed doors
Res Obscura
Res Obscura Newsletter: December, 2019
Note: this was exported from Mailchimp. That's a 1909 painting called "Altar." It's by someone I...
over a year ago
Note: this was exported from Mailchimp. That's a 1909 painting called "Altar." It's by someone I learned about just this month: the Lithuanian composer and artist Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875-1911). His paintings and music evoke a mysterious feeling that has stuck with...
TheCollector
Text Art: How Do Text and Art Mix Together?
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TheCollector
French New Wave: Here’s What You Need to Know
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TheCollector
Who Is Kiki Smith?
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TheCollector
10 Unmissable Masterpieces in the Louvre
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History Today Feed
‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:18
4 months ago
‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:18
TheCollector
How Did a Priest’s Day at the Temple of Ra Look?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Is There a Life After Death? A Philosophical Approach
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3 weeks ago
TheCollector
5 Fascinating Maps that Show Our Evolving Understanding of the World
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9 months ago
TheCollector
The Controversial Death of Ana Mendieta: Here’s What We Know
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TheCollector
Benedict Arnold: The Epitome of Betrayal
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Titanomachy: Greek Mythology’s Fiercest Battle
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a year ago
TheCollector
Battle of the Persian Gate: An Achaemenid Thermopylae, 330 BCE
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
No Women Allowed?
Greek Theater and Gender
3 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the History of Mother’s Day in the United States?
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7 months ago
Flashbak
The Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand
Photographer Jono Rotman’s arresting portraits of the Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand show us...
a week ago
Photographer Jono Rotman’s arresting portraits of the Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand show us the gang’s members in isolation. To avoid controlling the narrative and anaesthetising their spirit, while “still letting them retain their mystery and privacy”, Rotman took the...
TheCollector
Did Emperor Nero start the Great Fire of Rome?
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Classical Wisdom
Aristotle's Rhetoric
The Power of Persuasion
5 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Hokusai & Hiroshige Become so Famous?
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TheCollector
10 Women Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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TheCollector
Who Was Martin Luther? (Bio, Ideas, Legacy)
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TheCollector
Why Did Remedios Varo Paint So Many Self-Portraits?
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a month ago
Flashbak
Miyako Festivals Of Kyoto, Japan – Illustrations From A 1920s Album of Silk Paintings
These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s...
12 months ago
These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s showing all different festivals held in Kyoto, Japan. Miyako (‘capital’) is an archaic name for Kyoto, which was the capital of Japan from 794 AD to 1868 AD. The pictures playson...
Dreams of Space -...
Cosmonaut-2 (1964)
Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely...
over a year ago
Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely illustration about the 2nd manned Russian space launch. At age 25 Titov remains the youngest man to fly in Earth orbit. Vostok 2 was launched on August 6, 1961.
Cosmonaut-2, 1964. 38 p....
TheCollector
Who Was Jack the Ripper? 6 Likely Suspects
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8 months ago
African History...
a brief note on the history of Music in Africa
plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
a year ago
plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
TheCollector
10 Facts About the Curious Calvin Coolidge: The Coolest President?
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TheCollector
How Georgia O’Keeffe Went Against Gender Expectations
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Putting Mothers on Death Row
Putting Mothers on Death Row
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
4 months ago
Putting Mothers on Death Row
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
Classical Wisdom
Aristotle on Luck
Do You Feel Lucky?
a year ago
TheCollector
What Is the Legacy of Genghis Khan’s Promiscuity?
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TheCollector
When Was D-Day?
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a year ago
TheCollector
8 Great Women Sculptors You Need to Know
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TheCollector
What Are the 10 Most Noteworthy Museums in Venice?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
What Were Julius Caesar’s Greatest Achievements
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11 months ago
TheCollector
New York’s Jewish Museum Workers Ratified Their First Contract
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a year ago
Global Inequality...
Would Lenin have approved of the IMF?
An indispensable organization
a month ago
An indispensable organization
Flashbak
How The Charlie Brown Christmas Special Got Jazz And Came Alive
“We’re living in times where so much is done to manipulate us. And things last for, what, a news...
a year ago
“We’re living in times where so much is done to manipulate us. And things last for, what, a news cycle? A few minutes? This [album] is something that’s lasted 50 years. And not only lasted, but grown … I think there’s just a humanness” — Jerry Granelli, drummer with the Vince...
Flashbak
London By Tube, DLR and Overground in The Early 1990s
Today, I’m gonna take my bike ‘Cause once again the Tube’s on strike The greedy bastards want extra...
4 months ago
Today, I’m gonna take my bike ‘Cause once again the Tube’s on strike The greedy bastards want extra pay For sitting on their arse all day! – London Underground by The Amateur Transplants Peter Marshall shows us pictures of stations on the London Underground, Docklands light...
TheCollector
Sotheby’s and Christie’s: A Comparison of the Biggest Auction Houses
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6 months ago
Flashbak
New York City In Kodachrome – Color Photos Found In A Trashcan From the 1950s and 1960s
One day, Jan Wein found some photographs.”For those of you who may not know the back story,” he...
a year ago
One day, Jan Wein found some photographs.”For those of you who may not know the back story,” he tells us, “I lived in Manhattan in the 1980s when Ed Koch was mayor, before decamping to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I remain to this day.At that time you could find many...
Wrong Side of...
The chilling dawn of multiracial fascism
WOKE DOOD: WAT NOU?
a month ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Samaritans?
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a month ago
Patterns in Humanity
Global crime
How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
a month ago
How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
Classical Wisdom
Three Cabins Left
Emperors, Conquerors, and Saints
10 months ago
Emperors, Conquerors, and Saints
TheCollector
The Battle of Pharsalus: How Rome Became an Empire
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a month ago
TheCollector
7 Key Beliefs and Practices From Hasidic Judaism
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Aristotle on Knowledge, Truth, and Error (6 Arguments)
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Early Christianity
a year ago
TheCollector
What Was Big Week? How the Allies Won Air Superiority
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8 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
4 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of August.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added new pages: Sointula, Johnstone Strait anchorages, and Central coast anchorages. Updated existing pages: added Yuculta and Dent rapids with...
TheCollector
The Nemean Lion: Heracles’ First Labor & the Birth of a Hero
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a month ago
TheCollector
When Was the First U.S. Presidential Election?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
A Glimpse into the Past: An Overview of Ancient Greek Theater
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TheCollector
Casta Paintings in Colonial Mexico: How Accurate Were They?
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TheCollector
Edward Hopper & Josephine Nivison: The Troubled Artistic Union
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6 months ago
TheCollector
The History of Humans in the Antarctic
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8 months ago
TheCollector
UFOs in Art History: Is It a Spaceship or a Cloud?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Great Migration in the US?
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TheCollector
Against Liberalism: What is Communitarianism?
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TheCollector
Hacker Group Takes Credit for Christie’s Cyberattack
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7 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Hegel’s Dialectic Method?
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TheCollector
7 of Elsa Schiaparelli’s Greatest Artistic Collaborations
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a year ago
Flashbak
Omega: The Last Days of the World – Camille Flammarion’s Visions of A Dying Planet (1883)
‘The most deadly pestilence would have carried far less terror to the heart than the astronomical...
7 months ago
‘The most deadly pestilence would have carried far less terror to the heart than the astronomical prediction on every tongue; it would have made fewer victims, for already, from some unknown cause, the death-rate was increasing. At every instant one felt the electric shock of a...
TheCollector
Hans Jonas on Responsibility in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
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8 months ago
Wrong Side of...
The great 2024 vibe shift (and other stories)
Wrong Side of History Newsletter #58
a month ago
Wrong Side of History Newsletter #58
TheCollector
Modernism vs. Postmodernism: Two Genres Explained in 6 Facts and 13 Artworks
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TheCollector
Oxyrhynchus: History’s Most Revealing Rubbish Dump
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:43
11 months ago
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:43
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
9 months ago
Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
TheCollector
Who Were the Buffalo Soldiers?
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9 months ago
African History...
a brief note on the Intellectual history of Africa
the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
11 months ago
the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
TheCollector
What Is the History of Halloween?
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TheCollector
Astrology in Ancient Rome: A Brief Overview
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TheCollector
Phillips 2023 Sales Dropped Down 15 Percent from 2022
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TheCollector
Spanish Museums To Distance Themselves From Colonial Framing
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Reacting to the French Revolution: Edmund Burke and the British Pamphlet War
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TheCollector
7 Women Artists Fighting Climate Change
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TheCollector
Rembrandt Used Arsenic to Paint “The Night Watch”
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TheCollector
How Were the Twelve Tribes of Israel Formed?
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TheCollector
Pearl Harbor: “A Date Which Will Live in Infamy!”
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6 months ago
Flashbak
A Book of Dreams: 25 Vintage Visions To Awaken Your Mind
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by...
7 months ago
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by desire, our dreams are visions of other lives, possible clues to the future. “The interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities of the...
TheCollector
The Fifteenth Amendment: Expanding Voting Rights After the Civil War
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2 months ago
Trying to Understand...
This Changes Everything!
Well, it depends what you're trying to do.
11 months ago
Well, it depends what you're trying to do.
History Today Feed
How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:35
a month ago
How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:35
TheCollector
When Picasso Crossed the Iron Curtain: The 1st USSR Picasso Exhibition
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Latest Pompeii Discovery is a Rare Blue Room
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Drug Use in the Third Reich: Mass Addiction & Scientific Progress
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Jazz Became a Secret Weapon in Cold War Berlin
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Vortigern?
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TheCollector
What Is the (Delicious) History of Pizza?
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TheCollector
5 Female Heroes of World War II
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TheCollector
How Did George Orwell’s Life Influence his Literature?
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TheCollector
World’s Oldest Egyptian Museum Unveils New Galleries
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TheCollector
How Did the Watergate Scandal Impact Presidential Elections?
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TheCollector
Are Isaac and Ishmael Enemies in the Bible?
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2 weeks ago
Trying to Understand...
You And Whose Army?
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
a year ago
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
TheCollector
Action! 4 Films Inspired by History’s Natural Disasters
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Who Are Hecate’s Parents?
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TheCollector
The Story of King Tewdrig & His Role in Arthurian Legend
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A Rediscovered Guercino Painting on View in Paris
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TheCollector
American Dream Revisited: Affluence & Turbulence in 1950s America
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4 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Can't Do, Won't Do!
But striking poses is fun and easy.
a year ago
But striking poses is fun and easy.
TheCollector
Andrew Jackson’s Early Life: Lawyer, Slave Trader, & Military Hero
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TheCollector
6 Misconceptions About Biblical Angels
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TheCollector
End of an Era: Why Did the Beatles Break Up?
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Flashbak
Snapshots of People Posing with Statues : A Cast of Thousands
Having featured pictures of people meeting statues of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Jackson now delves...
4 months ago
Having featured pictures of people meeting statues of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Jackson now delves into his fabulous collection of snapshots to show us people posing with other statues. Most are having a laugh, mimicking the poses, affecting some romantic clinch (groping,...
TheCollector
What Is Voguing?
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10 months ago
Dr Alun Withey
Are Beards Over? A Historical Perspective.
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing...
over a year ago
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing (published last week) about whether beards are finally ‘over’, and I thought it would be interesting to reflect on some of this. Since re-emerging around 2014, gaining popularity...
History Today Feed
How French Was Medieval England?
How French Was Medieval England?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 09:36
11 months ago
How French Was Medieval England?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 09:36
Res Obscura
Translating Latin demonology manuals with GPT-4 and Claude
At long last, a real-world use case for AI!
a year ago
At long last, a real-world use case for AI!
Classical Wisdom
Origins of Latin Literature
...and the Master of Roman Comedy
a year ago
...and the Master of Roman Comedy
Global Inequality...
Powerful, but within the orbit of the empire
A review of Clinton Fernandes’ “Subimperial power“
12 months ago
A review of Clinton Fernandes’ “Subimperial power“
TheCollector
Who Was Vivienne Westwood?
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TheCollector
Was Vincent van Gogh Religious?
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TheCollector
9 Artists Influenced by Marcel Duchamp
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History Today Feed
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:37
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The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:37
TheCollector
What Is the Hill of the Buddha?
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TheCollector
5 Horrific Stories from the Old Testament
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TheCollector
Why Do People Give Gifts at Christmas?
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TheCollector
Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination: Here’s Everything You Need to Know
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TheCollector
The First Italo-Ethiopian War: When the Colonizers Lost
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TheCollector
7 Rococo Artists You Need to Know
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/04/2024 - 09:36
a month ago
Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/04/2024 - 09:36
TheCollector
How Did Rothko Seek to Transcend the Visible World?
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3 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...
TheCollector
Cricket & Colonialism: A Tale of Imperial Power & Influence
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4 months ago
African History...
Textile trade and Industry in the kingdom of Kongo: 1483-1914
the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
a year ago
the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
TheCollector
Why Is Oktoberfest a Vital Part of German Culture?
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Centaurs and Snake-Kings
A Halloween event for the Mythologically inclined...
2 months ago
A Halloween event for the Mythologically inclined...
African History...
a brief note on the intellectual contributions of African scholars in the diaspora
the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
8 months ago
the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
History Today Feed
Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:17
9 months ago
Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:17
Flashbak
Get ‘Em In! Portraits of Drinkers in London Pubs
He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink...
11 months ago
He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink He sings the songs that remind him of the good times He sings the songs that remind him of the better times – Tubthumping by Chumbawumba Pub? Go on, then. Let’s go. And …...
History Today Feed
‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/13/2024 - 08:20
10 months ago
‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/13/2024 - 08:20
Flashbak
Lower Manhattan in 1973
These Documerica photographs by Wil Blanche of lower Manhattan, New York City, were taken in May...
7 months ago
These Documerica photographs by Wil Blanche of lower Manhattan, New York City, were taken in May 1973 in as part of the newly created Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which partnered with professional photographers to take pictures of America. The project collected more...
TheCollector
What Is the Historical Context of Easter?
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Classical Wisdom
Events Schedule
*Time Correction for Wednesday
11 months ago
*Time Correction for Wednesday
TheCollector
10 Historical Facts About London You Might Not Know
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TheCollector
Do My Dreams Mean Anything? A Philosophical Look at the Unconscious Mind
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TheCollector
Alexander Nevsky: Savior of the Kievan Rus’?
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TheCollector
The Year Without a Summer: The Eruption of Mt Tambora
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JS Bach in 4 Leipzig Churches
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5 Great Reads by Charles Dickens
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Can We Be Humane In the Face of Horror?
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The Nepalese Royal Massacre: Royalty Meets True Crime
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The Second Battle of El Alamein: How Was Rommel Defeated?
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What Were the Seven Ecumenical Councils?
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An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
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How Did Socrates’s Teaching Inspire Cynicism?
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How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
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Place of Gold: The Complex Story of Johannesburg
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British Punks in the 1980s by Shirley Baker
British photographer Shirley Baker captured these fabulous portraits of punks on the streets of...
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British photographer Shirley Baker captured these fabulous portraits of punks on the streets of Manchester, Stockport and London’s Camden Town in the early 1980s. Shirley’s daughter, Nan Levy, spoke to the Museum of of Youth Culture about her mother’s work as part of an...
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What Is the Symbolism in Whitman’s Leaves of Grass?
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What Is First Thessalonians About?
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What Is a Nantucket Sleighride?
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How Was Mussolini Removed From Power?
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The Death of Caspar Hauser
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Sun, 12/17/2023 - 00:00
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The Death of Caspar Hauser
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Sun, 12/17/2023 - 00:00
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5 Interesting 1980s Subcultures: From Goth to Punk to Skinheads
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Looking For Tibet And A Llama At England’s Pestalozzi Children’s Village – 1959 – 1965
We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about...
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We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about his memories of the Pestalozzi Children’s Village in East Sussex, England, in the 1960s. Len had seen an image on Flashback of a group of Tibetan children playing ball at the...
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The Orixás of Candomblé: Who Is Your Tutelary Spirit?
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The Ahnenerbe: How the Nazis Constructed Racial Mythologies
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King Stephen of Blois: England’s Anarchist King
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Ghiberti vs. Brunelleschi: The Renaissance Competition
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The Father of Art History: Who Was Johann Joachim Winckelmann?
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10 Historic Towns Near New York City to Visit
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The Jōmon Period: Japan’s Mysterious Origin Story
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Two Major Native Rebellions Against Hellenistic Kings
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Sea Monsters in Renaissance Maps: Tales From Unknown Waters
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Alexander McQueen: 5 Fashion Collections Inspired by Art
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The Missile Will Always Get Through.
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How to Deal with Change: Advice from the Stoics
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The myth of the Nordic rehabilitative paradise
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The Great Fire of Smyrna
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Fri, 09/13/2024 - 07:00
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Fri, 09/13/2024 - 07:00
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The Colombia Banana Massacre of 1928: The Shocking Story
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The Swazi kingdom and its neighbours in the 19th century: from the rise of Zulu to the British
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an island in the maelstrom
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What Is the History of the Piggy Bank? (Curious Origins)
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How Did Aristotle Influence Western Thought?
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Were Anglo-Saxon Pagans a Threat to Medieval Christian Society?
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Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription...
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42 Various Apocalyptic Scenes from Raphael’s Prophetic Messenger of Astrology (1827–61)
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What Are the 10 Must-see Museums in Budapest?
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Views of Polar Regions: Watercolours By Queen Victoria’s Spy
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Illustrator Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Hamilton Smith (26 December 1776 – 21 September 1859) was an English artist, naturalist, antiquary, illustrator, natural historian, soldier, explorer, writer and spy. That’s quite the package for a man who produced these drawings and...
African History...
Acemoglu in Kongo: a critique of 'Why Nations Fail' and its wilful ignorance of African history.
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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.
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The Baroque in Latin America: From Colonial Times to the Present
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The Life of Lu Xun: Writing on China at a Crossroads
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What Are the Origins of the True Crime Genre?
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Victoria Woodhull: The Women’s Rights Activist Who Ran for President
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Washburn Gallery in NY Permanently Closes After Half a Century
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The Rise & Fall of Pre-Columbian Empires & Their Cultures
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The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
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Mon, 11/27/2023 - 12:04
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The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
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Mon, 11/27/2023 - 12:04
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What Is the History Behind Hanukkah?
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Comic Books in WWII: When American Comics Went to War
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How Did Emperor Nero’s Reign End?
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What Is the History and Significance of May Day?
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8 Controversial Artworks Created by Women Artists
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cape Town?
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7 Ancient Greek Temples You Should Know
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Understanding Henri Cartier-Bresson Through 7 Photographs
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Prehistoric Art Examples Found in Turkey
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Ming Dynasty Artefacts Found in South China Shipwreck
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‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
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Tue, 12/19/2023 - 10:39
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‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
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Tue, 12/19/2023 - 10:39
TheCollector
10 Presidents Who Changed the US
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Brushing for Britain
Brushing for Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/06/2024 - 10:37
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Brushing for Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/06/2024 - 10:37
African History...
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an African kingdom in southern Italy.
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an African kingdom in southern Italy.
TheCollector
How Did Aristotle Define Happiness & Good Life?
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Dreams of Space -...
Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space with Terry (1952)
Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
It came in a...
a year ago
Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
It came in a nice gift box with a space quiz. It is a little bit of an odd astronomy book. The illustration are very beautiful and if you notice each planet has smaller people in the picture to...
African History...
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"On the Zanzibari envoy to 11th century china and the recent Swahili-Persian DNA study"
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"On the Zanzibari envoy to 11th century china and the recent Swahili-Persian DNA study"
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Who Was the Real Good King Wenceslas Behind the Christmas Carol?
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Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIIa: De Re Publica
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This is the first half of the third part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb) look at Paradox Interactive’s ancient grand strategy game Imperator: Rome, running from the late fourth through the first century BCE, a period that, relevant for today’s discussion, covers the Middle and...
Dreams of Space -...
A Book of Moon Rockets for You (1959
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
Here is a great story of how we WANTED to...
a year ago
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
Here is a great story of how we WANTED to land on the Moon. It has wonderful illustrations and I am happy to share on this day of celebration of a landing.
Branley, Franklyn M. Illustrated by Kessler, Leonard. A Book of...
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Trees at Night: Art Young’s Haunting Silhouettes, 1927
“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands...
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“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands in the way. As a man is, so he sees.” – William Blake Arthur Henry Young – better known as Art Young (January 14, 1866–December 29, 1943) – saw humanity in the … Continue...
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What Is the Role of Dance in Hindu Spirituality? (Dances & Gods)
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A Look Inside London Cafes and Greasy Spoons In the Early 1990s
We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter...
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We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter Marshall pokes his camera inside London’s lost cafes and shows us around. We see lots of formica counters, brightly coloured chairs, the stainless steel urns for ready-made coffee...
A Collection of...
Gap Week: April 19, 2024 (Manor Lords First Impression)
Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society...
8 months ago
Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society for Military History (and, indeed, by the time you read this, I will be there). Normally, I post the abstract of my conference talk for these sorts of things, but since I …...
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The Genealogy of Morals: Nietzsche vs. Morality
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‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:32
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‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:32
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Understanding 5 Famous Quotes by Descartes
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Classical Wisdom
Magna Graecia
Greek or Roman?
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On the Spot: Chris Clark
On the Spot: Chris Clark
j.hoare
Wed, 12/27/2023 - 00:00
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On the Spot: Chris Clark
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Wed, 12/27/2023 - 00:00
History Today Feed
Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/08/2024 - 08:38
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Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/08/2024 - 08:38
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Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
j.hoare
Thu, 11/23/2023 - 10:33
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Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
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Thu, 11/23/2023 - 10:33
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Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
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Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:19
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JamesHoare
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Wrong Side of...
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Reflections on the Revolution in Europe, Part 3
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Reflections on the Revolution in Europe, Part 3
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Ludwig Wittgenstein vs. Gottlob Frege: Between Logic and Language
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Umbanda: 10 Facts About The Afrobrazilian Religion
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Newest Banksy Mural Guarded After Vandalism
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A Historical Overview: What Was Japan’s Tokaido Road?
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10 Must-Read Magical Realist Novels
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Luc Tuymans Mural Exhibition to Open Wednesday at Louvre
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Walter Benjamin: What are the Connections Between Language and Theology?
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Unlocking the Unconscious: Who Was Sigmund Freud?
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
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5 Notable Inmates of Tartarus & Their Crimes
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What Are the 5 Greatest Protest Songs of the 20th Century?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June 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 June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added propeller maintenance, Maple Bay, Telegraph Cove,...
Dreams of Space -...
The Young Adventurer's Pocket Book of Space Travel (1954)
Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed...
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Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed it :) . It was a premium with Mickey Mouse Weekly magazine. Evidently the magazine came with some pages that you could fold up into a tiny book. The others I have found evidence of...
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The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 06:00
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The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 06:00
Overcoming Bias
Capitalism, Govt Causes Culture Woes?
Many have noticed a key time coincidence.
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Many have noticed a key time coincidence.
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Musée Rodin to Launch Shanghai Outpost in September
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Classical Wisdom
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Lost and Found
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What Does Erich Fromm Argue in ‘The Art of Loving’?
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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 …...
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10 Historic Towns in Southwest France Brimming With Joie de Vivre
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What Would a Day in the Public Baths of Ancient Rome Look Like?
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How Did the Tudors Celebrate Christmas?
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