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Can Stoicism Improve Personal and Professional Relationships?
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Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
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Jindřich Štreit’s Villge People : Photographs of the Czechoslovak Countryside
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A Collection of...
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Were There Fast-Food Restaurants in Ancient Pompeii?
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Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum Launches AI “Art Explorer”
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Who Was Saint Patrick of Ireland?
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‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
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How to Read Renaissance Maps (7 Tips)
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What Is Philosophical Intelligence? (And How to Practice It)
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Rome’s Greatest Rival: What Was The Parthian Empire?
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Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
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What Are Plato’s Arguments Against Democracy?
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What Did Francis Bacon Mean by “Knowledge Is Power”?
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a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
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Who Was Benjamin Disraeli?
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Who Was Aleister Crowley?
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Flashbak
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Polyphemus: Who Was the Cyclops That Was Tricked by Odysseus?
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9 Interesting Facts About Claude Monet
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Cannister Shells’ Devastating Effect: Nightmare of the Infantry
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When Did Vincent van Gogh Start Painting?
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Dr Alun Withey
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Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the...
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The Impact of Sigmund Freud’s Theories on Art
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Dreams of Space -...
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An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am...
3 months ago
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Who Is the Archangel Gabriel?
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Dreams of Space -...
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Flashbak
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What Are the Six Labors of Theseus?
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Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
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Hundred Rabbits
goji no chaimu
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over a year ago
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Chicago’s Field Museum Alters Native Displays Due to Regulations
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Why Is Oktoberfest a Vital Part of German Culture?
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Who Were the 4 Key Players of the Risorgimento?
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Man the Hunter
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a year ago
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History Today Feed
A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
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Liberalism dies in darkness
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8 months ago
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Dreams of Space -...
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over a year ago
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Who Were the Successors of Constantine the Great?
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What Is the Main Rule of Life Taught by Kant’s Philosophy?
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Stolen Rubens Returns to Germany After 80 Years
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Trying to Understand...
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a year ago
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What Was the First Written Language?
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Can We Be Humane In the Face of Horror?
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Flashbak
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‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
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Mon, 04/22/2024 - 15:00
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Rum and Reform: The Party on Norfolk Island
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government in central Africa.
a year ago
government in central Africa.
Open Culture
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Kind Reader, Will you do us the honor of accepting our holiday invitation? Carve five minutes from...
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10 Amazing Facts About Elvis Presley
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African History...
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The smelting and working of iron is arguably the best known among the pre-colonial technologies of...
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a year ago
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History Today Feed
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
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JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
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Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Fort Sumter?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What Makes Alberto Giacometti’s Sculptures So Special?
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Did the Watergate Scandal Impact Presidential Elections?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Louis Althusser on the Link Between Ideology and the State Apparatus
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a year ago
TheCollector
A Green-Hued Banksy Mural in North London
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9 months ago
TheCollector
What Animals Appear in Shakespeare’s Plays?
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2 months ago
African History...
When Africa discovered Europe
*my article for New Lines Magazine
a year ago
*my article for New Lines Magazine
TheCollector
Utagawa Hiroshige: 10 Works From the Last Great Master of Ukiyo-e
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5 months ago
weird medieval guys
Do you have less free time than a medieval peasant?
A look at the source and historical background behind a notorious claim
a year ago
A look at the source and historical background behind a notorious claim
TheCollector
Wieland: How Religious Extremism Shaped the 1st American Gothic Novel
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Is an unjust peace better than a just war?
Or does war have its virtues?
10 months ago
Or does war have its virtues?
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, March 29, 2024 (On Roman Values)
Fireside this week! Apologies for having two of these in a row, but as I noted last week, I’ve had...
8 months ago
Fireside this week! Apologies for having two of these in a row, but as I noted last week, I’ve had some unexpected (but good) travel, which has made a bit of havoc in my schedule and I am still trying to catch back up. Nevertheless, I wanted to use this week’s fireside to muse a...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October 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 October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Thousand Rooms, added a Brazilian Portuguese version.
Wunderland...
TheCollector
How Did Henri Matisse Evolve as an Artist?
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5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Sophocles' Swansong
Oedipus at Colonus
a year ago
TheCollector
10 Strange Old Currencies Throughout Time
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a month ago
Flashbak
Maurice Sendak Illustrates William Blake’s Songs of Innocence
In 1967, Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928–May 8, 2012) created eight illustrations for William Blake’s...
8 months ago
In 1967, Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928–May 8, 2012) created eight illustrations for William Blake’s Songs of Innocence (1789). The booklet’s 275 copies were given to friends of the publisher, The Bodley Head, as Christmas gifts to mark the company’s 80th anniversary. The idea...
TheCollector
What Led to the Assassination of Emperor Caligula?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Secrets of the Scythians
10 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Beatles’ First Hit?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Were the Enclosure Acts?
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part Ib: Subjects of the Successors
This is the second part of the first part of our four part look at the context between the...
11 months ago
This is the second part of the first part of our four part look at the context between the Hellenistic army and its Macedonian phalanx and the Romans with their legions. Last week, we looked at the weapons, organization and fighting style of the Macedonian phalanx, the infantry...
Overcoming Bias
Hail Jeffrey Wernick
I started to write about prediction markets in 1988, and not until 1999 about using conditional...
2 weeks ago
I started to write about prediction markets in 1988, and not until 1999 about using conditional markets to make org decisions.
Overcoming Bias
Futarchy Futurism
I have often taken on the role of econ futurist, analyzing the social consequences of particular...
3 weeks ago
I have often taken on the role of econ futurist, analyzing the social consequences of particular future techs.
Classical Wisdom
Do We Need Dress Codes?
Are standards elevating or elitist?
a year ago
Are standards elevating or elitist?
Classical Wisdom
Why Aren’t We Happy?
Count no man happy until the end is known
5 months ago
Count no man happy until the end is known
African History...
a brief note on Madagascar's position in African history
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
a year ago
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
TheCollector
Fake News & the Information Age: Challenges in Modern Elections
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2 months ago
TheCollector
The Psychology of Drawing: What Is the HTP Test?
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2 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
How Did Bebop Influence Jazz?
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
Euripides’ Lost Plays
Euripides’ Lost Plays
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:38
2 months ago
Euripides’ Lost Plays
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:38
History Today Feed
When Nostalgia Was Deadly
When Nostalgia Was Deadly
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/11/2024 - 08:00
8 months ago
When Nostalgia Was Deadly
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/11/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
What Was the Importance of the Dragon in Early Medieval England?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
How Did German Expressionism Shape Film Noir?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Jormungandr: Get to Know the Midgard Serpent
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7 months ago
Hidden History
Museum Ship Destroyer USS Kidd
The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a...
a month ago
The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a Rear Admiral who was killed on board the Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Kidd served in both the Second World War and the Korean War. The destroyer USS Kidd was...
Flashbak
In Your Face: Photographer Shoots Londoners Up Close And Personal
Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the...
7 months ago
Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the city’s financial district and its money markets and Brick Lane market getting in people’s faces. These spontaneous closeups appeared in the book and show In Your Face. Like Mark...
TheCollector
What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the World?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Why Did Ukraine Make Stamps of Banksy’s Art?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
What is the Tall Poppy Syndrome?
Is it good, bad or relative?
6 months ago
Is it good, bad or relative?
TheCollector
Neanderthal Nonsense: Debunking Myths About Our Ancient Cousins
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:20
9 months ago
The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:20
TheCollector
What Is the Political Structure of the Vatican?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
The Second Punic War: How Hannibal Almost Conquered Rome
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Levina Teerlinc: A Woman Artist of the Tudor Court
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5 months ago
Wrong Side of...
Progressive realism and Perfidious Albion
Britain's foreign policy is woefully naive and self-defeating
a month ago
Britain's foreign policy is woefully naive and self-defeating
TheCollector
Iris Murdoch Through 3 Great Works in Philosophy and Literature
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Historic Small Towns in the Adirondacks
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2 weeks ago
Classical Wisdom
Why Was Hannibal Defeated? And What If He Had Won?
The Silence of the Elephants
2 months ago
The Silence of the Elephants
TheCollector
What Is the Message Behind Hip-Hop?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Theodicy?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Is the History of Constitution Day in the US?
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2 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
7 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of April.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Twilight, updated our notes on chainplates, wheel to tiller conversion, cabin lights standing rigging replacement, Princess Louisa Inlet(added...
TheCollector
First Nations of the Canadian Northwest: A Brief History
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Elena/Eleno de Céspedes?
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
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
TheCollector
4 Villains From the Arthurian Legends Who Really Existed
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3 months ago
Flashbak
The 25 Best Bedroom Bands Ever – 1980s Volume 1
For Those About to Rock We Salute You – ACDC, 1981 You had it all – the hair, the sticks, the...
9 months ago
For Those About to Rock We Salute You – ACDC, 1981 You had it all – the hair, the sticks, the pointy guitar, the hair, the band, the drive, the tights, the most piercing scream outside a Pee Wee Herman meets Cher Christmas convention. And you also had the hair. In the 1980s …...
History Today Feed
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
8 months ago
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
TheCollector
Art Basel Renames and Relocates Third Edition of Paris Show
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6 months ago
Flashbak
Arrows – Love And Punishment in Vintage Snapshots
The latest submission for collector supreme Robert E. Jackson focuses on arrows in snapshots. Some...
5 months ago
The latest submission for collector supreme Robert E. Jackson focuses on arrows in snapshots. Some have been drawn on the printed photo with pen, others form part of the image itself. The use of bows and arrows by humans predates recorded history and is common to most...
TheCollector
Was Honorius’ Letter Really Sent to Britain?
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a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
Race, economics and homicide
Can economic disparities account for racial homicide disparities?
7 months ago
Can economic disparities account for racial homicide disparities?
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,...
Trying to Understand...
Arming Ourselves Against The Future.
With a few more books and a few old ideas.
a year ago
With a few more books and a few old ideas.
TheCollector
What Are the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Toughest Women in the Old West?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
David Roberts & Frederick Catherwood: Artists of Ancient Egypt & Maya
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a month ago
TheCollector
Heracles and the Erymanthian Boar: The Hero’s Fourth Labor
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a week ago
TheCollector
Fascists vs. Communists: Spanish Civil War’s Outside Influences
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a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
Sweden's immigration taboo
Immigration data kept behind closed doors
4 months ago
Immigration data kept behind closed doors
TheCollector
The Political Effects of the Vietnam War
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Are the Principal Sources of Emperor Caligula’s Reign?
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/27/2024 - 07:00
6 months ago
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/27/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
How Did a Priest’s Day at the Temple of Ra Look?
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11 months ago
African History...
Empire building and Government in the Yorubaland: a history of Oyo (1600-1836)
Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
over a year ago
Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
Flashbak
One Last Look at the Hotel where ‘Trainspotting’, ‘The Big Man’, ‘Taggart’ and Other Shows Were...
You may have never heard of the George Hotel, which once sat at the top of Buchanan Street in...
8 months ago
You may have never heard of the George Hotel, which once sat at the top of Buchanan Street in Glasgow like a ‘great carbuncle’, but you have probably seen parts of its interiors from films like Trainspotting (the circular room used as a backdrop for the drug scene with Keith...
TheCollector
6 of the Largest Cities in the Modern World
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4 months ago
TheCollector
The Trevi Fountain: Inside the History of Rome’s Iconic Tourist Site
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Paracelsus in the Ottoman Empire: Adoption or Adaptation?
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9 months ago
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
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House?
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a month ago
TheCollector
What Were the Main Achievements of the New Deal?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
The Rise & Fall of Pre-Columbian Empires & Their Cultures
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 12:26
11 months ago
Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 12:26
TheCollector
Who Is Hecate in Macbeth?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Exactly Were the Hospitallers?
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a month ago
Classical Wisdom
Where to Stay While in Search of Homer?
***Only 15 Seats Left
a month ago
TheCollector
What is the Relationship Between Politics and Art? 3 Answers
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Great London Theaters Worth Visiting
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Finland in World War II: A Non-Fascist Axis Power?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Capitalist Countries vs. Socialist Countries, Explained
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, April 12, 2024
Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car...
8 months ago
Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car troubles I’ve had have eaten into my time quite a lot. At the same time I am getting ready for the annual Society for Military History conference coming at the end of next week. In an...
TheCollector
The Many Faces of King David: Warrior, Poet, Adulterer
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2 months ago
TheCollector
3 Key Philosophers on Mass Incarceration
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a year ago
Flashbak
Scenes From The Second City: Pictures of Birmingham 1980-1986
A while back in Trendy OK?’ – Pictures of Birmingham 1976-1987, we looked at England’s second city...
8 months ago
A while back in Trendy OK?’ – Pictures of Birmingham 1976-1987, we looked at England’s second city before there was a Selfridges or Harvey Nichols, and no Bullring as we know it today. Birmingham was a place of subway shops and underground passages that are now filled in and...
Trying to Understand...
A Strange Defeat.
A failure of understanding in Ukraine.
a month ago
A failure of understanding in Ukraine.
TheCollector
What is the Role of Law in Aristotle’s Politics?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Francis Bacon Portrait of George Dyer to Sell at Sotheby’s
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9 months ago
TheCollector
1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan: The Beginning of the USSR’s End
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a year ago
TheCollector
Alicia Keys Art Show at The Brooklyn Museum
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Roman Military Ranks: From Legionary to General
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a week ago
TheCollector
6 of Katherine Mansfield’s Short Stories You Need to Read
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Blindspots and Biographies
a year ago
Blindspots and Biographies
TheCollector
Are We All Actors? Erving Goffman’s Analysis of Social Interactions
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Are the Aesir Gods the Villains of Norse Mythology?
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10 months ago
African History...
a brief note on themes in African art.
Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
5 months ago
Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
TheCollector
10 Representations of Judith Slaying Holofernes in Painting
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7 months ago
TheCollector
British Imperial Presence in China: Opium, Porcelain, & Manipulation
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a year ago
Flashbak
Stanley Kubrick’s Photos of Chicago (Volume 2), 1949
In 1949, Look magazine sent its young photojournalist Stanley Kubrick on assignment to shoot...
6 months ago
In 1949, Look magazine sent its young photojournalist Stanley Kubrick on assignment to shoot pictures for a story documenting people’s life in the city of Chicago. You can see Volume 1 of his photos here. The series of photographs was accompanied by an essay from the Chicago...
TheCollector
What Was Big Week? How the Allies Won Air Superiority
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8 months ago
TheCollector
10 Discoveries from Sutton Hoo’s Anglo-Saxon Ship Burial
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9 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Guy Fawkes Influence Shakespeare?
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a month ago
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