Classical Wisdom
Stoicism and Buddhism: Two Sides of the Same Coin?
New Event: Taking place July 10th with Dr. Benjamin Olshin
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James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
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Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
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James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
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‘Disputing Disaster’ by Perry Anderson review
‘Disputing Disaster’ by Perry Anderson review
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Mon, 12/23/2024 - 10:26
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TheCollector
The Infancy Gospel of Thomas & the Childhood of Jesus Christ
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Dreams of Space -...
Mole Rocket (1965)
Mole Rocket is a Czechoslovakian children's book about a mole finding a rocket. It is a silly piece...
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Mole Rocket is a Czechoslovakian children's book about a mole finding a rocket. It is a silly piece of fiction but since it does have adventuring in a rocket it seemed worth sharing.
Miler. Mole Rocket, 1965.
When the mole crash lands, the rocket breaks apart in...
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An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
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An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
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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...
Hidden History
The Story of the Cow
The history of the domestic cattle goes back at least 10,000 years. There are well over 1000...
3 days ago
The history of the domestic cattle goes back at least 10,000 years. There are well over 1000 distinct breeds of Cattle in the world today, and somewhere between 1 and 1.5 billion individual animals, making them, by some counts, the fourth most numerous mammal in existence behind...
TheCollector
7 Real Characters from Arthurian Legends
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African History...
The role of firearms in African military history, and the guns of the Benin kingdom.
"The Zulus appeared almost to grow out of the earth.
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How Did Belgium Become a Country?
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How Did Christianity Affect Japanese Immigration to America?
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The 6 Major Causes of the French Revolution
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The Homeric Hymn to Demeter
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Can War Be Justified? A Philosophical View
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Venice Locals Oppose the City’s New Entry Fee
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The Declaration of Independence: History & Overview
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Who Are the Most Important Christian Figures After the Bible?
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Why is medieval art so weird?
Listen now (73 min) | In this inaugural episode of the Weird Medieval Guys podcast, Olivia and Aran...
a year ago
Listen now (73 min) | In this inaugural episode of the Weird Medieval Guys podcast, Olivia and Aran discuss why medieval art is so intriguing to modern viewers and what makes so much of it so weird. Also discussed are Galaxy Quest, Mel Gibson's crimes against the Middle Ages, and...
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Liu Bang: How a Peasant Became Emperor of China
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7 Unusual Writing Systems From Around the World & How They Developed
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Who Is the Mystery Mummy of Tomb KV55? (4 Theories)
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The Liberation of Paris in World War II: Did the City Burn?
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6 Key Artists of the New Objectivity Movement
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A Collection of...
Michael Taylor on The Development of the M1 Garand and its Implications
This week, Michael Taylor, Associate Professor of History at SUNY Albany, returns to offer an...
a year ago
This week, Michael Taylor, Associate Professor of History at SUNY Albany, returns to offer an interesting argument about the longterm impact of the M1 Garand, the US army’s extremely successful World War II and Korean era battle rifle, introduced in 1936. A fantastically...
TheCollector
Who Won the Siege of Vicksburg?
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Classical Wisdom
[Coming Soon] The Essential Greeks
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Who Are the Ku Klux Klan?
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7 Outrageous Cases of Art Vandalism That May Shock You
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How Did Sappho’s Love Life Influence Her Poetry?
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What Was the Medieval Legend of Prester John?
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American Tourist Smashed Roman Artifacts at the Israel Museum
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7 Artists of German Expressionism You Should Know
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Alexander Gardner: The Man Who Captured the Civil War
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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...
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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...
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A History Lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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New Leonora Carrington Record Set at Sotheby’s
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The Rise & Fall of Pre-Columbian Empires & Their Cultures
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The Sense Of An Ending.
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5 Notable Women Who Transformed Latin America
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The Forgotten Tomb of Henry VIII: Why Was He Buried Somewhere Else?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November 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 November.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, drew some new art(Mastodon), finalized a few translations(Mastodon), and released it the project on Itchio!
Thousand Rooms, translated the...
Hidden History
The Ocarina
The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was...
2 months ago
The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was developed in Meso-America, and was resurrected in 19th century Europe. When we hear the word “flute”, most of us think of a long thin wooden or metal tube with holes along its length...
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The First Anglo-Burmese War
The First Anglo-Burmese War
JamesHoare
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The First Anglo-Burmese War
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Flashbak
It’s About Time: The Forgotten Song That Made The Beach Boys Cool Again
The Beach Boys were no longer a hit band when Bob Burchman sat in his car in early July 1970,...
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The Beach Boys were no longer a hit band when Bob Burchman sat in his car in early July 1970, listening to a tape that Dennis Wilson had given him. Bob wasn’t a Beach Boys fan — he preferred Sly Stone or Marvin Gaye or Bob Dylan or Joni Mitchell or The Beatles — but Dennis, an...
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How Have Druids Influenced Wales Throughout History?
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Tattoos in the Bible: Can Christians Modify Their Bodies?
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The Hatfield-McCoy Rivalry of Appalachia: What Started the Feud?
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How Did the Tet Offensive Impact American Morale?
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Hidden Figure Identified in Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Fresco
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The Months: Gardens of Art by Eugène Grasset
In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French...
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In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French department store La Belle Jardinière to create 12 original works of art to be used as a calendar. Grasset’s woodcuts show women in fashionable costumes of the period each bearing a sign...
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The Disaster That Was Napoleon’s Russian Campaign: An Overview
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The Kitchen Debate: Khrushchev vs. Nixon
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China And Russia Walk Into A Room.
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And don't say a word about Europe.
Patterns in Humanity
Constructing Missing Crime Tables
Here I take the raw data from the National Crime Victimization Surveys and construct summary results...
a year ago
Here I take the raw data from the National Crime Victimization Surveys and construct summary results missing from recent reports.
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What Is Magical Realism in Literature?
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Rare Ancient Roman Dolphin Mosaic Found in England
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History Today Feed
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 10:39
a year ago
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
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Tue, 12/19/2023 - 10:39
Flashbak
Meet Queen Cat, Secret Cat and Dunce Cat From Kittens and Cats: A First Reader (1911)
The cat is regal in Kittens and Cats: A First Reader, 1911. The premise is simple: dress up your...
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The cat is regal in Kittens and Cats: A First Reader, 1911. The premise is simple: dress up your cat, take a picture and give it a witty caption. So we get to meet Hero Cat, Queen Cat, Party Cat and the very much of its time Dunce Cat. Author Eulalie Osgood Grover … Continue...
African History...
The complete history of Brava (ca. 1000-1900): a Swahili enclave in southern Somalia
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once...
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Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once bustling cosmopolitan enclave whose influence features prominently in the history of the East African coast. Located more than 500 km north of the Swahili heartland, Brava retained a...
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‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/25/2024 - 11:01
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‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
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Mon, 11/25/2024 - 11:01
TheCollector
Sound Genius: What Is John Williams Best Known for?
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Historic Copenhagen Stock Exchange Catches Fire
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Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
Le choc des symboles; ils sont vraiment sérieux.
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Le choc des symboles; ils sont vraiment sérieux.
TheCollector
Who Was Vivienne Westwood?
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Catching Nessie on Film
Catching Nessie on Film
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/16/2024 - 09:41
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Catching Nessie on Film
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Thu, 05/16/2024 - 09:41
TheCollector
What Did Americans Eat During the Great Depression?
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What Were the Salem Witch Trials of 1692?
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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?
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Thu, 08/08/2024 - 08:38
TheCollector
Everything You Need to Know About Marcel Duchamp’s Readymades
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The Metaphysics of Stoicism: 3 Key Tenets
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6 Demons in Tibetan Buddhism
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit the Pyramids?
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Who Was Christian Schad? 11 Facts About the German Artist
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African History...
a brief note on the ancient Herders and Foragers of South Africa.
a social history of the KhoiKhoi community (2000BP - 1880)
12 months ago
a social history of the KhoiKhoi community (2000BP - 1880)
TheCollector
How Bayonets Revolutionized Warfare
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A Video Interview with Luis Royo: TheCollector Chats with Fantasy Artist
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
5 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of July.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Sitka, and completed route in {us se alaska}.
Left, can now paste binary directly from programs like Nasu.
Hakum, added two drawings to the...
TheCollector
Does Nietzsche Believe in Free Will?
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Wrong Side of...
Your favourite half-British president
We could win bigly by courting Donald Trump
a month ago
We could win bigly by courting Donald Trump
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Why Is the Symbol of Flowers Associated with Femininity?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIb: Built in a Day
This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s...
4 months ago
This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s ancient grand strategy game Imperator: Rome which covers the broader Mediterranean and South Asia from the very late fourth century through to the end of the first century BC, the...
History Today Feed
New Year, Old Books
New Year, Old Books
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:14
2 weeks ago
New Year, Old Books
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Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:14
History Today Feed
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
2 months ago
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
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Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
Classical Wisdom
Ban the Book, Banish the Author!
Free Speech VS Censorship in the Ancient World and Onwards...
4 months ago
Free Speech VS Censorship in the Ancient World and Onwards...
TheCollector
The Statue of Liberty: 9 Facts about the New York City Monument
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Walter Benjamin on Charles Baudelaire: Guilt, Modernity, and The Crowd
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Philosophy of War: 3 Influential Theorists
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Who Invented the Ukulele?
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What Are Henri Matisse’s Most Vivid Paintings?
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What Are Artist’s Books? (With Key Examples)
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History of Tea: The Drink that Conquered the World
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Jonathan Sacks: Are Science and Religion Enemies?
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The Fowler Museum in L.A. Returns Seven Valuables to Ghana
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The Dallas Museum of Art Laid Off Eight Percent of Its Staff
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US Returns 600 Stolen Artifacts to Italy
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8 of the Greatest Fighter Planes of World War II
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A History of Cairo in 11 Monuments
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Sutton Hoo: Inside an Early English Ship Burial
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Pyramid in Java Predates Egypt’s Oldest Pyramid?
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The Battle of Pharsalus: How Rome Became an Empire
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Dune and Greek Mythology: What’s in Common?
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African History...
Voices of Africa's past: a brief note on the autobiographies of itinerant scholars.
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
6 months ago
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
TheCollector
How Were the Twelve Tribes of Israel Formed?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
6 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of June.
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100r.co, added Ketchikan, Snug Cove, Ratz Harbor, Frosty Bay, Berg Bay, Wrangell, Petersburg and Ruth Island Cove. Updated library.
Oekaki, optimized and...
Flashbak
Art of the Avant-Garde in Soviet Russia : Highlights from the George Costakis Collection
“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.”...
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“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.” – George Costakis These abstract and spellbinding images are from Art of the Avant-Garde in Russia : Selections from the George Costakis Collection, as described in a catalogue of...
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Alexander Hamilton: From Orphan to Founding Father
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What Supernatural Creatures Appear in the Works of Shakespeare?
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Quipu: How Did the Inca Record Information with Cords & Knots?
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A History Lover’s Guide to Tokyo
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Strange And Terrible: Hunter S. Thompson And The Hell’s Angels (1965)
In my own country I am in a far-off land I am strong but have no force or power I win all yet remain...
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In my own country I am in a far-off land I am strong but have no force or power I win all yet remain a loser At break of day I say goodnight When I lie down I have a great fear Of falling. – Ballade du concours de Blois by François Villon … Continue reading "Strange And...
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Ukraine In NATO Would Be A Disaster ...
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But not necessarily for the reasons you think.
Classical Wisdom
Are Propaganda and Politics Inevitable Bedfellows?
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Who Was Tertullian?
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Niko Pirosmani: Get to Know the Tragic Hero of Georgian Art
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Fenrir: Who Was the Norse Wolf Destined to Kill Odin?
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How Did Carl Jung Differ from Sigmund Freud?
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Are Protests the Best Way to Say Nay?
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Can Mobs Make the Change They Want to See?
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10 Historic Cities in Massachusetts That Are Great Alternatives to Boston
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...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
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The Problem with Catholic Popes: Linus and the Petrine Succession
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Hidden History
The Assassination of Malcolm X
Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference based their strategy on two...
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Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference based their strategy on two ideas; the idea that nonviolent civil disobedience, in the tradition of Thoreau and Gandhi, was the only method that the civil rights movement should use, and the idea that white...
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Germany’s 7 Most Important Historical Landmarks
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‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
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Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
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‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
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African History...
A complete history of Jenne: 250BC-1893AD
Journal of African cities chapter 6
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Journal of African cities chapter 6
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Incredible Bronze Age Architecture From the Near East and the Aegean
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Provocative Maurizio Cattelan Exhibition Opens at Gagosian
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6 Crazy Facts about Cape Town
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What Came First, Blues or Jazz?
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10 Historic Towns in Colorado Perfect for Retirement
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8 Colorful Installations by Olafur Eliasson
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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Hendrik Verwoerd’s Life & Death: The Architect of Apartheid
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Naumachia: The Gladiatorial Naval Battles of Ancient Rome
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Did Pliny the Younger Attempt to Rig the Vote in the Roman Senate?
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Carl Jung’s Theory of Archetypes: Major Archetypes, History, Criticism
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The History of Esperanto: A Modern Lingua Franca?
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The Phantom of Polarisation
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1980s Birmingham – Portraits of A City Under Thee Cosh
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like...
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“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like home anymore.” – Richard Davis We’re back looking at 1980s Britain’s through Richard Davis’s photographs. This time we join him in Birmingham, the country’s ‘shabby not chic‘...
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4 Key Techniques of 20th-Century Photography
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A Day in the Life of a Roman Gladiator
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Stonehenge Central Altar Stone Came From Scotland, Not Wales
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First Nations of the Canadian Plateau: A Brief History
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5 Naval Battles That Defined Russian History
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What Are the Five French Republics?
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Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
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Thu, 12/12/2024 - 09:28
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a brief note on Ethnicity and the State in Africa
the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
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the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
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Remedios Varo: A Female Surrealist Painter Who Isn’t Frida Kahlo
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8 Things to See in Tokyo: A Guide For Art Enthusiasts
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Here Are Alfred Hitchcock’s 20 Greatest Films
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Venice Plan for Damaged Banksy Mural Concerns Locals
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How Did Henry VIII Find a Bride through Portraits?
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Limpieza de Sangre: Blood Purity in Spain and Mexico
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Was Andy Warhol Religious?
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Dreams of Space -...
Cosmonaut-2 (1964)
Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely...
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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....
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British Artist Finds An Incredible Album Of Found Photos
Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge...
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Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge came upon this album of pictures. “I find images that resonate with me and then with that I try to bring their characters to life in my work,” she tells us. “I bought the slides on...
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10 Times Ivan the Terrible Really Was Terrible
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8 Works of Art & Architecture Commissioned by the Medicis
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Who Were the Telchines? The Malevolent Wizards From Greek Mythology
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Nike Sneakers Designed for Spike Lee Sold for $50,800
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King Stephen of Blois: England’s Anarchist King
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Rationalism 101: A Historical Overview
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Neanderthal Nonsense: Debunking Myths About Our Ancient Cousins
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Real Family Photos: A Mother of Photographs Her Seven Children’s Chaotic Coming Of Age
“These photographs are mostly not posed: I just butted into my kids’ personal business and, a lot of...
4 months ago
“These photographs are mostly not posed: I just butted into my kids’ personal business and, a lot of times, they weren’t that happy about it. I went to three or four Lollapalooza concerts with my camera when they were there – I busted into things not to supervise them but to take...
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TheCollector Sits Down with Romulo Royo (Video Interview)
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Open Culture
The Sinking of the Britannic: An Animated Introduction to the Titanic’s Forgotten Sister Ship
We all know about the Titanic. Less often do we hear about the Britannic—the sister passenger liner...
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We all know about the Titanic. Less often do we hear about the Britannic—the sister passenger liner that the British turned into a hospital ship during World War I. Launched in 1914, two years after the Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean, the Britannic featured a number of...
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My Substack in Other Languages.
Starting with Spanish.
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Why Socrates Matters
New Event: November 22
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A Rediscovered Guercino Painting on View in Paris
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What Government Governs Best?
Is Democracy Still Our Best Bet?
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Rome Considers Entry Fee for Famed Trevi Fountain
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Constantine Replica Statue Lands in Rome
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What’s the Best Time of Year to Visit the Parthenon?
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5 Unique Gods & Goddesses Worshipped in the Incan Empire
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Beauty That Kills: Was Renaissance Makeup Deadly?
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On the Spot: Ali Ansari
On the Spot: Ali Ansari
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/08/2024 - 12:28
9 months ago
On the Spot: Ali Ansari
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/08/2024 - 12:28
TheCollector
What Are the Best Museums in Trieste, Italy?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over 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
Nasu, released a nasu guide, and updated the look of the icon. We...
TheCollector
What Was the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact?
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Classical Wisdom
Sparta and… Scotland?
Laconic wit through the centuries
a year ago
Laconic wit through the centuries
TheCollector
Germans in Southwest Africa: A History of Colonization & Genocide
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Who Was the Real Mona Lisa?
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TheCollector
Get to Know Meret Oppenheim Through 7 Works
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Wrong Side of...
Who speaks of the Armenians?
Britain is in bed with Putin's friends
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Britain is in bed with Putin's friends
TheCollector
Christie’s Nets $413 Million in 20th Century Evening Sale
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Who Were the Most Important Disciples of Jesus Christ?
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Classical Wisdom
Do You Listen Well?
Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
a year ago
Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
TheCollector
How Did the Israelites Escape Egypt?
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What Was the Most Notorious Trial of the 20th Century? 4 Possible Contenders
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The Red Army Choir: A History of Russian Soft Power
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The Rise and Fall of Behaviorism: Are We More Than Machines?
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African History...
Guns and Spears: a military history of the Zulu kingdom.
Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems...
a year ago
Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems into two broad categories —the relatively modern armies along the Atlantic coast which used firearms, versus the 'traditional' armies in the interior that fought with arrows and...
TheCollector
The DAM Rejects Return Request from Native Alaskan Tribes
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African History...
The radical philosophy of the Hatata: a 17th century treatise by the Ethiopian thinker Zara Yacob
the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
8 months ago
the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
TheCollector
Soviet Agent: Who Was Richard Sorge?
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TheCollector
Cassandra: Princess of Troy, Cursed Prophetess, Tragic Prisoner
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIa: Starting Down the Path of Honors
This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic...
a year ago
This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries. Last time we discussed Rome’s popular assemblies, which at least notionally expressed the will of the people. One of the key tasks those...
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"On the Zanzibari envoy to 11th century china and the recent Swahili-Persian DNA study"
a year ago
"On the Zanzibari envoy to 11th century china and the recent Swahili-Persian DNA study"
Trying to Understand...
Getting Used To Being Weak.
It's worse than you probably imagine.
a year ago
It's worse than you probably imagine.
TheCollector
How Did Solomon’s Temple Influence Worship?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time to See Mount Fuji?
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5 months ago
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
Did the French Revolution Spark Modern Democracy?
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a month ago
African History...
A general history of African explorers of the Old world, and a 19th century Bornu traveller of...
This article provides a brief outline of over sixty African explorers who traveled across the ‘Old...
2 months ago
This article provides a brief outline of over sixty African explorers who traveled across the ‘Old World’ from the classical period to the turn of the 20th century.
TheCollector
10 Oldest National Parks in the United States
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Tragedy of Ajax
Greece's Second Greatest Soldier?
7 months ago
Greece's Second Greatest Soldier?
TheCollector
Japanese Martial Arts: How Were They Invented (and Exported)?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Populism?
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4 months ago
Dr Alun Withey
Packing the Essentials!: Preparing to Travel in the 18th Century.
Now that Covid restrictions have finally been lifted, and summer is at least theoretically here –...
over a year ago
Now that Covid restrictions have finally been lifted, and summer is at least theoretically here – it’s raining outside as I write! – many people are returning to travel and undertaking the holidays that have had to be postponed over the past couple of years. The pandemic aside,...
TheCollector
Was Catherine of Aragon the Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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TheCollector
5 Interesting Historic Events That Happened on Christmas Day
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Classical Wisdom
How to Give a Speech
Secrets from Cicero
4 months ago
TheCollector
The Electoral College Explained
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2 months ago
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7 Scottish Inventors & Their Inventions
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What is Peter Singer’s Principle of Equal Consideration?
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a year ago
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Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
2 months ago
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
Global Inequality...
The third framing
Can an international economic system exist in the world of nationalisms?
3 months ago
Can an international economic system exist in the world of nationalisms?
TheCollector
The History of Appalachia & Its People
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a year ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/11/2024 - 08:43
3 weeks ago
On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/11/2024 - 08:43
TheCollector
Why Are There Only Four Gospels?
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3 months ago
Wrong Side of...
The Scottish Play
Canon Club podcast: Macbeth
a month ago
Canon Club podcast: Macbeth
Wrong Side of...
Technology indistinguishable from magic
Our age of miracles: the medical breakthroughs of 2024
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Our age of miracles: the medical breakthroughs of 2024
Flashbak
A Tour of The Westwood Mall, Michigan, 1972 – 1984
We’re off to the Westwood Mall in Michigan in the 1970s and early 1980s. Most of the images here are...
2 months ago
We’re off to the Westwood Mall in Michigan in the 1970s and early 1980s. Most of the images here are from the store’s opening on August 3 1972. We see shopper browsing for music in Recordland beneath a poster for the singer Cyndi Lauper, buying into the ‘grapefruit diet’, getting...
African History...
Mansa Musa and the royal pilgrimage tradition of west Africa: 11th-18th century
Why Africa's caravans of gold stopped travelling to Arabia.
over a year ago
Why Africa's caravans of gold stopped travelling to Arabia.
Classical Wisdom
Sophocles' Swansong
Oedipus at Colonus
a year ago
TheCollector
What Was the Hanseatic League?
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TheCollector
How Does Psychoanalysis Work According to Lacan?
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TheCollector
What Was the Great Migration in the US?
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TheCollector
6 Facts About Johannes Itten, the Famous Bauhaus Teacher
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Jormungandr: Get to Know the Midgard Serpent
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Was Spinoza an Atheist? The Theological-Political Treatise
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Patterns in Humanity
Crime in the USA
A short primer and collection of basic descriptive facts
a year ago
A short primer and collection of basic descriptive facts
TheCollector
The Venice Biennale 2024 Does Not Include Russia
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Ancient Greece and Persia: Foes, Friends, or Both?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
5 Transformative Leaders That Shaped British History
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TheCollector
Banksy Confirms More London Animals—And Their Meaning
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4 months ago
Flashbak
Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809)
These illustrations are from Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809). Sowerby...
5 months ago
These illustrations are from Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809). Sowerby (21 March 1757 – 25 October 1822) was an English naturalist and Royal Academy-trained illustrator who specialised in drawing plants and minerals. The full title of his illustrated...
TheCollector
Arizona State University Professor Creates City Hall’s Digital Art
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TheCollector
Bertolt Brecht: 10 Facts About the Famous Playwright
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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
What Are the Most Spoken Indigenous Languages in Mexico?
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2 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 1
Women's Day magazine also got involved in the spaceflight fad in the early 1950s. This 1953 (August)...
over a year ago
Women's Day magazine also got involved in the spaceflight fad in the early 1950s. This 1953 (August) issue had a number of space related articles including: Will Your Child Visit The Moon? The article makes the case to the mothers of America that travel into space and the Moon is...
TheCollector
Who Were the Kuomintang?
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TheCollector
How Did Switzerland Become a Country?
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TheCollector
An Art Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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TheCollector
The Phoenician Spoken & Written Language: What You Need to Know
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TheCollector
Dürer Print Found in a Dump Could Fetch $26,000
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TheCollector
What Are the Pauline Epistles About?
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TheCollector
6 Works by Mexican Muralists You Should Know
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TheCollector
4 Amazing Women From History You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Largest UK Holbein Exhibition at The Queen’s Gallery
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
The West is Weak Where it Matters ...
...and some of the consequences are not obvious.
a year ago
...and some of the consequences are not obvious.
TheCollector
Who Won? The Competition Between Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo
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10 months ago
African History...
a brief note on Africa in 16th century global history.
the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
10 months ago
the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
TheCollector
Valhalla & the Other Afterlives in Norse Mythology
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7 Key Beliefs and Practices From Hasidic Judaism
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/25/2024 - 11:22
9 months ago
Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/25/2024 - 11:22
TheCollector
Hacker Group Takes Credit for Christie’s Cyberattack
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Colonization of the Philippines: Strategic Lands Wanted by Many
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10 months ago
Trying to Understand...
NATO's Phantom Armies.
And the ghost of Carl von Clausewitz.
7 months ago
And the ghost of Carl von Clausewitz.
TheCollector
Banksy’s Animal Series Continues at London Zoo
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
j.hoare
Thu, 01/04/2024 - 09:36
a year ago
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
j.hoare
Thu, 01/04/2024 - 09:36
TheCollector
The Anglo-Zanzibar War (AKA The Shortest War in History)
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TheCollector
Was George Washington Nearly Killed During the American Revolution?
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2 months ago
Flashbak
Hunter S Thompson Sets Fire To His Christmas Tree (1990)
“’NO, HUNTER, NO! PLEASE, HUNTER, DON’T DO IT!'” – Hunter S. Thompson’s secretary Deborah Fuller...
2 weeks ago
“’NO, HUNTER, NO! PLEASE, HUNTER, DON’T DO IT!'” – Hunter S. Thompson’s secretary Deborah Fuller before the writer torched his Christmas Tree In January 1990, Sam Allis was on assignment for TIME magazine at writer Hunter S. Thompson’s (July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005) home...
weird medieval guys
Huge announcement: there’s a Weird Medieval Guys BOOK coming out soon!
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a year ago
oh my god!!! oh my god!!!! oh my god!!!!!
Flashbak
Tirzah Garwood – A Very British Vision of Marriage, Lovers And Work
Tirzah Garwood was an exceptional artist but had the disadvantage of plying her trade at a time when...
a year ago
Tirzah Garwood was an exceptional artist but had the disadvantage of plying her trade at a time when female artists struggled for recognition, writes Graham Bennison. Having married Eric Ravilious in 1930 she followed the conventions of the time, giving up her wood engraving to...
Flashbak
American Noir: Mugshots And Crimes From A Small Pennsylvanian Town (1930s – 1950s)
Small Town Noir is a study of life and crime in New Castle, western Pennsylvania. The site compiles...
7 months ago
Small Town Noir is a study of life and crime in New Castle, western Pennsylvania. The site compiles the mugshots of criminals who lived in the town in the 1930, 40s and 50s, with notes on their offences. The mugshots were pulled from the rubbish when the town’s police department...
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 …...
TheCollector
Existential Crisis: What Is It and How Can We Overcome It?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Is the History of Thanksgiving?
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a year ago
TheCollector
5 Famous Cartographers You Need to Know About
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/02/2024 - 10:00
4 months ago
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/02/2024 - 10:00
TheCollector
Jean Lannes: The French Achilles of the Napoleonic Wars
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5 months ago
Trying to Understand...
And Now for Something Completely Different.
Am I me? Are You you? ?
a year ago
TheCollector
8 Places to Visit in Vietnam for History Lovers
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Marcus Aurelius VS Diogenes
Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
a year ago
Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
TheCollector
Ferdinand Magellan & The First Voyage Around the World
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9 months ago
TheCollector
10 Historic Sites to Visit in Los Angeles
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5 months ago
TheCollector
What’s the Difference Between Goth and Punk?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Philosophers of Different Eras Perceive Happiness?
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a month ago
Flashbak
Cars of Britain in the 1970s
In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of...
2 months ago
In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of Birmingham, The Black Country, London and Wolverhampton included cars. He took the above picture of the Ford Cortina Mk.1 parked on the roadside on 5th February 1978. It could be seen a...
TheCollector
4 Nazi Massacres in Italy (and Their Memory)
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Why Are There Two Virginias?
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a year ago
African History...
An empire of cloth: the textile industry of the Sokoto empire ca. 1808-1903.
The Hausaland region of northern Nigeria was home to one of the largest textile industries in...
2 months ago
The Hausaland region of northern Nigeria was home to one of the largest textile industries in pre-colonial Africa, whose scale and scope were unparalleled throughout most of the continent.
TheCollector
What Are the Earliest Manuscripts of the New Testament?
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What Is the Easiest Language to Learn?
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TheCollector
Top 11 Film Noir Masterpieces You Should Know
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England’s Medieval Angevin Empire Explained
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10 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Samsara in Hinduism?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Strengths of Determinism?
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Oskar Schindler: The Business Tycoon Who Became a Hero
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8 months ago
TheCollector
The Gleiwitz Incident: When Nazis Faked an Attack on Germany
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5 days ago
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
2 months ago
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
African History...
Economic growth and social transformation in 19th century Somalia.
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
a year ago
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
TheCollector
4,000-Year-Old Temple and Theater Discovered in Peru
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5 months ago
TheCollector
10 Self-Portraits of Vincent Van Gogh You Should Know
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Is There a Life After Death? A Philosophical Approach
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3 weeks ago
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