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5 Inventions That Revolutionized Agriculture
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
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George Lindemann Family Returned Looted Items to Cambodia
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Prince Charles III Portrait Defaced by Animal Right Activists
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Contemporary Artist to Recreate Missing Piece of Bayeux Tapestry
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Battle of Gaugamela (331 BCE): Alexander’s Achaemenid Armageddon
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10 Interesting Propaganda Posters from Russia’s Civil War
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Should We Follow Silly Laws?
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Aristotle’s Model of Communication: 3 Key Elements of Persuasion
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On the Spot: Ali Ansari
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The Bay of Pigs Invasion: The US Fails to Overthrow Communist Cuba
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British Artist Finds An Incredible Album Of Found Photos
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How Can We Prepare for the Worst?
Without living forever in fear and worry?
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TheCollector
What’s the Historical Background of Tristan and Isolde’s Legend?
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Elton John Collection Goes on Sale After 21 Years
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Who Were the Top Axis Commanders of World War II?
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What Is the Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence? From Descartes to Turing
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20 Roman Emperors Who Defined Ancient Rome
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What Are the Most Spoken Indigenous Languages in Mexico?
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Non-alignment: A Third Foreign Policy Option During the Cold War?
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11 Events in the 19th Century that Changed the World
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What Was Pope Innocent III’s Role in the Medieval Crusades?
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What Is Freud’s Superego & What Does It Have to Do With Society?
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‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
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Tue, 12/05/2023 - 11:12
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Study Shows Real Art Stimulates the Brain More Than a Copy
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The Mystery of Agnes Martin in 7 Facts
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Laser Surveys Reveal Ancient Maya City in Mexico
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6 Unsolved Murder Mysteries Involving Historical Figures
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The Boston Years: On The Streets 1972-75
In 1972, Philip Flip Collier was in Boston. Philip, who has previously shared his terrific...
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What Is First Thessalonians About?
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Trees are Sanctuaries: Wandering – Notes and Sketches by Hermann Hesse, 1920
“For me, trees have always been the most penetrating preachers” – Herman Hesse, Wandering: Notes and...
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Rastafari Philosophical Tenets: Divinity Within & African Redemption
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The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
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Dreams of Space -...
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A bit of ephemera today. This is a pamphlet from a Revell Model Kit. They issued this kit quickly to...
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Classical Wisdom
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Marcus Aurelius' Birthday Celebrations
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René Descartes’ Legacy: The Persistence of Mind-Body Dualism
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How Did Impressionism Get Its Name?
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President Johnson Orders Trousers from Joe Haggar – big enough for his ‘nuts’, ‘bunghole’ and knife
On August 9 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973) ordered a...
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What Was Aristotle’s Opinion on Metaphysics?
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Is Oedipus Rex the Mother of All Drama?
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It was all too difficult, finally.
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Who Were the Successors of Charlemagne?
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Did Humans and Neanderthals Interbreed?
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History and Myth
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Did Nietzsche Hate Christianity?
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The Wealth and Gold of Ancient Georgia
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9 Artists Influenced by Marcel Duchamp
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Which Archeological Finds Support the Bible?
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Dreams of Space -...
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A Painted Treatise on Cats From 19th Century Thailand
This manuscript containing 12 paintings of different types of cats is in the format of a samut khoi,...
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The Vela Incident: Nuclear Bombs vs. Asteroid Collisions
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Hitler’s Gamble: Where Did the Battle of the Bulge Take Place?
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‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
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What Made Sir Joshua Reynolds an Iconic Portrait Artist?
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What Is Appropriation in Art?
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Who Is Kiki Smith?
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Moe’s Photos of Jacob Riis House On New York City’s Lower East Side 1977-1983
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When Was the First Flight in History?
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George Herbert Mead on the Birth & Evolution of the Self
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King Sennacherib: The Warrior King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
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The History of Method Acting in Hollywood in 8 Lessons
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How Does Mona Hatoum Turn Ordinary Objects into Artworks?
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Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
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What Inspired Caspar David Friedrich’s Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog?
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Stéphane Breitwieser: The Tragic Story of the Most Successful Art Thief
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‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
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What Can We Learn from Genre Paintings of the Northern Renaissance?
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What Is the History of April Fools’ Day?
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How Did People Get Paid in the Pre-Columbian Americas? (Not in Gold)
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Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
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Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
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Empire building and Government in the Yorubaland: a history of Oyo (1600-1836)
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Understanding Francis Bacon Through 3 Studies
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The Colombia Banana Massacre of 1928: The Shocking Story
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A Green-Hued Banksy Mural in North London
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Mehrgarh: One of the Oldest Cities in the Indus Valley
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5 Inspirational Women From the Second World War
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The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
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The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
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Wed, 09/18/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
What Is an Existential Crisis?
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African History...
A history of Zanzibar before the Omanis (600-1873)
Journal of African cities chapter 7
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Journal of African cities chapter 7
TheCollector
How Many Presidents Served Two (Full) Terms?
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Reversing the Sail: a brief note on African travelers in the western Indian Ocean
The Swahili in Arabia and the Persian gulf
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The Swahili in Arabia and the Persian gulf
African History...
a brief note on African agency in its historical contacts with the rest of the world.
the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
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the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
TheCollector
Get to Know the Nazca People and the Mysterious Nazca Lines
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The Inuit and the Canadian Arctic: A Brief History
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7 of the Most Historically Important Sites in Japan
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10 Historic Small Towns in Florida for Your Bucket List
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TheCollector
What Role Did Women Play in World War II?
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December
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 December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Grimgrains, published a tofu from soy flour recipe, and reduced...
TheCollector
The Indigenous Architecture of the Cosmos in the Amazon
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Global Inequality...
Universities as factories
I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students...
7 months ago
I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students who were demonstrating. The police would come in on the orders of the authorities unhappy with student-created oases of freedom. It would come, armed, beat up students, and end the...
TheCollector
Climate Activists Targeted Dinosaur Skeleton at London’s NHM
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TheCollector
Noumenal and Phenomenal: What Were Kant’s ‘Two Worlds’?
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Who Were the Twelve Disciples & What Happened to Them?
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What Are the Origins of the Word Echo?
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TheCollector
The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Is the History of the Hudson’s Bay Company?
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TheCollector
What Is Solipsism?
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TheCollector
Who Was Eusebius?
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11 months ago
Res Obscura
"He spoke of computers with some awe"
Margaret Mead, John von Neumann, and the prehistory of AI
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Margaret Mead, John von Neumann, and the prehistory of AI
TheCollector
How Did Norman Rockwell’s Thanksgiving Capture a Nation?
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Queen Anne: Britain’s Tragic Queen?
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TheCollector
Emma Of Normandy: The Unsung Queen of the Medieval World
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TheCollector
Was Andy Warhol Religious?
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TheCollector
Nefertiti: The Enchanting Story of the Lady of the Two Lands
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7 of the Biggest Palaces Ever Built
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How Did Socrates Shape Classical Greek Philosophy?
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TheCollector
Artist Seals Himself in Glass Bottle at Paris Olympic Stadium
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4 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April
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 April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Bicycle, released an Uxntal playground. See Varvara riding a...
Classical Wisdom
The Cyclops
A Misunderstood Monster?
a year ago
TheCollector
An Introduction to the History of LGBTQIA+ Art
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9 months ago
TheCollector
The Rise of Francisco Franco & the Effects of the Spanish Civil War
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a year ago
African History...
A complete history of Abomey: capital of Dahomey (ca. 1650-1894)
Urbanism in the forest region.
a year ago
Urbanism in the forest region.
TheCollector
Christie’s Presents Two Latin American Art Sales, Starting Friday
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TheCollector
5 Royals Who Behaved Badly
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TheCollector
How Magnus Maximus’ Forgotten Son Contributed to the Arthurian Legends
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Classical Wisdom
How Can We Prevent Character Assassination?
Corruption in the Ancient World
9 months ago
Corruption in the Ancient World
TheCollector
How Have Druids Influenced Wales Throughout History?
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TheCollector
Presidential Impeachment: An Effective Check on Executive Power?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Daedalus and Icarus: What Is the Main Message?
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TheCollector
Who Was Mithridates the Great?
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TheCollector
7 of Elsa Schiaparelli’s Greatest Artistic Collaborations
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TheCollector
Tom Thomson Painting Attacked by Protesters in Canada
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Classical Wisdom
The Essential Greeks
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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...
TheCollector
How Did Henri Matisse Evolve as an Artist?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Trompe L’Oeil?
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12 months ago
History Today Feed
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 00:00
Flashbak
The Wild Universe of Fletcher Hanks – The Outsider Comic Book Artist (1939-1941)
Stardust, Fantomah, Big Red McLane and Space Smith. Just some of the superheroes created by American...
9 months ago
Stardust, Fantomah, Big Red McLane and Space Smith. Just some of the superheroes created by American cartoonist Fletcher Hanks (December 1, 1889 – January 22, 1976) in a two-year flurry of creativity in which he wrote, penciled, inked and lettered 51 stories. As Joshua LH Burnett...
TheCollector
Bordeaux Wine in France: A Historical Primer
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House?
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Open Culture
A Simple, Down-to-Earth Christmas Card from the Great Depression (1933)
The Smithsonian sets the scene for this Christmas card sent in 1933, a few years into the Great...
6 days ago
The Smithsonian sets the scene for this Christmas card sent in 1933, a few years into the Great Depression. They write: Despite the glum economic situation, the Pinero family used a brown paper bag to fashion an inexpensive holiday greeting card. They penned a clever rhyme and...
TheCollector
What Is the Book of Galatians About?
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TheCollector
The Impact of Sigmund Freud’s Theories on Art
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Classical Wisdom
Gaius Marius
... and the Fall of the Republic
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... and the Fall of the Republic
Wrong Side of...
American polarisation
The menace of bipartisanship has been defeated
a month ago
The menace of bipartisanship has been defeated
TheCollector
9 Printmaking Techniques You Should Know
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
How to Steal From Homer
Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
11 months ago
Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
Flashbak
I’m Not a Look-Alike: François Brunelle’s Doppelgänger Photos
doppelganger (n.) Wraith. literally: double-goer. Apparition of a living person, 1826 (from 1824 as...
a month ago
doppelganger (n.) Wraith. literally: double-goer. Apparition of a living person, 1826 (from 1824 as a German word in English). – OED We are more alike than many of us hope. Photographer François Brunelle has spent years tracking down real-life doppelgängers — people who are...
African History...
Life and works of Africa's most famous Woman scholar: Nana Asmau (1793-1864)
On the contribution of Muslim women in African history.
7 months ago
On the contribution of Muslim women in African history.
TheCollector
10 Countries With the Best Second-Language English Proficiency to Relocate To
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TheCollector
What Is the History Behind Hanukkah?
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7 months ago
African History...
a brief note on the Intellectual history of Africa
the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
10 months ago
the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
African History...
A history of the south-western Saharan towns of Tichitt, Walata, Wadan and Chinguetti (800-1912)
Trade and civilization on west-africa's desert frontier
a year ago
Trade and civilization on west-africa's desert frontier
History Today Feed
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:37
a month ago
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:37
TheCollector
6 Surrealist Techniques You Probably Haven’t Heard of
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10 Presidents Who Changed the US
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Operation Paperclip: What the US Did With Nazi Scientists After WWII
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A Brief History of Money Throughout World History
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TheCollector
Who are the Yazidis & What Are Their Beliefs?
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TheCollector
Top Aces of World War II: 7 Talented Fighter Pilots
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TheCollector
Get to Know Audrey Flack, Icon of Photorealism
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TheCollector
6 Outrageous Judicial Errors in the Trial of Jesus Christ
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Nature Aided in the Creation of the Great Sphinx of Giza?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Were the Main Achievements of the New Deal?
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 08:00
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Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 08:00
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
How Did Carl Jung Differ from Sigmund Freud?
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7 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August
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 August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Left, added a navigation bar to navigate larger...
TheCollector
5 Top Fighter Aces of World War I
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Political Effects of the Vietnam War
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a year ago
TheCollector
Parthenon Marbles or Elgin Marbles? Which Is the Correct Name?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
6 Key Battles of the Wars of the Roses
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a year ago
TheCollector
Ancient Celtic Helmet Unearthed in Poland
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3 months ago
African History...
The textile trade of pre-colonial Africa
In December 1633, a Dutch ship reached the fort of Nassau on the ‘Gold Coast’ (modern Ghana),...
a month ago
In December 1633, a Dutch ship reached the fort of Nassau on the ‘Gold Coast’ (modern Ghana), carrying more than 6,000 pieces of cloth which was to be exchanged for gold.
TheCollector
6 Things You Should Know About Pop Art
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3 weeks ago
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
What is the Role of Law in Aristotle’s Politics?
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TheCollector
Renovations Continue at Houston’s Rothko Chapel
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TheCollector
The First Italo-Ethiopian War: When the Colonizers Lost
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Anxiety
10 months ago
Flashbak
Arthur Rackham’s Fantastic Illustrations for The Tempest, 1926
Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes:...
3 weeks ago
Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes: Nothing of him that doth fade, But doth suffer a sea-change Into something rich and strange. – William Shakespeare, The Tempest, illustrated by Arthur Rackham 1926 Arthur...
weird medieval guys
The coolest medieval woman you've never heard of
Christine de Pizan on Circe, Medusa, and other virtuous ladies
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Christine de Pizan on Circe, Medusa, and other virtuous ladies
Flashbak
Roadside Relics of the USSR
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer...
2 months ago
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer Jason Guilbeau whose pointing out objects along the roadside, like tractors stuck atop poles, a pavement that turns into a jet’s trail, a tank on a plinth and more reminders of...
TheCollector
Who Was Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
What Were the Religious Beliefs of Hans Holbein the Younger?
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TheCollector
Mansa Musa: The Golden Ruler of the Mali Empire
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TheCollector
Ancient Greek Sculpture in the Classical and Hellenistic Periods
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Sotheby’s Sells Harry Potter Watercolor For Record $1.9 Million
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5 months ago
Flashbak
Joe And Petunia: Stars of British Pubic Information Films (1968-1973)
As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most...
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As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most likely die in the end. In the final instalment of the four-strong Joe and Petunia series, the British couple illustrate the dangers driving on bad tyres by driving into a tree. ...
TheCollector
Could the “Year Without a Summer” Happen Again? Here’s What Experts Say
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10 Ancient Cities Around the World to Visit
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TheCollector
New York’s Rubin Museum Makes Big Changes
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TheCollector
The Dutch Throne in an Exhibition for the First Time
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a year ago
TheCollector
3 Mexican Artists Who Painted Political Murals
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TheCollector
What Was Procopius’ “Secret History”? (& Why You Shouldn’t Trust It)
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2 months ago
Wrong Side of...
The Scottish Play
Canon Club podcast: Macbeth
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Canon Club podcast: Macbeth
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April
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 April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, improved documentation, implemented MIDI and sound chip, and...
History Today Feed
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
j.hoare
Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
a year ago
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
j.hoare
Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
TheCollector
How George Washington Used the Fabian Strategy During the Revolution
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TheCollector
The ERR: How the Nazis Plundered France’s Priceless Art
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Are Propaganda and Politics Inevitable Bedfellows?
And Does Democracy Make It Worse?
a month ago
And Does Democracy Make It Worse?
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.
TheCollector
A Brief History of Mount Everest
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TheCollector
How Did Claude Monet Capture the Passing of Time?
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a year ago
Dr Alun Withey
The Troublesome Gibbet of John Haines, the ‘Wounded Highwayman’ of Hounslow.
For this post, I am going to wander into the world of crime in the late eighteenth century, and the...
10 months ago
For this post, I am going to wander into the world of crime in the late eighteenth century, and the grisly fate that befell many who committed the heinous crime of highway robbery. (Full disclosure: I’m not an historian of crime, gibbets or highwaymen…perhaps the case I’m about...
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