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5 Influential African Leaders of the 20th Century
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Children’s Drawings of Gladiators Discovered in Pompeii
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Valkyries: Get to Know the Norse Demons of the Dead
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What Was the Third Council of Constantinople?
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How Did the Capetian Dynasty Turn France Into a Superpower?
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The Secret Life of Queen Victoria You Didn’t Know
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Brother of Jesus: Who Was Saint James?
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The Top 10 Museums to Visit in Madrid
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Why Are There So Many Different Translations of the Christian Bible?
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History Today Feed
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
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‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
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Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
Dreams of Space -...
The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space (1952)
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite...
10 months ago
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite (and obscure) fictional pop-up books about space. A really beautifully illustrated 1952 book with some amazing text to accompany it, The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space!
Clyne,...
TheCollector
Titanic Rescue Mission at Risk
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African History...
A history of the west African diaspora in Arabia and Jerusalem before 1900
The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
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The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
TheCollector
7 African Myths About Animals
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TheCollector
9 Paintings by Claude Monet You Should Know
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Dreams of Space -...
Planet Trip (1960)
To continue out journey through this wonderful space quartet by William Nephew and Michael Chester...
a year ago
To continue out journey through this wonderful space quartet by William Nephew and Michael Chester is Planet Trip. The next logical step to them was exploring the solar system. They started with Mars and the books ends with Venus.
Nephew, William and Michael Chester....
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A Brief History of the Rahbani Music Family
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Classical Wisdom
The Life of Terence
Slave turned Playwright
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Should We Navel Gaze?
Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
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Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
TheCollector
Ferdinand Magellan & The First Voyage Around the World
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How Did Claude Monet Capture the Passing of Time?
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Chili Pepper’s Fiery History: The Berry That Conquered the World
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What Ere Iyaric and “I and I”? Rastafarian Resistance Through Language
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Vanity Fair’s Bifurcated Girls: The Article That Introduced America To Girlie Magazines, 1903
Bifurcated Girls is a salacious illustrated story that first appeared in the June 1903 issue of...
7 months ago
Bifurcated Girls is a salacious illustrated story that first appeared in the June 1903 issue of Vanity Fair magazine. That’s not the glossy publication we know today, rather the a short-lived pulp magazine published by the Commonwealth Publishing Company of New York City...
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10 Interesting Facts About Haruki Murakami You Should Know
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Where is the Tomb of Alexander the Great?
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8 Techniques in Persuasion from Antiquity
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Giorgio Agamben’s Notes on Dante’s Divine Comedy
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Who Was Marcus Licinius Crassus, and How Did He Die?
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‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
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Thu, 01/18/2024 - 10:25
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‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
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Thu, 01/18/2024 - 10:25
TheCollector
Here’s How AI Completed Keith Haring’s Work
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Olafur Eliasson to Turn Urban Billboards into Abstract Art
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10 Countries With the Best Second-Language English Proficiency to Relocate To
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Les Malheurs des immortels, 1922: Max Ernst and Paul Éluard’s Surreal Collaboration
Misfortunes of the Immortals (Les Malheurs des immortels) is an early illustrated book by...
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Misfortunes of the Immortals (Les Malheurs des immortels) is an early illustrated book by German-American-French artist and founder of the Dada movement Max Ernst (2 April 1891 – 1 April 1976). The book, which marks the beginning of his close friendship with French poet Paul...
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What’s the Creation Myth in Norse Mythology?
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Why Is Socrates’s Death Still Discussed?
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History Today Feed
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
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Tue, 12/05/2023 - 11:12
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‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
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Tue, 12/05/2023 - 11:12
TheCollector
Who Won the Siege of Vicksburg?
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Why Is Socrates’ Legacy Vital?
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Louis Pasteur: The Scientist Who Discovered Vaccines & Pasteurization
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Gehenna: A History of Hell on Earth
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Philadelphia’s New Harriet Tubman Statue
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What Was the Dreyfus Affair?
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Volva: What Was the Role of Witches in the Viking World?
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Classical Wisdom
Socrates' Wayward Student
...and the Philosophy of Pleasure
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...and the Philosophy of Pleasure
TheCollector
Fake News & the Information Age: Challenges in Modern Elections
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History Today Feed
Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
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Tue, 07/30/2024 - 10:41
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Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
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Tue, 07/30/2024 - 10:41
TheCollector
Nuclear Weapons During the Cold War: Power and Proliferation
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TheCollector
The Rise & Fall of Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Tale of Two Cities
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Ukraine In NATO Would Be A Disaster ...
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a year ago
But not necessarily for the reasons you think.
TheCollector
11 Events in the 19th Century that Changed the World
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What Are Carl Jung’s Anima and Animus Archetypes?
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Bertolt Brecht: 10 Facts About the Famous Playwright
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Do You Need Children to Care About the Future?
Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
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Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
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An experiment with historical simulation
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An experiment with historical simulation
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On the Spot: Chris Clark
On the Spot: Chris Clark
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Wed, 12/27/2023 - 00:00
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On the Spot: Chris Clark
j.hoare
Wed, 12/27/2023 - 00:00
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...
4 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
Dick Wolf Gives More Than Two Hundred Pieces to the Met
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TheCollector
Can Art Be Harmful? Art and Image from Plato to Modernity
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TheCollector
Martin Luther: A Biography of the Reformer Who Sparked the Reformation
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February
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 February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, started working on a fantasy console called Uxn, and...
Flashbak
Cute and Sickly Sweet – 24 Vintage Snapshots That Invite a Reaction
The girl presenting her pet lizard toad at the Children’s Pets show held on Venice Beach,...
9 months ago
The girl presenting her pet lizard toad at the Children’s Pets show held on Venice Beach, California, in the mid 1930s makes for a cute photograph. Walter Chandoha’s 1955 picture of his daughter Paula with a kitten in 1955 is also cute. Angie Cook’s school photo from 1978 when...
TheCollector
Federalism in Ancient Greece: The Forgotten Side of Ancient Greek Politics
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Geneva Exhibition Shows Rare Picasso Works
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10 Things to Do in London if You Love History
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7 Great Historical Attractions in the Netherlands
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Cubism and Collage: How Picasso and Braque Revolutionized Art
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The Mythical Green Anaconda of the Amazon Rainforest
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Facade: Bill Cunningham’s Tribute To New York Style
In 1968, American fashion photographer Bill Cunningham (March 13, 1929 – June 25, 2016) started a...
4 months ago
In 1968, American fashion photographer Bill Cunningham (March 13, 1929 – June 25, 2016) started a project to document New York City’s rich history of architecture and fashion. Cunningham dressed his friend and fellow photographer Editta Sherman (July 9, 1912 – November 1, 2013)...
TheCollector
Serop Simonian Art Dealer Arrested by German Polica
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Dr Alun Withey
Beard Fashions and Class
Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid...
over a year ago
Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid seventeenth century many men wore the ‘Van Dyke’ style of a small, pointy beard and moustaches. By the end of the 1600s, beards were in decline, leaving many men with just moustaches. The...
TheCollector
J.S. Bach & Sons: The Composer’s Legacy and Family
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Naturalism, Realism, and Impressionism: Three Movements Explained
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Trying to Understand...
One Of My Essays In Dutch.
I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and...
11 months ago
I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and send to me a translation into Dutch of my recent essay “What’s Left and What’s Left?” The translator has elected to remain anonymous, but I’m extremely grateful, and please join me in...
TheCollector
Who Were the Ancient Israelites? A Brief History
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Juan Pujol Garcia: Who Was Agent Garbo?
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Wilfred Owen: Britain’s Tragic War Poet
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CrimethInc.
Georgia: The Firework Protests : A Report and Video Footage from the Streets of Tbilisi
Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government...
2 weeks ago
Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government protesters in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. We offer the following short report and video footage courtesy of Georgian anarchists.
The demonstrators are responding to the...
TheCollector
The Disaster That Was Napoleon’s Russian Campaign: An Overview
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Global Inequality...
Three steps to freedom
Secessionism and the collapse of Communist federations
10 months ago
Secessionism and the collapse of Communist federations
TheCollector
Charles Darwin: 5 Key Facts About His Life and Work
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The Year Without a Summer: The Eruption of Mt Tambora
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5 Facts About Perun, the Slavic God of Thunder
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TheCollector
Why Is the Symbol of Flowers Associated with Femininity?
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Res Obscura
Res Obscura Newsletter: December, 2019
Note: this was exported from Mailchimp. That's a 1909 painting called "Altar." It's by someone I...
over a year ago
Note: this was exported from Mailchimp. That's a 1909 painting called "Altar." It's by someone I learned about just this month: the Lithuanian composer and artist Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875-1911). His paintings and music evoke a mysterious feeling that has stuck with...
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, August 4, 2023
Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done...
a year ago
Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done and some syllabi written before the semester begins in earnest later this week. Also before we dive in I want to note that it appears that Patreon has been having some trouble...
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
Interview With Joseph A. Miller on Figurative Art
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History Today Feed
The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
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Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:20
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The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:20
TheCollector
Mystery at Cheviot Beach: The Strange Disappearance of Harold Holt
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6 Mythological Creatures Found on Tarot Cards and Their Meaning
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Farmer Discovers Massive Roman Mosaic in Türkiye
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Is There More to Life Than This? Beyond the Material World
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TheCollector
Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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Flashbak
The Boston Years: On The Streets 1972-75
In 1972, Philip Flip Collier was in Boston. Philip, who has previously shared his terrific...
3 months ago
In 1972, Philip Flip Collier was in Boston. Philip, who has previously shared his terrific photographs of 1970s NYC, enrolled at the city’s New England School of Photography where he studied for the next two years with the hope of becoming a commercial photographer, but I could...
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Erté’s Naked Alphabet, 1967
It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and...
4 months ago
It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and not finished until 1967. All 26 letters are created in individual gouaches on paper, in exotic human form (and later formed print editions). This exhibit was a hit when it was first...
TheCollector
Hokusai’s ‘Great Wave’ Heads to Auction
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TheCollector
Did This Psychoanalytical Cult Kill Jackson Pollock?
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History Today Feed
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 01:00
10 months ago
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 01:00
TheCollector
The Political Effects of the Vietnam War
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TheCollector
7 Historical Places to Visit On Your Way to the Isle of Skye
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TheCollector
Why Did Socrates Never Write Down His Teachings?
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TheCollector
History of Tanks: From Renaissance Sketches to the Modern Battlefield
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History Today Feed
Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/20/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/20/2024 - 06:00
Classical Wisdom
History as Tragedy?
A Different View of Thucydides
5 months ago
A Different View of Thucydides
African History...
The Mali empire: A complete history (ca. 1250-1650)
At its height in the 14th century, the Mali empire was one of Africa's largest states, extending...
10 months ago
At its height in the 14th century, the Mali empire was one of Africa's largest states, extending over an estimated 1.2 million square kilometers in West Africa. Encompassing at least five modern African states, the empire produced some of the continent's most renowned historical...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Blindspots and Biographies
a year ago
Blindspots and Biographies
TheCollector
4 Techniques of 19th-Century Photography You Should Know
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Dr Alun Withey
Finding Your Beard Style in the 19th Century
In the previous post I noted the variety of facial hair styles that were worn by men in the...
over a year ago
In the previous post I noted the variety of facial hair styles that were worn by men in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, depending on factors including status, location and age. Rather than each age having one particular style of facial hair that was ubiquitous, the...
TheCollector
What Was the Edo Period of Japan Best Known For?
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Andrew Jackson’s Early Life: Lawyer, Slave Trader, & Military Hero
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Heracles and the Erymanthian Boar: The Hero’s Fourth Labor
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How the Celtic Britons Used the River Thames
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TheCollector
What Was the Celtic “Cult of the Head”?
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Chickamauga?
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Who Won the Battle of Nashville?
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TheCollector
Why Bother Being Good? A Philosophical Exploration of Morality
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Trying to Understand...
Games Nations Play.
But they forget the people and the Street.
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But they forget the people and the Street.
TheCollector
Expressionists Exhibition to Open This Week at Tate Modern
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History Today Feed
‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/06/2024 - 11:03
10 months ago
‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/06/2024 - 11:03
Flashbak
Arnaldo Putzu and His Fabulous Hand-Painted Covers for Look-In Magazine And Movie Posters
You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the...
5 months ago
You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the 1960s and 1970s you’ve seen his work on movie posters and magazine covers. Born in Rome, Putzu studied at the Rome Academy and discovered a love of portrait painting. After...
TheCollector
What Did Adorno Think of Beckett’s Endgame?
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Wrong Side of...
On the Tory Cult of Personality and its Consequences
Badenoch will need to denounce Boris
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Badenoch will need to denounce Boris
History Today Feed
Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:27
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Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:27
TheCollector
Grand Palais to Reopen for the Paris Summer Olympics
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Classical Wisdom
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The Life of Plato
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5 Tips on How to Approach Conceptual Art
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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...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Marcus Aurelius' Birthday Celebrations
a year ago
Marcus Aurelius' Birthday Celebrations
TheCollector
How Did Artists Learn About Anatomy During the Renaissance?
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Sigyn: Get to Know Loki’s Mysterious and Dutiful Wife
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TheCollector
How the Vietnam War Divided the US
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What Are the Origins of the Vampire Myth?
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Rare Ancient Roman Dolphin Mosaic Found in England
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TheCollector
St. Petersburg: A History of the City Built on Bones
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Trying to Understand...
A Week Off And A New Language
See you again soon
a year ago
TheCollector
What Was the Italian Risorgimento?
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History Today Feed
Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/01/2024 - 09:58
10 months ago
Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/01/2024 - 09:58
History Today Feed
Rum and Reform: The Party on Norfolk Island
Rum and Reform: The Party on Norfolk Island
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:12
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Rum and Reform: The Party on Norfolk Island
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:12
TheCollector
What Was ‘The Malleus Maleficarum’, or ‘The Hammer of Witches’?
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11 Facts About Tintoretto You Should Know
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10 Historical Places to Visit in Hampshire
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5 Quotes by Thomas Hobbes Explained
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What Is Predictive Processing? & How It Explains 3 Visual Illusions
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How Does Street Art Shape Cities?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Nitpicking Gladiator II, Part I
This week, I want to talk a bit about the recent release of Gladiator II. Now I’ve written a review...
2 weeks ago
This week, I want to talk a bit about the recent release of Gladiator II. Now I’ve written a review of the film for Foreign Policy, which you can find here (behind the paywall). I also discussed it with Jason Herbert and Sarah Bond over at Historians at the Movies, which is a...
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8 Famous Dada Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Bordeaux Wine in France: A Historical Primer
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8 Famous Impressionist Paintings You Should Know
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What Is the Message Behind Hip-Hop?
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Spice Wars: The European Fight for the Spice Trade
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A Guide to Santa Fe’s Museum Hill (5 Museums to Explore)
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First Nations of the Canadian Plateau: A Brief History
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10 Interesting Facts About Arthur Miller
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5 Captivating Photographs by Steve McCurry
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7 Famous Artists Who Turned to Crime
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Why Are Aristotle’s “Categories” Fundamental to Logic?
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Happy Easter! What Are the Origins of Easter?
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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.
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Why Africa's caravans of gold stopped travelling to Arabia.
History Today Feed
The Indian Citizenship Act
The Indian Citizenship Act
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/28/2024 - 11:42
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The Indian Citizenship Act
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/28/2024 - 11:42
TheCollector
How Did Averroes Influence the West?
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TheCollector
Tunisian Bardo Museum Reopened Recently
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TheCollector
The Musée d’Orsay Held An Immersive Van Gogh Show
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
j.hoare
Mon, 01/08/2024 - 11:15
11 months ago
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
j.hoare
Mon, 01/08/2024 - 11:15
Res Obscura
How well can AI imitate a 17th century doctor?
Arcadio Huang is ill in 1710s Paris. Can GPT-4 and Gemini find a cure?
10 months ago
Arcadio Huang is ill in 1710s Paris. Can GPT-4 and Gemini find a cure?
TheCollector
American Abstract Artist Frank Stella Dies at 87
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4 Famous Explorers from the Age of Exploration
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11 Facts About The Unique State of Maine
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Should We Interpret Literature in Its Social Context? Adorno’s Answer
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“I Am Because We Are”: Introducing Ubuntu Philosophy
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Emily Brontë: Misanthrope or Literary Genius (or Both)?
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The Problem of Evil: If God Exists, Why Aren’t We All in Heaven?
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TheCollector
5 Creatures from Slavic Mythology Represented in Art
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Classical Wisdom
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Free Will Vs Determinism
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TheCollector
When They Were Kids: What Were US Presidents Like as Children?
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Francisco Goya Research Center Launches in New York City
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Wrong Side of...
The case for a Global Sanctuary City
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What if the Syrians can’t return home?
TheCollector
Noumenal and Phenomenal: What Were Kant’s ‘Two Worlds’?
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London Olympics and Tony Blair’s Decision on Parthenon Marbles
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TheCollector
What Is the Gettier Problem?
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Hundred Rabbits
North Pacific Logbook
The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing...
over a year ago
The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing we've ever done. We decided to keep a logbook, to better remember it and so it can help others who wish to make this trip.
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TheCollector
Wittgenstein & Mysticism: Grasping What Cannot Be Said
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Classical Wisdom
How to Steal From Homer
Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
11 months ago
Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
TheCollector
What Are the Four Waves of Feminism?
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Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 2
Another article that appeared in this August 1953 issue is about the current fictional space flight...
over a year ago
Another article that appeared in this August 1953 issue is about the current fictional space flight programs on TV: Rocket-Bye Baby.
Classical Wisdom
Should We Be Afraid of Technology?
Lessons from Prometheus and Frankenstein
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Lessons from Prometheus and Frankenstein
TheCollector
The Tale of Sinuhe: What Happens in the Ancient Egyptian Story?
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TheCollector
8 Controversial Artworks Created by Women Artists
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TheCollector
Did Jesus Christ Really Exist?
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a month ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 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 May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, updated jib cars, and added new recommendations on the...
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Levi Roach
On the Spot: Levi Roach
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
10 months ago
On the Spot: Levi Roach
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
TheCollector
Who Was Lorenzo de’ Medici (The Magnificent)?
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
8 months ago
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
What Is the Origin and Significance of Columbus Day?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Columbine 25 Years On
Columbine 25 Years On
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/17/2024 - 09:42
8 months ago
Columbine 25 Years On
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/17/2024 - 09:42
TheCollector
An Art Lover’s Guide to Santa Fe
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
The Women’s War Breaks Out
The Women’s War Breaks Out
JamesHoare
Fri, 11/22/2024 - 09:30
a month ago
The Women’s War Breaks Out
JamesHoare
Fri, 11/22/2024 - 09:30
Global Inequality...
Before the police arrives: Bookstores on Saturdays
I always loved Saturdays. When I was a college student, quite improbably, my parents decided that I...
10 months ago
I always loved Saturdays. When I was a college student, quite improbably, my parents decided that I would be a “technical executor” of our family’s monthly budget. My family was part of the red bourgeoisie and we had enough, and probably more than enough, for a comfortable life;...
TheCollector
Dürer Print Found in a Dump Could Fetch $26,000
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3 months ago
TheCollector
9 Interesting Facts about Medusa
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7 months ago
Flashbak
The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook, 1976
The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook was published in 1976 and 1980. This user guide to knowing cocaine...
6 months ago
The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook was published in 1976 and 1980. This user guide to knowing cocaine was presented in the tone of an educational reference book. The drug was illegal – still is, of course – and publishing a book on it is risky. But it an effort to produce the...
TheCollector
‘Ain Ghazal: One of the Oldest Places in Human Civilization
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a year ago
TheCollector
Unlikely Politics: The History of the World Chess Championship
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
a week ago
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
TheCollector
Homo Erectus: The Most Successful Human?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Julio-Claudians
5 months ago
History Today Feed
The Birth of Ovid
The Birth of Ovid
JamesHoare
Sun, 03/24/2024 - 00:00
9 months ago
The Birth of Ovid
JamesHoare
Sun, 03/24/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Was Minoan Crete a Matriarchal Society?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Top 7 Dutch Golden Age Artists to Know
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Is Original Sin for St Augustine?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Is Zeus? The King of the Greek Gods
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11 months ago
TheCollector
The Theory of Self-Image: The Concept of the Looking-Glass Self
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8 months ago
TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to New Mexico
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7 months ago
Flashbak
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...
6 months ago
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...
Flashbak
Found Vintage Photobooth Pictures
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,”...
4 months ago
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,” says vintage photography collector Robert E. Jackson. “If you see or own an amazing photobooth, you can pretty much figure it used to be part of a 4-pose strip. The individual...
History Today Feed
Medieval Icelandic Feasts
Medieval Icelandic Feasts
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 06:00
a year ago
Medieval Icelandic Feasts
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 06:00
Classical Wisdom
Why are MYTHS Important?
Podcast with Stephen Fry
6 months 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
Brutus: The Rise & Fall of the Senator Who Assassinated Julius Caesar
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4 months ago
TheCollector
10 Artworks by Yoko Ono You Should Know
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5 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
10 Shocking Facts About King Philip’s War
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a year ago
Wrong Side of...
Educated rage
American polarisation: part 2
a month ago
American polarisation: part 2
Classical Wisdom
Dionysus
The God of Wine!
2 months ago
TheCollector
Kenjutsu: Discover Centuries of Japanese Fencing Tradition
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Soldier with a Secret: Who Was Sarah Emma Edmonds?
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4 days ago
Flashbak
Disappearing NYC: 1980s Store Fronts on New York’s Upper West Side
“I moved to the Upper West Side in August, 1978, and immediately loved it with all my heart,” writes...
2 months ago
“I moved to the Upper West Side in August, 1978, and immediately loved it with all my heart,” writes Stephen Harmon, a retired lawyer who first lived on New York City’s West End Avenue and 73rd street. “I am a photographer and set out to preserve it on film because I knew the...
African History...
a brief note on European and African perspectives in travel literature
A Hausa explorer of western Europe.
10 months ago
A Hausa explorer of western Europe.
TheCollector
A History of Speakeasies in the USA: In the Spirit of Secrecy
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6 months ago
TheCollector
How Did the Protestant Reformation Influence European Art?
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7 months 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
Is Ancient Greece Really the Cradle of Western Civilization?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Belgium’s Collectible Design Fair Debuts in NYC
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3 months ago
Flashbak
Brick Lane 1978: The Turning Point
On 4 May 1978, Altab Ali (24 Oct 1953 – 4 May 1978), a Bangladesh-born textile worker in an area off...
7 months ago
On 4 May 1978, Altab Ali (24 Oct 1953 – 4 May 1978), a Bangladesh-born textile worker in an area off Brick Lane, was stabbed to death in London, in a racially motivated attack. Paul Trevor’ photographs mark how East London’s Bengali activists fought for survival and the right to...
History Today Feed
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
7 months ago
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
TheCollector
Rationalism Vs. Empiricism 101: Which One is Right?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Exploring the Troubles in Belfast and Derry (Monuments & History)
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Alive! The Incredible Story of Hugh Glass
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8 months ago
TheCollector
The Battle of Pharsalus: How Rome Became an Empire
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a month ago
TheCollector
8 Unsolved Disappearances From History
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Was George Washington Nearly Killed During the American Revolution?
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2 months 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
Giants in the Bible and Other Writings: From Genesis to Mythology
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8 months ago
Trying to Understand...
War Is Complicated.
And not just the fighting bit.
a year ago
And not just the fighting bit.
TheCollector
Who Won the Seven Days Battles?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Battle of the Jaxartes (329 BCE): Alexander’s Spectacular Victory
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Marcel Breuer’s Iconic Work: From Bauhaus to Brutalism
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a year ago
TheCollector
When Did the Korean War Start?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
10 Incredible Examples of European Symbolist Art
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Role & Importance of Primaries in the US Election Process
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Black Panther Party?
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2 weeks ago
TheCollector
Napoleon’s Forgotten First Battle: La Maddalena, 1793
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Understanding JS Bach in 5 Compositions
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2 months ago
TheCollector
5 Inventions That Revolutionized Agriculture
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11 months ago
TheCollector
The Renaissance Women of Italy: 10 Extraordinary Artists
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Ode to a Grecian Tour
Seats Still Available
3 days ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Essential Greeks Returns!
11 months ago
The Essential Greeks Returns!
TheCollector
The Apocrypha: Were Books Left Out of the Protestant Bible?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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4 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Out-of-Europe: History of Migrations to the United States
Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid...
a year ago
Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid advancements in science and technology happening in the 1400s. With improvements in cartography, ship and other maritime technology, and an increased desire to understand and discover...
TheCollector
Mobutu Sese Seko: The Rise and Fall of Congo’s Infamous Dictator
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7 months ago
TheCollector
An Art-lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The End of the World?
a year ago
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
Glasgow Museum Retrieved Robert Gemmell Hutchison Piece
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11 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Peter Pan goes to Ukraine
Some people never grow up.
over a year ago
Some people never grow up.
TheCollector
How One Tiny Island Took on the Ottoman Empire and Won
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6 months ago
TheCollector
10 Ancient Cities Around the World to Visit
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2 days ago
TheCollector
Yuruparí: Amazon’s Unique Myth of Creation & Ritual of Passage
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3 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Unlike For Like.
BRICS and how international institutions work.
a month ago
BRICS and how international institutions work.
Global Inequality...
Trump and the Rise of Asia
My interview with "Atlantico"
2 weeks ago
My interview with "Atlantico"
CrimethInc.
Resisting Local Authoritarianism and Multipolar Imperialisms in Georgia : A Deeper Look into the...
On the one-hundred-year anniversary of the uprising in Georgia against Soviet annexation, the...
a week ago
On the one-hundred-year anniversary of the uprising in Georgia against Soviet annexation, the struggle for independence from Russian rule remains the chief force driving the popular mobilization that has been growing over the past several months. Yet today’s movement points to a...
TheCollector
Which Are the Best-known Castles and Churches in Trieste?
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Fredericksburg?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
10 Unmissable Masterpieces in the Louvre
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Rococo Art & Architecture: Definition, Characteristics, Artists
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Who Are the Most Important Christian Figures After the Bible?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Was Edith Wilson the First Female President of the United States?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Was William Wallace? Fact vs. Fiction
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Egyptian Demons: Guardians and Wanders
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Earliest Trade Networks Between Europe, Asia, & the Pacific
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Battle of Oriskany: A Civil War in New York
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Inside a Renaissance Workshop: How did it Work?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
6 Female Pre-Raphaelite Artists You Should Know
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:19
4 months ago
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:19
TheCollector
What Is the History of Presidents’ Day in the US?
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Herodotus Versus Thucydides?
Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
a year ago
Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
TheCollector
What Would a Day in the Public Baths of Ancient Rome Look Like?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
3 Key Philosophers on Mass Incarceration
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a year ago
Flashbak
Looking For Tibet And A Llama At England’s Pestalozzi Children’s Village – 1959 – 1965
We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about...
11 months ago
We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about his memories of the Pestalozzi Children’s Village in East Sussex, England, in the 1960s. Len had seen an image on Flashback of a group of Tibetan children playing ball at the...
Flashbak
The Horny Monkey And A Nose Pick: Humorous Japanese Postcards by Kokkei Shinbun Sha – 1907-1909
The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman...
a month ago
The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman against her will. It’s an unusual tableaux. But then a lot about Japanese portrayals of sex is unfamiliar to all but the most adventurous Westerner (this Japanese sex guide and rope...
TheCollector
The Anne of Cleves Louvre Portrait Got a Makeover
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Was Flavius Aetius “Last of the Romans”?
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a year ago
TheCollector
HEMA: The Modern Study of Historical European Martial Arts
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Euripides
The Greatest Writer of Greek Tragedy?
a year ago
The Greatest Writer of Greek Tragedy?
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
St. Nick and Saturnalia
3 hours ago
African History...
A complete history of Dogon country: Bandiagara from 1900BC to 1900AD
demystifying an ancient African society
a year ago
demystifying an ancient African society
Dreams of Space -...
Cosmonaut-2 (1964)
Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely...
over a year ago
Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely illustration about the 2nd manned Russian space launch. At age 25 Titov remains the youngest man to fly in Earth orbit. Vostok 2 was launched on August 6, 1961.
Cosmonaut-2, 1964. 38 p....
TheCollector
Is Oedipus Rex the Mother of All Drama?
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3 weeks ago
TheCollector
A Brief History of Chile
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2 months ago
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