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Ships Then Swans: Ian Macdonald’s Pictures of England’s Teesside in the 1970s and 80s
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An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
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The Art of Arranging Flowers: A 1960s Guide for Achieving Harmony Through Art and Nature
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Hey everyone!
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Patron Saint of Ireland: Who Was St. Patrick?
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5 Great European Christmas Markets Worth Traveling For
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What Are the Seven Wonders of the Natural World?
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James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
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An Introduction to the History of LGBTQIA+ Art
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Niagara Falls?
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Understanding the Theology of Cosmic Horror in H.P. Lovecraft’s Works
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Dreams of Space -...
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Elliott Erwitt: A Brilliant Photographer Who Took Great Snapshots
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plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
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The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
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Do We Want What We Think We Want? Jacques Lacan on Desire
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What Was the War of Jenkins’ Ear?
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The Mexican Escape of European Surrealists During World War II
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The Women who Forged Medieval England
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What’s the History of Gin?
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Paul Klee: The Life & Work of an Iconic Artist
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10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in Japan
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Which Countries Speak Mandarin Chinese?
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Hundred Rabbits
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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 November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
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4 Celtic Hillforts and Oppida from the Iron Age
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What Is Hermeneutics? Explaining the Theory of Interpretation
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End of an Era: Why Did the Beatles Break Up?
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Iraq Receives an Ancient Sumerian Sculpture from The Met
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7 Real Characters from Arthurian Legends
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The Myth of Midas and the Golden Touch: A Story of Riches and Regret
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How Did Norman Rockwell’s Thanksgiving Capture a Nation?
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5 Iconic Photographs by Ansel Adams
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Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
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The Violent Race Riots of the Red Summer of 1919
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How Did the Kingdom of Aksum Give Birth to Ethiopian Christianity?
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Here is a Halloween space book post for you. I have done posts for Christmas, Easter and Yuri's Night but never one for Halloween.
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The Sinking of the Britannic: An Animated Introduction to the Titanic’s Forgotten Sister Ship
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The Secret Life of Queen Victoria You Didn’t Know
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Emotions: Better Out or In?
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Was George Washington Nearly Killed During the American Revolution?
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Mary Magdalene Portrait Attributed to Raphael on View in France
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Operation Unthinkable: The Military Plan That Was Never Used
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What Made Tintoretto the Greatest Master of the Renaissance?
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‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
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Who Won the Battle of Antietam?
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5 Actions of the American Indian Movement
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The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
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When Henry VIII Met Francis I: The Field of the Cloth of Gold
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Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's the first country to offer free, state-funded, wireless internet to all its residents and has a goal of being completely solar powered— uuuh... wow?
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Restoration Reveals Ancient Colors of Egypt’s Edfu Temple
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Wuxing: What Are the Five Elements of Chinese Philosophy?
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What Was the Great Schism of 1054?
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The True History of Illtud of the Arthurian Legends
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7 Facts You Need to Know About Fra Angelico
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How Did Our Lady of Guadalupe Become Mexico’s Patroness?
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Who Won the Battle of Chickamauga?
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the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
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Mansa Musa: The Golden Ruler of the Mali Empire
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When Did Operation Husky Take Place?
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The Death of Caspar Hauser
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j.hoare
Sun, 12/17/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
The Death of Caspar Hauser
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Sun, 12/17/2023 - 00:00
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Britons Caught in the French Revolution
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
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Death of a Turkey Legend
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Who Is Satan in the Hebrew Bible?
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Edward VIII: The Worst Monarch in British History?
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Why Are There So Many Different Translations of the Christian Bible?
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Edward Colston Statue to be Lastingly Installed in Bristol Museum
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The End of Power Projection?
We can't get there from here, anymore.
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Ancient Anxiety
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Overcoming Bias
Cultural Scenario Probabilities
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On Oct 25 I posted on the rankings given by polls on 16 cultural drift scenarios re their relative likelihood, desirability, and ease of influence.
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Largest UK Holbein Exhibition at The Queen’s Gallery
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What Is Skepticism? (A Philosophical Approach)
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How Did the Soviet Union Influence the World?
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What Is the History of the Guitar?
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The Reconstruction Era: Integrating the American South After the Civil War
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What Are the Tallest Trees in the United States?
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‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
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JamesHoare
Tue, 09/10/2024 - 00:00
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New York City’s NIGHT Magazine – 1978-79
Launched in September 1978, Anton Perich’s self-financed NIGHT magazine showcased New York City’s...
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Launched in September 1978, Anton Perich’s self-financed NIGHT magazine showcased New York City’s mix of fashion, art, and music at clubs like Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager’s Studio 54 and Howard Stein and Peppo Vanini’s Xenon, where nightlife and performance met. Distribution...
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Sex Before Sex Education
Sex Before Sex Education
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 12:10
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Thu, 12/19/2024 - 12:10
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‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 11:50
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‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
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Tue, 02/20/2024 - 11:50
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