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The Victorian Great Feather Craze: What Was Its Ecological Impact?
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One Last Look at the Hotel where ‘Trainspotting’, ‘The Big Man’, ‘Taggart’ and Other Shows Were...
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You may have never heard of the George Hotel, which once sat at the top of Buchanan Street in Glasgow like a ‘great carbuncle’, but you have probably seen parts of its interiors from films like Trainspotting (the circular room used as a backdrop for the drug scene with Keith...
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Ragnarök: What Does the Prophecy of the Norse Apocalypse Actually Say?
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Philosophy of Liberty – On Liberalism
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Is There More to Life Than This? Beyond the Material World
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Odysseus in the Underworld
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What Did Americans Eat During the Great Depression?
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10 Unique Pigments That You Have Never Heard Of
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The Philosophy of Doomsday Preppers: What Would You Do to Survive?
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African History...
A history of the Rozvi kingdom (1680-1830)
From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
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From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
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Who Are the Samaritans in the Bible?
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The Silla Burial Mounds: Treasures of Korea’s Ancient Past
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Mehrgarh: One of the Oldest Cities in the Indus Valley
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Why Was the Gutenberg Printing Press Important?
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Henri Van Der Stok’s Zodiac Stars And Gods
Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he...
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Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he was a member of the city’s Pulchri Studio. He created these brilliant woodcuts of planetary gods and zodiac signs. As John Couthlart notes, van der Stok’s work trails that of...
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Who Are the Major Prophets in the Bible?
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What Is the Historical Context of Psalms?
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Greco-Scythian Artifacts Seized by Spanish Police
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Breaking Through To The Other Side: The Flammarion Engraving, c.1888
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The so-called ‘Flammarion engraving’ is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in French writer Camille Flammarion’s L’Atmosphère: Météorologie populaire (1888) in a chapter called ‘The Shape of the Sky’. The image is of a man crawling under the edge of the...
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5 Actions of the American Indian Movement
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Harry Houdini’s Death: Was It Really by Sucker Punch?
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What Is the Myth of the “Struggling Artist” in Literature?
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Prince Charles III Portrait Defaced by Animal Right Activists
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5 Great Reads by Charles Dickens
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Indiana University’s Plan for Selling Art to Fund Dorm Renovations
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The Expanding Nation: How Westward Expansion Shaped Early US Elections
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Hannah Arendt’s The Human Condition: What is an Active Life?
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John Sellars on Aristotle’s Life, Philosophy, and Relevance Today
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7 Works by Romaine Brooks You Should Know
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November
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TheCollector
British Museum to Digitalize Its Collection
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Open Culture
Watch The Insects’ Christmas from 1913: A Stop Motion Film Starring a Cast of Dead Bugs
Kind Reader, Will you do us the honor of accepting our holiday invitation? Carve five minutes from...
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Kind Reader, Will you do us the honor of accepting our holiday invitation? Carve five minutes from your holiday schedule to spend time celebrating The Insects’ Christmas, above. In addition to offering brief respite from the chaos of consumerism and modern expectations, this...
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The Hatfield-McCoy Rivalry of Appalachia: What Started the Feud?
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TheCollector
Christian Ethics vs Secular Ethics: What’s the Difference?
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TheCollector
How Did the Marshall Plan Help Further US Interests?
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Flashbak
Street Scenes of NYC in the 1970s
We’re back to New York City in the q970. Stories of that time in the city are legend. Copper Gangs...
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We’re back to New York City in the q970. Stories of that time in the city are legend. Copper Gangs and truants, playing on the streets of Brooklyn, big cars, tight-knit neighborhoods on the Lower East Side, subterranean fury, police on the furious beat, music and dancing with...
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Andrew Jackson’s Early Life: Lawyer, Slave Trader, & Military Hero
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TheCollector
The Sociocultural Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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Hundred Rabbits
a home for pino
We left Shimizu on a sunny morning, pushing off the dock at 6am. Early. We wanted to make sure we'd...
over a year ago
We left Shimizu on a sunny morning, pushing off the dock at 6am. Early. We wanted to make sure we'd arrive at our destination on time. There was 126nm between us and Shima Yacht harbor, a distance we needed to do in part at night. This wasn't ideal. We knew that. Many people...
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Ancient Jerusalem: From the Bronze Age to the Roman Era
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What Is the History of the Guitar?
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Fascists vs. Communists: Spanish Civil War’s Outside Influences
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Was Flavius Aetius “Last of the Romans”?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/29/2024 - 11:56
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Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/29/2024 - 11:56
TheCollector
Why Is There One Caryatid at the British Museum and Five in Athens?
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TheCollector
How Often Are U.S. Presidential Elections Held?
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History Today Feed
How the South Became Republican
How the South Became Republican
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Thu, 08/29/2024 - 09:34
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How the South Became Republican
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/29/2024 - 09:34
TheCollector
Top 7 Dutch Golden Age Artists to Know
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TheCollector
Christie’s to Auction $30 Million Basquiat Stretcher-Bar Painting
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New York’s Jewish Museum Workers Ratified Their First Contract
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Scottish Independence Movements Through the Ages
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Baroque Art & Architecture: 6 Frequently Asked Questions
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Investors Trying to Acquire Ex San Francisco Art Institute Building
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What Are Emblemata in Art and Literature?
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Trying to Understand...
The Diversity Paradox.
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
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It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
TheCollector
Why Did Ana Mendieta Use Blood in Her Works?
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What Are Monads? Leibniz On the Most Fundamental Substance
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Who Is Hecate in Macbeth?
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Who Are Some Key Figures in Epistemology?
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British Grand Strategy & the European Balance of Power: 1815-1914
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Classical Wisdom
Oops! I did it again...
Getting our events straight...
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Getting our events straight...
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The Story of the Calydonian Boar Hunt in Greek Mythology
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What Animals Appear in Shakespeare’s Plays?
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The Word Renaissance: Its Meaning, History, and Cultural Impact
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The Jungian Persona: What Are the Masks We Wear?
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Who Assassinated Julius Caesar?
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10 Must-See Monuments & Memorials on the National Mall in DC
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Why Do the British Love Tea so Much?
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Flashbak
Scenes From The Second City: Pictures of Birmingham 1980-1986
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8 months ago
A while back in Trendy OK?’ – Pictures of Birmingham 1976-1987, we looked at England’s second city before there was a Selfridges or Harvey Nichols, and no Bullring as we know it today. Birmingham was a place of subway shops and underground passages that are now filled in and...
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Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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What is Appalachian Culture?
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Moscow: Uncover a Near-Millennium of the City’s History
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Tiffany Stained Glass Window Poised to Set New Auction Record
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Chiaroscuro: The Dramatic Play of Light and Shadow
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Marx’s German Ideology: What is Historical and Dialectical Materialism?
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Ancient Egypt Under the Achaemenid Persian Empire: A Brief Overview
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What Are the 8 Most Popular Churches in Venice?
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What Is the Gender Philosophy of Judith Butler?
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The Art of Fear: What Is Italian Giallo?
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4 Key Works by Mordecai Richler You Should Be Reading
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How Accurate Were Aristotle’s Views on Science?
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Wrong Side of...
The Phantom of Polarisation
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Where to Stay While in Search of Homer?
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The Mennour Institute Launched at Paris’s Mennour Gallery
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The Bay of Pigs Invasion: The US Fails to Overthrow Communist Cuba
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10 Norse Goddesses You Need to Know
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What Is Assemblage? A Look Into 3D Collage Techniques
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6 Artworks Inspired by Gabriel García Márquez’s Famous Novel
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Who Were the Successors of Constantine the Great?
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History of Hollywood in the 1980s-1990s: Everything You Need to Know
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Ode to a Grecian Tour
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TheCollector
Towton: How Britain’s Fiercest Battle Unfolded
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Classical Wisdom
Are Protests the Best Way to Say Nay?
Can Mobs Make the Change They Want to See?
7 months ago
Can Mobs Make the Change They Want to See?
TheCollector
Who Was Mithridates the Great?
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A Collection of...
Comes the Hiatus, 2024!
Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards...
3 months ago
Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards the end of this year in order to allow me to focus on finalizing the manuscript of my book project, a study of the cost of fielding armies in the third and second centuries BC. That...
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12 Most Important Achievements in the Space Race
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Mystery of the Mind
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TheCollector
How Did People Get Paid in the Pre-Columbian Americas? (Not in Gold)
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Trying to Understand...
I Hate My Job And I Want To Cry.
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Tried chopping wood and carrying water?
TheCollector
Here’s What to Know About the History of Lake Como’s World-Famous Villa
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New Cabins *NOW* Available
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The Dallas Art Fair Decides on 2024 Exhibitions
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
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Mon, 07/29/2024 - 09:25
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‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/29/2024 - 09:25
TheCollector
The Treaty of Versailles: An Overview of Its Contents & Effects
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History Today Feed
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
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Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
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‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
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Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
TheCollector
How Did Astrology and the Zodiac Differ Between Ancient Cultures?
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Global Inequality...
There is no exit for dictators
In an interesting paper he tweeted yesterday, Kaushik Basu discusses, using a mathematical model, an...
a year ago
In an interesting paper he tweeted yesterday, Kaushik Basu discusses, using a mathematical model, an old problem: how rulers once they are in power cannot leave it even if they wish to do so, because their road to power, and in power, is littered with corpses that will all...
TheCollector
10 Presidential Elections That Shaped the US Forever
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
Aliens and the Enlightenment
Aliens and the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/12/2024 - 07:00
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Aliens and the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/12/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
How Did Paper Money Develop in the Premodern World?
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TheCollector
What Did Christopher Columbus Discover?
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TheCollector
What Are the Scientific Roots of Hilma af Klint’s Work?
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TheCollector
Did Andy Warhol Immortalize Marilyn Monroe?
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TheCollector
New British Museum Book Brings Egyptian Pharaohs to Life
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What Is the Difference Between Candomblé and Umbanda?
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TheCollector
Was Edith Wilson the First Female President of the United States?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Ali Ansari
On the Spot: Ali Ansari
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/08/2024 - 12:28
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On the Spot: Ali Ansari
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/08/2024 - 12:28
TheCollector
Philadelphia’s New Harriet Tubman Statue
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TheCollector
Fascism vs. Modernism: Clash in Art & Design
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8 Fun Facts About Montezuma — Starting with His Real Name
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Mona Lisa Location Mystery Solved, Geologist Claims
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What Was the Medieval Legend of Prester John?
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TheCollector
Çatalhöyük: One of the Oldest Recorded Cities in History
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History Today Feed
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?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/08/2024 - 08:38
TheCollector
Mary Magdalene Portrait Attributed to Raphael on View in France
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Hitler’s Gamble: Where Did the Battle of the Bulge Take Place?
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6 of the Largest Cities in the Modern World
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What Is Pragmatism? (Philosophy, History, Notable Proponents)
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Classical Wisdom
Who Was Julian?
Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor
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Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor
Flashbak
Miyako Festivals Of Kyoto, Japan – Illustrations From A 1920s Album of Silk Paintings
These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s...
11 months ago
These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s showing all different festivals held in Kyoto, Japan. Miyako (‘capital’) is an archaic name for Kyoto, which was the capital of Japan from 794 AD to 1868 AD. The pictures playson...
TheCollector
The Economic Effects of the Vietnam War
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a year ago
Res Obscura
How to use generative AI for historical research
Four real-world case studies, and some thoughts on what not to do
a year ago
Four real-world case studies, and some thoughts on what not to do
Res Obscura
Historical maps probably helped cause World War I
On cartography as historical argument
a year ago
On cartography as historical argument
History Today Feed
Korea’s War of Prisoners
Korea’s War of Prisoners
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:01
6 months ago
Korea’s War of Prisoners
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:01
TheCollector
What Was the Mason-Dixon Line?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plato on Political Polarization
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Plato on Political Polarization
TheCollector
Who Are the 144,000 and the Great Multitude in the Book of Revelation?
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TheCollector
Venice Locals Oppose the City’s New Entry Fee
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7 months ago
TheCollector
US Returns 600 Stolen Artifacts to Italy
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 00:00
Classical Wisdom
Will There Be “Crazy” People?
Symposium on the Seas...
10 months ago
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What Does Alice Represent in Alice in Wonderland?
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How Did Francisco Goya Criticize the Spanish Society?
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TheCollector
What Is the Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence? From Descartes to Turing
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Nuclear Weapons During the Cold War: Power and Proliferation
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Classical Wisdom
Ancient Greece's Master Sculptor
The Life and Work of Pheidias
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The Life and Work of Pheidias
TheCollector
Bordeaux Wine in France: A Historical Primer
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TheCollector
A (Brief) History of Washington DC: Home to the US Presidents
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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...
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Can the Real King Arthur Be Identified as Athrwys of Gwent?
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Napoleon’s Hundred Days: The French Emperor’s Brief Return to Power
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
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Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
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Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
JamesHoare
Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
TheCollector
Warfare in the Bronze Age: Tactics, Weapons, Battles
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TheCollector
The Fountainhead: Ayn Rand’s Ode to Individualism
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TheCollector
10 History-Rich But Affordable US Cities You Can Move to
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Global Inequality...
Devant la guerre
On E. H. Carr's "The twenty years' crisis 1919-39"
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On E. H. Carr's "The twenty years' crisis 1919-39"
History Today Feed
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
8 months ago
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
Classical Wisdom
The Many Roads to Rome
The Ancient Romans VS the Modern Chinese
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The Ancient Romans VS the Modern Chinese
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Baron Von Steuben: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell During the USA’s Founding
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TheCollector
What Would a Day in the Public Baths of Ancient Rome Look Like?
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9 months ago
Global Inequality...
Trump and the Rise of Asia
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My interview with "Atlantico"
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What Are the Oldest Books in the Bible?
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What Are the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
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“Singular” Spanish Painting Reappears After Vanishing in 1890
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History Today Feed
The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/12/2024 - 10:39
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The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/12/2024 - 10:39
TheCollector
9 Iconic Minimalist Works by Women Artists
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Happy Easter! What Are the Origins of Easter?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Existential Crisis: What Is It and How Can We Overcome It?
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Navel Gaze?
Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
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Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
History Today Feed
‘D-Day Has Come’
‘D-Day Has Come’
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Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
7 months ago
‘D-Day Has Come’
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Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
TheCollector
The Mind & Body Problem in the Philosophy of Baruch Spinoza
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Is There a Life After Death? A Philosophical Approach
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Trying to Understand...
A Postcard From The Far Side of Despair.
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Or, a meditation on bloody-mindedness for Ash Wednesday.
TheCollector
What Was the Korean Conflict of 1968?
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TheCollector
Claudius: The Roman Emperor Who Became a Pumpkin
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Dreams of Space -...
Some Day I'll Be an Aerospace Engineer (1967)
A "career book' today to inspire young people to pursue engineering. This is a little later in the...
a year ago
A "career book' today to inspire young people to pursue engineering. This is a little later in the space race but they did have a clear plan laid out for creating the engineers they might need. The school library was usually full of these career books to inspire academic...
TheCollector
Alhambra Palace: A Testament to Spain’s Rich Islamic Heritage
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
j.hoare
Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
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Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
j.hoare
Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
Dreams of Space -...
The Great Experience (1963)
I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't...
a year ago
I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't seen. I know there are still many out there but my language skills are poor enough that I rarely find the many books that exist in other languages. So I present today The Great...
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7 Artists of German Expressionism You Should Know
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Dust Bowl Troubadour: Who Was Woody Guthrie?
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Mao Zedong: His Origins & Unlikely Rise to Power
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a year ago
Dr Alun Withey
News Just In: Dr W Joins TikTok – @dralun7
Yes, it’s true – I’ve finally joined the 21st century and decided to try something new. I am still...
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Yes, it’s true – I’ve finally joined the 21st century and decided to try something new. I am still only setting things up, so please be patient with the extremely cheesy and clunky vids as I try to work out what I’m doing! I’ve only got a couple of videos up at the moment too, …...
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An Introduction to the Ethics of Care
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6 months ago
African History...
A General History of Iron Technology in Africa ca. 2000BC-1900AD.
The smelting and working of iron is arguably the best known among the pre-colonial technologies of...
4 months ago
The smelting and working of iron is arguably the best known among the pre-colonial technologies of Africa, and the continent is home to some of the world's oldest sites of ironworking.
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Do Genetic Studies Refute the Etruscans’ Anatolian Origin?
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:21
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William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:21
TheCollector
Who Was Lorenzo de’ Medici (The Magnificent)?
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Chris Clark
On the Spot: Chris Clark
j.hoare
Wed, 12/27/2023 - 00:00
12 months ago
On the Spot: Chris Clark
j.hoare
Wed, 12/27/2023 - 00:00
Flashbak
Eat Me! Recipes From The Alice in Wonderland Cookbook and Lewis Carroll’s Hints for Etiquette
Eat me. Drink me. The Mad Hatter’s tea party. The Queen of Hearts’ jam tarts. Alice in Wonderland an...
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Eat me. Drink me. The Mad Hatter’s tea party. The Queen of Hearts’ jam tarts. Alice in Wonderland an Alice Thr0ugh The Looking Glass are so much about the food. Little surprise then to discover The Alice in Wonderland Cookbook: A Culinary Diversion by John Fisher, first published...
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The Prado Museum Shows Paintings in Different Light
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a year ago
Flashbak
Vintage T-Shirt Slogans To Offend And Amuse
When we first hailed the glorious 1970s T-Shirt, you wrote in wanting to know if those...
9 months ago
When we first hailed the glorious 1970s T-Shirt, you wrote in wanting to know if those iron-on-transfers were still available, like the ones sold in magazines that told us to Nuke the Whales. Retro is all the rage, as is what when Malcolm McLaren was repackaging Chucky Berry on a...
TheCollector
How Did Henri Matisse Evolve as an Artist?
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5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The World's First Computer
The Antikythera Mechanism
10 months ago
The Antikythera Mechanism
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UFOs in Art History: Is It a Spaceship or a Cloud?
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3 Key Philosophers on Mass Incarceration
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8 Fashion Trends of the Roaring Twenties
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Wrong Side of...
The chilling dawn of multiracial fascism
WOKE DOOD: WAT NOU?
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Collector Chris Levett Is Selling His Huge Trove of Ancient Armor
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 13:10
10 months ago
On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
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Wed, 02/21/2024 - 13:10
Hundred Rabbits
projects and pain
We arrived in New Zealand with a long scary list of things to fix or replace on Pino. We needed new...
over a year ago
We arrived in New Zealand with a long scary list of things to fix or replace on Pino. We needed new batteries, a new mainsail, a fresh coat of bottom-paint, galley plumbing, new intermediates shrouds, new backstay, new top hatch, new windows, new control cables etc.
'If we can't...
TheCollector
13 Logical Fallacies from Aristotle’s ‘Sophistical Refutations’
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The Capture of the Ceryneian Hind: The Third Labor of Heracles
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10 Interesting Facts About Arthur Miller
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10 Must-See UNESCO World Heritage Sites in England
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Van Gogh’s Sunflowers: 11 Works Featuring the Artist’s Favorite Flower
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What Was the Gospel of Thomas?
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Get to Know the Nazca People and the Mysterious Nazca Lines
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Prepare for the Worst?
Without living forever in fear and worry?
5 months ago
Without living forever in fear and worry?
TheCollector
Cotton & How It Changed the World
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Why There Is More Than One Reality: Introducing the Pluriverse
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10 months ago
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
Get to Know Alma Mahler: Composer, Muse, and Scandalous Woman
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African History...
a brief note on the intellectual contributions of African scholars in the diaspora
the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
8 months ago
the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cairo, Egypt?
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TheCollector
Veni, Vidi, Vici: Decoding Julius Caesar’s “I Came, I Saw, I Conquered”
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Lives of Exiles
9 months ago
TheCollector
Who is Mierle Laderman Ukeles?
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Get to Know Yoshimoto Nara and the Japanese Neo-Pop Movement
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The Political Effects of the Vietnam War
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5 Military Geniuses From History
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Classical Wisdom
Seneca On Clemency
A Letter To Emperor Nero
a year ago
TheCollector
England’s Reformation: Edward VI’s Protestant Reforms
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5 months ago
TheCollector
The Rise of Francisco Franco & the Effects of the Spanish Civil War
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Blindspots and Biographies
a year ago
Blindspots and Biographies
History Today Feed
How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/21/2024 - 08:00
6 months ago
How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/21/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
When They Were Kids: What Were US Presidents Like as Children?
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What Happened During a Duel in Early Modern Europe & North America?
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
3 months ago
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
TheCollector
What Is the History of Swedish Colonialism?
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12 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Socrates' Wayward Student
...and the Philosophy of Pleasure
a year ago
...and the Philosophy of Pleasure
TheCollector
5 Strangest Art Movements You Need to Know
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How Did Our Lady of Guadalupe Become Mexico’s Patroness?
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Oxyrhynchus: History’s Most Revealing Rubbish Dump
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7 Works by Margaret Keane You Should Know
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TheCollector
Vandal Smashes Ai Weiwei Sculpture at Exhibition Opening
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3 months ago
TheCollector
8 Historical Places to Visit in Devon
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Ancient Remains of Two More Victims Discovered at Pompeii
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Magna Graecia
Greek or Roman?
2 months ago
TheCollector
Automata & AI: A Historical & Cultural Comparison
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6 months ago
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!!!!!
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March
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 March. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, lots of progress on Uxn, started documenting the assembly...
Open Culture
Watch the Sex Pistols’ Christmas Party for Kids–Which Happened to Be Their Final Gig in the UK...
I’m not sure the Sex Pistols had “available for children’s parties” on their press release, but on a...
4 days ago
I’m not sure the Sex Pistols had “available for children’s parties” on their press release, but on a cold and grim Christmas in 1977, that’s exactly what happened. While many Britons were settling in for a warm yuletide, the Pistols decided to host a party/benefit for the...
TheCollector
What Caused the Salem Witch Trials?
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TheCollector
Rijksmuseum Discovers Identity of Couple Painted by Frans Hals
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6 months ago
TheCollector
What Were The Pentagon Papers?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Umberto Boccioni: 11 Facts About the Italian Futurist
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a year ago
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Italian Government Bans Loans to Minneapolis Institute of Art
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8 months ago
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
Sotheby’s to Auction Its First Robot-Made Artwork
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Sartre’s ‘Being and Nothingness’: An Introduction to Existentialism
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TheCollector
The Horrors of “Rubber Fever” in the Amazon Rainforest
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3 months ago
African History...
Early civilizations of ancient Africa and the pre-Aksumite civilization of the northern Horn.
In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of...
2 months ago
In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of urbanism and complex societies in West Africa discovered a vast cluster of stone ruins in southern Mauritania.
TheCollector
Understanding 5 Famous Quotes by Descartes
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7 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
And some odds and ends.
5 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the 10 Must-see Museums in Budapest?
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TheCollector
What Is a Nantucket Sleighride?
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3 weeks ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March
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 March. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r, released a guide to diesel Engine Care.
Wunderland Rabbits,...
A Collection of...
Collections: The Gap in the Armor of Baldur’s Gate and 5e
This week we’re taking a bit of a detour to critique some video-game armor, in this case the armor...
a year ago
This week we’re taking a bit of a detour to critique some video-game armor, in this case the armor of Baldur’s Gate III. I have been meaning to do a general critique of the Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition armor system from a historical perspective for a while, and the massive...
TheCollector
What Did Averroes Ask Ibn Arabi?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
The Brutal Murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket: Blood on the Flagstones
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a year ago
History Today Feed
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
j.hoare
Mon, 01/01/2024 - 13:07
11 months ago
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
j.hoare
Mon, 01/01/2024 - 13:07
TheCollector
The Titans: The Greek Gods Before the Olympians
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Who Won the Battle of Antietam?
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Heimdall: Get to Know the Viking Superhero and Guardian of Asgard
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Is Free Will an Illusion? If So, That’s Okay
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What Were the Main Aims of Fauvism?
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8 Places to Visit in Vietnam for History Lovers
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Flashbak
16 Characters From A Film Never Made : Found Photos From The American Dream
Film noir was coined in 1946 by the Italian-born French critic Nino Frank to describe the crime...
a month ago
Film noir was coined in 1946 by the Italian-born French critic Nino Frank to describe the crime thrillers laced with smoky cynicism, femme fatales and amoral ambiguity first produced by Hollywood in the 1940s. “These ‘dark’ films, these films noirs, no longer have anything in...
TheCollector
Third Punic War: Carthage Must Be Destroyed
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Hans Jonas on Responsibility in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
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Andrei Molodkin Holds Art Hostage for Julian Assange’s Life
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Flashbak
Tribes of Detroit 1968 : New American People On The Cusp Of Change
Enrico Natali’s Detroit 1968 was first published in 1972 under the title New American People, a...
2 months ago
Enrico Natali’s Detroit 1968 was first published in 1972 under the title New American People, a photography series of everyday people at work and at home in urban America, having been exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1969 as New American Life. In his introduction to...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
a year ago
Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
History Today Feed
How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 07:00
4 months ago
How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
The Artist Winston Churchill: A Political Leader’s Side Hustle?
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a year ago
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The Battle of Grunwald: A Gamechanger for Eastern Europe
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a year ago
TheCollector
A History of Italy in 13 Monuments
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4 months ago
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Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum Restitutes Matisse Painting
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5 months ago
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Catholicism: The 10 Most Unusual Patron Saints
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4 months ago
Global Inequality...
Marx Truncated
A review of Shlomo Avineri’s “Karl Marx”
6 months ago
A review of Shlomo Avineri’s “Karl Marx”
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
James Joyce and Jewish Philosophy
a year ago
James Joyce and Jewish Philosophy
TheCollector
Watergate: The Scandal that Defined Nixon’s Presidency
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Hill of the Buddha?
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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...
TheCollector
Cimbrian War: Rome’s Greatest Threat Since Hannibal
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
The KGB After Stalin
The KGB After Stalin
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:36
a year ago
The KGB After Stalin
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:36
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part Ia: Heirs of Alexander
This week on the blog we are starting what is a planned four-part series looking at the twilight of...
11 months ago
This week on the blog we are starting what is a planned four-part series looking at the twilight of Hellenistic warfare and the triumph of the Roman legion. Our core question is a really common one: why was the Roman legion able to decisively defeat the Hellenistic...
TheCollector
An Art-lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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What Is Thatcherism?
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11 months ago
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Why Visit Aqaba? Jordan’s City of Contrasts
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4 months ago
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Art Basel Paris Kicks Off in Grand Palais
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Pandemic Literature From Homer to Covid-19
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4 months ago
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Beer Hall Putsch: What Was Hitler’s Failed Attempt to Seize Power?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What Supernatural Creatures Appear in the Works of Shakespeare?
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TheCollector
8 Great Women Sculptors You Need to Know
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a year ago
TheCollector
America Rising: The Arts of the Gilded Age (Video)
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6 months ago
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What Was the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact?
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a year ago
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7 Famous Cubist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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8 months ago
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