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6 Key Battles of the Wars of the Roses
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Medieval Icelandic Feasts
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TheCollector
Rudolf Otto and His Revolutionary “Idea of the Holy”
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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...
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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.
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What’s So Special About The Thinker by Auguste Rodin?
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8 Most Divisive President Elections in US History
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Health and the Habitual Traveller in the 19th Century
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Cronus: The Titan Leader in Greek Mythology
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Why Emmanuel Levinas Called Ethics the “First Philosophy”
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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...
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The Paradox of Fiction: Is it Irrational to be Moved by Fiction?
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Collections: Shield Walls and Spacing: Hollywood Mobs and Ancient Tactics
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This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy infantry shield formations work. While I’ve framed this around ‘shield walls,’ not every kind of shielded heavy infantry fought that way and in practice the line between what is a...
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Who Were the Most Famous Symbolists?
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The politics of anarchists and communists was marked in hundreds of posters and flyers distributed...
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Where Did the Huguenots Go? (6 Regions They Settled)
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Sparta and… Scotland?
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How Did the Capetian Dynasty Turn France Into a Superpower?
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How Did Carl Jung Differ from Sigmund Freud?
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When Gilbert Shelton’s Fabulous Furry Freaks And Poddy Ruled The World!
Gilbert Shelton (born May 31, 1940) is an American cartoonist and a key member of the underground...
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historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
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The Death of A New Jersey Shopping Mall
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Was Jesus a Radical?
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The Major Battle of the American Revolution That Never Happened
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Landslide Victories: A Look at Pivotal Elections in US History
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‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
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TheCollector
New Exhibition to Show Art Saved From Notre Dame Fire
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For the Love of the Classics
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‘F*ck You, Philadelphia’ – When Blondie Opened For Rush In 1979
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When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres tour, Blondie got the call. Georgia-based southern rockers Stillwater couldn’t play. So would the New Yorkers deliver what 18,000 fans of the Canadian rockers packed into the...
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Why Did Bruno Latour Claim that “We Have Never Been Modern”?
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5 Interesting Aspects of Medieval Mongol Culture
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The Extraordinary Story of Dido Elizabeth Belle
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a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March.
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Who Was England’s Black Prince?
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Italian Government Bans Loans to Minneapolis Institute of Art
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Who Was Jelly Roll Morton? Self-styled “Inventor” of Jazz
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Chiaroscuro: The Dramatic Play of Light and Shadow
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9 Inventions We Owe to the Ancients
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Res Obscura Newsletter: December, 2019
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over a year ago
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16 Characters From A Film Never Made : Found Photos From The American Dream
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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...
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Finding Mom in 1970s New York City – Rich Allen’s Portraits Roll Back The Years
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Thanks to Rich Allen and his brilliant pictures of New York City in the 1970s, Lisa Murray got to see a picture of her late mother. We’re going to share some more of Rich’s portraits of people of 1970s NYC after we’ve heard from Lisa. “I am so grateful for Rich Allen for taking...
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Cabal of Naples: The True Story of Naples’ Gang of Baroque Artists
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Christie’s Reports Decline in Auction Sales For First Half of 2024
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“Horrible” Painting Found in Cellar Could Be $6 Million Picasso
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10 Famous Saints Associated With Christmas
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10 Can’t-Miss South American Films
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Y Viva Espana: The Great British Package Holiday In Photos
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When in June 1987, Shirley Baker photographed passengers at England’s Manchester Airport, many of them would have been on their way to sunny Spain as part of their package holiday. Jake Clark first arrived there in the late 1960s when his parents moved to a fishing village in...
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Collections: The Mediterranean Iron Omni-Spear
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a year ago
This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron Age Mediterranean (focusing on the period from the 8th to the 1st centuries BC): the humble, effective and ubiquitous thrusting spear. In particular, I want to discuss the striking...
Flashbak
Get ‘Em In! Portraits of Drinkers in London Pubs
He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink...
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He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink He sings the songs that remind him of the good times He sings the songs that remind him of the better times – Tubthumping by Chumbawumba Pub? Go on, then. Let’s go. And …...
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Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
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TheCollector
7 of the Most Popular Hats in History
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Why is medieval art so weird?
Listen now (73 min) | In this inaugural episode of the Weird Medieval Guys podcast, Olivia and Aran...
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Listen now (73 min) | In this inaugural episode of the Weird Medieval Guys podcast, Olivia and Aran discuss why medieval art is so intriguing to modern viewers and what makes so much of it so weird. Also discussed are Galaxy Quest, Mel Gibson's crimes against the Middle Ages, and...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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Art for Change: A Brief History of Protest Art
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Frick Collection Announces April 2025 Reopening
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How Did the Guggenheim Museum Emerge as an Iconic Art Institution?
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Classical Wisdom
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The Early Years of Jesus
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Who Was the Real Mona Lisa?
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Edward VII: The Rebel Prince Who Became a Popular King
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
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La Llorona: Latin America’s Vengeful Ghost in Film & Literature
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11 Events in the 19th Century that Changed the World
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Summary of changes for July
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over a year ago
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Summary Of Changes
Nasu, implemented the export of .theme files, and theme...
Dr Alun Withey
Barbers and (the lack of!) Polite Advertising
Over the past few years, I have spent much time looking at ‘polite’ advertising in the 18th century....
over a year ago
Over the past few years, I have spent much time looking at ‘polite’ advertising in the 18th century. During this period, a whole range of retailers advertised their goods and services to appeal to ladies and gentlemen of taste. Without discussing anything so base as price or...
TheCollector
Paris Announces Notre Dame Reopening Plus Potential Entry Fee
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What Are the Most Interesting Facts About England?
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Philosophy of Liberty – On Liberalism
It is once again the week of July 4th and so, as is customary here, I am going to use this week’s...
6 months ago
It is once again the week of July 4th and so, as is customary here, I am going to use this week’s post to talk about the United States or more correctly this week about the political philosophy the United States was founded on: liberalism. Now an immediate clarification is...
Flashbak
42 Various Apocalyptic Scenes from Raphael’s Prophetic Messenger of Astrology (1827–61)
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10 Historic Christmas Towns in the US to Visit
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Classical Wisdom
LIVE Event: What is Plagiarism?
With Harvard Professor James Hankins and 'History of Philosophy without any gaps' Peter Adamson.
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With Harvard Professor James Hankins and 'History of Philosophy without any gaps' Peter Adamson.
Trying to Understand...
A Postcard From The Far Side of Despair.
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The Electoral College Explained
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The Lighthouse of Alexandria: A Wonder of The Ancient World
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What Is the Main Rule of Life Taught by Kant’s Philosophy?
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Hannah Arendt’s The Human Condition: What is an Active Life?
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Alive! The Incredible Story of Hugh Glass
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No, the King doesn't own all the swans in Britain
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What Are Buddhism’s 4 Main Schools of Thought?
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Who Was Julius Caesar?
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Classical Wisdom
The First Stoic
Zeno of Citium
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The West is Weak Where it Matters ...
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TheCollector
What is Appalachian Culture?
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Flashbak
Going Underground: gasping for life on the Tokyo Subway
Tokyo is busy. The city’s subway caught the eye of photographer Michael Wolf. In ‘Tokyo...
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Tokyo is busy. The city’s subway caught the eye of photographer Michael Wolf. In ‘Tokyo Compression’, we see people riding the trains. As he writes: “The images create a sense of discomfort as his victims attempt to squirm out of view or simply close their eyes, wishing the...
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The 5 Most Ridiculous Ways the CIA Tried & Failed to Kill Fidel Castro
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Collections: How Many People? Ancient Demography
One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is...
a year ago
One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is one of those basic bits of information and generally speaking those of us who teach these societies are usually prepared with an estimate to answer the question. But what we often...
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6 Greek Gods & Their Role in Homer’s Odyssey
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5 Important Stories From the Aboriginal Dreamtime
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African History...
a brief note on European pirates and African states during the 'golden age of piracy.'
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
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a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
Classical Wisdom
Have We Become Anti-Human?
Is this a problem? And Can/Should it be Helped?
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6 Things You Should Know about Sculptor Augusta Savage
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China’s Communist Comic Books
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Artist Seals Himself in Glass Bottle at Paris Olympic Stadium
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How Did the Protestant Reformation Influence European Art?
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7 Facts about Francis Drake, the English Pirate-Hero
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Did Climate Change Cause the Collapse of Egypt’s New Kingdom?
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11 Myths About the Greek God Zeus
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Street Walker: Dynamic America In The 1970s
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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...
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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...
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10 Forgotten US Presidents
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How Did Bruegel the Elder Depict the Seasons?
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6 Ways to Pass the Time in the Middle Ages
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The Scene That Reveals the Beauty of Classic Hollywood Cinema
1939 is widely considered the greatest year in Hollywood history. Back then, writes 1939: The Year...
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Classical Wisdom
Respect the Spartan Woman!
How was it for the ancient ladies?
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How was it for the ancient ladies?
TheCollector
The Many Faces of King David: Warrior, Poet, Adulterer
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Archangels of the Apocrypha: Here’s What You Need to Know
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When the Portuguese Met the Chinese: Rediscover the “Age of Discovery”
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The Death of Einhard the Historian
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Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:28
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Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:28
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Susan Sontag’s Regarding the Pain of Others
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A Brief History of Chile
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Wallis Simpson: A Look Beyond Scandal
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Why Do Anti-Natalists Oppose Birth?
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Black Woodstock: The Harlem Cultural Festival, NYC – 1969
Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a...
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The Great Romantic: Who Was Catullus?
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Wise Men & Witches: Magic in the Bible
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Was Edith Wilson the First Female President of the United States?
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‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
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6 Revolutionary Works by H. G. Wells
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How Carl Jung Revolutionized Psychology: Into the Shadow-Land
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Flashbak
Käthe Kollwitz Self Portraits
“I have no trouble with the idea of my art serving a purpose. I want to have an impact at a time...
5 months ago
“I have no trouble with the idea of my art serving a purpose. I want to have an impact at a time when people are so baffled, so in need of help.” – Käthe Kollwitz diary entry, December 1922 Käthe Kollwitz (8 July 1867 – 22 April 1945) made over 100 self-portraits of her …...
Flashbak
Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And Vinyl Covers
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record...
3 months ago
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record and paperback covers for Elektra Records’ Nonesuch and Checkmate labels, notably on Love’s 1967 Forever Changes album. Ballentine books’ Adult Fantasy series and game artwork made...
TheCollector
10 Van Gogh Paintings You Should Know
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TheCollector
Hunter Biden Did Know Who Acquired His Art
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Who Was Douglas Adams? The Iconic Science Fiction Writer
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TheCollector
Why Is the Matterhorn So Famous?
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History Today Feed
Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/28/2024 - 09:32
a month ago
Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/28/2024 - 09:32
TheCollector
The Problem of Evil: If God Exists, Why Aren’t We All in Heaven?
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TheCollector
The Infamous Nanjing Massacre: Here’s What Happened
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TheCollector
Who Were Charlemagne’s Daughters
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TheCollector
Caspar David Friedrich Sketchbook to Remain in Germany?
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African History...
A history of Horses in the southern half of Africa ca. 1498-1900.
Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies...
a month ago
Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies across the continent during the bronze age.
TheCollector
What Can You Expect to See at the Spring Temple Buddha?
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Flashbak
Before Banksy: London Graffiti in the 1980s
It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the...
a year ago
It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the right people. Most of of it got washed off walls or knocked down as the buildings it decorated made way for flats. Most of it wasn’t all that good. And because London graffiti was a...
TheCollector
The Fountainhead: Ayn Rand’s Ode to Individualism
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TheCollector
What Makes Salvador Dali So Famous?
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TheCollector
Russian Civil War Propaganda: Posters & Propaganda Trains
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TheCollector
The Statue of Liberty: 9 Facts about the New York City Monument
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TheCollector
Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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Trying to Understand...
What Can You Do When You Don't Have A Culture?
Not that much, actually.
4 months ago
TheCollector
Hitler’s Early Life: Failure & Homelessness to Nationalism & Nazis
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TheCollector
5 Illustrated Stories by Shaun Tan That You Should Know
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History Today Feed
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
3 months ago
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
TheCollector
Was Spinoza an Atheist? The Theological-Political Treatise
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TheCollector
Can War Be Justified? A Philosophical View
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TheCollector
Gender Identity & Incidents That Scandalized Shakespeare’s London
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TheCollector
Forgotten Caravaggio Portrait Makes Public Debut in Rome
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TheCollector
The Word Renaissance: Its Meaning, History, and Cultural Impact
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Res Obscura
Centuries of Childhood
The history of childhood is one of multiplicity — so why do we tell parents such simplistic stories...
6 months ago
The history of childhood is one of multiplicity — so why do we tell parents such simplistic stories about it?
TheCollector
Why Is Emperor Caligula’s Reign Notorious?
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TheCollector
Human Sacrifice in the Pre-Columbian Americas: Fact vs Fiction
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TheCollector
Why Did Remedios Varo Paint So Many Self-Portraits?
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TheCollector
The African Mask: From Worthless to Priceless
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TheCollector
Line in the Sand: 5 Defenders of the Alamo
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TheCollector
Who Was Mahavira? The Founder of Jainism
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Trying to Understand...
Russia/Ukraine is not a sports competition.
Victory in war requires a bit of thought.
a year ago
Victory in war requires a bit of thought.
History Today Feed
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 11:12
11 months ago
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 11:12
Overcoming Bias
Arntz-Gray & I Talk Feminism
At 6:30-8p ET today, I’ll be talking with Regan Arntz-Gray on
4 weeks ago
At 6:30-8p ET today, I’ll be talking with Regan Arntz-Gray on
TheCollector
Italian Artist Unveils Contemporary Version of Stolen Caravaggio
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TheCollector
Who Was Jerome of Stridon?
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TheCollector
Why Are There Two Virginias?
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TheCollector
How Did People React to Hitler’s Death & Germany’s Surrender?
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TheCollector
Food & Diet in Ancient Egypt: An Interview with Dr. Sarah Doherty
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TheCollector
Understanding Lacan’s ‘The Four Fundamental Concepts of Psychoanalysis’
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/28/2024 -...
2 months ago
‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/28/2024 - 10:04
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part IIIc: Ten Tribunes, Two Censors and Twenty-Six Guys
This is the third section of the third part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb)...
a year ago
This is the third section of the third part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic.’ Last time we looked at the top of the Roman political career in the republic,...
Dreams of Space -...
Let's Fly to the Universe (1962)
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012...
a year ago
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012 here:
https://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2012/12/flying-in-space-1961.html
I think it is Czech, but may be a difference Russian language. I got a Russian reprint of this and still find it a very...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July 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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Slide Rule, released a little slide rule toy(Mastodon).
100r.co,...
TheCollector
Hungary in WWII: A Lesser Axis Power
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History Today Feed
How Iran Won the West
How Iran Won the West
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/26/2024 - 09:40
a month ago
How Iran Won the West
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/26/2024 - 09:40
TheCollector
Cardinal Wolsey: A Life In 9 Artworks
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Did Christopher Columbus Discover?
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a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
When few do great harm
Power laws in criminal behavior
a year ago
Power laws in criminal behavior
History Today Feed
Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:17
9 months ago
Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:17
Global Inequality...
Changes in income distributions in China, India and the United States, 2018-23
The effects of covid and the return to “normalcy”
2 months ago
The effects of covid and the return to “normalcy”
TheCollector
Serop Simonian Art Dealer Arrested by German Polica
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TheCollector
Why Visit Northumberland? : Britain’s Historic Hidden Gem
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TheCollector
How Does Friedrich Hayek’s The Road to Serfdom Criticize Socialism?
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TheCollector
10 Essential Films to Watch to Understand Surrealist Cinema
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TheCollector
8 Facts about The Book of Enoch and its Content
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TheCollector
Towton: How Britain’s Fiercest Battle Unfolded
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TheCollector
How Video Killed the Kamishibai Star
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TheCollector
Ben Franklin in Politics: The Founding Father Who Was Never President
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Flashbak
Liberation Through Art: Flyers From New York’s Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010)
“I also believe in the ability of art to enhance people’s lives, to liberate people’s lives, to act...
a month ago
“I also believe in the ability of art to enhance people’s lives, to liberate people’s lives, to act as a form of communication that transcends language to connect cultures together” – Jeffrey Deitch Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010) changed our expectations around art. Named after...
TheCollector
King Tut: The Life & Afterlife of the Boy Pharaoh
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a year ago
Flashbak
Photographer Photobombs Families In Their Homes (1973)
For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom...
5 months ago
For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom rang the doorbells of strangers’ houses. Having waited the man of the house to leave, Eijkelboom would ask the woman who answered the door to pose in a family portrait with him in the...
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...
TheCollector
When and Why Did People Start Using Coins?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Podcasts
11 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Averroes Influence the West?
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TheCollector
Louis Althusser on the Link Between Ideology and the State Apparatus
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TheCollector
How Did Astrology and the Zodiac Differ Between Ancient Cultures?
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TheCollector
Adolf Hitler: The Life of One of the Most Reviled & Notorious Humans
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11 months ago
TheCollector
The State of Franklin? A Forgotten Almost-State in the US
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a month ago
CrimethInc.
News from the Front: The Reflections of a Russian Anarchist in Rojava : On the Collapse of Assad,...
The toppling of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria was many years overdue. Yet the tragedies in...
2 weeks ago
The toppling of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria was many years overdue. Yet the tragedies in Syria are not over. Israel has bombed hundreds of locations around the country and seized a considerable amount of land in the southwest, while Turkish proxy forces are threatening...
TheCollector
Why Was the Statue of Christ the Redeemer Built?
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Classical Wisdom
Tolkien and the Classics
Plato, Cicero... Bilbo?
a year ago
TheCollector
How Did Henry VIII Find a Bride through Portraits?
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TheCollector
What Was the Purpose of Mesopotamian Ziggurats?
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TheCollector
Medieval Ethiopia: The Origins of the Solomonic Dynasty
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Dr Alun Withey
Victorian Swappers! Adverts for exchange in the 19th century.
Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and...
2 months ago
Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and journals were full of ads for objects sought and to be exchanged. These offer a fascinating insight into what was considered desirable, the value of objects, and the processes of...
TheCollector
What Were The Pentagon Papers?
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TheCollector
Pearl Harbor: “A Date Which Will Live in Infamy!”
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TheCollector
Pontius Pilate: The Man Who Sentenced Jesus Christ to Death
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TheCollector
What Is the Message Behind Hip-Hop?
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TheCollector
8 Famous Dada Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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TheCollector
How Did Nils Bohlin Change the Auto Industry? (Inventor of the Three-Point Seatbelt)
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TheCollector
What Would a Day in the Public Baths of Ancient Rome Look Like?
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TheCollector
5 Timeless Financial Tips from Greek and Roman Philosophers
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TheCollector
Which Art Museums in Rome Are Most Noteworthy?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Lucid Dreaming: Can You Wake Up in Your Dreams?
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/08/2024 - 08:38
4 months ago
Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/08/2024 - 08:38
TheCollector
5 Masterpieces of Early Irish Art
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7 months ago
Flashbak
Found Vintage Photobooth Pictures
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,”...
5 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...
TheCollector
How Nazi Propaganda Appropriated the Vikings
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TheCollector
Vandal Smashes Ai Weiwei Sculpture at Exhibition Opening
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3 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Most Difficult Languages to Learn?
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TheCollector
4 Most Famous Alien Abduction Claims
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a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
Immigration and crime: Denmark
Are immigrants overrepresented in crime? If so, which immigrants? And why?
5 months ago
Are immigrants overrepresented in crime? If so, which immigrants? And why?
History Today Feed
What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/30/2024 - 09:19
7 months ago
What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/30/2024 - 09:19
Trying to Understand...
We Are All Civilisational States
It's just that some people don't realise it.
a year ago
It's just that some people don't realise it.
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April 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 April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added charging electronics, solar cooking and solar...
Hidden History
The Assassination of Malcolm X
Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference based their strategy on two...
a month ago
Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference based their strategy on two ideas; the idea that nonviolent civil disobedience, in the tradition of Thoreau and Gandhi, was the only method that the civil rights movement should use, and the idea that white...
TheCollector
Antinous: The Tragic Life of Emperor Hadrian’s Lover
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a year ago
TheCollector
UK Gallery to Recreate “Groundbreaking” 1907 Exhibition
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4 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Everything is (Somewhat) Connected.
But some things are more connected than others.
a year ago
But some things are more connected than others.
TheCollector
Have You Heard of These 5 Unusual Musical Instruments?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Solipsism?
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a year ago
TheCollector
UFOs in Art History: Is It a Spaceship or a Cloud?
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8 months ago
Res Obscura
A very deep history of Halloween
Or, how far back can historical analysis take us?
2 months ago
Or, how far back can historical analysis take us?
TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Twelve Disciples & What Happened to Them?
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6 months ago
Trying to Understand...
When The Music's Over ...
Turn out the lights.
10 months ago
TheCollector
Dadaism: 12 Iconic Artworks From The Dada Art Movement
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/25/2024 - 11:01
a month ago
‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/25/2024 - 11:01
TheCollector
7 Depictions of War by Famous Artists Everyone Should Know
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TheCollector
Do My Dreams Mean Anything? A Philosophical Look at the Unconscious Mind
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5 months ago
TheCollector
The Battle of Oriskany: A Civil War in New York
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7 months ago
TheCollector
TheCollector Sits Down with Romulo Royo (Video Interview)
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Met Reveals Design for New Modern and Contemporary Wing
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3 weeks ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Love and Death
a year ago
TheCollector
How Did Japan Get Involved in World War II?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Everything You Need to Know About the Tragedy
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Most Significant Post-Impressionists?
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TheCollector
Native Americans in the Revolutionary War: Who Did They Side With?
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