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The Swazi kingdom and its neighbours in the 19th century: from the rise of Zulu to the British
an island in the maelstrom
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an island in the maelstrom
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Your Guide to the Best of Contemporary Art in Hanoi, Vietnam
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Two New York Museums Face Climate Protests
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6 American Film Noirs Influenced by German Expressionism
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Did Emperor Nero start the Great Fire of Rome?
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3 Dark Age Kings of Britain Confirmed by Archaeology
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5 Quotes by Thomas Hobbes Explained
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9 Unskippable Memorials in Washington DC
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What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the USA?
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5 Actions of the American Indian Movement
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Classical Wisdom
Women of Ancient Rome
The First Roman Empress and More...
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The First Roman Empress and More...
TheCollector
Napoleon vs. Tsar Alexander: Friendship and Rivalry
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Dr Alun Withey
The Health Risks of Travel in Early-Modern Britain
As I start to make some progress on my new research project on travel, health and risk I am turning...
a year ago
As I start to make some progress on my new research project on travel, health and risk I am turning my attention to the sorts of things that early modern travellers were fearful of. As a bit of a nervous traveller myself, it’s quite comforting to know that there is actually a...
TheCollector
Evolutionary Success, from the Top of the Food Chain
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TheCollector
Diego: The First Escaped Slave to Almost Circumnavigate the World
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African History...
A history of the south-western Saharan towns of Tichitt, Walata, Wadan and Chinguetti (800-1912)
Trade and civilization on west-africa's desert frontier
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Trade and civilization on west-africa's desert frontier
TheCollector
The Titans: The Greek Gods Before the Olympians
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7 Important Works by Cindy Sherman
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Addenda: The Socii
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This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V), we’re going to take a look at how Rome handles those parts of Italy it controls but which it does not inhabit. These are Rome’s ‘allies’ (socii), a euphemistic label for the...
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‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
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Wed, 08/07/2024 - 09:01
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‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/07/2024 - 09:01
Classical Wisdom
Can Any Good Come From War?
The Tragedy of the Trenches
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The Tragedy of the Trenches
TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to Tokyo
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The Berlin Crisis of 1961: Why The USSR Built the Wall
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King Charles XIV John (Bernadotte): Marshal of France, King of Sweden
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Why Did Shakespeare Write Macbeth?
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10 Self-Portraits of Vincent Van Gogh You Should Know
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African History...
A history of Zanzibar before the Omanis (600-1873)
Journal of African cities chapter 7
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Journal of African cities chapter 7
TheCollector
How Did the Kingdom of Aksum Give Birth to Ethiopian Christianity?
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TheCollector
Christie’s Nets $413 Million in 20th Century Evening Sale
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Stolen Rubens Returns to Germany After 80 Years
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How Were the Twelve Tribes of Israel Formed?
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When Was the Fall of the Byzantine Empire?
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Weekend Roundup
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Hitler’s Gamble: Where Did the Battle of the Bulge Take Place?
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Fisher Landau Sale at Sotheby’s Brought $406 M.
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Battle of Issus (333 BCE): Alexander the Great vs. Darius III
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How Georgia O’Keeffe Went Against Gender Expectations
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Lightning Strikes Ancient Roman Arch of Constantine
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Brushing for Britain
Brushing for Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/06/2024 - 10:37
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Brushing for Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/06/2024 - 10:37
TheCollector
Andrew Jackson’s Early Life: Lawyer, Slave Trader, & Military Hero
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Trying to Understand...
Don't Give Peace Too Many Chances.
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Nothing is more dangerous than a flawed peace treaty.
TheCollector
6 Popular Netsuke Designs and Their Meanings
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Who was Thorkell the Tall?
Who was Thorkell the Tall?
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Wed, 11/27/2024 - 10:20
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Who was Thorkell the Tall?
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/27/2024 - 10:20
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Stop Making Sense.
There are no "why"s in our world.
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There are no "why"s in our world.
TheCollector
Astrology in Ancient Rome: A Brief Overview
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TheCollector
The Paradox of Fiction: Is it Irrational to be Moved by Fiction?
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Hidden History
The Ocarina
The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was...
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The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was developed in Meso-America, and was resurrected in 19th century Europe. When we hear the word “flute”, most of us think of a long thin wooden or metal tube with holes along its length...
Flashbak
Salford in 1977: People Of Langworthy, Ordsall and the Adelphi
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In 1977, Phil Portus photographed life on the streets of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. A member of the Reflex photography group, led by documentarian Diane Bush, a young American established documentary photographer, Portus wanted to show the everyday things people...
TheCollector
13 Logical Fallacies from Aristotle’s ‘Sophistical Refutations’
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TheCollector
How Did Carl Jung’s Dream Birth “Man and His Symbols”?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
3 weeks ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November.
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A Colossal Ramses II Statue Pieces Uncovered
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TheCollector
Ragnarök: What Does the Prophecy of the Norse Apocalypse Actually Say?
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The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:20
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The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:20
TheCollector
What to See if You Only Have a Day at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts
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TheCollector
Valhalla & the Other Afterlives in Norse Mythology
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TheCollector
Who Was Marcus Licinius Crassus, and How Did He Die?
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The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
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Mon, 02/12/2024 - 10:39
10 months ago
The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/12/2024 - 10:39
TheCollector
Van Gogh ‘Sunflowers’ Targeted Again After Protestors Jailed
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TheCollector
Could the “Year Without a Summer” Happen Again? Here’s What Experts Say
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TheCollector
The Church Under the Tang Dynasty: A Forgotten Outpost of Christianity
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Story of Thebes
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Flashbak
Roadside Relics of the USSR
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer...
2 months ago
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer Jason Guilbeau whose pointing out objects along the roadside, like tractors stuck atop poles, a pavement that turns into a jet’s trail, a tank on a plinth and more reminders of...
Trying to Understand...
War Is Complicated.
And not just the fighting bit.
a year ago
And not just the fighting bit.
TheCollector
Iakim Volkov’s Wedding: An Illustration of a Complicated History
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TheCollector
The History of Esperanto: A Modern Lingua Franca?
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Cruising New York City With Video Blogger Nelson Sullivan In The 1980s
“Thanks to his scrupulous attention, Nelson’s left behind a treasure trove of late-night videos...
10 months ago
“Thanks to his scrupulous attention, Nelson’s left behind a treasure trove of late-night videos that, even more than the Warhol diaries, trenchantly capture the party years in all their gleeful decadent fun.” – Michael Musto on New York City video blogger (vlogging) Nelson...
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What Is the Origin of Cowpox (& How Did It Cure Smallpox)?
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A Brief History of Iceland (From Discovery to 21st Century)
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Who Was Aleister Crowley?
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Classical Wisdom
Origins of Latin Literature
...and the Master of Roman Comedy
a year ago
...and the Master of Roman Comedy
TheCollector
The Banana Wars: How the US Plundered Central America
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TheCollector
10 Crazy Facts About the History of Syphilis
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Classical Wisdom
[Coming Soon] The Essential Greeks
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TheCollector
What Was the Gospel of Thomas?
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TheCollector
Night Witches: The Female Russian Combat Unions of the Sky
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Dr Alun Withey
Should I Stay or Should I go?: Encouraging travel in the early modern period.
Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the...
6 months ago
Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the spirit! A good holiday is generally viewed as a tonic, and holiday company advertisements extol the virtues of ‘getting away’, encountering new places, people and cultures and (if...
TheCollector
How Bayonets Revolutionized Warfare
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TheCollector
How Did the Marshall Plan Help Further US Interests?
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TheCollector
9 Historical Places to Visit in Dorset
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Classical Wisdom
Happy Holidays
From Anya, Joel and Frida
12 months ago
From Anya, Joel and Frida
TheCollector
Johnny Cash: A Bio of Country Ballads & Boisterous Song
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8 months ago
African History...
An episode of Naval warfare on the East African coast: the Sakalava invasions of 1792-1817
Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
a year ago
Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
TheCollector
17 Crazy Facts about the History of Chocolate
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TheCollector
What Is Predictive Processing? & How It Explains 3 Visual Illusions
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Flashbak
Photos of New York City Stores in 1997
New Yorker Meredith Jacobson Marciano has amassed archive of 35mm film shots, Polaroids and early...
9 months ago
New Yorker Meredith Jacobson Marciano has amassed archive of 35mm film shots, Polaroids and early digital photographs in NYC from the mid to late 1970s through the early aughts, “when the city still seemed kind of old”. Much like with Peter Marshall’s pictures of London, Meredith...
TheCollector
6 (In)Famous Gunslingers of the Wild West
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TheCollector
Piero della Francesca in 3 Works: Perspective, Politics, and Symbols
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TheCollector
Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso: 6 Notes on Friendship and Rivalry
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Trying to Understand...
France Saves Europe.
Again. In a manner of speaking.
9 months ago
Again. In a manner of speaking.
Flashbak
Welcome to the Country Club: Prison Life in Four Different Nations
Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order:...
3 months ago
Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order: The World of Criminal Justice,. Below we see photographs pictures of prison life in Colombia, France, Uganda and the United States. “I’m interested in these aspects of society that...
TheCollector
Is Divorce in Christianity Really Allowed?
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The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II
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TheCollector
What Are the 7 Most Spoken Languages in the World?
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a year ago
Dr Alun Withey
Are Beards Over? A Historical Perspective.
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing...
over a year ago
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing (published last week) about whether beards are finally ‘over’, and I thought it would be interesting to reflect on some of this. Since re-emerging around 2014, gaining popularity...
TheCollector
Who Were the Kuomintang?
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Who Was the Fifth Beatle?
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When Picasso Crossed the Iron Curtain: The 1st USSR Picasso Exhibition
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TheCollector
How Foreshadowing Shapes Cinema and Storytelling
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TheCollector
TheCollector Interviews Anys Reimann, Contemporary Artist
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Trying to Understand...
The Power Of Absent Things.
It explains a lot about Ukraine.
9 months ago
It explains a lot about Ukraine.
History Today Feed
The Death of Caspar Hauser
The Death of Caspar Hauser
j.hoare
Sun, 12/17/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
The Death of Caspar Hauser
j.hoare
Sun, 12/17/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
7 Great Paris Museums Beyond the Louvre
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Flashbak
New York City’s NIGHT Magazine – 1978-79
Launched in September 1978, Anton Perich’s self-financed NIGHT magazine showcased New York City’s...
5 months ago
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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Photos of Britain’s Post-War Youth By Roger Mayne
British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in...
5 months ago
British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in Britain in the mid-1950s and ‘60s. Self-taught and influential in the acceptance of photography as an art form, Mayne was passionate about photographing human life as he found...
TheCollector
Discover the Klondike Gold Rush: Frozen Riches
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TheCollector
7 Models of Henri Matisse You Should Know About
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TheCollector
What Are the Tallest Trees in the United States?
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TheCollector
Egyptian Sun-god: Who Is Ra?
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TheCollector
6 Famous Artists Who Loved Cats
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Classical Wisdom
Sappho: The Lost Poetess
Watch now (1 min) | Now FREE with a Classical Wisdom Kids Yearly Membership
a year ago
Watch now (1 min) | Now FREE with a Classical Wisdom Kids Yearly Membership
TheCollector
Amerigo Vespucci & The Naming of the Americas
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Is Pina Bausch?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
The State of Franklin? A Forgotten Almost-State in the US
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3 weeks ago
History Today Feed
50 Years of Cyprus Divided
50 Years of Cyprus Divided
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 09:24
5 months ago
50 Years of Cyprus Divided
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 09:24
TheCollector
The Political Effects of the Vietnam War
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a year ago
TheCollector
Tiberius: The Reluctant Emperor of Rome
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