TheCollector
6 Artists Associated With Magic Realism You Should Know
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Which Biblical Scriptures Present Gratitude at Thanksgiving?
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What Are Three Theories of Animal Ethics?
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Flashbak
Why James Bond Gave Up His Lady’s Gun For A Walther PPK
Geoffrey Boothroyd (1925 – 20 October 2001) enjoyed reading spy novels and writing about guns in...
8 months ago
Geoffrey Boothroyd (1925 – 20 October 2001) enjoyed reading spy novels and writing about guns in over a dozen books on the subject, including A Guide to Gun Collecting (1961), Guns Through the Ages (also 1961) and The British Over and Under Shotgun. In 1956 Boothoyd had read...
Dr Alun Withey
The ‘Celebrated Inventions’ of Alexander Ross.
One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners,...
over a year ago
One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners, barbers and retailers in the long eighteenth century, is the extent of what historians call ‘occupational diversity’. Rather than having one occupation, people might have...
History Today Feed
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
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Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
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Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
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Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
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TheCollector
Winnie Mandela: Mother of the Nation?
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
The KGB After Stalin
The KGB After Stalin
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Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:36
a year ago
The KGB After Stalin
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Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:36
TheCollector
What Is the History of Halloween?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
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Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
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Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
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Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
History Today Feed
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
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Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
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‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
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Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
TheCollector
Was David Gulpilil Australia’s Most Important Actor?
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TheCollector
What Is the (Delicious) History of Pizza?
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5 months ago
African History...
A history of the Rozvi kingdom (1680-1830)
From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
a year ago
From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
History Today Feed
Inventing Cyrillic
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Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:21
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Inventing Cyrillic
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Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:21
TheCollector
Two Paintings Once Stolen by Nazis Are Donated to the Louvre Museum
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TheCollector
4 Great Films About the Troubles and Irish Independence
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Cannister Shells’ Devastating Effect: Nightmare of the Infantry
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Flashbak
Taking A Subway Ride Through New York City In 1981
1970s New York City was where Fernando played truant, chopper gangs hogged the sidewalks, sex was...
10 months ago
1970s New York City was where Fernando played truant, chopper gangs hogged the sidewalks, sex was sold, women raged in raucous nightclubs, gay rights found its voice, Madonna joined her first band, BLADE used trains as his canvas and In 1981, 22-year-old Christopher Morris was...
Flashbak
The Art of Arranging Flowers: A 1960s Guide for Achieving Harmony Through Art and Nature
The Art of Arranging Flowers (1965) by Shozo Sato is a comprehensive guide to the Japanese art of...
2 months ago
The Art of Arranging Flowers (1965) by Shozo Sato is a comprehensive guide to the Japanese art of ikebana. The practice, which roughly translates to “making flowers come alive”, “the way of flowers” or the less poetic “flowers kept alive” uses flora to create specific human...
TheCollector
Pizan’s The Book of the City of Ladies: The West’s 1st Feminist Text?
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TheCollector
What Is Trompe L’Oeil?
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12 months ago
Trying to Understand...
What Can You Do When You Don't Have A Culture?
Not that much, actually.
4 months ago
TheCollector
Artist Seals Himself in Glass Bottle at Paris Olympic Stadium
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TheCollector
Ancient Greek Sculpture in the Classical and Hellenistic Periods
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TheCollector
Anarchism & Revolution: Who was Mikhail Bakunin?
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Trying to Understand...
The Water Is Rising.
But slowly ...
2 months ago
History Today Feed
History Today Review of the Year
History Today Review of the Year
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Thu, 12/28/2023 - 00:00
12 months ago
History Today Review of the Year
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Thu, 12/28/2023 - 00:00
History Today Feed
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
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Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:14
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Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
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Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:14
TheCollector
10 Banned Literary Classics You Might Not Know
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TheCollector
6 Micronations You Should Know
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TheCollector
The First Nations of the Canadian Eastern Woodlands: A Brief History
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Where is the Tomb of Alexander the Great?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Central African Republic: A History of the Wildest State in Africa
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a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
Immigrant assimilation in Denmark
A brief overview of the school performance of 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation immigrants in Denmark
7 months ago
A brief overview of the school performance of 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation immigrants in Denmark
A Collection of...
Michael Taylor on The Development of the M1 Garand and its Implications
This week, Michael Taylor, Associate Professor of History at SUNY Albany, returns to offer an...
a year ago
This week, Michael Taylor, Associate Professor of History at SUNY Albany, returns to offer an interesting argument about the longterm impact of the M1 Garand, the US army’s extremely successful World War II and Korean era battle rifle, introduced in 1936. A fantastically...
TheCollector
Theodore Roosevelt: Life & Accomplishments of this American President
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Classical Wisdom
Secrets of the Sibyls
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a year ago
TheCollector
Pearl Harbor: “A Date Which Will Live in Infamy!”
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6 months ago
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
Which President Was the Only One to Resign from Office?
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TheCollector
Plato’s Philebus: What Is False Pleasure?
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TheCollector
What Are the Most Important Symbols in Alice in Wonderland?
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a year ago
African History...
The intellectual history of East Africa (ca. 900-1950 CE): from the Swahili coast to Buganda to...
The intellectual history of pre-colonial Africa is dominated by studies of the scholarly traditions...
3 weeks ago
The intellectual history of pre-colonial Africa is dominated by studies of the scholarly traditions of Ethiopia, West Africa, and Sudan, where a large corpus of extant manuscripts have been collected from the old scholarly centers of Timbuktu, Djenne, Gondar, and Harar.
TheCollector
4 Key Techniques of 20th-Century Photography
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TheCollector
Musée Rodin to Launch Shanghai Outpost in September
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L’Anse aux Meadows: The Viking Settlement of North America
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Flashbak
Let Them Eat Cake: 28 Sweet Birthday Cake Snapshots
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a...
11 months ago
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a birthday – you need to blow them out in a single puff for the smoke to carry your wishes to god, in order for them to come true. Yep, that’s where you’ve been … Continue reading "Let...
TheCollector
Switzerland’s Historic Neutrality: Why Doesn’t the Country Take Sides?
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2 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, December 8, 2023
Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester...
a year ago
Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester coming as the job market gets busier, I haven’t had time to finish the next post on shield walls just yet. That will come out next week for sure though, as it is close to done. For …...
TheCollector
Orange Free State, South Africa: A History
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How Is Ben Black Elk Associated with Mount Rushmore?
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TheCollector
11 Myths About the Greek God Zeus
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Flashbak
Libby Hall: Remembering The Photographer and Collector of Dog Photography
Libby Hall (1941-2023) was a friend. When she died last year at age 81, she let behind an archive...
7 months ago
Libby Hall (1941-2023) was a friend. When she died last year at age 81, she let behind an archive that speaks of her talent as a street and press photographer, writer and collector, most notably of vintage dog photographs which now live at London’s Bishopsgate Institute. “Mine...
TheCollector
What Were the Religious Beliefs of Hans Holbein the Younger?
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TheCollector
The Dark History of Australia’s Blackbirding
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a month ago
CrimethInc.
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Participants in CrimethInc. projects are collaborating with veterans of other anarchist media...
a week ago
Participants in CrimethInc. projects are collaborating with veterans of other anarchist media platforms on a new podcast, The Beautiful Idea, which will offer reporting and analysis of current events. The first episode of The Beautiful Idea has just been released!
In their own...
Flashbak
Richard Teschner And His Magical World of Puppets And Dreams
Richard Teschner (1879 – 1948), a graphic designer, artist and artisan in the Wiener Werkstätte...
7 months ago
Richard Teschner (1879 – 1948), a graphic designer, artist and artisan in the Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshops), is best known for his puppetry, especially that inspired by Wayang (“shadow”), the classical Javanese puppet drama that uses the shadows thrown by puppets...
TheCollector
What Are Buddhism’s 4 Main Schools of Thought?
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TheCollector
Einstein vs. Bergson: A Historic Debate About Time
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How Did the Ancient Egyptian Religion Change Through the Centuries?
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TheCollector
Banksy’s Animal Series Continues at London Zoo
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Is There a Life After Death? A Philosophical Approach
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Why Is the Symbol of Flowers Associated with Femininity?
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History Today Feed
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
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Mon, 09/16/2024 - 06:00
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The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
Battle of Cynoscephalae: Macedonian Phalanx vs Roman Legion
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TheCollector
How Free Are We? Louis Althusser on Ideology & Subjectivity
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TheCollector
The Early Anarchism of William Godwin
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What Is the Historical Context of Psalms?
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Classical Wisdom
The Many Roads to Rome
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6 months ago
The Ancient Romans VS the Modern Chinese
TheCollector
Jansenism: The 17th Century Heresy That Divided the Church
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TheCollector
Did Anne Boleyn Really Ruin Wolsey?
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TheCollector
10 Interesting Facts About Haruki Murakami You Should Know
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TheCollector
Constantine Replica Statue Lands in Rome
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TheCollector
5 Most Hated Famous Artists
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4 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, May 10, 2024
Fireside this week! Next week, with luck, I’ll have my ‘On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon’ up...
7 months ago
Fireside this week! Next week, with luck, I’ll have my ‘On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon’ up as an addendum to our discussion of Hellenistic armies. But in the meantime, it is a fireside, and I thought, since it was just recently May the Fourth, we might talk some Star...
TheCollector
England’s Museum Collections Missing More Than 1,700 Objects
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Anxiety
10 months ago
TheCollector
Top 10 Historic Sites You Should See in Paris
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4 months ago
African History...
An empire of cloth: the textile industry of the Sokoto empire ca. 1808-1903.
The Hausaland region of northern Nigeria was home to one of the largest textile industries in...
2 months ago
The Hausaland region of northern Nigeria was home to one of the largest textile industries in pre-colonial Africa, whose scale and scope were unparalleled throughout most of the continent.
TheCollector
6 Astounding Achievements by Maya Lin
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TheCollector
Old Dubai: The Other Side of a Megacity
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TheCollector
10 Self-Portraits of Vincent Van Gogh You Should Know
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7 months ago
Flashbak
Highlights of Colour Theory: Illustrating The Mysteries of Light In Colour Whels, Tables, Charts And...
Wavelengths of light between 400 and 700 nanometers on the electromagnetic spectrum (EM) are known...
6 months ago
Wavelengths of light between 400 and 700 nanometers on the electromagnetic spectrum (EM) are known as visible light, or light that can be processed and seen by the human eye. It’s a little fraction of all the EM radiation around us. There are many other parts of the EM spectrum...
TheCollector
Who Were the Most Important Women of the Bible?
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TheCollector
Wallis Simpson: A Look Beyond Scandal
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Dreams of Space -...
Telstar: Communication Break-through by Satellite (1962)
Sorry to skip a week, it may happen again next week.
Here is a straight history book of an current...
a year ago
Sorry to skip a week, it may happen again next week.
Here is a straight history book of an current (at the time) and wonderful event in global communication. We has lost track of how satellites have changed our lives and made the earth a smaller place. It is a little dull in...
African History...
a brief note on European and African perspectives in travel literature
A Hausa explorer of western Europe.
10 months ago
A Hausa explorer of western Europe.
TheCollector
Colonial Mexican Art: 4 Key Formats and Themes
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TheCollector
What Is the Historical Context of Easter?
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Virgil and the Aeneid
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Chris Killip and Graham Smith Photographs of England Erased (1975-1987)
“I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you...
8 months ago
“I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you take a photograph of someone they are immortalised, they’re there forever. For me that was important, that you’re acknowledging people’s lives, and also contextualising people’s...
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10 Most Socially Progressive Countries You Can Move To
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8 Artists Who Defined the Roaring Twenties
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Classical Wisdom
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Magic, Marcus Aurelius, and the End of the World
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Magic, Marcus Aurelius, and the End of the World
TheCollector
Who Was Gabriele D’Annunzio?
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11 months ago
Flashbak
The Horny Monkey And A Nose Pick: Humorous Japanese Postcards by Kokkei Shinbun Sha – 1907-1909
The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman...
a month ago
The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman against her will. It’s an unusual tableaux. But then a lot about Japanese portrayals of sex is unfamiliar to all but the most adventurous Westerner (this Japanese sex guide and rope...
Res Obscura
Res Obscura Newsletter: December, 2019
Note: this was exported from Mailchimp. That's a 1909 painting called "Altar." It's by someone I...
over a year ago
Note: this was exported from Mailchimp. That's a 1909 painting called "Altar." It's by someone I learned about just this month: the Lithuanian composer and artist Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875-1911). His paintings and music evoke a mysterious feeling that has stuck with...
TheCollector
Understanding Francis Bacon Through 3 Studies
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TheCollector
What Is The Kuleshov Effect & Why Is It So Efficient?
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIIb:
This is the second half of the third and final part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at...
3 months ago
This is the second half of the third and final part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at Paradox Interactives ancient grand strategy game, Imperator: Rome, which covers (inter alia) the period of the collapse of the Roman Republic, which we generally call the Late...
Classical Wisdom
Should We Glorify Caesar?
And Those Like Him?
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Classical Wisdom
The Great Debate: Free Will VS Determinism
Heraclitus against Parmenides
2 months ago
Heraclitus against Parmenides
TheCollector
Napoleon’s Forgotten First Battle: La Maddalena, 1793
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
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Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
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Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
TheCollector
5 Famous Cartographers You Need to Know About
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Typhoid Mary: A Trail of Scandal & Death
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TheCollector
What Are Henri Matisse’s Most Vivid Paintings?
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Bordeaux Wine in France: A Historical Primer
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Sufism: Mystical Islam in Africa
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10 Facts You Didn’t Know about the Hoover Dam
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Classical Wisdom
Marcus Aurelius VS Diogenes
Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
a year ago
Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
TheCollector
A Video Interview with Luis Royo: TheCollector Chats with Fantasy Artist
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a year ago
TheCollector
Iowa Museum Returns Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
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TheCollector
Leonora Carrington Painting Set to Quadruple Auction Record
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TheCollector
Marilyn Monroe: The Fascinating Life of a Pop Icon
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TheCollector
Charles Darwin: 5 Key Facts About His Life and Work
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a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
Mental Health and Social Stratification
In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and...
a year ago
In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and discuss some of the implications for social stratification.
TheCollector
Who Are the Most Famous Sorceresses of Greek Mythology?
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVc: Perseus
This is the third part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa,...
8 months ago
This is the third part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb) look at the how the Roman military system and its manipular legion were able to defeat the Hellenistic military system and its Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the third and...
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,...
TheCollector
Phoolan Devi, Bandit Queen of India
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a year ago
TheCollector
Once Overlooked Painting From Botticelli’s Studio Rediscovered
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
The Death of Einhard the Historian
The Death of Einhard the Historian
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:28
9 months ago
The Death of Einhard the Historian
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:28
TheCollector
How Did M.C. Escher Influence Cinema?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
How Russia Became the World’s Biggest Country
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a month ago
Dreams of Space -...
Start to Infinity (1978)
A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian...
a year ago
A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian space history book for children. I like the painted illustrations.
Shurlygin, Victor. СТАРТ В БЕСКОНЕЦНОСТЬ (Start to Infinity.) Leningrad: Children’s Literature Press. (158...
Flashbak
The Beautiful Ludlow Typography Specimen Books c. 1958
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weird medieval guys
An 800 year prayer book that's decorated with puns
Plus a little history of manuscript illustration
a year ago
Plus a little history of manuscript illustration
TheCollector
5 Feminine Beauty Ideals in Art History
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TheCollector
Maccabean Revolt: How the Maccabees Beat the Seleucids
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
The UN Declaration of Human Rights
The UN Declaration of Human Rights
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Tue, 12/10/2024 - 09:05
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The UN Declaration of Human Rights
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/10/2024 - 09:05
TheCollector
The Plague by Albert Camus: “Can One Be a Saint Without God?”
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a year ago
TheCollector
Hell in the Bible: Eternal Damnation vs. Annihilationism
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TheCollector
4 Founding Fathers who Signed the Declaration of Independence
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TheCollector
The Thirteenth Amendment: Abolishing Slavery in the USA
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July
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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, implemented the export of .theme files, and theme...
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,...
TheCollector
How Did Averroes Influence the West?
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TheCollector
Cubism and Collage: How Picasso and Braque Revolutionized Art
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TheCollector
Germans in Southwest Africa: A History of Colonization & Genocide
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African History...
The empire of Kong (ca. 1710-1915): a cultural legacy of medieval Mali.
At the close of the 18th century, the West African hosts of the Scottish traveler Mungo Park...
4 months ago
At the close of the 18th century, the West African hosts of the Scottish traveler Mungo Park informed him of a range of mountains situated in "a large and powerful kingdom called Kong".
TheCollector
The Remarkable Life of Charles Dickens: Hard Times & Great Expectations
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TheCollector
Poland Nixes Planned Venice Biennale Pavilion
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TheCollector
U.S. Submarines: How Did the ‘Silent Service’ Win WWII in the Pacific?
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African History...
A complete history of Zeila (Zayla): ca. 800-1885 CE.
Journal of African cities: chapter 14
3 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 14
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVb: Antiochus III
This is the second part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa)...
8 months ago
This is the second part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa) look at the context between the Roman military system based on the manipular legion and the Hellenistic military system structured around the Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the...
Classical Wisdom
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The Ancient Novel
a year ago
TheCollector
Andrew Jackson’s Early Life: Lawyer, Slave Trader, & Military Hero
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TheCollector
What to Expect from Art Market Budapest
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Flashbak
Fernando’s Story – The life And Times of A Boy Growing Up In NYC’s East Village in the 1970s
In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in...
a year ago
In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in the empty lot a New York City’s 76 E. 3rd St. The Hell’s Angels lived directly across the street. They wanted the lot for themselves. (You can read more about that here.) One of the...
TheCollector
How Did Clara Peeters Transform Still-Life Painting?
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5 months ago
Wrong Side of...
The Tears of Strangers are only water
On the limits of empathy
a month ago
Classical Wisdom
Ancient Olympics
History of the Games
4 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the First Written Language?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Antinous: The Tragic Life of Emperor Hadrian’s Lover
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TheCollector
What Is the Book of Galatians About?
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7 Most Impressive Villas and Palaces to Visit in Rome
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TheCollector
Is It Rational to Believe in God? 5 Objections to Pascal’s Wager
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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...
a month 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
7 Incredible Wartime Advancements From World War I
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TheCollector
Top Aces of World War II: 7 Talented Fighter Pilots
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TheCollector
Who Were the Legendary Mountain Men of the Old West?
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History Today Feed
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
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Britons Caught in the French Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
TheCollector
Susan Sontag’s Regarding the Pain of Others
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TheCollector
Who Was Aleister Crowley?
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TheCollector
Mary Queen of Scots: Biography & Facts
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What Makes Jean-Luc Godard An Iconic Film Director?
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A History Lover’s Guide to New Mexico
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Flashbak
Finding The Original Drugstore Cowboy : Los Angeles In 1980
Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith...
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Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith Jacobson Marciano. In 1980, the coffee shop was closing forever.”The term “drugstore cowboy” came from here to mean a young wannabe whippersnapper who wanted to get into Westerns but...
TheCollector
TheCollector Interviews Anys Reimann, Contemporary Artist
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Alexander the Not-Feeling-Great: How Did Alexander the Great Die?
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Cecilia Beaux: Esteemed American Portraitist
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TheCollector
The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882: Racism on a Federal Level
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Classical Wisdom
Is an unjust peace better than a just war?
Or does war have its virtues?
10 months ago
Or does war have its virtues?
TheCollector
Was Angkor Ever Lost? The Myth of French “Discovery”
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TheCollector
10 Historical Places to Visit in Sussex
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African History...
Anti-slavery laws and Abolitionist thought in pre-colonial Africa
the view from Benin, Kongo, Songhai and Ethiopia.
8 months ago
the view from Benin, Kongo, Songhai and Ethiopia.
TheCollector
The Siege of Budapest in WWII: Everything You Need to Know
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Flashbak
The Avicenna Canon Medicinae – An Illustrated Medical Book From 13th Century Paris
First published in 13th Century Paris, the Avicenna, Canon Medicinae is an illustrated medical text...
8 months ago
First published in 13th Century Paris, the Avicenna, Canon Medicinae is an illustrated medical text book made from tempera and gold leaf on parchment. Shelf marked Besançon, Bibliothèque municipale, MS 0457, the work is a Latin translation of Avicenna’s Canon medicinae, one of...
Trying to Understand...
A Strange Defeat.
A failure of understanding in Ukraine.
a month ago
A failure of understanding in Ukraine.
TheCollector
What Pets Did the Ancient Romans Have?
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TheCollector
Battle of Poitiers, by Charles de Steuben, 1837, via Wikimedia Commons
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TheCollector
What is Art? Approaching Aesthetics in 3 Ways
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TheCollector
Arthur Schopenhauer’s Idealism: Is Our World Just a Dream?
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TheCollector
Pascal’s Wager: Should you Bet on God’s Existence?
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TheCollector
Who Invented the First Motion Picture Camera?
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TheCollector
Who Are the Samaritans in the Bible?
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CrimethInc.
Resisting Local Authoritarianism and Multipolar Imperialisms in Georgia : A Deeper Look into the...
On the one-hundred-year anniversary of the uprising in Georgia against Soviet annexation, the...
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On the one-hundred-year anniversary of the uprising in Georgia against Soviet annexation, the struggle for independence from Russian rule remains the chief force driving the popular mobilization that has been growing over the past several months. Yet today’s movement points to a...
Flashbak
Hunter S Thompson Sets Fire To His Christmas Tree (1990)
“’NO, HUNTER, NO! PLEASE, HUNTER, DON’T DO IT!'” – Hunter S. Thompson’s secretary Deborah Fuller...
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“’NO, HUNTER, NO! PLEASE, HUNTER, DON’T DO IT!'” – Hunter S. Thompson’s secretary Deborah Fuller before the writer torched his Christmas Tree In January 1990, Sam Allis was on assignment for TIME magazine at writer Hunter S. Thompson’s (July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005) home...
History Today Feed
Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
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Thu, 12/12/2024 - 09:28
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Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/12/2024 - 09:28
History Today Feed
The Pilgrim as a Historian
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JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:50
a month ago
The Pilgrim as a Historian
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:50
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Origins of Stoicism
5 months ago
TheCollector
Alexander Hamilton: From Orphan to Founding Father
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TheCollector
7 Artists of German Expressionism You Should Know
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Who Were the Toughest Women in the Old West?
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TheCollector
Tiberius: The Reluctant Emperor of Rome
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TheCollector
How Did the Crusades Affect Christianity?
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TheCollector
What is Speciesism According to Peter Singer?
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Patterns in Humanity
Out-of-Europe: History of Migrations to the United States
Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid...
a year ago
Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid advancements in science and technology happening in the 1400s. With improvements in cartography, ship and other maritime technology, and an increased desire to understand and discover...
Hundred Rabbits
leleuvia
We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We...
over a year ago
We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We found a place like this, Leleuvia, an island in the Lomaitivi archipelago in Fiji.
This island went through many hands over the years, it now belongs to a resort that too bears the...
TheCollector
The Devastating Dust Bowl of the Great Depression
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TheCollector
What Happened When Vesuvius Erupted in 79 CE?
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History Today Feed
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
JamesHoare
Sun, 05/19/2024 - 00:00
7 months ago
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
JamesHoare
Sun, 05/19/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Black Panther Party Founder: Who Was Huey Newton?
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History Today Feed
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/12/2023 - 08:59
a year ago
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/12/2023 - 08:59
TheCollector
19 Surprising Facts about the History of Potatoes
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Trying to Understand...
Rules, Rules Rules
Because that's all they can do.
9 months ago
Because that's all they can do.
TheCollector
Who Was Averroes?
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Wrong Side of...
Your favourite half-British president
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a month ago
We could win bigly by courting Donald Trump
TheCollector
The Origins of the Republican Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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TheCollector
4 Places You Must See in Delhi (If You Love Art & History)
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TheCollector
Achaian War: How the Romans Defeated the Last Free State in Greece
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Classical Wisdom
Finding Odysseus’ Homeland
There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
2 months ago
There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
TheCollector
Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves: “I Like Her Not”
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TheCollector
What Are the Unconditional Biblical Prophecies?
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What Are Paul Cezanne’s Most Famous Paintings?
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TheCollector
World’s Oldest Egyptian Museum Unveils New Galleries
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TheCollector
Continental vs Analytic Philosophy: Definitions & Differences
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TheCollector
The West African Squadron: Hunting Slave Ships on the High Seas
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TheCollector
Who Are the Four Presidents Depicted on Mount Rushmore?
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African History...
A history of the Gonja Kingdom: (1550-1899)
State and society in nothern ghana after the Mali empire's decline.
a year ago
State and society in nothern ghana after the Mali empire's decline.
TheCollector
A (Brief) History of Washington DC: Home to the US Presidents
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African History...
A complete history of Dogon country: Bandiagara from 1900BC to 1900AD
demystifying an ancient African society
a year ago
demystifying an ancient African society
TheCollector
The Shining Path Insurgency: Modern Peru’s Darkest Hour
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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
British Grand Strategy & the European Balance of Power: 1815-1914
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:08
a month ago
On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:08
TheCollector
5 of the Most Important Magical Realist Writers
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TheCollector
How Many U.S. Presidents Served Two Terms in Office?
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TheCollector
How Did the Seasons Get Their Names?
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TheCollector
The Whore of Babylon & Prostitution in the Bible
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TheCollector
Do We Want What We Think We Want? Jacques Lacan on Desire
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TheCollector
3 Mexican Artists Who Painted Political Murals
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TheCollector
Mimir: Get to Know the Wisest God of Norse Mythology
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TheCollector
3 Key Philosophers on Mass Incarceration
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TheCollector
Finland in World War II: A Non-Fascist Axis Power?
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TheCollector
Daedalus and Icarus: What Is the Main Message?
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TheCollector
7 Rococo Artists You Need to Know
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TheCollector
Judith Leyster: The Most Famous Woman of the Dutch Golden Age
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TheCollector
5 Must-Read Works by Aldous Huxley
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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
Classical Wisdom
Religion in the Olympics
The Olympics: Do they Unite or Divide Us?
4 months ago
The Olympics: Do they Unite or Divide Us?
TheCollector
8 Things to See in Tokyo: A Guide For Art Enthusiasts
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TheCollector
Valhalla & the Other Afterlives in Norse Mythology
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TheCollector
7 Modern Artists Who Worked in Advertising
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TheCollector
Why Did Friedrich Nietzsche Say ‘God Is Dead’?
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TheCollector
René Girard on Sacrifice & Violence: Why Does Scapegoating Happen?
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a year ago
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
Memphis Citizens Call for End to New Art Museum
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
4 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of July.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Sitka, and completed route in {us se alaska}.
Left, can now paste binary directly from programs like Nasu.
Hakum, added two drawings to the...
Hidden History
The Assassination of Malcolm X
Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference based their strategy on two...
2 weeks 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...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Essential Greeks Course Begins Tomorrow!
a year ago
Essential Greeks Course Begins Tomorrow!
TheCollector
10 Ancient Cities Around the World to Visit
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Ayn Rand: The Female Founder of Objectivism
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TheCollector
What Inspired Caspar David Friedrich’s Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog?
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TheCollector
Get to Know Palazzo Doria Pamphilj & Its Fascinating History
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TheCollector
Why Emmanuel Levinas Called Ethics the “First Philosophy”
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TheCollector
Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum Launches AI “Art Explorer”
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TheCollector
Rat Collection by Banksy Comes Up for Auction
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TheCollector
Rastafarianism: Religion or Philosophy?
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TheCollector
4 Roman Emperors Who Died in Battle
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Flashbak
Erté’s Naked Alphabet, 1967
It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and...
4 months ago
It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and not finished until 1967. All 26 letters are created in individual gouaches on paper, in exotic human form (and later formed print editions). This exhibit was a hit when it was first...
TheCollector
Luc Tuymans Mural Exhibition to Open Wednesday at Louvre
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Petra and Passports
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TheCollector
How Did Socrates Influence His Contemporaries?
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TheCollector
7 Facts About the Ghent Altarpiece
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The Nepalese Royal Massacre: Royalty Meets True Crime
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TheCollector
10 Oldest National Parks in the United States
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Trying to Understand...
Candles and Kalshnikovs.
Please help us not to understand.
3 weeks ago
Please help us not to understand.
Trying to Understand...
The Revolt of the Outer Party.
Meanwhile, Everyman can get stuffed.
8 months ago
Meanwhile, Everyman can get stuffed.
TheCollector
Middle Kingdom Pyramids: The Lesser Known Pyramids of Ancient Egypt
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Flashbak
This Won’t Change: The Joy Of Northern Soul
In 1993, the Face magazine asked Elaine Constantine to photograph a Northern Soul night at London’s...
2 months ago
In 1993, the Face magazine asked Elaine Constantine to photograph a Northern Soul night at London’s 100 Club. Recently moved to London from Manchester, Constantine knew the scene well, having danced at all-nighters a decade earlier. At first, things seemed different. The crowd...
TheCollector
Who Was Michel Foucault? Power, Knowledge, and Legacy
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TheCollector
Attritional Warfare: Stalemate on the Western Front During WWI
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TheCollector
Contemporary Art Movements: What Are the 11 Most Notable?
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TheCollector
How Did Norse Rune Magic Work?
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6 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Let's Be Enemies
Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
a year ago
Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
Wrong Side of...
Will the last young professional to leave Britain turn off the lights?
'Get out as early as you can, And don’t have any kids yourself’
2 days ago
'Get out as early as you can, And don’t have any kids yourself’
TheCollector
What Is Pragmatism? (Philosophy, History, Notable Proponents)
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TheCollector
7 Prominent Photorealist Artists in the World Today
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TheCollector
The Metropolitan to Return Pieces to Cambodia
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TheCollector
What Was the Fall of Satan in the Bible?
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
How French Was Medieval England?
How French Was Medieval England?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 09:36
11 months ago
How French Was Medieval England?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 09:36
TheCollector
When Birds Outsmarted the Army: What Was the Emu War?
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TheCollector
Did Surrealist Artists Write?
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TheCollector
Top 9 Places to Visit in South Africa
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Flashbak
A Look at London in 1975 with English Eccentrics and Mr Whippy
It’s 1975 on Flashbak. We’re in and around London in the company of David Rostance. Let’s begin by...
7 months ago
It’s 1975 on Flashbak. We’re in and around London in the company of David Rostance. Let’s begin by shopping for a Mr Whippy ice cream on Gypsy Hill, south of the River Thames. Or maybe a cider or Brandy Alexander lolly is more to your taste? You can see the full range of British...
TheCollector
An In-Depth Guide to the Army of the Seleucid Empire
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TheCollector
4 American Presidents Who Were Assassinated
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TheCollector
Does Nietzsche Believe in Free Will?
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TheCollector
Architectural Wizardry: 4 Fascinating Works by Antoni Gaudi
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Norse Goddesses You Need to Know
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6 months ago
African History...
Historical links between the Ottoman empire and Sudanic Africa (1574-1880)
travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
a year ago
travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
TheCollector
Why Did Vincent van Gogh Cut Off His Ear?
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