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This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of April.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Twilight, updated our notes on chainplates, wheel to tiller conversion, cabin lights standing rigging replacement, Princess Louisa Inlet(added...
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Romania in WWII: An Important Part of the Eastern Front
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9 months ago
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How Carl Jung Revolutionized Psychology: Into the Shadow-Land
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2 months ago
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5 Notable Inmates of Tartarus & Their Crimes
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4 months ago
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5 Autobiographical Paintings by Frida Kahlo
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3 months ago
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Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: From Nun to Feminist & Literary Icon
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Handle Anxiety?
Practicing the Stoic Skill: Premeditatio Malorum
11 months ago
Practicing the Stoic Skill: Premeditatio Malorum
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What is the Role of Law in Aristotle’s Politics?
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a year ago
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Who Was the First President to Live in the White House?
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3 months ago
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The Mysterious Tale of the Mary Celeste: What Happened?
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5 months ago
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Gehenna: A History of Hell on Earth
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2 months ago
African History...
A history of the Massina empire (1818-1862)
the sucessor of Songhai
a year ago
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7 Facts About Banana Republics & Their Role in History and Politics
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9 months ago
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6 Mythological Creatures Found on Tarot Cards and Their Meaning
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6 months ago
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Get to Know Meret Oppenheim Through 7 Works
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a year ago
Flashbak
John Martin’s Thrilling Illustrations for Paradise Lost (1827)
“Of Man’s First Disobedience, and the Fruit Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal taste Brought Death...
3 weeks ago
“Of Man’s First Disobedience, and the Fruit Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal taste Brought Death into the World, and all our woe” – The opening lines to Paradise Lost by John Milton, illustrated by John Martin John Milton’s (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) epic poem...
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Stained Glass Sold At Sotheby’s is Stolen From Notre Dame?
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, February 2, 2024 (On City Building Games)
Fireside this week! I have just finished up a draft of a chapter (to be in one of those...
11 months ago
Fireside this week! I have just finished up a draft of a chapter (to be in one of those multi-multi-author companion volumes) on how video games (particularly more abstract simulation games) depict the ancient world. Writing that chapter led me to reengage with ancient city...
Flashbak
1980s Birmingham – Portraits of A City Under Thee Cosh
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like...
8 months ago
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like home anymore.” – Richard Davis We’re back looking at 1980s Britain’s through Richard Davis’s photographs. This time we join him in Birmingham, the country’s ‘shabby not chic‘...
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The First Nations of the Canadian Eastern Woodlands: A Brief History
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5 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Outer Space (1953)
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was...
2 months ago
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was able to add a lot more scans of this early space treasure. Outer Space was evidently a give-away comic book at Atlantic Richfield gas stations. For those of you who did not know,...
Trying to Understand...
Honesty: What's In It For Me?
First, do lots of harm.
a year ago
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Johnny Cash: A Bio of Country Ballads & Boisterous Song
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8 months ago
Trying to Understand...
NATO's Phantom Armies.
And the ghost of Carl von Clausewitz.
7 months ago
And the ghost of Carl von Clausewitz.
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6 Things You Didn’t Know About Emblemata
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5 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Dry Toilet Installation
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer...
over a year ago
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer it over the ready-made models. We learned tons doing it, and now our toilet is perfectly suited to our space. The pandemic has pushed more people into boat and van living (to travel...
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Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum Restitutes Matisse Painting
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6 months ago
Flashbak
Cars of Britain in the 1970s
In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of...
2 months ago
In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of Birmingham, The Black Country, London and Wolverhampton included cars. He took the above picture of the Ford Cortina Mk.1 parked on the roadside on 5th February 1978. It could be seen a...
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From Wartime Reserve to Pop Culture: What Is the History of ‘Keep Calm and Carry On?’
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8 months ago
African History...
The desert town of Southern Africa: A history of Khauxanas 1780-1906
A view of pre-colonial Namibia from the khoisan town of ||Khauxa!nas.
a year ago
A view of pre-colonial Namibia from the khoisan town of ||Khauxa!nas.
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How George Washington Used the Fabian Strategy During the Revolution
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6 months ago
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A Greek Hoplite’s Day in Ancient Greece: A Spear of Greece
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a year ago
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An Introduction to the Ethics of Care
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6 months ago
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What Influenced Mary Shelley to Write Frankenstein?
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2 months ago
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When Was D-Day?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
How to Revive Wassailing
How to Revive Wassailing
j.hoare
Wed, 01/03/2024 - 09:24
a year ago
How to Revive Wassailing
j.hoare
Wed, 01/03/2024 - 09:24
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“Horrible” Painting Found in Cellar Could Be $6 Million Picasso
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3 months ago
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Francisco Goya’s Descent Into Madness: The Disturbing Black Paintings
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8 months ago
Res Obscura
Why I love etymologies
Telephones popularized "hello," "lox" is 8,000 years old, and other reasons why the history of words...
8 months ago
Telephones popularized "hello," "lox" is 8,000 years old, and other reasons why the history of words matters
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Get to Know Palazzo Doria Pamphilj & Its Fascinating History
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11 months ago
Trying to Understand...
And Now for Something Completely Different.
Am I me? Are You you? ?
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Ancient Atomists
The Origins of Oppenheimer?
a year ago
The Origins of Oppenheimer?
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Who Is the Most Famous Centaur?
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a year ago
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Brutus: The Rise & Fall of the Senator Who Assassinated Julius Caesar
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5 months ago
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Was He Really “The Great Emancipator”? A Look at Lincoln’s Presidency
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3 months ago
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The History of Humans in the Antarctic
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8 months ago
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Citizen of the World: TheCollector Interviews Composer Omar Rahbany
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10 months ago
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What Are the Most Similar Languages?
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3 months ago
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The 5 Most Beautiful Buildings in Valencia
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4 months ago
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10 Historic Cities for Expats Around the World
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a week ago
Trying to Understand...
Can't Do, Won't Do!
But striking poses is fun and easy.
a year ago
But striking poses is fun and easy.
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Bob Dylan’s Odyssey: A Deep Dive into the Life of a Music Legend
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7 months ago
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Animal Rights vs Animal Welfare: What’s the Difference?
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a year ago
Flashbak
Helen Keller’s Letter on Why Book-Burning Nazis Will Never Defeat Ideas, 1933
“History has taught you nothing if you think you can kill ideas. Tyrants have tried to do that often...
a year ago
“History has taught you nothing if you think you can kill ideas. Tyrants have tried to do that often before, and the ideas have risen up in their might and destroyed them’ – Helen Keller Helen Keller is best known for her campaign to help the disabled and support for...
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History of Potatoes: The Spuds that Make the World Go Round
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9 months ago
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10 Curious and Strange Laws From Around the World
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8 months ago
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How King Alfred Nearly Lost Everything (But Didn’t)
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2 months ago
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What Are the Books of the Old Testament? Order & Overview
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a week ago
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What Made Tintoretto the Greatest Master of the Renaissance?
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Best of the Best
a year ago
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The Khrushchev Thaw: Relaxation of Soviet Repressions
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a year ago
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What Do Bernini’s Borghese Sculptures Represent?
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10 months ago
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Abkhazia’s National Art Gallery Works Destroyed by Fire
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11 months ago
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The Louvre Seeks Donations to Buy Chardin’s Strawberries Work
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a year ago
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Soviet Agent: Who Was Richard Sorge?
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9 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Rocketry Though the Ages (1959)
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and...
a year ago
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and into the anticipated near future. I blogged about this in 2010, so a more complete scan seemed good. Also having the text that goes with each page is a plus, yea for flatbed...
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10 Must-Visit Historic Ski Towns in the US
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a week ago
Res Obscura
LLM-based educational games will be a big deal
For the first time, digital games can make qualitative assessments of learning. Here's what that...
7 months ago
For the first time, digital games can make qualitative assessments of learning. Here's what that might look like.
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Bertolt Brecht: 10 Facts About the Famous Playwright
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8 months ago
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Why Does the UK Celebrate Guy Fawkes Night?
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a year ago
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What Are the Rock-Cut Churches of Lalibela?
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8 months ago
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8 Marcel Duchamp Paintings You Should Know About
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3 months ago
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KAWS: 11 Things You Should Know
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6 months ago
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Art Basel Miami Beach Faces Protests
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a year ago
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5 Historic Locations From the Troubles in Northern Ireland
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5 months ago
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What Is Gnosticism?
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
How to Steal From Homer
Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
11 months ago
Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
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Who Were Bonnie and Clyde & Why Are They Famous?
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6 months ago
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Iakim Volkov’s Wedding: An Illustration of a Complicated History
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10 months ago
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The Furies: Goddesses of Vengeance and Retribution
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2 weeks ago
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Viking Ship Technology: Daring and Dangerous Innovations
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a month ago
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What Is Magical Realism in Literature?
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a year ago
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What Was Emerson’s Vision for the American Scholar?
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/22/2024 - 10:41
5 months ago
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/22/2024 - 10:41
Global Inequality...
Why not Keynes?
Keynes’ uneasy relationship with income distribution
8 months ago
Keynes’ uneasy relationship with income distribution
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4 Samurai Swords that Defined an Era
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a year ago
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8 Historical Places to Visit in Kent
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7 months ago
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International Art Trafficking Operation Recovers 6,400 Objects
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5 months ago
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Street Art Murals in Los Angeles: 7 Iconic Works and Their Artists
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5 months ago
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Religious Symbolism & Traditions of Easter Beyond the Bunny
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9 months ago
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David Roberts & Frederick Catherwood: Artists of Ancient Egypt & Maya
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a month ago
Trying to Understand...
Games Nations Play.
But they forget the people and the Street.
7 months ago
But they forget the people and the Street.
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Guimarães: 9 Historic Sites in Portugal’s Cradle City
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3 months ago
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Pioneering Folklore: Who Was John Lomax?
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a month ago
Trying to Understand...
No Cheers for Authoritarianism
Remind me what it was, exactly ....
a year ago
Remind me what it was, exactly ....
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Is Fear Driving Contemporary Politics? Hobbes’ Leviathan Revisited
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a year ago
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Can Violence Be Justified? A Philosophical Approach
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Flashbak
Salford in 1977: People Of Langworthy, Ordsall and the Adelphi
In 1977, Phil Portus photographed life on the streets of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. A...
4 months ago
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...
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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...
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8 Facts About the Norse Goddess Freyja
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9 months ago
Wrong Side of...
Welcoming the stranger
Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', Part Two
2 weeks ago
Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', Part Two
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Heracles and the Lernaean Hydra: The Hero’s Second Labor
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4 weeks ago
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Homo Erectus: The Most Successful Human?
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a year ago
Hidden History
The Last Day of World War One
At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the...
a month ago
At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the armistice treaty that formally ended hostilities in the First World War. Under the terms of the Armistice, the war would officially end at 11am that day. All the troops in the...
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, September 29, 2023 (On Academic Hiring)
Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman...
a year ago
Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman Republic – a discussion of Roman courts and the legal system – but academic job season is upon us and I needed to take a week to focus on getting some of those applications out. …...
History Today Feed
Beware the Lides of March
Beware the Lides of March
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/28/2024 - 09:52
10 months ago
Beware the Lides of March
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/28/2024 - 09:52
History Today Feed
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
6 months ago
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
History Today Feed
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:19
4 months ago
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:19
African History...
A history of the Loango kingdom (ca.1500-1883) : Power, Ivory and Art in west-central Africa.
Africa's past carved in ivory
a year ago
Africa's past carved in ivory
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What Is Friluftsliv, The Norwegian Way of Life in Harmony with Nature?
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9 months ago
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6 Aspects of the Egyptian God Thoth
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a year ago
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London’s Old Master Sales Squeak by Expectations
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a year ago
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What Were the Enclosure Acts?
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a year ago
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The Legend of El Dorado: Myth vs. History
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a month ago
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Who Is the Father of the Beat Generation?
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4 months ago
Wrong Side of...
Truth in the old myths
On Troy, King Arthur and the Flood of Noah
5 hours ago
On Troy, King Arthur and the Flood of Noah
History Today Feed
The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/18/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/18/2024 - 06:00
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What Turned the Tide in the Battle of the Atlantic?
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Peter Singer’s Famine, Affluence, and Morality: Is Charity Good?
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a year ago
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The Rise and Fall of Behaviorism: Are We More Than Machines?
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a year ago
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Who Were the Most Important Disciples of Jesus Christ?
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7 months ago
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Plastic Surgery as Art? 6 Facts About ORLAN
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a week ago
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The Irish Migrations That Transformed Britain in the Dark Ages
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Should We Navel Gaze?
Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
a year ago
Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
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...
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How Did Indulgences Inspire the Protestant Reformation?
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10 months ago
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Hegel’s Master-Slave Dialectic Explained
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9 months ago
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6 Astounding Achievements by Maya Lin
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a year ago
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5 Illustrated Stories by Shaun Tan That You Should Know
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a year ago
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