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The West African Squadron: Hunting Slave Ships on the High Seas
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This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy...
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This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy infantry shield formations work. While I’ve framed this around ‘shield walls,’ not every kind of shielded heavy infantry fought that way and in practice the line between what is a...
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What is Wolfgang Tillmans Most Famous For?
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Denim: The Fabric That Built America
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11 Amazing Rooms & Artworks in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj
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Cy Twombly: Get to Know His Sculpture
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Sotheby’s and Christie’s: A Comparison of the Biggest Auction Houses
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Faith Ringgold, Storytelling Quilt Artist, Dies at 93
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Historical links between Africa and Armenia (ca. 600-1900)
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Toxic Walls: Why Was Victorian Green Wallpaper So Deadly?
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‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
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The Life of St. Francis of Assisi: Patron of Animals
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Why Did Shakespeare Write Macbeth?
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1980s NYC and the Intuition of Richard Sandler
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The Fountainhead: Ayn Rand’s Ode to Individualism
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An Art Lovers Guide to Outdoor Exhibitions in Japan
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Ode to a Grecian Tour
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Get ‘Em In! Portraits of Drinkers in London Pubs
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How an Orthodox Patriarch Became “Protestant”
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The Bay of Pigs Invasion: The US Fails to Overthrow Communist Cuba
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8 Famous French Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Sappho: The Lost Poetess
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‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
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Wise Men & Witches: Magic in the Bible
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There should be more cash prizes for solving historical mysteries
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How the CCP is Closing China
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Referenda ad Senatum: November 1, 2024: Ancient Weapons, Lost Works and Roman Spooky-Stuff!
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Third Punic War: Carthage Must Be Destroyed
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Charles Green Shaw’s Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes – c. 1920s
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4 Theocracies That Exist in the World Today
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10 Lesser-Known Greek Gods & Goddesses
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America Rising: The Arts of the Gilded Age (Video)
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Ovid's Dating Advice
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A Fabulous Collection of Antique Espresso Coffee Machines
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5 Creatures from Slavic Mythology Represented in Art
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Why Does Nietzsche Reject Morality?
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What 5 Simple Stoic Practices Can You Integrate in Your Life?
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Hidden Gospels: What Books Were Removed from the Bible (and Why)?
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What Is Pierre Bourdieu’s Theory of Taste?
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Save The Robots: Life At New York’s Best Illegal Nightclub In The 1980s
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What Caused the Dancing Plague?
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How Did Emperor Nero’s Reign End?
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When Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Begin?
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French & Belgian Occupation of the Ruhr: A Postwar Reparations Crisis
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Arachne: What Is the Real Meaning of the Myth?
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Why Did Remedios Varo Paint So Many Self-Portraits?
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Dr Alun Withey
Medicine on the Move: Early Modern Travel and Remedies
As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one...
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The 8 Largest Cities of the Medieval World
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What Was the Gospel of Thomas?
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Who Was Oscar Wilde?
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What Were The Pentagon Papers?
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Cj Hendry Lands in Miami With HOOPS Tree Installation
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Honesty: What's In It For Me?
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10 Terrifying Japanese Yōkai (Supernatural Creatures)
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Rembrandt Used Arsenic to Paint “The Night Watch”
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Happy Easter! What Are the Origins of Easter?
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Photos of New York City Stores in 1997
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The Value of Public Space: What is Hostile Architecture?
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Homo Erectus: The Most Successful Human?
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The Kaikidan Ekotoba Monster Scroll from 19th Century Japan
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Danish Unknown Royal Family Discovered Thanks to Ring
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Top 7 Dutch Golden Age Artists to Know
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What Caused the Salem Witch Trials?
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The Women who Forged Medieval England
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Michael Taylor on The Development of the M1 Garand and its Implications
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Hitler’s Health Issues & Medical Ailments: 8 Facts
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Groovy Ads That Sold Woolworths’ UK Line of Baby Doll Cosmetics
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How Did Hannah Arendt Define Evil?
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What Are Salvador Dalí’s Composition Techniques?
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Who Was Achilles? Greek Mythology’s Greatest Warrior
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Beyond Watergate: A Look at President Nixon’s Legacy
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Glasgow Museum Retrieved Robert Gemmell Hutchison Piece
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5 Famous Artworks of Medusa: Monstrous, Misunderstood, or Moving?
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What Is the Symbolism in Whitman’s Leaves of Grass?
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The Tripartite Pact: How Were the Axis Powers Created?
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The Origins of the Democratic Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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Why Was Prohibition Repealed?
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Emma Willard’s Time Maps
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Is It Rational to Believe in God? 5 Objections to Pascal’s Wager
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‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review
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Stonehenge Central Altar Stone Came From Scotland, Not Wales
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Riddle Me This: Question Marks In Vintage Photographs
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What Is Populism?
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From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
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What Did the Art of the Third Reich Look Like?
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Dürer Print Found in a Dump Could Fetch $26,000
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Is Oedipus Rex the Mother of All Drama?
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What Is Nestorianism?
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“Horrible” Painting Found in Cellar Could Be $6 Million Picasso
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What Was the Golden Ratio & Did the Greeks Actually Use It?
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Vatican Museums Open Ancient Roman Necropolis
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Saul Leiter In Colour And Before – Photographs from A Centenary Special
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The Statue of Athena Parthenos: Everything You Need to Know
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The Vela Incident: Nuclear Bombs vs. Asteroid Collisions
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Postcards From The First Bauhaus Exhibition, 1923
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History Today Feed
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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Discover Caral-Supe: Cradle of Civilization in the Americas
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What's Left ... And What's Left?
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Gender Identity & Incidents That Scandalized Shakespeare’s London
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Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
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5 Famous Artists Who Were Inspired by Alphanumerics
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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?
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Emma Of Normandy: The Unsung Queen of the Medieval World
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Who Invented the Refrigerator?
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How Did Nils Bohlin Change the Auto Industry? (Inventor of the Three-Point Seatbelt)
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Top 10 Historic Sites to See in New York City
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Get to Know Yoshimoto Nara and the Japanese Neo-Pop Movement
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The Furies: Goddesses of Vengeance and Retribution
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African History...
A brief history of Gold in Africa and the emporium of Sofala.
It was copper, not Gold, that was considered the most important metal in most African societies,...
3 months ago
It was copper, not Gold, that was considered the most important metal in most African societies, according to an authoritative study by Eugenia Herbert.
Trying to Understand...
I Have No Brain But I Must Scream.
But why aren't people in other countries listening?
a year ago
But why aren't people in other countries listening?
Classical Wisdom
Have We Become Anti-Human?
Is this a problem? And Can/Should it be Helped?
a year ago
Is this a problem? And Can/Should it be Helped?
TheCollector
11th-Century Coins Found by Metal Detectors Valued at $5.6M
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What Is First Corinthians About?
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Yuruparí: Amazon’s Unique Myth of Creation & Ritual of Passage
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
8 months ago
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Podcasts
11 months ago
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Cricket & Colonialism: A Tale of Imperial Power & Influence
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3 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Judy Space Puzzles (1970s)
Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time...
a month ago
Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time to bring them back.
These were classroom puzzles (although they were probably owned by kids at home too). They were mostly for Kindergarten-2nd grade kids and were "educational" as...
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Which Archeological Finds Support the Bible?
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How Accurate Were the Fight Scenes in Gladiator?
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Classical Wisdom
[Coming Soon] The Essential Greeks
Begins in Two Weeks
a year ago
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What Was the Rhodesian Bush War?
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The Wizard of Oz: 9 Things That Made It Great
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African History...
Textile trade and Industry in the kingdom of Kongo: 1483-1914
the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
a year ago
the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
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1968 in America: One of the Most Tumultuous Years in US History?
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Valhalla & the Other Afterlives in Norse Mythology
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Dreams of Space -...
Funny Pictures Magazine May (1976)
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue...
a year ago
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue has a nice space story comic.
Весёлые Картинки (Funny Pictures.) ( Komsomol “Veselye Kartinki”.) nr. 4, April 1976.
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Interview with Nicolas Party: Pastels, Rosalba Carriera, & More
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A Christmas Carol in Context: Dickens’ Beloved Festive Fable
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African History...
The African diaspora in Portuguese India: 1500-1800.
Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
a year ago
Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
Trying to Understand...
Useless in Gaza
As always, if you don't know what you're doing.
a year ago
As always, if you don't know what you're doing.
Wrong Side of...
Europe's absent-minded revolution
Christopher Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', 15 years on
a week ago
Christopher Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', 15 years on
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Mother of Rome
9 months ago
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Mobutu Sese Seko: The Rise and Fall of Congo’s Infamous Dictator
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Barbara Kruger: Verbalized Resistance in 6 Works
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Thanatos: The Greek God of Death
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Battle of Issus (333 BCE): Alexander the Great vs. Darius III
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A Modern Sacred Band? Homosexuality in Nazi Germany
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How to Read Film Like a Language
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Capturing Alaska: Who Are 6 of Alaska’s Most Celebrated Painters?
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7 Prominent Photorealist Artists in the World Today
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Silvio Berlusconi’s Worthless Art Collection
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Which Insects Have Humans Domesticated Throughout History?
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Who Were the United States Indian Scouts?
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What Are the 4 Main Jewish Sects?
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Flashbak
Street Walker: Dynamic America In The 1970s
“My surroundings always influence my life and artwork. It’s where I am and what makes me smile” –...
2 months ago
“My surroundings always influence my life and artwork. It’s where I am and what makes me smile” – Meryl Meisler Before cameras became ubiquitous and the billions of instantly sharable and instantly forgettable pictures formed the backdrop to our more insular digital lives,...
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Musée Rodin to Launch Shanghai Outpost in September
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4 months ago
African History...
A social history of the Lamu city-state (1370-1885)
Journal of African cities chapter 5
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 5
Flashbak
Henri Van Der Stok’s Zodiac Stars And Gods
Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he...
3 months ago
Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he was a member of the city’s Pulchri Studio. He created these brilliant woodcuts of planetary gods and zodiac signs. As John Couthlart notes, van der Stok’s work trails that of...
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Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Was A Trekkie Who Convinced Nichelle Nichols To Stay On The Show
Actress Nichelle Nichols (December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) once recalled how Dr. Martin Luther...
11 months ago
Actress Nichelle Nichols (December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) once recalled how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) convinced her to remain on Star Trek after she had decided to leave the series for a starring role on Broadway. In 1966, Star Trek creator...
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Who Won the Battle of the Wilderness?
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The Indian Citizenship Act
The Indian Citizenship Act
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/28/2024 - 11:42
6 months ago
The Indian Citizenship Act
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/28/2024 - 11:42
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Free Will Vs Determinism
2 months ago
Global Inequality...
The ideology of Donald J. Trump
Does Donald J.
a month ago
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British Museum to Digitalize Its Collection
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a year ago
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Sartre’s ‘Being and Nothingness’: An Introduction to Existentialism
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a year ago
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What Was the Carnation Revolution?
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Dreams of Space -...
Gumby and Pokey Coloring Book (1966)
Since part of this blog is reliving the joys of my childhood I need to talk about Gumby and Pokey....
a year ago
Since part of this blog is reliving the joys of my childhood I need to talk about Gumby and Pokey. Gumby was a television show for children that ran (at least for me) from 1953-1969. It was stop-motion animated adventures of two figure made of "clay." It was a highlight of my...
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Ludwig Wittgenstein vs. Gottlob Frege: Between Logic and Language
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Hitler’s Inner Circle: The 7 Most Powerful Figures in the Third Reich
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Trying to Understand...
They Say They Want Rearmament ....
We-ell, you know ....
a year ago
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Principality of Sealand: The Smallest Nation in the World?
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How Does Psychoanalysis Work According to Lacan?
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NY Denny Gallery Shuts Down After Ten Years
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a year ago
Res Obscura
On 17th century "cocaine"
A new analysis of mummified brains pushes back the timeline for the globalization of coca
2 months ago
A new analysis of mummified brains pushes back the timeline for the globalization of coca
History Today Feed
The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
JamesHoare
Fri, 04/05/2024 - 09:52
8 months ago
The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
JamesHoare
Fri, 04/05/2024 - 09:52
TheCollector
What Were the Enclosure Acts?
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a year ago
African History...
a complete history of Mombasa ca. 600-1895.
Journal of African cities: chapter 13
3 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 13
Flashbak
Painting The Celestial Afterglow after Krakatoa, 1888
On the 27th August 1883, the Krakatoa (Krakatau) volcano exploded and the sky changed colour. Lying...
5 months ago
On the 27th August 1883, the Krakatoa (Krakatau) volcano exploded and the sky changed colour. Lying on the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra in the Indonesian province of Lampung, Krakatoa was hit by a series of four massive eruptions – the equivalent to 200...
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HEMA: The Modern Study of Historical European Martial Arts
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The Sweet Flypaper of Life by Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes
“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is”...
a month ago
“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is” – Langston Hughes, The Sweet Flypaper of Life The Sweet Flypaper of Life (1955), a collaboration between photographer Roy DeCarava and poet Langston Hughes (February 1, 1902 –...
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College Culture in the US & The Vietnam War: An Unlikely Connection
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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...
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New York City In Color – Garry Winogrand’s Street Shots
“I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed” – Gary Winogrand In Garry...
9 months ago
“I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed” – Gary Winogrand In Garry Winogrand: Winogrand Color we look at some of the New York-born photographer’s 45,000 early colour street photographs in 1950s and 1960s America. In 1970 and Winogrand visited the...
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Finding Mom in 1970s New York City – Rich Allen’s Portraits Roll Back The Years
Thanks to Rich Allen and his brilliant pictures of New York City in the 1970s, Lisa Murray got to...
5 months ago
Thanks to Rich Allen and his brilliant pictures of New York City in the 1970s, Lisa Murray got to see a picture of her late mother. We’re going to share some more of Rich’s portraits of people of 1970s NYC after we’ve heard from Lisa. “I am so grateful for Rich Allen for taking...
Patterns in Humanity
When few do great harm
Power laws in criminal behavior
a year ago
Power laws in criminal behavior
TheCollector
10 Unique Pigments That You Have Never Heard Of
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8 months ago
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The FBI Repatriates Looted Japan Artifacts
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9 months ago
Flashbak
Plants With Faces From A 15th-Century Italian Medicine Book
The 15th-century Italian herbalist could consult the illustrated Erbario and thereby know the latest...
a year ago
The 15th-century Italian herbalist could consult the illustrated Erbario and thereby know the latest medieval conventions, sometimes depicted in water colour with fantastic elements such as human faces. The medicinal properties and preparations of the plants. Via University...
Classical Wisdom
Events Listing
Ancient Women, Marcus Aurelius, Economics and Resilience...
a year ago
Ancient Women, Marcus Aurelius, Economics and Resilience...
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How Has Nan Goldin Addressed LGBTQ+ Narratives in Her Work?
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8 months ago
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Iris Murdoch Through 3 Great Works in Philosophy and Literature
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a year ago
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What Language Did the Ancient Romans Speak?
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a year ago
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How Did Descartes View Animals?
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A Brief History of the Aboriginal Lands Right Movement
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2 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 3
From the same 1953 Women's Day issue comes my final posting from this "space packed" issue. For an...
over a year ago
From the same 1953 Women's Day issue comes my final posting from this "space packed" issue. For an early Christmas present to yourself or a craft project to make the perfect present for someone else, here are the plans for making some nifty space helmets!
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England’s Reformation: Edward VI’s Protestant Reforms
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The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921
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a year ago
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What Is the Will to Power?
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England’s Medieval Angevin Empire Explained
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9 months ago
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5 Quotes by Sartre Explained: What These Words Mean for Us Today
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What Are the Five French Republics?
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a year ago
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Pace Gallery Will Represent the Robert Indiana Legacy Initiative
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8 months ago
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Genoa vs. Venice: A Historic and Layered Rivalry
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a year ago
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What Criticisms Are Directed Towards Anti-Natalism?
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
The Politics of Exhaustion.
And the exhaustion of politics.
5 months ago
And the exhaustion of politics.
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UK Exhibition to Pair Pre-Raphaelite Art and Aromas
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Was Flavius Aetius “Last of the Romans”?
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a year ago
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Michel Ney: The Bravest of the Brave Among Napoleon’s Generals
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4 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Addenda: The Provinces
This is the second and (in theory) last addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II,...
a year ago
This is the second and (in theory) last addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V, A1). Having discussed how Rome handles those parts of Italy it controls but which were not part of the Roman Republic itself, we now look at how the Romans...
Trying to Understand...
It's War, Josep, But Not As We Know It
Trying to understand what Ukraine is all about.
over a year ago
Trying to understand what Ukraine is all about.
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The Khrushchev Thaw: Relaxation of Soviet Repressions
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:29
4 days ago
The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:29
TheCollector
The 10 Most Beloved Urban Parks in the United States
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The Brink of Nuclear War: The Cuban Missile Crisis
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October
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 October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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Rare Photographs of Siouxsie and the Banshees in Japan, 1982
Siouxsie and the Banshees toured Japan playing three gigs in Tokyo late-March, early-April 1982. The...
a year ago
Siouxsie and the Banshees toured Japan playing three gigs in Tokyo late-March, early-April 1982. The band had recently released their fourth album Juju (1981) and were working on their fifth A Kiss in the Dreamhouse (1982). While other punk bands had imploded, Siouxsie and the...
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The Louvre Seeks Donations to Buy Chardin’s Strawberries Work
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10 Curious and Strange Laws From Around the World
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8 months ago
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Who Was J. Edgar Hoover?
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
Putting Pirates on Trial
Putting Pirates on Trial
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
Putting Pirates on Trial
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 00:00
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6 Inquisition Cases From Colonial Mexico
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7 Historical Places to Visit on the Isle of Skye
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9 months ago
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Louis XIV: History’s Longest-Reigning Monarch
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Patterns in Humanity
Racial Homicide Disparities Since 1910
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the...
a year ago
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the evolution of black-white homicide disparities in the United States since the early 20th century.
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Niagara Falls?
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:40
3 months ago
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:40
TheCollector
Who Won the Siege of Vicksburg?
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Emil Nolde: Great Painter of German Expressionism or Ardent Nazi?
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Artist Frank Auerbach Dies at 93
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These Countries Have the Most World Heritage Sites
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The Great Romantic: Who Was Catullus?
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Kalimantan: Indonesia’s Hidden Gem for Animal Lovers
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Children’s Drawings of Gladiators Discovered in Pompeii
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