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Nephew, William and Michael Chester....
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I last blogged about this book in 2015 so it is time for a revisit. I got a second copy that has a...
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I last blogged about this book in 2015 so it is time for a revisit. I got a second copy that has a couple of things I had not seen before. The Conquest of Space is a 1962 (?) Australian stamp album. It is intended for children to collect paper stamps they get in Nestle chocolate...
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internet in paradise
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Because we always time our arrival with the morning sun, I always get the first look of every island. Huahine stood in...
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Veni, Vidi, Vici: Decoding Julius Caesar’s “I Came, I Saw, I Conquered”
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Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
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‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
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The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are several online issues here
https://fanac.org/fanzines/Rockets/
Here is a biography of the controversial editor:
https://www.joshuablubuhs.com/blog/robert-l-farnsworth-as-a-fortean
I...
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7 Dickensian Locations: In the Footsteps of Charles Dickens
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History Today Feed
The True Knights Templar
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Wed, 01/10/2024 - 09:54
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7 Works That Define Thomas Gainsborough’s Legacy
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Philosophy 101: What Are The 5 Major Branches of Philosophy?
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Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: From Nun to Feminist & Literary Icon
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Have You Heard of These 5 Unusual Musical Instruments?
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Tjaart’s Substack
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How Did Gnosticism Influence Early Christianity?
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A History Lover’s Guide to Santa Fe
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Why the Organ Split the Church
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What Was Kantai Kessen?
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Who Are Russia’s Old Believers? The Raskol in Russian History
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What Is the Gettier Problem?
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Why Is the Matterhorn So Famous?
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5 Facts About Perun, the Slavic God of Thunder
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Has the Christian Bible Been Corrupted?
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The Men Who Sacked Rome: Who Were the Vandals?
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Who Was Vivienne Westwood?
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8 Places to Visit in Vietnam for History Lovers
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Who Were the Pilgrims?
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What Were the Casta Paintings of 18th Century Mexico?
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Jean Lannes: The French Achilles of the Napoleonic Wars
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Flashbak
Shopping The Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen Flea Market in 1990
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We’re browsing the stalls at Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen, the wold’s largest antiques and second-hand goods market, in Paris, France. Peter Marshall was staying in Noisy-le-Grand in the city’s eastern suburbs when he mooched to the market. Taken on walks around the area and...
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What Is First Corinthians About?
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How Did Mesopotamia Become the Cradle of Civilization?
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5 Great Reads by Charles Dickens
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The 7 Best Historical Sites in Bangkok, Thailand
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Abstract Expressionist Alfred Leslie Through 7 Paintings
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The Famous Mummies of the Inca and the Chinchorro
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How Did Carl Jung Differ from Sigmund Freud?
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Who Was Paracelsus? 11 Things You Should Know
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Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
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5 Important Stories About Thor the Norse God of Thunder
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Hannah Arendt’s The Human Condition: What is an Active Life?
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Moses’ Wife: Who Was Zipporah?
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Global Inequality...
Sodom and Gomorrah
Le hasard is a capricious master. When I recently travelled to China, I knew that I would read there...
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History of the Origin of Manned Flight: More than Just Planes
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Trying to Understand...
Will it Bend or Will it Break?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June
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 June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, improved the Uxntal reference sheet and improved the Uxntal...
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Martin Luther vs. John Calvin: The French vs the German Reformation
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When Was the First Crusade?
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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6 Unsettling Artworks by Mike Kelley
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Who was Thorkell the Tall?
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Why Is Nan Goldin Considered a Trailblazer in Modern Photography?
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‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
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Authoritarian vs. Democratic Socialism: What’s the Difference?
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Why Did Shakespeare Write Macbeth?
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