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• Leonardo Da Vinci at the Queen’s Gallery

  

  Leonardo the anatomist. Is there an end to Leonardo’s genius? The latest proof of his never-ending capabilities is on show at the Queen’s Gallery in London UK.... Read more

  The 16 May 2012 by   Vecie78
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• GUEST BLOG: Susan Tejada on Crime Fighting Technology in the Era of Sacco and...

  

  The original electric chair at Sing Sing prison, circa 1905. The story of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, two left-leaning Italian immigrants convicted an... Read more

  The 09 May 2012 by   Kena
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• Edward VIII: The Plot to Topple the King Sheds New Light on the Abdication, Say...

  

  Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson: A new drama sheds light on the abdication. Photocredit: Channel 4 The background The story of the abdication of Edward VIII for... Read more

  The 10 May 2012 by   Periscope
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• Tender Agony: the Tragic Fate of Pierre-Paul Prud'hon and Constance Mayer

  

  In his day, Pierre-Paul Prud'hon (1758-1823) was one of the most famous and successful artists in France. His art is poised between the strict neo-classicism... Read more

  The 18 May 2012 by   Adventuresintheprinttrade
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• Cutty Sark Re-opens to the Public

  

  Cutty Sark, a ship perfect for carrying tea, re-opens to the public on 26 April 2012. For almost two centuries the magnificent Cutty Sark sailed across all... Read more

  The 14 May 2012 by   Vecie78
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• GUEST BLOGGER: Edwin Ivanauskas, on Modern Day Prohibition in America, as Applie...

  

  When someone thinks about the term “prohibition,” where first comes to mind usually is the era of illegal alcohol from 1919 to 1933 in the United States.... Read more

  The 04 May 2012 by   Kena
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• An Actress and Her Princely Swain

  

  Mary “Perdita” Robinson and George “Florizel“ Prince of Wales“Every event of my life has more or less been marked by the progressive evils of a too acute... Read more

  The 29 May 2012 by   Authoremerylee
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• South Texas History Has a Home at the Witte Museum

  

  I was recently invited to an amazing preview of the new Robert J. and Helen C. Kleberg South Texas Heritage Center at the Witte Museum. Read more

  The 14 May 2012 by   Michelle Hernandez
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• MONEY: Boss Tweed's Bondholder Revolt

  

  Cartoon by Thomas Nast depicting the Tweed Ring in Harper's Weekly, Aug. 19, 1871. Source: Library of Congress. A hearty thanks to the Bloomberg "Echoes"... Read more

  The 15 May 2012 by   Kena
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• Fear & Spirit Loathing in Melanesia (2)

  

  Now that we have some background on Melanesian ethnography and animism, let’s look at Theodore Schwartz’s “Cult and Context: The Paranoid Ethos in Melanesia”... Read more

  The 27 May 2012 by   Cris
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