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Harrod's department store in Knightsbridge, 1909.
HISTORY 

Edwardian Fashion Photoblogging

April 16, 2015July 2, 2016 David James 0 Comments

Kensington and Chelsea Libraries in the UK uncovered a series of images that show the Edwardians might have been the

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The Coronation of Napoleon by Jacques-Louis David in 1804
HISTORY SOCIAL LEARNING 

Napoleon: Hero or Tyrant?

April 11, 2015January 13, 2017 David James 0 Comments

The French still cannot agree on whether Napoleon was a hero or a tyrant. In a 2010 opinion poll, French

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Landscape Scene from The Last of the Mohicans by Thomas Cole 1827
HISTORY MOVIES SOCIAL LEARNING 

Last of the Mohicans (1992 Film): A Visual Review

March 13, 2015June 24, 2015 David James 0 Comments

  The challenge for Hollywood movie studios with historical drama is to make it appealing to a mass audience. Too

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A Victorian valentine
HISTORY PHILOSOPHY SOCIAL LEARNING 

Valentine’s Day in the Victorian Era

February 15, 2015February 14, 2016 David James 0 Comments

[shareaholic app=”share_buttons” id=”17997469″] From Christian martyrs to Chaucer to Shakespeare, Valentine’s Day can be traced back to Ancient Rome, but

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Gangs of New York
HISTORY MOVIES SOCIAL LEARNING 

The Real Gangs of New York

January 26, 2015December 10, 2015 David James 0 Comments

[shareaholic app=”share_buttons” id=”17997469″] You know how I stayed alive this long? All these years? Fear. The spectacle of fearsome acts.

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La Belle Epoque
ART CREATIVITY HISTORY MULTIMEDIA MUSIC 

La Belle Époque (“The Beautiful Era”)

January 13, 2015June 3, 2015 David James 0 Comments

La Belle Époque (“Beautiful Era”) was a period stretching from 1871 to the beginning of World War I in 1914.

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ART HISTORY 

A Brief History of Flowers in Art

January 9, 2015June 5, 2016 David James 0 Comments Art, Flowers

The history of flowers in art is the story of faith, of attitudes to sexuality, and of the thirst for

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Paris Exposition Universelle 1900
ART HISTORY MUSIC 

The Paris Exposition Universelle 1900

January 6, 2015July 2, 2016 David James 0 Comments

The Paris 1900 Exposition Universelle was the climax of the series of world’s fairs held between 1851 and World War

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Queen Victoria
HISTORY MULTIMEDIA SOCIAL LEARNING 

Queen Victoria History Quiz

December 7, 2014June 3, 2015 David James 0 Comments

Queen Victoria was the queen of Great Britain for 63 years–the longest of any female monarch in history. She oversaw

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The Great Exhibition of 1861
HISTORY SOCIAL LEARNING WRITING 

The Great Exhibition and the 19th Century Cult of Progress

October 31, 2014June 3, 2015 David James 0 Comments

What kind of a vision of global interaction is created by World’s Fairs like the Great Exhibition? As the main

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