Mary Boleyn – One Big Boleyn Myth

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For those interested in what we actually know about Mary Boleyn, who married William Carey on this day in 1520...

Mary Boleyn – One Big Boleyn Myth

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Let me tell you a story... Mary Boleyn was a classic English rose, taking after her mother's side of the family, whose innocence was wrecked by her fathe

How climate changes history...

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How climate changes history...

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Did a Megadrought force the Huns to invade Europe? - Medievalists.net

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The worst megadrought in the last 2000 years hit Central Asia around 360 AD, new study finds

RIP William "Bunny Rugs" Clarke

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You meet a lot of people in this business. Some you say,"Hi." Some just associates. Some become real friends. People that take you under their wings, and genuinely give you advice from their experience, for you as a person, and the betterment of our music, to strive and succeed. Third World is one of them. From the first day we met, at the Crystal Palace football stadium in London, in the 80's - Wow! I never played in front of so many people. The adrenaline, heart pumping, so many big names of artists, bands from Jamaica, and around the world. My world was just changing. The motivation in the conversations with Third World, will never be forgotten. The fact that we only just met, from that day, the closeness, the bond, the protection, and guidance I got from them, is something that I will treasure for life. I, we have lost a true pioneer. A legend. One of Jamaica's finest vocalists "HARD" to compare. A family man. A family man to this business. This brings tears to my eyes. I can't help myself. The Bible says, "Rejoice" but I truly feel pain. My friend Bunny Rugs passed away last night, and as I wake this morning, I reflect on past memories. Long live a King. Rastafari Bunny Rugs. William "Bunny Rugs" Clarke February 6, 1948 - February 2, 2014 Bless Maxi Priest

Two Degrees of Separation Lincoln and JFK

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Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846. John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946. 

Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860. John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960. 

Both were particularly concerned with civil rights. Both wives lost a child while living in the White House. 

Both Presidents were shot on a Friday. Both Presidents were shot in the head. 

Now it gets really weird. Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy. Kennedy's Secretary was named Lincoln. 

Both were assassinated by Southerners. Both were succeeded by Southerners named Johnson. Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808. Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908. 

John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln, was born in 1839. Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, was born in 1939. Both assassins were known by their three names. Both names are composed of fifteen letters. 

Now hang on to your seat. Lincoln was shot at the theater named "Ford." Kennedy was shot in a car called "Lincoln" made by "Ford." Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials. 

And here's the "kicker": A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe, Maryland. A week before Kennedy was shot, he was with Marilyn Monroe. 

AND.... Lincoln was shot in a theater and the assassin ran to a warehouse... Kennedy was shot from a warehouse and the assassin ran to a theater... in case anyone did not know.

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

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The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed on Feb. 2, 1848, ending the Mexican-American war and extending the boundaries of the United States west to the Pacific Ocean. The war was an invasion and occupation of Mexico by the U.S.-- in fact, the official name for the U.S. Army was the Army of Occupation. See the role play by Rethinking Schools editor Bill Bigelow with a reading by Howard Zinn: 'U.S. Mexico War: “We Take Nothing by Conquest, Thank God,”' visit: http://zinnedproject.org/posts/1499 Image: Map of Mexico prior to the treaty. Find this and a digital copy of the signed treaty at the Library of Congress: http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/ghtreaty/ ‪#‎tdih‬

PSH

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All-time great: The actor, shown in 2005's Capote, has been praised by his peers as one of his generation's best actors

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Lonely: Philip Seymour Hoffman pictured as Truman Capote, in a scene from the film set during Capote's research for his book In Cold Blood, an account of the murder of a Kansas family

'The theater was very difficult for him,' the play's director Robert Fallstold the New York Times Sunday night.

'It cost him; there was an emotional cost to the work, having to do it for eight performances a week, and having to rehearse. In "Long Day's Journey," a role about an addict who would be dead in a number of years, who was filled with self-loathing, certainly Phil had access to those emotions. 

'But I'm not talking about a method actor. He just brought every fiber of his being to the stage. He was there — with his depth of feeling, depth of humanity — and no other actor I've ever worked with ever brought it like that, not at that level.'

The actor was known for the enormous respect he commanded from his peers says director Shane Salerno who produced his documentary, Salinger, with the help of Mr Hoffman.

'To be honest, we were having trouble getting big names to participate,' said Mr Salerno.

'But when he agreed to do it, other people began getting on board. Once Phil signed up, it was like we had a seal of authenticity,' Salerno said to USA Today. 

'The interviews he gave were as good as the Yale professors we spoke with. You can't imagine how intellectual he was about film, stage, literature. He was as smart as they come.'

After kicking drink and drugs, he won acclaim in 1992, aged 25, as a wealthy student in Scent Of A Woman with Al Pacino.

A string of other successes followed, including Boogie Nights (lusting after a porn star called Dirk Diggler, played by Mark Wahlberg) and The Big Lebowski, a film noir  comedy directed by the Coen brothers.

But it was as a rich, twisted bully in The  Talented Mr Ripley that he really made his mark, and was launched on a twin career of lucrative blockbusters (such as Mission Impossible III and The Hunger Games) and highly-praised serious films including The Savages and his directorial debut with Jack Goes Boating.

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Paying tribute: On Sunday, actress Gwyneth Paltrow posted this picture of herself alongside Philip Seymour Hoffman, a female friend and actor Jude Law from 1998

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Farewell: Back in 1999, the Oscar winners co-starred in The Talented Mr. Ripley alongside Jude Law (R) and Matt Damon

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'I am deeply saddened by his passing': Julianne Moore appeared in three films alongside the beloved star - Boogie Nights (pictured), Magnolia, and The Big Lebowski

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18 Black History Events

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18 moments in black history you may not know: http://wapo.st/1idBzaf

Henry Louis Gates Jr.’s 18 Black History Events You Should Know

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Despite the standard Black History Month lessons you may have been taught in school, there’s much more to the story than slavery, civil rights and an ever-growing list of “firsts.” 

SAINT TEKLE HAYMONOT

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SAINT TEKLE HAYMONOT!! 
THE ONLY ETHIOPIAN SAINT CELEBRATED IN THE ROMAN CATHOLIC AND PROTESTANT CHURCHES WAS A GOLDEN CHILD WHO VISITED FAMINE STRICKEN LANDS IN ETHIOPIA, BRINGING FRUITFULNESS AND IN SOME CASES LITERALLY FILLING POTS WITH FOOD. 
AFTER A SACRED AND HOLY LIFE, HE RETREATED TO A CAVE, WHERE HE PLACED SWORDS ABOUT HIM TO PREVENT HIM FROM CONTINUING INCESSANT PRAYER WHILE STANDING! THE LEGEND IS THAT HE PRAYED AND MEDITATED UNTIL ONE LEG WAS ATROPHIED AND CUT OFF. HE THEN CONTINUED HIS MEDITATION BY BALANCING ON ONE LEG! HE IS OFTEN DEPICTED IN ARTWORK WITH ONE LEG AND WINGS AS HE IS SAID TO BE THE ONLY MAN TO BE GIVEN WINGS!! 

New Testament hmmmm

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Chaplin 1917

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Autochrome of Charlie Chaplin, Hollywood, 1917

What Does the Bosnian Pyramid Discovery Really Mean?

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"Radiocarbon dating at the Bosnian Archaeological site, the most active pyramid site in the world dates the pyramid complex back 25,000 years and also has released scientific evidence supporting the theory that the pyramids around the world were used as an energy source. The recent study reveals an energy beam, 13 feet in radius that transmits an unexplainable electromagnetic signal measuring 28 kilohertz coming from the center of the Pyramid of the Sun unexplainable by our science. The potential for a viable source for alternative energy from our ancient past should not be suppressed like Nikola Tesla's work because it cannot be metered and monetized.

The placement of the tens of thousands of pyramids around the globe on the earth’s energy grid, aligned with the universal energy field is a lost science that is now being rediscovered. This science can only be explained when we reexamine much of what we have been taught about history and open our minds to unfold the truth."

http://www.AncientExplorers.com

Third World - Now that we found love 1978

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Third World - Now that we found love 1978

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Third World - Now that we found love 1978 Now that we've found love What are we gonna do with it?

Old Entrance to the Great Pyramid (1890)

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When a Venerable Historian Compared Israelis to Nazis

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In 1961, a young Israeli diplomat named Yaacov Herzog challenged the venerable British historian Arnold Toynbee to a debate about Israel's legitimacy.

What happened next was remarkable.

When a Venerable Historian Compared Israelis to Nazis, a Young Diplomat Challenged Him to a Debate

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It’s a familiar chain of events: A prominent scholar and public intellectual visits an elite college campus to speak to students.

RIP PSH

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A look back at Philip Seymour Hoffman’s best movies, from Boogie Nights to Capote: http://vnty.fr/1dma0GY

Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Movie Career: A Streak of Genius, Stopped Too Soon

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Remembering the great character actor, who died Sunday at age 46.

Medieval Architectural Expression

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Medieval Thought and its Architectural Expression - Medievalists.net

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This dissertation will study the correlation and influences between a series of underlying beliefs and how these find expression in the architecture and setting of place.

Sagas and politics in 13th century Borgarfjörður

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Sagas and politics in 13th century Borgarfjörður - Medievalists.net

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Why did the Icelanders write so much more than almost everybody else in the Middle Ages? This is an old problem that has still not been solved to everyone’s satisfaction.

Vintage Life

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Harriet Tubman

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In honor of Black History Month... “If you hear the dogs, keep going. If you see the torches in the woods, keep going. If there's shouting after you, keep going. Don't ever stop. Keep going. If you want a taste of freedom, keep going.” ― Harriet Tubman

America’s Black Founding Fathers

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America’s Black Founding Fathers

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David Barton - 02/2004 Click for PDF Black Patriots of the American Revolution Americans have lost much of their knowledge of basic historical facts, particularly those relating to the American Revolution. In fact, a recent survey of high-performing college seniors found that more thought that Ulyss...

How Argentina ‘Eliminated’ Africans From Its History

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How Argentina ‘Eliminated’ Africans From Its History And Conscience

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By Palash Ghosh | June 04 2013 5:48 AM Tens of millions of black Africans were forcibly removed from their homelands from the 16th century 

Nazi 'A-to-Z of Britain' Top secret document

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The Nazi 'A-to-Z of Britain': Top secret document reveals how Hitler's stormtroopers would have picked where to send their children to school after invading Britain

The chilling booklet gives an insight into the reality that could have been if Adolf Hitler had successfully taken over Britain during the Second World War.

Did a comet kill off the woolly mammoth?

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Did a comet kill off the woolly mammoth? Huge impact 13,000 years ago triggered an extreme cold snap, claims study

Californian scientists have found nanodiamonds around rock sediment in Oklahoma that formed during the Big Freeze 12.900 years ago. Nanodiamond is one type of material that could result from a comet collision. The results back up a study by Professor James Kennet in 2007 which found similar nanodiamond deposits in the area. Some scientists believe that the Big Freeze was a result of the North American ice sheet breaking apart and flooding the Atlantic Ocean with freshwater.

Abandoned Billionaires' Row

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Inside the derelict houses on Billionaires' Row: Abandoned ballrooms and plants growing in staircases in street where some mansions have stood empty for 25 years

Behind the doors of many of the mansions on so-called Billionaires Row, in The Bishops Avenue, north London, there is little left in the way of opulence and luxury. It is estimated that a third of the homes are in a terrible state of disrepair after lying vacant for a quarter of a century such as this mansion (bottom left) with ferns growing up the stairs (top left) and a crumbling ballroom (main). The empty buildings include a row of 10 mansions, worth £73m, which are thought to be owned by members of the Saudi Royal family - purchased between 1989 and 1993 to escape the turbulence in the Middle East during Saddam Hussain's dictatorship in Iraq.

John Colenso

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The 19th century missionary who dared to question the Bible: Private letters from Bishop John Colenso to go on public display for first time

John Colenso, pictured, was one of the first bishops in South Africa. He was excommunicated for challenging the idea that Biblical books including Genesis were written personally by Moses.

Museum of London

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Who said history was boring? Museum of London unveils set of VERY racy 18th century tiles discovered after a fire in a Fleet Street pub

The reliefs were discovered in 1962 but have been kept under lock and key ever since and have never gone on public display before.

1930s Police Station

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Property that's a real steal... Police station from 1930s with EIGHTEEN prison cells, an exercise yard and interrogation rooms expected to fetch £1.5m in sale in Dorset

The three-storey building used to serve as the main police station for Poole, Dorset, until 2009 when the force moved to a state-of-the-art HQ nearby. The 1930s building, that sits a 0.89 of an acre site, has lain mostly empty since then, at a cost of hundreds of thousands of pounds a year to the taxpayer. It is now gone on the market with interested parties invited to make sealed bids.

1959 'Dyatlov Pass' Mystery

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Were nine skiers found dead in the Siberian snow 55 years ago driven MAD by freak wind patterns? Author claims to have solved the 1959 'Dyatlov Pass' mystery

The tragedy has perplexed Russia for decades - but Donnie Eichar spent five years investigating, and believes that powerful winds and sinister 'infrasound' waves could have addled the adventurers' minds.