Book Review: ‘Looking at Women Looking at War,’ by Victoria Amelina
The Ukrainian writer Victoria Amelina compiled stories of women resisting the Russian invasion. After she was killed, ...
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Why an English King’s Traitorous Brother Was (Allegedly) Drowned in a Barrel of Wine
George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence, spent his life engaged in a power struggle that pitted cousins and siblings against ...
‘Napoli Amore:’ This New Book Is A Love Letter To Naples
Napoli Amore" by Cesare Cunaccia is a virtual love letter to Naples. This Assouline book showcases the city’s fascinating ...
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How Alessandro Giardino Found His First Novel in Caravaggio’s ‘The Seven Acts of Mercy’
I wanted to make my research accessible to a larger audience—particularly to share some groundbreaking findings on one of ...
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A Ship Carrying The Heir To England And Other Nobles Sank, And The Tragedy Led To A Terrible Civil War
William Adelin-the grandson of William the Conqueror and the heir to the thrones of England and Normandy-died at the age of ...
3 audiobooks to whisk you away to other times and places
Among this month’s audiobook picks: “Bridgerton” actress Bessie Carter narrating Marie Benedict’s historical novel “Queens of ...
The Forgotten Writers Who Influenced Jane Austen
In “Jane Austen’s Bookshelf,” a rare-book collector sets out to “investigate” a group of overlooked female writers.
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Two Lost Books By An Ancient Greek Mathematician Have Survived In An Arabic Manuscript
Two lost books by Apollonius, the ancient Greek mathematician known as “The Great Geometer,” have survived in an Arabic ...
Shipwreck divers unravel mystery of ‘The Greek Titanic’ that sank killing 400 as shoes of the dead found on ocean floor
THE terrifying last moments of the tragic ship dubbed the “Greek Titanic” have been revealed, after new images captured the ghostly remains of her wreck. The Heimara sank on January ...