Courbet was iconic even in his own lifetime. He flew in the face of artistic convention, turned...
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Courbet was iconic even in his own lifetime. He flew in the face of artistic convention, turned...
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The Field of Cloth of Gold was a summit and celebration that was held to start what was hoped to...
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Marino Faliero, the Beheaded Doge
Faliero was the 55th Doge of Venice, a man who was, at least for a time, well respected. But his...
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The Necromancy of Joann Georg Schrepfer
Johann George Schrepfer’s life story is clouded by his embellished and falsified tales of his...
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Lavinia Fontana was taught painting by her father, and became one of the earliest examples of a...
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Part two of Colette's story picks up during her marriage to Henri de Jouvenel through the end of...
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Gerardus Mercator’s Groundbreaking Projection
The Mercator projection gets a lot of grief for distorting the relative sizes of different land...
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Bruno was a mathematician, philosopher, astronomer, occultist, and according to the Catholic...
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De Koven, Weidmann, and Public Execution in France (Pt. 2)
Once Eugen Weidmann was in police custody, he confessed to Jean's murder as well as several...
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De Koven, Weidmann, and Public Execution in France (Pt. 1)
In July 1937, 22-year-old Jean De Koven vanished while visiting Paris with her aunt. It seemed...
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Bruno was a mathematician, philosopher, astronomer, occultist, and according to the Catholic...
48:17
De Koven, Weidmann, and Public Execution in France (Pt. 2)
Once Eugen Weidmann was in police custody, he confessed to Jean's murder as well as several...
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De Koven, Weidmann, and Public Execution in France (Pt. 1)
In July 1937, 22-year-old Jean De Koven vanished while visiting Paris with her aunt. It seemed...
42:08
Bruno was a mathematician, philosopher, astronomer, occultist, and according to the Catholic...
48:17
De Koven, Weidmann, and Public Execution in France (Pt. 2)
Once Eugen Weidmann was in police custody, he confessed to Jean's murder as well as several...
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De Koven, Weidmann, and Public Execution in France (Pt. 1)
In July 1937, 22-year-old Jean De Koven vanished while visiting Paris with her aunt. It seemed...
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Robert-Houdin, The Father of Modern Magic, Part 2
After the 1844 Paris expo, Robert-Houdin turned his efforts to creating his own stage show. He...
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Robert-Houdin, The Father of Modern Magic, Part 1
Robert-Houdin was the magician that Houdini named himself after, his story is hard to pin down,...
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Hortense and Marie Mancini tried to make a place for themselves in 17th-century Europe, defying...
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Empress Sisi of Austria Part 1
Sisi was a shy young noblewoman who was plucked from obscurity and shoved onto the world stage...
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