A Dying Art: The last of the morticians
harpers.org8 points·by Petiver··0 comments
The Legend of the Gibbet
historytoday.com3 points·by Petiver··0 comments
Swift, Gay and Pope's season in the sun
theguardian.com3 points·by Petiver··0 comments
Reinventing the Renaissance
drb.ie41 points·by Petiver··11 comments
Pass the Cherries: Review of Twilight of the Dons
literaryreview.co.uk6 points·by Petiver··0 comments
Voting Before the Secret Ballot
historytoday.com1 points·by Petiver··0 comments
Cordouan Lighthouse
en.wikipedia.org38 points·by Petiver··6 comments
William Cecil's Succession Plan
historytoday.com8 points·by Petiver··0 comments
Living Without My Self
aeon.co1 points·by Petiver··0 comments
An Aroma Most Beguiling
orionmagazine.org2 points·by Petiver··0 comments
The Many Roots of Our Suffering: Reflections on Robert Trivers (1943–2026)
quillette.com25 points·by Petiver··11 comments
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
historytoday.com77 points·by Petiver··15 comments
Fear and Fragility: The Glass Delusion and Its History
publicdomainreview.org28 points·by Petiver··7 comments
Heart, head, life, fate
lrb.co.uk19 points·by Petiver··6 comments
A History of Haggis (2019)
historytoday.com38 points·by Petiver··16 comments
The Only Cure by Mark Solms review – has modern neuroscience proved Freud right?
theguardian.com1 points·by Petiver··1 comments
Horace Fletcher
en.wikipedia.org1 points·by Petiver··0 comments
Luke Howard’s essay on the modification of clouds (1865)
publicdomainreview.org11 points·by Petiver··0 comments
A Man Who Wanted to Believe in Life on Mars
newrepublic.com3 points·by Petiver··0 comments
Cat Gap
en.wikipedia.org216 points·by Petiver··59 comments