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Les Sataniques : The Satanic Ones by Félicien Rops (1882)

Les Sataniques : The Satanic Ones by Félicien Rops (1882)

A Belgian artist's depictions of demonic order and sex shocked France ...
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Remember, Remember the 5th of November – Photos of Pain’s Fireworks Factory in 1928

Remember, Remember the 5th of November – Photos of Pain’s Fireworks Factory in 1928

History suggests that the barrels of gunpowder used in the infamous plot to blow up the Parliament of James I in 1605, were “manufactured by a gunpowder manufacturer within earshot of the Bells of Bow”. At that time the only such business was one John Pain, the founder of the modern day Pain's Fireworks company.... ...
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William Blake’s Illustrations For Dante’s Divine Comedy (1826)

William Blake’s Illustrations For Dante’s Divine Comedy (1826)

Spellbinding drawings from William Blake's last work ...
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Mark Twain On Racism And What The Anti-Slavery Alphabet Teaches Us About God’s Unjust Love

Mark Twain On Racism And What The Anti-Slavery Alphabet Teaches Us About God’s Unjust Love

Produced by Quakers Hannah and Mary Townsend, The Anti-Slavery Alphabet was showcased at the 1846 Philadelphia Female Anti-Slavery society fair. ...
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Beatus of Facundus : A Vivid Illustrated Guide to the Apocalypse (1047)

Beatus of Facundus : A Vivid Illustrated Guide to the Apocalypse (1047)

A monk's vivid illustrations of the The Revelation of John ...
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Mammoth Color Charts For The Second Coming (1912)

Mammoth Color Charts For The Second Coming (1912)

Pastor Clarence Larkin illustrated his books with many intricate charts interpreting prophecy and explaining God’s action in history ...
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They Dug Up Lord Byron’s Body in 1938 and Were Shocked by The Size of His Dick

They Dug Up Lord Byron’s Body in 1938 and Were Shocked by The Size of His Dick

At four o'clock on the afternoon of 15th June 1938, the doors to St. Mary Magdalene were locked. Inside, around forty people waited expectantly for the opening of the Byron vault. ...
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Fascinating Photos of the Muslim Community in Cardiff’s Tiger Bay, 1943

Fascinating Photos of the Muslim Community in Cardiff’s Tiger Bay, 1943

"It was a dirty, smelly, rotten and romantic district, an offence and an inspiration, and I loved it" - Howard Spring ...
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The Cent Nouvelles Nouvelles : A Book of 15th Century Sex Scenes

The Cent Nouvelles Nouvelles : A Book of 15th Century Sex Scenes

Pictorial highlights from bawdy tales from the court of Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy ...
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Views of Notre Dame and Paris – 1920

Views of Notre Dame and Paris – 1920

Photographs of Paris made circa 1920 by photographer by Pierre-Yves Petit, aka 'Yvon' ...
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41 Fabulous Old Photographs of Ancient Rune Stones in Sweden

41 Fabulous Old Photographs of Ancient Rune Stones in Sweden

There are more than 4,000 runic inscriptions in Sweden, dated from the 3d century up to modern time. ...
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Henry Darger’s Blengiglomenean Serpents And Vivian Girls

Henry Darger’s Blengiglomenean Serpents And Vivian Girls

"Where there was any wall space, and tacked around every door frame, were pictures of little girls that had been cut out of magazines, newspapers and coloring books" ...
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