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‘Mrs Fish and the Misses Fox: the original mediums of the mysterious noises...’, c.1852. Library of Congress. Public Domain.
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‘The Deceits of the World’, by Cristofano Bertelli, c.1558-62. The pilgrim, with his staff over his shoulder, is captioned ‘He who pretends to come from Galicia’. Rijksmuseum. Public Domain.
Pilgrims and Poverty in Renaissance Rome
Hernán Cortés and his troops during the Noche Triste, Mexican, 17th century.
Contested Legacy of the Conquistadors
Haya Harareet at a press conference for Ben Hur, Wilko AGM Bergmans/Spaarnestad Photo, 1960. Nationaal Archief. Public Domain.
The Birth of the Sword and Sandals Epic
Anthropologist Margaret Mead, Thomas J. O’Halloran 11 April 1960. Library of Congress. Public Domain.
Margaret Mead: Waging War with Anthropology
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