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A sneak peek at the next edition - No.173
Jot & Tittle: keeping up with history.

The Stripping of the Altars

Ashurbanipal II of Nimrud


The dark side of Noah
Nzinga Anna de Sousa Mbande
Battle for hearts and minds at the Reformation
Conspicuous consumption on a grand scale
The amazing story of the Mother of Angola
The origin of racial prejudice and white superiority