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Was Dracula Story inspired by Abhartach, the Bloodsucking Chieftain of Ireland?
... written by Bram Stoker, and published in 1897. This Gothic horror novel tells of Count Dracula’s attempt to move from ... believe that it was Irish folklore, rather than Romanian history that inspired Stoker’s Dracula. It is popularly ... ) Just over a decade ago, Bob Curran, a lecturer in Celtic History and Folklore at the University of Ulster, Coleraine, ...
dhwty - 02/05/2015 - 00:22
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Ancient Laws and Women’s Rights: The 6000-Year-Old World War Continues
... and human rights of women. There has never been a time in history where this subject has been more at the fore of ... and human rights of women. There has never been a time in history where this subject has been more at the fore of ... edition of The Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History, “Women had no public voice, could not vote, ...
ashley cowie - 12/11/2018 - 18:58
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What Are the Similarities and Differences Between Beltane and Walpurgis Night?
... So, apart from geography, what are the differences in the history and traditions of these two distinctly European ... and his successful resistance against Christian conversion History of Beltane and Walpurgis Night Beltane is a Gaelic ... in movies, TV shows, and music, such as the classic horror film The Wicker Man and the TV series Game of Thrones ...
Gary Manners - 29/04/2023 - 23:00
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A Deadly Bite: The Plight of the Ancient Food Taster
... to be consumed. Food tasters can be found throughout human history. One of the most famous food tasters, for example, ... by the Roman Emperor Claudius, and is remembered in history for being Claudius’ murderer. Poison: The Good, the ... and Cleopatra. Whilst the two are arguably one of ancient history’s best-known lovers, they seemed to have distrusted ...
dhwty - 26/11/2017 - 01:58
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Black Death Mortality Wasn’t as Widespread as Everyone Thinks
... (1347–1352 AD) is the most infamous pandemic in human history. Advances in ancient DNA research have enabled ... (1347–1352 AD) is the most infamous pandemic in human history. Advances in ancient DNA research have enabled ... global team of researchers, led by the Palaeo-Science and History group at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of ...
Alicia McDermott - 13/02/2022 - 14:00
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Castelinho da Rua Apa: The Brazil’s Little Castle of Horror
... Donan Castle: Idyllic Scottish Setting Carries a Dark History The Dramatic and Bloody History of Nottingham Castle A horrible event took place at ... Castelinho da Rua Apa: The Brazil’s Little Castle of Horror ...
ML Childs - 28/10/2017 - 22:54
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The Age of Sail Recaptured: Model Maritime History in Mauritius
... powder, deafening booms of cannon fire echoing, and the horror of watching men dying agonizing deaths on deck with ... Micki Pistorius The Age of Sail Recaptured: Model Maritime History in Mauritius ...
micki pistorius - 27/04/2019 - 00:37
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Thirty Years’ War: The Horror Of Europe’s Bloodiest Conflict (Video)
... and Protestants, sparking the bloodiest conflict in its history—the Thirty Years' War . Fueled by religious fervor ... CC BY-SA 3.0 By Robbie Mitchell Thirty Years’ War: The Horror Of Europe’s Bloodiest Conflict (Video) ...
Robbie Mitchell - 03/12/2023 - 15:57
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Parents Murdered Their Children, “Routinely,” Claims New Book
A harrowing new study into the history of infanticide, child murder, in early-modern Europe, ... a slate of horrific facts. A harrowing new study into the history of infanticide, child murder, in early-modern Europe, ... to a new book by a French-trained Canadian Professor of History, and behavioral historian, Gregory Hanlon, ...
ashley cowie - 17/07/2023 - 22:55
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Etidorhpa; Or, the End of Earth. the Strange History of a Mysterious Being and the Account of a Remarkable Journey
... over my... Etidorhpa; Or, the End of Earth. the Strange History of a Mysterious Being and the Account of a Remarkable ...
ancient-origins - 13/10/2016 - 21:39
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The Deadly Victoria Hall Stampede Tragedy
... considered to be the worst tragedy of its kind in British history . The whole country was moved by the terrible event, ... also as the crash bar or panic bar) emergency door. The History of Victoria Hall Victoria Hall stood in the city of ... the whole town, and which in a few hours sent a thrill of horror through the whole of Britain. I had not thought the ...
dhwty - 29/10/2019 - 17:58
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Witches, Monsters and Dragons, All at Frankenstein Castle
... and its surroundings are a major tourist attraction. The History of Frankenstein Castle - Black Magic and Myth The ... himself Von Frankenstein. Little is known of its early history, but it seems that the Frankenstein Castle was ... writing her masterpiece that subsequently inspired many horror movies . The castle was abandoned in the 17 th century ...
Ed Whelan - 10/06/2020 - 01:33
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Kásskara: Sunken Land of the Hopi Ancestors
... with having first disproved the "flat Earth" concept. History professor Jeffrey Burton Russell noted that with few exceptions "no educated person in the history of Western Civilization from the third century BC ... of that time held meetings. ‘Terror Antiquus’ (Ancient Horror) (1908) by Léon Bakst. ( Public Domain ) “She ...
Kasskara - 24/12/2017 - 13:59
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The Mystery of Celtic Wood: Where 37 WWI Australian Soldiers Vanished
... First World War (WWI) was a grave period in our collective history, a stained page in the book of mankind’s journey. ... blood, and death. The three words that best describe the horror of the Western Front in the First World War . In ... , wrote in the footnotes of his 1917 book, the “Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-1918 , that the ...
Aleksa Vučković - 15/12/2021 - 17:57
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Evidence Syphilis Did Not Arrive In Europe With Columbus Expedition
... medieval skeletons , with important implications for the history of syphilis in Europe. Just Another Plague Pit? ... at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History (MPI-SHH) in Jena, Germany, is frequently contacted ... as the treponemal diseases, are assumed to have had a long history with humans, though their inferred history in Europe ...
ancient-origins - 17/06/2020 - 00:50
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Nine Absolutely Disgusting Ancient Foods Our Ancestors Enjoyed
... communities in ancient times have evolved throughout history to become the foods we know and love today. Cuisine ... communities in ancient times have evolved throughout history to become the foods we know and love today. However, ... of aspic, you’re already somewhat familiar with this horror. One of ancient Rome’s favorite foods was Apician ...
Lex Leigh - 30/12/2022 - 17:38
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Ending the Historical Atrocity of Virginity Tests?
... period didn’t account for, according to an article in History Undressed , were hymen ruptures caused by strenuous ... still happen every day in the United Kingdom? The Shocking History of Virgin Tests and Cures Viva La Vulva! When Did ... Custom of Dowries Britain’s Modern Multicultural Horror Show In Kathleen Coyne Kelly’s book, Performing ...
ashley cowie - 18/01/2021 - 23:55
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Mummies have had a bad wrap – it is time for a reassessment
... It also offers a chance to reflect on the more recent history of the mummy – its role in scientific ... and medicine, and its place in popular culture. A recent history of the mummy Since the 1970s, indigenous groups have ... (1932) starring Boris Karloff, is the classic mummy horror movie. In this film Imhotep, an Egyptian priest who ...
ancient-origins - 28/10/2015 - 02:55
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Rare Cave Burial Might Resolve Africa’s Black Death Mystery
... will help paint a picture of this period in Africa ’ s history - of which so little is known. The expedition is ... people of central Africa, who are “largely unrecorded in history.” And they are off to a good start with the team ... descendants of these skeletons.” Rare and Possibly History Changing Human Remains in the Cave Burial The ...
ashley cowie - 11/03/2020 - 13:03
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Top Stories This Week: A Big Stink, a Sacred Clean Up, a Magic Brooch and More
... from their consumption habits. Over the course of human history, frequent meat eating has been associated as a ... for many groups of humans throughout much of human history and prehistory. But the idea that there was a sudden ... during London’s Great Stink woman drops her teacup in horror upon viewing a magnified drop of polluted Thames River ...
ancient-origins - 01/02/2022 - 01:00