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Not Always A Man’s Best Friend: Terrifying Black Dogs of British Legends
... (ed_needs_a_bicycle/ CC BY NC SA 2.0 ) Black Dogs in the United Kingdom No other place in the world holds more legends, or sightings, of legendary black dogs than the United Kingdom. Each region might even have its own version ...
marinasohma - 02/01/2021 - 00:49
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King Offa of Mercia: A Ruthless Anglo-Saxon Hellbent on Power and Prestige
... reign; he consolidated the areas in green into one kingdom. (Rushton2010 / CC SA-BY 3.0 ) Achievements of ... the once border between Powys (Wales) and Mercia (now united England) ( CC BY-SA 2.0 ) Some say the most enduring ...
Mark Miller - 11/12/2018 - 13:59
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Ingeniously Engineered ‘Watercourts’ Fueled Florida’s Calusa Kingdom
... power for 500 years. By the 16th century, the Calusa kingdom stretched from the Florida Keys to the southern edge ... Greatest Archaeological Discoveries Ever Unearthed in the United States Massive Fishponds The Calusa caught the fish in ... the Calusa were able to use fishing to create a powerful kingdom, religion and trade networks that endured for ...
Ed Whelan - 01/04/2020 - 22:56
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King and Saint: King Oswald of Northumbria and His Lost Throne Quest
... of the most important figures in the history of the future kingdom of Northumbria, for it was Æthelfrith who defeated ... This was the foundation of what was to become the powerful kingdom Northumbria . This vast territory would remain the ... Ireland showing the approximate greatest extent of the kingdom Dál Riata (shaded) to which Oswald and his family ...
Aleksa Vučković - 20/12/2021 - 14:01
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Nepal’s Bhaktapur Durbar Square: Heart of An Historic Capital
... when the city was the capital of the powerful Bhaktapur Kingdom. When Bhaktapur was conquered by a rival dynasty ... in the fact that it became the capital of the Bhaktapur Kingdom. This was one of the three Malla kingdoms (the other ... the 2015 Nepal earthquake. (U.S. Department of State from United States / Public domain ) Although the ancient ...
dhwty - 18/08/2020 - 13:59
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4th Year Anniversary Winners
... Franzen Netherlands Bronze Yearly Dorothy Ann Moore United Kingdom Bronze Yearly Douglas Heger US Bronze Yearly Graeme ... & Book Jodi Stettenbenz US Bronze Yearly Ken Humphries United Kingdom Bronze Yearly Linda Brown Canada Bronze Yearly ...
ancient-origins - 12/02/2017 - 16:52
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A Day in the Life of an Egyptian Pharaoh
... time, it went through various periods, including the Old Kingdom, the Middle Kingdom, and the New Kingdom, as well as myriad intermediate ... from Abu Simbel temple. (Warren LeMay from Cullowhee, NC, United States/ CC0 ) Hunting was another popular leisure ...
Robbie Mitchell - 14/08/2023 - 18:56
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10-Year-Old Metal Detectorist Unearths Rare 13th Century Seal Matrix
... Nottinghamshire has joined the ranks of the United Kingdom’s most successful and well-known metal ... Nottinghamshire has joined the ranks of the United Kingdom’s most successful and well-known metal ...
Nathan Falde - 01/04/2022 - 18:26
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The Vagaries of Trade in Ancient Egypt
... ) Trade in the Age of the Pyramid Builders During the Old Kingdom (known also as the ‘Age of the Pyramid ... Egypt was being conducted with these regions. The Old Kingdom was succeeded by the First Intermediate Period, which ... under the 11 th Dynasty. This was the start of the Middle Kingdom , which ruled Egypt until around 1650 BC. Evidence ...
dhwty - 05/06/2020 - 14:10
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Last of the Kings of Egypt: The Ptolemaic Dynasty
... independent Egyptian dynasty and the last Hellenistic kingdom to fall to Rome. The Ptolemies were not native ... last independent Egyptian dynasty and the last Hellenistic kingdom to fall to Rome . The Ptolemies were not native ... established. The Lost City of Thinis, First Capital of a United Egypt A Hellenistic Eden: One Ancient King’s Attempt ...
Caleb Strom - 24/09/2019 - 01:58
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Bluetooth: Why Modern Tech is Named After Powerful King of Denmark and Norway
... feat, Harald set his sights beyond the borders of his own kingdom, and conquered Norway. ... of Bluetooth SIG, explains the story: “Harald had united Denmark and Christianized the Danes! It occurred to me ... the other and with a translation of the runes: “Harald united Denmark and Norway” and “Harald thinks that mobile ...
dhwty - 20/01/2017 - 00:52
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Does the Greatest Macedonian Rest In the Royal Necropolis at Aigai?
... This was the first capital of the ancient kingdom of Macedon. Aigai (known today as Vergina) is an ... Thessaloniki . This was the first capital of the ancient kingdom of Macedon . No doubt, the kingdom’s most famous ... revenues of the League and made him the commander of the united Thessalian army, thus strengthening Macedon further. ...
dhwty - 11/06/2019 - 14:02
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What is Shambhala? Understanding the Mysterious Kingdom of Shambhala
... achieved enlightenment. Accordingly, the mythical Buddhist kingdom of Shambhala is a place where love and wisdom reign ... When the “barbarians” who follow this ideology are united under an evil king and think there is nothing left to ... stirs an inner yearning to one day find this utopian kingdom. Top image: The mythical city of Shambhala, as ...
Joanna Gillan - 31/01/2023 - 00:59
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Menes: Legends Say He United Egypt Under its First Dynasty…But Did He Even Exist?
... too did the ancient Egyptians have a legendary figure that united the Upper and Lower lands – King Menes. And like the ... – Minaios. The Lost City of Thinis, First Capital of a United Egypt The Abydos King List is a trove of information, ... wrote of Menes as a strong warrior that expanded his kingdom’s borders and then provided a sense of order. In ...
Alicia McDermott - 21/12/2018 - 18:52
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Monumental 4500-Year-Old Statue of an Egyptian Official Discovered at Tel Hazor
... Valentin Sama-Rojo from Spain, Bryan Kovach from the United States, and Elanji Swart from South Africa. (Photo ... th -13 th centuries B.C.E.) – corresponding to the New Kingdom in Egypt. This is the largest number of Egyptian ... statues found at Hazor so far date to Egypt's "Middle Kingdom" (19 th -18 th centuries B.C.E), a time when Hazor ...
Sam Bostrom - 25/07/2016 - 15:04
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Luxor Temple: The Sacred Sanctuary With An Eternal Legacy
... fourth nome. Luxor Temple was established during the New Kingdom, and became one of the most important religious ... The city of Thebes was already in existence during the Old Kingdom. During the city’s early days, however, Thebes was ... the First Intermediate Period, and ushered in the Middle Kingdom. Mentuhotep and the other pharaohs of the Eleventh ...
dhwty - 04/05/2020 - 14:02
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England’s National Trust Buys Threatened Land Near Stonehenge
The United Kingdom’s National Trust has been assigned to protect and ... and the challenges they face are never-ending. The United Kingdom’s National Trust has been assigned to protect and ...
Nathan Falde - 22/03/2022 - 17:51
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Godfrey of Bouillon: Leader in the First Crusades and Ruler of the Kingdom of Jerusalem
... Godfrey became the first ruler of the newly-established Kingdom of Jerusalem. Godfrey is said to have refused to ... first become the Count of Edessa, and then inherit the Kingdom of Jerusalem from his brother. Other ... the leaders of the crusade, they had managed to stay united during their march into enemy lands, winning some ...
dhwty - 03/11/2016 - 02:54
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Godfrey of Bouillon: Leader in the First Crusades and Ruler of the Kingdom of Jerusalem
... Godfrey became the first ruler of the newly-established Kingdom of Jerusalem. Godfrey is said to have refused to ... first become the Count of Edessa, and then inherit the Kingdom of Jerusalem from his brother. Other ... the leaders of the crusade, they had managed to stay united during their march into enemy lands, winning some ...
dhwty - 14/03/2016 - 13:44
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King Egbert of Wessex Conquers all to Become Bretwalda, the First King of a United England
... Conquers all to Become Bretwalda, the First King of a United England ...
Mark Miller - 08/12/2018 - 01:47