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Unrivalled Classical Art: Giovanni Strazza's Exquisite Veiled Virgin
... statue was then transported to Canada, and was received by John Thomas Mullock, the Roman Catholic bishop of St. John’s, Newfoundland, in 1856. Strazza’s Veiled Virgin became known also as the St. John’s Veiled Virgin, and was kept in the Episcopal Palace ...
dhwty - 02/06/2017 - 18:57
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Massive statue of Pharaoh Taharqa discovered deep in Sudan
... more light into Nubia and its relationship to Egypt. By John Black Massive statue of Pharaoh Taharqa discovered deep ...
johnblack - 18/06/2013 - 14:10
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Exploration and Misfortune—The Tragic Tale of the Burke and Wills Expedition
... lead the expedition were Robert O’Hara Burke and William John Wills. Burke was born in 1821 in Ireland and emigrated ... in the areas of exploration and navigation. William John Wills was an Englishman born in 1834 in the mother ... Other pre-eminent members of the expedition included John King, the only one who went the whole way and survived, ...
Caleb Strom - 16/01/2019 - 14:04
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Seven Famously Obscure Pets from History
... passing, as some individuals believe the gator belonged to John Quincy Adams . However, it is not entirely clear if the ... Dorre, H. February 19, 2018. John Quincy Adams's pet alligator was a crock . Plodding ... at: https://www.ploddingthroughthepresidents.com/2018/02/john-quincy-adams-pet-alligator-is-crock.html Grizzly ...
Lex Leigh - 13/12/2022 - 21:57
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In the Wake of the Stronsay Globster
... a vicious storm on 25th September 1808 a local man, John Peace, was fishing at Rothiesholm Head in the southeast ... had been discovered, the respected Scottish anatomist, John Barclay, officially named it ‘ Halsydrus pontoppidani ... His concept was supported in 1849 by Scottish professor John Goodsir. Contrary to Home’s postulation, the Stronsay ...
ashley cowie - 27/03/2017 - 18:58
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Ancient Scots Were Sometimes Born Apart But Buried Together
... a seat for elite families throughout the medieval period. John Lawson, City of Edinburgh Council archaeologist and ...
ashley cowie - 30/03/2022 - 14:58
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Medieval Christogram Tattoo Found in Sudan Reveals Deep Christianity
... who was a ruler of the Nubian kingdom of Makuria. John the Deacon, an Egyptian Christian writer from around ...
Sahir - 24/10/2023 - 18:52
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The Spellbinding Story of Circe, Goddess of Magic in Greek Mythology
... the Cup to Ulysses, the Latin name for Odysseus, by John William Waterhouse. ( Public domain ) The Genealogy of ... her rival Scylla bathed and turning her into a monster, by John William Waterhouse. ( Public domain ) Patron of Witches ... ) In a memorable scene famously rendered in a painting by John William Waterhouse, Circe the goddess of magic ...
Natalia Klimczak - 04/10/2022 - 01:53
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Priceless Medieval Sacred Text Reveals Its True Origins
... to reporters at The Independent, Meehan said, “St John’s Gospel and the first few pages of St Mark, was ... the lavishly decorated text that opens the Gospel of John. ( Public Domain ) Meehan first identified that the monk who prepared the Book of John “had a very particular style which made it stand out ...
ashley cowie - 12/02/2018 - 22:58
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Elizabeth Brownrigg: Child Abuse and Murder in the 18th Century
... to execution while her husband James and eldest son John, who also took part in the abuse of their servants , ... family, Elizabeth, her husband James, and their eldest son John moved to Flower de Luce Road in London's Fetter Lane. ... to escape from the house but was spotted by the eldest son John Brownrigg who forced Mitchell to return to the home. She ...
B. B. Wagner - 05/11/2019 - 23:02
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HALF of the Men Found in Medieval Paupers’ Cemetery Had Broken Bones
... All Saints by the Castle Parish. 2. The Hospital of St. John the Evangelist. 3. The Augustinian Friary of Cambridge ( ... The All Saints by the Castle Parish The Hospital of St. John the Evangelist The Augustinian Friary of Cambridge Out ...
Nathan Falde - 16/02/2021 - 12:14
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The Truth About the Holy Grail: Magical Chalices Around the World
... Downfall Secrets of the Knights Templar: The Knights of John the Baptist Researchers Claim Glastonbury Ancient ... many Articles of the Passion along with the Head of John the Baptist. The Knights would later claim that John’s Head, which they called Baphomet, emanated the same ...
MarkPinkham - 09/12/2021 - 13:59
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Seductress’ Cave of Depravity from Homer’s Odyssey Found?
... ‘Circe Offering the Cup to Odysseus’ (1891) by John William Waterhouse. ( Public Domain ) Venturing into ...
ashley cowie - 17/08/2019 - 16:50
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The 500-Million-Year-Old Evolutionary Arms Race Towards Better Vision
... in Sciences Advances . The study was written by Professor John Paterson from the University of New England's ...
ashley cowie - 05/12/2020 - 21:48
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Could the King Richard II’s Gold Still Be Hidden at Beeston Castle?
... surplus. During the baronial civil war of King John’s reign, Ranulf, Earl of Chester (1170–1232), ... has never been found. Beeston was inherited by nephew John le Scot and when he died without heir in 1237, the honor ... The estate, including Beeston Castle, was bought by Baron John Tollemache in 1840. Tollemache built a Gothic mansion, ...
Michelle Freson - 28/06/2020 - 22:20
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The True Origins of the Legend of Brutus of Troy and the London Stone
... Stone, an Artifact Linked to Aeneas, King Arthur, and John Dee They’re Alive! Megalithic Sites Are More than Just ... of a Legend As awareness of ancient monuments increased, John Strype, in his 1720 edition of Stow’s Survey of London ...
Anthony Adolph - 28/05/2016 - 03:37
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Skeleton of Irish Giant, Charles Byrne, to be Removed from Public Display
... been obtained illegally by 18th century medical researcher John Hunter, for whom the Hunterian Museum is named. The ... who helped the famed Scottish surgeon and anatomist Dr. John Hunter steal Byrne’s body from its coffin in return ... Portrait of surgeon and anatomist, and skeleton thief, John Hunter. ( CC BY 4.0 ) Addressing an Historical Injustice ...
Nathan Falde - 13/01/2023 - 01:00
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Henry VI Needed a Helping Hand to Bed His Wife Margaret of Anjou
In her book The Shadow King: The Life and Death of Henry VI, historian Lauren Johnson claimed that the prudish 15th century king of England needed a helping hand to do the deed when it came to impregnating his wife. Remembered as an inordinately pious king, it appears that Henry was more interested in religion than his duties as a husband. So much so, that after his marriage it took eight years to produce an heir.
Cecilia Bogaard - 26/11/2022 - 01:02
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Peat Bog Yields Oldest Known Scottish Tartan Fabric
... had no exposure to air and it was therefore preserved.” John McLeish, the chair of the STA, noted that the tartan ...
Nathan Falde - 28/03/2023 - 02:00
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The Gospel of Satan: Grand Grimoire is One of the Creepiest Medieval Manuscripts Out There!
... summoning the dead, as well as invoking angels or demons. "John Dee and Edward Kelly evoking a spirit" ( public domain ) One ...
dhwty - 12/11/2017 - 18:49