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Does This Explicit Medieval Poem Hold Dark Undertones?
Fragments from a popular sexually explicit medieval French book have been discovered describing what journalists are calling a “hot-encounter" and “X-rated language”, but is this text a much more sinister attack at
ashley cowie - 10/10/2019 - 19:00
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Mysterious Notre Dame Lead Sarcophagus Will be Opened!
... and 13th centuries. As the nation looked on in tears and horror, members of the business and political elite were ...
Sahir - 17/04/2022 - 23:00
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What Happened After the Black Death Ended? (Video)
After the Black Death's devastating toll on Europe, survivors faced daunting challenges. The plague's aftermath brought about a stark transformation. The immediate impact was an economic crisis, with soaring food prices and scarce resources. Burial shrouds became exorbitant, and craftsmen shuttered their workshops.
Robbie Mitchell - 20/09/2023 - 20:56
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From Sumerian Gods to Modern Day: The Long History of Slavery and Lost Children
The recent film Sound of Freedom is a fictionalized account of the true story of Tim Ballard, a former US Department of Homeland Security agent who founded the nonprofit organization Operation Underground Railroad (O.U.R.). O.U.R. works with law enforcement to rescue children from sex trafficking and sexual exploitation.
beth - 22/09/2023 - 15:00
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4,000-Year-Old Chinese Earthquake Victims Captured in their Final Moments
... by the casing of volcanic ash and mud, in Lajia the full horror is brutally apparent in their skeletal remains. Bronze ...
Robin Whitlock - 02/07/2023 - 19:00
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Werewolf Hunting #101 – In Search of Legends, and Busting Folklore Myths
... what to pack? It may sound like something out of a cheesy horror movie but, as I recounted in my Ancient Origins ...
Charles Christian - 14/07/2016 - 02:20
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Yurei: The Japanese Ghost
... documents and legends against contemporary yurei-based horror films such as The Ring, Davisson explores the ...
ancient-origins - 25/02/2017 - 02:50
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Can Ancient Mathematics Avert Meteor Strikes and the Hopi Prophecy of Fiery Cataclysm?
... the Younger Dryas Meteor Strike, a 12,500-year old horror that changed time and culture across the planet. ...
John Patrick Hill - 11/02/2019 - 17:25
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Caligula: The Mad Emperor of Rome
Explore all of the murder, madness and mayhem in Ancient Rome during the reign of the mad emperor, Caligula.
In this book about Rome’s most infamous emperor, expert author, Stephen Dando-Collins’ chronicles all the palace intrigues and murders that led to Caligula becoming emperor, and details the horrors of his manic reign and the murderous consequences brought about at the hand of his sister Agrippina the Younger, his uncle Claudius and his nephew Nero.
ancient-origins - 24/08/2019 - 16:23
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The Trials and Tribulations of BM 22542 (1889,0731)
Spies have code names, so who was the mysterious BM 22542 (1889,0731), of Egyptian origin, that caused the deaths of many, sabotaged ships including the Titanic and Lusitania and disrupted the London Underground? This is a curious story that first emerged in the early 20th century, continued through the decades – becoming increasingly melodramatic with each retelling – until the late 1930s when the real horrors of World War II pushed it out of the newspapers.
Charles Christian - 18/10/2019 - 17:35
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The Dark Discovery of Mexico's Huge Tower of Human Skulls (Video)
... the depths of history, shrouded in both fascination and horror. This macabre discovery , known as the tower of human ...
Robbie Mitchell - 08/06/2023 - 20:54
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How a Gruesome Epidemic Threatened the Roman Empire (Video)
Rome, the cultural epicenter of the world in 162 AD, faced an unparalleled crisis as a gruesome epidemic threatened to undermine its very foundation.
Joanna Gillan - 18/04/2023 - 16:57
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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 ...
dhwty - 02/05/2015 - 00:22
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Why Did the Spanish Inquisition Allow Some Witches to Stay Alive?
... home and lived as if the Inquisition didn’t exist. The horror of the trials started in 1478, when King Ferdinand V ...
Natalia Klimczak - 16/05/2016 - 00:28
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Not Just an Urban Legend: The Terrifying Ghostly Tales of the Lady in White
... of blood and bruises, causing him to abandon his taxi in horror. On the other side of the world, in Newark, New ...
MartiniF - 04/03/2017 - 15:30
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Winchester Mystery House – Anything But an Ordinary Millionaire’s Mansion
... of a best-selling ghost novel or scenes from a Hollywood horror film. However, these are just a few of the things that ...
ML Childs - 05/06/2017 - 14:02
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Out with the Ouija Board! How the Popular Divining Tool Influenced A Modern Murder Case
... the words “yes” and “no” and generally feature in horror stories as conduits for spirits to communicate with ...
ashley cowie - 28/05/2018 - 14:00
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Ancient Laws and Women’s Rights: The 6000-Year-Old World War Continues
The term ‘legal rights of women’ refers to the social and human rights of women. There has never been a time in history where this subject has been more at the fore of politics. Social justice movements create waves for much required balance around the world, highlighting modern-day examples of injustice against girls and women. But after reading the horrors of ancient laws regarding women’s rights (or the lack thereof), you might agree that there has never been a better time to be a woman.
ashley cowie - 12/11/2018 - 18:58
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Mammoth Hybrid To Be Made Using Asian Elephants
... by refraining from childish terms such as “genetic horror show.” Neither will I refer to Jurassic Park or any ...
ashley cowie - 15/09/2021 - 18:54
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The Dream Realms Of Morpheus, Sisig, Baku, And Njorun
... written and while the first part of the series presents horror stories and the second section explores fantasy ...
ashley cowie - 24/05/2022 - 17:16