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1. Queen Katherine Of Aragon – Old And Deformed Wife Of Henry VIII?

   In 1519, the French King Francis I quipped that Henry VIII had “an old deformed wife, while he himself is young and handsome”. It is generally assumed that the French King was referring to Katharine’s corpulent figure - several years later one eyewitness described her as “of low stature” and “rather stout”. Yet there is evidence that King Francis was referring not only to Katharine’s bulky figure but also to a deformity of her jaw—a deformity that has been overlooked by modern historians until now.

   Sylvia Barbara Soberton - 28/06/2023 - 16:33

2. Christina, The Minerva of the North Who Abdicated Her Throne to Live Life by Her Own Rules

   ... inhabitants The Royal Mounds of Gamla Uppsala, Ancient Pagan Site of Sweden Archaeologists in Sweden unearth first ...

   dhwty - 04/04/2016 - 00:45

3. One God Versus Many - The Plurality is in the Pronoun (Part 1)

   ...  (i.e. taking a plural verb or adjective) when used of pagan divinities (Psalms 96:5; 97:7).” Singer goes on to ...

   beth - 23/05/2013 - 11:35

4. Five Missing Kings and Queens – and Where We Might Find Them

   ... a remarkable fate. Oswald was killed on the battlefield by pagan Mercians and the Welsh, and his head and limbs put on ...

   ancient-origins - 07/01/2016 - 14:48

5. Askia the Great: Revolt Leader to Powerful Songhai Emperor

   ... the inhabitants of the countryside, who continued their pagan practices, and those of the cities, who had embraced ...

   dhwty - 28/04/2019 - 02:03

6. Cleisthenes, Father of Democracy, Invented a Form of Government that Has Endured for Over 2,500 Years

   Ancient Athens is best remembered for giving birth to the first democracy in history, a course of action that took many years and several leaders to develop. One of the most prominent figures of that period is without a doubt Cleisthenes, also known as "the father of Athenian democracy."

   Theodoros Karasavvas - 28/02/2017 - 14:01

7. Mesopotamian Magic: Ancient Tablets Reveal a World of Witches, Sorcerers and Exorcists

   Ancient Mesopotamia was a vast region in Western Asia which has become known as the ‘cradle of civilization’ due to the huge number of feats the culture achieved. Agriculture, animal herding, and domestication had developed there by 8000 years ago. By 3000 BC they had created the world’s oldest known cities and invented the wheel.

   Sarah P Young - 16/02/2019 - 18:52

8. Ancient remains of entire army found at Alken Enge were desecrated in post-war rituals

   ... food sacrifices. "It seems that this was a holy site for a pagan religion – a sacred grove – where the victorious ...

   aprilholloway - 30/07/2014 - 23:56

9. Serpent Stones: The Vishap Steles of Armenia as a Symbol of Rock Art and Rich Heritage

   ... added later on, perhaps as a means of converting these pagan images into symbols of the Christian faith. It has also ...

   dhwty - 15/04/2016 - 03:49

10. Hunting the Lions: A Dead King, and a Collapsing Assyrian Empire – Part I

    ... against Assyria by throwing out objects considered pagan. These objects were thought to have had strong ...

    Cam Rea - 13/12/2016 - 02:05

11. Saint George, The Dragon Slayer: The Legend Behind the Hero

    ... give up their Christian faith in the face of a persecuting pagan emperor, and paying for it with their lives, if it had ...

    dhwty - 23/04/2019 - 02:00

12. Mysterious GodSelf Icon Found Worldwide: Lost Symbol of an Ancient Global Religion?

    ... either side of the central entrance hall, were a memory of pagan temples in Egypt, Mexico, Peru, China, India, etc.:   ...

    Richard Cassaro - 07/07/2021 - 02:00

13. Mistletoe, Holly, and Yuletide Cheer: Weaving Nature into Ancient Christmas Customs

    ... A Tradition Revived? Inverted Christmas Trees May Have Pagan Roots Christkind: How Does this Christmas Gift-Bringer ...

    Joanna Gillan - 26/12/2023 - 13:57

14. The Ebers Papyrus: Medico-Magical Beliefs and Treatments Revealed in Ancient Egyptian Medical Text

    ... of Egyptian medico-scientific literature. As Veronica M. Pagan mentions in her article from World Neurosurgery, "These ... knowledge was taught orally from master to student." (Pagan, 2011) The further study of the Ebers Papyrus, as well ... 15, 2006). Ophthalmology times, vol. 31, no. 4. PP. 55-56 Pagan, Veronica M. The birth of Medical Literature. (May ...

    B. B. Wagner - 22/07/2019 - 14:02

15. Buried Face Down with a Bag of Coins: Mysterious 17th Century Grave Discovered in Switzerland

    ... Skull on a Plate Double Medieval child burial, one Pagan, one Christian, mystifies German researchers "The block ...

    Marilo - 05/10/2016 - 14:50

16. Bizarre Comical Frescoes Complete with Speech in a Lost Hybrid Language Found in Jordan Tomb

    ... found to be covered with paintings depicting “scenes of pagan iconography and images of daily life.” And this is ...

    ashley cowie - 26/09/2018 - 14:01

17. The Life and Death of Ramesses II, Ramesses the Great

    Ramesses II is arguably one of the greatest pharaohs of ancient Egypt (hence named Ramesses the Great), and also one of its most well-known. Ramesses II, the third pharaoh of the 19^th Dynasty, ascended the throne of Egypt during his late teens in 1279 BC following the death of his father, Seti I. He is known to have ruled ancient Egypt for a total of 66 years, outliving many of his sons in the process – although he is believed to have fathered more than 100 children.

    dhwty - 05/07/2020 - 00:14

18. Witches, Vampires and Werewolves – 10 Ghoulish Archaeological Discoveries

    ... of them prominent citizens, have been found. According to pagan beliefs, people who were considered bad during their ... patera, ITV.com says, indicates that “Rita,” the Saxon pagan Rollright Witch, as she is being called, was a ...

    aprilholloway - 31/10/2017 - 19:16

19. Understanding the Swinging Seismographic Gavazan Column at Tatev Monastery

    ... the arrival of Christianity, and was originally used for pagan worship. The first church is recorded to have been ...

    dhwty - 03/07/2020 - 14:00

20. 4,000-year-old Children's Rattle Crafted as Bear Cub's Head: And it Still Rattles!

    ... uncovered in Mexico shed light on ancient civilisation Pagan God Caught in River by Fisherman Confirmed as Being up ...

    ancient-origins - 23/10/2016 - 21:59

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