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The Naked Truth on Lady Godiva and Her Nude Ride to Help the Poor
... up. Eventually, the earl agreed to grant Lady Godiva’s request, on the condition that she rode through the town on ...
dhwty - 08/01/2021 - 20:39
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Why is the 13th Century Kelburn Castle covered in Colorful Graffiti?
... to add a bit of a twist to the new concrete siding at the request of his children. That year, he invited four ... the historic property, agreed to the Earl’s artistic request. However, it was with the expectation that the ... walls, the Earl formally wrote to Historic Scotland to request the graffiti be kept permanently. Such a bold move ...
Lex Leigh - 07/12/2022 - 00:59
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The Book of Revelation is Filled with Ancient Curses, New Research Reveals
The Book of Revelation is filled with prophetic visions of apocalyptic events. But if the astonishing conclusions of a Biblical researcher from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) are correct, this text may have been doing more than just predicting future disasters. According to Dr.
Nathan Falde - 13/02/2023 - 14:00
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The Mysterious Lithophones of Vietnam: Descendants of the First Musical Instruments?
... back to Paris to be further studied by experts. This request was granted, and the stones were transported to the ...
dhwty - 20/03/2017 - 21:57
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The Life and Adventures of Marco Polo
... Public Domain The Pope could not grant Kublai Khan’s request, but sent some letters and gifts anyway. Not wanting ...
dhwty - 02/02/2015 - 12:01
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The First Crusade: Christian and Muslim Bloodshed as Peasants, Princes, and Turks Clash in the Holy Land
... Byzantine envoys were sent to the Council of Piacenza to request this aid from the pope, the leader of Western ...
dhwty - 06/11/2018 - 14:00
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The Perfect Castle? The Indestructible and Unconquered Rohtas Fort
... the fort. Hari Krishnan Rai agreed to Sher Shah Suri’s request, and the latter brought his palanquins to the fort. ...
dhwty - 20/01/2022 - 22:00
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The Phoenician city of Tyre - A rich history of industry, mythology and conflict
... of their own destruction by refusing Alexander’s request, it is unlikely that the Macedonian king would have ...
dhwty - 26/01/2015 - 12:46
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The Mysteries of Machu Picchu and Archaeological Obsession
... amongst the ruins. On closer inspection they decided to request permission from the Ministry of Culture to conduct a ...
johnblack - 05/03/2022 - 00:57
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Lao Tzu: The Founder of One of the Three Pillars of Traditional Chinese Thought
... Tzu to put his teachings into writing. The result of this request was a book which consisted of about 5000 Chinese ...
dhwty - 08/02/2016 - 03:40
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Medieval Divorce by Combat: Guaranteeing ‘til Death do us Part’
Divorce is a subject that has provided endless material for drama and comedy writers through the ages, from Euripides to Shakespeare to today’s New York Times bestseller list. When Kenneth Hodges, a Professor of English at the University of Oklahoma, discovered a medieval German manuscript laying out the rules for a “divorce by combat”, social media helped the sensational story quickly go viral. With the option of divorce by combat, divorce in medieval times could result in more than heartbreak.
Robbie Mitchell - 13/09/2022 - 14:54
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Treasure Hunter Given Go Ahead to Dig for $10 Billion Inca Hoard
... 2, when Chilean authorities approved Mr. Keiser’s request to use diggers on the island, sparking a wave of ... CONAF forestry commission said this week that Mr. Keiser's request to excavate an area of 65 feet by 65 feet (roughly 20 ...
ashley cowie - 01/10/2019 - 22:58
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Ancient Sex Curse Revealed: May Your Penis Hurt When You Make Love!
Curse tablets in the ancient world are like Facebook posts today—they were everywhere, created by almost everyone, and can still be found in the strangest of places. They could be broadly vague or incredibly specific; they could be politically, economically, or emotionally driven. They could be simple requests for vengeance or complex strategies for pain and suffering. Curse tablets were the slam-books of ancient Greece and Rome.
Riley Winters - 24/02/2018 - 18:48
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Deucalion Myth – The Great Flood From Greece
... Themis that Zeus listened to their petitions and their request was granted. The goddess told them that for a new ...
johnblack - 02/04/2022 - 01:36
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“Lion of the North” Gustavus Adolphus and the Thirty Years’ War: Victories and Downfall – Part II
This is the recounting of the dramatic life of the “The Golden King” and “The Lion of the North” Gustav Adolf, and the Swedish Empire during stormaktstiden – “the Great Power era”.
Cam Rea - 03/12/2016 - 02:10
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Brexit Reignites Greece’s Appeal to Return Stolen Parthenon Marbles
... from Italy an EU diplomat said the line was added at the request of Greece retrospectively. This comes just one month ...
ashley cowie - 20/02/2020 - 18:31
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Mummified Body Parts Among Artifacts Now Banned on Facebook
Following a 2019 BBC News exposé and an academic campaign, the social media giant Facebook has now banned all sales of ancient artifacts on the social network, fearing stolen and looted treasures from Iraq and Syria are being traded on its platforms.
ashley cowie - 29/06/2020 - 16:40
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Palms Over Baghdad: Riches and Fear during the Mongol Invasion – Part I
... delegation to travel to the Mongol capital of Karakorum to request a change in leadership. Mongke could have turned them ...
Cam Rea - 08/07/2016 - 23:25
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Ultimatum from the Sultan to the Powerful Janissary Military - Change… Or Die! Guess what they Chose? The Auspicious Event—Part II
... to the new terms presented to him, but the most important request by the Divan was pure and simple: give up power and ...
Cam Rea - 21/07/2017 - 14:58
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The Battle of Pelusium: Psychological warfare leads Persians to victory
... rather than wife, he was reluctant to fulfil this request. Yet, he also feared the power of the Achaemenid ...
dhwty - 06/07/2015 - 03:37