- September 3, 2024
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
Some 2,000 war and merchant ships were sunk in the waters of Southeast Asia during the Second World War, constituting around ten per cent of
How the South Became Republican
On the evening of 1 August 1952 General Dwight D.Eisenhower, the newly nominated Republican presidential nominee, met with his advisers at the Brown Palace Hotel
An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
The Franco-Ottoman alliance, formed in the 1530s between the king of France, François I, and the Turkish ruler of the Ottoman Empire, Kanuni Sultan Süleiman
Justinianic Plague – The First Pandemic? (Video)
The Justinianic Plague, which began in 541 AD, marks the onset of the first historically recorded pandemic. Originating in the Byzantine Empire under Emperor Justinian
X-Ray Dating Creates More Excitement About the Shroud of Turin
The mystery of the Shroud of Turin continues; a piece of cloth that’s got scientists, historians, and believers scratching their heads for centuries. Recently, a
12th-Century Christian Figure Depiction Uncovered
During a routine construction project in the small village in Germany’s Klotzow, in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, a 12th-century boulder with a carved depiction of a
3,000-Year-Old Goddess Figurine Discovered in Italian Lake, With Fingerprints of Maker
Lake Bolsena, a volcanic lake in central Italy, has yielded a 3,000-year-old clay figurine, believed to represent an ancient goddess. This figurine was discovered at
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
We like to think that we know what the Second World War was fought for: freedom, democracy and the defeat of Germany and the evils
Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
When taking stock of Richard III’s short reign, one of the positive developments cited by his modern-day supporters is his extension of kingly justice to
The Medical Practices and Treatments in Ancient Civilizations
The worn-out pages of human history are replete with fascinating insights into the medical practices and treatments of ancient civilizations. From the rudimentary healing methods
