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Enigma Of Étienne Le Ray – Unusual Vagabond Prophet Nicknamed Nostradamus Of Brittany

Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – No one knows his real name or date of birth and death. His entire life is shrouded in mystery. Some

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Martin Crusius’ Armchair Voyage | History Today

When the Ottoman sultan Mehmed II seized Constantinople in 1453 shockwaves radiated through Christian Europe. According to Pope Pius II, the fall of the Byzantine

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Smuggling Under the Cover of Plague

In May 1720 an infected ship from the Levant arrived in Marseilles, bringing with it the last major epidemic of bubonic plague in Western Europe.

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Unexplained 17th Century Encounters With A Malevolent Entity That Defy Rational Explanation

Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com –  In a small, tranquil town where life unfolded peacefully, residents had no inkling of the extraordinary events soon to disrupt

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When And Why Was Yakuza, The Japanese Mafia Founded?

Conny Waters – AncientPages.com –  The Yakuza is a mafia-like Japanese criminal organization that appeared during the Tokugawa Shogunate (1603 – 1868). It was formed

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The Hidden Death in the Victorian Wallpaper

When it opened in 1881 the comic opera Patience was the first theatrical production in the world to be lit entirely by electricity. But the

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Has The Mythical Long-Lost Underwater Ancient Land Of The King With Three Crowns Been Found?

Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com –  Throughout the world, countless stories passed down by our ancestors speak of ancient kingdoms, cities, and other fascinating places that

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Remembering South Vietnam | History Today

In her 2010 memoir Tales from a Mountain City, Quynh Dao – who was 15 at the fall of Saigon in 1975 – describes returning

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Phurba Dagger: Magical Weapon That Restrains Evil And Harmful Occult Forces

A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – This Tibetan ritual dagger characterized by its triple-sided design, serves multiple purposes, including the restraint of evil and harmful occult

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DNA Of Ancient Yeast Holds Clues About The Journeys Of Our Ancestors

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Yeast, a well-known ingredient for bakers and winemakers, is now being studied for its potential to trace human ancestry. Research