- July 12, 2025
What Were The Most Important Medieval Marketplace Rules?
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Visiting a Medieval marketplace could be a pleasant experience. However, honesty was crucial because practices such as fraud and theft
The Battle for Britain’s First Book of the Month Club
In October 1929 thousands of members of Britain’s Book Society received a new hardback through the post. Whiteoaks, by an unfamiliar Canadian writer, Mazo de
Plato’s Last Word to Dionysius
By the time Plato departed the court of Dionysius the Younger in 361 BC, his relations with the Syracusan autocrat had turned frosty. Plato had
Swahili on the Road | History Today
In March 1960 Julius Nyerere – then leader of the Tanganyika African National Union (TANU) – sat down with former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt on
How Emma Of Normandy Risked Her Life To Save England
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Emma of Normandy is one of the most intriguing medieval queens who pushed England into a new era, and yet,
Ancient Ruins Of Tiwanaku Palaspata Temple – Discovered In Andes
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – An ancient society located near the southern shores of Lake Titicaca in present-day Bolivia, known as Tiwanaku, was once among
Fate Of Eminent Pharaoh Hatshepsut’s Statues After She Passed Away – New Study
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A closer examination of the damaged statues of the well-known female pharaoh Hatshepsut challenges the long-held notion that they were
DNA Reveals Poland’s First Kings May Have Scottish Origin – New Study Challenges Existing Myths
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The House of Piast was the first historical ruling dynasty of Poland. For nearly ten years, scholars have actively debated
Previously Assumed Turkic Origin Of The European Huns – Refuted; They Had Ancient Siberian Roots
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The European Huns had Paleo-Siberian ancestors and did not descend from Turkic-speaking groups. A recent linguistic study presents a new evidence to
Renaissance Florence’s Missing Bronzes | History Today
It was the greatest contest in the history of art – and arguably the most mysterious too. The year was 1401 and in Florence, the
