While artefacts, events and literature can all teach us about how people lived in the past, they do so from a certain perspective. Although we might be well ver...
Don’t be fooled by appearances. While you might be deceived by the sight of a deserted town or ruined city in the modern age, there is probably a great deal of ...
Across the world, there are any number of myths and legends that are still making the rounds. While many of us take the stories we take with a pinch of salt, th...
Once upon a time, curses were rife, placed upon any number of items as a way of protecting them against thieves. While we might be more than aware of what a cur...
While kings and queens have more than made their mark throughout history, it’s fair to say that some have stuck out more than others. Although we might remember...
As folk lore would have it, life in the Middle Ages was deeply depressing. Unless you were an aristocrat or a royal, you were likely to live as a peasant, in a ...
History has served up its fair share of unruly leaders. Over the course of noted history, there has been no end to the reigns of tyranny that have taken place a...
Throughout American history, there have been a huge number of strange cases of rioting. From the meaningful right down to the very bizarre, the American public ...
Looking back over the course of history is one of the easiest ways that we can get better acquainted with our ancestors and social activity. When it comes to th...
Throughout history, there has been no end to the number of unsolved murder cases or lost serial killers. In some circumstances, people seem to disappear without...
