“The English are, as far as I know, the hardest worked people on whom the sun shines. Be content if in their wretched intervals of leisure they read for amuseme...
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Before there was Assassin's Creed and the elusive ninja, the Sicarii stalked the shadows of the ancient world, knives in hand. Whil...
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Death penalty laws go way back to the eighteenth century B.C. in the Code of King Hammurabi of Babylon. During the tenth century A.D., h...
1. 1981: Music legend Bob Marley dies
Last known photo of Bob before his Passing.Photo: thesun
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Today was a very sad day back in 1981 w...
Last week on History's Nutcases, we covered Mad King George III of England. This week, we're jumping back in time again to another Roman Emperor, one you've def...
Knights, castles, maidens, the plague...the middle ages was a confusing time to be alive. Art is usually a reflection of the times, and art from the European Da...
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Mummies in museums normally lay encased in their wrappings. Their bodies are never looked at because, usually, there's no reason to. ...
You could say that history's the story of people dying right and left. People died of the usual most of the time: wars, pestilence, plague, diseases, starvation...
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We live in times were there seems to be photographs of every aspect of life, but that didn't use to be the case. Pictures used to be a way to convey ...
The Golden Age of Hollywood is known for films released between 1917 and 1960. Classic Hollywood cinema produced stars such as Marilyn Monroe, Cary Grant, Jimmy...
