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Sure, you've heard tales of Anne Boleyn, the alluring woman who convinced King Henry VIII of England to give up… Read More
Real life resurrection stories tell the tale of real people who came back from the dead. These are far more… Read More
Nefertiti is one of the most fascinating Egyptian rulers in history. She was queen, but she was also a priestess… Read More
Saving Private Ryan is not your typical war film. Director Steven Spielberg fills the movie with so much realistic imagery that some… Read More
Christmas in the Middle Ages didn't just last a day, sometimes it lasted for weeks. From early December to January… Read More
While it's easy to point to the House of Commons as the craziest legislative body in the western world, the US Congress… Read More
It’s a man’s world, or so the old saying goes. Though women in history haven’t always been able to fight… Read More
The life of Cleopatra VII, the last Egyptian pharaoh, was infamous, but she was far more than just the… Read More
Elizabeth I of England has been called everything from the "Virgin Queen" to the "Little Whore" (her mother Anne Boleyn… Read More
While much is known about the Mayans' achievements, the question remains: what was daily life for Mayans like? The Mayan Empire… Read More
It’s a tale as old as time – or, at least as old as the 1500s. But the real couple… Read More
Nazi Germany developed a huge amount of technology that was either suppressed after the war or became the stuff of… Read More
Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol and Nicolas Cage’s National Treasure have sparked major interest in the secrets of US landmarks. What’s hidden behind Washington’s… Read More
Marijuana use has a long history that predates the modern day "stoners" we've grown accustomed to. We all know about… Read More
Genuine wanted posters from the so-called "Wild West" featuring real Old West outlaws are pretty rare. They were printed on cheap paper… Read More
On June 6, 1944, the D-Day invasion by Allied forces began in the French region of Normandy. What happened on… Read More
Googling "mysterious ancient discoveries" or "unexplained ancient inventions" leads to dozens of sites listing artifacts supposedly so baffling the only possible… Read More
Today’s alcoholic beverages range from canned Strawberritas to expertly crafted cocktails, but modern bartenders aren’t the first people to invent… Read More
There have always been plenty of gay and lesbian historical figures, but transgender history can be a little bit trickier… Read More
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