Have you heard of Castell y Bere? The sheer length of Welsh history means that the land has plenty of sites of interest. For proof, look no further than Castell y Bere, which is a medieval castle ...
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Just as we do today, people in ancient and medieval times worried about their health and what they might do to ward off sickness, or alleviate symptoms if they did fall ill. Here, we reveal some of ...
Read More The heart has been seen as one of the most important parts of the human body for a very, very long time. For proof, look no further than the ancient Egyptians, who believed that the heart was the ...
Read More When we think of witches today, what automatically comes to mind? If it is the fearsome, cackling hag leaning over a boiling cauldron or a silhouette in the moon of an old woman in a pointed hat ...
Read More A weird medieval 'dancing skeleton' has been unearthed in Russian Far East, and amazed archeologists by his pose. The 'Dark Ages dancer' is believed to have been aged around 30 when he died between ...
Read More Experts at the Institute of Applied Mathematics in Moscow have determined that the so-called Voynich Manuscript, a 15th century book written in a mysterious coded language that no one has ever ...
Read More There is nothing that anyone can say to prepare you for childbirth. Each woman's experience is so different; you never know how it will be for you! Poppy Montgomery Childbirth has always been a ...
Read More This is a story of a 17th century burial of French noblewoman who has been recently discovered with her husband’s heart, confirmed by the French scientists. This scientific phenomenon is really ...
Read More Have you heard or read of those tales which inculcate accidental discovery. The one unearthing a Middleham Jewel is every bit the same. The tale This tale dates back to the month of September 1985, ...
Read More July 16, 1999 witnessed the accidental discovery of the largest Viking Silver treasure – The Spillings Hoard. The location of the discovery is a field on the Spilling farm, Northern Gotland, Sweden. ...
Read More This bespectacled, demon-faced “Horned Helmet” was presented to Henry VIII by the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I in 1514 (along, tragically, with the rest of a now-lost suit of armor). It was made ...
Read More Yeah! You read that right! Here are 10 habits of the royals, which will make you go Eeeewww! Well, definitely it is not that you start seeing all the blue blooded with the same spectacles, it’s ...
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