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Researchers have found pages of a rare medieval manuscript masquerading as a cover and stitched into the binding of another ...
The Last Kingdom is based on the historical novels by Bernard Cornwell - and while Uhtred of Bebbanburg is a fictional character, he is based on a real-life figure from history ...
“The way it was reused tells us about archival practices in 16th-century England. It’s a piece of history in its own ... The post Medieval tale of Merlin and King Arthur found hiding as ...
Shakespeare is England’s most celebrated dramatist and ... Some academics suggest that his history plays were supportive of Elizabeth’s claim to the throne. Others suggest Richard II ...
Glen Canyon has a history of prospectors seeking gold dust deposited in the coarse and fine gravels in its narrow steep walls. Gold mining in the canyon reached a zenith from 1883 to 1912 ...
The town of Payson, established in the early 1880s, has contributed to Arizona history in multiple ways, including being located near the well-known Pleasant Valley War waged from 1887 to 1892.
J. Mark Powell is a novelist, former TV journalist and diehard history buff. Have a historical mystery that needs solving? A forgotten moment worth remembering? Please send it to HolyCow@ ...
The film, which follows the 2012 discovery of the remains of England’s King Richard III ... But a group of history buffs who call themselves Ricardians were eager to rescue his reputation ...
Tales of murder and mystery adorn the pages of Orlando’s history books, including appearances from serial killers and ghosts who are said to haunt the city’s downtown. U.S. Ghost Adventures ...
haunted history, rebranding itself as Ghost Molly’s Showboat Saloon. While there isn't much left of the Dell House in Wisconsin Dells, tales of ghosts roaming the property have been passed on ...
In March, "The Piano Man" and "Uptown Girl" singer announced that he underwent surgery and had to undergo physical therapy.
As the American struggle for independence stretched past 1777, the conflict touched on the world outside the colonies ...