Mary, Queen of Scots’s fatal coffin was a beautiful one.
Mary I of Scotland, or Mary, Queen of Scots is one of the most iconic monarchs in British history. She had an incredible impact on both Scottish…
The cruelest form of punishment in history was Roman decimation.
The Roman army was one of the fiercest armies ever assembled. It was disciplined, well trained, and well equipped. This combination meant the Roman army played a…
History’s REAL Faces: 15 Death Masks of Famous and Infamous Figures
The closed eyes and uncannily peaceful expressions of death masks are frozen in time, and show us a side of royalty, of military and political masters, of profound thinkers…
Researchers Reconstruct the Face of an 18th-Century “Vampire” Buried in an Odd Way Using DNA to Prevent Him From Attacking the Living
The face of a man 18th-century locals believed to be a “vampire” has been reconstructed using DNA evidence that also revealed a bizarre burial ritual. In 1990,…
How House of the Dragon Reflects English Anarchy
Now that the hugely successful first season of HBO’s House of the Dragon has aired, it is safe for us to do an analysis of how much and how…
There Were Skyscrapers in the Middle Ages: Back then, the Italian city of Bologna was comparable to Manhattan.
Manhattan of the Middle Ages: in AD 1200 the Italian city of Bologna had about 180 towers – today, we would call them skyscrapers. The tallest of…
There have been 8,000 Terra Cotta Army members discovered so far, and each one of them has a distinctive facial feature.
All of those soldiers have a unique face. And who knows how many more may be hiding out there? In March 1974, farmers digging a well in…
This is the only complete Viking Age wagon ever discovered, and thanks to this discovery, we may now understand its purpose.
The exceptionally well-preserved wagon was found in a burial mound in Oseberg near the Oslo Fjord in Norway. The Oseberg cart, the only complete Viking wagon ever…
A 2,000-year-old Roman dagger is found by an archaeology intern, and after restoration, it looks amazing.
When it was found, some people thought it looked like a “chicken tender”. They probably changed their mind soon. The dagger, or ‘chicken tender’, as it was…
After 107 Years, Scientists Have Found the Wreck of Shackleton’s Legendary ship, the Endurance
The exact location of the Endurance was one of the greatest maritime mysteries. But now, after more than a century, the legendary shipwreck has been found. The…