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Henry VIII's first interview with Anne Boleyn. (Public Domain) — 14 Feb 2024

Unlawful Love - Queen Anne Boleyn – Witch or Not?

By Sylvia Barbara ...

History & Tradition

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Queen Anne Boleyn, King Henry VIII’s second wife, was executed on 19 May 1536 on charges of adultery with five men, including her own brother, and plotting the King’s death. She was believed to have practiced “unlawful love” or witchcraft...
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Henry VIII's first interview with Anne Boleyn. (Public Domain) — 14 Feb 2024

Unlawful Love - Queen Anne Boleyn – Witch or Not?

By Sylvia Barbara ...

History & Tradition

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Queen Anne Boleyn, King Henry VIII’s second wife, was executed on 19 May 1536 on charges of adultery with five men, including her own brother, and plotting the King’s death. She was believed to have practiced “unlawful love” or witchcraft...
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Kriemhild accuses Hagen of murdering Sigfrid after Sigfrid's wounds begin to bleed in Hagen's presence, by Emil Lauffer (1879) (Public Domain) — 12 Feb 2024

Nibelungs – Germanic Race Of Elves Or Giants?

By Willem McLoud

Mythology & Mystery

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The Nibelungs are one of the most mysterious peoples of the ancient world. Some scholars regard them as a race of dwarfs or elves. On the other hand, their close identification with giants suggests that they may have been viewed as die scions of a...
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Kriemhild accuses Hagen of murdering Sigfrid after Sigfrid's wounds begin to bleed in Hagen's presence, by Emil Lauffer (1879) (Public Domain) — 12 Feb 2024

Nibelungs – Germanic Race Of Elves Or Giants?

By Willem McLoud

Mythology & Mystery

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The Nibelungs are one of the most mysterious peoples of the ancient world. Some scholars regard them as a race of dwarfs or elves. On the other hand, their close identification with giants suggests that they may have been viewed as die scions of a...
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The Forge of Vulcan by Diego Velázquez (1630) (Public Domain) — 09 Feb 2024

Excalibur: Extracting Swords From Stone, Ancient Metallurgical Metaphors

By Felice Vinci

Archaeology & Science

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The first mention of the famous ‘Sword in the Stone’ of the Arthurian tradition is found in Robert de Boron’s Merlin, a medieval French poem, part of the 13th-century Lancelot-Grail cycle of French romances also known as the Vulgate Cycle,...
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The Forge of Vulcan by Diego Velázquez (1630) (Public Domain) — 09 Feb 2024

Excalibur: Extracting Swords From Stone, Ancient Metallurgical Metaphors

By Felice Vinci

Archaeology & Science

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The first mention of the famous ‘Sword in the Stone’ of the Arthurian tradition is found in Robert de Boron’s Merlin, a medieval French poem, part of the 13th-century Lancelot-Grail cycle of French romances also known as the Vulgate Cycle,...
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The Egyptian feline deities Sekhmet and Bastet entered the pantheon simultaneously as major asteroid hits. — 07 Feb 2024

The Enigma Of Egyptian Sekhmet And Leonine Deities

By Nicholas Costa

Archaeology & Science

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Typical of cats, the leonine goddesses of ancient Egypt, including Sekhmet are very elusive, despite countless research papers. A review of the attestations of the cult of feline deities in Egypt reveals their wide geographical extent. They were...
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The Egyptian feline deities Sekhmet and Bastet entered the pantheon simultaneously as major asteroid hits. — 07 Feb 2024

The Enigma Of Egyptian Sekhmet And Leonine Deities

By Nicholas Costa

Archaeology & Science

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Typical of cats, the leonine goddesses of ancient Egypt, including Sekhmet are very elusive, despite countless research papers. A review of the attestations of the cult of feline deities in Egypt reveals their wide geographical extent. They were...
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Homage of King Edward I (kneeling) to Philip IV (seated). As Duke of Aquitaine, Edward was a vassal to the French king, by Jean Fouquet (15th century) (Public Domain) — 05 Feb 2024

Clash Of Kings: England’s Edward Longshanks Versus France’s Philip The Fair

By David Pilling

History & Tradition

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The Anglo-French war of 1294-1303 has not been the subject of a major study since the early 1900s. Recent histories tend to treat it as a sideshow compared to King Edward I’s wars in Wales and Scotland, which gives a false impression. In reality...
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Homage of King Edward I (kneeling) to Philip IV (seated). As Duke of Aquitaine, Edward was a vassal to the French king, by Jean Fouquet (15th century) (Public Domain) — 05 Feb 2024

Clash Of Kings: England’s Edward Longshanks Versus France’s Philip The Fair

By David Pilling

History & Tradition

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The Anglo-French war of 1294-1303 has not been the subject of a major study since the early 1900s. Recent histories tend to treat it as a sideshow compared to King Edward I’s wars in Wales and Scotland, which gives a false impression. In reality...
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An artistic depiction of the Maritime Archaic culture, at the Port au Choix Archaeological Site. The Maritime Archaic peoples were the first to settle Newfoundland. (David W Enstrom / CC BY-SA 4.0) — 02 Feb 2024

Maritime Archaic Culture: The Red Paint People Of Newfoundland

By jim willis

Archaeology & Science

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About 5,000 years ago, when the Phoenicians dominated the Mediterranean trade routes and were, perhaps, beginning to venture out into the Atlantic as far west as North America, and when a mysterious civilization was building house foundations in...
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An artistic depiction of the Maritime Archaic culture, at the Port au Choix Archaeological Site. The Maritime Archaic peoples were the first to settle Newfoundland. (David W Enstrom / CC BY-SA 4.0) — 02 Feb 2024

Maritime Archaic Culture: The Red Paint People Of Newfoundland

By jim willis

Archaeology & Science

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About 5,000 years ago, when the Phoenicians dominated the Mediterranean trade routes and were, perhaps, beginning to venture out into the Atlantic as far west as North America, and when a mysterious civilization was building house foundations in...
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Beware the Greeks bearing gifts, by Henry Paul Motte (19th century) (Public Domain) — 31 Jan 2024

The Iliad And The Odyssey: Lessons From Humanities

By Dr Richard Marranca

Mythology & Mystery

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The Humanities are by definition concerned with humankind’s life-chances and life-fates, and mortality captures humanness from one essential viewpoint – all humans inevitably die. All human life, and too often death, feature in the monumental...
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Beware the Greeks bearing gifts, by Henry Paul Motte (19th century) (Public Domain) — 31 Jan 2024

The Iliad And The Odyssey: Lessons From Humanities

By Dr Richard Marranca

Mythology & Mystery

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The Humanities are by definition concerned with humankind’s life-chances and life-fates, and mortality captures humanness from one essential viewpoint – all humans inevitably die. All human life, and too often death, feature in the monumental...
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The Assassination of Julius Caesar by William Holmes Sullivan (1888) (Public Domain) — 29 Jan 2024

Ecce Homo - The Julius Caesar Murder Mystery

By Robert Garland

History & Tradition

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Julius Caesar’s assassination is the best-documented account of any murder committed in the ancient world, and the Ides of March, the day of his murder, is the only day in Roman antiquity that can be re-constructed on an almost hour-by-hour...
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The Assassination of Julius Caesar by William Holmes Sullivan (1888) (Public Domain) — 29 Jan 2024

Ecce Homo - The Julius Caesar Murder Mystery

By Robert Garland

History & Tradition

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Julius Caesar’s assassination is the best-documented account of any murder committed in the ancient world, and the Ides of March, the day of his murder, is the only day in Roman antiquity that can be re-constructed on an almost hour-by-hour...
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Library of Ashurbanipal Mesopotamia 1500-539 BC Gallery, British Museum, London, England (Gary Todd / CC0) — 26 Jan 2024

The World’s First Collectors, Museums And Libraries Of Antiquity

By Robert Garland

Archaeology & Science

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People have collected objects, scripts, fossils, specimens, precious stones, artifacts and memorabilia since the dawn of mankind’s memory, for different reasons. Many possible motives come into play – people collect because of nostalgia for a...
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Library of Ashurbanipal Mesopotamia 1500-539 BC Gallery, British Museum, London, England (Gary Todd / CC0) — 26 Jan 2024

The World’s First Collectors, Museums And Libraries Of Antiquity

By Robert Garland

Archaeology & Science

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People have collected objects, scripts, fossils, specimens, precious stones, artifacts and memorabilia since the dawn of mankind’s memory, for different reasons. Many possible motives come into play – people collect because of nostalgia for a...
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Incredible orange sunrise at the temple of Philae, a Graeco-Roman construction seen from the Nile river, a temple dedicated to Isis, goddess of love. (unai/Adobe Stock) — 24 Jan 2024

The Golden Age of Ptolemaic Egypt (332-14 BC)

By Caleb Strom

Archaeology & Science

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Alexander the Great conquered Egypt in 332 BC and after his death, his empire was divided. In 305 BC Egypt fell to his general Ptolemy I Soter. The Ptolemaic Dynasty was a powerful Hellenistic state extending from southern Syria in the east, to...
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Incredible orange sunrise at the temple of Philae, a Graeco-Roman construction seen from the Nile river, a temple dedicated to Isis, goddess of love. (unai/Adobe Stock) — 24 Jan 2024

The Golden Age of Ptolemaic Egypt (332-14 BC)

By Caleb Strom

Archaeology & Science

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Alexander the Great conquered Egypt in 332 BC and after his death, his empire was divided. In 305 BC Egypt fell to his general Ptolemy I Soter. The Ptolemaic Dynasty was a powerful Hellenistic state extending from southern Syria in the east, to...
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