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Gallows ticket for the hanging of Jonathan Wild. ( Public Domain ) — 24 Nov 2021

18th Century Post-Mortem Punishment: Gibbets ‘Hanging In Chains’ In England

By Charles Christian

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The curious English have a predilection for heaping abuse upon the corpses of the unfortunate dead, including a cruel and unusual punishment the bodies of executed murderers were subject to in the 18th century, namely hanging in chains. The setting...
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Gallows ticket for the hanging of Jonathan Wild. ( Public Domain ) — 24 Nov 2021

18th Century Post-Mortem Punishment: Gibbets ‘Hanging In Chains’ In England

By Charles Christian

History & Tradition

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The curious English have a predilection for heaping abuse upon the corpses of the unfortunate dead, including a cruel and unusual punishment the bodies of executed murderers were subject to in the 18th century, namely hanging in chains. The setting...
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The Last Will and Testament of Alexander the Great: Its Appearance, Disappearance And Legacy — 17 Nov 2021

The Last Will and Testament of Alexander the Great: Its Appearance, Disappearance And Legacy

By david grant

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“…the uncomfortable fact remains that the Alexander Romance provides us, on occasion, with apparently genuine materials found nowhere else, while our better-authenticated sources, per contra, are all too often riddled with bias, propaganda,...
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The Last Will and Testament of Alexander the Great: Its Appearance, Disappearance And Legacy — 17 Nov 2021

The Last Will and Testament of Alexander the Great: Its Appearance, Disappearance And Legacy

By david grant

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“…the uncomfortable fact remains that the Alexander Romance provides us, on occasion, with apparently genuine materials found nowhere else, while our better-authenticated sources, per contra, are all too often riddled with bias, propaganda,...
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Caricatures by Katsushika Hokusai (Wellcome Images/Public Domain) — 15 Nov 2021

From Frescos to Manga: The Ancient History of Comic Books

By MartiniF

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Debuted in 1825, The Glasgow Looking Glass - later renamed The Northern Looking Glass- was a satirical publication which lampooned the fashions and politics of the time. The Glasgow Looking Glass included most of the elements of a modern comic,...
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Caricatures by Katsushika Hokusai (Wellcome Images/Public Domain) — 15 Nov 2021

From Frescos to Manga: The Ancient History of Comic Books

By MartiniF

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Debuted in 1825, The Glasgow Looking Glass - later renamed The Northern Looking Glass- was a satirical publication which lampooned the fashions and politics of the time. The Glasgow Looking Glass included most of the elements of a modern comic,...
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Samson and Delilah (1887) by Jose Etxenagusia (Public Domain) — 10 Nov 2021

The Bible’s Bedeviling Bad Girls: Delilah, Jezebel And Salome

By Mary Naples

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It should come as no surprise to most that the biblical writers were unfair to the gentler sex. After all, ever since Eve bit into the forbidden apple, the Good Book has been long obsessed with the notion of bad girls. Over the millennia, the...
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Samson and Delilah (1887) by Jose Etxenagusia (Public Domain) — 10 Nov 2021

The Bible’s Bedeviling Bad Girls: Delilah, Jezebel And Salome

By Mary Naples

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It should come as no surprise to most that the biblical writers were unfair to the gentler sex. After all, ever since Eve bit into the forbidden apple, the Good Book has been long obsessed with the notion of bad girls. Over the millennia, the...
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Seeking The Ten Lost Tribes Of Israel, Finding DNA — 29 Oct 2021

Seeking The Ten Lost Tribes Of Israel, Finding DNA

By Michelle Freson

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The Ten Lost Tribes of Israel have been considered lost for over 3,000 years, but recent evidence demonstrates that they were not lost, they had merely been scattered around the world and had assimilated into other cultures. When a valued item is...
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Seeking The Ten Lost Tribes Of Israel, Finding DNA — 29 Oct 2021

Seeking The Ten Lost Tribes Of Israel, Finding DNA

By Michelle Freson

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The Ten Lost Tribes of Israel have been considered lost for over 3,000 years, but recent evidence demonstrates that they were not lost, they had merely been scattered around the world and had assimilated into other cultures. When a valued item is...
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