06 Nov 2019 The Mighty Magyars, a Medieval Menace to the Holy Roman Empire By Cam Rea History & Tradition 1 The eighth to tenth centuries in Europe were turbulent times, as Western Europe was caught in the crossfire of invading foreign entities. Many came from the north, such as the various Viking factions from Scandinavia who struck terror into the... Read More
04 Nov 2019 Marutsakha Takes Flight: Modern Aviation Based on Ancient Vimana By Enrico History & Tradition 1 In 1895 Shivkar Bapuji Talpade (1864-1916), a member of the Maharashtri, launched an unmanned aircraft called Marutsakha, (Sanskrit ‘Marut’ means Air and 'Sakha' means ‘Friend’, so ‘Friend of the Air') on Chowpatty beach. This event... Read More
01 Nov 2019 Judge Bao, the Chinese Sherlock Holmes Who Became a Legend By MartiniF History & Tradition 0 How did a humble government official during the reign of Emperor Renzong (AD 1010 – 1063) of the Northern Song dynasty of China, become a legend, and achieve immortality in Chinese operas as a god status? Such a man was Bao Zheng. Bao Zheng took... Read More
28 Oct 2019 The Folly of Pope Urban VIII and the Banning of Astrological Prophesies of Papal Fates By Roberto Volterri History & Tradition 0 A 17th century Pope so feared the astrological prediction that he would exchange his life as pontiff in the Urbs Aeterna or eternal city of Rome for the everlasting life, on a day coinciding with a solar eclipse, that he momentarily lost his... Read More
23 Oct 2019 The Greatest History Movie Blunders Ever Made By ashley cowie History & Tradition 0 Hollywood producers and directors have never once been praised for rigorously sticking to the facts and whether it's a medieval epic or a modern war film they generally fail when it comes to relaying what actually happened, historically. Their... Read More