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Posted on:November 30, 2020December 13, 2020Mythical Creatures

Mythical Creatures: A History of European Werewolves

Werewolves are perhaps one of the most popular modern-day mythical creatures, alongside vampires, and many teen films and television shows now feature both creatures. I have already written a post about the historical origins of vampires, and what medieval people believed to be true about these monsters, so I thought it was time to look […]

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Posted on:September 6, 2020December 13, 2020Monthly Round Up

Monthly Round-Up: History in the News, August 2020

August has been another exciting month of archaeological and historical discoveries. From ancient stone age artwork, to historic graffiti, to a hoard of gold, and the impact of coronavirus, there has been plenty to talk about. Here is a pick of just eight pieces of news to have been announced last month. The grave of […]

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Posted on:August 4, 2020December 13, 2020Ancient Wonders

Ancient Wonders: The Colossus of Rhodes

So far in the Ancient Wonders series we have looked at The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, The Colosseum, Stonehenge and the Great Wall of China. We now return to the original list of the Seven Wonders of the World, compiled in the 2nd century BC, by investigating the Colossus of Rhodes. The Colossus has captured […]

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Posted on:July 24, 2020December 13, 2020Monthly Round Up

Monthly Round-Up: History in the News, July 2020

Although much of the world has been in lockdown for several months now, there have still been many exciting discoveries in the fields of history and archaeology that have been announced. Just this month new archaeological sites have been found and research has changed our knowledge of things we thought we previously knew. So here […]

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Posted on:April 22, 2020December 13, 2020Mythical Creatures

Mythical Creatures: The Headless Blemmyes

Although people living in medieval Europe knew a lot more of the wider world than many initially think, with strong trade links in Asia and northern Africa, they were still intrigued about what lay beyond the land known to man, and stories of mythical creatures abounded. One such creature which fascinated for centuries was the […]

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Posted on:February 26, 2020December 13, 2020Monthly Round Up

Monthly Round-Up: History in the News, February 2020

Another month has passed, and so far 2020 seems full of new archaeological discoveries. Here are some of our favourite picks from what news has come out in the history world this month. Walls made from human leg bones have been found underneath a Belgian Church. Just this week, excavations revealed an unusual discovery in […]

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Posted on:January 10, 2020December 13, 2020Monthly Round Up

Monthly Round-Up: History in the News, 2019

We are now into the year 2020, and with the fresh optimism of a new year, so I am going to start making regular blog posts once again. The excitement of publishing my first book, Royal Witches, and the amount of my time that has taken up is now dying down, and it is time […]

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Posted on:January 18, 2019December 13, 2020Monthly Round Up

Monthly Round-Up: History in the News, January 2019

For my first post of the new year, I thought it was apt to start a new series I had been thinking about for a while. So many interesting discoveries about the past are constantly coming out, particularly in the realm of archaeology, but they do not always get much publicity. This series aims to […]

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Posted on:July 16, 2017December 13, 2020Ancient Wonders

Ancient Wonders: The Great Wall of China

Three years ago, I visited Beijing and by far the best thing I did there was visit the Great Wall of China. The scale of the Wall and the amount of time it has lasted, as well as the huge number of visitors it attracts every year are all reasons that I decided this should […]

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Posted on:June 15, 2017December 13, 2020Ancient Wonders

Ancient Wonders: Stonehenge

For English people, as monuments go, Stonehenge is one of the most famous. Some people don’t necessarily get the big deal about it – I mean, it is just a bunch of rocks after all – but for others this ancient monument evokes great passion. Not only is it still a place of worship, but […]

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