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Feb 29th, 2008
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A 1,000-year-old shoe found in the Thames
A 1,000-year-old shoe has been found intact in the muddy river bed of the River Thames. Steve Tomlinson, 47, was exploring the estuary when he stumbled across the unassuming object protruding from the mud flats. The amateur archaeologist was...
(by Blackleaf)
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Tests confirm bed did belong to Henry VII
An intricately carved oak bed once dumped in a hotel car park has been revealed by DNA testing as the likely place where Henry VIII was conceived. ...
(by Blackleaf)
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The pirate queens of the Caribbean
A historian has shed new light on the real Pirates of the Carribean - including two fearless lady pirates who cursed like men, wielded machetes and exposed their breasts to dying victims to show them they were killed by a woman in disguise. ...
(by Blackleaf)
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Hundreds of witches' marks discovered in limestone caves
Hundreds of bizarre markings on the inside of a network of limestone caves, originally thought to be graffiti markings from the Victorian era, have been found to be 'witches' marks' from the 17th and 18th centuries. ...
(by Blackleaf)
2 days ago by
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Anglo-Saxon treasure on sale at auction
Anglo-Saxon treasure first discovered by a history teacher in a field in 1962 is to be sold for up to 80,000. Gordon Taylor initially unearthed a piece of bone in...
(by Blackleaf)
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Charles I's execution is reenacted
The streets of central London were filled with a troupe of 17th Century Civil War re-enactors as they marched down The Mall in honour of Charles I. Hundreds of history enthusiasts, dressed in...
(by Blackleaf)
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Surviving the gallows: the Georgian hangings that didn’t go to plan
In 1740, in a case heard at the Old Bailey, 16-year-old William Duell was found guilty of the rape and murder of a servant, Sarah Griffin. He was hanged at noon on 24 November. His body was laid out on a slab ready for dissection then he woke up. Words...
(by Blackleaf)
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A brief history of England
Writing for History Extra, Dr Sean Lang separates the history of England from the history of the British Isles... A brief history of England ...
(by Blackleaf)
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Historical hazards of the home revealed
Exploding sweets, radioactive ornaments and poisonous medicine were just some of the potentially deadly dangers lurking in Victorian and Edwardian homes. These health hazards were often found in everyday, apparently innocuous objects. ...
(by Blackleaf)
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Site of the Battle of Hastings sequel is found
When he was a small boy, Nick Arnolds grandfather entertained him with stories of a gory medieval battle between Vikings and Saxons which had, according to local legend, taken place close to his home in the north Devon countryside. Fate took Mr Arnold...
(by Blackleaf)
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Minute by blood-soaked minute, the TRUE story of Zulu
140 years ago this week a group of British redcoats made a heroic stand against the Zulus. Here's a minute by minute account of the action... Minute by blood-soaked minute, the TRUE story of Zulu: Heart-stopping graphic account of the greatest last...
(by Blackleaf)
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It could be ye: Elizabeth I held England's first lottery
Today's Lotto entrants long for the multi-million pound jackpot: but how about a set of sparkling gold jugs, a tapestry and freedom from arrest for seven days? (Small print - pirates and traitors excluded). ...
(by Blackleaf)
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Fosse Way: Stories from the road at the edge of the world
The A46, a roaring dual carriageway used by thousands of drivers every day in the East Midlands, was once the edge of the Roman world, separating civilisation from barbarian. Glimpses of this lost world have been uncovered along its length. ...
(by Blackleaf)
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Favorite 11 of time
Since 20 & 21 century the strongest of my then you too. GK: Ravelli CB: Nesta CB: Blanc RB: Cafu LB: Irwin MF: Zidane
(by Militia)
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Swedish could format one Right Wing
Swedish Democrats would easily blow of disaster by re-election 2019 in Sweden also NMR would splitt finally Sweden have once Facsism / Nazism by these Alternative For Sweden that could remain the only Right-Wing of politicians of Sweden.
(by Militia)
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In defence of Cromwell, the man who saved England from tyranny
With his absurd gesture of turning the bust of Oliver Cromwell to face the wall in the Commons, Labour MP Stephen Pound was presumably trying to make a cheap political point about the ill-treatment of Catholic Irishmen in Cromwells campaigns. Yet...
(by Blackleaf)
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Roman homes found next to theatre
Archaeologists have unearthed the mosaic-like floors of a number of Roman homes next to a theatre complex. The finds were part of an excavation next to...
(by Blackleaf)
Jan 3rd, 2019 by
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Market invasion by USA and Persmerga in 2003
Since early 21 century American troops with ally kurds of Persmerga starting market invasion in Middle East and against Iraq were a succeses with new market for kurds in norteast Iraq also then Iraq changed from dictatorship for democracy after US troops...
(by Militia)
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Jealous monks set fire to Canterbury Cathedral in 12th Century
In medieval times thousands of people flocked to Britain's cathedrals to celebrate saints. The majestic buildings competed for the largest audience. The rivalry between two of Britain's most beautiful cathedrals became ugly, a historian has found - and...
(by Blackleaf)
Dec 19th, 2018 by
MHz
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Power and History
Authors' note: Created finally in the XVI century A.D. and accepted today chronology and history of the ancient and medieval world, evidently contains big mistakes. Many outstanding scientists understood it and discussed during a long...
(by darkbeaver)