Bones of diseased medieval Britons digitized and exhibited online
A new website was launched yesterday with photo’s of bones of 1,600 medieval Britons. They deceased from a range of terrifying diseases, such as syphilis and leprosy...
DisputedPast
A history blog with the latest from the pastListen to a 500 year old music instrument – made by Da Vinci
Well ok, the instrument was not really made by Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1509), but designed by the Italian master...
Important battle in Swiss history may have been made-up
Ask an arbitrary Swiss man or woman what the most important event in Swiss history was, and the battle of Morgarten is likely to be named...
Disappointment: Germany’s oldest piggy bank is empty
Imagine you have a piggy bank that’s more than 700 years old. It must be so inviting to take a hammer, break it and marvel at the exposed riches...
Charlemagne not so great after all
The historical image of Charlemagne, of Charles the Great (747-814) is as positive as it gets for a medieval king. Charlemagne was one of the most striking personalities throughout the Middle Ages...
Could it be Jesus?
A new publication on the Shroud of Turin tries to proof that the shroud is about 2000 years old, making it possible that the imprint of the body and face of a bearded man is indeed from Jesus Christ...
Remains of Alfred the Great found?
It must have been an eerie sight for passersby as archaeologists exhumed an unmarked grave at a churchyard in Winchester on Tuesday...
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