A new theory proposes that the Bayeux Tapestry was designed to deliver moral messages to medieval monks over dinner ...
The Spanish conquest might have toppled the Aztec imperial state with startling speed, but unpicking precisely what ‘collapse ...
Henry VIII planned a monumental tomb to match his power and legacy. Instead, the king who reshaped England’s relationship with Rome now lies beneath a small, easily missed slab. Here’s how three Tudor ...
Want to live like a Tudor? Historian Ruth Goodman did, and here are five crucial lessons she learned
What did everyday life look like for the millions of ordinary people living in Tudor England? Historian Ruth Goodman found ...
Ancient Roman ideas of privacy differed radically from our own, and their communal toilets reveal a mindset almost impossible ...
Though rare, female gladiators did appear in the Roman arena, challenging ancient Rome’s expectations and revealing how ...
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David Musgrove reports on new research that casts light on the appearance of the comet in the 11th century, and its depiction in the Bayeux Tapestry ...
Archaeology reveals that a millennium ago, North America was home to thriving urban centres as large and sophisticated as ...
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