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Athelstan: King of Malmesbury and the Forgotten Library

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BEFORE THE CANON IV In the centre of Malmesbury, in...

Lake Nemi: The Floating Palaces of Diana’s Mirror

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On 15 July 1535, a Bolognese soldier and engineer...

The Ancient Finds of America: Too Deep to Be a Joke

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Three men, working three different rigs across three different...

Aether: The 1729 Debate Over What Fills the Heavens

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Editorial Note The entry below ran as two installments of...

Hildegard von Bingen: Before Knowledge Was Divided

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In the twelfth century, Hildegard von Bingen, a Benedictine abbess in the Rhineland, decided that the existing words were not enough. She had things...

Blemmyes: Mythical Legends or Forgotten Warriors?

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Imagine a tribe that lived in harmony with nature for centuries but was forced to wake up to the harsh reality of politics and...

The Ingenious Creator of the Hereford Mappa Mundi

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The Hereford Mappa Mundi is one of the most renowned medieval world maps. It owes its existence to the visionary genius of its creator,...

Who Was Genghis Khan?

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Genghis Khan was a man of Aryan origin, without Mongoloid features!  Official history describes Genghis Khan as a great ruler who was equal parts military...

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The Ingenious Creator of the Hereford Mappa Mundi

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Airship NORGE: The First to Conquer the North Pole

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The Garden of Eden: A Paradise Lost

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At the top center of the Hereford Mappa Mundi...
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