HISTORY

Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
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- . August 10, 2024
When taking stock of Richard III’s short reign, one of the positive developments cited by his modern-day supporters is his

Wells Sealed With Calcium Carbonate Discovered on Cephalonia
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- . August 7, 2024
Recent excavations on the Greek island of Cephalonia have uncovered a remarkable pair of ancient wells, shedding light on some

2,500-Year-Old Graveyard Reveals the Burial of 39 Children and Just 2 Adults
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- . August 4, 2024
A fairly unsettling discovery has been unearthed out of a recent excavation in Østfold county, Norway – a 2,500-year-old graveyard

Texas A&M’s Quest To Save An Alamo Cannon
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- . August 1, 2024
By Grant Hawkins, Texas A&M University College of Arts and Sciences The Alamo, a symbol of Texas’ rich history, is

Picene Prince’s Tomb Reveals a Chariot and 150 Other 7th Century BC Artifacts
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- . July 29, 2024
In the town of Corinaldo in Italy’s Ancona, archaeologists conducting excavations in the Nevola necropolis found a significant archaeological burial,

Egypt’s Oldest Pyramid Could Have Been Built Using Hydraulic Lift Technology
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- . July 26, 2024
There has long been speculation about how the pyramids of Egypt were constructed. While there may be no single answer

Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
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- . July 23, 2024
It’s 1972, you are in your late teens, and you see a poster at your local railway station which promises

50 Years of Cyprus Divided
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- . July 20, 2024
Though only eight at the time, Graeme Stanford vividly recalls his experience during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in July

National Spirit and the 1900 Olympics
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- . July 17, 2024
This year’s Paris Olympics are the third to be held in the city – where the decision was made in

A Brief History of English Numeracy
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- . July 14, 2024
The English medical practitioner John Bulwer wrote a treatise in 1644 that argued humans were natural ‘Arithmeticians’, capable of both