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King Kamehameha I, the first king of the Kingdom of Hawaii (Louis Choris / Public Domain)
1 AUG 2024 · 6 MIN

Hawaii and the US: A Deal with the Devil

Hawaii was the last of the fifty states to join the United States of America. And, were you to dig a little deeper, it might seem strange that it did.  There is…
The Great Pyramids of Giza are the last of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (Yasser Nazmi / CC BY-SA 3.0)
1 AUG 2024 · 5 MIN

So, What Exactly is Hidden Inside the Great Pyramid?

There is no site more emblematic and obviously ancient Egyptian than the pyramids at Giza. The only wonder of the ancient world still standing, these three enormous pyramids and their attendant sphinx…
The Saxons had to arrive in Britain from somewhere. Legend says they were led by Hengist and Horsa, but can this be proven? (Hans Dahl / Public Domain)
31 JUL 2024 · 6 MIN

Hengist and Horsa: Arthurian Myth or Saxon Reality?

For most people, the history of England begins with the Norman Conquest in 1066. The line of kings is generally traced to William I, the first Norman king who invaded across the…
Jack Ketch became famous not for his skill as a headsman, but for his brutal lack of it (Georges-Antoine Rochegrosse / Public Domain)
30 JUL 2024 · 6 MIN

Interested in the Killing: Jack Ketch’s Infamous Trade

There is a reason that, in the public image of the medieval executioner they are almost always envisaged wearing a hooded mask. Execution was a bloody trade, and for many it came…