Year: 2024

A Guy Fawkes effigy: Guy Fawkes Night is a celebration of a king’s miraculous escape from being blown to pieces. Source: Terrence Lacon-Childe / CC BY 2.0.

Penny for the Guy? Guy Fawkes and the Plot to Kill King James

All That History November 11, 2024

Remember, remember, the fifth of November, Gunpowder, treason and plot! I know of no reason...

Polly Bartlett is said to have killed 22 people, Wyoming’s first serial killer. That is, if she ever existed. Source: soliozuz / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0.

The Legend of Polly Bartlett, the Murderess of Slaughterhouse Gulch

All That History November 7, 2024

The Wild West was a lawless land. As the US settlers pushed west from the...

One of the clay figurines, and the impression of three fingerprints taken from the interior of another. Source: Oxford Journal of Archaeology.

Ancient Fingerprints show that Egyptian Sculpture Was Collaborative

All That History November 6, 2024

A new study of ancient Egyptian sculpture has taken a new approach by looking at...

Turns out we may know about the Trojan War from the Hittites, and the mysterious people to the west they called the Ahhiyawans. Source: Unknown Author / Public Domain.

The Ahhiyawa and Wilusa: Did the Hittites Know of the Trojan War?

All That History November 5, 2024

Homer’s Iliad is one of the oldest stories which has survived. Coming out of the...

This picture of Artificial Intelligence was itself created by Artificial Intelligence. It is, in effect, a self-portrait. Source: Alenoach / Public Domain.

21 Grams, Artificial Intelligence, and the Path to Robot Suffrage

All That History November 4, 2024

In 1901 a doctor from Massachusetts found himself facing a puzzling question. The doctor, Duncan...

Finds from the tomb include jewelry, two intact copper mirrors and (inset) a fertility idol in blue green faience. Source: South Asasif Conservation Project / Egyptian Ministry of Tourism.

Intact Egyptian Tomb Found in Luxor is 4,000 Years Old

All That History November 4, 2024

A new and unknown Egyptian tomb has been found in Luxor in Egypt. What makes...

The golden larnax of Tomb II at Vergina, wherein the remains of a sacred purple tunic belonging to Alexander the Great are believed to have been found. Source: Digitalphilologist / CC BY-SA 4.0.

Tunic in Royal Vergina Tomb may have Belonged to Alexander the Great

All That History November 1, 2024

Few individuals have changed the world, and fewer still manage to do so, as Alexander...

Robin Hood and Little John: unlike most other folk tales of England there is nothing supernatural about the tales of this outlaw, which may hint to some aspects of them being true. Source: F Tayler / Public Domain.

Robin Hood: What Is It About this Folk Hero?

All That History October 31, 2024

The story of Robin Hood is a familiar one to almost everyone. His campaign of...

The most impressive structures are right next to the limit of the existing LiDAR survey. We should probably break out the lasers again and see what’s next door. Source: Antiquity / CC BY 4.0.

Valeriana: Enormous Mayan City Discovered in Mexico

All That History October 30, 2024

Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula is famed for its Mayan ruins, great cities and carved pyramids which,...

The skeleton recovered from the well in 2016 has been confirmed as the man mentioned in Sverris Saga. Source: iScience; doi:10.1016/j.isci.2024.111076.

800-Year-Old Skeleton Confirms an Ancient Norse Saga

All That History October 29, 2024

Much of the history of the Norse is captured in their sagas, epic poems and...

The satyr and nymph scene is just one of the beautiful frescoes found in the tiny house in Pompeii. Source: Pompeii Archaeological Park.

Tiny House Found in Ancient Pompeii Has Erotica All Over the Walls

All That History October 28, 2024

Pompeii, famously destroyed by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, is treasure trove due...

The thin remnant atmosphere that currently covers the red planet. Researchers at MIT have now found out what happened to the carbon dioxide atmosphere that once covered Mars. Source: NASA / Public Domain.

Mars Mystery Solved? MIT May Have Found Its Lost Atmosphere

All That History October 23, 2024

Mars has fascinated mankind for much of its history. Unusually and distinctively red even when...