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Saturn Devouring his Children by Goya. Source: Francisco Goya / Public Domain.
17 DEC 2024 · 4 MIN

Cannibalistic Coping Mechanism? The Bronze Age “Othering” of Fallen Foes

A gruesome discovery in the United Kingdom has thrown a shadow over Bronze Age England. The find, at the ancient site of Charterhouse Warren in Somerset, has been described as “something horrible.”…
The Harpe Brothers were confirmed to have killed 39 people, often for no reason, and are believed to have killed many more. Source: Picryl / Public Domain.
9 DEC 2024 · 4 MIN

Ben Franklin, and All Those Bodies They Dug Out of his Basement

Benjamin Franklin is a figure of historic importance. He is what used to be called a “man of letters” and a polymath, but this only goes so far in explaining how important…
he Cadaver Synod, where Pope Formosus failed to defend himself against the charges levelled against him, on account of being dead. Source: Jean-Paul Laurens / Public Domain.
12 OCT 2024 · 6 MIN

The Cadaver Synod, when a Dead Pope Stood Trial

The office of Pope has historically always been a highly important one. Such a role was and is intensely political, with the Pope uniquely being able to influence foreign powers through their…