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The Intriguing Tale Of Basil The Copper Hand
The early 10th century saw the rise and fall of an interesting rebel leader named Basil. The date of his birth is unknown, but his path to infamy began in the first decades of the reign of E…
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The Battle Of Buttington
King Alfred the Great of Wessex (r. 871-899) struggled to survive against the powerful Viking threats to his kingdom in the 870s, and these scares prompted Alfred to impose sweeping military…
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The Trickery of al-Fadl ibn Musa
Vizier Ibn al-Furāt was imprisoned by the Abbasid caliph Muqtadir in 918, on charges of corruption. While the vizier was in jail, his estate—a place called Arthakhushmithān—was placed in the…
Medieval Indulgence & Martin Luther
The medieval indulgence was a writ offered by the Church, for money, guaranteeing the remission of sin, and its abuse was the spark that inspired Martin Luther’s 95 Theses. Luther (l. 1483-1546) claim...
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The Covert Night Raid Of Xenophon Against A Well-Guarded Persian Tower
In 399 BCE, the philosopher, historian and mercenary, Xenophon, was in the last year of his famous adventure with the so-called Ten Thousand. The Ten Thousand, as the name suggests, was a Gr…
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In 1649 England did something unprecedented – after nearly a decade of civil war, they tried their king for high treason and had him executed.
Why Did the Restoration of the Monarchy Happen?
In 1649 England did something unprecedented – after nearly a decade of civil war, they tried their king for high treason and had him executed. The...
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Today in 1912... Britain's polar explorers led by Captain Robert Falcon Scott reach the South Pole - only to find the Norwegian Roald Amundsen's expedition had beaten them by a month.
Scott of the Antarctic
Read about the life of Robert Falcon Scott, most famous perhaps for his failure in the race to the South Pole. Includes photos from the Discovery and Terra Nova expeditions.
Poor bastard had a mental breakdown because no-one would believe him.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignaz_Semmelweis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignaz_Semmelweis
