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On 3 January 1762, Empress Elizabeth suffered a massive stroke, and both Peter and Catherine were summoned. There was no hope of recovery. She died on 5 January 1762 and Peter became Emperor Peter III... View More
Catherine the Great - The coup that made her Empress in her own right (Part three) - History of Royal Women
Read part two here. As Empress Elizabeth’s health deteriorated, Catherine found herself pregnant with Gregory Orlov’s child, and she began to seclude herself. Peter was already talking of repudiating ...
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Is this the oldest Stone Mason work in the world? — Original People Online
Much older than the Pyramids of Egypt, Stonehenge and even the new find at Gobekli Tepe, the ‘Nawarla Gabarnmung’ Stone monument in Arnhem land Australia is 50,000 years old. There has been no evidenc...
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🎥 The history of Halloween goes back thousands of years to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain. It was celebrated halfway between the autumnal equinox and the winter solstice, it started on October... View More
The History of Samhain and Halloween!
The history of Halloween goes back thousands of years to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain. It was celebrated halfway between the autumnal equinox and t...
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An exquisite Christian prayer roll from five centuries ago has been rediscovered by researchers, giving the public its first glimpse at this little-seen religious medieval document, of a kind that rar... View More
500-Year-Old Illuminated Prayer Roll Reveals Insights Into The ‘Cult of The Cross’
An exquisite Christian prayer roll from five centuries ago has been rediscovered by researchers, giving the public its first glimpse at this little-seen religious medieval document, of a kind that rar...
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Ocean scientists have located the wreck of the U.S. Revenue Cutter Bear — a ship that served at sea for at least 88 years and played a part in the famous capture of a Nazi spy ship.
Wreck of US ship that hunted Nazi spies in the Arctic finally discovered
The wreck of the U.S. Revenue Cutter Bear has finally been found.
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If you happen to be in Toledo in the next few months...
Major exhibition on medieval armor set to begin at Toledo Museum of Art - Medievalists.net
The Age of Armor: Treasures from the Higgins Armory Collection at the Worcester Art Museum, will run from November 6th to February 27, 2022.
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Also today in 1863... A meeting at Freemason’s Tavern in Great Queen Street, London, leads to the formation of The Football Association, or The FA as it is perhaps better known, the oldest football as... View More
Association Football or Soccer as it also known
The history of the development of Association Football, or soccer as it is also known...
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Died today in 899...Alfred the Great, King of Wessex. By the time of his death, he had become the dominant ruler in England, defending his kingdom against Danish invasion and founding the first Englis... View More
King Alfred and the Cakes
The story of King Alfred burning the cakes is well known. The event is said to have taken place in the marshes of the Somerset Levels near Athelney....
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Treasure & Booty in the Golden Age of Piracy
During the Golden Age of Piracy (1690-1730), pirates were first and foremost after gold, silver, and jewels, but if these could not be grabbed, then a ship’s cargo would be taken for resale at a pirat...
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