People
The Unfortunate Scapegoats of the Black Death Were Mainly Heretics, Jews and Witches
During the period from 1348 to 1350, the scapegoats for the Black Death were mainly heretics and members of the…
Richard III’s Bed and Fabled Treasure Led to a Murder… and Some Say a Very Persistent Ghost
The English City of Leicester has had a Blue Boar Inn Since the Middle Ages. While its latest incarnation is…
16 Street Laws in Paris Shaped by the Infamous Court of Miracles
The Parisian slums of the 17th century were a wild place. Unlike most other cities, Paris had numerous slums throughout…
16 Facts in the Life of the Almost Forgotten Life of One of England’s First Black Aristocrats, Dido Elizabeth Belle
Today, Dido Elizabeth Belle is England’s first aristocrat who was not only of African descent but born into slavery. Belle…
20 Incredible Ancient Civilizations and Cultures That We Know Surprisingly Little About
Ancient civilizations and cultures provide the bedrock of our own modern societies and nations, imparting knowledge and histories which have…
85 Year Old Prime Minister Wheelbarrowed a Donation of 32,000 Books between his Home and the Library in this Touching Story
William Ewert Gladstone (1809 - 1898) was nothing if not industrious. Born in Liverpool, he enjoyed a long and distinguished…
Mary Edwards Walker was the One and Only Female Recipient of the Medal of Honor in American History
Mary Walker, more commonly known as Dr. Mary Walker, was a Victorian Era woman who was born ahead of her…
Peggy Shippen, Thought to Be Benedict Arnold’s Innocent Wife, Actually Initiated His Treasonous Plot
Peggy Shippen, the beautiful, vivacious, and charismatic wife of infamous American Revolutionary War traitor Benedict Arnold, was long thought to…
Elsa Koditschek Cleverly Hid In Her Own House From the Nazis
In 1940, the Nazis were occupying Austria. A Jewish woman named Elsa Koditschek lived in a house that she and…
16 Frightening Details in the Story of Spring Heeled Jack
In 1837 terrifying tales of a “devil-like gentleman” or “leaping man” began to spring up in the villages around London.…