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The Weird and Wonderful Religious Practices and Beliefs of Pre-Christian Britain
Christianity took its time establishing itself in Britain. The Romans might have conquered the island just over a decade after Christ's death, but until the sixth century AD, the new religion maintained…
People
How George Cheyne Created First Fad Diet, the Georgian Diet
Dieting and weight loss seem like a very modern phenomenon. Since the twentieth century, our obsession with our weight and…
Ancient History
The Origins of 10 Ancient Superstitions We Still Follow Today
The modern word ‘superstition’ comes from the Latin superstitio. It was a term that the Romans applied to mysterious beliefs…