- November 11, 2024
The Death of Clive of India
In the days following the sudden death, aged 49, of Robert Clive – ‘Clive of India’ – on 22 November
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic? | History Today
Thanks to Joseph Goebbels, the film director Georg Wilhelm Pabst luxuriated in a massive budget for the dramatised documentary he
Breakthrough in the Origins of Writing: From Seals to Signs
Proto-cuneiform, an early sign-based script, marks a pivotal moment in human history as the precursor to the world’s first writing
Unexplained Mysteries: Ancient Alien Theories Debunked or Proven?
Is there life beyond the stars? This is one of those questions that have existed for centuries, and intrigued societies
Zatrikion: Knossos Board Game Shows Minoans Enjoyed Leisure and Play
The people of the ancient Minoan civilization on the island of Crete in the Aegean Sea enjoyed a sophisticated society
The Viking Seeress of Fyrkat: a High-status Sorceress and Seductress
A Norse burial site in Denmark from around the year 940 contains the remains of a woman of high status
Sarazm and its Ancient Culture Give a Glimpse of Bronze Age Central Asia
Around 5,500 years ago, a large settlement of farmers, artisans and miners who traded around Asia along the proto-Silk Road
The Role of Disease in the Decline of Great Empires
During their heights, many great empires were considered invincible – before God and Man. Ruling over great territories and thriving
The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
Like all legal institutions, the Spanish Inquisition recognised that justice needed not only to be done but also to be
Manikarnika Ghat: The Heart of Cremation in Indian Funerary Traditions
India is renowned for having distinctive religious practices that coexist with one another. The numerous shrines and monuments allow one