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The Most Terrifying Medieval Executions!During the Middle Ages, torture and executions were used to make examples of people, as well as to get confessions, usually from a woman, that she was a witch. Regardless of whether the tortured person actually confessed...
29 Oct.
Archaeologists Discover Porpoise Buried Like a KingWhile investigating a medieval village that had thrived during the Middle Ages, researchers found a strange grave near the ruins of a church....
05 Jan.
The Mystery of the Codex Gigas or Devil's BibleThe Codex Gigas is a medieval manuscript written by a monk who had broken his oath....
17 Nov.
The Image of the Executioner in the Middle AgesBut despite their dark profession, in the medieval period executioners were allowed to marry and create families....
13 Aug.
Avicenna - the Other Father of MedicineIt also fails to fit into the norms of behavior accepted for the scholars of the medieval Islamic world. Avicenna loves to brag about his achievements and his indifference is boundless....
27 Feb.
After loss of consciousness girl can speak 120 languagesShe tells of life in the primitive tribe in the medieval Japan, In England during the 17th century and in France during Napoleon....
26 Apr.
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A large ancient city has been discovered in the AmazonIt almost was a reminder of the Medieval Europe and the cities of Ancient Greece....
01 Jan.
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King of RatsThe critter is a terrible creature borrowed from medieval German legends Based on real facts. There are over sixty documentaries confirmed such findings in rats....
07 Jan.
Superstitions about praying mantisesIn medieval Japan, they were depicted on the handles of Samurai swords. Modern Japanese believe that if a person sees a mantis, it foreshadows his death....
07 Dec.
Secrets of the mirrorThere is a medieval tale of a rich merchant, who, having found out about the infidelity of his wife, killed himself and her in front of a huge mirror....
20 June
Sleep disorders are from antiquity until todayIn medieval Europe the unfortunate lunatics tried to keep secret there shortcomings because of inquisition which declared them possessed by evil spirits and would send e them to the stake....
05 Mar.
People from the Middle Ages Suffered Retardation Due to Lead PoisoningFurther, high levels of mercury were not registered in the villagers, as opposed to the inhabitants of Medieval Denmark and Germany....
03 Dec.
Mandrake Magic and the OccultMandrake is often mentioned in medieval magic books, because it was an ingredient that was used in magical recipes.
The root of the mandrake was used by black magicians for black magic and love spells....
10 May
The True Story of Halloween will Stun you!The tradition originates from Medieval Britain's "souling and guising". On November 2, the poor would make cakes called "soul cakes" in honor of their deceased loved ones. This was called "souling"....
31 Oct.
Who was Lilith and Why was She Left out of the Bible?In Medieval Europe, she was described as the wife of Lucifer, alongside whom she tricked people into giving in to sin....
11 Jan.
The Solomonic Dynasty - Millennial Rulers of the EastThis is one of the few Medieval African books, written in the ancient language of Ge'ez more than 9 centuries ago....
15 Dec.
Who are the Franks?Undisputed peak in the history of the state of the Franks is the reign of Charlemagne, under whom the state of the Franks became a neighbor of the medieval Bulgarian county of Khan Krum....
19 Oct.
The Fibonacci Sequence and Golden Mean in NatureLeonardo Pisano Bigollo, more famously known as Fibonacci, was a mathematician living in Medieval Italy....
05 May
The Crazy Inventions our Grandparents Thought were SpectacularIn 1923, Isabella Gilbert tried to answer this very question by creating something that seemed to be a cross between a cosmetic device and a Medieval torture mechanism....
22 Nov.
Bracelets Throughout the CenturiesThe history of bracelets can be traced from the Middle Ages of medieval Europe, through the Baroque era of the 18th century up until today....
06 July
160 animals killed because the Bible of the DevilCodex Gigas or Bible of Devil is the largest medieval manuscript preserved until today.
Th Legend Devil book came from the 15th century, until today it is stated that the transgressions is the work of the monk....
05 Oct.
Small Rocky Island in the Atlantic - the Last Trace of Renowned AtlantisFearsome creatures were also mentioned but the historian attributes these to the fear of the unknown that was prevalent in the Atlantic in the late Medieval seafarers....
07 Dec.
Facts about the Samurai you Won`t See in the MoviesWomen were for sissies
In Medieval Japan, it was believed that nothing made a man a bigger sissy than sex with a woman....
21 Nov.
Five Myths about Genghis KhanMedieval chronicles describe him as a complex individual, who reacted depending on the situation and his mood....
16 May
Top 13 Superstitions That Have Become Rooted in our LivesOthers avoid it because it looks like a Medieval gallows. Yet still others are convinced that the ladder blocks the energy that enters our body from space....
06 June