The image of the knight holds a particular fascination in the modern imagination as the…
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We all love history and here are a host of history lists to prove it. Get your history knowledge in the form of top 10 lists, it is easier on the stomach.
While political and military leaders come and go, religious figures seem to endure throughout the…
Eighteen is a special time in a person’s life. In most countries, 18-years-old is when…
December 25th is almost universally celebrated as Christmas, the holiday when Christians celebrate the birth of…
In archaeology, an artifact is an object recovered which may provide cultural interest and help…
Despite William Shakespeare’s status as a literary giant, a small but vocal group of scholars,…
While unfortunate, it cannot be denied that warfare has had a major role in shaping…
Propaganda is a form of communication that is aimed at influencing the attitude of a…
While literally millions of ships of all shapes and sizes have been built over the…
Dressing as a member of the opposite sex has a long and varied history. In…
Older and wiser, the games industry is still no stranger to failure. Thankfully, due to…
It only takes a spark to ignite the flames of revolution. As the spirit of…
As writing goes, English is pretty straightforward. Sure, it has its weird parts: some of…
While it’s true that beauty is often in the eye of the beholder, it’s also…
Did you ever stop to wonder: “Hey, what was the manliest thing anyone ever said?”…
Say the year 2012 to most people and chances are they will think of doomsday,…
Of course, coincidences happen all the time: we were just thinking of someone when they…
The Second World War was the greatest, bloodiest conflict in human history. Millions were killed,…
The Influenza pandemic of 1918 caused more deaths than the four years of the Bubonic…
Ever since the first caveman figured out that wood floats, the sea has been a…
Sometimes words can be more powerful than actions and when spoken by great orators, they…
The development of spoken languages is probably the most significant development in communications in the…
Some of our greatest innovations have been in the military field. These are the wacky…
Ever since mankind first began building structures out of wood rather than stone, fire has…