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Did the ancient Romans of Pompeii know they were destined for doom?
11+ hour, 1+ min ago (1165+ words) Without modern volcanology, seismic monitoring or any clear understanding of eruption warning signs, the people living in the shadow of Vesuvius in AD 79 had little reason to think that catastrophe was imminent " even if they knew there was something unusual…...
Archaeologists find ancient clues that may unlock a major Stonehenge mystery
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (934+ words) A pair of ancient post holes near Bulford, 5 kilometres from Stonehenge, appear to line up with the midsummer sunrise around 2, 950 BC. Were people in the Stonehenge landscape marking the summer solstice long before the monument's famous stones were raised? The…...
What if the Soviets had beaten the Americans to the moon? An alternate space race history
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (17+ words) History Extra...
He was the Tudor who created Utopia " but his insults were shockingly filthy
4+ week, 9+ hour ago (743+ words) Thomas More is remembered as the author of Utopia and one of Tudor England's great minds, but his attacks on Henry VIII's critics could be startlingly crude. In the battle over the Reformation, he used expletives, insults and scatological imagery…...
A peasant with an axe haunted her dreams. Then Rasputin arrived
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1081+ words) Rasputin's rise at the Russian royal court seemed to fulfil a nightmare that had haunted Tsar Nicholas II's mother for decades. As his influence over the imperial family deepened, fears about prophecy, scandal and political danger helped fuel opposition from…...
Who was the real Irving P Krick of Pressure?
3+ week, 5+ hour ago (802+ words) In the Operation Overlord drama Pressure, Chris Messina stars as American meteorologist Irving P Krick, working on weather forecasts for the 1944 Allied invasion of Normandy. Confident and charismatic, Krick delivers his predictions with pizzazz " yet some of his colleagues doubt…...
Is Pressure a true story? Here's the real history behind the D-Day drama
3+ week, 5+ hour ago (17+ words) historyextra. com...
Who was the real James Stagg of Pressure?
3+ week, 5+ hour ago (955+ words) Leading the cast in D-Day drama Pressure, Andrew Scott stars as James Stagg. Among the meteorologists advising Dwight D Eisenhower on whether to launch Operation Overlord, Stagg's voice is the most important. Jonathan Wright asks: how close is the character…...
Meet the forgotten medieval muslims who transformed European culture
3+ week, 13+ hour ago (720+ words) Medieval Europe's Muslim societies helped transform science, medicine, music, fashion and dining. In Al-Andalus, centuries of cultural exchange produced innovations that left a lasting mark on European life When you think about the religious history of medieval Europe, you might…...
Archaeologists and historians still haven't solved Pompeii's biggest mystery. Here's why
3+ week, 3+ day ago (1054+ words) The destruction of Pompeii is one of antiquity's most famous disasters, but its exact date remains fiercely debated. From pomegranates and warm clothing to Roman coins and charcoal graffiti, the evidence points to a mystery still buried in the ash…...