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Human Evolution: Dragon Man
1 November 2023Homo longi, also known as Dragon Man, is an extinct archaic human species - with a nearly complete skull found near Harbin, China, dating back to...
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History of the Witch
31 October 2023It’s that time of year again, Halloween. A word which conjures up images of pumpkins, ghosts, and of course…witches.
But have you ever...
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New Orleans Voodoo
30 October 2023If you've ever watched a Voodoo scene in a horror movie, you might be forgiven for envisioning zombies, dolls and witchcraft when asked what it...
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Who was Hunayn ibn Hishaq?
30 October 2023How did this famed Arab physician shape the future of medicine and influence the Muslim Empire for centuries to come? From his humble beginnings...
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Ghosts of Wales
30 October 2023Wales has a wealth of ghost stories, including fantastical animals, flickering death omens and unseen things that go bump in the night. Whether...
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Origins of the Witchfinder General
30 October 2023In the 1640s, Matthew Hopkins gave himself the grandiose title of Witchfinder General and set himself the task of purging England of witches. But...
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Witches
29 October 2023From seductive sorceresses to withered necromancers, witches play a varied - and vital - role in ancient history. Recorded in classical epics by...
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Hammersmith Ghost: How to Murder a Poltergeist
29 October 2023Can it be murder if you think you're killing a ghost? In 1804 the London suburb of Hammersmith was being terrorised by a ghost. One man set out to...
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Josephine Baker: Jazz Age Superstar to WW2 Spy
27 October 2023Josephine Baker was one of the most extraordinary people of the 20th century - and the first black woman honoured in the French Panthéon in...
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President Andrew Jackson
26 October 2023The seventh person to hold the position of President is arguably one of the most divisive.
A strong-willed military hero, whilst President...
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Hauntings, Hangings & a Beast: Bodmin Jail
26 October 2023Bodmin Jail can claim to be one of the most haunted buildings in Britain. Perhaps that's because of all the hangings that took place here. Or the...
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Black Tudors
26 October 2023The most famous Black African in Tudor England is John Blanke, a musician in the courts of Henry VII and Henry VIII. The discovery of Blanke,...
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