The Mary Rose: I was conned
Sunday August 31, 2003
You may have seen a report from our British History Guide that: "Divers working on the site of the famous flagship of Henry VIII, the Mary Rose, claim they have ... Read More
New magazine
Friday August 29, 2003
A magazine devoted to medieval history has just been launched. Called Medieval History Magazine (no danger of getting that mixed up with anything else), it claims to be "the first ... Read More
See Mars, live history
Wednesday August 27, 2003
Throughout the past week, but especially on Wednesday night, people across the world went outside at night to look at Mars. Wednesday was important because, at 04:51 EST, Mars and ... Read More
Australia in WW1
Sunday August 24, 2003
A new index for sites about Australia and New Zealand in the Great War of 1914 – 1918: 23 have currently been selected and annotated. If you know of an ... Read More
Pius XII – new anti-nazi material
Thursday August 21, 2003
Debate continues to rage about the conduct of Pope Pius XII and his treatment of the Nazi regime, but a recent discovery amongst US diplomatic documents reveals the Pope's deep ... Read More
The Vatican vs. Galileo
Tuesday August 19, 2003
The Vatican claims that the Church did not persecute Galileo for his scientific and heretical beliefs…oh don’t get me started! Read more here.
Medieval Combat by Hans Talhoffer
Sunday August 17, 2003
Rather than being a guide to medieval combat this is an authentic manual, but how good is it? Your Guide takes a look...
Rare ‘Shrine’ Found
Friday August 15, 2003
Archaeologists in Ireland have uncovered a rare ‘bell shrine’ which was buried c. 1250. I should add that a bell shrine isn’t the human sized structure most of us associate ... Read More
Diana Mosely Dies
Tuesday August 12, 2003
Diana Mosely, one of the famous British Mitford sisters, the widow of inter-war fascist leader Oswald Mosely and one of the world’s most famously unrepentant Nazis, died on August 11th. ... Read More
Interesting Trial Results
Monday August 11, 2003
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia recently convicted Milomir Stakic of war crimes. However, in a result which will interest historians and commentators of the alleged ‘Armenian Genocide’, ... Read More
UK’s Hottest Day
Sunday August 10, 2003
Britain broke its record for the hottest day since records began on the 10th August as temperatures reached 38.1C (100.6F) in Kent. Disappointingly for historians, although Britain has many records ... Read More
Great Germans
Thursday August 7, 2003
Following the success of a British TV search to find the 'Greatest Briton', a German channel is following suit. However, despite a strong field including such greats as Einstein, Bach ... Read More
Review: Violence in Early Modern Europe
Monday August 4, 2003
A full length review of Violence in Early Modern Europe 1500 – 1800. Is it interesting? Has violence increased or decreased in the modern day? And many reasons why you ... Read More
Roman Fingerprints
Friday August 1, 2003
When archaeologists recovered a pot from their London dig, they probably hoped to find some evidence of the contents. However, not only did the pot contain a sulphurous smelling cream, ... Read More