Europe’s Black Death Kills 50 to 75 Million People
Every child learns at school that the Black Death was spread by rats which carried infected fleas. But the textbooks may need to be changed, …
The Original Friday the 13th: Knights Templars Arrested & Tortured to Death
Founded in 1118ce and destroyed on Friday the 13th 1307, the Knights Templar, or Poor Knights of Christ of the Temple of Solomon to quote …
Freedom Fighter William Wallace of Scotland is Hanged, Disemboweled, Beheaded, and Quartered
Following the defeat at the Battle of Falkirk and his resignation as Guardian of Scotland, William Wallace’s role in the Scottish resistance changed. He became less …
The Battle of Stirling Bridge
The Battle of Stirling Bridge, fought on September 11, 1297, marked a turning point in the First War of Scottish Independence and solidified William Wallace’s …
The Edict of Expulsion: The Expulsion of the Jews by King Edward I was Not Due to their Money Lending Alone but Also Due to Blood Ritual Sacrifices
The Edict of Expulsion was an act of Edward I which expelled all Jews from the kingdom of England. To understand why why Edward acted …
The Chilling True Story Behind the Pied Piper of Hamelin
If you watch enough horror movies, sooner or later you’ll hear a character utter a variation on the phrase, “Every legend has a basis in …
The House of Wisdom was Destroyed by Hulagu’s Army During the Siege of Baghdad
On February 13, 1258, the Mongols entered the city of the caliphs, starting a full week of pillage and destruction. Along with all other libraries in Baghdad, …
King John Affixes His Seal to the Magna Carta, an Inspiration for the US Constitution and Bill of Rights
“The democratic aspiration is no mere recent phase in human history . . . It was written in Magna Carta.” –Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1941 Inaugural …
The White Ship Disaster: Was it Mass Murder or an Accident?
It was perhaps the worst maritime disaster of the Middle Ages, not just because it cost 300 lives, but because one of them was the …