Catherine of Siena’s American Daughters
Catherine of Siena (1347-80) was made a saint in 1461, less than a century after she died. In 1970 Pope Paul VI declared her a
Wool Aliens of the British Empire
In the early 1910s a young woman set out every day to walk the river banks near Galashiels in the Scottish Borders. Ida Hayward was
Early Modern Millers’ Tales | History Today
By the end of the medieval period millers had poor reputations. Chaucer’s miller in the Canterbury Tales was coarse, vulgar, and habitually dishonest – he
James VI and I: Spinning the English Succession
In December 1593 Robert Persons, a leader of the English Jesuits on the Continent, was putting the finishing touches to a book he had been
65,000-year-old Neanderthal Glue Factory Discovered in Gibraltar
A recent discovery in Gibraltar has unveiled one of the most advanced manufacturing sites of the ancient world: a Neanderthal tar distillation oven dating back
Shocking 2,000-Year-Old Fig Find Opens New Chapter in Ireland’s History
A recent discovery at the Drumanagh promontory fort in North Dublin is reshaping our understanding of Ireland’s Iron Age trade networks. The find—a 2,000-year-old charred
Church Built by Roman Emperor Justinian I Excavated in Aquileia, Italy
In the quiet and peaceful village of Aquileia, in northern Italy near the Adriatic Sea coast, archaeologists from the Austrian Archaeological Institute of the Austrian
Dedicated Roman Gladiator Superfans Were the Football Hooligans of Their Day
John Pearce/The Conversation In the amphitheatre of Gladiator II, Ridley Scott trains his lens on fighters and emperors – but no account of ancient gladiators
The Gruesome Goat’s Tongue: Greatest Torture of All Time?
History is full of inventive, albeit disturbing, methods of making people squirm, confess, or simply regret their life choices. Among these is the lesser-known but
Oldest Statement of Christian Faith (Jesus is God) Found In Israeli Prison
“Jesus is God.” An inscription declaring this to be a reality, the earliest and oldest written expression of the Christian faith, has been deemed ‘the