The princes in the Tower were the two child princes imprisoned and later killed during the War of the Roses in England. Their story is a very tragic and mysterious one. With so many power-hungry players and ambitious men featured in the story, historians still have not been able to figure out exactly what happened …
Medieval knights were the most skilled and feared warriors of the Christian world of their time. They were cavalrymen in service of the church and the state and they went through extremely rigorous training to attain the title and position of a knight. They were usually given the title by the head of the state …
Beer and bread were the staples in the diet of the ancient Egyptians. But what else did they eat? What about meat such as beef and pork? Was it reserved for the consumption of the rich, as was the case in many ancient cultures? Did they raise cattle? Did they farm? Were fruits and vegetables …
It might be surprising for us to learn that the ancient Greeks ate a lot of the same dishes that modern people in the Mediterranean do. Bread, fish and seafood, cheese, olives, and wine were a part of their regular diet. Perhaps they could not cook the exact dishes they do now and could not …
Killed in battle against the powerful Ottoman Empire, the exact circumstances of Vlad the Impaler’s death remain a mystery. Perhaps he died during the fighting itself. Perhaps he was finished off by assassins who had been assigned that specific task. Most people now know that man only as the inspiration behind Bram Stoker’s Count Dracula. …
King Athelstan was one of the greatest Anglo-Saxon kings of all time. Modern historians acknowledge him as the first King of England. He united different kingdoms and provinces of England, set up a sophisticated and well-educated court, and ruled for fourteen years. He is especially famed for defeating the Vikings who remained in northern England …