Who Was The Most Powerful Woman in the Middle Ages? 1/2
Eowyn, the Shieldmaiden of Rohan, is one of the best characters from the “Lord of the Rings.” But J.R.R. Tolkien didn't invent her out of thin air. Ever the scholar of Anglo-Saxon England, Tolkien bas...
11 Juli 20179min
How One Man Ruled 1920s Kansas City Like a Caesar—Jason Roe
America attempted to legislate morality in the 1920s by outlawing the production, sale, and transport of intoxicating liquors through the Volstead Act. But that didn't stop the drinks from flowing dur...
10 Juli 20171h 3min
Was There a Real-Life Dr. Frankenstein?
Was there a real life Dr. Frankenstein who tried to bring the dead back to life by science and alchemy? Yes there was, and his name was Johann Dippel. He lived in the transitional period between alche...
7 Juli 20178min
Who is the Bravest Person Who Ever Lived?
In the early 1800s there was no English explorer greater than James Holman. He covered a distance almost twenty times farther than Marco Polo on foot or cart—almost never using trains or steamships. H...
6 Juli 201711min
Does China Really Have a 5,000-Year-Old History?
Few will dispute that China has one of the most ancient cultures on earth, but is there any truth to the claim—made by many residents of China—that there is a 5,000-year-long line of continuity in its...
5 Juli 20179min
Why Is July 4 Celebrated The Way It Is (Fireworks n’ Hot Dogs)?
Why do Americans celebrate the Fourth of July with fireworks? Are we trying to take the National Anthem as literally as possible, creating “Bombs Bursting in Air”? Or is there another reason? It turns...
4 Juli 20177min
Is There Any Language In Use Today That Could Be Used 1,000 Years Ago?
Any fan of Shakespeare knows how much the English language has changed over the last 400 years. A student of Chauncer knows even better. A brave student of Beowulf knows almost better than anyone else...
30 Juni 20178min
When Did The Roman Empire Really End?
Rome didn’t fall in 476 when Romulus, the last of the Roman emperors in the west, was overthrown by the Germanic leader Odoacer, who became the first Barbarian to rule in Rome. Nor did it fall in 1453...
29 Juni 20176min
