Searched for
MEDIEVAL AND MODERN HISTORY
5 house plants believed to protect homes, attract luck and promote well-beingAncient cultures revered specific plants for their protective, healing, and spiritual powers, believing they could attract prosperity and w...
Passport not proof of citizenship? The 2,500-year-old history behind the travel documentA recent government clarification in India, stating passports aren't conclusive proof of citizenship, has ignited interest in the document'...
On This Day in History, June 13: Alexander dies, Miranda ruling, Korea summit, FIFA 2026 awarded to US-Canada-Mexico, Trump charged and more eventsOn This Day in History, June 13 witnessed the death of Alexander the Great, the signing of the enduring Anglo-Portuguese alliance, the land...
On This Day in History, June 10: Troy falls, Italy enters WWII, Jurassic Park premieres, Thatcher wins for 3rd time, FIFA World Cup opens and other key eventsOn This Day in History, June 10 witnessed events that ranged from the legendary destruction of Troy and the birth of Gothic architecture to...
On This Day in History, June 8: Porsche is born, Ghostbusters release, Siam renamed Thailand, Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four published, NFL merger announced, Robert F. Kennedy laid to rest and other major eventsOn This Day in History, June 8, the world witnessed events that shaped politics, warfare, literature and culture. The Viking raid on Lindis...
In 2012, archaeologists digging under a Leicester car park unearthed a skeleton with arrowhead and skull wounds and identified England's long-lost King Richard III, missing for 527 yearsIn a remarkable turn of events, excavations beneath a Leicester car park in 2012 unveiled a skeleton identified as King Richard III. A form...
In 1942, a plowman struck something unexpected beneath a wartime field and discovered a hoard of Roman silver hidden for over 1,600 yearsA farmer's plow unearthed a remarkable Roman silver hoard in England. This discovery challenged previous beliefs about Roman Britain's weal...
Under Notre Dame cathedral, a 'dig of the century' unearths 1,700 years of historyAn archaeological dig beneath Notre Dame cathedral in Paris is unearthing Roman Paris. The excavation is happening as the square is being r...
This day in history, May 30: From Joan of Arc's execution to the first Indy 500, women's pro baseball league debut and Mariner 9's launch to MarsThis day in history, May 30, has witnessed some of the world's most significant political, military, scientific and cultural developments. ...
The famous chalk giant fooled historians for centuries and the real answer changes everythingNew research has revealed the Cerne Abbas Giant, a massive hillside carving in England, dates to the early Middle Ages (700-1100 CE), not p...
A hidden staircase in an 800-year-old French church just led archaeologists to a 400-year-old burial vaultWorkers fixing a salt problem in a French church unearthed a stunning historical timeline. Beneath the 12th-century structure, they discove...
In 2014, a metal detectorist in Scotland found a hoard that looked like Viking treasure, until scientists scanned what was wrapped insideA metal detectorist's 2014 find in Scotland, the Galloway Hoard, initially thought to be Viking loot, revealed a more complex story. Scient...
Quote of the Day by Thomas Aquinas: 'There is nothing on this earth more to be prized...'-Catholic Church's greatest philosopher's important lesson on why true friendship is one of life’s greatest giftsThomas Aquinas, a medieval philosopher, believed true friendship was paramount. His quote, 'There is nothing on this earth more to be prize...
Quote of the day by Aristotle: 'Life is only meaningful when we are striving for...' Life lessons on goals, hard work and success by ancient Greek philosopher and scientistQuote of the day by Aristotle highlights the importance of goals, hard work, learning, and purpose in life. The quote explains how people f...
A tale of two minorities: Why India never saw anti-Jainism like Europe's anti-semitismA comparison of Jains in India and Jews in Europe explores why one civilisation enabled coexistence while the other descended into exclusio...
Himanta Biswa Sarma inaugurates Rs 376 cr flyover in GuwahatiAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma inaugurated the Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee Flyover in Guwahati, a Rs. 376 crore project completed ...
In 1939, a quiet dig on an English estate uncovered a giant ship and changed Britain’s history foreverIn 1939, Basil Brown's excavation at Sutton Hoo unearthed a massive Anglo-Saxon ship burial, revealing a wealthy and sophisticated civiliza...
English literature's 'first-ever poem' hidden in lost medieval book in Rome revealed and it was composed by agricultural workerComposed in Old English by a Northumbrian agricultural worker in the 7th century, "Caedmon’s Hymn" appears within some copies of the “Eccle...
A medieval book in Rome has been hiding the oldest English poemA medieval book in a Roman library revealed a remarkable find. Researchers uncovered the oldest known English poem, 'Caedmon's Hymn'. This ...
History's most famous Halley's comet may need a new name, and the real discoverer was a monk nobody ever heard ofHalley’s Comet naming controversy is reshaping astronomy history after new medieval research revealed a forgotten discovery from nearly 1,0...