Off the Road: When Did the Travel Bug Become Such a Plague?THE FIRST TRAVELERS LEFT HOME RELUCTANTLY, after playing fast and loose with the terms of their...By MorrisJames
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“In a world lit only by fire, people were always setting fire to their houses,” Tinniswood says of England in the mid-1600s. What was more unusual was for someone to start a fire in his house that set over 13,000 other houses on fire—which is what Farriner accidentally did. The...
Sam Espensen, a spirits producer, used to feel pressured by matches, particularly when the other person is persistently pushing to meet up. She did say yes once, but then cancelled a few hours before the date. "My Spidey Sense was tingling and it turned out to be correct — the person ...
How long did the Dark Ages last in years? The 'Dark Ages' were between the 5th and 14th centuries, lasting900 years. The timeline falls between the fall of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance. It has been called the 'Dark Ages' because many suggest that this period saw little scientific...
I had the scare of a lifetime a year ago when I noticed a small bald patch pretty close to the crown of my hair. It was sort of odd because at the time I could not figure out what I did to my hair that would cause any sort of trauma nor did I understand why this patch would...
Ah, bloody hell. Did he really need to do this to himself? He could spend a sennight cataloguing all the reasons why he was going straight to hell for having chosen John’s wife with whom to fall in love. And none of it was ever going to change one simple fact. ...
Did Gary Cahill retire? Former England centre-back Gary Cahill is relaxed about his contract situation at Crystal Palace andhas no plans to retire. The defender turned 35 in December and will be a free agent in the summer but is enjoying his football with the Eagles despite a stop-start se...
How did this information spread so quickly? Well we’ve have to introduce Margaret Murray for this. Margaret Murray (1863-1963) As you probably know, Margaret Murray was a folklorist and archaeologist and in 1921 published her influential book, The Witch-Cult in Western Europe. This book was...