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Ball of the Burning Men: The Mad King Catches On Fire

  • by Nicolas
  • Posted on April 16, 2019

King Charles VI of France inherited the nickname “the Mad King” for good reason. During…

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  • History

Wailing Women and Paid Grievers: The Untold History of Professional Mourners

  • by Nicolas
  • Posted on October 30, 2018October 30, 2018

Much like birth or marriage, death is an inevitable stage of life, and has been…

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  • History

“Cadaver Synod”: A Dead Pope In The Dock

  • by Nicolas
  • Posted on September 12, 2018August 16, 2019

History of the papacy is riddled with bizarre stories and odd characters: after all, it…

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The Plagued Island / Poveglia, Italy

  • by Nicolas
  • Posted on June 29, 2018August 21, 2018

The Venetian lagoon is surely one of the most majestic places in Europe. A hundred…

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  • Mysteries

How Slave Trade Resulted in the First Zombie

  • by Nicolas
  • Posted on April 17, 2018January 11, 2019

Zombies have infested the 21st century. Movies and TV series provide them with kilometers of…

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