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Mysteries

The Disappearance of the Ark of the Covenant

The Ark of the Covenant enters history not as a legend, but as a matter-of-fact physical object. According to the…

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Warfare

The Battle of Cannae

By the summer of 216 BC, the Roman Republic was fighting for its survival. What had begun as a struggle…

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History

The History of Printing

Long before ink met press, humanity was already obsessed with recording things. Who owed whom a goat, which gods were…

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Biographies

Captain Kidd

William was born into a world where the sea offered opportunity and danger in equal measure. By the time he…

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Mysteries

The Disappearance of Agatha Christie

On the evening of 3 December 1926, Agatha Christie did something that, at the time, seemed entirely unremarkable. She left…

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Warfare

The Battle of Salamis

By the late summer of 480 BC, the Greek world stood on the edge of annihilation. The heroic stand at…

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History

The History of Trading Cards

The story of trading cards begins not with sport, superheroes, or shiny foil, but with advertising, and a problem. In…

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Mysteries

The Mystery of the Circleville Letters

In the mid-1970s, the small town of Circleville was not the sort of place where mysteries were supposed to happen.…

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Warfare

The Fall of Constantinople

By the mid-fifteenth century, Constantinople was a city living on reputation as much as reality. Once the glittering capital of…

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History

The History of Romance

Long before roses and heart emojis, romance was embedded in the myths, rituals, and power structures of ancient civilisations. In…

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