The Vikings series and The Last Kingdom, the latter based on the books by Bernard Cornwell and of which the fourth season has just been released on Netflix, have made the story of the struggles between Saxons and Vikings for dominance of England very topical. There are two entries on the subject i
Maximinus Thrax was a Roman emperor for a short time during the third century of crisis, and although his real name was Gaius Julius Wels Maximinus, he is commonly known as Maximinus of Thrace. .. The launch found by Emperor Severus Although the Republic of Rome was open to the commoners, it was
Entry taken from the book The Plantagenets George, Duke of Clarence, is a unique case in history. Brother of two kings of England, Edward IV and Richard III, related by marriage to a man who became known as the Enthroner for his ability to decide who sat on the throne of England during the Wars of t
Although a prison does not seem the most appropriate place to use as an example of cleanliness and hygiene, the fact is that one of the benchmarks of hygiene, in this case dental, was invented in a prison in Newgate (England). In 1780, the vicissitudes of life, it is said that due to street disturb