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This week's Link Dump is hosted by Claudia Cardinale.
And someone who wants to get as far away as possible from Claudia Cardinale.
The truth behind a famous "plague village."
The secrets of Anne Boleyn's prayer book.
As I have noted before, if you want to make a bunch of archaeologists happy, give them some fossilized poop. And if it's really big and riddled with parasites to boot, they will practically weep from joy.
Life in the Soviet Union during WWII. As you might imagine, it wasn't fun.
You know what Poe's contemporaries wanted from him? Books about seashells.
So maybe Einstein wasn't Mr. Smarty-Boots after all.
The science of archaeogenetics.
Some very strange ancient geoglyphs in India.
Napoleon's second wife.
The servant and the stolen bank notes.
The oldest gold find in southwest Germany.
More about UFOs and USS Omaha.
A scandalous elopement from the 1950s.
Some curious moments from Seattle history.
How two rare lobsters were saved from becoming someone's dinner.
A murderer who just couldn't shut up about it.
The Tower of London has a new raven.
A famously pious woman.
What is possibly the richest ancient shipwreck yet.
The Bottle Men of the Regency.
Twenty acres of skulls.
Latvia's Sun Barrels. The setting is delightful, but the "houses" themselves are setting off my claustrophobia.
The good old, "He fell on the end of my umbrella" alibi.
How George Washington's doctors unwittingly helped kill him. Articles like this always make me wonder how many modern medical practices will be hooted at by later generations.
In related news, modern medical practices unwittingly led to a radioactive corpse being cremated.
Julius Caesar's invasions of Britain.
Thieves just looted Arundel Castle. I hope Mary Stuart's ghost teaches them a lesson.
And here are other relics of Mary, Queen of Scots.
News reports from Jack the Ripper-era Spitalfields.
One of the attempted assassinations of Queen Victoria.
A brief history of the Warenne family.
The life of Sarah Forbes Bonetta, Queen Victoria's African-born goddaughter.
Fun fact of the day: John Steinbeck once wrote a novel about a werewolf.
The mysterious life and death of Francis, Viscount Lovell.
A London tomb which is said to be a time machine.
George Orwell's time in Spain.
The dark side of the Scottish borders.
Some questions about the Emperor Nero.
Some well-preserved ancient Roman baths.
Some recipes from the WWII years.
Was Amy Billig kidnapped by bikers?
That time the Devil visited Shropshire.
The relationship of Robert Devereux and Elizabeth I.
The hazards of 18th century shaving.
An alleged escape from a sea monster.
Harry, lazy, husky hero cat.
That's it for this week! See you on Monday, when we'll look at a notorious Texas murder case. In the meantime, let's eat!
Man, this one takes me back.
It's good that there is a sufficient number of ravens at the Tower now. That's one of those superstitions that even the more cynical Britons probably wouldn't like to tamper with.
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A most interesting article about Sarah Forbes Bonetta. Captain Forbes's words about his ward seem typical of much of the knowledge gained by Royal Navy officers in their encounters with other cultures. Travel does broaden the mind.
OMG, I may be clicking on links for the next 2 years!
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