Welcome to this Friday's Link Dump!
Our host for this week is the one-and-only Goody Two-Shoes!
The power of pregnant medieval queens.
A possible serial killer in 1890s New York.
Decoding some political gossip from medieval Britain.
The latest research on the Antikythera Mechanism.
Is Shakespeare's grave missing his skull?
Solving the mystery of Antarctica's ice.
Possible evidence of Noah's Ark.
A medieval earl's "unfortunate career."
Cremation in 1890s San Francisco.
A set of kitchen knives from 1,500 years ago.
That time when the Americans saved Hideki Tojo's life. And then hanged him.
Fake news is old news.
A Gateway to Hell in the Czech Republic.
A significant literary editor.
Wooden tools from 430,000 years ago.
The myths surrounding Nicholas II.
The origins of the expression "making the cut."
The latest information about Neanderthal babies.
The science of near-death experiences.
How 1920s Hollywood went around the world without leaving California.
A look at Maya dentistry.
That's it for this week! See you on Monday, when we'll look at the time a dog stood trial for murder. In the meantime, here's a traditional Irish song.
Very interesting. Philippa of Hainault was a strong and good queen, a true counterpart to Edward III. The letter from the Spanish ambassador to his monarchs is fascinating. I wonder if he ever sent his thoughts on living in England and Scotland’s climates, as opposed to Spain’s… The good werewolf is an interesting tale. I hope his flogging was either commuted or postponed indefinitely. Alas, Nicholas II was the worst sort of monarch to have at that time and place. I’ve read a number of books by British officers and diplomats who served at or near the court, and they are most intriguing. He would have been better as a country squire with a small and manageable estate. Neanderthal babies… There’s a sad sense of doom hanging over them all. I wonder if they matured so quickly because they lived briefly… Maya dentistry! Wonderful.
ReplyDeleteOne of Ulysses S. Grant's granddaughters, Julia Grant Cantacuzene, married a Russian nobleman, and later wrote several books about her experiences at Nicholas' court and the Russian Revolution. It's interesting getting an American's perspective of those times. Have you read any of them?
DeleteI haven't. I'd remember anything written by someone with a Byzantine surname.
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