The real historical Louis XV makes most mad kings seem downright saintlike in comparison. This deranged monarch has become infamous for his scandalous affairs and for driving France to the brink of ruin. In 1757, a mentally deranged man tried to assassinate him, but was unsuccessful. The bloody punishment returned to the assassin was so severe and disturbing that many historians to this day agree it was overkill.
The crown never stops, but everything around it does. Since Queen Elizabeth’s death, a ripple of change has moved through politics and culture.
The mountain had been holding on for millennia. Then came the melt. What appeared next weren’t merely artifacts but fragments of lives lived with skill and a deep connection to the place.
Historians describe Richard the Lionheart as “a bad son, a bad husband, and a bad king, but a gallant and splendid soldier”. The reality, however, is a little more complicated.
Archaeologists in the Kingdom of Tonga have uncovered the remnants of an ancient city on the island of Tongatapu. The incredible discovery, announced in 2024, overturns the chronology of early Pacific Island civilization.
Archaeologists at George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate found a hoard of 18th-century bottles buried in an old cellar holding their original contents from 250 years before.
Archaeologists have found the remains of a Roman fortress in northern Sinai. The discovery illuminates the Roman Empire’s easternmost defensive lines in Egypt.
Once the world’s largest radio telescope, the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico unlocked the mysteries of the cosmos. But by 2020, what once symbolized mankind’s scientific ambition now lay in ruins.
The idea that one percent of the human population are psychopaths is both intriguing and unsettling. Should we be worried, or is there more to the story?
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