Each day, award-winning historian and author Peter Zablocki shares his research into the little-known and hidden-in-plain-sight historical curiosities you proba...
On the evening of December 3, 1926, Agatha Christie, already a successful mystery writer, left her home in Berkshire. She abandoned her car on the edge of a chalk quarry called Silent Pool near Guildford. The car was found with an expired driving license and her clothes inside. Christie herself was nowhere to be seen.
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Food Riots in History
Throughout history, food shortages, skyrocketing prices, and widespread hunger have often triggered unrest. Food riots have played pivotal roles in shaping societies and altering the course of events, reflecting the profound link between sustenance and stability.Â
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Princes in the Tower
The story of the Princes in the Tower—Edward V and his younger brother, Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York—is one of the most enduring mysteries in English history.  It combines political intrigue, betrayal, and tragedy, all set against the backdrop of the Wars of the Roses.
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Vintage News: Death of Jayne Mansfield
This week’s story deals with the tragic accident that took the life of one of Hollywood’s biggest stars of the 1960s, Miss Jayne Mansfield. Today’s article comes from the first page of The Columbus Enquirer from Friday morning, June 30, 1967, from the Associated Press.Â
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Michelangelo Paints the Sistine Chapel
Many of us have seen - well at least pictures or a few selected details from - Michelangelo’s lofty Renaissance masterpiece. Yet, what somehow escapes the modern narrative is the fact that the Sistine Chapel’s ceiling is as much about artistic genius as it is about the political, religious, and personal dynamics of the Renaissance.
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Each day, award-winning historian and author Peter Zablocki shares his research into the little-known and hidden-in-plain-sight historical curiosities you probably never heard of. All in the little time you probably do not have.
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