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80 days ago
Empires beware — when nature goes rogue, the political consequences can be devastating
85 days ago
Volcanic eruption may have caused Europe's Black Death plague, scientists say ⊖⊖
Clues contained in tree rings have identified 14th Century volcanic activity as the 'first domino to fall' in a sequence that led to the devastating spread of bubonic plague.
Volcanic eruption may have triggered Europe's deadly Black Death plague ⊖
A volcanic eruption may have set off a chain reaction that led to Europe's deadliest pandemic.
3 months ago
Seriously Silly: The Life of Terry Jones by Robert Ross review – portrait of a Python ○
An affectionate biography of the polymath includes details of never-produced gems such as Monty Python’s Third World War
Terry Jones was a Python, a historian, a bestselling children’s author and a ve…
8 months ago
Till Jeff us do part: divisive, star-studded Bezos wedding hits full swing in Venice ○
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Some in the lagoon city are furious, others delighted, as celebrities descend for billionaire’s sort-of nuptials
The Black Death. Byron on the prowl. Rising water levels. Cruise ships the size of city…
I tasted the 'world's SOUREST sweet' dubbed Black Death - so acidic it's not suitable for anyone under 12 ○
Described as the 'world's sourest sweet', the ultra-sour jet black balls are not recommended for anyone under the age of 12.
Scientists SOLVE the mystery of the Black Death's prolonged reign of terror - as they pinpoint a single gene that allowed it to endure across centuries ○
Research has revealed that the evolution of a single gene in Yersinia pestis - the bacterium that causes bubonic plague - allowed it to adapt and survive for so long.
11 months ago
‘Ambition beyond words’: How Siena’s art revolution brought heaven down to earth ○
Before the Black Death devastated Siena, the city thrummed with energy, expressed in art and architecture designed to dazzle its audience – and which still astonishes 800 years later
If you want to kn…
What TikTokers get wrong in their viral AI 'history' videos: 'Healthy' and 'modern' people during the Black Death, the wrong kind of eruption at Pompeii and 'absurd' WWI uniforms in the trenches ○
Put yourself in the shoes of a soldier in the trenches in the First World War, or imagine waking up on a sunny morning in Pompeii hours before annihilation.
13 months ago
Rare manuscript from middle ages that inspired Disney castle to go on display for first time in 40 years ○
Les Très Riches Heures, a ‘book of hours’ made by artists felled by the Black Death, will be shown in France this summer
A celebrated manuscript from the middle ages that inspired a Walt Disney castle…
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