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Oct 31, 2022

The rise of the first lioness, Eleanor of Aquitaine, in All About History 123

At one time the medieval Crusader Queen of France, Eleanor of Aquitaine escaped kidnapping plots and assassination attempts to become the Queen of England after marrying the future Henry II. This would prove to be a pivotal moment in history, as she helped to forge the legendary Plantagenet dynasty. However,...

Oct 31, 2022

Are humans inherently violent?

The earliest human civilizations appeared between 3,000 and 4,000 years ago; since then, humans as a species have been entirely at peace for approximately 268 years. And as many as 1 billion people may have perished as a direct result of war, according to What Every Person Should Know About...

Aug 31, 2022

Who invented chocolate?

Chocolate is a delight whether we're biting into a bar or sipping hot cocoa, but who was the original inventor of this treat? Although it's now familiar as candy, chocolate's origins are much deeper. The individual who discovered how to make chocolate is lost to time, but it was probably...

Aug 31, 2022

Are Mesopotamia and Babylon the same thing?

In world history class, students often learn that human civilization arose in Mesopotamia — the so-called Fertile Crescent — and in the same breath, many teachers dive into the history of Babylon. But are Mesopotamia and Babylon the same thing? The answer is no, they are not the same; in...

Jun 30, 2022

Why does the Rosetta Stone have 3 kinds of writing?

The famous Rosetta Stone is a black granite slab inscribed with three ancient texts — two Egyptian and one Greek. It ultimately helped researchers decipher ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics, whose meaning had eluded historians for centuries. But why did ancient scribes include three different kinds of writing, or scripts, on this...

May 31, 2022

Roe v. Wade overturned by Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade in a ruling released Friday (June 24). In doing so, the justices eliminated the constitutional right to abortion that was established by the 1973 court case and later affirmed by a 1992 case called Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey....

Mar 31, 2022

King John: Magna Carta, rebellion and myth

King John was the ruler of England from May 27, 1199 to Oct. 19, 1216, succeeding his brother Richard The Lionheart. John is best known for sealing the Magna Carta, which was the first step towards a constitution in the United Kingdom and a source of inspiration for democratic movements...

Dec 31, 2021

French culture: Customs & traditions

French culture is most commonly associated with Paris, which is a center of fashion, cuisine, art and architecture, but life outside of the City of Lights is very different and varies by region. France doesn't just have culture; the word culture is actually French. 'Culture' derives from the same French...

Dec 13, 2022

How we found Britain's only known Roman mosaic of the Trojan War

The discovery of a previously unknown Roman villa in rural Rutland during the 2020 lockdown was one of the archaeological stories of the year. Villas are emblematic features of the Roman countryside, and many are known across Britain. But this new discovery is unique. It has what could be considered...

Dec 16, 2022

What is a Christmas Yule log?

A Yule log is a Christmas tradition in which a log of wood is progressively burned in a fireplace over several nights. The tradition was once popular in parts of Europe and made its way to North America, but it's now part of the more general tradition of having a...

Dec 19, 2022

What is Occam's razor?

Occam's razor (also spelled Ockham's razor) cuts through complexity with a no-nonsense approach. The philosophical maxim Numquam ponenda est pluralitas sine necessitate, written by 14th-century Franciscan friar William of Ockham, translates to Plurality must never be posited without necessity. In other words, all else being equal, simplicity is best. So...

Dec 22, 2022

Attila the Hun raided Rome due to starvation, not bloodlust, study suggests

Attila the Hun has been depicted as a bloodthirsty barbarian with an infinite thirst for gold and power. But a new study proposes an alternative explanation for his violent incursions: Attila may have carried out his desperate raids to save his people from drought and starvation. Two thousand years of...

Dec 24, 2022

How the Christmas tree tradition came to be

Why, every Christmas, do so many people endure the mess of dried pine needles, the risk of a fire hazard and impossibly tangled strings of lights? Strapping a fir tree to the hood of my car and worrying about the strength of the twine, I sometimes wonder if I should...

Dec 26, 2022

What does love do to your brain?

Falling in love may hit your heart, but what does it do to your brain? It turns out that falling in love corresponds with the release of key brain chemicals from certain regions of the brain, Dr. Gül Dölen, an associate professor of neuroscience at the Johns Hopkins University School...

Dec 27, 2022

10 amazing things we learned about our human ancestors in 2022

Humans are exceptionally diverse, but we all have something in common: We're Homo sapiens, and we share a common ancestor. But the story of how we arose, spread around the globe and acted along the way is still emerging as scientists find new clues. Here are 10 remarkable things we...