Top TV presenter Bradley Walsh is about to take on the mysteries of Ancient Egypt in a new TV series: Egypt’s Cosmic Code – broadcasting on Sky History. It’s a rollercoaster ride through all those theories about how the pyramids were built and the fascinating beliefs of this long lost civilisation. To accompany the series,…
Many are fascinated by the alleged prophetic powers of the sixteenth century writer Nostradamus. But I’m way more interested in the question – did his methods show that he was a genuine heretic? His background, and the region where he was born, scream heresy. This was a time when those whose views were judged to…
There’s no doubt that Houska Castle in the Czech Republic – central Europe – is a creepy gothic fortress. Like something out of the Dracula novel by Bram Stoker. But is it really, as some have claimed, a gateway to hell? Was this impressive structure thrown up to hide an entrance to the underworld –…
If you’ve been paying close attention to the change of presidents in the United States – you’ll have noticed that incoming President, Donald Trump, has made repeated references to President William McKinley – who was the 25th president of the US before being assassinated in the year 1901. Why is Trump fascinated by McKinley? Let’s…
United States President Donald Trump has declared he wants to buy Greenland from Denmark. The Danes have responded very tersely that the large icy landmass off the coast of Canada is not for sale. However, American claims on Greenland are not new. In the early twentieth century, both Denmark and Canada went into panic mode…
In July 1959, furious healthcare professionals warned the American public that polio was not yet licked. Far from it. That summer, cases of polio that left victims – often children – paralysed for life jumped upwards. Complacent parents were accused of not having put their kids through the full three shot program required to vaccinate…
Millions of people visit the Pyramids in Egypt – gaze on their sheer size and scale – and pose the question: who really built these? Was it the Ancient Egyptians? Which is the view of mainstream historians. Was it aliens? As claimed by a legion of conspiracy theorists. Or, was it a a much older…
When you think about movies that portray Adolf Hitler – the ones that spring to mind are the 2004 German classic Downfall and Charlie Chaplin’s mocking satire, The Great Dictator, made in 1940. But during World War Two, there were some very unusual movies about the Nazi leader of the Third Reich. For example, the…
The United States is mired in a very ill-tempered debate on transgender rights, especially with the election of the first transgender person to the US House of Representatives: Sarah McBride. And the presence of trans soldiers in the US military is set to become a hot political issue in 2025. So, how strange to discover…
Did the Knights Templar know they were going to be arrested? It’s a key question because all those theories about the Templars burying secret treasure in various locations rests on the knights having advance knowledge that the French king’s forces were coming to round them up. Mainstream historians – and contemporary chroniclers – are almost…