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Did the Vatican steal the ancient Menorah?

Tony McMahon4 months ago4 months ago025 mins

One of the strangest conspiracy theories circulating today is that the Vatican is in possession of the ancient Menorah fashioned by the prophet Moses at the direct command of God. This is the seven-branched candelabrum that the Israelites carried with them during the Exodus from Egypt and later installed in the Temple of Solomon in…

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  • Ancient Egypt
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Abusing the Mummies of Ancient Egypt

Tony McMahon4 months ago4 months ago011 mins

Mummies from Ancient Egypt weren’t just unwrapped in the past but featured in ballets, dinner parties, and abused in many ways

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Werewolves explained – from ancient legends to Hollywood!

Tony McMahon4 months ago4 months ago09 mins

As the horror genre revives in the movies and streaming TV series – it’s time that werewolves were explained being a hugely popular monster!

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  • culture

Rembrandt The Night Watch – being restored!

Tony McMahon4 months ago4 months ago04 mins

The Rembrandt 1642 masterpiece The Night Watch has been undergoing a massive restoration and is being hanged out of its frame in the Rijksmuseum

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  • history of horror

Werewolves explained – a terrifying history!

Tony McMahon4 months ago4 months ago111 mins

The history of werewolves goes back thousands of years to ancient Greece, Hindu mythology and countless stories of werewolf attacks

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  • LGBT

Getting arrested for cross dressing in history!

Tony McMahon4 months ago4 months ago07 mins

As gender and sex identity becomes a heated topic – let’s look back at cross dressing in history as it’s nothing new as Tony McMahon reports

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Frankenstein – from Mary Shelley to the movies!

Tony McMahon4 months ago4 months ago110 mins

Mary Shelley wrote the novel Frankenstein in the early 19th century and it’s gone through some big changes at the hands of the movies

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  • history of horror

Vampires explained – the history and horror!

Tony McMahon5 months ago4 months ago24 mins

Vampires have a long history from ancient Greece through medieval Europe to several, notably Irish, Gothic horror novelists!

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The Anarchist assassination of President McKinley

Tony McMahon5 months ago5 months ago014 mins

In 1901 an anarchist called Leon Czolgosz was responsible for the assassination of President William McKinley – why did he do it?

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  • Rome

LGBT Roman Emperors – the facts!

Tony McMahon5 months ago5 months ago017 mins

More Roman emperors than you might imagine were LGBT even if sexuality was defined differently two thousand years ago

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