History and Mystery from the Beardy History man
Oh, you must have heard how Catherine the Great of Russia died. The horse. The harness that broke. How it fell on top of her. What she was trying to do at the time with the horse. I’ve heard that tale for decades going back to university. The myth that one of Russia’s most powerful…
Tony McMahon investigates some of the maddest rulers in history from Charles VI who thought he was made of glass to George III who lost America.
It may come as a surprise to know this but in Muslim history, homosexuality was often considered as perfectly acceptable. And there were leading scholars and even members of the ruling elite who expressed love and affection for members of their own sex. Many Muslims I know today are exasperated that bigoted views within Islam…
Adolf Hitler was long rumoured to have only had one testicle and it seems that a medical report from 1923 confirms this
Tony McMahon looks at Queen Anne – the subject of the movie The Favourite
Two green skinned children appeared in the Middle Ages to the villagers at Wulpet but what exactly were they?
Tony McMahon investigates what history can teach us about exorcism and how people believe they are possessed
2018 sees a new Robin Hood movie – so how has Hollywood depicted this medieval hero over the last hundred years?
If you have an irresistible urge to kill your fellow human beings, then being in a position of immense power affords plenty of opportunities. And there’s a bonus – you’re more than likely going to get away with it. Well, at least for a while. The other day, I met a Slovakian gentleman called Lukáš…
Tony McMahon was the author of Quest for the True Cross and in 2019 he will publish a major investigation into the Knights Templar