I’ve been travelling around Europe this year and seen some beautiful images in churches, abbeys, and convents depicting the early family life of Jesus Christ. From the Canary Islands to Prague, here is a selection of medieval statues and paintings showing the nativity and other key events in the infancy of the Messiah. A visual…
Grave robbers have been desecrating tombs throughout history but as Tony McMahon discovers it’s often for very different reasons
Tony McMahon investigates the Turin Shroud to see how science and faith have clashed over its authenticity and whether it really is the burial cloth of Jesus
Many Catholic saints died in weird ways as Tony McMahon discovers on the Beardy History blog
Tony McMahon or Beardy History visits the ancient Roman city of Pompeii destroyed when the Vesuvius volcano erupted in 79 CE killing all inhabitants
