Jun 2, 2014 · Paul Fürst, engraving, c. 1721, of a plague doctor of Marseilles However, though the beak mask has become an iconic symbol of the Black Death, there is no evidence it was …

Aug 25, 2017 · The event that ‘saved’ London from plague was the equally catastrophic Great Fire of 1666. The flames eradicated the plague rats, their fleas and cleaned up the filth with …

Dec 2, 2015 · Now a cult obsession thanks to Hong Kong horror movies of the 1980s and 1990s, the legend of the hopping vampire was first detailed in a series of supernatural reflections …

May 31, 2016 · The Death of Arthur Tudor: Did Bubonic plague put Henry VIII on the throne? Subscribe to All About History now for more unusual stories from the past! When the king by …

Jul 24, 2017 · Infected with the plague, stabbed in the bum and attacked by a bear, discover history's 10 weirdest assassination attempts

Dec 9, 2018 · It seems that in the centuries preceding 1600, the discrete form was the most prevalent, but as the plague waned, the more dangerous forms of smallpox replaced it as the …

Sep 5, 2017 · By the end of the year, the plague had run its course but the government had little cause to rejoice. The treasury was empty, the war was going badly and peace negotiations …

Sep 12, 2015 · Jay Singh Sohal is an experienced broadcast journalist who has worked for Sky and ITV and has held the position of Director at both Turbanology and Sikhs at War, two …

Jan 22, 2015 · OUN-B leaflets similarly foamed, “the Red Jewish-Muscovite plague has been destroyed… glory to the Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalists and its leader Stepan Bandera! …

May 6, 2014 · There is no historical evidence that King Arthur existed. Historical records from the Dark Ages are almost non-existent, therefore little is known about 5 th and 6 th Century Britain …