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The Vampire Epidemic of 18th-Century Europe: Fear, Folklore, and the Digging of Graves
When Europe Feared the Dead In the early 1700s, Europe found itself haunted by an unexpected terror. It was not the looming wars with...
Oct 6, 20256 min read
10 Unbelievable Medieval Customs
The Middle Ages were never simple. They were a world of contrasts—of glittering cathedrals and plague pits, of knights in shining armor...
Oct 3, 20256 min read
The American Pilgrims: Faith, Freedom, and the Founding of Plymouth Colony
Few stories are as deeply ingrained in American history as that of the Pilgrims — the English settlers who sailed on the Mayflower in...
Sep 21, 20253 min read
Festivals of Light in European Culture: From Sol Invictus to Saint Lucy’s Day and Christmas
Light has always held deep symbolic meaning in human culture. It is the boundary between safety and danger, knowledge and ignorance, hope...
Sep 7, 20254 min read
The Afterlife in Different Cultures: Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism
Few questions are as universal as what happens after death. Across history and cultures, people have imagined the soul’s journey beyond...
Sep 5, 20255 min read
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