Vlad the Impaler: The Real Count Dracula?
In 1897, Bram Stoker, an Irish writer, wrote a novel called Dracula, which has since become one of the classics of the Gothic horror genre. Despite the…
The Scourge of God: Who was Atilla the Hun? The Man Behind the Myth
Human history is littered with lost cultures and forgotten great leaders. Many are unfamiliar to the average person, but on rare occasions their actions earn them a…
Giant 30-foot ‘sea dragon’ fossil from 180 million years ago discovered in UK
The largest UK example of a predator that roamed the seas at the time of the dinosaurs has been uncovered. The 33ft (10m) long ichthyosaur fossil, which…
13th Century Magical Merlin Manuscript Shares Original Legend
After two years of hard work, scholars have now finished an Old-French-to-English translation of a centuries-old manuscript that tells of the adventures of Merlin the Magician ,…
Unsolved Mystery: Where did Hannibal Barca get his War Elephants in the Punic War?
Hannibal Barca was a great Carthaginian general, known for fighting against Rome during the second Punic war. He lived from 247 to c. 182 BC. His name…
Trojan War Myth: Could It Have Really Happened? Fact and Fiction
The Trojan War is an epic story originally told by Homer in the Illiad and later used by Virgil in the Aeneas. There are heroes, gods, and…
Argos Panoptes – The All-Seeing Giant of Greek Mythology
Argos Panoptes was one of the primordial giants of Greek mythology. His epithet Panoptes means “the one who is all-seeing” and reminds us of the symbol of…
Loch Ness Monster ‘found’ As Sonar Image Shows Massive Underwater Creature
The plesiosaurus has been unusually social over the summer months with multiple sightings recorded, but the latest hi-tech image could be the clearest proof yet of her…
Pandora: The Tale of a Good Girl Gone Bad?
When Pandora opened her box, as the Ancient Greek myth goes, all manner of evil was released into the world – ending the Golden Age of man…
Was King Arthur’s Guinevere a Real Historical Queen?
There is perhaps no more famous character in British legend than that of King Arthur. For centuries, people have been reading tales of King Arthur and his…