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Emperor king's top secret assassination letter finally decrypted after 500 years
By Harry Baker published
Researchers in France have finally cracked a complex code of mysterious symbols and "nonsense" decoys written by Charles V, the former Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain.
The great romance of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, in All About History 124
By Jonathan Gordon published
Inside All About History 124: Discover how the marriage of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert reshaped the monarchies of Europe.
Who is Krampus, and what does he have to do with Christmas?
By Owen Jarus published
Krampus is a mythical creature who punished badly behaved children, according to myth.
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By Jonathan Gordon published
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Who was Charlemagne, the Carolingian Emperor of Europe?
By Emily Staniforth published
Charlemagne was a king in the Middle Ages who changed European rulership as the founder of an empire
Who really wore togas?
By Joanna Thompson published
Who actually wore togas, and what were they for?
4 in 10 people worldwide believe in witches
By Tia Ghose published
Around the world, belief in witches and witchcraft varied widely; more than 9 in 10 people in Tunisia believed that people could use supernatural powers to do harm, while fewer than 1 in 10 people in Sweden did.
Ötzi the Iceman’s mummified corpse was found in an Alpine gully — but he didn’t die there, new study finds
By Tom Metcalfe published
A new study of the mummified body of Ötzi the Iceman questions the prevailing story of his death in the high Alps more than 5,000 years ago.
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