Karen Harris
Writer
Who Put the Lean In The Tower Of Pisa?
April 12, 2019
The Leaning Tower of Pisa is now stable and has even straightened slightly thanks to engin...
Writer’s Cramp: The Life of a Medieval Scribe
April 4, 2019
Scribe or copyist writing at his desk. Reproduced from a fifteenth century miniat...
Legendary Grannies: Hags in Celtic Myths
April 1, 2019
Source: (nocolaluci.com) You may picture Celtic goddesses as beautiful, young women wi...
Drake’s Drum: Magical Protector Of England
March 31, 2019
'Take my drum to England, hang it by the shore. Strike it when your powder's running...
Finland’s Unlikely Fascination With Heavy Metal
March 22, 2019
Singer Alexi Laiho of the Finnish heavy metal band, Children of Bodom, performs...
The Historic Reason Why Some Countries Drive On The Lef...
March 20, 2019
A British taxi drives on the left side of the road. Sources: (Photo by...
The Legend or Cibola, the Lost City of Gold
March 14, 2019
Source: (pixels.com) Tales about undiscovered cities filled with vast riches were p...
The Truth Behind Eskimo Kisses
March 12, 2019
Spectators share a honi greeting, also called an Eskimo kiss, wearing red noses to raise awareness...
It’s Istanbul, Not Constantinople
March 7, 2019
Suleymaniye Mosque is seen at sunset on February 16, 2016 in Istanbul, Turkey. Source: (getty...
Rosetta Stone: The Key To Deciphering Egyptian Hierogly...
March 5, 2019
The Rosetta Stone. Source: (history.com) Egypt fever hit British exp...
The Oldest City in the U.S. – St. Augustine, Florida
February 25, 2019
St. Augustine, Castillo de San Marcos. Source: (Photo by Wojtek BUSS/Gamma...
William Tell, The Man, The Myth, The Legend
February 21, 2019
William Tell with a crossbow, is forced to hit the apple placed on top of his son's h...
The Magic Of Walt Disney
February 20, 2019
American producer, director, and animator Walt Disney (1901 - 1966) uses a baton to point to sketches of...
Stained Glass Windows…For The Illiterate Masses
February 19, 2019
Crucifixion, stained-glass window (13th century), Canterbury Cathedral (Unesco ...
Fearsome, Functional Gargoyles, Then and Now
February 18, 2019
A gargoyle statue is seen among a property smoldering rubble in Paradise, north of S...
The Rediscovery of Petra By a Masquerading Explorer
February 16, 2019
View of Al Khazneh, the Treasury, Petra, Jordan, engraving by Lemaitre from A...
Magic Flying Carpets: The Historic Version, Not The Dis...
February 8, 2019
Riding a Flying Carpet', 1880. Artist: Viktor Mihajlovic Vasnecov. Fou...
The Banana King: The Powerful Businessman Who Helped Re...
February 5, 2019
Russian-born American business executive Sam 'The Banana Man', head of...
