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Load More...Sky News@SkyNewsThis bear should have read Xenophon's Anabasis!
'Those men who ate the honey all went off their heads...like people exceedingly drunk'. #ClassicsTwitterA bear cub has been rescued after getting high on 'mad honey' 🍯🐻
She is thought to have become intoxicated after eating honey that can have hallucinogenic effects.
Today's top stories: https://t.co/PAiZ4DiULBTell me you don't read archaeological works without telling me ...
Assumptions on gender and race have caused loads of errors over the years - this is a common methodological problem recognised decades ago. Look up Renate Rolle's work on female warrior graves! #BadAncient https://t.co/SqsBWdo7eF
Tag Archives: William Marshall
Diary of Ireland – Day 5
As we join our bedraggled travellers today we learn that a castle that does not look like a castle can still be a castle, there exists a place in Ireland where the pubs don’t sell real ale and historical periods … Continue reading
Diary of Ireland – Day 3
Welcome to today’s episode of ‘When Historians get Unleashed’; today we shall see how our travelling heroes judge a city and whether a hedge is more useful than a wall! 10th May 2012 – Day 3 With a heavy heart, … Continue reading
Diary of Ireland – Day 1
Due to the lack of available technology it was not possible to do this to my original design of blogging as I went. So, I ended up doing it the old fashioned way; buying a journal and writing as I … Continue reading
Observing history
I am fascinated at the moment by characters in history that witnessed so much in their own lifetime. For instance, I am doing some background work on William Marshall, 1st earl of Pembroke. This knight witnessed 4 different English kings … Continue reading
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