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Unholy Holy Fathers: Paul II, a Pope Who Passed Away While Getting it On
King Charles III’s Prophet Muhammad Ancestry
Laurentius Hornaeus and the Torsaker Witch Trials: The Pastor Who Got Dozens of Innocents Executed
Girolamo Savonarola and the Bonfire of the Vanities: A Maoist Cultural Revolution in 1400s Florence
The Shroud of Turin: A Medieval Forgery and One of History’s Most Resilient Hoaxes
The 1755 Lisbon Earthquake: The Natural Disaster that Fueled the Enlightenment
Saint Lawrence, Patron Saint of Comedians, Cracked Jokes During His Execution
The Donation of Constantine: History’s Most Impactful Forgery
Margaret of Valois and Henry of Navarre: A Marriage that Started With a Massacre and Ended in an Annulment
The Immovable Ladder that Stayed Put in a Church for Three Centuries
When Santa Beat Up a Priest: The Not So Nice Side of Saint Nick
Folklore and Mythology: The Origins of Santa Claus
The Saint and the Snakes: Saint Patrick Myths and Realities
Khalid ibn al-Walid, the Formidable General Who Beat Both the Byzantines and Persians
Unholy Holy Fathers: Paul III Was One of History’s Most Corrupt, Murderous, and Promiscuous Popes
Matthew Hopkins, the Self-Proclaimed ‘Witch Finder General’ Who Got Dozens of Innocents Executed for Witchcraft
Holy Dong! Fascinus: The Flying Roman Phallic God
Unholy Holy Fathers: Alexander VI, the Corrupt Borgia Pope
Josephus: The Great Jewish Revolt Leader Who Switched Sides and Joined the Romans
What Was the Historic Context of the Old Testament’s Plagues of Egypt Narrative?
The Khawarij: Al Qaeda’s Medieval Terrorist Ancestors
The Other Roman Empire: How The Eastern Roman Empire Saved the West
What Was the Historic Significance to Ancient Israelites of the Bible’s Adam and Eve Punishment Narrative?
Fighting Women: Joan of Arc, the Teenager Who Saved France, and Was Abandoned by Her Countrymen
What Was the Historic Context of the Bible’s Punishment of Korah Narrative?
The Pilgrims Landed on Plymouth Rock Because They Were Running Out of Beer
Medieval Divorce Duels: When Couples Had to Fight Their Way Out of Unhappy Marriages
The Bible’s Captivity of the Ark of the Covenant Narrative: The Historic and Political Context
The Library of Assyrian King Ashurbanipal: Bible Baddie, Ancient Conqueror, and Nerdy Intellectual
Historic Context of the Bible’s Golden Calf Narrative: A Political Act, Not Just a Matter of Faith
What is the Historic Context of the Bible’s Noah’s Flood Narrative?
What Was the Historic Context of the Old Testament’s Punishment of Lot’s Wife Narrative?
Unholy Holy Fathers: When Pope John X’s Affair With His Former Mistress’s Daughter Soured, She Had Him Murdered
What Was the Historic Context and Significance of the Biblical Job Narrative to the Ancient Israelites?
Bizarre Rulers: The Mad Caliph’s Reign of Terror and Error
Bizarre Rulers: The Mad Caliph’s Mad Reign
What Was the Historic Context of the Biblical Narrative of Bears Mauling Children for Mocking a Prophet’s Baldness?
Unholy Holy Fathers – Julius III, the Pope Whose Insatiable Passion for Young Boys Scandalized the Church
Bishop Hugh Latimer’s Last Words While Burning at the Stake Had a Huge Impact on Religious History
The Ancient Sicarii Sect: History’s First Identifiable Terrorists
Did a Real Life Natural Disaster Inspire the Biblical Sodom and Gomorrah Narrative?
Unholy Holy Fathers: Benedict IX, the Pope Who Literally Sold the Papacy