World of Royalty Blog

Rich African gives new clues to Roman Britain

Sleuths unravel 16th-century Italian murder mystery

The founders of British obstetrics, William Hunter and William Smellie, “commissioned a regular supply of corpses so they could study the physical effects of pregnancy,” according to a historian.

Haiti: a long descent to hell

From Wikipedia: History of Haiti

Books about Haitian history and royalty.

Donate to disaster relief:
International Red Cross
Oxfam International
Yele Haiti (founded by Wyclef Jean)
International Fund for Animal Welfare

More information: Help survivors of the earthquake in Haiti

Laminated linen protected Alexander the Great

Woman who helped shelter Anne Frank’s family dies aged 100

Here is Miep Gies’ website (available in Dutch, English, and German).

Have you read Anne Frank’s diary? If not, you should.

Egyptian eyeliner may have warded off disease

Why we’re in the grip of medieval mania

The Time Traveler’s Guide to Medieval England by Ian Mortimer is currently available from Amazon.com.

Ancient Mayans likely had fountains and toilets

Stuffed peacock, fake snow and lashings of dancing girls… Henry VIII had a VERY merry Christmas indeed!