Posts tagged "history"

Aug 08, 2026 from Daily Medieval

Edmund Mortimer

When Henry Bolingbroke decided in 1399 to return from exile in France and force his cousin, King Richard II, to return to him the properties and titles of Henry's deceased father, John of Gaunt, he...

Aug 08, 2026 from LBV Magazine English Edition

Ingenious System of Hidden Drainage Channels Discovered Beneath the Orchestra of the Roman Theater of Catania

Researchers from the University of Catania, in collaboration with the Archaeological Park of Catania and the Valley of the Aci, have located beneath the stage of the Teatro Antico a network of unde...

Aug 08, 2026 from A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry

Collections: Pre-Modern Armies for Worldbuilders, Part Va: Putting It Together

This is the first half of the final part (I, IIa, IIb, III, IVa, IVb, Va) of our apparently five-part series laying out some general guidelines for how pre-modern armies are organized, in particula...

Aug 07, 2026 from Palladium

How to Deal With Iran

The Iran crisis cannot be resolved without recognizing Iran’s unexpected military and technological edge. Victories can be salvaged from this dangerous stalemate. The post How to Deal With Iran app...

Aug 07, 2026 from The Emu Café Social

Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 08-07-26

I am a bit late today, but I decided to keep the Pook-Emu Bee links running with four in a row before our off-day tomorrow (Newsletter Saturday). 1. Private email is fine, actually (Matthew Guay fo...

Aug 07, 2026 from LBV Magazine English Edition

Scientists Discover that the Increase in Visual Information Was What Allowed the Development of Ape and Human Brains

The research, published in the journal Science, was led by Richard F. Kay, emeritus professor of Evolutionary Anthropology at the Trinity College of Arts & Sciences and at the Nicholas School of th...

Aug 07, 2026 from Daily Medieval

Henry in Exile

After the Trial by Combat affair in 1398 between Henry Bolingbroke and Thomas Mowbray (which was supposed to be to the death), King Richard II exiled Mowbray for life and Henry for 10 years. They w...

Aug 07, 2026 from LBV Magazine English Edition

The Foundational Well of the Ancient Etruscan City of Kainua Discovered Filled with Objects Offered to the Goddess Uni, Intact Since Antiquity

A ritual well with unique characteristics has emerged in the archaeological area of the ancient Etruscan city of Kainua, near Marzabotto, in a discovery that the scientific community is already des...

Aug 07, 2026 from LBV Magazine English Edition

New Fragments of a 480 Inscription Reveal Details of a Tax Corruption Scheme in the Late Roman Empire

The history of the Roman Empire is often told through the exploits of emperors and generals, but the mechanisms of daily administration and, especially, the relationships between central power and ...

Aug 06, 2026 from The Emu Café Social

PSA: Shueisha Makes Approximately 400 Manga Series Free For Limited Time

I learned today that manga publisher Shueisha is making apppproximately 400 manga series free in 100 languages for a limited time beginning August 6, 2026 (“limited time” not defined). They are ava...

Aug 06, 2026 from The Emu Café Social

Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 08-06-26

Is it safe to say the daily Pook-Emu Bee links are “daily” again with three posts in a row? 1 – Video Game Accounts Can Be Inherited, Chinese Court Rules (Li Xin for Sixth Tone. August 6, 2026.) Th...

Aug 06, 2026 from LBV Magazine English Edition

The Megalithic Monuments of Europe Were Built by Egalitarian Communities That Cooperated Without an Elite Controlling Them

Megaliths —those enormous stone blocks that have stood for millennia— continue to fascinate archaeologists and the general public. A recent compilation of books published between 2025 and 2026 show...

Aug 06, 2026 from Daily Medieval

Henry and Richard

Henry Bolingbroke and his cousin, Richard, were childhood friends, but when they were older Henry became one of the Lords Appellant in 1387 who took it upon themselves to curtail what they saw as e...

Aug 06, 2026 from LBV Magazine English Edition

Archaeologists Discover Hidden Structures Beneath the Fortified Hellenistic Settlement of Castiglione di Paludi in Calabria

What lies beneath one of the most important fortified settlements of Hellenistic Calabria? A study combining archaeology and geophysics has begun to answer this question. Thanks to the application ...

Aug 06, 2026 from LBV Magazine English Edition

The First Archaeological Evidence of an Assisted Birth in the Neolithic 6,000 Years Ago Found in the Dolomites

The death, which radiocarbon dating places between 3932 and 3653 B.C., surprised an individual at approximately forty weeks of gestation in the rock shelter of Ripari Altí, at 1,100 meters above se...

Aug 06, 2026 from The Emu Café Social

Learning About Zantigo

I do not recall having heard of Zantigo before reading an August 5, 2026 piece in Atlas Obscura about its small revival. According to the article, Zantigo filled the same niche as Taco Bell but wen...

Aug 05, 2026 from The Emu Café Social

Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 08-05-26

Two Pook-Emu Bee daily links in a row? What in the world is going on here? 1. Mega Drive, Saturn And Dreamcast Watches Are Coming To Japan (Damien McFerran for Time Extension. July 5, 2026.) The Dr...

Aug 05, 2026 from LBV Magazine English Edition

One of the 7 Stations of the Vigiles, the Firefighters of Ancient Rome, Discovered on the Caelian Hill

Excavations carried out as part of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) have brought to light an architectural complex of incalculable value in the heart of Villa Celimontana. Under the...

Aug 05, 2026 from LBV Magazine English Edition

Rock-Eating Fungi Thrive Deep Beneath the Earth

More than 500 meters beneath the Earth’s surface, a dark and ancient world teems with fungal life on a scale scientists had never imagined. A research team led by the University of Michigan has, fo...

Aug 05, 2026 from Daily Medieval

Thomas of Woodstock

I mentioned yesterday that Henry Bolingbroke, son of John of Gaunt, married Mary de Bohun, through whom he inherited the title Earl of Hereford, but that it almost didn't happen. That uncertainty w...