LH - DARK HISTORY

How Do You Kill An Elephant?

On November 23, 2014 by Tim Newman

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I suppose the answer to the question in the title is “with great difficulty” but “why would you want to kill an elephant?” is probably a better question. The Western world has been...

Wojtek The Iranian-Polish War Bear

On November 22, 2014 by Tim Newman

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Wojtek, an orphaned Syrian brown bear, touched the hearts and minds of many military men from Syria to Edinburgh, from Poland to Egypt. He’s commemorated worldwide and all he did was carry stuff...

The Wolves Of Paris

On November 21, 2014 by Tim Newman

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In 1450, like many other cities at the time, Paris was protected from outside forces by a city wall. This wall, however, had fallen into disrepair over time and developed multiple breaches. For...

The People Of Dagestan In 1933

On November 10, 2014 by Tim Newman

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Dagestan, if you were wondering, is a republic of Russia located in the North Caucasus region. Its capital and largest city is Makhachkala, in the center of Dagestan on the Caspian Sea. I put up some...

Walter Potter’s Strange Taxidermy

On November 7, 2014 by Tim Newman

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If you ask me (and most other people on this planet) taxidermy is all strange. It is a bit odd stuffing corpses for a hobby, but like I always say – whatever. If...

František Kupka: As Varied As Talented

On November 4, 2014 by Tim Newman

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František Kupka is a new find for me, many thanks to James from The Seance Radio for pointing me in the correct direction to receive his wonder. Kupka (1871 – 1957) was a Czech painter...

Hortus Deliciarum: The Garden Of Delights

On November 1, 2014 by Tim Newman

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The Hortus deliciarum is a medieval, illuminated encyclopedia compiled by Herrad of Landsberg at the Hohenburg Abbey in Alsace. Herrad’s work on the document began in 1167 in her convent (yes Herrad was a woman, of all things)....

Odd Phrases That Mean “Heavy Rain” In Other Languages

On October 28, 2014 by Tim Newman

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The phrase raining cats and dogs is taught to kids from a young age despite it not really making much sense. That’s what we like to do to miniature humans: let them know...

The Queen Mother Was Actually Pretty Cool

On October 18, 2014 by Tim Newman

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Recently I was called upon to do a short presentation about the Queen Mother; I won’t bore you with the details but it turned out to be a lot more interesting than I...

Derinkuyu: A Huge And Ancient Underground City

On October 11, 2014 by Tim Newman

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Sometimes I’m angry with myself for not knowing enough about the ancient world, but on other occasions I’m as pleased as punch that I know naff all about it, because that means I...

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