Slinging mud at King Felipe leaves no stain
The Spanish monarch’s humiliation in flood-stricken Valencia helped to vent public anger — but there are better ways to solve a crisis ...
Man thrown from castle into well during siege in Norway identified 800 years later
One text from the collection is called Sverris Saga and tells the history of king Sverre Sigurdsson who lived from 1151 to ...
How to navigate London’s vast, wondrous Victoria and Albert Museum
Paintings, ceramics, photography, fashion, furniture and more: The V&A Museum is a treasure trove of art and design. Here’s ...
Remains of mysterious Norse ‘well man’ of lore reveals secrets of medieval biological warfare
The findings corroborate with the Norse Sverris Saga, an 800-year-old story of King Sverre Sigurdsson, according to ...
The Best Way to See Switzerland? Jump Into a River
Writer Bonnie Tsui travels to three Swiss cities to take part in the country's beloved tradition of river swimming.
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Remains of mysterious Norse ‘well man’ of lore reveals secrets of medieval biological warfare
The findings corroborate with the Norse Sverris Saga, an 800-year-old story of King Sverre Sigurdsson ... The elusive medieval man’s bones were first found in the well at Sverresborg Castle ...
AP PHOTOS: Death by water, burial by mud. Images of Spain's floods of the century
BARCELONA, Spain -- Twelve days have passed since catastrophic flash floods carved a muddy scar through eastern Spain, ...
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45 amazing facial reconstructions, from Stone Age shamans to King Tut
Dubbed the "Ice Maiden" and "Juanita" by researchers, the life-like reconstruction contains real human hair and clothing similar ... of the skeletal remains of a medieval man found in Poland ...
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The Amazing, Disappearing Johnny Carson
Carson pioneered a new style of late-night hosting—relaxed, improvisatory, risk-averse, and inscrutable.