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Showing posts with label Spain. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Spain. Show all posts
Monday, August 14, 2023

Book Spotlight and Excerpt: Esperanza’s Way by Cindy Burkart Maynard

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  Follow the tour  HERE Motivated by the memory of her mother dying in her arms, Esperanza resolves that she will one day walk the halls of ...
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Tuesday, April 18, 2017

Amazing Crystal Weapons Discovered Within 5,000-Year-Old Megalithic Tomb in Spain

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Ancient Origins Archaeologists in Spain have unearthed an extremely rare set of weapons, including a long dagger blade, twenty-five arro...
Monday, March 13, 2017

Valuable Enough to Kill For: 4,000-Year-Old Mine Which Was Hijacked by Foreign Forces Uncovered in Spain

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Ancient Origins Archaeologists in Spain have uncovered sophisticated mining operations in Munigua, which were in operation as long ago ...
Wednesday, August 10, 2016

The Spanish Armada: England's lucky escape

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History Extra English ships clash with enemy vessels off Gravelines (now northern France) in a theatrical interpretation of the “...
Thursday, August 4, 2016

Archaeology Student Discovers Amphora Full of 200 Silver Roman Coins

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Ancient Origins The archaeological site of Empúries (Ampurias), located in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain, is a unique site i...
Wednesday, June 15, 2016

History Trivia - El Cid captures Valencia from the Moors

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June 15 1094 El Cid, the great Spanish national hero, captured Valencia from the Moors.  
Friday, May 6, 2016

History Trivia - Spanish and German troops sack Rome

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May 6 1527 Spanish and German troops sacked Rome, ending the Renaissance
Tuesday, May 3, 2016

600 Kilos of 4th Century Roman Bronze Coins Discovered in Spain

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Ancient Origins Works being carried out in the town of Tomares in Spain have brought to light 19 Roman amphorae containing 600 kilos (...
Sunday, April 24, 2016

Spanish Archaeologists Continue Works to Recover the Elaborate Villa of the Emperor Hadrian

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Ancient Origins In the second century AD, the Roman Emperor Hadrian ordered the construction of a villa for his personal enjoyment a...
Friday, April 15, 2016

Why are people of noble birth said to be ‘blue-blooded’?

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History Extra Detail from Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry (The Very Rich Hours of the Duke of Berry), c1410 The con...
Saturday, March 12, 2016

History Trivia - Cesare Borgia killed in battle

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March 12 1507 Cesare Borgia was killed while fighting for the Navarrese king in the city of Viana, Spain.
Thursday, February 25, 2016

What was snuff?

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History Extra Poster from c1880 showing a barister during the stages of taking snuff. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) ...
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Thursday, January 28, 2016

Beer Before Wine: Research Shows that Spain was a Beer Country First

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Ancient Origins A Colorado State University professor says he wants to write a book on caelia—an ancient Spanish beer that was replaced ...
Sunday, January 24, 2016

Medieval kebabs and pasties: 5 foods you (probably) didn’t know were being eaten in the Middle Ages

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History Extra Here, freelance writer George Dobbs reveals five examples of commonplace courtly dishes that wouldn't look too out o...