History Obscura

The Utmost Island: Chapter Seventeen

Another chapter from Henry Myers' novel, The Utmost Island. Enjoy!
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The Phantom Time Hypothesis

Did the Middle Ages really exist?
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Third Man Syndrome with Shackleton, Lindburgh & Others

Imagine that you are at the precipice of life and death, and suddenly a voice speaks clearly in your ear....or, a presence manifests beside you in support of your endeavour. This phenomenon has been documented many times in history.
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The Exhumation of the Head of King Charles I & Other British Monarchs

It's difficult to keep your dead monarchs neat and orderly in their tombs when they go around getting themselves beheaded, buried anonymously or tossed into the sea.
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Stories from Aboriginal Australia

From landscape and geological changes over millennia to the emotional turmoil of colonisation, Australia's indigenous people recorded their history not with written words but in oral tradition and song.
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The King of England’s Catatonic Schizophrenia

Poor Henry VI was the weak link in the Lancastrian chain that brought on the Wars of the Roses--but his was a truly remarkable life, and afterlife!
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Patreon special: The Alchemist

Hello friends! This week's episode is a taste of what you'll get if you sign up for the Patreon bedtime stories/antique news club at www.patreon.com/historyobscura or www.buymeacoffee.com/historyobscura!
 
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Danish Coprolite & The Joy of Cooking Medieval Europe

Some of the most important pieces of history have been cooked up, chewed, swallowed and passed through the digestive system. Welcome to a brief history of food!
 
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Secrets of the Cave-Dwellers

Just what were our cave-dwelling ancestors like, anyway? A look at the Lascaux Caves and others in France and Spain reveals some surprising clues.
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Sneak Preview: Mission to Mars, Chapter One

Today I'm sharing a very special sneak peek into my latest novel, Mission to Mars, Book Two of The Last Diaspora!
"Aldi was raised to be a Seer, a Diviner, a Fortune-Teller. Now that she is living out of the darkness, she is confronted by a world of new experiences, the possibility of entering the land of the gods, and with the realization that even her own future is one she cannot predict."
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