The Most Horrific Execution In Scottish History

In History, there have been some barbaric and brutal execution methods which saw a condemned prisoner killed in terrifying ways. Henry VIII even boiled alive a man who was accused of poisoning, and the Romans would throw condemned victims to animals and lions. But there was one execution in Scotland which was worse, and it was carried out upon a royal Prince, and a man who had successfully plotted to kill the Scottish King. Walter Stewart was the uncle of the King James I, and he then plotted to kill him and along with dozens of conspirators they broke into the King's residence. James I was then slaughtered in a monastery, but for his actions as the mastermind of the murder, Walter Steward the Earl of Atholl was sentenced to death.

But his execution was a 3 day ordeal which saw him being hoisted up on a crane and then dropped many times to begin with. He was then dragged through Edinburgh and maimed with hot pincers on the second day before on the third day he was drawn, quartered and beheaded. His ordeal was prolonged and his suffering would have been immense.

Join us today as we look at the most horrific execution in Scottish History.

How You Could Have Survived the Black Plague

The Black Death is a plague that changed the world. As the most profound epidemic in human history, the plague claimed the lives of millions, with nearly half of Europe's population perishing from the disease. Some feared they were living through the apocalypse amidst the chaotic upheaval, while others turned to sinful pleasure during the plague to distract from the horror. And as for what happened to victims of the plague, well, it wasn't opportune.

Surviving the Black Death wasn't easy. How did someone protect themselves from it and who did they blame when they got sick? What happened to their body as the infection spread? The only certainty was demise; after all, bubonic plague in the Middle Ages didn't spare anyone: monks and nuns perished alongside mothers and their children, rich men, and even royalty.

Here's how plague victims lived day-to-day.

Characters From Ancient Mythology That Might Have Actually Existed

Did you ever wonder if the great stories of ancient mythology, tales of the men behind the Egyptian pyramids and the rulers of the fabled cities of ancient Anatolia, were real? Well, if that's the case, then you're in luck - there are indeed some notable true stories behind myths. For example, the Great Pyramid was partially built by the architect Imhotep, who was then turned into a god. Started from the bottom of the pyramid, now we here!

Anne Boleyn's Re-constructed Face Revealed, with History

What did Anne Boleyn really look like? After Anne Boleyn’s death, her image was essentially erased from England. The palace walls which once held the initials, H and A, are struck. Her portraits are painted over or destroyed. What we have left of her image is through posthumous portraits - potential copies of copies of a lost original.

We do have one agreed-upon contemporary image, and that is a portrait medal, referred to as the “Moost Happi” medal, that was struck during her lifetime, probably to celebrate her second pregnancy and the upcoming birth of a son. We’ll compare each postulated portrait of Anne to the coin throughout the video to see which match the best.

Anne Boleyn’s body has never been officially exhumed. It was hastily buried at the chapel of St. Peter Ad Vincula, adjacent to the tower, in an old Elm box. Her exact burial spot, under the tiles of the chapel, is unknown. The bones were then examined by a Dr. Mouat. He confirmed that the skeleton was that of a woman between 25 and thirty, with a delicate frame. She was of slender proportions, with a small lower jaw. She also had particularly small vertebrae - Lending credence to the story that she had a “little Neck”, and small, tapered hands and feet. She was between five feet and five foot three. All of these findings match up with the physical descriptions we have of Anne, but there is a possibility the bones are not Anne’s but rather Lady Rochfords or Queen Catherine Howard’s, who were also buried hastily near the same spot.

We’ve created two brand new portraits - one from the proposed Holbein Sketch, and another from her National Portrait Gallery image, which is thought by many to be potentially the most accurate.

The Truth About Christianity's Origins In Europe | Secrets Of Christianity

History tells us that the Roman Emperor Constantine converted to Christianity in the 4th century. But did Christianity conquer Rome or did pagan Rome conquer Christianity? Did Christianity also secretly thrive within the Roman army? And could the eruption of Vesuvius have actually spurred on the spread of Christianity? Join Simcha Jacobovici on this remarkable journey into the true origins of Christianity, challenging everything we thought we knew.

Unbelievable Ancient Sea Monsters of The Mesozoic Era: Dinosaur Documentary

Take a plunge into the deep blue depths of any of the world's oceans today and you would be lucky to encounter a reptile. Out in the open waters, your best bet would be to catch a glimpse of a sea turtle - perhaps a hawksbill, or a giant leatherback. Closer to the shore, sea snakes, and occasionally lizards and crocodilians venture out into the waters, but, in the twenty first century, a truly marine reptile is a rare occurance. In the Mesozoic Era - the time when dinosaurs had the run of the land - the oceans were, in fact, teeming with marine reptiles, unlike anything else that exists today.

Popular media is filled with depictions of these reptiles - from the long necked plesiosaurs, to the fish like ichthyosaurs, these creatures take their place proudly next to the pterosaurs as some of the most famed organisms of times gone by. The truth is, these reptiles were not only commonplace in the seas of the Mesozoic, but were extremely diverse. Turtles and crocodilians existed, just as they do in the modern day - but some of them would be near unrecogniseable to an uninformed time traveller. The plesiosaurs in particular were one of the most diverse groups of Mesozoic marine reptiles - ranging hugely in size and form from the long necked titans we're familiar with, to short necked varieties who, during the latter half of the Mesozoic, took the throne next to the mighty mosasaurs as the apex predators of the turbulent, unforgiving waves. All of this can be said without even touching on the oddities of the Triassic Period's waters - a time when weird reptiles were present in every cove, bay, sea and coastline in the world's waters. Here, groups of reptiles utterly unfamiliar to modern zoology thrived in huge numbers, blossoming into a seemingly infinite range of forms and niches.

Today, we will be taking a tour through time - a whistle stop journey through the oceans of our prehistoric world, where we will meet some of the major groups of marine reptiles that thrived from the start of the Triassic period, to the end of the Cretaceous, right up to the cataclysmic KPg extinction event. Hold your breath - it's going to be a dangerous dive indeed...

Animals You'll Be Happy Are Extinct

In the video below we will be talking about animals that we’re all happy are now extinct. Watch the video to find out more!

800-year-old brick tomb unearthed in China. Look at the elegant burial for three!

Buried under the soil of central China, an elegant brick tomb lay forgotten. Dust collected on the ornate carving as decades stretched into centuries. Then a construction project came along.

While doing construction on a pipeline in Yuanqu County of Shanxi province, workers stumbled upon a tomb, the Shanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology said in a joint release with an archaeology blogger shared on Weibo.

Archaeologists were brought in to rescue the site and uncovered a stunning tomb from the Jin Dynasty, the Institute of Archaeology at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences said in a March 15 news release via China News Network.

The 800-year-old tomb was crafted entirely out of carved bricks, and no paint was used. The grave had a stepped passageway leading through a corridor and into the main burial chamber, archaeologists said in the joint release.

An ancient structure of unknown purpose discovered in Italy

A mysterious structure of unknown purpose has been unearthed in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region in northeastern Italy.

The discovery was made during excavations for the fiber optic installation in the town of Torreano, near Udine.

The ancient structure is made of heavy stone slabs that form a rectangle — two long walls and a short back topped by a roof. Archaeologists initially thought it was a burial cist, but an excavation of the structure revealed no evidence of human remains. It only has silty, muddy soil typical of waterways.

The discovery was publicly reported by Ivano Dorbolo’, a scholar of history and archeology, and administrator of the group Valli del Natisone – Ricerche ed indagini archeologiche.

Ceremonial Viking Shields Re identified as Actual Battle Worn Armor

A reexamination of 1,200-year-old wooden Viking shields excavated in Norway in 1880 have been used to assert that these round protective devices could very well have been used in hand-to-hand combat at some point. They may also have been used to add a layer of protective armor to Viking ships engaged in naval battles.

Horses arrived in the American West in the early 1600s, according to a new study

The horse is symbolic of the American West, but when and how domesticated horses first reached the region has long been a matter of historical debate. A new analysis of horse bones gathered from museums across the Great Plains and northern Rockies has revealed that horses were present in the grasslands by the early 1600s, earlier than many written histories suggest.

Ancient Cities That are Waiting to Be Discovered in Turkey

Turkey is one of the countries that witnessed important historical events in the past. Thanks to its geopolitical location and fertile lands, Anatolian lands have been the birthplace of many civilizations.

These lands which host the major ancient civilizations from Hittites to Ionians, Lydians, Persians, Romans, Byzantines, Seljuks and Ottomans have very historical and cultural aspects.

In fact, it is known that the first known human settlement is at Çatal höyük/Konya circa 6200 BC to 7400. Besides, Göbeklitepe, located in the northeast of Şanlıurfa and built 12,000 years ago, is known as one of the oldest ruins in the world.

The temples in Göbeklitepe, which led to the rewriting of the transition to settled life, are from the stone age. The fact that these lands host different civilizations and being on the route of important trade routes caused many cultures to unite in these lands.

Amazing Ancient Ruins Around The World That You Need To See

The world is littered with ancient ruins of man-made cities and settlements dating back thousands of years. We have compiled for you 20 ruins represented, from South America to Mesopatamia, embodying some of the extraordinary achievements of humanity across various cultures and civilizations.

Turkish researchers use AI to read cuneatic Hittite tablets

Thanks to a project implemented in Türkiye, 1,954 ancient Hittite tablets are being read for the first time using artificial intelligence.

The project’s initial phase, which involved reading, scanning, and digitizing Hittite cuneiform tablets kept in the collections of the Çorum Museum, the Istanbul Archaeology Museum, and the Ankara Anatolian Civilizations Museum, has been finished.

This outstanding project will aid researchers in quickly and easily analyzing ancient documents, speeding up the process of decipherment within the framework of the project run in collaboration with Ankara University and the General Directorate of Cultural Heritage and Museums.

500 Hittite cuneiform tablets were translated at the start of the project by photographing them in high resolution and scanning them with 3D technology. According to the results of the testing, the Artificial Intelligence’s success rate was 75.66%.

Amazing Ancient Ruins Around The World That You Need To See

The world is littered with the ancient ruins of man-made cities and settlements that stretch back thousands of years. Represented are 20 ruins that embody some of the outstanding achievements of humanity across various cultures and civilisations.

Evolution of Music

In the following video we will be going through the evolution of music from 40,000 BC to the 17th century AD. Enjoy!

Ancient Greeks consumed those foods and had such bodies as a result

It is known that people in ancient Greece and in general in ancient times did not eat the way they do today. The quality of food has changed for the worse, while many others have either mutated or disappeared. Nothing is the same as it was in the past.

The ancient Greeks are known for their impressive physiques, which were largely a result of their diet and physical activities. The Mediterranean diet, which was the primary diet of ancient Greeks, is considered one of the healthiest diets in the world. Here are some key components of the ancient Greek diet and how they contributed to their physical fitness:

  1. Cereals: The ancient Greeks consumed cereals such as barley and wheat, which provided them with carbohydrates and fiber. These grains were used to make bread, porridge, and other staple foods.

  2. Olive oil: Olive oil was a primary source of healthy fats in the ancient Greek diet. It was used for cooking, dressing salads, and as a dip for bread. The monounsaturated fats in olive oil are known to support cardiovascular health.

  3. Vegetables and fruits: The ancient Greeks consumed a variety of fresh and cooked vegetables and fruits, which provided essential vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. These foods promoted overall health and helped to maintain a healthy weight.

  4. Fish and seafood: Ancient Greeks lived near the Mediterranean Sea, so they had access to a variety of fish and seafood. These sources of lean protein were rich in omega-3 fatty acids, which are beneficial for heart health and brain function.

  5. Legumes: Beans, lentils, and chickpeas were common in the ancient Greek diet. They provided a good source of plant-based protein and fiber, which helped with digestion and maintaining a healthy body weight.

  6. Dairy: Ancient Greeks consumed dairy products such as cheese and yogurt, which provided calcium and protein. However, the consumption of dairy was generally lower than in modern Western diets.

  7. Wine: Wine was consumed in moderation by ancient Greeks, usually diluted with water. When consumed in moderation, wine can have some health benefits due to its antioxidant content.

  8. Nuts and seeds: Nuts and seeds were consumed as snacks and added to dishes for extra nutrition. They provided healthy fats, proteins, and various micronutrients.

In addition to their diet, ancient Greeks placed a high value on physical fitness and athleticism. They participated in sports and physical activities such as wrestling, running, and gymnastics. This combination of a healthy diet and regular physical activity contributed to the impressive physiques of the ancient Greeks.

What is the Leviathan? and What can it tell us about Ancient Religions?

In this video we will discuss the biblical sea monster named Leviathan. The Leviathan is often claimed by creationists to be a description of a dinosaur or prehistoric extinct reptile... however Leviathan's true nature is far more fascinating, giving insight into the mysterious extinct religion and mythology of the Proto-Indo Europeans and the connections between cultures throughout the ancient world.