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Soma: Divine Mushroom of Immortality, by R. Gordon Wasson (New York, 1968), in 404 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages, with numerous color plates and illustrations. A Wikipedia entry discusses the ...

In Oxford alone, homicide rates during the late medieval period were about 60 to 75 deaths per 100,000 people, a rate about 50 times higher than what is currently seen in English cities.

Tests will be carried out on the remains of a medieval cereal-drying kiln found last week in Ruan which could reveal what kind of food Clare people were eating some 1,400 years ago. Ballinruan based ...

Medieval cuisine of the Islamic world : a concise history with 174 recipes by Zaouali, Lilia, 1960-Publication date 2007 Topics Cooking, Arab, Arabs -- Food -- History, Cooking, Medieval, Islamic ...

History records the Chinese emperor Qin Shi Huang as sending the alchemist Xu Fu eastwards towards Japan on a quest for the elixir of immortality. However, the ancient texts make no mention of any ...

The unsolved London murder of priest John Forde from 1337 is now solved, revealing Forde’s death likely came at the order of English noblewoman Ela Fitzpayne.

The University of Cambridge project reveals sky-high homicide rates in medieval London, York and Oxford and shows that male college students were among the most frequent killers.

Set in 1313 AD Europe, Medieval: Chronicles has players assume the role of a created character with little to no social influence on the world around them. It’s the player’s goal from the ...

Cambridge University's Medieval Murder Maps project analysed the murder of priest John Forde. Forde was killed in 1337 in a calculated act of revenge by a member of the English aristocracy. Ela ...

While no specific release date was shared, Chronicles: Medieval is scheduled to launch in early access on PC via Steam in 2026. Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email [email protected] ...