The Case of Mistress Mary Hampson

From the Daily Mail comes a harrowing tale of marital abuse from the 17th century: A pamphlet detailing the beatings, threats and intimidat...

More on St Ketevan

Further on from my post " Mystery of Saint Ketevan " in June 2011, comes this article from Past Horizons - Search for relics of m...

Debate on French Royal Head

Further on from my post " Henri IV of France Identified " back in 16th December 2010 and the post from Live Science of 14th Decemb...

18th Century Birthing Chair

From io9 : From the ancient times until the 1800s, many women gave birth with the aid of parturition chairs, specially designed seats that a...