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Pleading Their Bellies: Impersonation on The High Seas

by Mr Ghaz in History, November 17, 2009
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Normally, pirates did not carry women to sea. Indeed, they had a custom that strictly forbade such practice. But the evidence is that Rackham and his gang accepted Anne and Mary as equals. According to the accounts of two French captives, the women usually wore dresses on board ship: “When …we gave chase or attacked, they wore women’s”.

Unlocking The Afterlife – Codes and Ciphers May Reveal Life After Death

by Mr Ghaz in Death, November 15, 2009
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The communication may take the form of a direct message conveyed psychically by one friend to the other, a message sent through a medium, or even an intuition or conviction by one friend that the other is dead. Christie-Murray keeps a register of everyone taking part in the scheme and will investigate any messages that are received.

Isandlwana

by Jamas in History, November 14, 2009
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The battle, and why the British were defeated.

Differences Between Lord, Duchess, Baron and Other Royal Titles

by Avaxier in History, October 15, 2009
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There are so many Royal Titles existed. But each of them actually have different meaning.

The Sons of Toil: America’s Forgotten White Slaves

by Stephen J. Ardent in History, October 4, 2009
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Relegated to the pages of history as indentured servants, America’s white slaves garner at most a footnote, if they are mentioned at all in the history of early America.

Ghostly Guides of Glastonbury: An Archeologist Receives Help From The Dead

by Mr Ghaz in Paranormal, September 21, 2009
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The very first session produced the solution – in Latin – to one of Glastonbury’s best-known mysteries: the location of the Edgar Chapel, a 15th century addition to the abbey that had disappeared without a trace. The spirit of a monk called Johannes Bryant, who claimed he had been born in 1497 and died in 1533, gave the chapel’s precise site, dimensions, and decor. Johannes also said that there was a door in the east wall of the chapel – a highly unusual feature.

Writing Their Obituaries

by Michael Eboh in History, September 12, 2009
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“The wise man, surely, seeing death as the end of his life, makes sure that the days granted him are well-spent”.

A Very Short History of England

by Bill Cantrell in History, September 3, 2009
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A very short history of the country sometimes referred to as England.

The Myth That Begin Was a Terrorist

by Benyamin Solomon in History, August 13, 2009
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Contrary the anti-Israel propaganda machine that tries to rationalize [or perhaps justify] Palestinian terrorism claim, Begin was never a terrorist.

Is It Me, or Does Anyone Else Find Adam Campbell Hot?

by BJ Abadam in People, August 7, 2009
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Just my little blurb about the actor Adam Campbell.

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