Ancient surgeons had many achievements. They have successfully performed trepanation of the skulls. They took off the cataracts. They were even able to stop bleeding by ligating blood vessels. But they did not touch their hearts. Who dared to do it first? As Thomas Morris emphasizes in the book
She was one of the most controversial and hated women of the ancient world. She was said to be a bloodthirsty monster, a promiscuous harlot and a whore queen. Her ruthlessness on the way to the throne and her promiscuous life shocked the ancients and still inspire artists today. How much truth is th
In 1560, a woman was born, hailed by posterity as a bloody monster and suspected of vampirism. Her character has become an inspiration for writers, film screenwriters, musicians, and even computer game developers. Who are we talking about? About the niece of our honorable king, Elizabeth Bathory.
These puzzles had to be solved for several centuries. With the help of modern forensics, Eleanor Herman in her latest book, The Poison, or How to Get Rid of Your Enemies Kingly discovers the secrets of the most famous poisonings in the royal courts of Europe. The history of poisoning is the hist