The term's association with excessive drinking originated in the 17th century when it was used in a figurative sense to describe the effects of alcohol on the body. The phrase "hammered drunk" became popular in the early 1900s to refer to someone severely intoxicated.
Napoleon Eugene Louis Bonaparte Prince Imperial Born in 1856 Died in 1879 Napoleon Eugène Louis Bonaparte is the only child of Napoleon III and Eugénie. His official title was Prince Imperial and his parents nicknamed him Louis or Loulou. He will be cuddled throughout his childhood, because he is
The Tenth Crime of Whitechapel. Engraving by Fortuné Méaulle published in 1891 in the Illustrated Journal • WIKIMEDIA COMMONS London is at the end of the 19th century the largest city in the western world. Capital of an empire on which the sun never sets, it embodies the omnipotence of Great Bri
The kraken, a legendary sea monster, was feared by all sailors for the havoc it caused on ships. 19th century engraving • GETTY IMAGES Norse chronicles and sagas of the Middle Ages describe a terrifying sea monster that was the size of an island and roamed the seas between Norway and Iceland. In
One of the most iconic corners of the Roman Forum is a fragment of the wall of a cella surrounded by five Corinthian columns that, supported on a podium, support the remains of a linteled entablature with frieze and architrave. It is what remains of the ancient temple of Vesta, which guarded the s