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The Real Origin of the Pope's Pointy Hat
Many people assume the Pope’s pointed hat has some hidden or mysterious origins, but its real history is even more ...
Although the origin of the Spanish Holy Week is medieval, at the end of the 19th century white supremacists in the United States began to wear costumes very similar to those of the Nazarenes. Popular ...
A great fantasy movie has fantastic characters, and these are the best of the best.
As the next real-life papal conclave begins, here are some movies both profound and spiritually silly to pass the time while ...
Chris and Steve put on their pointy hats and hop on their brooms to magic up some witchy anime. Steve, it looks like the right amounts of eye of newt and toe of frog have been deposited in the ...
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Hidden London: Strawberry Hill House
He hated the name, changing it to Strawberry Hill House and created “the prettiest bauble you ever saw”. His little Gothic ...
For our parents, that meant questionable choices in Lycra and neon; for our medieval ancestors, it looked more like topping your head with a gigantic horned hat or showing off a manly set of ...
VE Day is being held today (May 8) and there's memorials, concerts, parties and extended pub hours to mark the occasion ...
Ivan Vazov, born in 1850 to a wealthy merchant family in Sopot, a village before Bulgaria achieved liberation from Ottoman ...
He sports a set that looks fit for any mage, with a pointed hat to boot, and some great elemental ... the armor set nails the dark medieval fantasy vibe of Dark Souls and Elden Ring, giving ...