Events

In the late Middle Ages and early modern Europe, a bizarre psychological phenomenon emerged among some members of the elite: the Glass Delusion. Those afflicted believed their bodies were made entirely of glass and could shatter at the slightest touch, bump, or fall. It wasn’t metaphorical fragility—they truly thought their bones and organs were delicate […]

In the early 20th century, the town of Köpenick, near Berlin, became the stage for one of Germany’s most infamous and audacious acts of deception. The central figure, Wilhelm Voigt, was a man whose life had been largely shaped by repeated encounters with the law. Born in 1849, Voigt spent much of his adulthood in

On the storm-swept morning of August 4, 1265, the English countryside near the quiet town of Evesham bore witness to one of the bloodiest and most merciless clashes in medieval British history. The Battle of Evesham was no ordinary confrontation between rival armies—it was a calculated act of vengeance, a political assassination masquerading as a

In the fall of 1829, on a small stretch of track outside Liverpool, an extraordinary event unfolded — a contest that would propel humanity into the industrial age. The Rainhill Trials weren’t just a competition; they were a declaration that the future belonged to steam. A World on the Verge of Change The early 19th