Secrets of history 2024, October

So popular rumor christened him. Well, who was he in reality, a Russified Scotsman who faithfully served the Russian throne? It's a paradox, but not so much is known about him …When the young Tsar Peter began to gather a funny army, two ignoramuses stood up under his banner, the brothers Roman and Yakov Bryusy. T

In the middle of the 17th century, when the Great Revolution was raising the banners in England, Bruce, a descendant of the Scottish kings, went to distant Muscovy to seek his fortune in the service of the Russian Tsar

He ascended the papal throne at the turn of the millennium and became the first Frenchman to receive such a high rank. He was an unusually educated person and gave Europe many inventions, in many ways ahead of their time

Everyone knows that the “old man” Grigory Rasputin had a huge influence on the last Russian emperor Nicholas II and his family (for which he paid with his life)

Several hundred years ago, those who dealt with otherworldly forces were taken very seriously. The people believed that individuals know how to handle the forces that help to gain power, material wealth, and defeat disease. Most of the sorcerers were enterprising crooks, but some of the individuals noted in the archives deserve special attention

The Austrian ethnographer Johannes Schultze, in the process of studying the magical rites of different peoples, came to the conclusion that the Slavic sorcerers more than once puzzled with the incomprehensible art of "building eternal life into themselves

Sorcerers and witches are a kind of "classics" of folklore. They have the ability to come into contact with evil spirits, to influence the physics of the universe: on natural and atmospheric phenomena, human health, crops, etc.- Salik.bizWitchesIn the lower mythology of the Eastern Slavs, witches are the most important characters

Philip the Fair finally won the loyalty of the church, placing his Pope to rule the Catholic world from French Avignon, ended the status quo war with King Edward I of England over Guyenne and achieved a victory, not complete of course, in Flanders over the rebellious townspeople

The "offshore zone" of the Knights Templar covered a significant part of Asia Minor. Templars did not pay taxes or share trophies with the church, freely disposing of the spoils of the Crusades. The "poor warriors of Christ" eventually became enterprising businessmen

The history of the Knights Templar, founded in the 12th century to protect pilgrims, is closely linked to European socio-economic policy. Creditors of kings, all-powerful bankers, warriors and heretics who have lost their conscience - who were these knightly monks really?

It is known that in addition to the mantic (ie, "Divinatory") purpose, tarot cards also have some other functions. Those who seriously embarked on the study of this subject came to similar conclusions.- Salik.bizSo, in the French tarot school, the doctrine of the connection of the senior arcana with the letters of the Hebrew alphabet, and, consequently, with Kabbalah, numerology and other occult sciences, included in the corpus of the alchemical medieval tradition, was dev

What do you, dear reader, associate with the Middle Ages? Perhaps with noble knights, mystical stories, original architecture and pristine nature, untouched by the influence of civilization

This weapon was used much earlier than the scale of its effectiveness was understood. There is evidence that it was used by Hannibal

As you know, one of the most famous biblical artifacts - the Ark of the Covenant disappeared without a trace from the Jerusalem temple in 586 BC. They tried to establish the location of the relic for more than two and a half thousand years, but to no avail

A group of British scientists examined the remains in a cemetery in an abandoned village in the north of Yorkshire. Experts learn how medieval residents tried to prevent a zombie apocalypse

The German town of Hameln still keeps a secret, where amazing events took place, which subsequently worried more than one generation of writers, scientists and poets

Hameln - the city about which various mystical legends go. Most of them say that he acquired his fame as a result of the death of more than a hundred children for reasons unexplained today

Many centuries ago, in the vicinity of the small German town of Hamelin, the legend of the Pied Piper of Hamelin was born. Subsequently, it became a folk song and went around the whole of Germany, it was constantly included in all collections of folk ballads

The Library of Alexandria grew while the Ptolemaic Egypt was strong. Under her philologists and poets wrote. It survived as a center of knowledge until the end of the 4th century AD. e.- Salik.bizMuseion of Alexandria: foundationAlthough the Library of Alexandria died, it allowed the formation of ancient culture in the form in which we know it

Many people know the Voynich manuscript, a book full of riddles and secrets. Researchers are still trying to decipher its mysterious symbols and signs. But this is not the only tome of the Middle Ages associated with the name of the scientist John Dee

When the first wave of logging swept through the old-growth forests of the Pacific Northwest in the second half of the 19th century, some people discovered dark, dense jungle as ideal places to settle. And these daredevils have definitely left their mark on history

After repeated attempts to conquer the Volga Bulgaria, which dragged on for 13 years, in 1236, the army of Batu Khan still occupied the country. Attempts to restore independence, which were undertaken by the inhabitants of the country, were brutally suppressed by the new - the imperial authorities

Probably one of the most ridiculous fashion trends of the Middle Ages, pulleins are believed to have appeared in Krakow in 1340. This is the opinion of Rebecca Shawcross, a research historian, professor at the Northampton Museum and author of a book entitled Illustrated History: Shoes

Princesses are a dream come true. They are always beautiful, rich and happy at the end of the tale. However, life is often radically different from a dream. An example of this is Princess Jeanne of France, daughter of Louis XI. Ugly and unloved, she carried the burden of her physical imperfection all her life

Visitors can find the grave of Edward Woodstock, also known as the Black Prince, at Canterbury Cathedral. The 14th century prince was the eldest son of King Edward III and Philip Hennegau. However, some wonder why he found his last refuge in such a significant place

The mysterious Middle Ages are unusual in everything. For a modern person, a map is, first of all, a source of information about the location of countries, cities, rivers, lakes, and it is intended for orientation on the ground. But medieval maps are definitely not suitable for such purposes

The Middle Ages are fraught with many mysteries, the answer to which we may never know. Although scientists do not lose hope: after all, scientific research methods are constantly improving.- Salik.bizMysterious skeletonAt the end of the 19th century, during construction work in the courtyard of the Scottish castle of Dantrune, once belonging to the powerful Campbell clan, a human skeleton was discovered with severed hands

Legends of the Lambton Worm began to take shape around the 14th and 15th centuries, but since the Crusades are mentioned, it probably happened a couple of centuries earlier.In the city of Durham in the north-east of England there was a rich Lambton estate and in those years a young heir to the estate named John was growing up there

If it were not for the Christian church of the Middle Ages, Sigmund Freud, perhaps, would have been left without work.If it were not for the Christian Church of the Middle Ages, Sigmund Freud, perhaps, would have been left without work: we have adopted many of the basic ideas about sex and morality from those dark times, when the vast majority of types of sex were characterized by the word "fornication"

Texts today are overwhelmingly printed, not handwritten. Therefore, almost no one thinks about the features and improvement of handwriting these days

Middle Ages of our civilization - it is not only a romantic time for knights and tournaments. It is also a dark story of crusades and brutal wars. Impassive medieval weapons decided the fate of cities and peoples

At the turn of the XIII-XIV centuries, the history of Sweden made a double circle. Twice the younger brothers united against the elder, trying to overthrow him. In the first case it turned out

They say that history puts everything in its place. This did not happen to Margarita Multash, Countess of Tyrol and Duchess of Bavaria: due to unfair libel, this woman went down in history as the ugliest ruler of medieval Europe

By the 11th century, no warrior was as prized as the Norman fighter. The detachments of these fierce, reckless men in battle without a twinge of conscience acted as mercenaries and with the same pleasure plundered entire countries under the leadership of their leaders

Until the middle of the 15th century, the monarchs of France tried to end feudal fragmentation exclusively by force. Louis XI decided to act deceit

What happened in the world in the Middle Ages? We know there was a plague, a witch hunt and a lack of hygiene

In 1480, the Milanese architects who were building the Moscow Kremlin were puzzled by an important political question: what form should the battlements of the walls and towers be made? straight or dovetail?

Most of the current ethical norms of European civilization - only about 200 years old. Things that are extremely taboo today, for example cannibalism, were common in the 18th century

The transition in Russia in the 15th century from slash-and-burn to arable farming was caused by a demographic explosion, and it became a real Apocalypse for the peasants

The persecution of witches in the late Middle Ages was based on economic interest. The Inquisition arose in countries where the “cost” of interaction between the central government and special interest groups was prohibitively high