#Tudor period

Author: Noor Al-Samarrai / Source: Atlas Obscura Medieval fragments of Arthurian legend have been sitting in the Bristol Central Library for hundreds of years and no one noticed—until now. The newly discovered text—hidden in a later book—tells of a battle in which Merlin leads a charge using a

Source: Atlas Obscura Before we had more advanced technology, the best way to proof alcohol involved gunpowder and fire. The practice dates back to 16th-century England and was adopted by the British Royal Navy two centuries later, when sailors wanted to test their daily allotment of rum. The

Author: Miss Cellania / Source: Neatorama The Tudor dynasty that ruled England from 1485 to 1603 had plenty of drama, but the peculiar institution of slavery was not one of them. And neither was the population totally white, as depicted in historical dramas. People from Africa and their