Humanities

A woman who took up the banditry trade switched gears, became a Member of Parliament and fought for human rights.

"The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue" is the tale of a classic Faustian bargain, but with a twist. The hidden and true meaning of the story is that the deal with the devil ends. Revisit five quotes from this bestselling novel to see for yourself that Luc has a change of heart.

While there are no guarantees when it comes to what might become a bestselling romance novel, there are things you can do to increase your chances of writing a book readers will love. And that is what you must do to create a bestselling novel of any genre.

The Celtic Kingdom of Dumnonia existed in southwest England between the 4th and 8th centuries when the Anglo-Saxons seized most of the land from the Dumnonii tribe. Modern-day Cornwall (Cornubia) was what remained of the kingdom at its end. The Anglo-Saxons called Dumnonia West Wales.

A small town in Quebec was devastated in July 2013 when an out-of-control train smashed into its centre.

Learn all about the greatest Admiral of Britain.

Strange occurrences can happen to people in flights. This article explores four airplane mysteries that remain unsolved to this day.

When We Were Birds by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo is a contemporary romantic love story with gothic vibes set in a fictional version of Trinidad. It is arguably one of the best romances in fiction in 2022, and it is a debut novel.

In 1846, Edgar Allan Poe published an essay titled ‘The Philosophy of Composition,’ where he discusses his writing technique. Many have disagreed with and debated the contents of this essay.

The death of Lal Bahadur Shastri, the second Prime Minister of India, still raises questions today. As per official records, he passed away due to cardiac arrest in Tashkent in 1966. But the circumstances surrounding the death were suspicious and have never been fully explained.

French-born Desiree Clary was the first fiancée of Napoleon Bonaparte, and she unexpectedly became Desideria, Queen Consort of Sweden and Norway, when her husband was elected as ruler. She hated Sweden and lived in Paris for several years before finally taking up her royal role.

Just like how you learned to walk, you need to write to learn writing – here’s why and how it works in the world of wordsmithing.

Read about the life of the greatest Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.

Noted primarily for his novels, Richard Wright also did some dabbling in photography and poetry. He seemed especially drawn to haiku.

Almost a thousand years ago a thriving trading community existed in a city in Africa; the location was an engineering marvel.

The Holy Bible serves as map to travel from earth to heaven. However, one needs light to read the map properly. This article takes a look at some basic helps to illumine one's Bible study.

Queen Victoria reigned for nearly a century during a period that saw significant change in the form of an expanding empire, the Industrial Revolution, and increasing migration to the cities. The wealthy collected curiosities from exotic lands, while the poor escaped to music halls and gin shops.

The late Rod McKuen's musical and entertainment accomplishments are undermined by his claim to the title of "poet"; his "poems" exemplify the work of a poetaster—not a poet. Still he success in the music field remains stellar and undeniable.

The 1890 Tranby Croft Affair or Royal Baccarat Scandal caused a sensation in Victorian England. A country house gathering of titled affluent friends including the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) turned sour when accusations of cheating were made against Lt. Col. Sir William Gordon-Cumming.

Are you an aspiring writer? Do you want to make money out of your penned word? Here's a good start on how to improve your writing in four simple ways.

In sonnet 41, the speaker is addressing his poem, dramatizing the differences between true poetic qualities and poetic license to create. He also declares his unity with his art, as he makes a promise to his future readers to remain genuine.

Why does John’s Apocalypse allude to the appearance of two Messiahs in the Last Day when most scholars of the Bible seem convinced of the coming of the one and only Jesus Christ of Nazareth? This question is explored in this article.

A list of nine Satanic readings to help understand the philosophies, impact, and activities of The Satanic Temple.

Read on to learn about the life of Bartholomew 'Black Bart' Roberts

Read this article to learn about the complex reasons why the Golden Age of Piracy began and eventually came to an end.

From pigeon-guided missiles to flying tanks and whip swords, there's no doubt that humanity has developed some pretty insane ways of hurting each other over the years.

Often associated with the owl and the olive branch, the armor-wearing goddess Minerva is one of the most famous of the Roman pantheon.

British colonists withdrew from Botswana in 1966, not knowing the wealth that lay beneath the earth. A bounty of diamonds combined with efficient leadership has enabled the country to become an African success story.

Virtues are good qualities that empower a person to reach moral excellence. Because virtues are difficult to acquire, it is wise to find a good role model. This article highlights Jesus' virtues in alphabetical order.

"A Poison Tree" appears in "Songs of Innocence and Experience" published in 1789. This nearly childlike poem deals with the dangers of suppressed anger in relationships.

King Alfred the Great was the remarkable Anglo-Saxon ruler of Wessex who never expected to be king. Learn how he secured peace with the Vikings (Danes) and unified the Anglo-Saxons. King Alfred was a reformer and educator, and the famous legend has it that he burned some cakes.

A young, Cree Indian clashed with Canada's government; it didn't go well for him.

J. Robert Oppenheimer was an academic physicist who was appointed head of the secret weapons laboratory at Los Alamos, New Mexico, which was part of the army’s Manhattan Project. He was the leader of the design, development, and construction of the first atomic bomb during World War II.

Once a major god for a pre-Islamic Arabian tribe, Wadd the moon God has endured in the psyche of generations. Still, Wadd manages to be a source of controversy in the modern world.

Sonnet 40 continues the hiatus from unity taken by the speaker that he declared in sonnet 39, but instead of praising the poem, he appears to be chiding it.

Learn how to overcome the common challenges writers face and move forward with your writing career.

Brigand or freedom fighter, Pezza led a guerrilla force against the French occupation of Italy late in the 18th century.

Princess Charlotte of Wales was the only child of George, Prince of Wales, later King George IV of Britain and Caroline of Brunswick. She was used as a pawn by her parents but found genuine love and affection with Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. Her happiness was short lived.

Around 10,000 years ago, humanity emerged from the Ice Age. Our reward for surviving this perilous period was the discovery of agriculture, which would change the world forever.

From the biblical foundation of the post-resurrection narratives, we can establish a firm belief in the resurrection of Jesus, bearing in mind that the resurrection narratives occupy a central place in the expression of the Easter faith, that is, the Christian faith.

Queen Salote Topou III ruled Tonga between 1918-1965. Her reign was the longest of any Tongan monarch. She was a wonderfully warm character who won hearts at Elizabeth II's 1953 coronation by getting rained on without one word of complaint. She even had a song written about her visit to London.

Louisa May Alcott's favourite author was the German poet Goethe. Not only was she inspired by Goethe's plots and used them in novels such as "Little Women", but Goethe was one of the primary models for Jo's husband, Professor Bhaer.

Is the prospect of immortality always preferable to that of a finite existence? It depends.

Elisavietta Ritchie's "Sorting Laundry" provides an entertaining look at a mundane household chore, while accomplishing a tribute to her love for her spouse. Terrence Winch's speaker plays with the notion that things in the past were better, when people felt safe unlike the paranoid present.

Since being discovered as a literary fraudster, Kent Johnson has become prolific in attempting to create plausible deniability; he has never admitted to the hoax he tried to pull off with the American Poetry Review back in 1996.

Mary Queen of Scots married the eldest son of Henri II of France and Catherine de Medici when they were teenagers. His reign was short, his health was poor and death came at the age of sixteen. He's often eclipsed by Mary's other husbands Darnley and Bothwell but he deserves to be remembered.

In sonnet 39, the speaker is dramatizing a division between himself and his poem, in order to think lovingly about the value of the poem without slipping into solipsism.

From plague and famine to witch burnings and other brutal forms of execution; people of the Middle Ages were no strangers to "the ugly death".

How humans dealt with pain prior to modern-day anesthesia is difficult to fathom. Fortunately, anesthesia was discovered. Anesthesia's history and development is quite interesting!

Playing around with words from Charles Dickens to the novels of Victor Appleton.