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No oral sex in the Middle Ages
A gripping book by British historian Katherine Harvey documents what went on between the sheets in the Middle Ages
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The mass suicides by ordinary citizens in the last days of Nazi Germany
Historian Florian Huber’s book examines how civilians took their own lives in greater numbers than military and government officials as the Third Reich collapsed
Has the mystery behind the fresco in the Tomb of the Diver been solved?
A German archaeologist has written a beautiful and illuminating book about the ancient site, located in Paestum, Italy, known for the mysterious frescoes adorning its walls
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The horror of discovering that your grandfather was an SS officer who personally murdered Jews during the Holocaust
In his novel ‘The Bastard Factory,’ Chris Kraus wrestles with the memory of his relative, who belonged to a roving Nazi killing squad
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Excavating the archives of the man who uncovered Tutankhamun’s tomb
Marking the centenary of the greatest archaeological find in history, other “wonderful things” in the shape of documents, drawings and photographs are on display in Oxford’s Bodleian Library
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Oliver Stone: ‘The Putin I knew was rational, calm, always acting in the best interest of the Russian people’
The director of ‘JFK’ defended the Russian leader at the presentation of a new documentary on the Kennedy assassination at the BCN Film Fest in Barcelona
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Shackleton’s legendary ‘Endurance’: One of polar exploration’s most famous vessels located in Antarctica
The ship went down in the Weddell Sea in 1915 after being trapped in pack ice for nine months, leading to a celebrated escape to safety over land and sea
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The British Museum’s Stonehenge exhibition: An accessible, comprehensive guide (albeit with no druids…)
Treasures such as the Nebra sky disc and Seahenge are there to be discovered at the show, which cleverly links the prehistoric site to our present times
The real story of Spain’s El Cid: medieval hero or shrewd mercenary?
Many of the episodes that people know from books and movies never really happened, says scholar David Porrinas. But Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar’s life and exploits were still extraordinary
Is Paris burning?
Hitler would dance for joy at the sight of Notre-Dame going up in flames so many years later
Spain’s crowdfunding treasure hunters
Spanish-led Djehuty project successfully launches campaign to finance next excavation season in Egypt
Spanish-led mission finds mummy near Egyptian pharaoh’s temple
Myriam Seco’s team uncovers coffin of high-ranking official at Thutmosis III sanctuary in Luxor
Barcelona bans Montjuïc Castle Mass held for executed Franco supporters
City offers different date and venue for tribute held almost uninterruptedly since 1940
Spanish Civil War flying ace who “attacked like a rabid dog” dies aged 97
José Falcó reportedly took down two elite Nazi fighters in one mission in his Soviet biplane For years the Republican pilot took flowers to the grave of one of the Germans he killed
The long march home
‘Perfect Storm’ author Sebastian Junger’s new film and book charts the walk across the US he undertook with two war veterans and a Spanish photographer
Marina Ginestà, 94, the defiant militia girl with the gun
The star of the iconic 1936 photograph passes away in Paris
Pyramid schemes
Modern art meets Ancient Egypt at Valencia's IVAM
Laureates at large
From generous donations to downing Higgs Boson ale, the 2013 Prince of Asturias Award winners have been out in Oviedo in the run-up to the ceremony
From ‘Doctor Zhivago’ to ‘Exodus’
Bestselling author Julia Navarro’s latest novel takes readers from Russia to Palestine
Jungle incest left Snowflake white
Genetic study of Barcelona’s famous gorilla reveals mutation that made him albino
Catalan doc beats crowdfunding record
Film that sets out to explain independence process raises 350,000 euros online
Cycling in the name of the father
Ciao Pirlo! charts pop star’s ride from Barcelona to Milan with dad’s ashes
Court accepts plea to probe bombing of Barcelona during the Civil War
Legal action opens the door to prosecute Italian pilots for war crimes
Spain's unsung hero of Waterloo
Ildefonso Arenas' epic novel about the battle that defeated Napoleon puts Spanish general Miguel de Álava, Wellington's aide de camp, center stage
Filming in the wax museum: "The lights go out, you hear footsteps..."
On the ghostly set of horror movie 'Wax' in Barcelona's Museu de Cera
Theater slams boycott call over Catalan secession row
Actor attempted to get play blackballed after star signed manifesto for Catalonia to remain Spanish
The Troy of Murcia
Archeologists unearth Bronze Age fortification "with a design from the East"