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How Anneliese Kohlmann Became One Of The Most Ruthless Female Nazi Guards During World War II

Anneliese Kohlmann brutally beat and sexually exploited female concentration camp prisoners — but she was sentenced to just two years in prison for her war crimes.

By Jessica O'Connor • Jun 16, 2022

How Anneliese Kohlmann Became One Of The Most Ruthless Female Nazi Guards During World War II

Anneliese Kohlmann brutally beat and sexually exploited female concentration camp prisoners — but she was sentenced to just two years in prison for her war crimes.

By Jessica O'Connor • June 16, 2022

500-Year-Old Skeletons Of Men Who Met A ‘Violent And Gruesome’ End Found Under A Demolished Irish Pub

The remains of six men discovered beneath Nancy Spain's bar in Cork, Ireland, likely died violently between 1447 and 1636.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jun 15, 2022

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500-Year-Old Skeletons Of Men Who Met A ‘Violent And Gruesome’ End Found Under A Demolished Irish Pub

The remains of six men discovered beneath Nancy Spain's bar in Cork, Ireland, likely died violently between 1447 and 1636.

By Kaleena Fraga • June 15, 2022

Colombia Finds Two New Shipwrecks Near The Site Of An 18th-Century Spanish Galleon That Sank With Billions In Treasure

Known as the "holy grail of shipwrecks," Spain's San José held an estimated 200 tons of treasure, including gold coins and ingots, silver, emeralds, and Chinese porcelain.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jun 14, 2022

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Colombia Finds Two New Shipwrecks Near The Site Of An 18th-Century Spanish Galleon That Sank With Billions In Treasure

Known as the "holy grail of shipwrecks," Spain's San José held an estimated 200 tons of treasure, including gold coins and ingots, silver, emeralds, and Chinese porcelain.

By Marco Margaritoff • June 14, 2022

Archaeologists Baffled By 8,000 Iron Age Frog Bones Found In A Ditch In England

The frogs may have been eaten by humans living at the site, or the amphibians may have suffered a "prehistoric frog tragedy."

By Kaleena Fraga • Jun 13, 2022

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Archaeologists Baffled By 8,000 Iron Age Frog Bones Found In A Ditch In England

The frogs may have been eaten by humans living at the site, or the amphibians may have suffered a "prehistoric frog tragedy."

By Kaleena Fraga • June 13, 2022

Inside The Dancing Plague Of 1518, History’s Strangest Epidemic

In the summer of 1518, the dancing plague in the Holy Roman city of Strasbourg saw some 400 people dance uncontrollably for weeks on end — leaving as many as 100 of them dead.

By Natasha Ishak • Jun 11, 2022

Inside The Dancing Plague Of 1518, History’s Strangest Epidemic

In the summer of 1518, the dancing plague in the Holy Roman city of Strasbourg saw some 400 people dance uncontrollably for weeks on end — leaving as many as 100 of them dead.

By Natasha Ishak • June 11, 2022

This Week In History News, Jun. 5 – 11

Lost Renaissance masterpiece found in England, medieval saber found in Greece, hidden cities uncovered in the Amazon.

By All That's Interesting • Jun 10, 2022

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This Week In History News, Jun. 5 – 11

Lost Renaissance masterpiece found in England, medieval saber found in Greece, hidden cities uncovered in the Amazon.

By All That's Interesting • June 10, 2022

One Of The ‘Largest Predatory Dinosaurs Ever Found’ Was Just Unearthed Off The Coast Of England

Weighing in at several tons and reaching up to 32 feet long, the "White Rock Spinosaurid" was probably the largest land predator Europe has ever known.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jun 10, 2022

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One Of The ‘Largest Predatory Dinosaurs Ever Found’ Was Just Unearthed Off The Coast Of England

Weighing in at several tons and reaching up to 32 feet long, the "White Rock Spinosaurid" was probably the largest land predator Europe has ever known.

By Marco Margaritoff • June 10, 2022

Retired Metal Detectorist Finds 2,000-Year-Old Roman Penis Pendant On An English Farm

More than 400 penis pendants have been uncovered in England, but this is only the second found that was made from silver, leading experts to declare it a "national treasure."

By Marco Margaritoff • Jun 10, 2022

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Retired Metal Detectorist Finds 2,000-Year-Old Roman Penis Pendant On An English Farm

More than 400 penis pendants have been uncovered in England, but this is only the second found that was made from silver, leading experts to declare it a "national treasure."

By Marco Margaritoff • June 10, 2022

Inside The Brutal Life And Gruesome Death Of King Henry II Of France

King Henry II was known to cut out the tongues of Protestants, but he faced a bloody death of his own when he was stabbed through the eye during a jousting tournament in 1559.

By Erin Kelly • Jun 10, 2022

Inside The Brutal Life And Gruesome Death Of King Henry II Of France

King Henry II was known to cut out the tongues of Protestants, but he faced a bloody death of his own when he was stabbed through the eye during a jousting tournament in 1559.

By Erin Kelly • June 10, 2022

Meet Armin Meiwes, The German Cannibal Who Placed An Online Ad To Eat Someone — And Someone Answered

Known as the "Rotenburg Cannibal," Armin Meiwes killed and ate a willing victim named Bernd Brandes in 2001 before storing the leftovers for 20 months in a hidden freezer.

By Katie Serena • Jun 9, 2022

Meet Armin Meiwes, The German Cannibal Who Placed An Online Ad To Eat Someone — And Someone Answered

Known as the "Rotenburg Cannibal," Armin Meiwes killed and ate a willing victim named Bernd Brandes in 2001 before storing the leftovers for 20 months in a hidden freezer.

By Katie Serena • June 9, 2022