Wonders & Marvels - Page 21 of 159 - A Community for Curious Minds who love History, its Odd Stories, and Good Reads

Summer Reading from Emma B.: Summer Reading from Emma B.

Robin Maxwell

By Susan Hiner, Guest Contributor Bonjour! It’s me, Emma B.[1] Looking for a good book? …… Read More
Civilization in Every Pot: Civilization in Every Pot

Michael Garval

By Michael Garval (Regular Contributor) It’s said that beloved French Renaissance king Henri IV p… Read More
The Chameleon in the Classroom: The Chameleon in the Classroom

Helen King

By Helen King (Monthly Contributor) This is a story of illness and magic from the fourth century… Read More
A Throne Fit for a Courtesan: A Throne Fit for a Courtesan

Cara Wilson

By Catherine Hewitt (Guest Contributor) Comtesse Valtesse de la Bigne was one of 19th-century Par… Read More
A Jewish Writer Revived by Her Daughters: A Jewish Writer Revived by Her Daughters

Raquelle Bostow

By Susan Rubin Suleiman (Guest Contributor) Fall is the season for the big literary prizes in Fra… Read More

Museum Mysteries: Walter Dodd and His X-Ray Tube

January 13, 2016 By Sarah Alger

Le bruit de diable: gunpowder, tops and purring cats

January 11, 2016 By Helen King

Two or Three Things I Know about Pigs (Part One)

January 8, 2016 By Thomas Parker

Poetry, Pain, and Opium in Victorian England

January 7, 2016 By April Stevens

What Not to Wear on the Omnibus

January 6, 2016 By Rachel Mesch

A Roman Army’s Vulture Mascots: First Banded Birds

January 4, 2016 By AdrienneMayor

Christmas in the Trenches

December 24, 2015 By April Stevens

The Christmas Truce of 1914

December 21, 2015 By PamelaToler

Conflict, Captivity, and Piracy in the Early United States

December 21, 2015 By Elizabeth Goldsmith