AncientPages.com – On May 24, 1798, the Irish Rebellion began against British rule. The United Irishmen led it. It eventually failed and resulted in 34 of its key leaders and supporters and ultimately led to the Act of Union of
AncientPages.com – On May 23, 1430, Joan Of Arc was captured by the Burgundians, who sold her to the English. The Burgundians had allied with the British against the French King Charles VII. The following May, Joan attempted to raise the siege
AncientPages.com – On May 22, 334 BC., Alexander the Great’s Macedonian army defeated Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. The battle took place in Northwestern Asia Minor, near the site of Troy. It was the first
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – The Eight Immortals in Chinese mythology are said to know the secrets of nature. These beings are regarded as superhumans who control all aspects of life. Each immortal’s power can be transferred to an energy
AncientPages.com – On May 21, 1502, the island of Saint Helena was discovered by the Portuguese explorer João da Nova. Located in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, St. Helena Island is well-known as the last residence of Napoleon Bonaparte during
AncientPages.com – On 20 May 1520, the Massacre in the Great Temple of the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan took place as one of several incidents in the Spanish conquest of Mexico. The Templo Mayor in Mexico-Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital. Image credit: Diego Rivera – TheSun.co.uk – https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/NINTCHDBPICT000416684675.jpg. Public
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Among the Berber Arabs of the Sahara Desert, they are known as foggaras but these people do not remember all their history because it was lost long time ago. The ancient foggaras were created by a sophisticated ancient
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Our quest for the legendary Tree of Life takes us to a place in Mesopotamia that is sometimes referred to as the Grove of Eridu. The Grove of Eridu is one of the most ancient forests
AncientPages.com – On 19 May 1536, Anne Boleyn was led from her quarters to Tower Green, and a French swordsman granted her the ‘mercy’ of beheading. Anne was the first English Queen to be publicly executed. “Henry’s reconciliation with Anne Boleyn”,
AncientPages.com – On May 18, 1565, the Great Siege of Malta began, during which Ottoman forces attempted to conquer the islands but failed. The main events of the Great Siege on one painting. Image credit: Mattia Perez d’Aleccio – Grand hall of
AncientPages.com – On May 17, 1970, the reed boat Ra II, with Thor Heyerdahl, accompanied by an international crew, set sail from Safi, Morocco, on course for Barbados. Thor Heyerdahl’s raft Ra II (Kon-Tiki Museum, Oslo, Norway). The reed is
AncientPages.com – On May 16, 1863, the Battle of Champion Hill was fought. It was the largest, bloodiest, and most significant action of Grant’s Vicksburg Campaign. Thirty-two thousand advancing Union soldiers met 23,000 Confederates in a fierce struggle for a vital
AncientPages.com – On May 15, 1836, Francis Baily, an English amateur astronomer, observed a celestial phenomenon known as Baily’s Beads. In May 1836, Baily traveled to Inch Bonney, Roxburghshire, in the Southern Uplands of Scotland – the first recorded eclipse expedition
AncientPages.com – On May 14, 1787, fifty-five State delegates from every state – except Rhode Island – met in Philadelphia to convene a Federal Convention (Constitutional Convention). The Philadelphia Convention adjourned on September 17, 1787. 38 of the 55 delegates signed
AncientPages.com – Florida is once again revealing more of its ancient secrets. Archaeologists have discovered 14,500 year-old artifacts in an ancient sinkhole in Florida. The finding could re-write history of North America, because it shows that humans settled the southeastern United
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Ancient Scottish legends tell of mysterious supernatural sea creatures called the Blue Men of the Minch. These odd beings were half-humanoid and half-mermen and used to frighten many sailors who attempted to cross one of
