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    The princes in the tower

    This true event in English history has created many conspiracy theories and is still debated today. The story of the two young boys, and heirs to the English throne, imprisoned in the Tower of London by their uncle Richard Duck of Gloucester - later Richard III, has captured the imagination for...
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    Birds dropping from the sky

    Since New Year, there have been 3 cases (so far) of numerous birds dropping dead mid flight - 5000 in Arkansas and hundreds in Louisiana and Sweden. On top of that, in the same town of Beebe, Arkansas, between 80 000 and 100 000 fish - only drum fish, were found floating in the river and washed...
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    Writers meeting places

    I'm always intrigued by the "Inklings" writers group - of which both Lewis Carroll and J.R.R Tolkien were members and both use mythology in their writing (they first met when Carroll joined Tolkien's 'Old Norse' reading group, and have been lucky enough to eat at The Eagle and Child pub, Oxford...
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    Etruscan myths

    They had an immense influence on the on the creation of Ancient Rome - beliefs, customs and gods were taken from the Etruscan’s culture. They were based in Modern Tuscany, but their history much less documented than that of the Romans of Greeks. I’m interested to know which myths came from...
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    Ancient roman myths in modern literature

    The most obvious is that Remus and Romulus being raised by wolves - this has been used many times, the most famous being the Jungle Book. But what other myths have been reused in modern culture?
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    Roman lover

    I have a passion for all things to do with Ancient Rome (hence the name) and although I have a good knowledge of the history side of it, I'm wanting to find out more about the Gods, Goddesses and the myths and rituals surrounding them
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