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Gospel of John - Papyrus 52, photograph by the John Rylands University Library, c. 2nd century CE. An image of the ancient manuscript of the Gospel of John (John the Apostle) known as P52, or Papyrus 52. This is currently...

The milling machine was once thought to have been invented by Eli Whitney (already famous for his cotton gin) c. 1818, but as with many other inventions of the Industrial Revolution, the truth may be more complex regarding who...

Painting by Frank Dicksee (1853-1928 CE) titled "The Funeral of a Viking", showing a Viking being cremated on a ship pushed out to sea. The painting resides at the Manchester Art Gallery in the UK. Historically, although...

An illustration from the so-called "Rylands Haggadah", made in 14th Century CE Catalonia, Spain. The upper register of the illustration portrays the preparation for Passover by painting the doorposts...

In this lecture, Campbell Price, Curator of Egypt and Sudan at Manchester Museum, explores the life and legacy of Hatshepsut, one of ancient Egypt's most extraordinary rulers. Known...

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss The Bronze Age Collapse, the name given by many historians to what appears to have been a sudden, uncontrolled destruction of dominant civilizations around 1200 BC in the Aegean...

The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano by Olaudah EQUIANO (1745 - 1797) Genre(s): *Non-fiction, Biography & Autobiography Read by: Carl Manchester...