Archive | February, 2008

VIDEO: Inquisition Docs Made Public

Posted on 28 February 2008

The Vatican has opened to the public Inquisition documents from the Roman Catholic Church’s efforts—beginning in medieval times—to root out heresy.

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Ancient Tombs add to Road Toll

Posted on 28 February 2008

Archaeologists have unearthed an ancient burial ground at the site of a major new road.

Evidence of two Bronze Age tombs dating back some 4,000 years were found during work on the Earl Shilton bypass.

They were spotted after…

Uplifting evidence for Viking lingerie range

Posted on 28 February 2008

THEY came, they saw, they pillaged … and their women wore bras.

Swedish researchers claim Viking women were the first in western civilisation to look for a little support at home while their menfolk were off in their longboats.…

Child let off school for pagan festival

Posted on 22 February 2008

Comment: Shock and horror! Why is this even news?

A primary school allowed a mother to take her child out of lessons to attend a summer festival because the family say they are pagans.

Newington Green Primary, in the north…

Domesday Book makes leap to the internet

Posted on 17 February 2008

The Domesday Book, the oldest and most famous public record in Britain, was based on the 1086 survey of England which covered 13,418 settlements south of the rivers Ribble and Tees.

For the first time, people will be able to…

Texas priest accused of sex crimes has HIV

Posted on 17 February 2008

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth, Texas, announced that a priest, who was accused by several people of sexual misconduct, has HIV.

The Rev. Philip Magaldi, who provided service at St. John the Apostle Catholic Church in North Richland…

Druid Grave Unearthed in U.K.?

Posted on 14 February 2008

A series of graves found in a gravel quarry at Stanway near Colchester, Essex, have been dated to 40-60 A.D. At least one of the burials, it appears, may have been that of a Druid, according to a report published…

Replica of ancient boat will float again

Posted on 14 February 2008

THE OLDEST cross-Channel ferry in the world will set sail again in 2010, giving archaeologists a glimpse into the lives of Bronze Age seafarers.

Based on the 3,550-year-old vessel discovered beneath Dover town centre 16 years ago, the replica boat,…

Police struggle to cope with 800% rise in crimes committed by Romanians in UK

Posted on 14 February 2008

Senior police officers today said they are struggling to cope with a whopping 800 per cent rise in crimes committed by Romanians in this country.Top officers spoke to respected force magazine Police Review to express their fears after an unprecedented…

Pat Condell on The Archbishop and Islam

Posted on 13 February 2008

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Viking villainy

Posted on 12 February 2008

The book is the first part of Rosalind’s Grim Gruesome series, seven children’s books about a Viking villain called Grim Gruesome, which will be launched at Jorvik Viking Festival on Thursday.

“Vikings are something that I have always been interested…

Nordic Viking Film Screened at US Conference

Posted on 12 February 2008

Icelandic-Swedish Viking film Embla (2007), directed by Hrafn Gunnlaugsson, will have its US debut at a student conference hosted by the German and Scandinavian studies division at the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass) on February 15.

Embla is the director’s

Viking women had sexy style

Posted on 12 February 2008

Women who lived in the major Viking settlement called Birka in the 9th and 10th centuries dressed in a much more provocative manner than previously believed.

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Muslim woman doubles her claim against hair salon

Posted on 12 February 2008

A Muslim woman suing a salon owner for refusing her a hairdressing job because of her headscarf has more than doubled her claim for damages, after allegedly receiving hate mail.

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Saxon Skeleton to Help Find TB Cure

Posted on 08 February 2008

Saxon age skeletons in Portsmouth’s Museums collection could potentially pave the way for the development of new drugs to tackle the scourge of tuberculosis (TB) according to new research.

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Viking Blood Courses Through Veins Of Many A Northwest Englander

Posted on 08 February 2008

The blood of the Vikings is still coursing through the veins of men living in the North West of England — according to a new study.

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The world’s rubbish dump

Posted on 08 February 2008

A “plastic soup” of waste floating in the Pacific Ocean is growing at an alarming rate and now covers an area twice the size of the continental United States, scientists have said.

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Hope of finding first King’s home

Posted on 07 February 2008

Archaeologists believe they could be closer to discovering the site of the palace belonging to the first King of a united Scotland. The academics at Glasgow University have been studying documents and previous archaeological finds to narrow down

Buried Viking silverwork declared ‘treasure’

Posted on 06 February 2008

A FRAGMENT of a Viking necklace uncovered in a field in the Stamford Bridge area has been declared treasure.

The rare piece of silverwork was found by a metal detectorist buried along with an assortment of other objects last…

Germany and Nordics to claim Viking towns as heritage sites

Posted on 04 February 2008

A string of Baltic sites where bloodthirsty Vikings moored their longboats, hoarded slaves and booty and held off ethnic rivals are to be claimed as UNESCO world heritage sites.

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