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  • Mystery of the Mary Celeste

    Mystery of the Mary Celeste

    In October 1872, Captain Benjamin Briggs was busy preparing for his maiden voyage on board the newly refitted Mary Celeste. He and the other members… Read more.

  • Christine Ida Collins

    Christine Ida Collins

    When her son, Walter, failed to return home on March 10th, 1928, after taking a trip to the cinema, Christine Ida Collins would begin a… Read more.

  • The Curse of King Tut’s Tomb

    The Curse of King Tut’s Tomb

    Ta-sekhet-ma’at, translating to ‘The Great Field’, is known to us today as the Valley of the Kings. Here, on November 26th, 1922, archaeologist Howard Carter… Read more.

Women of Note

‘When it comes to silencing women, Western culture has had thousands of years of practice’

mary beard, Women & Power: A Manifesto

‘The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed’

— Albert Einstein

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  • Mystery of the Mary Celeste

    Sep 9, 2025
  • Christine Ida Collins

    Dec 30, 2024
  • The Curse of King Tut’s Tomb

    Dec 3, 2024

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