Chinese Hopping Vampires: The Qing Dynasty roots behind the …
2015年12月2日 · Now a cult obsession thanks to Hong Kong horror movies of the 1980s and 1990s, the legend of the hopping vampire was first detailed in a series of supernatural reflections compiled between 1789 and 1798 by Ji Xiaolan (also known as Ji Yun) and collected posthumously in an 1800 volume entitled Yuewei Caotang Biji (閱微草堂筆記) – it’s English …
The Vampire: A New History by Nick Groom book review
2018年11月22日 · The vampire we know, argues Professor Nick Groom in The Vampire: A New History, is a relatively modern construction, its true lineage masked by myriad folktales and precursors as effectively as Hammer’s cunningly disguised Johnny Alucard (Dracula A.D. 1972).
Midway: Epic turning point of the Pacific war | All About History
2020年3月8日 · WWII historian, author and broadcaster James Holland explores the build-up, events and aftermath of the pivotal naval battle of the Pacific War
Papa Doc Duvalier: The Voodoo President who killed Kennedy
2015年3月2日 · Among their number were Luckner Cambronne, who became known as “the Vampire of the Caribbean” thanks to his sideline in selling blood and body parts to medicine (contributing, many now believe, to the spread of AIDS), while Max Adolph – aka “Madame Max” – became notorious for creatively mutilating the genitals of the political ...
Marie Antoinette’s Extreme Makeover: From Austrian teen to …
2017年2月7日 · Few names in history are quite as evocative as Marie Antoinette. Frequently imagined strutting through the palace of Versailles, a galleon perched atop chandelier-skimming hair and with panniers so wide she filled a doorway, she has become one of the most recognisable figures in the history of France.
Arthur Conan Doyle & Spiritualism: How Sherlock’s Creator …
2017年7月7日 · The esoteric worldview of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is a constant source of fascination. From his embarrassing evangelism on behalf of the Cottingley Fairies hoax to his opining on the alleged Curse of Tutankhamen, it’s hard to reconcile his outlandish personal views with his role as the creator of literature’s arch-rationalist, Sherlock Holmes.
10 Women Who Invented Gothic Literature | All About History
2018年6月21日 · The 19th century is when the novel as we know it sprung to life, enthralling a hungry, growing audience of literate Victorians, and transforming creators into household names.
Mayflower Pilgrims: How 1620 Came to Matter in Revolution and …
2018年8月17日 · The Pilgrims were a simple and ignorant race; they had never seen any good rocks before, or at least any that were not watched, and so they were excusable for hopping ashore in frantic delight and clapping an iron fence around this one; but you, gentlemen, are educated; you are enlightened; you know that in the rich land of your nativity ...