The mystery of Jesus' lost tomb. The entrance to a burial cave in southern Jerusalem, which a 2007 documentary by James Cameron claimed was the lost tomb of Christ.
Photo: AP When I embarked on my adventure to Jerusalem in 2005, my heart was on fire. As a scholar and aficionado of all things mediaeval, I already loved the city for its high drama, fervent passions and brutal history. Gallipoli2.htm. Arctic Visitor Center. 1 Help Contents. Medieval Life & The Hundred Years War This is an electronic book, containing over 200,000 words and numerous illustrations, to help you better understand Medieval life and the Hundred Years War.
The format is the same as with any Windows "Help" function. Horrible Histories: Printables. National Geographic Found. Afghan Box Camera Project. ........................Published on the front page of THE GRAPHIC July 12, 1897.
Source: The British Library. In May 1879 about seventy miles east of Kabul an Irish photographer by the name of John Burke was producing some of the first photographs ever taken in Afghanistan. Burke had been travelling with the British army since 1878, initially advancing towards Kabul from present‐day Pakistan in a military engagement that would be known as the Second Anglo‐ Afghan War (there had already been a ‘First’ between 1839 and 1842 and there would in due course be a ‘Third’ in 1919). Secret letters reveal an officer's royal relationship. A friendship unfolds: Rupert Dent.
He was an Australian army officer educated at Shore Grammar with blue eyes and fair hair. She was 18, a mature young woman ''beautiful, charming, even coquettish'', according to her royal biographer. A picture of Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon taken by Dent. Discovery of letters from the future queen to a 2nd Lieutenant from Stanmore reveal details of an extraordinary wartime relationship. Advertisement. Annenberg Media Exhibits: Collapse. Hundreds of years ago in what is now modern Honduras, Copán was a thriving civilization, a center of the cultural life of the Maya.
Tens of thousands of people made their home in the Copán Valley. Yet despite its importance, Copán went into decline. Across the vast territory of the ancient Maya, other important sites were sharing a similar fate. Classic Maya civilization was collapsing. Why did this great civilization fall? Can combine with external causes (such as war or natural disaster) to bring about a collapse. Join us as we explore the collapse of four ancient civilizations. Ready to get started? 1000s FREE Primary Teaching Resources & Printables - EYFS, KS1 and KS2 - SparkleBox.
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Published March 2014Secondary This educational resource investigates the diverse experiences of Australian school communities during the Great War. Each investigation uses primary and secondary sources to look at what students were learning about the British Empire, its Allies and enemies, the consequences on daily life at school, the values taught, the patriotic activities undertaken, the reasons why some students and teachers enlisted and responses to the loss or wounding of people from school communities. Each investigation has ‘tuning in’ and ‘going further’ learning activities.Additional sources on the CD-ROM are also provided below. Introduction and Australian Curriculum links Introductory Investigation: What types of schools existed in Australia during the Great War, and what were the methods of learning and teaching at that time?
CD-ROM Contents Australian Light Horse – Palestine 1916-1918. How the Khufu Eqyptian Pyramid Was Built Part II. Captain Cook's Pistol Locked and Loaded. Captain Cook's pistol, which has been sold.
A rare piece of Australian history has gone under the hammer, netting a small but tidy profit for its seller. A pistol belonging to Captain James Cook, handed down through the family for many generations, was sold at auction in Melbourne on Thursday, for almost $220,000. Formula 1 chairman Ron Walker put the 50 centimetre weapon, made in the early 18th century, up for sale after buying it in 2003 at a Cook family auction in Scotland. A spokeswoman for auctioneers Leski Auctions said that the pistol sold for well above its reserve price of $75,000, to a private Victorian buyer. Advertisement Including buyer's commission, the pistol sold for $219,600. How the weapon was used is not known, but Captain Cook bequeathed it to his elder sister Margaret. Mr Walker told Fairfax Media this week that he hoped the buyer would be a museum or a collector. A shot at history. Right aim … Captain Cook's pistol and a replica of his ship, HM Bark Endeavour.
Photo: Wolter Peeters The pistol used by Ned Kelly's younger brother Dan, who died during the Glenrowan siege, was sold for $122,000 in November last year. The sale, by Leski Auctions in Melbourne, was claimed as an Australian record for any historic weapon at auction. Blood, Sweat And T-Shirts.