Clara Whitmore

I write about ancient worlds, lost civilizations, and forgotten stories that reveal how people lived, believed, and shaped history.

The forgotten football war: how a 100-hour conflict reshaped Central America

The forgotten football war: how a 100-hour conflict reshaped Central America

June 11, 2026

How the dancing plagues of early Europe blurred the line between illness, faith and panic

How the dancing plagues of early Europe blurred the line between illness, faith and panic

June 10, 2026

Why medieval animal trials put pigs and rats in the dock like criminals

Why medieval animal trials put pigs and rats in the dock like criminals

June 9, 2026

How Olympe de Gouges paid with her life for demanding equal rights during the French Revolution

How Olympe de Gouges paid with her life for demanding equal rights during the French Revolution

June 9, 2026

The forgotten balloonists who tried to fly from the Arctic in 1897

The forgotten balloonists who tried to fly from the Arctic in 1897

June 9, 2026

How the corpse roads of Britain turned funerals into eerie cross-country journeys

How the corpse roads of Britain turned funerals into eerie cross-country journeys

June 8, 2026

Akhenaten the heretic pharaoh: how one ruler tried to rewrite Egyptian religion

Akhenaten the heretic pharaoh: how one ruler tried to rewrite Egyptian religion

June 8, 2026

How a 19th century cargo cult in the Pacific reshaped power, belief and memory

How a 19th century cargo cult in the Pacific reshaped power, belief and memory

June 7, 2026

How Sacagawea’s difficult journey helps us see exploration and courage differently

How Sacagawea’s difficult journey helps us see exploration and courage differently

June 7, 2026

How the defenestrations of Prague turned windows into weapons of politics

How the defenestrations of Prague turned windows into weapons of politics

June 6, 2026

Zheng He and the giant treasure ships: what a Chinese admiral reveals about early global trade

Zheng He and the giant treasure ships: what a Chinese admiral reveals about early global trade

June 6, 2026

The hidden librarians of Timbuktu and how manuscripts survived fire, sand and war

The hidden librarians of Timbuktu and how manuscripts survived fire, sand and war

June 6, 2026

The forgotten football war: how a 100-hour conflict reshaped Central America

The forgotten football war: how a 100-hour conflict reshaped Central America

June 11, 2026

Why medieval animal trials put pigs and rats in the dock like criminals

Why medieval animal trials put pigs and rats in the dock like criminals

June 9, 2026

How Olympe de Gouges paid with her life for demanding equal rights during the French Revolution

How Olympe de Gouges paid with her life for demanding equal rights during the French Revolution

June 9, 2026

The forgotten balloonists who tried to fly from the Arctic in 1897

The forgotten balloonists who tried to fly from the Arctic in 1897

June 9, 2026

How the corpse roads of Britain turned funerals into eerie cross-country journeys

How the corpse roads of Britain turned funerals into eerie cross-country journeys

June 8, 2026

How the dancing plagues of early Europe blurred the line between illness, faith and panic

How the dancing plagues of early Europe blurred the line between illness, faith and panic

June 10, 2026

Akhenaten the heretic pharaoh: how one ruler tried to rewrite Egyptian religion

Akhenaten the heretic pharaoh: how one ruler tried to rewrite Egyptian religion

June 8, 2026

How a 19th century cargo cult in the Pacific reshaped power, belief and memory

How a 19th century cargo cult in the Pacific reshaped power, belief and memory

June 7, 2026

How Sacagawea’s difficult journey helps us see exploration and courage differently

How Sacagawea’s difficult journey helps us see exploration and courage differently

June 7, 2026

How the defenestrations of Prague turned windows into weapons of politics

How the defenestrations of Prague turned windows into weapons of politics

June 6, 2026

Zheng He and the giant treasure ships: what a Chinese admiral reveals about early global trade

Zheng He and the giant treasure ships: what a Chinese admiral reveals about early global trade

June 6, 2026

The hidden librarians of Timbuktu and how manuscripts survived fire, sand and war

The hidden librarians of Timbuktu and how manuscripts survived fire, sand and war

June 6, 2026