Clara Whitmore

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

When a dead pope went on trial: inside the bizarre cadaver synod

When a dead pope went on trial: inside the bizarre cadaver synod

May 28, 2026

When kings were healers: the strange history of the royal touch

When kings were healers: the strange history of the royal touch

May 28, 2026

From bronze blades to iron swords: how early metallurgy reshaped warfare

From bronze blades to iron swords: how early metallurgy reshaped warfare

May 28, 2026

Hypatia of Alexandria and the dangers of knowledge in a divided city

Hypatia of Alexandria and the dangers of knowledge in a divided city

May 28, 2026

The 1904 Baltimore fire that rewrote the rules of modern cities

The 1904 Baltimore fire that rewrote the rules of modern cities

May 28, 2026

The ice aircraft carrier: how project Habakkuk tried to change the course of World War II

The ice aircraft carrier: how project Habakkuk tried to change the course of World War II

May 28, 2026

When people ate mummies: the strange history of corpse medicine in Europe

When people ate mummies: the strange history of corpse medicine in Europe

May 28, 2026

Why the Hittite kingdom disappeared and what traces remain today

Why the Hittite kingdom disappeared and what traces remain today

May 28, 2026

When pigs went on trial: the bizarre world of medieval animal prosecutions

When pigs went on trial: the bizarre world of medieval animal prosecutions

May 28, 2026

Inside the dancing plague of 1518: how a city faced a month of nonstop dancing

Inside the dancing plague of 1518: how a city faced a month of nonstop dancing

May 28, 2026

What a Roman legionary carried into battle

What a Roman legionary carried into battle

May 28, 2026

How Greek healers treated illness before modern medicine

How Greek healers treated illness before modern medicine

May 28, 2026

When a dead pope went on trial: inside the bizarre cadaver synod

When a dead pope went on trial: inside the bizarre cadaver synod

May 28, 2026

From bronze blades to iron swords: how early metallurgy reshaped warfare

From bronze blades to iron swords: how early metallurgy reshaped warfare

May 28, 2026

Hypatia of Alexandria and the dangers of knowledge in a divided city

Hypatia of Alexandria and the dangers of knowledge in a divided city

May 28, 2026

The 1904 Baltimore fire that rewrote the rules of modern cities

The 1904 Baltimore fire that rewrote the rules of modern cities

May 28, 2026

The ice aircraft carrier: how project Habakkuk tried to change the course of World War II

The ice aircraft carrier: how project Habakkuk tried to change the course of World War II

May 28, 2026

When kings were healers: the strange history of the royal touch

When kings were healers: the strange history of the royal touch

May 28, 2026

When people ate mummies: the strange history of corpse medicine in Europe

When people ate mummies: the strange history of corpse medicine in Europe

May 28, 2026

Why the Hittite kingdom disappeared and what traces remain today

Why the Hittite kingdom disappeared and what traces remain today

May 28, 2026

When pigs went on trial: the bizarre world of medieval animal prosecutions

When pigs went on trial: the bizarre world of medieval animal prosecutions

May 28, 2026

Inside the dancing plague of 1518: how a city faced a month of nonstop dancing

Inside the dancing plague of 1518: how a city faced a month of nonstop dancing

May 28, 2026

What a Roman legionary carried into battle

What a Roman legionary carried into battle

May 28, 2026

How Greek healers treated illness before modern medicine

How Greek healers treated illness before modern medicine

May 28, 2026