Plagues, cats, ghosts, Thailand, Ancient Rome and Madame Tussaud

Here are some of the stories I have written over the past month or so. Only a maniac wouldn’t find at least one of these fascinating!

In Thailand, there are ghosts, spirits and demons. There are also a lot of great stories, myths and folklore. Here’s an introduction to them all.

Alternatively, you can just buy Haunted Thailand by clicking on this link!

Did Pope Gregory IX’s Hatred of Cats Lead to the Black Death?

After the Pope linked cats to devil worship, it kicked off a lot of cat murder that lasted decades. When the Black Death arrived carried by fleas on rats, was a lack of rat-eating cats partly to blame for the rapid spread of the plague?

Madame Tussaud Honed Her Skills with Heads from the Guillotine

She was also arrested, her head shaved, and narrowly avoided execution

The Fake News Campaign in Ancient Rome That Led to the First Emperor and the Deaths of Anthony and Cleopatra

To win the civil war, the future Emperor Augustus used some very underhanded tactics

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