All articles tagged with #historical mysteries
In 2025, science unraveled numerous historical mysteries, including the identification of a well-preserved Austrian monk, insights into ancient Polynesian statues, the origins of a Danish warship, the true cause of Shackleton's ship sinking, and the genetic analysis of ancient wolf pups, shedding new light on our understanding of the past.
Anne Perry, the prolific author of historical crime fiction, has died at the age of 84. Perry, who sold over 26 million copies of her books, was also known for her own dark past - she served five years in prison for murder in her teens. Her criminal past was revealed publicly in 1994 when it was dramatized in the movie "Heavenly Creatures". Despite her past, Perry went on to have a successful writing career, creating multiple series of detective novels set in 19th-century London.