{UAH} FW: National Geographic History: The tragic life of Empress Elisabeth; new research in an Anglo-Saxon burial; and a facial reconstruction from the dying days of Rome

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Subject: National Geographic History: The tragic life of Empress Elisabeth; new research in an Anglo-Saxon burial; and a facial reconstruction from the dying days of Rome

 

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In this edition: Elisabeth "Sisi" of Austria struggled with life on the throne, prehistoric discovery in Asia surprises scholars, and a facial reconstruction reveals a face of an ancient Rome.

PHOTOGRAPH BY BRIDGEMAN/AGE FOTOSTOCK

History magazine      Life for this Bavarian princess was no fairy tale Married at 16 to the emperor of Austria, Elisabeth—nicknamed Sisi—was a reluctant empress, struggling with royal life and sympathetic to the democratic struggles of the people in her new nation. Read more SHARE

PHOTOGRAPH BY KIERAN DODDS, PANOS PICTURES, REDUX

science & innovation      Mysterious ancient human found on the 'roof of the world' A fossil jaw shatters records for the earliest inhabitants of the Tibetan Plateau—and gives new insights into the enigmatic Denisovans. Explore further SHARE

'America's favorite fighting frenchman' Hero of the American Revolution, the Marquis de Lafayette dies today at age 76 in 1834.

PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY MOLA

Culture & History      New research questions famed burial of 'first' Christian Anglo-Saxon king It was long suspected that the spectacular Prittlewell burial belonged to the first Christian leader of the Kingdom of Essex. The reality is more confusing— and intriguing. go deeper SHARE

Today in History The Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (Theater of the World), the world's first modern atlas, is published today in 1570.

PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY DEPARTMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE CANTON SOLOTHURN, SWITZERLAND

Culture & History      See the face of a man from the last gasps of the Roman Empire Adelasius Ebalchus lived in Switzerland 1,300 years ago—and his expression sports very a unusual feature not seen in most facial reconstructions. Take a look SHARE

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