An image of an archaeologist excavating the wooden funerary bed and a reconstruction of the artifact (top right)

Archaeologists Discover Rare Roman Funerary Bed Buried Beneath London

The wooden bed was likely dismantled IKEA-style before being buried alongside a high-status individual

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On this day in 1587, Mary, Queen of Scots, was beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle in Northamptonshire, England. The monarch had been found guilty of treason for allegedly conspiring to assassinate her cousin Elizabeth I in what became known as the Babington Plot.

Disentangle the fact from the fiction about their bitter royal rivalry, which was depicted in an award-winning 2018 film starring Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie.

The Blue Domes of Santorini

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