Even in our modern day, when it seems so easy to fact-check, the telling of history is wrought with mistruths, mistakes, myths, and lies that range from small to pretty massive. But the truth is always more interesting – and even if it’s not, it’s worth telling anyway! So, here are 10 historical myths that you may or may not have heard of or still believe. Enjoy!
1. The legend of Gaviri.
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The story of Franz Ferdinand’s The assassination of Franz Ferdinand remains forever in the public imagination not because of its effect – the start of WWI – but also because of how successful it actually was.
Many assassins were involved in the plan, and when several had the chance to do it and failed, and the intended bomb went under the wrong car, 19-year-old Gavrilo finally succeeded in killing the Duke.
The successful execution of Ferdinand and his wife happened “entirely by accident”; Their open car had taken a wrong turn on the streets of Sarajevo and stopped at a street corner in front of Princip Phricis, who had just left the Delicatessen.
But a great legend surrounds the story: the little details that had been stuffed into the sandwich when Duke’s car happened to explode in front of him. In fact, this illusion does not come from any primary property of the source; In fact, the first mention of it is a Brazilian novel with the same title Twelve fingers, which was translated into English in 2001.
It may seem like a pleasant rumor, but the writer Mike Dash of Smithsonian Magazine, who followed the origin of the legend, “writes a special history,” by presenting the assassination of Franz Ferdinand as a piece of the worst accident to think deeply about the killer and those of his friends, and their motives and determination. “
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2. The legend of Anne Boleyn being convicted of witchcraft:
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In 1536, the story “reported for the third time” by Contemporapy Eustame Eustame Apusteys told this story that Henry VIII, told the court that he was “seduced … by Syrylèges,” by Aka Sorpery, or witchcraft.
According to BBC Histo Magazine, “although this is often mentioned as one of the crimes he was found in, it is not mentioned in the fighting.” Instead, Anne was executed for sedition, adultery and treason.
Henry had been married to Anne for three years before his murder. Before that, he was married to Catherine of Aragon for 24 years; Marrying Anne, he left Catherine, changed the Church of England, and changed his country forever, just to kill her three years after the wedding.
3. The myth that people they were there Witchcraft was confirmed in Salem, Massachusetts and burned at the stake:
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According to mahdo.com, 20 people in Salem were killed after being accused of witchcraft. However, no one was burned at the stake.
19 The victims were hanged, and one, Giley Corey, was ‘pressed to death with heavy stones.’
In Europe, especially in medieval times, witches they were there Burned, although many of them – but not all – were hanged first or beheaded.
4. The myth that the US Civil War was about “states” rights and not slavery:
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The Constitution of the Confederate States does not simply invoke the right to enslave people – it expressly forbids that any law opposing or enforcing slavery used institutions or any institutions of the Confederalized State. In other words, future Confederate states would not have the right to decide where they were enslaved. Basically, the civil war was not just about states’ rights to have slaves; It was about enforcement – just one The country had slaves, too.
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5. The myth that Nero was “confused” when Rome burned:
It is true that fiddled did not exist in AD 64, when the city of Rome was caught on fire, but that is not enough in itself to rule out the legend. If Nero for four They were playing an instrument, it could be another stringed instrument, like a lyre, which was popular at the time.
The real issue is this: To look at this city and play the stre, or the cithara, or the grand piano while everything was around the ground, Nero had to actually be in Rome at that time. According to the Roman historian Tacitus, Nero was not actually at his Villa in Antium when the fire broke out.
Tacitus writes that Nero returned to the city and began efforts to supplement the “foreigners and fugitives,” and opened his gardens to the houses to provide temporary shelter. But, Tacitus writes, his measures “failed to have their effect; for this report had spread that, at the time of Rome when Rome was burning the tables, and To typify the evils of the present with the tragedies of the past, he had sung the destruction of Troy. “
It sounds a bit like an ancient smear campaign. But don’t worry, Nero wasn’t a bad mechanical incompetence in general. He wasn’t exactly a good thing.
6. The legend that the venerable Paul said, “The Britons are coming!”
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Paul Resere’s ride was dying in Nenry Wadgerth Longfitfellow Feem, but it’s not the only time this story was made with love. It is a popular opinion that the reverend rode into the country side by side saying “the British are coming,” but that would not be unreasonable to shout from the peasants who were still, in fact, British subjects.
What motive shouted, “reals out!” that might not have the same ring to it, but hey, that’s what actually happened, and it got the job done.
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7. Myth that the average Medieval Age was 30 or 40 years:
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Well, it’s technically true – – common Lifespan in Medieval Europe was not as high as it is today. But it’s not like generations of people’s genes have changed, so that our telomeres get longer over time, and we live longer today than centuries ago. Instead, average life expectancy is lowered by infant mortality.
In fact, although he lacks modern medicine – there are no painkillers, or penicillin – if the average person – if the average person does that in the past, if not.
8. Legend has it that George Washington’s false teeth in Washington were pulled out of wood:
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From missing teeth to snakebites to bad teeth, Washington has dealt with dental problems throughout his life. But despite popular legend, his teeth were not made of wood; Instead, they were made during his lifetime out of a variety of materials, including ivory, metal, horse and cattle teeth, and, most shockingly, human teeth, which were bought from enslaved people.
9. The myth that Columbus was the first European to discover America:
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While historically he is treated as an American hero to discover what is now the United States, Columbus never set foot in North America – although it is true he traveled west and discovered that there was a distant land, – away Before you come to Asia.
But while he was tied for being the first European to discover the Americas, that claim has since been dismissed. He was beaten and chased almost by expulsion 500 years When Leif Erikson, a norseman, came to what he called ‘Vinland’ but you don’t know it as Newfoundland, Canada. It’s very good.
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10. And finally, the myth that Napoleon existed unfairly Summary:
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Standard portraits of Napoleon (and especially British portraits…cough cough) often depict him as noticeably shorter than most other men. At a time when the average height of other Frenchmen was between 5’2″ and 5’6″, Napoleon is estimated to have stood at a height of 5’6″ or 5’7″. Short King! Well, short ruler.
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