La véritable histoire des licornes

J’ai eu le plaisir d’enregistrer il y a quelques jours un nouvel entretien historique avec Cécile Michel, en partenariat avec les Éditions du Seuil. Cécile, elle est historienne et archéologue, spécialiste en assyriologie, et elle travaille sur des milliers de tablettes vieilles ...  Show more

Combien de temps on reste en vie après la guillotine ? Alors ça, je l’ai déjà dit dans un autre épisode, mais franchement je pensais pas autant déclencher les passions ! Ça me donne des envies de vidéos “spéciales morts gores”, mais en attendant, on va déjà voir une peine de mort ...  Show more

You probably know exactly what animal we mean when we say “unicorn,” but descriptions and depictions of unicorns have shifted over the millennia. Some lore has roots in sightings of real animals that people have found difficult to describe, or that have been misinterpreted.  Lear ...  Show more

Nowadays, experts and equestrians alike largely agree: unicorns are creatures of myth. But, not too long ago, the wealthiest people in Europe would pay top dollar for everything from powdered 'unicorn' dust, to fragments or full specimens of 'unicorn' horn, convinced these supern ...  Show more

Human and Horse relationships have long be intertwined; from the ancient Eurasian plain, through to modern cowboys. But how did these huge, independent creatures become domesticated - and what was the original intention behind such an act? Originally tamed for their meat and m ...

Unicorns are mystical creatures. They are so rare that most of us wouldn’t know what to do if we came across one.

When the inmates heard that the Unicorn Killer was joining them - they were terrified.

Most of them had heard of the Unicorn, heard the whispers. Ho ...