The Shroud of Turin and the Dancing Plague that Led to Deaths in France: Two of the Most Unbelievable Secrets of the Medieval Era.
The Shroud of Turin is one of the most incredible and mysterious artifacts from the medieval period. The photographic negative of the linen cloth, which depicts a bearded man covered in torture marks believed to be Jesus Christ, has sparked debates among scientists for decades. To this day, experts have been unable to determine the exact age of the shroud or how the image on it was formed.
Giulia Tofana was a notorious black widow in history. Tofana sold a type of powder containing arsenic known as Aqua Tofana. With this product, Tofana advised women to apply Aqua Tofana before meeting their husbands, leading them to soon become wealthy widows. With this gruesome tactic, Tofana is believed to have killed around 600 men before being executed in 1659.
La Quintrala, whose real name was Catalina De Los Rios Y Lisperguer, was a noblewoman from Chile who killed 40 people, including her father, a priest, and her loved ones.
The Voynich Manuscript, dating back to the 15th century, remains an unsolved mystery. This document is considered one of the most enigmatic books of all time, as it has yet to be deciphered; it is written in an unknown language.
In the 16th century, Peter Niers became a terrifying figure in society after murdering 544 people and consuming some of his victims. For his horrific crimes, in 1581, this depraved killer was executed by being tied to a wheel and torn apart into four pieces, a process that lasted for three days until his death.
Edward V and his cousin Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York, were imprisoned in the Tower of London in 1483. The two mysteriously disappeared, leading to numerous theories, including the suggestion that their uncle Richard III, appointed as their protector, murdered them to seize the throne. In 1674, a chest containing two skeletons believed to be the bodies of the young princes was discovered. To this day, all remains speculation, and no one knows what happened to Edward V and his cousin Richard. This mystery has remained shrouded in obscurity for centuries.
For 25 years, Peter Stumpp, known as the Werewolf of Bedburg, lived in the 15th century and killed 14 children and 2 pregnant women. This German murderer horrified many by admitting to worshiping Satan.
In 1518, a strange plague occurred in the town of Strasbourg, France. Specifically, many people were afflicted with a dancing plague that drove them to dance uncontrollably in the streets day and night. Over the course of a month, at least 400 residents of Strasbourg, including men, women, and children, were caught up in this bizarre epidemic. Many danced until they collapsed, and some even died. To this day, experts have been unable to determine the cause or find a treatment for this peculiar plague.
