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

Plus: Prehistoric human remains found in unexpected spot! [History]( [VIEW ONLINE]( [History]( [National Geographic]( . . 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 [F]( [T]( . 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 . [T]( '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 [F]( [T]( 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 . [T]( [Email Newsletter Icon] Sign up for more National Geographic newsletters [Shop]( [Donate]( [Subscribe]( [Travel]( [READ OUR LATEST STORIES]( [SHOP]( [DONATE]( [SUBSCRIBE]( [TRAVEL]( [FB]( [Twitter]( [IG]( Photograph by Ritterbach/Fototeca You are receiving this email because you elected to receive marketing communications from National Geographic under the terms of our [Privacy Policy](. Click here to [unsubscribe.]( If you reside in the EU/European Economic Area and wish to exercise all other data subject rights, [click here](. National Geographic | 1145 17th Street N.W. | Washington, D.C. 20036 Copyright © 2019 National Geographic Partners, LLC. All rights reserved.