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Mongol-Era Christian Headdress Reveals A Complex Medieval Russia
... 25, buried with an embroidered Deisis depicting Jesus and John the Baptist. The discovery was made during the ... by AdobeStock) It features Mary (mother of Jesus) and John the Baptist shown facing towards Christ with their hands ... of Jesus Christ in a blessing gesture. On the right is John the Baptist in a prayerful pose facing him. On the left ...
Sahir - 27/02/2023 - 17:55
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Lady Jane Grey, the Nine Days Queen of England’s Religious War Period
... doing, but through the machinations of her father-in-law, John Dudley. Whilst Dudley succeeded in gaining the throne ... England. The main house is in ruins today. (John Neal / Public domain ) The Early Years of the Noble ... Duke of Suffolk on 11th October 1551. On the same day, John Dudley , hitherto the Earl of Warwickshire, was elevated ...
dhwty - 31/07/2021 - 15:00
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Richard the Lionheart – The Crusader King
... his absence, England fell into the hands of his brother, John , who later became king himself. It was during John’s reign that the Angevin Empire disintegrated (hence ... ‘the Young King’), as well as a younger brother, John. Although Richard spent his childhood in England, it is ...
dhwty - 10/11/2019 - 23:02
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Walking the Waves: Celestial Puns Resolve the Conflicting Accounts of Jesus’ Sea-Walk Miracle
... to Pray”; divine communiqués that Matthew, Mark, and John reported as fact in their Gospels. Jesus’ behavior ... McCurdy) The Teleportation of the Disciples’ Boat in John 6:21 As Jesus was about to be taken into the apostles’ boat at the conclusion of his Sea-Walk, John 6:21 informs that “immediately came the boat at the ...
John McHugh - 19/12/2018 - 22:57
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Princes in the Tower Were Murdered by Richard III, Concludes Historian
... Sir James Tyrell contracted two men, Miles Forest and John Dighton, to dispose of Edward V, age 12, who had served ... Royal Collections. Right: The Princes in the Tower by John Everett Millais. Source: British School / Public Domain ; John Everett Millais / Public Domain By Nathan Falde ...
Nathan Falde - 03/02/2021 - 13:59
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Brexit Bill Threat Continues England’s Ancient History of Debt Defaults
... First Start Using Money? JM Gandy's aerial view of Sir John Soane's Bank of England in ruins. 1830. Source: Public ...
ancient-origins - 17/06/2019 - 14:00
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Encountering Liminal Deities At Crossroads, Where Veils Are Thinnest
In antiquity every village, town or city had a central crossroads, probably marked by the largest statue, fountain, temple or cathedral in the area. This is not by chance. Since prehistory crossroads have served communities as both functional and deeply mystical places where different paths converged.
ashley cowie - 15/02/2023 - 21:04
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Desert Diver Discovers Submerged Treasure Beneath 2,300-Year-Old Kushite Pyramid
... the burials of Kushite royal family. Nuri pyramids. ( John Partridge ) Sometimes called the “black pharaohs,” ...
ashley cowie - 06/07/2019 - 13:24
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Putting Darvill’s Stonehenge Solar Calendar Theory To the Test!
... as a celestial calendar is nothing new. The architect, John Wood, was one of the first researchers to suggest such an idea in 1740, closely followed by John Smith in 1771. Then, once the idea had taken hold, ... article put it to the test! Source: Author provided By Dr John Hill References Darvill, T. 2022. Keeping time at ...
Dr. John Hill - 28/03/2022 - 14:58
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The American Civil War and the Battle of Shiloh’s Glowing Wounds Mystery
The Battle of Shiloh was a one of the battles fought during the American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 9, 1865), in 1862 in southwestern Tennessee. The Union’s victory at the Battle of Shiloh allowed its troops to penetrate the Confederate interior. Nevertheless, both sides suffered heavy casualties. In fact, the Battle of Shiloh was the bloodiest battle of the American Civil War up to that point.
dhwty - 02/01/2022 - 14:00
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The Expression ‘To Shed Crocodile Tears’ Has Bizarre Medieval Origins
... of William Shakespeare. The Advent in "The Travels of Sir John Mandeville" The roots of the phrase take us back to the ... wildly popular narrative chronicled in "The Travels of Sir John Mandeville." This travelogue, brimming with the brave ...
Joanna Gillan - 23/09/2023 - 14:55
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Who is Buried in the Famous Shrine of St James in Santiago de Compostela?
The legend of the Apostle John’s brother is one of the most important stories in ... James was the son of Zebedee and Salome and brother of John the Apostle. His date of birth is unknown, but he ... as Iago, Tiago, Sanctus Iacobus, and Santiago. James and John were nicknamed as the ''Sons of Thunder'', due to their ...
Natalia Klimczak - 18/04/2016 - 01:03
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Kimberley Mine is Better Known as ‘The Big Hole’, but Was it Cursed?
... Secretary of State for the Colonies, Lord Kimberley (John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley) considered the term ... Mines Limited, with life governors such as Cecil John Rhodes, Barney Barnato, and Alfred Beit. Cecil ... Lost African City of Kweneng Linked to Gold Trading? Cecil John Rhodes, 1853 - 1902 ( Public Domain ) Barnet Isaacs, ...
Michelle Freson - 17/03/2019 - 01:04
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The Dare Stone - Hoax or History of the Lost Roanoke Colony?
... The governor, appointed by Sir Walter Raleigh , was John White. White’s daughter, Eleanor White Dare and ... Colonists of Jamestown After establishing the colony, John White returned to England to get more supplies. When he ... navy to fight against the Spaniards. Because of this, John White was not able to return to the Roanoke colony for ...
Caleb Strom - 16/02/2019 - 13:52
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What is the Real Celtic Creation Myth?
... In the book The Mythology of All Races (Volume 3) , author John Arnot writes about how the Roman influence may have done ... Druids have been represented as prophets and magicians. John Arnot also writes: “The myths of the Continental Celts ... were defeated by the Milesians, ancestors of the Irish. John Duncan's "Riders of the Sidhe" (1911) Tuatha de Dannan. ...
Khadija Tauseef - 01/03/2022 - 22:00
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Prehistoric Ostrich Egg Unravels Clues to Human Life 33,000 Years Ago
... relationships in Africa for more than 30,000 years. (John Klausmeyer, Yuchao Zhao & Brian Stewart / University of ... in Africa for more than 30,000 years. Source: John Klausmeyer, Yuchao Zhao & Brian Stewart / University of ...
ashley cowie - 10/03/2020 - 17:55
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Dagda, Potbellied Chief Deity of the Celtic Pantheon
... mists of time. Tuatha de Dannan: Riders of the Sidhe by John Duncan ( Public Domain ) Attributes of the Good God ... nine days on the world tree. The Fomorians, as depicted by John Duncan (1912) ( Public Domain ) The war against the ...
Aleksa Vučković - 06/09/2019 - 22:55
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Top Ten Underwater Discoveries of 2014
... to continue explorations. 4. Fabled lost ship of Sir John Franklin’s expedition found in the Arctic On September ... Harper, announced that one of the fabled lost ships of Sir John Franklin’s expedition had been found off Hat Island, ...
aprilholloway - 31/12/2014 - 11:53
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Are biblical stories just retellings of ancient mythological accounts?
... One striking example relates to the disciples James and John, which MacDonald believes are based, at least in part, ... sons of Zeus, “the Thunderer”. Likewise, James and John are sons of the mortal Zebedee and in Mark 3:17, Jesus ... an incredible similarity with the accounts of James and John. In Luke 9:54 when Jesus is refused entry into a ...
aprilholloway - 16/05/2013 - 06:50
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Margery Kempe: Medieval Mystic and ‘Heretic’ Heroine
... Beginning Margery was born in 1373, the daughter of John Brougham, a burgess or landowner in the town of King’s ... Evelyn Simak / Geograph) At the age of 20, Margery married John Kempe, a man from a family of somewhat lesser status in ... deal with him. On a Friday, Midsummer’s Eve, Margery and John were travelling to Bridlington and stopped at a cross by ...
Meagan Dickerson - 10/05/2021 - 13:35