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Beaumont Abbey: Unveiling the Home of Benedictine Nuns
... Are A Reminder of Medieval Religious Strife The Abbey Library of St. Gall: One of the Oldest Working Libraries in ...
ancient-origins - 06/03/2024 - 23:34
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Arthurian Legend – Medieval Literature Laced With Truth?
... as the Winchester Manuscript, is now kept in the British Library. Malory’s Le Morte Darthur contains eight books, ... The British Library. Date Unknown. Thomas Malory's 'Le Morte Darthur' . ... The British Library. Date Unknown. Wace's Roman de Brut . [Online] ...
dhwty - 07/04/2020 - 14:01
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Dead Seas Scrolls Reveal that Noah's Ark Was Shaped Like a Pyramid
... as part of the Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library project, has scanned tens of thousands of fragments ...
Natalia Klimczak - 30/06/2016 - 14:38
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Who Was St Dwynwen and How is She Associated with St Valentine?
... Llanddwynwen or Llanddwyn in the 18th Century. ( National Library of Wales ) Our knowledge of the cult of Dwynwen is ...
ancient-origins - 11/02/2017 - 21:52
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Could Nessie the Loch Ness Monster be a giant, 15-foot Eel? (Probably not)
... Ness monster’ taken by Robert Wilson. ( Fortean Pictures Library ) Evidence of its existence is anecdotal, with ...
Mark Miller - 08/01/2016 - 14:50
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The Chaldean Account of Genesis
... that year during an expedition to excavate the rest of the Library of Ashurbanipal. The Chaldean Account of Genesis ...
ancient-origins - 09/05/2019 - 22:47
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Band Posters of the Renaissance: How Medieval Music Fans Showed off Their Taste
... of Arezzo and His Impact on the History of Music British Library intern finds earliest known piece of polyphonic music ...
ancient-origins - 27/05/2017 - 23:03
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Fascinating Facts About the Hellenistic Age (Video)
... as a center of trade and learning under his rule. The Library of Alexandria became a renowned seat of ...
Robbie Mitchell - 21/04/2024 - 20:50
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600-Year-Old Royal Ship of Henry V Found Buried in Hampshire River
... Holy Ghost ship would have looked like. Credit: British Library / Historic England. By April Holloway 600-Year-Old ...
aprilholloway - 12/10/2015 - 21:46
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Daily Life of the Aztecs: A Blend of Agriculture, Hierarchy, and Culture
... on the back of the female matchmaker. (The Bodleian Library, University of Oxford/ CC BY 4.0 ) Artists, ...
Robbie Mitchell - 30/10/2023 - 17:59
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1,500-Year-Old Mound in England Found to be Elite Anglo Saxon Burial
... wash on paper), by Samuel H. Grimm via the British Library online gallery Working alongside colleagues at the ...
Theodoros Karasavvas - 11/06/2017 - 01:55
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Pont Du Gard - Is This Mighty Engineering Feat in Danger of Collapse?
Some of the most remarkable Roman remains are its roads, amphitheaters, and bridges. Perhaps the most awe-inspiring of all their aqueducts is the astounding Pont du Gard found in Nimes, France. This city is so rich in Roman architecture, it is known as the most Roman city outside Italy. Today, this remarkable structure is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Little wonder it is one of France’s most popular tourist destinations each year.
Ed Whelan - 02/07/2020 - 02:03
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A Polar Explorer Died Heating Up His Own Feces
... was recovered in 1908 and is on display at the Royal Library in Copenhagen . An article published in 1908 in the ...
ashley cowie - 06/12/2020 - 13:24
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Dmitri of Uglich and the Three False Dmitris: One of the Most Bizarre Episodes in Russian History
... as was her son, Dmitri. The Search for the Lost Library of Ivan the Terrible 12th century sword found in ...
dhwty - 22/10/2015 - 14:38
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Why the Dark Ages Weren't Really All That Dark
... from a 12th-century copy of his Dialogues (British Library/ CC0 ) The spread of Catholicism meant many of ...
Robbie Mitchell - 26/12/2023 - 17:00
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Restoring and Rebuilding the Cultural Heritage of Timbuktu
... Bamako, destroying ancient buildings and setting fire to a library containing thousands of priceless historic ...
aprilholloway - 01/09/2013 - 07:54
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The Tamam Shud Enigma: Australian Cold Case with Ancient Persian Connection Re-Opens!
... found deep in the unidentified man's pocket. Consulting library experts, police found that the mysterious scrap had ...
lizleafloor - 28/04/2021 - 01:14
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Archaeologists in China unearth 2,400-year-old Polo Sticks and Balls
... Asia and eventually the West (Japanese print in the U.S. Library of Congress/ Wikimedia Commons ) Some historians, ...
Mark Miller - 16/05/2015 - 02:53
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Who Really Built the Pyramids of Giza? Thoth’s Enigmatic Emerald Tablets May Provide the Answer
... so-called Hall of Records and then later hidden within the Library of Alexandria until they were lost forever, after the ...
Armando Mei - 02/10/2017 - 18:55
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Ancient Chinese Remedy Could Wipe Out Tuberculosis
... written by Ibn Sayyar al-Warraq. Credit: The National Library of Finland Further, a 2015 study conducted by the ...
Theodoros Karasavvas - 30/12/2016 - 00:49