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Lady Kimberly
Aug 3, 20234 min read
The Denizens of London's Royal Menagerie
Many visit the Tower of London each year to see where the royals once lived… and died. But few realize that the castle was also the home...
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Lady Kimberly
Jul 21, 20237 min read
The Mysterious World of the Celts
Fierce warriors, Druid priests, and intricate artwork are part of a mysterious yet enduring culture that got its start in European...
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Lady Kimberly
Dec 20, 20221 min read
Spectacular Anglo-Saxon Treasure Uncovered
Excavating a site for housing development in the UK, builders stumbled across a rare find that has flabbergasted historians. While...
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Lady Kimberly
Dec 1, 20221 min read
Bed Burials: Mystery Solved
Why were the deceased sometimes buried in their beds during the Middle Ages? It’s been a mystery, until now. From the 5th to 10th...
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anjuli26
Aug 2, 20222 min read
A Queen's Cipher: Speaking Truth to Power
A recently decoded cipher in a sketch for a pendant may represent Tudor Queen Catherine of Aragon’s defiance against her husband Henry...
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anjuli26
Jul 4, 20225 min read
Identity of Holbein Miniature Under Contention
Recently, an art historian has challenged the identity of a miniature by Hans Holbein. Does it represent the comely Katherine Howard or...
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anjuli26
May 11, 20222 min read
Scottish Witches: "So Sorry"
Over four centuries after the passage of the 1563 Witchcraft Act, Scotland has finally issued a formal apology to Scots accused of—and...
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anjuli26
Apr 22, 20223 min read
The Shroud of Turin is Actually a… WTF?
A British historian has proposed a new theory about the origins of the Shroud of Turin that will challenge everything you think you know...
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Lady Kimberly
Mar 31, 20222 min read
Rent Was Once Paid in A Rare Red Spice
New evidence shows that during the Middle Ages, the college masters at Cambridge accepted payment for rent in a rare, red spice. By Dinah...
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Lady Kimberly
Mar 24, 20222 min read
More Medieval Manuscripts Lost to Time Than Originally Believed
Using ecological modeling, researchers now believe that far more books have been destroyed over the centuries than originally thought…...
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anjuli26
Dec 31, 20216 min read
None Shown Fairer for Beauty and Charm than Mary, The Tudor Rose
Of the four surviving children from the union between Henry VII and Elizabeth of York, none shone fairer for beauty and charm than the...
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Lady Kimberly
Nov 23, 20211 min read
Rare Prayer Roll Resurfaces
Recently, researchers reviewed a rare prayer roll from before the Dissolution of the Monasteries in England (1536-1541). What they found...
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anjuli26
Nov 12, 20215 min read
The Marital Machinations of the Tudors
As a new King to a small island nation, in 1485 Henry Tudor had to make alliances, and fast. So he turned to marriage to secure the...
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Lady Kimberly
Oct 31, 20212 min read
Not All is What Seems at Medieval Church Excavation
A team of archaeologists excavating the ruins of a medieval church built near Aylesbury, England, recently found something truly...
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anjuli26
Oct 13, 20215 min read
Henry VIII: The Nautical King
Between courting wives, splitting from the Roman Catholic Church, and divesting monasteries, Henry VIII conceived of and built the first...
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Lady Kimberly
Sep 1, 20212 min read
Medieval Parchment Shows Merlin in a New Light
Academics recently translated a few fragments from a long-lost manuscript about King Arthur’s wizard and mentor Merlin. What they found...
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Lady Kimberly
Jul 7, 20212 min read
King-Saint Cave Dwelling Oldest in Britain
Is this ancient cave the original residence of an Anglo-Saxon king-turned-priest? And can it really be the oldest surviving home in...
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anjuli26
Jan 28, 20217 min read
Drake and His Pirate Queen
Queen Elizabeth I and Sir Francis Drake brought the Catholic kingdoms to their knees through the perfect symbiosis of political...
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Lady Kimberly
Jul 17, 20202 min read
UK’s Chalk Giant Dated to Middle Ages
Britain’s famous chalk giant may have been created not thousands of years ago but during the Middle Ages.
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Lady Kimberly
Feb 27, 20202 min read
Rusty Piece of Metal Turns Treasure
A rusty piece of metal found when cleaning out a garage turned out to be rare (and expensive) 15th-century Scottish sword.
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