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
Jun 6, 20233 min read
Killer Rabbits & Comedy Sketches
Killer rabbits were not an idea introduced by Monty Python. Rather, they were such a common medieval trope that even minstrels of the...
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Lady Kimberly
May 2, 20232 min read
Rare Medieval Find at Maine Estate Sale
Who hasn’t imagined stumbling across a bargain item at a yard sale and realizing that what you are looking at is a rare medieval antique?...
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Lady Kimberly
Feb 22, 20232 min read
CA's Medieval Times Dinner Theater Union Strikes
Following a series of unsuccessful wage negotiations, the unionized workers at a California Medieval Times Dinner Theater have gone on...
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Lady Kimberly
Feb 16, 20237 min read
Chaste, Obedient, Modest: The Ideal Medieval Woman
Throughout the Middle Ages, women were instructed through formal books of courtesy to be subservient, humble, virginal, and obedient to...
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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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Lady Kimberly
Jul 22, 20223 min read
NJ's Medieval Times Dinner Theater Performers Unionize
To improve benefits, safety standards, and even increase pay, performers at the popular Medieval Times Dinner Theater in Lyndhurst, NJ...
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Lady Kimberly
Jul 14, 20223 min read
Hildegard von Bingen Speaks Once Again
Have you ever wondered what it was like to live the life of the medieval nun, writer, and composer Hildegard von Bingen? Psychic medium...
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anjuli26
Jun 21, 20223 min read
How to Get the Libido Pulsing, Medieval Style
During the Middle Ages, how to induce desire in one's mate was top of mind for many people. The answer? Read on… According to the...
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Lady Kimberly
May 20, 20222 min read
An Explosive New Medieval Find… Literally.
An 11th-century vessel found in Jerusalem may have been used by the Arabs to confuse and scare the Crusaders, centuries before gunpowder...
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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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anjuli26
Apr 11, 20222 min read
Rare Find Emerges from Notre Dame Rubble
Archaeologists were recently surprised to find something quite unusual as they dug through the wreckage at Notre Dame. By Ellen...
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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
Feb 12, 20222 min read
Mystifying Weather Event Described by Medieval Monk
One of the rarest and least understood weather events ever encountered was described as a “marvelous sign” by a 12th-century Benedictine...
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Lady Kimberly
Jan 20, 20221 min read
The Surprising Size of the Medieval War Horse
A recent study shows that the average size of a medieval war horse was shockingly petit. According to a team of zoologists in the UK who...
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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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Lady Kimberly
Aug 16, 20212 min read
Students Build Truss for Notre Dame Cathedral
Using medieval building techniques, this summer, college students constructed a massive wooden roof support for the reconstruction of...
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Lady Kimberly
Aug 2, 20216 min read
Legendary Swords of History
Excalibur, Durandal, Hrunting, Joyeuse: the names of the world’s most famous swords carry a mystique that rings down through the ages. by...
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