In the ninth and tenth centuries, castles were often built of wood and easily burned down by enemies. As unrest spread across Europe and warfare began to change, castle designs had to adapt.
A silk bag dating back to the reign of King Henry III of England appears to have a link to Charlemagne, the first Holy Roman ...
Margaret Paston’s reference to playing cards in her letter to her husband on Christmas Eve 1459 is the earliest recorded ...
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Sutton Hoo helmet: A gold- and jewel-encrusted relic with ties to Beowulf and a lost Anglo-Saxon kingFragments of a helmet recovered from the Sutton Hoo ship burial show that early-medieval metalwork could be decorative and functional.
A Medieval silk bag that once held Henry III's seal has connections to Charlemagne's burial shroud. A Medieval silk bag the ...
The menu in 1894 included fried fillets of sole, moulds of puréed pheasant meat, macaroni with tomato sauce, cheese, ham, ...
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12th-century silk bag from Henry III’s reign matches Charlemagne’s burial shroudA medieval silk seal bag from King Henry III’s reign has been found to a perfect match to Emperor Charlemagne's burial shroud ...
Although some ye olde cold cures suggest boiling an owls head or smearing goat excrement to your forehead to relieve a ...
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Shakespeare's Birthplace Is A Quaint Medieval Market Town In England Full Of History And BeautyWilliam Shakespeare's hometown is a quaint, cute medieval market town in the center of England full of history, beauty, and, ...
The remains of a roasting hearth from the college's original kitchen was one of the features unearthed by archaeologists Medieval features of an Oxford college, including its original kitchen ...
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