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Smithsonian Magazine on MSNThese Medieval Monks Scribbled Notes in the Margins of Their Books More Than 1,000 Years AgoA new exhibition in Dublin showcases historic manuscripts written in Irish monasteries. The show also features medieval ...
After a 39-year conservation process, the Lough Kinale Book Shrine is on view at the National Museum of Ireland.
A landmark study co-authored by Professor Stephen Baxter , Professor of Medieval History, Faculty of History , has shed new light on the Domesday ...
To those who feel nerves before attending a party or have to overcome a sense of anxiety before guests arrive, medieval ...
Since the first exchanges between India and Greece, the ancient Greeks were fascinated by the stories of India's mysterious gymnosophists.
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Smithsonian Magazine on MSNThe Colorful History of Tarot Is as Mesmerizing as the Decks ThemselvesThe original meaning behind the cards, first created 500 years ago, still remains elusive. But that didn't stop our reporter ...
Beneath the streets of great cities lies a world of secrets and ancient memories. The Subterranean Tourist is your guide to ...
In “The Once and Future World Order,” by Amitav Acharya, and “The Golden Road,” by William Dalrymple, our best hope might be that history repeats itself.
These novels blend the substantiated with the surreal, offering new ways to understand the past through magic, monsters and ...
The road trip is a 300-mile route through Dumfries and Galloway and Ayrshire, offering quiet roads, castles, forests and ...
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. But who knew that books could kill?
A thousand-year-old treatment recorded in an early medieval medical text has shown powerful antibacterial effects against ...
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