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The real life of jesters in medieval history
The idea of having a little guy that followed you around and told jokes seems fun, right? At least, that’s what we see in the ...
Pope names new archbishop of Westminster as part of generational shift in English-speaking hierarchy
Leo tapped Bishop Richard Moth, 67, to replace the retiring Cardinal Vincent Nichols, 80, as the London-based archbishop of ...
Yuletide, on the other hand, dates back to the ancient roots of our language. Tide in this context just means "time," while ...
Archaeologists working near Liverpool, England, recently rediscovered a legendary medieval well. The shallow well was for centuries a popular destination for religious pilgrims, owing to its purported ...
Arabic is spoken by more than 400 million people. Can you recognise these Arabic words that made their way into English?
Helen Fulton examines the case study of the Medieval March of Wales, a vibrant multicultural border region between Wales and ...
Throughout history, many types of breads were made out of necessity and were soon forgotten. Take a look at the breads that ...
Contrary to popular belief, illuminated manuscripts were not exclusively made in Europe—one of the most impressive is from ...
The Bible is already the most translated book ever—it is available in full in more than 750 languages—but they would like to ...
The word \"vitriolic\" describes intensely hostile or bitter speech, stemming from the corrosive nature of medieval sulfuric acid. This term, pronounced ...
Before choosing a French name for your dog, remember that like Spanish, Italian, or Portuguese, French is a Romance language, ...
What did that feel like for him?” Boddice asked. I stared for a few seconds while Boddice smiled encouragingly, as if he’d just asked me to solve a quadratic equation in my head. “I guess it probably ...
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