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Archaeologists just dug up the 700-year-old life-sized stone head of King Edward II in the ruins of a medieval abbey. "The ...
Swedish archaeologists uncovered medieval monastery ruins in Derome, thanks to a history enthusiast's research of old maps ...
The discovery marks the first time physical remains of the medieval abbey have been found. The church was built in 1326 and was partly demolished in 1558, according to historical records ...
David Robinson looks at Beeleigh Abbey — the Essex home of Catherine and the late Christopher Foyle — an exceptional and little-known survival of the Premonstratensian canons, one of the less-familiar ...
“This abbey is older than Hungary itself ... with modern furnishings designed to blend in harmoniously with the medieval architecture, the crypt aisles still bear the mark of a centuries ...
The event will be taking place on August 30, with new activities and demonstrations to ensure it is even bigger than ever.
Much has been written about Mont-Saint-Michel, the famous medieval abbey which covers a steep granite islet off the coast of France, and in summer is in turn covered with tourists. In Henry Adams ...
The material on the covers of books from a French abbey was too hairy to have come from calves or other local mammals. Researchers identified its more distant origin. By Jack Tamisiea Medieval ...
Tucked in a quiet Moray glen, 13th century Pluscarden Abbey is Britain’s only medieval monastery still inhabited by monks.