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A medieval pub is still on the lookout for a new landlord following a turbulent couple of years that has seen three different tenant changes. Pub chain, Admiral Taverns, is hoping to find someone ...
Medieval book covers previously thought to be made from deer or boar skin are actually made of sealskin from northern regions ...
Biomolecular analysis shows that unusual book coverings are made of sealskin, hinting at far-flung trade networks.
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A trove of books written by medieval-era French monks were bound with bizarre “hairy” covers from far-away animals — shedding ...
Historians were surprised when analyses revealed Catholic monks used pinniped hides for the protective outer layer on some ...
An international team of archaeologists, bioinformatic specialists, and historians has discovered that many medieval books ...
Netflix's 2019 movie The King stands out as one of the best medieval times movies and here are some reasons why. This is an ...
A childhood thank-you letter written by King James VI of Scotland aged seven is to go on show later this month as part of a new exhibition. In the letter, the first known to have been written by King ...
A medieval jousting tournament will take place at Blenheim Palace this spring. The annual tournament, featuring the Knights of Middle England, will transform the UNESCO World Heritage Site near ...
Challenging word-based games are not a modern invention. In early medieval England there was a strong appetite for word ...