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Just 90 days to raise £90,000 to return 13th century Bible to Salisbury Cathedral where it was written
At the time, no other cities apart from London and Oxford supported this scale ... Christopher de Hamel, an expert on ...
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Museum Raises $6 Million to Keep Rare Renaissance Painting in the U.K.
A rare early masterpiece by the Renaissance painter Fra Angelico has been acquired by the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, England ...
I'm a Yale student who just toured Oxford and loved the campus. Here's what I learned about the famous school.
While studying abroad as a Yale student, I toured Oxford. The historic school and gothic design made it feel like I stepped ...
Inside 'Preserved' Medieval Kitchen Where Meals Were Made for Henry VIII
TikTok users were "fascinated" by the kitchen in a viral clip, with one commenting on "how much history lives inside these walls." ...
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Tour Guide at Medieval Manor House Discovers Mysterious Etchings Meant to Repel Evil, Trap Demons and Curse Enemies
A "staggering array" of markings have been hiding in plain sight carved into the walls of Gainsborough Old Hall, a ...
The ancient Irish get far too much credit for Halloween
Folklorists created a through line from the Celtic pagan festival of Samhain to Halloween. But the Halloween we know today has more to do with the English, a 9th century pope and American consumerism.
The best history books of 2024, from a lost England to Fascist Italy
The weight of 2024’s history books concentrates, as often in recent years, on the last century or so – though with revelatory ...
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Guitarist who studied the rocks that still baffle the world
Picture: iStock As well as The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology, he wrote an archaeological guide to sites in England (2002) such as medieval villages, castles, churches and Roman villas. His ...
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Why are tuition fees in England going to rise?
The Education Secretary has announced the first rise in tuition fees in England for eight years. It comes after warnings about university finances as a result of capped tuition fees paid by ...
‘Witch Marks’? Curses? Medieval Etchings at a Manor House Raise Creepy Questions
A discovery of etched symbols and writing at a British Manor House has experts examining their possible meaning.
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Oxford University welcomes York historian author to ranks
A historian has formally joined the ranks at Oxford University. Dr Tom Johnson succeeds Professor Ian Forrest as the Catto Fellow in Medieval History at Oriel College. The historian currently has a ...
Don’t cry for me, Pennsylvania - my vote doesn’t count. But yours will shape the world
A chasm has opened up in American society during the Trump era. Now the whole world might be altered by a few thousand votes ...