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See inside Eagle's Nest, the 42-acre New York Vanderbilt estate where a Gilded Age heir built his sprawling mansion

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See inside Eagle's Nest, the 42-acre New York Vanderbilt estate where a Gilded Age heir built his sprawling mansion

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3 hours ago

When the Groom Paid the Dowry: New Study Rethinks Marriage in Medieval Catalonia - Medievalists.net

Grooms in late medieval Vic sometimes provided dowries to brides, reversing traditional marriage customs.
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19 hours ago

2,000-year-old shipwreck with nested ceramics found off Turkey

A 2,000-year-old shipwreck off Turkey revealed a cargo of preserved ceramics, offering insight into ancient shipping and production methods.
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18 hours ago

New Study Uncovers the Siberian Origins of the Huns - Medievalists.net

New linguistic findings suggest the Huns originated from Palaeo-Siberian heritage, not Turkic-speaking origins.
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22 hours ago

A rare German Bible found in Texas is now digitized

The Bible is a 1614 Low German Bible and is rare, with only one of seven copies in the world. Its journey began on a sailing ship from Galveston.
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9 hours ago

Mexico City honors its pre-Hispanic heritage on the 700th anniversary of Tenochtitlan

Mexico City is set to celebrate its 700th anniversary in 2025, commemorating its historical roots dating back to Tenochtitlan, a city surrounded by a lake and canals.
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14 hours ago

Smoke and confusion': exhibition points out Jane Austen's true thoughts on Bath

"Bath is known for Jane Austen and I think just about every organisation in Bath, including us, use it. We benefit from the association. But she didn't like living in the city."
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fromMail Online
9 hours ago

Inside the abandoned island where tourists are BANNED

The deserted hospital and a prison on Poveglia island are believed to be haunted, leading to a ban on tourists visiting due to safety concerns.
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3 days ago
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Uncovering Margaret Paston's Hidden Voice: How Forensic Linguistics Revealed a Medieval Woman's Authentic Words Through 500-Year-Old Letters - Medievalists.net

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5 days ago

Strategic Rivals: How England and France Waged War in the High Middle Ages - Medievalists.net

Medieval kings survived through a mix of battlefield prowess, diplomacy, and financial acumen, rather than mere brute strength.
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1 week ago

Did Medieval People Discover Dinosaurs? Rethinking Fossils in the Middle Ages - Medievalists.net

Medieval people may have found dinosaur fossils, interpreting them through a mythological lens due to lack of scientific understanding.
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3 days ago
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Uncovering Margaret Paston's Hidden Voice: How Forensic Linguistics Revealed a Medieval Woman's Authentic Words Through 500-Year-Old Letters - Medievalists.net

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1 week ago
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Viking burial with spectacular casket found in Denmark

Discovery of a Viking burial ground reveals diversity in social status and potential royal connections.
A rare casket found suggests high-status individuals buried, possibly linked to local noble lineage.
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The Book of Leinster Returns to the Public Eye After Major Conservation Work - Medievalists.net

The Book of Leinster is now on public display, showcasing vital texts of early Irish literature and history.
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International Conference on Medieval and Renaissance Music Comes to Northern England - Medievalists.net

"Those working on Medieval and Renaissance music in all three universities - Northumbria, Newcastle and Durham - came together some years' ago in a spirit of cooperation with a view to making the North East of England an international hub of activity in this area," said Professor David Smith, Head of Music at Northumbria University.
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1 day ago

Symbol of a scandalous Victorian love story, long-lost silver stag sculpture goes on show

"Anyone who's ever fallen in love with someone others didn't approve of-whether it was your parents, your friends, or society itself-will feel something when they hear this story."
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19 hours ago

Berkeley, a Look Back: City's July 4, 1925, events included Defense Day'

Berkeley's July Fourth celebration in 1925 was notable for its unique combination with a Defense Day event, focusing on military readiness amid a backdrop of revelry.
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fromwww.thehistoryblog.com
2 days ago

Back facade of Gaudi's Casa Batllo restored

Restoration of Casa Batllo's back facade and courtyard reveals Gaudi's original 1906 designs, allowing visitors to experience this architectural marvel as it was intended over a century ago.
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2 days ago

The fascinating history of Havering's largest park and its garden for the blind

Harrow Lodge Park, developed for public use in the 1900s, is Hornchurch's largest urban park, sprawling over 130 acres and rich in history.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 days ago

Today in History: June 29, Apple releases the first iPhone to consumers

On June 29, 2007, the first version of the iPhone went on sale to the public, marking a significant innovation in mobile technology that revolutionized communication globally.
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2 days ago

Earrings and Infamy: The Male Ear in the Medieval Imagination - Medievalists.net

In medieval Europe, earrings carried deep symbolic weight and were viewed as markers of deviance, marginality, and even infamy, reflecting societal views on bodily adornment.
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3 days ago

New Medieval Books: Balthild of Francia - Medievalists.net

Balthild of Francia's ascent from a life of slavery to becoming a queen and influential regent illustrates the transformative roles women played in Merovingian society.
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fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

A Trip Into Alaska's Copper River Valley in 1902

The Klondike Gold Rush attracted 100,000 fortune seekers to Alaska and Canada's Yukon, leading to the discovery of significant copper deposits along the Valdez Trail.
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4 days ago

Fencing with Exclusion: How Medievalists Are Defending Trans Inclusion in Sword Sports - Medievalists.net

"Stephanie Turner took a knee and refused to fence a transgender opponent, leading to her expulsion from a tournament, which she filmed and shared online."
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4 days ago

The Hours of Jean de Montauban: Apocrypha and Devotion in a Medieval Manuscript - Medievalists.net

The desire to understand humanity's first parents led to reinterpretations of Genesis, resulting in the popularity of apocryphal texts that filled narrative gaps.
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fromThe Conversation
4 days ago

Jews were barred from Spain's New World colonies but that didn't stop Jewish and converso writers from describing the Americas

The widespread tale of Columbus being Jewish distracts from the complex, true story of Spanish Jews who engaged with the New World from the very beginning.
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4 days ago

Photos show what Iran looked like before the 1979 revolution turned the nation into an Islamic republic

Under the Shah's rule, Iran's economy and educational opportunities expanded significantly, but his authoritarian measures ultimately led to the Islamic Revolution of 1979.
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3 weeks ago

The Man Who Unsolved a Murder | KQED

"I felt it," he said. "I felt it all over."
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fromWorld History Encyclopedia
5 days ago

John Tyler

John Tyler's presidency marked a significant shift in American politics as he navigated early controversies and aimed to enhance his legacy through the annexation of Texas.
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fromWorld History Encyclopedia
205 years ago

John Brown

John Brown's upbringing as the son of staunch abolitionists shaped his fervent opposition to slavery, which fueled his actions during Bleeding Kansas and at Harpers Ferry.
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6 days ago

Otto the Great's Tomb Opened for Investigation and Conservation Work - Medievalists.net

For the first time in centuries, the final resting place of Holy Roman Emperor Otto the Great has been opened, revealing a fragile wooden coffin and rich historical artifacts.
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1 week ago

Getty Museum Acquires Major Gift of Italian Renaissance Manuscripts - Medievalists.net

Over the past quarter century Robert and Katherine Burke have assembled the most important private collection of Italian illuminated manuscript leaves in the United States.”
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6 days ago

New Medieval Books: Global Ships - Medievalists.net

Amanda Respess invites readers to explore the complex interplay of maritime technology and cultural history through a concise survey of premodern seafaring practices.
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fromThe Conversation
1 week ago

'Monkey Biz-ness': Pop culture helped fan the flames of the Scopes 'monkey trial' 100 years ago and ever since

"The Scopes trial itself began as a publicity stunt; prompted by the Butler Act, it exposed a cultural rift over teaching evolution in schools."
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1 week ago

'We don't want to get bogged down in dispute with neighbours over boundaries on our family turf plot'

This year, the owners of a neighbouring plot started cutting again too. Unfortunately, it's led to a dispute. They now claim that part of the bank I'm cutting is actually theirs, based on Land Registry maps.
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fromWorld History Encyclopedia
1088 years ago

Aethelstan

Aethelstan's reign marked the pivotal unification of England, where he united the Anglo-Saxons, Danes, and Northumbrians through national councils and common faith.
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fromNature
1 week ago

'Natural history museums can save the world': anti-colonialism, conservation and climate change

Natural history museums are amazing, but of course they are built by people, and people have interests and biases. One study looked at more than 2 million specimens at 5 museums, and found that only 40% of the birds were female.
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fromMail Online
1 week ago

Scientists reconstruct the shattered visage of Egypt's forgotten queen

‘Hatshepsut was a prolific builder of monuments, and her reign saw great innovations in the artistic realm,’ Jun Yi Wong, an Egyptologist at the University of Toronto, told MailOnline.
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fromwww.thehistoryblog.com
1 week ago

Neolithic Venus found in Poland

The Venus of Koobrzeg is a unique Neolithic discovery in Poland, symbolizing fertility and female generative power, dating back at least 6,000 years.
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1 week ago

From Troy to Camelot: The Classical Origins of King Arthur - Medievalists.net

The Historia Brittonum, while foundational to Arthurian legends, exhibits difficulties in establishing a single author or a definitive completion date due to its evolving nature.
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1 week ago

The Bees of Byzantium: A 10th-Century Guide to Medieval Beekeeping - Medievalists.net

The bee is the wisest and cleverest of all animals and the closest to man in intelligence; its work is truly divine and of the greatest use to mankind.
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1 week ago

"I Shall Tell You of Fair Grace": John Page and the Siege of Rouen - Medievalists.net

The Siege of Rouen depicts Henry V's brutal siege of Rouen, highlighting the conflict between national pride and human compassion through John Page's poignant poetic account.
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1 week ago

Johannes Gutenberg with Eric White - Medievalists.net

Gutenberg's invention not only revolutionized the way information was disseminated but also laid the groundwork for the Renaissance, the Reformation, and the Scientific Revolution.
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fromWorld History Encyclopedia
1 week ago

Italo-Ethiopian Wars

Italy's ambition to establish a colonial empire in Ethiopia was rooted in both historical grievances and the desire for revenge following their defeat in 1896.
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1 week ago

Hildegard of Bingen's Most Cryptic Creation: Her Unknown Language and Unknown Letters - Medievalists.net

Hildegard of Bingen invented her own language and script, known as her Unknown Language and Unknown Letters, which is a word list of 1,011 nouns.
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fromNature
1 week ago

For the future

The crackle of the campfire was the only thing that could be heard in the stillness of the hilltop. The rest of the valley was quiet, covered by the gentle night and a sea of stars above.
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fromWorld History Encyclopedia
107 years ago

Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was a harsh agreement that forced the crumbling Russian Empire to withdraw from WWI, fundamentally changing the political landscape of Eastern Europe.
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