'It’s an extremely sexy story': How the legendary tale of 'rebel' saint Mary of Egypt became a medieval blockbuster
Century England, a dark-skinned saint with a promiscuous past became a boundary-breaking cultural and religious icon. A new ...
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Eltham Palace is a heritage site "where art deco meets Henry VIII"
Southeast London's Eltham Palace is an unusual marriage of medieval and Tudor architecture and the opulent interior-design ...
Project to repair medieval monument begins
Work has begun to conserve and enhance a "vital" historic monument. St Oswald's Priory in Gloucester was built by Alfred the ...
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'It’s an extremely sexy story': How the legendary tale of 'rebel' saint Mary of Egypt became a medieval blockbuster
It's a little bit ribald and tantalising – Irina Dumitrescu In her opinion "what's important about her dark skin is that it demonstrates that the culture of medieval England is a more ...
7 of the best pilgrimages in the UK
While traditional religious practices may be on the decline, pilgrimages — meditative, multi-day hikes — are experiencing a ...
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Canal & River Trust publishes new Places to Visit in Yorkshire & North East guide to inspire great days out by the water this Easter
The UK’s largest canal charity the Canal & River Trust has published a new free Places to Visit in Yorkshire & the North East ...
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Top ten castles revealed by English Heritage’s Facebook followers
Look out for…Charles I was the castle’s most famous resident but today the best-known modern residents are the much-loved Carisbrooke donkeys. Find out more here. Once the home of Richard III, ...
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The Atherstone Ball Game – A Chaotic Town-Wide Medieval Football Match That Started in 1199
Reel Knewz captured footage of the infamous "Atherstone Ball Game", an annual town-wide football game that started in the ...
Anti-Jewish attitudes are ‘baked into the Western inheritance’
Many of us are advocates for much of what the West has brought to the world, but the portion of its foundations that are anti ...
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The South of England Show is back at Ardingly this June
The South of England Show is set to return for its 57th year from Friday 6th to Sunday 8th June 2025 at the South of England Showground in Ardingly, West Sussex. Running from 9am to 6.30pm each day, ...
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BOOK REVIEWS: Henry V: Dan Jones
Dan Jones What most people know of medieval English King Henry V, if most people know anything at all about him, is ...