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The St Brice’s Day Massacre
T he sums are eye-watering. In 991 the English king Æthelred paid the Vikings £10,000 to stop them sacking the east coast of ...
Live Science2h
'Medieval' King Arthur site is 4,000 years older than we thought
The discovery suggests the mysterious "King Arthur's Hall" in England is older than Stonehenge. When you purchase through ...
Artnet2h
$115,000 Fundraiser Launched to Reclaim Salisbury Cathedral’s Rare Medieval Bible
Salisbury Cathedral in the west of England ... said medieval manuscripts expert Christopher de Hamel. He inhabited the small ...
Artnet6d
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 ...
Campaign for return of 13th-century Sarum Master Bible to Salisbury Cathedral receives £10,000 donation
Dozens of Independent readers have rallied to save an exquisite 13th-century Bible crafted for Salisbury Cathedral nearly 700 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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." ...
The best history books of 2024, from a lost England to Fascist Italy
This year saw plenty of excellent books, as usual, on the 20th century – but the real gems were revelatory examinations of ...
Oxford Mail9d
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.
Oxford Mail8d
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 ...