Archaeologists uncover gold and silver ritual offerings at a 7th century cult site
A recent study by Dr. Jan-Willem de Kort and his colleagues, published in Medieval Archaeology, uncovered an early medieval ...
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Folger Shakespeare Library Announces How to Be a Power Player: Tudor Edition to Open on February 21
and creative means to acquire power and curry favor with the Tudor monarchs. And, illustrating that the stakes were quite high during the 16th century, stories often ended with beheadings.
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A Century-Old Brick Tudor Is Selling in Savannah’s Historic Ardsley Park
This stately brick Tudor that dates to 1922 in the center of Savannah’s historic Ardsley Park neighborhood pairs a modern refresh with much of its original architecture. “It has all of the old ...
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Historic £2.5million manor house once owned by Henry VIII could be yours – for as little as £10
Henry VIII, infamous for beheading two of his six wives, offered up the 16th-century Tudor-style away as a gift. The luxury home was offered from the monarch to Edward Seymour, the brother of his ...
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16th-Century Royal Burial Treasures Found in Lithuania’s Vilnius Cathedral
16th-century royal regalia unearthed in Vilnius Cathedral crypt Artefacts include crowns, rings, chains, and burial ornaments Treasures belonged to Alexander Jagiellon and two queens ...
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Selling the Tudor Monarchy: Authority and Image in Sixteenth-Century England
Last year Larry Silver produced a remarkable book showing how the Emperor Maximilian I set out to ‘market’ himself in print and art. Kevin Sharpe, a historian lately turned professor of literature, is ...
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The 'most beautiful' village under 2 hours from Manchester is a secret from tourists
a Tudor mansion, reports Yorkshire Live. The entirety of High Hall, which exudes nobility both inside and out, is available for holiday rentals if you fancy playing pretend as a 16th-century noble ...
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Ancient silver coins unearthed by Oxford archaeologists
A hoard of silver coins dating back to the 11th century have been unearthed by Oxford archaeologists at the site for a new nuclear power station. The cloth package containing 321 mint condition ...
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After 90 years, 16th-century crowns hidden in WWII were found under Vilnius Cathedral
Additionally, six silver plaques adorning St. Casimir's ... significance of the burial insignia dating back to the 16th century, according to Polsat News. The crypt with the remains of Grand ...
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Exquisite hoard of silver coins unearthed at Sizewell C site
A "significant" collection of silver coins dating back to the 11th century have been discovered at the site of the new Sizewell C nuclear power station taking shape on the Suffolk coast.
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11th-Century silver coin hoard found at nuclear power station
A hoard of silver coins dating back to the 11th Century has been unearthed at the site of a new nuclear power station. The cloth package containing 321 mint condition coins were discovered while ...