An innovative new archaeological study has revealed in detail for the first time how individual towns, villages and hamlets across swathes of medieval England were decimated by the Black Death.
Archaeology
May 23, 2016
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It may seem strange to describe paper as technology, but its arrival in England in about 1300 was a pivotal moment in cultural history. That story is being pieced together for the first time in a new project that also promises ...
Social Sciences
Mar 17, 2016
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Few animals have sparked humanity's curiosity as much as the eel (Anguilla anguilla). Until a recent past, this slimy, slippery, snake-shaped, incredibly agile fish inhabited virtually every body of water in Europe and Northern ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 23, 2023
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Some years ago, my senior class on medieval masculinity was discussing an article by historian Barbara Hanawalt about men and poaching in medieval England. We were focusing on Hanawalt's analysis of a medieval poem, "The ...
Social Sciences
Jan 23, 2019
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The custom of making resolutions for the New Year goes back to the Medieval period.
Other
Dec 20, 2012
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