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The persecution of Nigeria’s Christians is medieval in its horror. Villages are surrounded in the dead of night by bandits ...
The heart of Westminster, famously ... in until only historians remembered it as an island. Thorney Island in medieval times. Image: Victor Keegan, creative commons licence Speaking of rivers ...
At least, you won't find it on the map of ceremonial counties ... Places like Holborn and Westminster were part of the gang, and that is why we still find the Middlesex Sessions House in ...
The less familiar medieval siege tunnels ... faded plotting screens, maps and crisp warnings of impending doom. The wireless room, operations room and tape centre are at the deepest level of ...
Writer Mona Gable says, "Barcelona is a place of wonder – medieval neighborhoods ... is known for iconic landmarks such as Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, the Tower of London and Buckingham Palace.
ACOPA do mundo é nossa” sang the Brazilian poet, diplomat and nine-times-married composer Vinicius de Moraes in 1970. The Argentine ...
The most comprehensive study of medieval warhorses ever undertaken will be released in the form of a radical new book this week. Based upon extensive archaeological and historical research ...
Hugh Grosvenor is the 7 th Duke of Westminster, only son of Natalia and the late Gerald Grosvenor, 6 th Duke of Westminster. He inherited the dukedom, the £10 billion fortune and the family's ...
Ear defenders provided. Tickets for the Big Ben tour also include the chance to explore the magnificent medieval Westminster Hall, built in 1097 for William II, and the only part of the original ...
From Dorset to Derbyshire, Wales to Wester Ross, these strolls through some of the UK's loveliest landscapes are for all ages ...
They give you beautiful views into the Palace of Westminster and the church, and feature medieval manuscripts and royal death masks plucked from the Abbey’s thousand-odd-year history.