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The story of how Thomas Becket stood up to Henry II of England, the king who’d appointed him Archbishop of Canterbury, and how some careless words shouted in rage by Henry spurred four knights to murder Becket at prayer, is a classic true-life tragedy of the medieval era. But what are paintings of the event doing in a church in Soria, Spain? Well, Henry’s daughter Eleanor married King Alfonso VIII of Castile, and it seems she commissioned the paintings as a way to ask God to forgive her father.
Find out more about the paintings — which are endangered and need restoration — in this video with Danny Wood at BBC News.
Along the Kinnegad-Kilbeggan N6 route in Kiltotan and Collinstown, Ireland, two pits with evidence of burning were discovered. Activity from one of these pits, which are thought to have been used for smithing, is believed to be associated with some of the early historic ringforts in the area. Radiocarbon dating at another furnace placed the dates of usage in the late medieval to post-medieval era, indicating that metalworking continued in the area for a long period of time.
Find out more in the article at the Westmeath Examiner.
