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…The new location was revealed after archaeologists discovered a hoard of medieval weapons in the field, including the silver white boar badge believed to have been carried by one of Richard’s trusted knights. It was this 1.5in decoration that proved…

The Met at The Cloisters, 2/28 In a special presentation at The Cloisters museum and gardens-The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s branch devoted to the art and architecture of the Middle Ages-some 30 citizens of Nijmegen (The Netherlands) wearing historically accurate…

Love Affairs: Katherine Swynford & John of Gaunt By Blythe Gifford … Katherine Swynford and John of Gaunt, son of King Edward III of England, are hands down, my favorite lovers of all time. Immortalized in Anya Seton’s KATHERINE, their…

Where can the psychics of Foresight be found? Go ask Alice….. We’ll be rubbing elbows an

Lord Charles Fig of New Town is a multi-tasker. As the King’s Chancellor of Foreign Affairs, he spends his days at the Arizona Renaissance Festival parading around with the royal court, acting as diplomat to both commoners and His Majesty’s…

The woman leans across the rope barricade, standing on her toe tips to get a few more inches of heig

…Uta who? And what makes her famous? Actually her name was Uta von Ballenstedt. She was born around 1000 in what is now the Harz region of Germany, and died in 1046. After marrying Count Ekkehard II of Meissen, she…