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The warrior queen who 'achieved the incredible'
How does a ruler defeat bloodthirsty invaders, secure a kingdom and lay the foundations for England - and then almost get written out of history? Be a woman, that's how. Exactly 1,100 years after her death Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians, is emerging from the shadows. Born into a tooth-and-nail war for survival against Viking invaders, Aethelflaed, daughter of Alfred the Great, grew up in a realm teetering on the brink of disaster.
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Oldest surviving Maya book declared authentic
Fifty-four years after it was sold by looters, an ancient Maya pictographic text was judged authentic by scholars Thursday. Mexico's National Institute of History and Anthropology said the calendar-style text was made between 1021 and 1154 A.D. and is the oldest known pre-Hispanic document. The 10 surviving pages of the tree-bark folding "book" will now be known as the Mexico Maya Codex. It had been known as the Grolier Codex.
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Medieval book coffer shows appetite for mobile reading 'is nothing new'
Bodleian acquires rare box dated to late 1400s, saying it reveals preoccupation with accessing information on the move is centuries-old
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People getting stabbed in medieval art who just don't give a damn.
See the funniest examples of medieval art where people are getting stabbed but just don’t give a damn.
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How to reduce digital distractions: advice from medieval monks
Let’s get medieval, and learn from the great tools for concentration practised by the nuns and monks of the Middle Ages
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10 Surprising Facts about Books of Beasts from the European Middle Ages
Bestiary manuscripts of the Middle Ages reflect the beliefs and superstitions of the culture that created them.
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When Monks Went Undercover to Steal Relics
Because relics were understood to be capable of working miracles, any relic that was stolen must have wanted to be.
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St John’s College digitises 13th-century Robert de Lindsay manuscript
Psalter goes online to reach new audience In the University of Cambridge digital library
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Do not try this at home: Medieval medicine under the spotlight in major new project
How did our medieval ancestors use dove faeces, fox lungs, salted owl or eel grease in medical treatments? A Wellcome funded project at Cambridge University Library is about to find out.
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How medieval thinkers did physics without knowing it
How medieval thinkers foreshadowed modern physics in investigating the character of machines, devices and forces
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