10 Magnificent Historical Libraries
I’ve been to a couple of the libraries on this list. The rest will be added to my ‘bucket list’ Enjoy the video below and
17 January 2022
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Mass Medieval Cemetery Sheds Light on Berlin’s Brutal Birth
In Berlin, a historic medieval cemetery has been excavated which reveals that medieval people’s lives were blighted by hunger, disease, and extreme violence. Many of
28 May 2020
Boy unearths treasure of the Danish king Bluetooth in Germany
A 13-year-old boy and an amateur archaeologist have unearthed a “significant” trove in Germany which may have belonged to the Danish king Harald Bluetooth who
25 April 2018
MAP#71: The Children’s Crusade 1212
The Children’s Crusade 1212 In the summer of 1212 a French boy and a German boy had separate visions of freeing the Holy Land from
6 September 2016
The Bawdy History of Medieval Playing Cards
Playing cards arrived in Europe from Asia sometime in the 14th century, and by 1367 they had their first citywide ban in Bern, Switzerland. That
1 March 2016
Medieval prayer wheel found inside rare Liesborn Gospel
The Liesborn Gospel, containing just the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, has a cover made of carved oak with copper clasps and is
5 May 2015
Berlin museums, Jewish heirs in dispute over medieval art
It’s a medieval treasure trove worth an estimated quarter of a billion dollars, filled with gold crosses studded with gems and intricate silverwork. For years,
17 January 2014
The Metropolitan Museum Features Medieval Church Treasures in Fall Exhibition
Germany’s Hildesheim Cathedral in Lower Saxony has one of the most complete surviving ensembles of ecclesiastical furnishings and treasures in Europe, including many medieval masterpieces
29 August 2013
Best Castle Hotels in Germany
Several medieval castles in Germany have been turned into hotels that offer royal treatment. These castle hotels located atop hills with picturesque surrounding and peaceful
18 January 2012
Castles of Europe Windows 7 Theme, now with pictures
I have had several questions about the names and locations of the castles in the Castles of Europe Windows 7 theme. Below are the 21
14 July 2011
Castles of Europe Windows 7 theme
Update: The updated post for the Castles of Europe Theme can be found here –> Castles of Europe Windows 7 Theme, now with pictures. It
20 June 2011
Historical society will celebrate Martin Luther’s birthday with medieval dinner
Puppeteers, a juggler, and a minister acting as Martin Luther and dressed like a monk will appear on Saturday when the Historical Society of North
10 November 2010
Purification Through Pain: A Fresh Look at Torture in the Middle Ages
A German researcher has studied medieval criminal law and found that our image of the sadistic treatment of criminals in the Dark Ages is only
9 November 2010
Bacteria confirmed as culprit in Black Death
Anthropologists said on Friday they had confirmed long-running suspicions that a germ called Yersinia pestis caused the plague that wiped out an estimated third of
12 October 2010
Papal audience topic: St. Gertrude, great German mystic and theologian
Pope Benedict XVI continued his series of weekly talks on influential Christian women of the Middle Ages, speaking about St. Gertrude at his public audience
8 October 2010
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