Source: A 3,000-year-old world has been unearthed in England’s Fenlands – CNN.com
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The 3,000-Year-Old Wheel Found At ’Britain’s Pompeii’ On Farm Near Peterborough – Yahoo News
Source: The 3,000-Year-Old Wheel Found At ’Britain’s Pompeii’ On Farm Near Peterborough – Yahoo News
“Charles II: Too randy to rule” | History Extra
This is a side of Charles II that I was unaware of!
Charles II: Too randy to rule | History Extra.
Charles II shown at a court ball in the 1660s. He and his inner circle at court were obsessed with partying and he flaunted his mistresses in front of his wife, Catherine. (Credit: Bridgeman Art Library)
Mark Byrnes Defends the Magna Carta
In response to Tom Ginsburg (“Stop Revering the Magna Carta”) and David Allen Green (“The Destructive Myth of the Magna Carta”), Mark Byrnes argues that it’s “OK to celebrate Magna Carta.” Read his argument here:
History News Network | It’s Ok to Celebrate Magna Carta.
King John signing the Magna Carta (1215). Undated illustration, after a painting by Chappel. — Image by © Bettmann/CORBIS
Stop Revering Magna Carta – NYTimes.com
“Magna Carta has everything going for it to be venerated in the United States: It is old, it is English and, because no one has actually read the text, it is easy to invoke to fit current needs.” So true!
Read Tom Ginsburg’s argument de-mythologizing the famous document:
Stop Revering Magna Carta – NYTimes.com.
King John at Runnymede (1215) signing the Magna Carta
“The History & Legacy of Magna Carta Explained in Animated Videos by Monty Python’s Terry Jones” | History News Network
Do you need to brush up on your Magna Carta history? The British Museum has made a short video on the Magna Carta. It’s a great overview of the basic story of the document and its legacy.
“Sex, Mischief And Witches: Dark Side Of Life Discovered In A Medieval Oxford Nunnery”
Hardly the ideal of chastity, pray, and hard work. But not too surprising.
Sex, Mischief And Witches: Dark Side Of Life Discovered In A Medieval Oxford Nunnery.
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