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Showing posts with label abbey. Show all posts
Showing posts with label abbey. Show all posts
Friday, March 30, 2018

1,000-Year-Old Norman Cathedral Ruins Unearthed Beneath Church in England

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Ancient Origins The foundations of a Norman cathedral have been found under just 3ft (90cm) of soil during excavations at St Albans Ab...
Friday, February 23, 2018

Priceless Medieval Sacred Text Reveals Its True Origins

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Ancient Origins Arguably the world’s most famous medieval manuscript, the wonderfully illustrated Book of Kells, was “created in 2 par...
Wednesday, October 25, 2017

900-Year-Old German Monastery Forced to Shut Down Because of Monk Shortage

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Ancient Origins Himmerod Abbey, a Cistercian monastery that's existed for almost 900 years in what is now western Germany is closi...
Friday, October 21, 2016

7 of England’s best medieval buildings

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History Extra Aerial view of Westminster Abbey at night. (Pawel Libera/LightRocket via Getty Images) Westminster Abbey  ...
Wednesday, June 8, 2016

History Trivia - Vikings raid the abbey at Lindisfarne

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June 8 793 Vikings raid the abbey at Lindisfarne in Northumbria, and is commonly accepted as the beginning of the Scandinavian invasio...
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Friday, April 1, 2016

7 of England’s best medieval buildings

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History Extra Aerial view of Westminster Abbey at night. (Pawel Libera/LightRocket via Getty Images) Westminster Abbey  ...
Thursday, March 10, 2016

Britain’s 7 most amazing ruins

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History Extra Old Wardour Castle (photo by Derek Finch) In Wild Ruins , the first ever guidebook to Britain’s ru...