Cosmo Jarvis stars as Wat Tyler in The Uprising, the story of a huge revolt in England in the 14th century. Possibly a former ...
When confronted with the Viking foe who had threatened to take his land – and his life – King Alfred of Wessex chose to forgive his defeated Norse opponent ...
Politically embarrassing to politically powerful: how the Bayeux Tapestry became a tool of diplomacy
The Bayeux Tapestry was created to justify William the Conqueror’s invasion of England – but its political message may have been outdated almost as soon as it was finished. As the embroidery goes on ...
For most people in 14th-century England, home meant a smoky, crowded hall where eating, working and sleeping all happened in ...
Who made the Bayeux Tapestry? How many people were involved in its making? We have no sources to tell us who made the Bayeux Tapestry; however, most scholars agree that it was made in Norman England, ...
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In the early 19th century, European empires were advancing across the African continent, dividing it up with arbitrary lines and draining its resources. The toll this exacted on the native populations ...
Cosimo de' Medici (later known as Cosimo the Elder) was, according to Pope Pius II, “king in all but name” of Florence. This was not entirely a compliment: like Pius's home city of Siena (a Tuscan ...
The Roman empire was by no means the largest in history: in fact 25 others have occupied a larger land mass either before or since. Yet very few can boast as wide-reaching an influence and impact. At ...
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