Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris set to reopen. Here's what to know
French President Emmanuel Macron will visit renovation works at Paris' Notre-Dame cathedral on Friday ahead of its reopening ...
Evidence found of only known familial practice of long-term embalming in Early Modern France
A team of bioarchaeologists from the Austrian Archaeological Institute at the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Université de ...
Coronations, protests and tightrope artists: Iconic images from Notre Dame’s history ahead of reopening
The reopening of Notre Dame marks a new chapter in its long story. A look back at how this striking gothic cathedral has been ...
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French Word of the Day: Le dauphin
Le dauphin - roughly pronounced luh doe-phan - is the French word for ‘dolphin’ (yes, the aquatic mammal). It was also the ...
The sleepy English county that was the Dubai of the Middle Ages
With its flint cottages and low-key seaside resorts, Norfolk was once both the wealthiest area of England and a global ...
Why you should get to know Thomas Aquinas, even 800 years after he lived
Massive and unusually elongated, "The Triumph of St. Thomas Aquinas" depicts the 13th-century saint throned in a golden sun, ...
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12 Vintage Baby Names That Made A Comeback In 2024
If you're a fan of vintage baby boy and girl names, you're going to love the ones that made triumphant resurgences in 2024.
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7 Real Characters from Arthurian Legends
In the earliest version of this story, Geoffrey of Monmouth’s 12th century ... kingdoms, just like Britain itself was. Therefore, it is no surprise that multiple kings of Brittany appear in the ...
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Rare 12th-century hero stone depicting ‘Maha Sati’ found near temple
The representation, depicted on a hero stone dating back to 12th-century period of Yadavas (Sevuna), was discovered by Hampi Kannada University vice-chancellor DV Paramashivamurthy and his ...