The Medievalverse June 22, 2015
Shoes: Pleasure and Pain exhibition begins at V&A
Footwear from history on display at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
I’ve since read an early version of the Sleeping Beauty story from the actual fourteenth century, and it’s much darker than the modern version, although it does hold an interesting secret for those who love the stories of the Round Table.
The Medieval Sleeping Beauty
Faces in Stone
For centuries, medieval people were etching faces and human figures into the stone walls of their churches. Thanks to the work by the Norfolk Graffiti Project Survey these images are being seen again.
Magna Carta just celebrated its 800th birthday this past Monday. In honour of this incredible milestone, King’s College London, and the Magna Carta Project, hosted a 3 day conference dedicated to this historic document.
Magna Carta Conference Offers New Insights Into The 800-year-old Document
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