Controversial Spanish enclave to honour Irish general who saved them from Moroccan rule
General Leopoldo O’Donnell, the descendant of the O’Donnell clan from Co Donegal who fled Ireland in the 17th century, won a ...
‘Gods, Guns and Missionaries’: A thorough study of how Hindu identity was shaped by colonialism
Author Manu S Pillai dives deep into primary and secondary sources to show the trajectory modern Hindu identity formation followed.
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Why does the Spanish enclave of Melilla celebrate St Patrick’s Day as a bank holiday?
A SPANISH North African enclave is one of the few places outside the English-speaking world to recognise St Patrick’s Day as ...
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A 15th-Century Print Is Reunited With the Gutenberg Bible It Once Accompanied
The Huntington has acquired a print of Jesus in the Mount of Olives that had been pasted inside its Gutenberg Bible for 400 ...
BBC29d
Metal detectorists unearth 15th Century coin hoard
Two metal detectorists have unearthed a hoard of 15th Century coins in the Scottish Borders. Keith Young and Lisa Stephenson discovered 30 gold and silver coins in close proximity in the ...
The Art Newspaper9d
Rare 15th-century manuscript is star of exhibition at Château de Chantilly in France
With its sumptuous painted miniatures in tempera and ink, gold and silver, the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry is the most treasured illuminated manuscript of the collections of Château de ...
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Metal Detectorists Pulled Up a 15th-Century Sword—and Couldn’t Believe Its Condition
As such, one could also understand some poor soldier’s decision to dump his 3.2-foot-long, two-handed sword known as a “Zweihänder” in a weapons deposit around the 14 th or 15 th century ...
The Irish News29d
Stash of 15th century coins discovered by metal detectorists in Scottish Borders
Archaeologists then excavated the site, finding five more coins. The 15th century artefacts are a mixture of Scots and English coins, with English silver groats minted by King Henry V, King Edward ...