'It’s an extremely sexy story': How the legendary tale of 'rebel' saint Mary of Egypt became a medieval blockbuster
Century England, a dark-skinned saint with a promiscuous past became a boundary-breaking cultural and religious icon. A new ...
7 of the best pilgrimages in the UK
While traditional religious practices may be on the decline, pilgrimages — meditative, multi-day hikes — are experiencing a resurgence. Explore the routes that are offering new, mindful journeys in ...
France’s Bayeux Tapestry to close to public for two years
Following the news that the Pompidou Centre is closing for five years, another famous French attraction is shutting down for ...
The pretty little UK town as pretty as Oxford or Cambridge but much smaller
Discover the hidden gem of Rochester, where cobbled streets and riverside views transport you to a bygone era, echoing the ...
Trump Calls Biden Pardons ‘Void’ Because of Autopen Usage
US President Donald Trump said his predecessor’s 11th-hour pardons of members of Congress who investigated the January 6 ...
Archaeology breakthrough as 'Britain's largest Viking building' unearthed
Archaeologists have uncovered a Viking age building in northwest England that they believe to be the 'largest discovered and ...
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New, faster train routes connecting Britain to France and Germany might be on their way
Visitors will get their last chance to see the Bayeux Tapestry, an illustrated embroidery telling the story of the 11th-century Norman conquest of England, on August 31, before the Bayeux museum ...
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10 Great Day Trips From London by Rail
Reachable via direct trains from London King's Cross station, York is home to a remarkable cathedral called York Minster, ...
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In our literature era
The result was a 2025 winter session English course, “Taylor Swift and/as Literature,” that combined pop music, 21st-century ...
As Aurangzeb’s ghost haunts Nagpur, a look at where history’s villains rest
The tomb of the ‘evil’ Mughal king is 500 km from the Maharashtra city that is under curfew. Here’s where history’s other bad men are buried, from Genghis Khan to Pol Pot to Hitler to Idi Amin ...