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The Conversation · Oct 2

Construction workers in Ghent uncover a 500-year-old neighbourhood with 200 skeletons buried beneath it

Construction work at Spaanskasteelplein in Ghent has uncovered the remains of a medieval neighbourhood that had been buried for nearly five centuries beneath the site of the city's former Spanish Castle. The excavation has revealed a cemetery holding more than 200 skeletons, stone church foundations, military quarters, household objects and…

The Times of India · Jul 24

Random Musing: A brief history of the Church of England (as it gets its first woman Archbishop of Canterbury)

It begins, inevitably, with Henry VIII, who married Catherine but couldn’t produce a male heir. The Pope refused to annul the marriage because Catherine was the aunt of Charles V, the Holy Roman Emperor whose armies effectively controlled Rome — a man at whose snook the Pope could ill afford…

The Times of India · Jan 29

Picking up a King Charles III coronation commemorative plate? You're buying into a centuries-old tradition

Mugs and plates celebrating the coronations, marriages and deaths of British royalty are not unusual sights in the Australian home. With the forthcoming coronation of King Charles III on May 6, such memorabilia cluttering our cupboards are only likely to increase.

The Conversation · May 1, 2023

Hugh’s hat, Hindu gods and the whole of the moon – take the Thursday quiz

Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes every Thursday. How will you fare?

The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2022

French historians crack mysterious code in letter from Charles V

A team of researchers has cracked the secret code used by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain, in a letter that has puzzled historians for nearly 500 years.

Radio France Internationale · Nov 26, 2022