A newly analyzed medieval manuscript suggests that sailors from the same region as Christopher Columbus may have known about ...

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The conservation of Gloucester Cathedral’s Cloister is essential in ensuring the Cathedral remains safe and beautiful for future generations' ...

The Renaissance period is usually seen as being from the 14th to 17th Century. New translations of important texts from Ancient Rome and Ancient Greece provided fresh ideas and knowledge that had ...

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