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Weasel testicles used to cure heartbreaking condition by couples in medieval times
One 15th Century manuscript compiled by a Carmelite friar, and translated from Latin, included a suggested infertility cure ...
Do You Actually Know What Classical Music Is? Does Anyone?
The term is applied to radically different compositions across more than 1,000 years of history. We need a better definition.
Five best 'extreme day trips' with short UK flight time - and what to do there
The pros at Iglu Cruise said: "There is plenty to see with only one day in Paris. Begin your day early with a trip to the ...
'Extreme day trips' you can fly to from UK - and what to see when you're there
Extreme day trips have become increasingly popular with travel lovers, and there are lots of options for people flying from ...
'Extreme day trips' ideal for UK tourists - and how to make most of the day
The team picked five European city breaks that could be ideal for extreme day trips from the UK. While Iglu Cruise's experts ...
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Explore the Curious Cures from medieval medicine in Cambridge University Library exhibition
One of the most beautiful manuscripts belonged to Elizabeth of York, wife of Henry VII and mother of Henry VIII. The richly-illuminated ... not just about how medieval people healed, but how they ...
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Early Renaissance Europe: 1450 - 1500
Dr Sally Dormer is a specialist medieval art historian with an M.A. in Medieval Art History and Ph.D. on Medieval illuminated manuscripts from the Courtauld ... and radically transformed the reach of ...