Butchers, bakers, candlestick-makers − and prostitutes: The women working behind the scenes in papal Avignon
In the medieval church, women’s roles were limited – usually some form of enclosure and celibacy, such as becoming an ...
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Was This Little-Known Standoff Between British Soldiers and Colonists the Real Start of the American Revolution?
On February 26, 1775, residents of Salem, Massachusetts, banded together to force the British to withdraw from their town ...
New clues to the ‘nailed head ritual’ uncovered in Spain
Severed heads like these were a unique funerary practice within the Iron Age Iberian world. For archaeologists and ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs20h
Middle East
It is not fully known what happened to Shiri and the two children. It is not known if the Mujahideen group was responsible for murdering them or if Hamas was. Information ...
France 2418h
Middle East
Browse the archives of all France 24 Middle East articles, shows and videos since 2008 ...