Medieval History
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What do medieval manuscripts tell us about cats?
Witches, devils, scholars or queens – cats have kept us all enchanted since the middle ages.
Madeleine S Killacky, The Conversation
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Coronavirus: What medieval guides for women devotees can teach us about self isolation
‘Anchorites’ lived alone in a room attached to a church and spent their lives in prayer.
Godelinde Gertrude Perk, The Conversation
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Reading of the banns: how the church tried to perfect the institution of marriage
The requirement for marriage banns was introduced 800 years ago (almost to the day). Now there's talk of scrapping them.
Frederik Pedersen, The Conversation
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