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Medieval Jester
A c. 1500 CE oil painting of a medieval jester. (The Laughing Fool by Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen (?), Davis Museum in Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA)
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Medieval Dinner Table
A reconstruction of a typical medieval castle dinner table. Warwick Castle, U.K.
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Medieval Manuscript Illustration of the Nativity
A 1310-1320 CE manuscript illustration of the Nativity. Made in East Anglia. (National Library of Wales)
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The Three Magi
A Byzantine wall mosaic from Ravenna showing the three Wise Men or Magi (aka the Three Kings) who visited the birth of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem. The three figures are traditionally named as Balthazar, Melchior, and Caspar, although...
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Carol Singers, Ukraine
A 19th-century painting showing carol singers in Ukraine by Mykola Pymonenko (aka Nikolay Kornilevich Pimonenko, 1862 - 1912). (Kherson Regional Art Museum, Ukraine)
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Santa Claus by William Holbrook Beard
A c. 1862 oil painting, Santa Claus, by William Holbrook Beard (1825-1900). (Rhode Island School of Design Museum)
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Traditional Holly Wreath
A traditional holly wreath.
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Medieval Children Snowballing
A medieval manuscript illustration showing children having a snowball fight. A Book of Hours, c. 1510 CE. (Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, USA)
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Assyria
Assyria was the region located in the ancient Near East which, under the Neo-Assyrian Empire, reached from Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq) through Asia Minor (modern Turkey) and down through Egypt. The empire began modestly at the city...
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Holy Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire officially lasted from 962 to 1806. It was one of Europe’s largest medieval and early modern states, but its power base was unstable and continually shifting. The Holy Roman Empire was not a unitary state...
