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Katharina Zell's Defending Clerical Marriage
Defending Clerical Marriage (1524) is an open letter by reformer and theologian Katharina Zell (nee Schütz, l. 1497-1562), written to justify the marriage of Christian clergy. The Catholic Church prohibited clerical marriage, but Katharina...
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A. Hogh Anderson as Ivar the Boneless
Alex Hogh Anderson as Ivar the Boneless in the TV series Vikings.
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The Norse in America: Fact and Fiction
The idea that it was the Norse who discovered America first emerged in the late 18th century, long before there was any public awareness of the sagas on which such claims were based. In the course of the 19th century, evidence for a Norse...
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The Roman Baths in Bath- A Deep Dive into Britain’s Ancient History
Bath, the famous spa town in Somerset England, has attracted people from near and far for centuries to its healing springs and baths. Today the city is known for its beautiful Georgian architecture and as the destination for the wealthy elite...
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King Philip (Metacom)
Philip, King of Mount Hope, line engraving depicting Metacom (also known as King Philip, l. 1638-1676), colored by hand, by the American engraver and silversmith Paul Revere, illustration from page 88 of The Entertaining History of King Philip's...
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The Gayer-Anderson Cat
This hollow cast bronze statue depicts a seated cat. The cat wears golden earrings and nose-ring. She also wears a silver wedjat (Eye of Horus) pectoral. Around 600 BCE. Possibly from Saqqara, Egypt. Bequest of Major Robert Gayer-Anderson...
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Did Ancient Troy Really Exist
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The Controversial Origins of the Encyclopedia - Addison Anderson
View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-controversial-origins-of-the-encyclopedia-addison-anderson The first encyclopedia contained 70,000 entries and over 20,000,000 words. It was broken into 35 volumes written over the course...
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Foundation Tablet of Amar-Seun from Ur
This is a stone tablet, inscribed with a cuneiform text. This was a dedication to the Temple of Nanna at Kar-Zida of Ur, by Amar-Seun (Amar-Sin). Amar-Seun was king of Ur III dynasty. From Southern Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq. Neo-Sumerian...
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Horsemen from the Parthenon Frieze
Horsemen from the Parthenon Frieze, 5th century BCE. (British Museum, London)