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Abbeys were a striking feature of medieval urban and rural landscapes. Their layout and architecture reflected their purpose as cut-off monastic retreats which, conversely, also served and inspired their local communities. Although evolving...

The vaulted ceiling and columns of the cloister at Canterbury Cathedral in Kent, England, once part of the archbishop's palace. Built in the early 15th century.

The cloister of Lacock Abbey in Wiltshire, England, an Augustinian nunnery founded in 1232 CE by Ela, Countess of Salisbury.

The Debate Between Sheep and Grain (c. 2000 BCE) is one of the best-known Sumerian literary debates in a genre that was popular entertainment by the late 3rd millennium BCE. In this piece, personifications of grain and sheep argue which is...

Grossmünster Cathedral in Zürich, Switzerland contains a nearby cloister that was refurbished and renovated in the 1960s. The original cloister dates from c. 1170 CE.

Religious Freedom in Colonial New England (Part III) Anne Hutchinson: Religious Dissenter View Part I: https://youtu.be/IePvJ2Vlw2g View Part II: https://youtu.be/deKlXQiwaow In the final segment of my lecture on Religious Freedom...

The Vallum Crossing at Benwell in western Newcastle is a stone-built causeway, where the road from the south crossed the Vallum earthwork (a steep-sided and flat-bottomed ditch running the length of Hadrian's Wall) on its way to Benwell fort...

The cloister of the Santa Maria della Pace church in Rome. It was designed by Donato Bramante (c. 1444-1514 CE) c. 1500 CE.

The Napoleonic Concordat of 1801 defined France's relationship with the Catholic Church for over 100 years. The Organic Articles were added in 1802 and provided state recognition of the Reformed and Lutheran confessions alongside the Catholic...

The Puritans who settled New England claimed they came to the New World for religious freedom but, once settled, made it clear that this freedom was for themselves only and dissent would not be tolerated. Although the most famous example...