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Wakefield: 17th Century Woolley Hall to be sold by council
BBC News· 6 hours agoA Grade II-listed country house which has been in public ownership since 1947 is set to be sold to...
Visionary director Yuval Sharon isn't trying to cancel old opera. His latest fantastical piece...
Los Angeles Times· 5 hours agoWhat do 17th century Italian composer Claudio Monteverdi and 20th century writer and civil rights...
A Life Expansion Revolution Is Coming: 3 Stocks That Could Lead the Charge
Motley Fool via Yahoo Finance· 4 hours agoThe human lifespan has increased dramatically since the start of the 17th century, from an average...
Florence Nightingale’s Childhood Home in Derbyshire, England, Is Selling for £3.75 Million
Market Watch· 14 minutes agoThe site was occupied by a comparatively modest 17th-century farmhouse at the time, which Shore transformed into the current Elizabethan-style home between 1820-21, right around the time Nightingale ...
Fire breaks out at Versailles palace, swiftly brought under control
Reuters via AOL· 1 day agoPARIS (Reuters) -A fire broke out at the Palace of Versailles on Tuesday, forcing the evacuation of visitors from one of France's busiest tourist sites before it was brought under control, a ...
Alito recording plunges Supreme Court into deeper controversy
The Hill via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoThe secret recording of conservative Justice Samuel Alito endorsing the idea that the country should...
Manor house renovated as home and art gallery
BBC via AOL· 5 hours agoBurderop House is a Grade II*-listed manor house in Chiseldon [Arthur Dallimer] A Grade II* listed manor house built in the 17th Century has been...
Vatican detains ex-employee who allegedly tried to sell back manuscript of Bernini’s basilica canopy
KLAS Las Vegas· 6 days agoROME (AP) — Vatican police have detained a former employee on charges of attempted extortion after...
A question of 'cruel and unusual punishment' in Lousiana
Chicago Sun-Times· 4 hours agoFew Americans are familiar with the 17th century Anglican priest Titus Oates or the fictional conspiracy to murder King Charles II, known as the Popish Plot, that he concocted. Oates’ brutal ...
Are There Still Mysteries in Paris?
Town & Country via AOL· 3 hours agoWhy is the Louvre called the Louvre? Why do the upper stories of its 17th-century buildings tilt in? One thing is clear: So many of us return because...
