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Penance and plague: How the Black Death changed one of Christianity's most important rituals
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoConfession, circa 1460/1470. Artist unknown. Photo by Heritage Art/Heritage Images via Getty...
The True Origins of 18 Classic 'American' Foods
Cheapism via AOL· 9 months agoGeorge Rinhart/Corbis Historical via Getty Images From the Melting Pot The United States is often called a melting pot of cultures, and the adage holds...
Cruising the Seine River; Paris to Normandy; Scenery, history, food, D-Day
The Stockton Record via Yahoo News· 8 months agoWe recently returned from two weeks in France, including a 10 day river cruise on the Seine from...
St George’s Day 2024: England’s legendary story and how to celebrate
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 months agoSt George, the patron saint of England, and the Dragon St George’s Day is the feast day of England’s...
Inside the England museums averaging fewer than one visitor a day
BBC via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe three-storey white-washed Bay Museum is a 1960s naval monitoring station once used to prevent...
England has often fared better with queens on the throne. Will Elizabeth II be its last?
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPity the poor Brits. In the midst of a serious cost-of-living crisis driven by the shocks of COVID-19, Brexit and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, they have lost the only monarch they have known ...
Israel at 75: Ex-soldier, Muslim leader and others reflect on the Jewish state's legacy
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOne fought in Israel’s War of Independence. Another escaped Nazi Germany on the “Voyage of the...
A look back at D-Day: Why the World War II invasion remains important on its 80th anniversary
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 week agoEighty years after it happened, D-Day – the largest land, sea and air invasion ever attempted –...
55 Inspiring Quotes To Remember the Battle of Normandy on the 80th Anniversary of D-Day
Parade via Yahoo News· 1 week agoA D-Day photo June 6 marks the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Normandy—the day in 1944 when...
How the world changed during the Queen’s lifetime
Press Association News via AOL· 2 years agoThe world changed in monumental ways during the Queen’s lifetime. She served as a symbol of stability as her country evolved through the 20th century,...