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Roman shrine uncovered beneath graveyard in central England
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoArchaeologists have uncovered what they believe to be a Roman shrine beneath a former graveyard in...
Henry Taylor, the democratic king of portraiture, makes his L.A. homecoming at MOCA
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLos Angeles painter Henry Taylor, whose canvases weave together quotidian life with currents of...
Voices: The Top 10 royalty who became elected leaders
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJeremy Benson asked if there had ever been a Top 10 for which I had failed to receive enough valid...
The queerness of King James I, of Bible fame
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoHe commissioned the version of the Bible used by many Christians and being hawked by Donald Trump. The king and a male lover are also the subjects of a...
Why Hadrian’s Wall is a Roman Penis Wonderland
Out Traveler via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn the second century of the common era, the Romans constructed a stone wall that ran the width of what is now northern England. Hadrian’s Wall was 73...
The 13 Most Beautiful Castles in England
Travel+Leisure via Yahoo News· 1 year agoVisit these castles in England for a fairy-tale vacation. VisitBritain/Yin Sun Photography If there’s one thing England does better than anywhere else in...
The history of St Giles’ Cathedral, where the Queen lies at rest
Press Association News via AOL· 2 years agoSt Giles’ Cathedral has been a focal point for events commemorating the Queen in Edinburgh....
It's good to be king, and sometimes it's not
The Abilene Reporter-News via Yahoo News· 12 months agoEngland crowned a king and the world watched. Perhaps not as much as they did 70 years ago, when Elizabeth ascended to the throne. After all, Charles is not his mother and Camilla is not Diana ...
Cornish castle linked to King Arthur at risk from rising sea levels
Press Association News via AOL· 2 years agoA Cornish castle immortalised in British mythology as the place of King Arthur’s conception is at...
Queen’s life of service hailed ‘a rare jewel’ at St Paul’s Cathedral
Press Association News via AOL· 2 years agoThe Queen’s life of service was hailed “a rare jewel” at the first significant religious event...