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Fire ravages 17th-century Old Stock Exchange in Copenhagen, toppling the iconic spire. April 16, ... The works were carried to the nearby parliament and Danish National Archives around the corner.
While browsing through a 17th-century poetry collection in the archives of the University of Oxford's library, Dr. Leah ...
Historic St. Mary's City, a Maryland-based museum and archaeological organization, is opening up a reconstructed 17th-century Catholic Church called the Brick Chapel on Apr. 12.
What drives a nation to civil war? Why would a king turn on his own Parliament? Professor Suzannah Lipscomb is joined by Dr. Jonathan Healey to explore the chaotic and combustible months - and the men ...
When Puritans in Parliament banned Christmas, it sparked revolts across England. A 32-foot Christmas tree stands in Salisbury Cathedral in England. In the 17th century, ...
A search of Hansard, the official record of what is said in the British parliament, shows, opens new tab that “window tax” was last mentioned in the House of Commons, the lower house, in July ...
This 17th-Century ‘Lovers’ Ring’ Unearthed in England Is Marked by a Romantic Inscription ... Whittington Hall was built in the 19th century for a member of Parliament.
In recent months, across public squares and online platforms, a short, sharp slogan has taken root: “No kings.” It’s been chanted at protests, scrawled on banners, and hashtagged by citizens ...
Petitions "boomed in the 17th Century", giving men and women, rich and poor, a system to resolve conflicts in the courts, in Parliament or before the monarch.
An exceptionally rare 17th-century painting featuring a Black woman and a white woman side by side has gone on public display for the first time at Compton Verney, a historic manor in the English ...
Petitions "boomed in the 17th Century", giving men and women, rich and poor, a system to resolve conflicts in the courts, in Parliament or before the monarch.