“The pectoral cross…. is an outstanding example of the Anglo-Saxon goldsmith’s art,” added Leslie Webster, who formerly ...

Among the names that didn’t make the cut were the Winton line, referencing Nicholas Winton’s rescue of Jewish children during ...

We need the Maine Department of Education to devise a plan for improving student performance and submit it for public review; ...

Never underestimate Europe’s capacity to disappoint. Rearmament euphoria and the explosive catch-up rally in European ...

Here are some of the Old English names for places around Stevenage and North Herts: Stevenage is thought to derive from an Old English word meaning ' (place at) the stiff oak'. The name was recorded ...

From the 1200s to the 1700s, the custom of Christian tattooing was prevalent in Europe among peasants, seafarers, soldiers and artisans as much as among nuns and monks. They were getting crosses, ...

Now a new load of rejected Overground names from the 2024 renaming has come to light, revealed by Jim Waterson’s London ...

While traditional religious practices may be on the decline, pilgrimages — meditative, multi-day hikes — are experiencing a ...

“Lent – the 40 days leading up to Easter – was traditionally a time of fasting and on Shrove Tuesday, Anglo-Saxon Christians ... 40 days before dying on the cross. Accordint to the Bible ...

While London boasts some of the most famous museums and art galleries in the world, the rest of the UK is blessed with so ...

Douglas Rooks has been a Maine editor, columnist and reporter for 40 years. He is the author of four books, most recently a ...