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Explore the histories of Black people in Europe
Explore stories from medieval Europe: from monastic rules to court culture to university education.
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Explore this gallery showing how artists have been influenced by and portrayed sports and games.
Female literacy during the Middle Ages was surprisingly high. Nuns were authors and scribes. Many other women encouraged reading and learning, especially noble woman. One example was Christine de Pizan, a poet at the court of King Charles VI of France.
The Cathedral of San Martino is in Romanesque Gothic style, with a polychrome marble facade. Founded in the 6th century by San Frediano, a bishop of Irish origin, San Martino became a bishopric from the 8th century in place of the ancient church of Santi …
On the border between the macabre and the curious, the interest in gloomy places gives rise to relevant phenomena, such as 'necrotourism' for example. It can be included in the broader phenomenon of dark tourism, which leads visitors to discover u…
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