̽»¨Ö±²¥first book of fashion

01 May 2013

Fashion conveys complex messages. ̽»¨Ö±²¥recreation of an outfit taken from one of an extraordinary series of Renaissance portraits reveals how one man made his mark on society. 

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Early example of the Welsh word for not (dim, line 5) in the 14th-century Mabinogion

It's 'not' history

09 March 2012

̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge linguists have pieced together the curious evolving history of the word 'not' across the languages of Europe. In doing so, they suggest that overuse of words such as 'literally' may be a natural linguistic development.

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16th century votive offerings

Objects of devotion

02 February 2012

Why did Renaissance shoppers fill their baskets with rosaries, crucifixes, Christ-dolls and devotional paintings? A new study by historian Dr Mary Laven investigates the significance of Catholic clutter, as she explains.

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Enrique of Transtamare kills his half-brother Pedro I, king of Leon and Castile

Killing Kings

31 January 2011

A new study by a Cambridge ̽»¨Ö±²¥ criminologist reveals just how dangerous it was to be a monarch in Europe before the modern era.

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grave

From beyond the grave

01 May 2009

Tracing popular beliefs from medieval to early modern times is highlighting the durability of debates about the dead.

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Gardens and governments

14 February 2002

A new book by a Cambridge historian which uses the history of Kew Gardens to trace the relationship between the rise of Western science and the growth of European imperialism has won a prestigious international prize.

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