So I tried my hand at a little medieval cookery. More specifically, I wanted to do a medieval feast, but it seemed wilful madness to attempt to cook the whole gamut of an ancient meal full
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A Trip to the Charnel House
This summer I took a research trip out to a charnel house. The plan is this: by checking out peculiarly medieval Christian institutions – monasteries, painted churches, anchoress’ cells, shrines – I can maybe get
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