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How do parrots get their incredible color palette? That has long been a mystery, but UGent researchers are now lifting the veil.
The grand tournament at Ashby-de-la-Zouch saw the mysterious Disinherited Knight claim victory, crowning Lady Rowena as Queen of Love and Beauty, amid political intrigue and displays of chivalric skill.
Grand Master Lucas Beaumanoir, tall and imposing in his white mantle, stood with a fierce yet noble expression as he confided his sorrow and frustration to the deferential Templar Preceptor beside him.
The Templar Preceptory stood like a grim fortress amidst the bleak meadows, guarded by dark-clad sentinels and haunted by the silent, spectral figures of its ascetic knights. Grand Master Lucas Beaumanoir, embodying the Order's harsh discipline, walked solemnly in the enclosed garden, conversing with a fellow Templar as they discussed matters veiled in secrecy and tension.
Isaac, weary and in pain from his ordeals, traveled through a small market-town on his mule, escorted by two yeomen. Exhausted, he sought refuge at the home of Nathan Ben Israel, a Jewish Rabbi and physician, who urged him to rest and recover, but Isaac insisted on continuing his journey to Templestowe, driven by the urgent need to save his daughter.
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2021
A provocative history of race, empire and myth, told through the stories of men who have been worshipped as gods - from Columbus to Prince Philip. How does a man become a God? It can happen by accident, or by prophesy, or through an article found in an old magazine. It can be a means to absolute...
2012
Why are some nations rich and others poor, divided by wealth and poverty, health and sickness, food and famine? Is it culture, the weather, or geography that determines prosperity or poverty? As Why Nations Fail shows, none of these factors is either definitive or destiny. Drawing on fifteen years...
09-07-2009
How the people of a typical English village lived and died in the worst epidemic in history. The Black Death remains the greatest disaster to befall humanity, killing about half the population of the planet in the 14th century. John Hatcher recreates everyday medieval life in a parish in Suffolk...
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