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Tartaria olim Scythia: What Münster Knew
The river has three names. Ptolemy called it the Rha. The Russians called it the Volga. The Tartars called it Edel. Sebastian Münster knew all three, and he...
When Jesus Walked in Britain
Before the Canon II Between the age of twelve and the age of thirty, the canonical Gospels say nothing about Jesus. A single scene in...
The Cyrus Prophecy
The document names the commander. It names his role. It describes his method of entry. It specifies the mechanism: rivers dried up, bronze gates...
St Benedict of Nursia: The Man Who Wrote the West
The medal fits in a closed fist. On its front, a haloed figure in monastic robes holds a cross in one hand and a...
St George: The Last Stand Before the Dragon
The image is one of the most reproduced in Western art: a white horse rearing, an armoured saint with lance angled downward, beneath the...
