Amy TurnerHenry VIII’s Book of Psalms Reflects His Quest for Legitimacy—and His Fear of DeathSmithsonian Magazine - V.M. BraganzaLast October, a grand, sprawling gallery at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City came alive with traces of the past: enormous portraits of …
Amy TurnerFire Destroys Museum Honoring Legendary Blues Musician Mississippi John HurtSmithsonian Magazine - Sonja AndersonA museum honoring legendary blues musician Mississippi John Hurt has burned to the ground. Located in northern Mississippi’s Carroll County, the small …
Amy TurnerRapa Nui’s Rongorongo Tablets in Rome Radiocarbon Dated - Archaeology Magazinearchaeology.org - Jessica Esther SaraceniROME, ITALY—In the nineteenth century, Roman Catholic missionaries took four wooden tablets bearing rongorongo glyphs from the island of Rapa Nui, …
Amy TurnerEvents held in Peterborough to mark life of Katharine of Aragonbbc.co.uk - By Emma BaughA cathedral and museum are coming together to celebrate the life and times of Katharine of Aragon, who was buried at Peterborough Cathedral. Events are being held this weekend across the historic heart of the city. The festival commemorates 29 January, 1536, when Katharine was buried. She was the …
Amy TurnerAlexander the Great’s Son and the Succession of the Thronegreekreporter.com - Philip ChrysopoulosWhen Alexander the Great passed away, his son, Alexander IV, was still in his mother’s womb, making the possibility of his succession to the throne a …
Amy TurnerArchaeologists unearth 4500-year-old Ancient Egyptian tomb with astonishing treasuresverified_publisherEuronews Culture - By Theo FarrantRemarkable treasures have been discovered in the tomb, including a Second Dynasty child burial, a well-preserved alabaster vessel from the 18th …