medieval

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Mr. Naismith, a professor of medieval history at Cambridge University, notes that he came to the throne “under murky circumstances.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

The duchy has its roots in medieval, feudal land ownership, but it has been having something of an image make-over, with an emphasis on social value, such as providing affordable housing and protecting the environment.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

According to researchers from Trinity's School of English, this suggests that early medieval readers placed significant value on Old English poetry.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2026

Beneath are the roofs and cobbled streets of the medieval Old Town, where ancient pubs stand among jewelers specializing in local jet.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

For the new scientists of the second half of the seventeenth century were in a quite different position from their classical, Arab and medieval predecessors.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton