In Greek legends, the Amazons were feared and formidable women warriors who lived on the edge of the known world. Hercules had to obtain the…
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‘Mad and offensive’ texts shed light on the role played by minstrels in medieval society
From mocking kings and priests to encouraging audiences to get drunk, newly discovered texts at the National Library of Scotland have shed light on the…
View More ‘Mad and offensive’ texts shed light on the role played by minstrels in medieval society‘I’m certainly open to criticism’: David Wengrow and the trouble with rewriting human history
Last year a book called The Dawn of Everything announced that most of what we think we know about human history is wrong. Its co-authors,…
View More ‘I’m certainly open to criticism’: David Wengrow and the trouble with rewriting human history