10 Fascinating Facts about Life as a Medieval Monk
Picture the scene. It's AD 1348. You're a rural peasant born into a life of unimaginable hardship. All around you, serfs perform backbreaking work from
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Fountains Abbey: Ruins And Reminiscences Of Monastic Life In England
Monastic life often did not mean a life in silent contemplation, as medieval monks were often industrious such as at the Fountains Abbey in England.
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Hunting for treasure in the small town book sales of the South Island
The Waimate Bookarama, held in the Waimate Museum in the Machinery Hall. (File photo) Community book sales have long been a staple of South Island fundraising, occasionally throwing up a rare discarded gem. For Stuff’s Charlie O’Mannin, a dedicated bibliophile, they’re something of an obsession, and he has visited most sales from Ashburton south to Invercargill, some of them multiple times. He talks about his passion for rifling through tables and boxes of books, and some of the treasures he’s unearthed. I have always been obsessed with books, from smuggling them into boring events a...
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