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400 -year-old Anglesey almshouses could become starter homes for young people
The North Wales Chronicle· 4 days agoThe idea for the almshouses originally come about because of the will of a barber surgeon Lewis Rogers who died in London, in 1618. Due to a lack of funds in his estate the scheme was taken ...
Revisiting Fieldman: Seasonal extracts and exquisite illustrations bring 1940s natural world...
The Irish Times· 4 days agoArranged in the form of a nature diary spanning a calendar year, each entry features a seasonal...
New discoveries show what life was like for the ultra-wealthy in Ancient Rome after Pompeii...
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Tyrian purple: The history behind a highly valued, ancient color | CNN
CNN.com· 7 days agoTyrian purple was a highly prized pigment developed in the Bronze Age, and it retained its status...
Discovery of a Bronze Age dye workshop reveals secrets of history’s most precious pigment
CNN via Yahoo News UK· 7 days agoA rare, 3,600-year-old purple dye workshop uncovered on a Greek island sheds light on the mysteries...
Chernobyl once brought tourists to Ukraine. They’re still coming but now to see scars of different...
CNN.com· 7 days agoBefore Russia invaded Ukraine, visitors from abroad frequently travelled to see Chernobyl, the...