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Final resting place of a pioneering scurvy researcher
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Magna Carta Translation [Preamble] Edward by the grace of God King of England, lord of Ireland and duke of Aquitaine sends greetings to all to whom the present letters come.
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Literature of the Fantastic
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Enter the Internet's oldest Virtual Rome and Explore the Roman Forum restored to its former glory as of 205 A.D.
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New to English Monarchs the Royal wedding of Prince William of Wales and Catherine Middleton.
English Monarchs - A complete history of the Kings and Queens of England.
Celts
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Shakespeare’s England: Lord have mercy on us!
Reading through some plague statistics recently I was shocked to discover just how many lives were claimed by this disease in the 17th Century.
The Chirurgeon's Apprentice
Surgeons are amongst the highest paid professionals in the medical world today. They are the ‘miracle-workers’ of the 21st century, capable of saving and transforming the lives of their patients.
I am very excited to draw your attention this year's annual Coney Island USA Spring Gala, fast approaching and taking place this Saturday, March 24th! Last year's iteration was amazing; these folks really really know how to put on a party.
Morbid Anatomy
Biomedical Ephemera, or: A Frog for Your Boils
Mus muscalis var. nudo plicatus . - “Rhinocerous mouse” The rhinocerous mouse is a common mouse with a variant on the same gene that’s known to cause “standard” hairless mutation (without all the wrinkles). This variant has given us a lot of insight into various aspects of the skin, as the wrinkled and hairless skin is highly susceptible to skin conditions, and they have little-to-no strong bonding between the subdermal tissues and the dermis.The Serpent in the Sword
From the time of its first appearance about 4,000 years ago, the sword soon became the pre-eminent weapon of personal defense and has been a preferred vehicle for technological and artistic expression even since its relatively recent decline.Textkit began in late 2001 as a project to develop free of charge downloads of Greek and Latin grammars, readers and answer keys. We offer a large library of over 180 of the very best Greek and Latin textkbooks on our Ancient Greek and Latin Learning pages . Since that time we have distributed millions of PDF textbook free of charge world-wide.
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If I had the chance to choose one item to remain after my death, one artefact that would encapsulate my entire life and all its choices and decisions, I seriously doubt that I would choose anything that I either gave or received as a gift at my wedding.