Could the Vikings slay cancer? - Medieval News Roundup
Our latest medieval news roundup takes a look at cancer research in Iceland, a new Byzantine research centre in Turkey, and the discovery of the remains of a boy in Siberia who lived back in the 12th century.
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Our latest roundup of the news from the Middle Ages even goes into US Presidential Politics... [View the story "Neurology, Nudity and Coconuts: Medieval News Roundup" on Storify] Our picture of the week shows the grand stained glass interior of Sainte-Chapelle,...
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What the President of the United States said, the reaction to it, and other news from the Medievalverse. [View the story "Obama and the Crusaders: Medieval News Roundup" on Storify] ...
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This week's roundup finds some stories on how York is promoting its connection to its Viking past, wonderful images of writing on tree bark from medieval Novgorod and the troubles of being a historian in Cambodia.[View the story "Damsels, Tree Bark...