Interested in the life, times & legacy of Elizabeth de Burgh, #LadyOfClare - the remarkable #14thCentury patron of #ClareCollege at #CambridgeUniversity in England. Searchable.
@knavalesi@mastodon.social Interesting find! More info here:
https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/24157161.viking-sword-puled-river-cherwell-authenticated/
#Viking #sword #Enslow #Cherwell #Oxford
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@knavalesi@mastodon.social The Roman find is interesting! & thanks for drawing my attention to the medieval shipyard & the excavations of recent decades:
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/kent/smallhythe-place/the-port-community-of-smallhythe-place
#Roman #Mercury #pipeclay #medieval #shipyard #Smallhythe #Kent @histodons@a.gup.pe @medievodons@a.gup.pe
@TimeTravelRome Could you please give us a bit more info on the original text & translation, materials, location of the artefact, etc? perhaps in Alt-text?
This sounds intriguing, but why would a diploma be inscribed in ?metal/stone? What was the qualification achieved? Why would it simultaneously mention citizenship? … etc?