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A modern-day example of a monastic refectory of St. Paul's Abbey in Oosterhout (the Netherlands).

Nourishment for body and soul

black and white photograph of a group of people who are wearing white tennis clothing

Sisters who chronicled early 20th century life in Suriname

Learn about the intrigue, spying, and political and religious opposition that would lead the Jesuits to be banned from China for almost 100 years.

An early copy of the Annals of Petau, showing the short entries in Latin for each year (beginning with ‘Anno’ with a stylised initial 'A' in red)

Monastic annals and the evolution of medieval historiography

A story of mutual discovery, part 1

Engraving of writers Virgilius, Cicero and Seneca talking to each other

Rhetorical and philosophical teaching of Marcus Tullius Cicero

Europeana Advent Calendar 2021

Differences in medieval readers approaches

Watching the evolution of Dutch agriculture on TV

black and white photograph of Zarasai in the distance behind a lake and sailing boat

How a ski jump symbolises Lithuanian sport and tourist history

Books in 13th century

black and white photograph of a crowd watching a football match, standing in front of a detailed scoreboard

Communist propagranda labelled the scandalous scenes 'class struggles'

colour photograph of a large rainbow flag / banner on a city street with a church in the background

Documenting LGBTI+ life and activism in Ireland during the 1990s and 2000s

The 12th century saw a literary revolution in Europe

If you think electric cars are an invention of the 21st Century, think again!

How a manuscript can indicate its readership

From the ghetto of Venice to ghetto fabulous

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From collective experience to solo binge

A creole woman in a red turban

Kreolitude and what it can bring to people