The last place one would expect to see an image of a woman flashing her genitals is a church wall, but across Europe, most notably Ireland and Britain, there are dozens of them. Most are old women demonstrating rather exaggerated…
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Why Are There Carvings of Women Flashing Their Genitals on Churches Across Europe? | Ancient Origins
The History Girls: Corhampton Church – a Saxon gem in Provincia Meanwarorum
Source: The History Girls: Corhampton Church – a Saxon gem in Provincia Meanwarorum
Tagged with: ancient, bede, britain, british, Carolyn Hughes, church, Corhampton, england, historical, history, medieval, Meon Valley, Meonwara, Saxon church, the history girls, tide dials, Wilfrith, yew trees
Posted in History, Travel, Writing
Posted in History, Travel, Writing
Ireland’s Síle na Giġ | An encyclopedia of all the Irish Sile na Giġ
A comprehensive catalogue of all the Shella na Gigs in Ireland with maps, photos and detailed descriptions. Source: Ireland’s Síle na Giġ | An encyclopedia of all the Irish Sile na Giġ
Ireland’s bizarre genital sculptures revealed in new map | Daily Mail Online
The bizarre sculptures of naked women exposing their vulva, found in medieval tower-houses, church sites and holy wells across Ireland and parts of the UK, have puzzled historians for decades. Source: Ireland’s bizarre genital sculptures revealed in new map |…
Top 10 Most Beautiful Medieval Manuscripts
Giovanni Scorcioni gives us his list of the most beautiful manuscripts of the Middle Ages Source: Top 10 Most Beautiful Medieval Manuscripts
New Review for Better To Have Loved!
Long and Short Reviews was kind enough to review my book, Better To Have Loved, today. This is part of a Review Tour with Goddess Fish. Stay tuned for more stops! “An interesting tale. This story is told…
Misconceptions about the Middle Ages – Medieval Facts – Quora
Source: Misconceptions about the Middle Ages – Medieval Facts – Quora
Tagged with: church, feudal, historical, history, medieval, middle ages, travel, writing
Posted in History
Posted in History
NAE PLANS – The Italian Chapel, Orkney – YouTube
Lovely video of the Italian Chapel in Orkney, Scotland
Jervaulx – the Forgotten Abbey
The Forgotten Abbey Yorkshire is lush with ruined abbeys, golden bones left over from Henry VIII’s rampage across the religious landscape of England. Nestled among it’s rolling dales you can find Fountains Abbey, Rievaulx Abbey, Bolton Abbey, Ripon Abbey,…
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