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Medieval Europe was a place of great emotional incontinence. So much so that historian Johan Huizinga claimed: “Modern man has no idea of the unrestrained extravagance of the medieval heart.” Crying ...

The medieval craftspeople of England were in demand all over Europe for their fabulous embroidery, dressing popes and princes. But this exhibition turns their achievements into a boring history lesson ...

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A carefully hand-stitched embroidery recreating the medieval painted Nave ceiling of Peterborough Cathedral was unrolled today for the first time since work began eight years ago. The painstakingly ...