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My favourite etymologies: clue
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My favourite etymologies: "to curry favour"
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This holiday season, give the joy and beauty of one thousand years of european history
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How birds got human names
Magpie is short for "Margaret Pie" and I swear I'm not even joking
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How a word for worms and string became a word for advice
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Or, the unfathomably dark depths of the equine soul
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The Medieval Monks Who Lived on Top of Giant Pillars
A history of the monastic high life
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An 800 year old prayer book that's decorated with puns
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Why is medieval art so weird?
In this inaugural episode of the Weird Medieval Guys podcast, Olivia and Aran discuss why medieval art is so intriguing to modern viewers and what makes…
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