A discovery of etched symbols and writing at a British Manor House has experts examining their possible meaning. The etchings found in the centuries-old Gainsborough Old Hall are likelier to be ...

While Geoffrey of Monmouth busied himself in about 1130 AD writing his account of the Histories of the Kings of Britain, liberally borrowing from Nennius’ History of the Britons of three centuries ...

This volume examines the ways that sovereign rulers have employed well-defined symbols, attributes, and stereotypes to convey their power to their subjects and rivals, as well as to leave a legacy for ...