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Medieval Era 

Edward I – The Lord of the Ring of Welsh Castles

January 10, 2016October 11, 2017 David James castles, Edward I, knights, Wales

Stand on the banks of the River Conwy at night and gaze across at the floodlit Conwy Castle, its eight

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Medieval Era 

Chivalry – the Knight’s Code of Honor

November 22, 2015March 18, 2017 David James knights, maidens, medieval

If you’re picturing a knight in shining armor rescuing a damsel in distress, you’re not alone. Consider the 1885 Frank

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  • Jane Austen's Persuasion
  • Matthew Macfadyen as Mr Darcy
  • Sense and Sensibility with Kate Winslet, Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson, and Alan Rickman
  • Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady
  • Colin Firth as Mr Darcy
  • Jane Austen's favorite: Mansfield Park
  • Downton Abbey
  • 30 Romantic Russian Paintings of Ships at Sea by Ivan Aivazovsky
  • Currier & Ives: the Essential Decoration for Victorian Homemaking
  • 10 Amazing Facts About the Cursed Hope Diamond

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Jane Austen We have all a better guide in ourselves, if we would attend to it, than any other person can be. ― Jane Austen.

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