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MYSTERIOUS: Geoffrey chaucer | Mind Blowing Facts

14th February is widely known as the day of celebrating love and happiness. On this day, people who are in love often indulge in all the sweet, cheesy, and heartfelt gestures for their partners or potential dates. From handwritten notes and surprise gifts to romantic dinners and long conversations, the…

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A brief history of mulled wine – from health tonic to festive treat

When frost sparkles in the morning and our breath is visible as we venture outside, thoughts turn to winter warming treats like mulled wine – a drink full of ingredients that have become synonymous with Christmas.

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We built a database of 290,000 English medieval soldiers – here’s what it reveals

When you picture medieval warfare, you might think of epic battles and famous monarchs. But what about the everyday soldiers who actually filled the ranks? Until recently, their stories were scattered across handwritten manuscripts in Latin or French and difficult to decipher. Now, our online database makes it possible for…

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Why we must save English literature degrees

Letters: Cancelling degree courses on the subject is a form of cultural vandalism, says Linden West. Plus a letter from Diana Hirst

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‘Intensely nostalgic’: why A Knight’s Tale is my feelgood movie

The latest in our series of comfort film recommendations is a look back to 2001’s absurdly enjoyable mix of romance, action and anachronistic music choices

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Word of the Year 2024 revealed by Cambridge Dictionary

The term, which has gained traction on TikTok and other social media, was looked up almost 130,000 times on the Cambridge Dictionary website this year

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Stars ‘manifesting’ success prompt Cambridge Dictionary’s word of the year

Dua Lipa’s use of the term in relation to her Glastonbury triumph helped boost its popularity.

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How celebrities like Dua Lipa and Simone Biles manifested the word of the year

It is one of the most-viewed words of 2024

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Nottingham University issues trigger warning for 'Christian expression' in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales

The warning is provided to students studying the Chaucer and His Contemporaries module

Evening Standard

General Election 2024 London seats: Who is my MP in… Bermondsey and Old Southwark?

Evening Standard analysis of all the key seats in London for the July 4 General Election

Evening Standard

Give Chaucer a chance! Why ‘dead white men’ can still be relevant in NZ’s classrooms

While the proposed revisions of the English curriculum in secondary schools have unnerved and offended some, there is perhaps one silver lining.

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The Guardian view on pilgrimage: a 21st-century spiritual exercise

Editorial: As a recent BBC series confirms, the idea of a spiritual journey has survived the decline of organised religion

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OPINION - The Houthis could inspire a new wave of piracy — and the English Channel makes us uniquely vulnerable

“Well, we didn’t see that one coming — the Houthis took us all by surprise,” a distinguished former security official muttered to me this week. In just under four months the Houthis have attacked 57 vessels in and around the Red Sea. They have disrupted waterways carrying 15 per cent…

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No flatulence, no sex in trees: Victorian children’s sanitised Chaucer to go on display

A new exhibition in Oxford charts the different ways the great Medieval poet has been interpreted by readers down the centuries

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The Guardian view on the British Library’s digital archive: a new life for Chaucer

Editorial: The latest collection to go online reveals the six centuries of influence of a medieval giant who predated the printed press

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Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: On Printing

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Chaucer goes digital as British Library makes works available online

Library photographs and uploads its entire collection of manuscripts by author of The Canterbury Tales

Evening Standard

Deputy PM Oliver Dowden’s message to rail unions: ‘Don’t take us for fools’

EXCLUSIVE: Deputy PM Oliver Dowden takes aim at the striking unions, the bigger Ulez and backs Susan Hall as ‘excellent’ choice for Mayor

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In an antique bookshop

Visiting an antique bookshop in London was rewarding. Ammu and the narrator found rare books and manuscripts from the 16th and 17th centuries. Sarah, the shopkeeper, showed them a copy of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales from 1602. They left with a musty, rustic aroma and Ammu's freshness.

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Nato’s venue, a lazy author, and yet another Johnson – take the Thursday quiz

Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?

The Week

Male spider mites ‘strip females to jump queue’

Male spider mites peel the moulting skin off newly mature females to make sure they are first in the queue to mate, according to a new study. “Living together in dense colonies can make for fierce competition in finding a mate”, noted CNN, “especially because female spider mites only use…

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Geoffrey Chaucer note asking for time off work identified as his handwriting

Exclusive: Document originally thought to be written by clerk on behalf of Canterbury Tales writer who worked as civil servant

Louder

Procol Harum: The epic story of A Whiter Shade Of Pale

More than half a century ago Procol Harum recorded the unlikeliest, best-selling, most bitterly-contested drug anthem of all time

Daily Mirror

Where does April Fools' Day come from? Its origins and why we mark it with pranks

It's April Fools' Day, so watch out for any pranks your nearest and dearest might be playing on you. On April 1, we take a closer look at the day's much-contested origins

The Conversation

From Chaucer to chocolates: how Valentine’s Day gifts have changed over the centuries

For Valentine’s Day, some couples only roll their eyes at each other in mutual cynicism. The capitalisation of love in the modern world can certainly seem banal.

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