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Recapturing the potent poetry of 16th-century Bible translation [Unscripted column]

I say this as a secular person: Read the Bible. It will make you a better writer. The more Bible prose is in you, the less likely you will be to ever write a really bad English sentence. Don’t take my ...
CNN

Restoration of 16th-century English tapestries nears completion after 20 years

Conservation work that began 20 years ago on a giant set of 16th-century tapestries is almost complete: 12 down – as the most recently cleaned and repaired panel goes back on the wall at England’s ...
Gizmodo

16th-Century English Mystic’s ‘Magical’ Mirror Confirmed to Be of Aztec Origin

Scientists have shown that an obsidian hand-mirror once owned by the Renaissance polymath John Dee has Aztec origins, thus confirming a longstanding mystery. John Dee was quite the character. Born in ...
Kansas City Star

Quarry workers stumble upon remains of rare 16th-century English ship, researchers say

The remains of a 16th century vessel were found off the coast of England, researchers said. Photo from Wessex Archaeology The remains of a rare 16th-century vessel were unexpectedly unearthed along ...
Charlotte Observer

Quarry workers stumble upon remains of rare 16th-century English ship, researchers say

The remains of a rare 16th-century vessel were unexpectedly unearthed along the English coastline by quarry workers last year, archaeologists said. Workers for CEMEX, a building materials company, ...