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During the eighteenth century, manuals about horsemanship, dressage, and care of horses proliferated the literary marketplace. The British style of riding in particular spread to mainland Europe in this period: as was evident in literature, fashions, art, pamphlets, and books … Continue reading →

Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury, was killed by four knights while he prayed at the altar in Canterbury Cathedral on December 29, 1170, supposedly on the king’s orders. For a simple explanation of the situation, he had been arguing … Continue reading →