A Playful Paradise for Two

Whether you want an elegant or a laid-back vacation, you can be sure that there’s a great place out there for you. Sometimes going on a vacation and spending quality time with the one you love goes further than any gift ever could. And, more and more resorts are catering particularly to couples as a get away from the daily grind. T

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Anglo Saxon Landscapes During the Norman Conquest

The arrival of the Normans in the later half of the eleventh century greatly altered The Anglo-Saxon ways of living. The skill of the Normans surpassed the Anglo-Saxons' in architecture and agriculture at the time of the conquest. But before focusing on home-life or having the occasion to think about domestic architecture or decoration, the Normans

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Anglo Saxon Landscapes During the Norman Conquest

The arrival of the Normans in the later half of the eleventh century greatly altered The Anglo-Saxon ways of living. The skill of the Normans surpassed the Anglo-Saxons' in architecture and agriculture at the time of the conquest. But before focusing on home-life or having the occasion to think about domestic architecture or decoration, the Normans

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The Early, Largely Ignored, Water-Moving Solution

Although the device designed by Agrippa for carrying water attained the admiration of Andrea Bacci in 1588, it seemed to fade not long thereafter. Merely years later, in 1592, the early contemporary Roman waterway, the Acqua Felice, was connected to the Medici’s villa, probably making the unit outmoded. Its use may have been short

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