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Washing through history

Submitted by Milica on Wed, 2008/04/23 - 13:08. European | General Science
The rise of Christianity in Europe may have led to reduced practice of washing, according to Katherine Ashenburg in Clean: An Unsanitized History of Washing. Judith Flanders has the review for The Telegraph.
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West Kingdom Crown photos online

Submitted by Milica on Wed, 2008/04/23 - 16:34. Armoured Combat | Photo Album | West | SCA Royalty
Esmeralda of the Lakes has posted photos from Sunday of the recent Crown Tourney in the Kingdom of the West.
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Gynaecological study of Mary, Queen of Scots finds her an “adulteress and liar”

Submitted by Milica on Thu, 2008/04/24 - 02:08. 1501 CE to 1600 CE | English | Medicine | Scottish
A new study by modern gynaecologists paints a sordid picture of the life of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, who, according to the study, was "a 'moral loose cannon', whose striking beauty and sex appeal gave Elizabeth other reasons to imprison and execute her."
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New dig may explain Stonehenge

Submitted by Ursula on Thu, 2008/04/24 - 03:44. 601 CE and Earlier | Archaeology | BBC News | Celtic | English | Places of Worship | Stonework
Just a few weeks after beginning, the excavators now working at Stonehenge have had what they describe as a "breakthrough." Clues towards the original placement of the bluestones, the site's oldest elements, may reveal why Stonehenge was built.
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