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Five common English words we don’t know the origins of – including ‘boy’ and ‘dog’
The Conversation via Yahoo Canada News· 1 day agoThe earliest appearance of the word is from 1388, in a list (in Latin) of musical instruments owned...
Amateur Historians Unearth a Long-Lost Tudor Palace Visited by Henry VIII and Elizabeth I
Smithsonian Magazine· 2 days agoof Bosworth Field, killing Richard III and bringing the Plantagenet dynasty’s 331- year reign to an...
The Possibly Royal Origins of the ‘Jack Sprat’ Nursery Rhyme
Mentalfloss· 4 days agoAlthough “Jack Sprat” may not be in the nursery rhyme limelight, the two theories behind its meaning—both of which involve royalty—are just as interesting as the origins & ...