A German armet/helmet from 1510; made of steel. Weighs 6lbs, 3oz.
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The Globe Theater was an Elizabethan style theater built in 1599 by the Lord Chamberlain’s Men, more famously, Shakespeare’s troupe. It had a capacity of 3,000, open-air and 3 stories high; it had an apron stage that came out into the audience and a pit for those who could not afford seats, called “groundlings”. The ceiling and stage both had trapdoors, for clever entrances, and there was a balcony for iconic scenes such as the romantic balcony scene from “Romeo and Juliet”. It was burnt down on June 29, 1613 and completely shut down by the Puritans in 1642. The site now has a modern reconstruction, built in 1997.

I highly recommend visiting the reconstruction in London if you’re visiting; it is really cool to get a feel for the place.

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The Gutenberg Bible was the first major printed book in Western Europe and set off the beginning of the printing revolution in the West. It is known for its high quality and use of moveable type. The book is a copy of the Vulgate Bible, printed by Johannes Gutenberg in Mainz, Germany, in the 1450’s. It is 1,272 pages long. There are only 21 complete surviving copies, located as far Austria, France, Germany, Portugal, Russia, Spain, England, and the United States. The closest copy to me in in Harvard’s library….but they won’t let people visit their library. :(
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One of the largest and most-perfect pearls in history; La Pellegrina, or The Wanderer. It was found by African slave in Santa Margarita, the Gulf of Panama, in the mid-16th century. It was given to Philip II of Spain, who gave it to his fiancee, Queen Mary I of England. After her death, it became part of the Crown Jewels of Spain, and then in 1808, of France. It changed hands many times, ending at an auction at Sotheby’s in 1969; it was sold to Richard Burton, who gave it as a Valentine’s gift to his wife Elizabeth Taylor, the actress.
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A close-up of Cate Blanchett as Elizabeth I in 1998, and another of her costumes from the film.

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Images of Juliet Capulet from Zefirelli’s 1968 Romeo and Juliet.

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A picture of Anne Boleyn as played by Natalie Dormer in the tv show The Tudors.
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mediumaevum: The first concrete mention of ice skating is found in a book written by William Fitzstephen, a monk in Canterbury. In his book about Thomas Beckett, he writes the following, a description of a scene taking place below the northern city walls of Canterbury during the winter: …if the moors in Finsbury and Moorfield freeze over, children from London play. Some of the children have attached bones to their ankles, and carry well-worn sticks. They fly across the ice like birds, or well-fired arrows. Suddenly, two children will run at each other, sticks held high in the air. They then attack each other until one falls down. Often, the children injure their heads or break their arms or legs… The sticks that Fitzstephen refers to were used for movement, as the primitive bone-made ice skates did not have sharp gliding edges like modern ice skates. Adding edges to ice skates was invented by the Dutch in the 13th or 14th century. image: Medieval bone skates on display at the Museum of London, by Steven G. Johnson
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A portrait of Katharine of Aragon, a Spanish princess who married the Prince of Wales, Arthur, in 1501. Unfortunately, he died shortly before this portrait was painted by Michael Sittow in 1502. She later married her husband’s younger brother, Henry VIII.
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Helmingham Hall was built in 1510 and owned by the Tollemache family. It is located in Suffolk, England.
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Opaque  by  andbamnan