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During the 1300s, people wearing head pieces that looked like birds with large beaks were...
A. Priests
B. Doctors
C. Jesters
D. Knights
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December 1990 – President De Klerk of South Africa
meets with Nelson Mandela to discuss the end of apartheid.
15 December 1791 – The US
Bill of Rights is passed.
30 December 1865 – Poet and author Rudyard
Kipling is born.
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Unlocking the secrets of Domesday Book
 How
did the king of England spend Christmas in 1085? William I, also known
as William the Conqueror, was thinking about a possible invasion from
Denmark and how he might face this challenge. To determine the taxable
resources available, William commissioned a great survey of his subjects
and the value of their properties. The report of this project became
known as Domesday Book, and, notes V. H. Galbraith in The
Making of Domesday Book, it is England's "oldest public record."
Today this book provides a rich look back at how the English people
lived during the late 11th century. A visit to what England's National
Archives calls "Britain's finest treasure" reveals a wealth of information
about the landscape, nobles and knights, the social order and the
church, as well as everyday life in towns and villages and even what
people ate and drank more than 900 years ago. Best of all, Domesday
Book is now searchable online through the Archives.
Genealogists and other researchers interested in this time and place
can explore Domesday Book via name or town or village searches.
Intrigued to learn more about this period in history? Check out Questia's
amazing resources on the Middle
Ages. Then visit Kingdomality where you can complete a short personality profile to determine
what kind of vocation you might have had in medieval days. |
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To uncover family roots, dig online.
If you find yourself increasingly curious about investigating your family history, you're in good company. A recent research study found that around 60 percent of Americans have at least some interest in genealogy. And interest is growing worldwide, fueled partly by the huge amounts of information available online.
To learn more about genealogy tools available
on the Internet and how to use them, click here. |
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Revising your paper can be exciting.
The first draft of your writing project is likely much longer than you want the end product to be. And that's a good thing! Writing expert Sanford Kaye says, "Once you know you have more than enough good material, you regain the excitement of discovery and presentation even in the revising process."
Discover Kaye's approach for deciding
what to keep and what to let go. |
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 Dear
Nancy,
My Questia search turned up lots of results — but I'd like to sharpen the focus a bit. How can I do this?
Targeted in Toronto
Click here for Nancy's response.
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