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nothingvia: The Hoxne Hoard (pronounced /ˈhɒksən/ HOK-sən)is...

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:15:37 -0500

The Hoxne Hoard (pronounced /ˈhɒksən/ HOK-sən)is the largest hoard of late Roman silver and gold discovered in Britain, and the largest collection of gold and silver coins of the fourth and fifth century found anywhere within the Roman Empire. Found by a metal detectorist in the village of Hoxne in Suffolk, England, on 16 November 1992, the hoard consists of 14,865 Roman gold, silver and bronze coins from the late fourth and early fifth centuries, and approximately 200 items of silver tableware and gold jewellery.

The hoard was discovered in a field of a farm, about 2.4 kilometres (1.5 mi) southwest of the village of Hoxne in Suffolk, on 16 November 1992. Peter Whatling, the tenant farmer, had lost a hammer and asked his friend Eric Lawes, a retired gardener and amateur metal detectorist, to help look for it. While searching the field with his metal detector, Lawes discovered silver spoons, gold jewellery and numerous gold and silver coins. After retrieving a few items, he and Whatling notified the landowners (Suffolk County Council), and the police, without attempting to dig out any more objects.

The following day, a team of archaeologists from the Suffolk Archaeological Unit carried out an emergency excavation of the site. The entire hoard was excavated in a single day, with the removal of several large blocks of unbroken material for laboratory excavation.The area within a radius of 30 metres (98 ft) from the find spot was searched using metal detectors. Peter Whatling’s missing hammer was also recovered and donated to the British Museum.

Look what these kitties have been reading in NEW JERSEY! (via...

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:56:19 -0500

Look what these kitties have been reading in NEW JERSEY!

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Happy Thanksgiving! Check out the delicious sweet potato recipe in my newsletter!

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:54:27 -0500

Happy Thanksgiving! Check out the delicious sweet potato recipe in my newsletter!

I still giggle when I see my name in print. (via The History...

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:13:32 -0500

I still giggle when I see my name in print.

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You can win an autographed copy of my new book! 1. Reblog...

Sat, 12 Nov 2011 17:55:36 -0500

You can win an autographed copy of my new book! 1. Reblog this contest on your blog. – one entry (tell me in the comment section below with the link). 2. tweet this contest – one entry (tell me in the comment section below with the link). 3. Post this contest on Facebook (tell me in the comment section below with the link). 4. Subscribe to the History Scroll Newsletter (3 entries!) 5. Follow this blog (as a blogger member – 3 entries!)
Have fun!!
Contest ends December 15, 2011.

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Sat, 12 Nov 2011 17:49:00 -0500

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If anybody reading this is an expert on the history of Brittany, give me a jingle.

Sat, 12 Nov 2011 17:48:18 -0500

karlaakins:

I have questions for my new book.

Look at what this kitty has been reading! My new book! Want an...

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 14:59:47 -0500

Look at what this kitty has been reading!

My new book!

Want an autographed copy? Go here!

I started this blog on tumblr, but discovered that schools...

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:41:50 -0400

I started this blog on tumblr, but discovered that schools filter out tumblr, so I’m going to be moving all my historical research to this site.

Please join me in the move and sign up for e-mail updates via email! Thanks!

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Look what arrived today! My book! A bunch of them! It is the...

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:46:04 -0400

Look what arrived today!

My book! A bunch of them!

It is the coolest feeling to see your hours of work in print.

To God be the glory!

victoriasrustyknickers: Pinch the Terrier being told to sit for...

Sat, 15 Oct 2011 17:02:18 -0400

victoriasrustyknickers:

Pinch the Terrier being told to sit for his Portrait - Carte-de-Visite by Robert Falkiner of 46, Kensington Gardens Square, London - late 1800s

missfolly: Eugene Atget: Rouen - maison 108 rue Moliere, 1907

Sat, 15 Oct 2011 17:01:59 -0400

missfolly:

Eugene Atget: Rouen - maison 108 rue Moliere, 1907

fromeuropewithlove: Schwerin Castle, Germany

Sat, 15 Oct 2011 16:56:44 -0400

fromeuropewithlove:

Schwerin Castle, Germany

ornamentedbeing: Alexandra Iosifovna, Grand Duchess of Russia

Sat, 15 Oct 2011 16:54:41 -0400

ornamentedbeing:

Alexandra Iosifovna, Grand Duchess of Russia

ornamentedbeing: Makart

Sat, 15 Oct 2011 16:54:13 -0400

ornamentedbeing:

Makart

ornamentedbeing: Portrait of Empress Consort Maria Feodorovna,...

Sat, 15 Oct 2011 16:53:46 -0400

ornamentedbeing:

Portrait of Empress Consort Maria Feodorovna, Dagmar of Denmark

ornamentedbeing: Giovanni Boldini La Pianista

Sat, 15 Oct 2011 16:31:21 -0400

ornamentedbeing:

Giovanni Boldini La Pianista

ornamentedbeing: Joseph-Désiré Court When you look up the...

Sat, 15 Oct 2011 16:31:02 -0400

ornamentedbeing:

Joseph-Désiré Court

When you look up the word coquet in the dictionary you’ll see this picture.

karlaakins: SQUEEEEE!!! This makes me so happy, Amanda! Hope...

Sat, 15 Oct 2011 16:30:40 -0400

karlaakins:

SQUEEEEE!!! This makes me so happy, Amanda! Hope you love it. Write a review when you’re done! :-)

okwhatnow:

Look what I got in the mail!! I’m really excited to read my dear friend Karla’s book aboot Canada! I got an e-version when I ordered it, but I wanted to read the print copy first. How crazy is that! :D

(I was so excited, I didn’t even put on makeup, lol)

ornamentedbeing: Everything about this is breathtaking. Helene...

Sat, 15 Oct 2011 16:30:28 -0400

ornamentedbeing:

Everything about this is breathtaking.

Helene Sedlmayr in Old Munich costume by court painter Joseph Karl Stieler

“ Helene Kreszenz Sedlmayr (12 February 1813, Trostberg - 1898, Munich) was a German beauty of the 19th century, considered the epitome of Munich’s beauties. A shoemaker’s daughter, she became known to Ludwig I of Bavaria when (aged 15) she supplied toys to his children and he commissioned a portrait of her from Stieler for his Gallery of Beauties. In 1831 she married the king’s valet Hermes Miller (1804-1871), with whom she had 10 children.”

-Wikipedia