Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.
Having family near Doylestown, I read the Bucks County Herald article: "Knights Templar seals from the Galaskewicz Collection ...
Discover Rome’s hidden Aventine Keyhole (Buco della Serratura), where a tiny green door perfectly frames St. Peter’s Basilica ...
We know, we know - history can seem like a dud. Learning about people who aren't even on this Earth anymore - their birth, experiences, failures, and all those things - can look boring. And sometimes ...
On Christmas Day, 1119, the king of Jerusalem, Baldwin II persuaded a group of French knights led by Hugh de Payne II to save their souls by protecting pilgrims traveling the Holy Land. And so the ...
Deep within the annals of history lies the enigmatic group known as the Knights Templar. Originating in 1119, their primary objective was to protect Christian pilgrims embarking on perilous journeys ...
The Narragansett Rune Stone, marked with nine runic characters, is on display in Wickford Village, North Kingstown. The stone's origins and the meaning of the runes remain a mystery, with theories ...
A jaw-dropping medieval property is on the real estate market in England, offering a pastoral life to interested buyers – but there's a catch. The property, called St. John's Jerusalem, was originally ...
A jaw-dropping medieval property is on the real estate market in England, offering a pastoral life to interested buyers – but there’s a catch. The property, called St. John’s Jerusalem, was originally ...
A jaw-dropping medieval property is on the real estate market in England, offering a pastoral life to interested buyers – but there's a catch. The property, called St. John's Jerusalem, was originally ...