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The King of Spain

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This article from the Western Mail relates news from London regarding the end of the Spanish regency in 1902 when Alfonso XIII assumed his full powers as Spainâ€™s king at age 16. The article begins by informing readers that on 18 May 1902, the…

Tags: ceremony, coronation, Duke of Connaught, hymn, King Alfonso XIII of Spain, King Edward VII, medieval procession, oath, Order of the Garter, Te Deum

The Kingâ€™s Horses Medieval Equestrian Society Inc., Ballarat, Victoria

The King’s Horses Medieval Equestrian Society Inc. are a living history group based in the Victorian city of Ballarat. The group were formed in 2007 to focus on the equestrian aspects of the medieval period, especially the 13th century. The…

The Kingdom of Lochac

The Kingdom of Lochac is the name used by members of the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) for a fictional kingdom comprising Australia, New Zealand and their Antarctic territories. Lochac is one of nineteen kingdoms worldwide. Australia itself…

Tags: Archery, calligraphy, cooking, costume, dance, heraldry, illumination, Kingdom of Lochac, Lochac, martial arts, metalwork, music, re-creation, re-enactment, SCA, Society for Creative Anachronism

The Last Viking

The childrenâ€™s picture book â€˜The Last Vikingâ€™ by Australian authors Norman Jorgensen and James Foley (illustrator) published by the Western Australian publisher Fremantle Press. The story is about a boy who connects with his inner…

Tags: child, children, Childrenâ€™s literature, fiction, Fremantle Press, illustration, James Foley, juvenile, literature, Norman Jorgensen, picture book, viking, WA, Western Australia, young adult

The Last Viking teaching blog

A blog for the childrenâ€™s picture book â€˜The Last Vikingâ€™ by Australian authors Norman Jorgensen and James Foley (illustrator) published by the Western Australian publisher Fremantle Press. The story is about a boy who connects…

The Lecture System

Weighing in on a wider printed debate about the cost and value of university teaching, the author of this article takes issue with the prevailing focus on lectures as the principal delivery mode for teaching in universities. He associates the…

The Loving Cup

This work by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, arenowned nineteenth-century painter and member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, depicts a young woman in a voluminous medieval-looking gown raising a golden cup decorated with a heart shaped design to her lips.…

Tags: art, Arthurian, Arthurian romance, chivalry, cup, Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882), Gouache, ivy, knight, legend, medieval clothing, nostalgia, Pre-Raphaelite, replica, romance, SA, South Australia, Victorian, watercolour

The Mace of Parliament

In this article from the Western Argus, the significance and history of the mace in parliamentary proceedings is explained. The author describes the mace used in the Victorian Legislative Assembly as a sceptre surmounted by a cross, an orb and the…

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