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Arched lead-light windows in the front door of the heritage-listed Earlsferry House Bed and Breakfast on the Swan River in Guildford, Western Australia. The building is of typical late nineteenth century style, embodying elements of the …

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Image portraying some of the particularly 'gothic' features of the interior of St. George's Cathedral on St. George's Terrace in the Perth CBD.

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This strangely weapon-less Lego Viking warrior was used as an in-store display piece. The warrior is approximately one metre high and is wearing helmet with the horns associated with the Vikings in popular portrayals. His shield features two…

LiefTheViking WestAustralian21808.pdf
An article on page 6 of the Perth newspaper, The West Australian on August 21, 1908. The article is about Leif (misspelt Lief) Eiriksson and his feat of being the first European to reach (‘discover’) the American continent. It reports…

A fully online second-year undergraduate unit offered by Macquarie University through Open Universities Australia. The unit covers various aspects of medievalism, including William Morris and the Arts and Crafts Movement in Victoria, the…

Livery and its insignia were integral to medieval culture; their bestowal and wearing marked allegiance and identification to particular lords, factions or beliefs. As late as the early fifteenth century, regular livery awards at Christmas or Easter…

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‘Labor Omnia Vincit’ (work conquers everything) is a historically significant slogan associated with the American and English labour movements. It was also the motto of the Knights of Labour, a group started in the 1860s in America. The…

London Court_Western Argus_19 October 1937_p18.pdf
This article from the Western Argus provides details of two clocks that were to be installed in London Court. After noting the accuracy of the clocks, which were designed to lose no more than a thousandth of a second per hour, the author provides a…
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