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May 2010

Medieval Art Goes 3D

A new exhibition showing the works of Italian medieval master Giotto, allows visitors to watch restorers at work and to ”step inside” the artist’s paintings thanks to 3D technology. Stuart McDill reports. Video at Reuters.com.

Earl Godwin of Wessex

Godwin of Wessex was the father of Harold II, the last Anglo-Saxon king of England, defeated by Duke William of Normandy at the Battle of Hastings. Godwin was likely the son of Wulfnoth Cild, a thegn of Sussex. He first appears in documents during the reign of Cnut, one of… Read More »Earl Godwin of Wessex