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Edith Hall on the challenges of conflict resolution in classical Athens
The Villa Council Presents Conflict Resolution and its Discontents in Classical Athens A lecture presented by Edith Hall J. Paul Getty Museum, Getty Villa June 28, 2015 In ancient Greece, no less than today, the peaceful resolution of...
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Great Hall
The Great Hall was the architectural centrepiece of a medieval castle's interior and functioned as the social and administrative hub of the castle and its estates. With everyone dining and sleeping in the hall in its early days, the room...
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Edith Wharton as a Young Woman
Edith Wharton (l. 1862-1937) as a young woman, c. 1889, photo by Roseti, 297 Fifth Avenue, New York.
Edith Wharton collection/Beinecke 10061396
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Statue of Harold Godwinson and Edith Swanneck
The statue shows Edith Swanneck finding the body of the English king Harold Godwinson (r. Jan-Oct 1066) on the field of the Battle of Hastings in 1066. It was built by Charles Augustus William Wilke, 1875, a few miles from the battlefield...
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Beer Hall Putsch
The Beer Hall Putsch or Munich Putsch was a failed attempt by the German National Socialist (Nazi) Party to seize power, first of the Bavarian and then the German federal government on 8-9 November 1923. The coup, led by Adolf Hitler (1889-1945...
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Great Hall & Lesser Hall, Chepstow Castle
The Great Hall and Lesser Hall at Chepstow Castle in Wales. The halls contained the domestic facilities of the castle. The castle was first built c. 1067 CE by Earl William FitzOsbern, and then extended from c. 1190 CE by Sir William Marshal...
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Edward the Confessor
Edward the Confessor, also known as Saint Edward the Confessor, reigned as king of England from 1042 to 1066 CE. Edward was reliant on the powerful Godwine (aka Godwin) family to keep his kingdom together but his achievements included a relatively...
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Horyuji
The Horyuji Temple near Nara in Japan was founded in 607 CE by Prince Shotoku and is the only surviving Buddhist monastery from the Asuka Period in its original state. The complex, consisting of 48 listed buildings including a 5-storey pagoda...
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Great Hall, Stirling Castle
The Great Hall of Stirling Castle, Scotland. Built c. 1500 during the reign of James IV of Scotland (r. 1488-1513). The hall was destroyed but has since been restored to its original form, including the hammer-beam ceiling.
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Main Hall, Horyuji
The Main Hall (aka Golden Hall) or Kondo of the Buddhist Horyuji monastery, Nara, Japan. 607 CE.
