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Codex Bodleianus (Cod. graec. Misc. 251, Auct. T. 4. 13), Bodleian Library, c. 11th or 12th century CE. The Discourses of Epictetus by Arrian. The large stain on the manuscript on this page (Book 1. 18. 8-11) has made this passage partially...

The Coronation Chair of Edward I of England (r. 1272-1307 CE). The throne was made to accommodate under the seat the Stone of Scone, the traditional coronation stone of Scottish monarchs which Edward had taken from Scotland in 1296 CE. The...

Alexandri Anabasis by Arrian (86 - c. 160 CE) Published in Geneva, 1575 CE.

A stained glass window showing Saint Margaret of Scotland, from her chapel in Edinburgh Castle. Queen Margaret (c. 1046-1093 CE) was the wife of Malcolm III of Scotland (r. 1058-1093 CE) from 1070 CE to 1093 CE.

The Chapel of Saint Margaret of Scotland in Edinburgh Castle. Queen Margaret (c. 1046-1093 CE) was the wife of Malcolm III of Scotland (r. 1058-1093 CE) from 1070 CE to 1093 CE.

A c. 1591 CE illustration of Queen Margaret of Scotland (c. 1046-1093 CE) and her husband Malcolm III of Scotland (r. 1058-1093 CE). From the Seton Armorial.

A c. 1605 painting of Saint Margaret of Scotland (c. 1046-1093 CE) by Obra de Juan de Roelas. Margaret was the queen of Scotland and wife of Malcolm III of Scotland (r. 1058-1093 CE) from 1070 to 1093 CE. (Church of San Miguel and San Julián...

Dunfermline Abbey, Fife, Scotland. The abbey was refounded around 1150 during the reign of David I of Scotland (r. 1124-1153). It contains the remains of Saint Margaret of Scotland and Robert the Bruce, amongst others.

Sarah Josepha Hale (l. 1788-1879 CE), the writer and editor of the popular periodical Godey’s Lady’s Boo campaigned for the national observance of Thanksgiving Day beginning in 1846 CE. Painting by James Reid Lambdin (1807-1889 CE) Richard's...

A 1562 CE manuscript illustration showing Malcolm III of Scotland (r. 1058-1093 CE) and Queen Margaret. (National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh).