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The power of a painting, spooky things and medieval summer events

The power of a painting, spooky things and medieval summer events

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May 21, 2025
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In 1683, near the close of the reign of Charles II, Henry Keepe stood in front of a fourteenth-century portrait of Richard II at Westminster Abbey. He noted that it was ‘very beautiful to behold, and…

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