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Henry Hopwood-Phillips
- Aug 27, 2020
- 5 min
The Roman Contribution to the Doughnut
Venetian fritoler with portable fryer c. 1900. Sweetness has always been prized. Cave paintings near Valencia dated to around 8000 BC dep...
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Henry Hopwood-Phillips
- Aug 7, 2020
- 4 min
1955: the Second Fall of Constantinople
Hagia Sophia’s conversion into a mosque this year was part of a pattern in which the Turkish state views its legitimacy as threatened by ...
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Henry Hopwood-Phillips
- Jul 16, 2020
- 4 min
Genesis of the Nemesis: Venice Rising
According to legend, Venice obtained its relics of St Mark from Alexandria in AD 829. Apparently the pork-barrel-smuggled saint – a stick...
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Henry Hopwood-Phillips
- Jun 18, 2020
- 7 min
Eternity in Byzantine Art
According to the apostle Paul, after the first coming of the Messiah there would be a second: “The Lord himself shall descend from heaven...
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