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Medieval News Archive04-Jan-2007
THE recently-knighted Sir David Murray has good reason to consider that his Medieval predecessors, charged with locating the Holy Grail, faced a mission that was only marginally more devilish than the search for the next manager of Rangers. For the first time in 500 years, England's Tower of London -- home to the crown jewels -- will have its first female Beefeater. She has served in the British military for more than 20 years. Now she'll don the ceremonial red and gold uniform, with its red stockings and ruffled white collar. It's believed the guards are named after the meat they were given as payment in Medieval times. Paul Jeeves YORK Minster's nave was cleared yesterday to give visitors a glimpse of how the cathedral would have looked during medieval times. (03/01/2007 08:05:57) YORK The nave of York Minster has been cleared of its 800 chairs, giving visitors a glimpse of how the cathedral would have looked to medieval worshippers.... Hawaii is putting big bucks into renovating the tourist area of Waikiki. Goodbye to all that concrete. Hello to open spaces. Honolulu ? THE heart of Waikiki has long been a hodgepodge of high-end boutiques and crummy shops, luxury resorts and low-rent hotels, its main drag dominated by a boxy stone shopping mall with the aesthetic appeal of a medieval keep. Volunteers are needed to help set up the Kiwanis Club of Riverdale's Medieval Faire at Veterans Park on Jan. 13-14 and Jan. 20-21.
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