14th-century

Southwest France might not exactly qualify as an exotic destination, and the accommodations on this Backroads trip are fabulously cushy—two nights are spent in a 14th-century château with tennis court and heated pool.

Adventures, With Children Jane Margolies 2011

After consulting a recipe for "bourbelier of wild pig" from a 14th-century French cookbook, Ms. Monroe-Cassel marinated strips of meat in grape juice, red wine and a mix of cinnamon, mace, cloves and long pepper, a potent cousin of black pepper.

These Literary Tastes Include Eel Pie, Grilled Snake Alexandra Alter 2011

I assume they then appealed to the Senior Fellow for judgment, and having tossed the requisite sovereigns across the polished oak table, taking care to avoid the 14th-century candlesticks, chucklingly pledged each other with claret from silver goblets.

The Art of 'I Told You So' Jan Morris 2011

Chief of this tribe is Morgan Kelly, an academic who specialises in the impact of the plague on 14th-century Europe and was virtually a lone voice in identifying Ireland's property bubble in the last decade.

Barack Obama and the Queen to visit Ireland during its time of despair 2011

The best place to catch a glimpse of this is the church at Kritsa near Agios Nikolaos, which has a wonderful array of 14th-century frescoes.

Insiders' guide to Greece 2011

A 14th-century Neapolitan example that allegedly contains a bit of the arm of Saint Luke has a shining hand grasping a golden quill - which alludes to his writing a Gospel and drawing the Virgin.

Art review: Splendor abounds in museum's display of grisly holy relics in Baltimore 2011

In Black Death (2010, Sony, 15), British horror maestro Christopher Smith (Triangle, Severance) takes us back to 14th-century England (actually 21st-century Germany) for a plague-ridden tale of pestilence, damnation and theo-political strife.

Mark Kermode's DVD round-up Mark Kermode 2010

The poetry of violent death spans hundreds of years, and some poets, such as the 14th-century French hellraiser François Villon, who killed a man in a fight, knew well of what they wrote.

The ABCBs Of Murder Tom Nolan 2011

Works by some 30 international artists will be on display in the castle's park, formal garden and 14th-century chapel.

A Buzz Amid Castle Gardens Margaret Studer 2011

At warp speed, she spends $4,000 on more than a dozen frivolous items such as a “blond cardigan sweater with a detachable white mink collar” and a set of “blown-glass 14th-century French shoe reproduction Christmas ornaments.”

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