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Our dream kitchen with no mod-cons! How one British couple restored French chateau to original glory

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You won’t find any of the latest juicers, blenders or fashionable steam ovens in Robert Deeley’s kitchen. But if dangle spits, bottle jacks and faggot ovens from centuries long past are more your taste in culinary gadgets, then the cavernous room with its flagstone floor and two roaring open fires in his French chateau will … Read more

Silver Roman dagger is restored to its former glory with nine months of restoration

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Romans had a difficult history with Germany, and was repeatedly dragged into battled with the tribes from Germania.  The Roman Empire stretched from Italy westwards through Iberia and into Britain and Eastwards into modern-day Syria and Turkey.  However, for the most of the duration of the Empire, Germany was not conquered or ruled, maintaining relative … Read more