Serfing holidays
Would you rather be a medieval European peasant or a modern American worker? Well, it depends on how much you value your free time: Life for the medieval peasant was …
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New Roman library to open in Cologne
A nice archaeological discovery in the heart of the beautiful Cologne: The remains of the oldest public library in Germany, a building erected almost two millennia ago that may have housed …
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Guest Post: Nazism and Fascism: Left or Right?
Today’s guest post is by another friend of The Daily Chrenk, Dr Lee Cox, who sheds more light on the ideological tar baby that is fascism/Nazism, unwanted by both sides …
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A giant, Star of David-shaped hole in the heart
There are two tragedies of the Polish-Jewish relations. The first one is that through the centuries of coexistence with each other we did not make for better neighbours and friends. …
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Dreams from my grandfather on the bridge too far
I walk along the edge of the field towards the hedge of trees. Hidden behind the hedge is a caravan park, and behind the caravan park a sports centre. In …
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