medieval England
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2,675 words · About a 13-minute read. During the reign of King Stephen, two children of strange green hue were discovered near Woolpit in Suffolk, speaking in an unknown tongue and refusing all common food save raw beans. What follows is not a retelling of that story, but an imagined prelude to it
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1,696 words · About an 8-minute read. Lady Katherine Bulkeley grapples with a letter concerning the crown’s inquiry into her abbey, feeling the weight of change and uncertainty. In the chapel, she encounters the spirits of Henry and Rosamund, who share insights on legacy, authority, and love.