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    Review: The Hajj At The British Museum

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    Where's Waldo?

    In 1324, Mansa Musa, king of the Malian empire, left on his pilgrimage to Mecca. He took with him a retinue of 60,000 followers, used Andalucian architects to build a palace in Timbuktu along the way and peaceably incorporated a quarter of Africa into his realm. When he was done, he had the second...

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    Review: Crossed Keys by Michael Cecchetelli

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    This isn't me being clever. It's just where I went after buying the book. Also the book is crossED keys, not cross. And it's not a pub. Keep up!

    So this is a gripping book, let’s start with that. If you’re just here to skim down and see if it goes on your wishlist then yes… it does. Somewhere toward the top. The two texts that make up the bulk of Crossed Keys, the Black Dragon and the Enchiridion of Pope Leo III,...

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    Review: Treasures of Heaven Exhibition at The British Museum

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    So how was your Saturday? My mother the psychonaut and I saw a piece of the True Cross, had some brunch, then pub-crawled down the Thames drinking Pimm’s and rosé. The head is a bit sore this morning, to be honest. In fact, I don’t think I’d get through the door of the exhibition...

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