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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Yorkshire

Yorkshire stories: 2 news summaries

British Cleric to Pope: Party On!

Archbishop of York knows Bavarian pontiff likes brew

Jan 29, 08 1:14 PM CST
(Newser) - An Anglican archbishop from the land of Monty Python brought Pope Benedict a hoppy Holy Grail this month, reports the Guardian. Archbishop of York John Sentamu had heard that Benedict liked Black Sheep, so he brought along the British ale and a custom brew dubbed Holy Grail to his... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Catholic Church • Anglican Church • beer • Vatican • Yorkshire • John Sentamu

(Newser) - A pot filled with mostly silver coins, buried for 1,000 years, was found recently by a father and son wielding a metal detector on a farm in Yorkshire, England.  Archeologosists theorize that the find by Dave and Andrew Whelan was booty from a Viking raid on a monastery.... More »

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archeology • Viking • treasure • Yorkshire

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