{"title":"Medieval Gifts","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eA carefully selected collection of beautiful and intriguing gifts inspired by the medieval period. \u003cbr\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"decoration-harold-arrow","title":"King Harold Bayeux Tapestry Decoration","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis handmade decoration, based on the original depiction from the Bayeux Tapestry, is double-sided and beautifully embellished using metal and silk threads on a satin background with a foam filling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease note as each item is handmade it may appear slightly different to the displayed image. 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The Magna Carta (Great Charter) was first issued in 1215 by King John with the intention of placating the barons. Although not originally intended as a bill of rights, Magna Carta became seen in these terms whenever people's liberties were challenged.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1641 it was used by lawyers in the struggle between Parliament and Charles I. With the American War of Independence against Britain, two clauses from Magna Carta became the fifth and sixth amendments of the American Constitution. The continuing symbolic significance of Magna Carta was shown when the universal Declaration of Human Rights was presented to the United Nations in 1948 as a 'Magna Carta for the future'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHand rolled hems. 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Our cuddlier boars are a much more friendly proposition, and come complete with a removable metal boar pendant in the shape of the King's royal symbol.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: 21cms high, 32cms wide, 16cm long\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hamac Trading","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":34074379911299,"sku":"2830","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0364\/6285\/4275\/products\/boarwithpendant.jpg?v=1634221373"},{"product_id":"winged-heart-medieval-pilgrim-badge-replica-pin","title":"Winged Heart Replica Medieval Pewter Pilgrim Badge","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePewter replica pilgrim badge of king holding a crown supplied on a pin with clasp. 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The information on the reverse of the card explains about heraldry and heraldic designs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePilgrim badges\u003cspan\u003e are decorations worn by some of those who undertake a Christian pilgrimage to a place considered holy by the Church. They became very popular among \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCatholics in the later medieval\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e period. Typically made of lead alloy, they were sold as souvenirs at sites of Christian \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epilgrimage and bear imagery relating to the saint venerated there. The iconography of the scallop shell associated with pilgrimages along the Way of St James and to the shrine of Saint James at Santiago de  Compostela in modern Spain is derived from shells collected by pilgrims on the beach. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Westair","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39431484899459,"sku":"SHELPPIN","price":4.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0364\/6285\/4275\/products\/shellppin.jpg?v=1627559172"},{"product_id":"medieval-seals-marginalia-playing-cards","title":"The National Archives Logo Medieval Seals \u0026 Marginalia Playing Cards","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEveryone needs a pack of playing cards. For playing with family and friends, at home, in the pub or whilst travelling. Our unique pack of playing cards is only available from us and features 16 different seals from royalty, nobility, and the clergy for the face cards as well as 9 different pieces of marginalia for the number cards. The reverse of each card features The National Archives logo.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Medieval period of English history spans Domesday to the reign of the Tudors, a period of history packed with famous kings and queens and brought to us by the scribes of the age. 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