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Seven Noble Knights

Seven Noble Knights

Inspired by a lost medieval Spanish epic poem, Seven Noble Knights draws from history and legend to bring a brutal yet beautiful world to life.

2020

Stories

Jessica Knauss

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Sep 1

When Spain Looted its Own Art

How American Philanthropists Got the Art Deals of the Twentieth Century

When Spain Looted its Own Art

Jessica Knauss

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Jul 29

Notes on Grief, Ten Years On

It happens to us all, so let’s talk about it

Notes on Grief, Ten Years On

Jessica Knauss

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Aug 11, 2025

Making Sephardic History Visible

Jesús Jambrina Unearths the Jewish Legacy in Zamora

Making Sephardic History Visible

Jessica Knauss

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Jun 5, 2025

Tour the Ruins of a Soon-to-Be-Flourishing Pueblo

Salto de Castro, part 2

Tour the Ruins of a Soon-to-Be-Flourishing Pueblo

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Apr 28, 2025

A Medieval Videogame, Making History

One day last October, I got a private message request on Facebook. Often, these things are spam, so imagine my surprise when it turned out…

A Medieval Videogame, Making History

Jessica Knauss

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Apr 3, 2025

An American Brings Spirit Back to a Spanish Ghost Town

Salto de Castro, part 1

An American Brings Spirit Back to a Spanish Ghost Town

Jessica Knauss

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Jul 18, 2024

A Little Bird, a Great Queen, and a Hidden Treasure

Salamanca’s Double Ceiling

A Little Bird, a Great Queen, and a Hidden Treasure

Jessica Knauss

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Feb 26, 2024

From Pleasure Palace to Parliament: the Aljafería of Zaragoza

In 2016, two months before my beloved husband unexpectedly died, we visited Spain. We flew from Phoenix to Charlotte to Madrid, rented a…

From Pleasure Palace to Parliament: the Aljafería of Zaragoza

Jessica Knauss

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Feb 13, 2024

The Medieval Walls of Zamora, Yesterday and Today

Part 1

The Medieval Walls of Zamora, Yesterday and Today

Jessica Knauss

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Jan 2, 2024

On This Day in 1492

Perhaps you thought only one event happened in 1492 — Columbus’s ships landing on Hispaniola on October 12.

On This Day in 1492

Jessica Knauss

Jessica Knauss

Book Author

Jessica is an author who always dreamed of living in Spain. Now here she is in the charming small city of Zamora! JessicaKnauss.com

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