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Fool: In Search of Henry VIII’s Closest Man| The Russell Kirk Center
The stars seem to have aligned and I am all set for a fall full of reading. Salem’s Centuries is in production (and out on January 6), my new saffron project hasn’t taken flight yet, and I have a course release for the semester. I’ve written two books in five years and now is the time […] The post Fall Reading 2025 appeared first on streetsofsalem.| streetsofsalem
extrait de France 3 / mardi 19 août 2025 Dans la nuit du 17 au 18 août 2025, la permanence de la députée Renaissance de la 7ème circonscription du Finistère, Liliana Tanguy, située 12 rue du Prat à Pont-l’Abbé a … Continuer la lecture →| Attaque
The exhibition, opening next March, will be the first of its kind in the United States.| ARTnews.com
My guest today is Dr Ada Palmer, Associate Professor of Early Modern European History at the University of Chicago and author Inventing the Renaissance: Myths of a Golden Age. I must say I haven’t enjoyed reading a book as much as this one in quite some time. Dr Palmer takes the traditional idea of the Renaissance – that it was a glorious rebirth of reason, artistic mastery and secular thinking after a centuries long dark age – and shows this is... Read More Read More The post Intervie...| History for Atheists
"That’s what I like best, when writing historical fiction, lots of facts to draw on but a great big gap where you can create the story."| Writers Review
Quatrième de couverture : « Fille d’un chef déchu, Offerte comme esclave, elle est devenue une des plus grandes figures féminines de l’Histoire. » XVIe siècle. Malinalli est la fille d’un chef d’un clan d’Amérique centrale. Peu de temps après la mort de son père, elle est vendue à un autre clan pour travailler aux champs […]| La Bibliothèque d'Aelinel
First printing of the Zohar, Cremona 1558.| Kotzk Blog
Have you perused the Heroines by Elena Kanagy-Loux collection yet? This unique and fantastical collaboration collection with Elena (@erenanaomi) features three beautiful new shoes named after inspirational early-modern women artists. One of these artists is Isabella Catanea Parasole, who inspired the laser-cut lace on the Isabella Chopines. Parasole is a fascinating historical figure. This 16th/17th-c. Roman engraver published multiple printed pattern books (amongst other achievements), which...| American Duchess Blog
Mardi 8 avril 2025, 12h30-14h, BnF, site Richelieu, Salle des conférences, Chevaux d’airain, monstres mythologiques et autres fauves figés dans le bronze : quand l’animal niche dans la médaille de la Renaissance, par Paul Froment, chargé de collections de médailles (BnF). Dans un monde de la Renaissance où l’animal est omniprésent,...| L'Histoire à la BnF
A Dark Age is characterised by loss of knowledge and lack of records. In our impermanent society does that mean we are in one now?| Historic Mysteries
Coriander went from ancient staple to persona non grata.| Atlas Obscura
The following review for the series #ELRBOOKS comes as a series of recommendations by Sandy Baldwin who is currently working as an independent writer. Nevertheless, this review features far more than five books and, in the best tradition of metafiction, his suggestions are directly addressed to the readers who are interested in electronic literature and […]| electronicliteraturereview
