Florence, 1498, and the city gathered to see the execution of Girolamo Savonarola, the once de-facto ruler of the city, burned to death on a funeral pyre. Florence, 1538, and the city is suffering …| In Search of the Classic Mystery Novel
I was lucky enough to get to see a production of Christopher Marlow’s (1564 – 1593) Edward II at the Royal Shakespeare Company this week, and as with any good piece of art I come across, I have bee…| Going Medieval
“Was I a weird kid?” My mom giggled a little before she responded. “No. You were just a bookworm and quiet.” I’d remembered that about me, too, and how uneasy it made …| Memos from the Middle
