2 days ago by Lynn McAlister

On this day in 1589, Archibald Macalister, heir apparent of Tarbert, was named in a bond of caution signed by Sir James Campbell of Ardkinglas for the good behaviour of Donald Campbell of Kilmore (Kilmory) and Donald’s son Dougall. The Kilmory Campbells were “particularly aggressive and unruly, and ...

2 days ago by Lazof

While Scandinavia’s ‘Viking Age’ is one of the most studied aspects of early medieval history, much less has been published about the centuries which followed. Yet the armies of Sweden, Norway and Denmark offer fascinating differences from the rest of medieval Western Europe, both in their organisat ...

15 days ago by Michael Haykin

Lavenham parish church is reckoned to be one of the most beautiful Anglican church buildings in the entire county of Suffolk, something that I can attest from personal experience, having visited the church last September. For a hundred years, from 1578 to 1679, the church was served by a succession ...

16 days ago by Eva aka Aleydis

30 days ago by צבאיה

I : II : I : I Ε ι δ η VIII : I : IV : V IX : V : IX V : V ν η V : V I I I Qommunique:: QQQ:: ί 'I am the Iota and the Omega; not one Iota shall I move!' says Dominis Liminis { … } ::QQQ:: «Je musée?» «Quand la Veritée!» «l'chants» «pour la chance» «d'accord» { … } Sixteenth Century Technology It's ...

33 days ago by Blanca Martinez de Rituerto

1) These Gauntlets belonged to Prince Philip of Spain and were made by Lucio Piccinino, Master armorer of Milan, 1590 2) 1557 3) 1590, Milan 4) 1490 5) 1600

34 days ago by hrnicu

Luciano Guelfi /Foter Property of the Crown, then royal residence, Chenonceau Castle is an exceptional site not only because of its original design, the richness of its collections, its furniture and its decorations, but also because of its destiny, since it was loved, administrated and protected by ...

36 days ago by Wayne

Here is a print created in 1516 AD by the gothic master Albrecht Dürer. It portrays the familiar theme of Prosperine (Persephone) abducted by Pluto (Hades) the god of the underworld—an event which underpins classical mythology about the changing of the seasons. The print itself is about the capricio ...

36 days ago by Christoph Amberger

Despite the occasional death on the fencing strip, modern competitive fencing is a safe sport. Heck, more kids have died taking a Little League baseball on the chest than have even been nicked by a blade! Despite a higher degree and frequency of serious injury or even fatality, it looks that 16th-ce ...

38 days ago by Roy Peachey

There have been some interesting reviews in the last two editions of The Catholic Herald. In the December edition, Joseph Pearce wrote a review article on the updated edition of A Bitter Trial, Evelyn Waugh's responses to the liturgical innovations of his last years . As I wrote last year, Waugh now ...