by Heather R. Darsie It is thought that Thomas Tallis, alternatively spelled “Tallys,” could have been born on 30 January 1505, though it is not known for certain. What is known is that Tallis did not die until 1585, and… Read More ›
This and That
Why do We Kiss Under the Mistletoe?
by Heather R. Darsie Oh, the romantic kiss under the mistletoe. The viridian, sturdy, parasitic mistletoe. Varieties of the plant are found all over the world, growing on trees and shrubs. The mistletoe eventually kills the branch of the… Read More ›
Martin Luther’s Influence on the German Language
by Heather R. Darsie “When you go to bed in the evening, take something from the Holy Scripture with you to bed, in order to consider it in your heart and – the same as an animal – ruminate over… Read More ›
The Four Wives of Philip II
by Heather R. Darsie In case you missed it earlier this week on QueenAnneBoleyn.com, http://queenanneboleyn.com/2017/09/23/four-wives-philip-ii-spain-heather-r-darsie/ , have a look! The lives of Henry VIII of England’s six wives are much-chronicled, with myriad books, shows, art, and the like,… Read More ›
Quixotic Musings: the Adventurous Life of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
By Juan de Jauregui y Aguilar (circa 1583 – 1641) (The Bridgeman Art Library, Object 108073) Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, author of Don Quixote, died on 22 or 23 April 1616 in Madrid. Born in about 1547 to a… Read More ›
It is Not in the Stars to Hold Our Destiny, but in Ourselves
Around 23 April 1564, a great mind was born in a small English market town. Such an immortal mind was baptised 26 April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire. With inauspicious beginnings as the third of six children born, first to… Read More ›
Remembering Hieronymus Bosch, 500 Years Later
On Wednesday 9 August 1516, a funeral mass was sung for the soul of Jeroen von Aeken. Better known by his artistic name of Hieronymus Bosch, he was 58 to 66 years old at death. Dying in the city of… Read More ›
Tudor Fashion
Fashion has had innumerable iterations throughout the centuries, with the Renaissance bringing about not just changes in thinking, art and education, but also clothing style. And along with new clothing styles came sumptuary laws, which created strict visual distinctions between… Read More ›
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