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The Jester: A Historical Political Commentator and Cupid
The Jester was the entertainer of the monarchy: the one who could say what others feared saying. A foil for the aristocracy, he would carry a false scepter in his hands called a bauble that was covered in bells or … Continue reading
The Chapel of the Bones: Remembering Death
With one glance at a photo, you would imagine that the space was created by a morbid tyrant aristocrat in centuries past; a vaulted space, lined ceiling to floor in skeletons that are used as adornment. A man and an … Continue reading
Posted in historical, history and literature
Tagged Capela dos Ossos, Chapel of the bones, church, history, monks, Portugal, religion
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Eleanor of Gloucester: Witchcraft at Court
The year he captures is 1441- the painter is Edwin Austin Abbey. The figure is Eleanor of Gloucester, she is doing penance for necromancy and witchcraft. I read her name in a book about Anne Bolelyn by Allison Weir. Both … Continue reading
Intriguing Women: Lola Montez
I have found the most interesting woman on my spelunk into the Internet. She calls herself Lola Montez, but her real name is Eliza Rosanna Gilbert. She lived almost two hundred years ago: from 1821 to 1861. While many of … Continue reading
Posted in 1920s, historical, history and literature
Tagged 1800, history, Lola Montez, scandalous women
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The Battle of the Windmill
Morgan and I visited this historic site on Saturday. It looks like a lighthouse now, but it was a windmill in 1838. The site of a battle between two different ideologies: British patriots and anti-British rebels. On November 12, 1838 … Continue reading
Posted in children, historical, history and literature, Kingston, primary resource, spirit, Thoughts
Tagged Battle of the Windmill, change, history, Kingston, lighthouse, photography, Prescott, time, tower
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Brushed With Mystery 