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New entry in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Shardlake, Matthew (b. c. 1500), lawyer, was the son of a yeoman farmer from Lichfield. Early in his childhood he developed severe kyphosis, a disability that would go on to have a significant impact … more →
Mercurius Politicus
Anne Boleyn: Behind the Myth
Charlotte Evans wrote 2 weeks ago: By 1526, Henry VIII was thirty-five years old. He had reigned in England for twenty-seven years and … more →
Harlequin
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woollywotnots wrote 1 month ago: I love visiting toy museums. There is a lovely toy museum on the Isle of Wight in Brading. Have a l … more →
New entry in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Nick wrote 7 months ago: Shardlake, Matthew (b. c. 1500), lawyer, was the son of a yeoman farmer from Lichfield. Early in his … more →
The First Voyage Round the World, by Magellan
Amy Ricalde wrote 7 months ago: By Adamant Media, Baron Henry Edward John Stanley Page xxxiii This they said, and gave as their an … more →
Narratives of the Voyages of Pedro de Gamboa
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Amy Ricalde wrote 7 months ago: Narratives of the Voyages of Pedro de Gamboa to the Straits of Magellan By Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa … more →
Information technology and early modern readers
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Nick wrote 8 months ago: Bookshelves are not the most obvious thing that comes to mind when you think about information tech … more →
Article round-up
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Nick wrote 11 months ago: It’s that time of year again when I’ve been distracted by the appearance of new journal … more →
Museums in Tropea
francescovitetta wrote 11 months ago: Diocesan Museum of Tropea Episcopal Palace, off Cathedral, 89891, Tropea Hours Admission The Museum … more →
Life on an early modern university campus
Nick wrote 1 year ago: Thinking of applying to university? Then come to the Duke of Württemberg’s new college at Tü … more →
The Aviary Gate by Katie Hickman
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awriterspen wrote 1 year ago: In The Aviary Gate by Katie Hickman, graduate student Elizabeth Staveley is researching captivity st … more →
Cheap print
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Nick wrote 1 year ago: I’ve been posting far less than I would like recently, due to being completely overwhelmed at … more →
The Perne Library: or, a counterfeit edition of Bookporn
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Nick wrote 1 year ago: Rachel over at A Historian’s Craft has a regular series of great posts on “bookporn … more →
Reading pamphlets
Nick wrote 1 year ago: I’ve spent the past few weeks immersed in seventeenth-century pamphlets and as a result, have … more →
Zebras
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Nick wrote 1 year ago: There is a wonderful post about early modern mentions of zebras over at Early Modern Whale. It inclu … more →
Why come ye nat to courte?
Nick wrote 2 years ago: A very funny post about John Skelton inventing the knock-knock joke over at Blogging the Renaissance … more →
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