Aaron King·Oct 2Pranks at the Royal Ball- Elizabeth Hamilton crashes Catherine de Braganza’s 1665 ChristmasOn arriving to Portsmouth in 1662, Catherine de Braganza’s early life was much different than that of her contemporaries at the English…
West's World·Aug 25A Speech in Tupi (Brazil, 1587)José de Anchieta (or Joseph of Anchieta) was born in Tenerife in 1534; he became a Jesuit in 1551; and in 1553 he was sent to Brazil as…A response icon1A response icon1
West's World·Aug 23Brás de Albuquerque on the RyukyuansAfonso de Albuquerque had a son named Brás. The name is the Portuguese equivalent of Blaise. I haven’t met a living Portuguese man named…
Jamie Walsh MA·Aug 21Green sickness & the mysteries of women’s healthIt is funny to me when we think about history, and how women were forced to believe they were weak. They have to deal with monthly periods…
University of Florence·Nov 17, 2025Contra el texto base: apuntes a partir de algunas ediciones de teatro español del siglo XVIIFrom Firenze University Press Book: Estemática: el Siglo de Oro por las ramas
Jamie Walsh MA·Aug 14, 2025The Infanticide Phenomenon: Murderous Mothers, or Guileful Guise?Early Modern society stripped women in England of their freedom, diminished their worth, and saw the innocents suffer deathly consequences.
Jamie Walsh MA·Jul 30, 2025The Bridgerton Effect: Remembering Black Lives in EnglandThe forgotten history of those who helped to shape England into the country it is today.
Seven County Witch Hunts·Apr 24, 2025Witches, familiars and demonic pactsWhat might spirit familiars tell us about accused witches?A response icon1A response icon1
Seven County Witch Hunts·Mar 27, 2025Henry Maggs againRemember our earlier blog post on witchcraft suspect Henry Maggs? He’s the man who was the subject of witchfinder Matthew Hopkins’ scorn on…
ACMRS Arizona·Mar 6, 2025On Teaching Jonson’s The Masque Of Blackness in an Anti-Racist Classroomby Jamie ParisA response icon10A response icon10
