Birchwood Statue of Virgin Mary / Live Reporting, Medieval History Statue made of Birchwood of the Virgin Mary, with glass eyes. Autun region of France, c. 1130-40. TagsAncient Egypt (30) ancient greece (74) animals (101) anthropology (87) archaeology (122) architecture (79) art (407) Central/late Middle Ages (84) Central and Late Middle Ages (33) Christian history (174) disease (121) Early Middle Ages (55) economic history (49) environmental history (155) Eurasia/Middle Eastern history (201) evolution (64) fashion history (43) folklore (35) folklore/mythology (102) history of education (54) history of food (41) History of Magic (44) history of race (42) history of sex (59) Islamic history (25) Jewish history (46) literature (242) math (47) medicine (166) medieval (83) military history (104) mythology (29) political history (143) pre-history (57) religion (330) Rome (151) science (63) social history (265) technology (99) U.S. history (105) U.S. natural parks (55) warfare (90) weapons (55) women (26) women's history (213) Categories Africa, Asia and South Asia (133) Ancient History (383) Big History (55) Byzantine History (37) Early Americas (42) Early Modern (213) Fabulous Females (129) History of Science (253) Live Reporting (181) Long 19th- 20th centuries (405) Medieval History (393)
Peter Damian’s Medieval Theological Writings Medieval History / December 10, 2024 / art, Central/late Middle Ages, Christian history, literature, medieval, religion The writings of the Medieval theologian Peter Damian (d. 1072) reinforce the idea that the Middle Ages were an era with such religious devotion that…
Saint Valentine Early Modern, Medieval History / September 26, 2023 / Christian history February 14 is Valentine’s Day, and we all know what that means: a time to remember the mostly fictitious early Christian martyr(s) who became known…
The Greenbriar Bunker Live Reporting, Long 19th- 20th centuries / June 11, 2024 / political history, U.S. history, warfare, weapons Today Gabby and I got to visit the formerly secret bunker under the famous resort of Greenbrier, West Virginia! The 11,000 acres of this elite…
Ecological Diversity of the Chiuahuan Desert Live Reporting, Long 19th- 20th centuries / October 28, 2024 / environmental history, U.S. natural parks The landscape shown here is part of a vast and ecologically diverse ecoregion known as the Chiuahuan Desert. In the second image, a map shows…
