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Saint Clare’s Medieval Heart History of Science, Medieval History / October 3, 2024 / Central/late Middle Ages, Christian history, medicine, religion, women's history You’re looking at a 700+ year-old heart, recovered from a Medieval autopsy of Saint Clare of Montefalco, and considered a miraculous relic demonstrating Clare’s special…
The Great City of Benin Africa, Asia and South Asia, Long 19th- 20th centuries, Medieval History / September 24, 2024 / art, medieval, social history, warfare “The Great City of Benin,” at one time called Edo, is a place I wish I could time-travel back to. It was completely destroyed by…
Monk Sneaking Worldly Pleasures Medieval History / November 20, 2024 / art, Central/late Middle Ages, religion Check out this monk, sneaking extra wine . . . Well, it’s five o’clock somewhere, right? This miniature was painted in the late 13th century…
Tycho Brahe Early Modern / November 15, 2023 / disability history, math Tycho Brahe (d. 1601), arguably one of the best naked-eye astronomers in history, also had one of the most famous noses in history. Mostly remembered…
