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Ptolemy’s “The Almagest” Ancient History, Medieval History / November 14, 2024 / Eurasia/Middle Eastern history, math Lucky you, readers: you get to look now at a page of one of the most important texts in recorded history – the _Almagest_, by…
Historical Story of Children’s Nursery Rhyme “Three Blind Mice” Early Modern, Medieval History / November 26, 2024 / folklore/mythology, literature, religion So this is a post about a children’s nursery rhyme. The burning of Protestants by “Bloody” Queen Mary (d. 1588) made a mark on the…
Mummy Workshop Africa, Asia and South Asia, Ancient History, History of Science / October 6, 2023 In an article published in the premier science journal _Nature_ earlier this week, a team of scholars announced their analyses of the operations of the…
The Virgin Mary’s Hair from the Talisman of Charlemagne Medieval History / November 7, 2024 / Central/late Middle Ages, Eurasia/Middle Eastern history, religion, social history, warfare In my final post featuring this week’s theme of hair in Medieval Europe, I’d like to conclude with . . . . magical hair! You…
