28 Jun 2023 Queen Katherine Of Aragon – Old And Deformed Wife Of Henry VIII? By Sylvia Barbara ... History & Tradition 0 In 1519, the French King Francis I quipped that Henry VIII had “an old deformed wife, while he himself is young and handsome”. It is generally assumed that the French King was referring to Katharine’s corpulent figure - several years later... Read More
21 Jun 2023 Procopius, Fourth Century AD Spy Who Became a Roman Emperor By Mario Bartolini History & Tradition 0 Although its golden age had long passed, the Roman Empire was still a prosperous and militarily formidable state at the turn of the fourth century. The famed Pax Romana – the century between the reign of Trajan (98 - 117) and that of Severus... Read More
16 Jun 2023 Bretwaldas: The Early Anglo-Saxon Kings Of Post-Roman Britain By Tony Sullivan History & Tradition 0 Current literature on the early medieval period in England and the Anglo-Saxons in general, supporting an outdated curriculum taught 40 years ago, postulating that waves of Anglo-Saxons warriors arrived in Britain and pushed the indigenous... Read More
05 Jun 2023 Revolt Of The Angle, Saxon and Jute Mercenaries In Britannia By Tony Sullivan History & Tradition 0 Three Saxon keels slipped effortlessly through the waves towards the Kentish coast. The white cliffs glided past as the rowers, 20 on each side kept a constant rhythm. The shallow-draft oaken hull, 90 feet long (27 meters), drew just four feet of... Read More
29 May 2023 Fine Dining With The Pirates Of The Caribbean By Aaronne Colagrossi History & Tradition 0 Caribbean cuisine was certainly founded by pirates. Images of filibusters as ragamuffins gnawing bugs in some cell, or perhaps scraping the bottom of some barrel adrift in the Caribbean, hunting for prey, or that of pirates getting drunk in front... Read More