17 Apr 2023 Surprising Intimate Facts About Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII’s Second Queen By Sylvia Barbara ... History & Tradition 0 Anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIII, is a historical figure that has captured the imagination of people for centuries. Her story is filled with drama, intrigue, and tragedy, and her influence on the course of English history is... Read More
12 Apr 2023 Francisco Orellana’s Accidental Discovery Of The Amazon By Jake Leigh-Howarth History & Tradition 0 Among the daring exploits of those early Spanish conquistadors intent on claiming the New World for their own, none are as dramatic as Francisco Orellana’s perilous nine month journey to the Amazon in 1542. Originally an endeavor of conquest... Read More
10 Apr 2023 Homeric Hymn to Demeter Or The Thesmophoria – Which Came First? By Mary Naples History & Tradition 0 Evoking early agrarian rituals which celebrated the primal mysteries of birth, death, and resurrection, the Homeric Hymn to Demeter has the distinction of being amongst humankind’s first literary compositions honoring agricultural renewal and the... Read More
07 Apr 2023 Historians’ Gender Bias Accounts Of Illyrian Queen Teute’s Roman Encounter By MartiniF History & Tradition 0 In a clash of ego’s Teute, a third century BC widowed queen regent of the Ardiaei tribe of Illyria, faced off a Roman envoy, who challenged her policy on piracy, yet historians Polybius’ and Cassius Dio’s gender bias labelled her rage towards... Read More
05 Apr 2023 Plain Sailing: Shapes And Speed In Historic Naval Designs By Aaronne Colagrossi History & Tradition 0 During the 1700s, European naval studies were decisive and very important, so much so that espionage by Spain and France against England for military and naval purposes alone had become a real scourge. The designers of the time had succeeded in... Read More