15 Nov 2021 From Frescos to Manga: The Ancient History of Comic Books By MartiniF History & Tradition 0 Debuted in 1825, The Glasgow Looking Glass - later renamed The Northern Looking Glass- was a satirical publication which lampooned the fashions and politics of the time. The Glasgow Looking Glass included most of the elements of a modern comic,... Read More
10 Nov 2021 The Bible’s Bedeviling Bad Girls: Delilah, Jezebel And Salome By Mary Naples History & Tradition 0 It should come as no surprise to most that the biblical writers were unfair to the gentler sex. After all, ever since Eve bit into the forbidden apple, the Good Book has been long obsessed with the notion of bad girls. Over the millennia, the... Read More
29 Oct 2021 Seeking The Ten Lost Tribes Of Israel, Finding DNA By Michelle Freson History & Tradition 0 The Ten Lost Tribes of Israel have been considered lost for over 3,000 years, but recent evidence demonstrates that they were not lost, they had merely been scattered around the world and had assimilated into other cultures. When a valued item is... Read More
20 Oct 2021 1494 The Battle Of Acentejo: A Gaunches Victory At Tenerife Over The Castilians By Gustavo Sanchez... History & Tradition 0 A battle at the end of May 1494, on the north slope of the island of Tenerife, between the Castilian troops of the belligerent Catholic Monarchs of Fernando II of Aragon and Isabel I of Castile and a thousand Guanches warriors was set to paralyze,... Read More
13 Oct 2021 Women Of Independent Means, Revered Ancient Courtesans By MartiniF History & Tradition 1 One day, the 19th-century courtesan, Esther Guimond, was traveling through Naples when she was stopped for a routine examination of her passport. When asked her profession, she quietly and discreetly told the official that she was a woman of... Read More