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March 10, 2017
#booktrailer The Soldier’s Return #RRBC
A senseless war rips through parts of Germany. Ongoing animosity between the Catholics and the Protestants has turned into an excuse to destroy much of the landscape in the territories situated between France, Italy and Denmark. But reliSoldiersReturn 700kgion only plays a minor role in this very lucrative business of war. What better way to wage war than with underpaid, starving, sick, desperate mercenary soldiers?
Direc...
March 6, 2017
Speaking of Guitarists… #electricguitar
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February 20, 2017
The Early Modern #Witch Burning Stronghold #MondayBlogs
A look into the city of Bamberg, Germany: The Early Modern Witch Burning Stronghold
History... the interesting bits!
Today I would like to extend a warm and hearty welcome to Laura Libricz, with my first ever guest blog post. Thank you to Laura for taking the time to write this wonderful article on witchcraft in Germany. Over to Laura:
Kirche und Teufel
Throughout the dark ages, Christianity had difficulties setting down roots amon...
February 17, 2017
The Wild Kitchen #amcooking #herbs
Picture courtesy of http://www.kraeuter-verzeichnis.de/ Bärlauch: ramsons, buckrams, wild garlic, broad-leaf garlic, bear garlic, or bear leek This time of year, the days are discernibly longer and in the evening, the blackbird sings alone on the rooftop. I watch the plants grow day for day, like my patch of Bärlauch. I stop by every morning to see how it’s coming along. This is going to be a good year for Bärlauch.
Native to Europe and Asia, ramsons or wild garlic (Allium ursin...
February 9, 2017
The Noisy Brain and #Creativity
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January 30, 2017
Love Is Tolerance #MondayBlogs
All men are created equal. That is, we are equal in utero until week six, when the presence of a certain chromosome starts the wheels a-rolling. Then the hormones kick in, or not, and everything changes. The differences between men and women can usually be readily seen: the presence of testosterone in the body influences characteristics like the growth of body hair, jaw angle, strength of connective tissue and deep tones of the voice, among other things as well. Testosterone wil...
January 16, 2017
RECONSTRUCTING HISTORY #MondayBlogs
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THE THIRTY YEARS WAR
Judging by the images and the books that are popular today, can you imagine how someone 400 years from now will view our society? How will they reconstruct our day in age based on the records we leave behind? That is, if they can even access our information. What impressions will they have of our culture?
I take this into consideration as I research and write my 17th century historical novels. I have a good idea of what the time period looked like from paintings like tho...
January 13, 2017
#RRBC ’s “SPOTLIGHT” Author Blog Tour @_MarlenaSmith_
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A final hello!
Welcome to Day 7 of my RRBC “SPOTLIGHT” Author Blog Tour! This tour has been an absolute blast, a wonderful experience. I hope you have enjoyed it as much as I have! A huge THANKS to RRBC, my host, and all of those that have joined us along the way.
Since today is the final day of my tour, I would like to take this opportunity to shine the light elsewhere.
If you have been following along my bl...
January 6, 2017
The Dutch East India Company #history #earlymodern
Read more here at SAHO, South African History Online
The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie, the Dutch East India Company, was a tradingcompany founded in 1602. Considered by some to be the first corporation in the world, the VOC was in any case the largest and most impressive trading company in Europe during the Early Modern Period. The Company ruled the trade zone between South Africa and Japan and was granted authority by the Dutch government to build forts, appoint a governing body and t...
December 22, 2016
The Dark Night of our Souls
Here’s a great article fromTheWhiteGoddess.co.ukabout Yule and the winter solstice: The White Goddess-Yule Lore Wishing you all a wonderful holiday season and a healthy start in the new year.
