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Homes of the Wades

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One Who Goes About

Originally posted on History Witch:

Nanyehi (translates to “one who goes about”), also known as Nancy Ward (1738- 1822) was a “Beloved Woman” or “Ghigau” of the Cherokee tribe. With this title, she was allowed to sit on councils and make decisions for her people. She wanted a peaceful coexistence with the European Americans and functioned as an ambassador between her tribe and the new settlers.

She married Tsu-la” or “Kingfisher” who was a member of the Deer Clan. In the Battle of Taliwa (a...

Rice Bull’s Legacy of War

Originally posted on Mysteries and Conundrums:

From Beth Parnicza

When we prepare special programs, exhibits, or even blog posts, we often pull soldiers’ letters and diary accounts written immediately following the action. Untainted by the warm glow of nostalgia, such accounts have an authenticity that draws us in as historians.

With so much of our interpretation and research focusing on a battle or its immediate aftermath, we are sometimes guilty of forgetting that these moments are brief t...

Historic Painting: “Room in the House on Ostrovki” by Grigory Soroka, 1844.

Originally posted on www.seanmunger.com:

This magnificently detailed picture gave me a pause when it slid past my eyeballs on one of my searches for new material for this Historic Painting series. At first glance I thought it was a Scandinavian scene, but it’s actually depicting 19th century Russia. This is evidently a real room in a house that really existed, the estate of Russian noblemanNikolai Petrovich Milyukov, located in theVyshnevolotsk district, Tver province, which is on the tradi...

Nine Facts About the Black and Tan War

Originally posted on historywithatwist:

I was gobsmacked recently when I was asked to contribute some facts on the Irish War of Independence to the superb website, Military History Now. Here it is again, for those interested in the subject.

The Irish War of Independence ran from January 1919 to July 1921. It was a guerrilla campaign pitching 15,000 members of the IRA against a British constabulary and military might totalling 42,000. Nearly 2,000 people died as a result – 750 of them civilia...

The Royal Wedding of Prince Arthur and Infanta Catalina

Originally posted on tudors & other histories:

On Sunday, 14th of November 1501, Katherine of Aragon and Arthur Tudor were married in a splendid ceremony at St Paul’s Cathedral in London. She was led to the church by her brother-in-law, Henry Tudor, the Duke of York who also wore white and gold. White was a color not normally seen in brides, and yet Katherine wore it, dazzling the English onlookers as she exited from her chambers with her ladies and Dona Elvira, and accompanied by the young...

Mary Wollstonecraft

Originally posted on :

“I do not wish them [women] to have power over men; but over themselves.”

― Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792)

Mary Wollstonecraft was born on April 27, 1759; the second eldest in a family of seven. Alienated by her mother’s favour for her brother and her father’s abuse, she dedicated her life to writing. She became one of Britain’s most important radicals, whose work has changed the world. The work she is renowned for is Vindication of th...

Astarte

Originally posted on Exequy's Blog:

Astarte was a major goddess as known from Northwestern Semitic regions, closely related in name, origins, and functions with the goddess Ishtar in Mesopotamian texts. Other renderings and transliterations of her name include ‘Ashtart, Ashtoreth, Atirat, and As-tar-tú, among others.

‘Ashtart was connected with the fertility of crops and cattle, sexuality, and war. Her symbols were the lion, the horse, the sphinx, the dove, and a star within a circle indica...

Umusuna: Memories Before History | Dance of Darkness and Sankai Juku at BAM….

Originally posted on NYC Dance Stuff:

Ushio Amagatsu from Sankai Juku in Ushio Amagatsu’s “Umusuna: Memories Before History.” Photo: Jack Vartoogian

As you walk into the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Howard Gilman Opera House you immediately become aware of the stark minimalist design of the stage’s set. There is a narrow walkway between two slightly elevated rectangular platforms. In the background is a thin column of sand that falls continuously from the rafters. The column of sand is fram...

James Guidney aka Jemmy the Rockman

Originally posted on All Things Georgian:

James Guidney, aka Jemmy the Rockman, was a well-known character on the streets of Birmingham in the latter years of the Georgian and into the Victorian era, with his red military jacket and long white beard. Jemmy was a true English eccentric and had lived a life full of colour and adventure. He eventually settled at Birmingham where he sold a form of rock candy on the streets, which he called his ‘Composition’, crying out as he walked with his tin...