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November 7, 2017
Templar Trials
The Templar’s had defended Christendom against Islam in the Holy Land, protected pilgrims on route to Jerusalem and other holy sites.
In October of 1307, Templar’s in France were arrested on mass, and charged with acts of heresy.
French Templar’s, admitted charges of heresy under torture. Pope Clement V, is said to have tried to block said trials, but was outmanoeuvred by King Philip IV of France, who stated if they admitted their guilt, they were guilty. Any Templar who...
November 6, 2017
Lighting St. Peters in 1854
Snippets 137. In 1854 the American Rev. George Foxcroft Haskins went on a tour of Europe and one of the highlights of his trip was an extended stay in Rome. One of the many things that fascinated him about St Peter’s was the lighting of the external lamps. In those day this involved a little more effort than flicking a switch! The following quote is taken from Travels in England, France, Italy and Ireland, published in 1856.
In the evening we had a fine view of St. P...
Roman Britain: Rise of the Picts
Celtic Picts
4th century Roman Britain, saw the rise of the Picts, a band of savage warriors, created from the tribes of Caledonia. These picts tattooed their bodies and embellished themselves with war paint.
To the Picts, the Romans were their enemy, and any chance they had, they stormed Hadrian’s Wall, creating a serious threat from the north.
Constantius Chlorus campaigned through the land designated as Pictland in 305. His sons Constantine marched north in 31...
Queen Nzinga
With thanks to The Open University for allowing us to repost this piece. Originally posted on their website here.
Queen Nzinga managed to call a halt to Portuguese slave raids in her kingdom through clever tactics. Read about her legacy in this article
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Ghosts: License to chill: 11 of England’s most haunted pubs — Heritage Calling
Readers, here is a spine-tingling compendium of some of England’s most haunted pubs! Accompanied by photos! A must-read! Reblogged from the wonderful Heritage Calling blog.
From spectral soldiers to unearthly urchins, our urban and rural pubs often play host to chilling tales of haunting happenings.
via Licence to chill: 11 of England’s most haunted pubs — Heritage Calling
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November 4, 2017
Sarah Polk’s Memoirs
First Lady Sarah Childress Polk lived to be nearly ninety.
Miss Childress of Tennessee
Sarah Childress (1803-1891) was born to a comfortable Murfreesboro, Tennessee family, not long after it had joined the Union. Her Presbyterian father was a planter and merchant, and, rare for his time, believed in educating his daughters as well as his son.
Accordingly, she attended the best available schools in Tennessee, and then to a Moravian Female Academy in North Carolina....
The Norwich Tale
Cathedral Close – Norwich
Set in the heart of East Anglia, is the city of Norwich, with its cathedral, castle, walls, towers and ancient churches. A city that has preserved its historical buildings over the centuries, with its winding streets and alleys, as a reminder of our past.
It was in 1194, during the reign of Richard I, that the citizens were granted a royal charter of self-government, and their elected representative would govern the city in the King’s nam...
Che Guevara’s Revolution in Pop Culture
On the 9th of October 1967 Che Guevara, an Argentinian Marxist revolutionary, and allegedly one of the most famous revolutionaries in the world, was executed. The execution took place in a little Bolivian village, La Higuera, which since then has become a pilgrimage destination for numerous Che Guevara followers. The use of the word ‘pilgrimage’ is not coincidental. In fact, it connotes a condensed summary of Che Guevara’s cult that occurred after his death.
Che’s ideological bel...
October 31, 2017
Orson Welles: Media and Mass Hysteria
On the 30th of October 1938, the U.S. radio network CBS broadcast an audio drama from the Mercury Theatre on the Airseries adapted from English sci-fi writer H. G. Wells’ 1898 novel The War of the Worlds. This special Halloween edition was directed and narrated by a 23-year old Orson Welles, future Hollywood filmmaker.
Haystack Rock, Ilkley Moor, West Yorkshire
Haystack Rock on Ilkley Moor, west Yorkshire.
Haystack Rock from a different angle.
OS Grid Reference: SE 13027 46313. A large and squat-shaped gritstone rock known as Haystack or Haystacks Rock on Ilkley Moor, west Yorkshire, has many cup-and-ring carvings, but also some more recent graffiti. The rock is thought to resemble a haystack and so the name has stuck. It is just one of many rocks and boulders upon Ilkley Moor, also known as Rombald’s Moor, many of...
