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October 17, 2016
First Crusade: French Crusader’s
Chapel of Saint-Michel
The Romanesque designed chapel of Saint-Michel, located 275 feet above the valley floor at Le Puy in the Auvergne region of France. Access was by way of a staircase, set amongst a collection of medieval houses, at the foot of the rock.
Le Puy was one of many recruiting centres across Europe, where would be crusaders would step forward, take the cross and make their vows before Bishop Adhemar. He who had been appointed the spiritual leader of the crus...
Regency Personalities Series-Elizabeth Lady Eastlake
Regency Personalities Series
In my attempts to provide us with the details of the Regency, today I continue with one of themany period notables.
Elizabeth Lady Eastlake
17 November 1809 – 2 October 1893
Elizabeth Eastlake
Elizabeth Lady Eastlake was born in Norwich into the large family of Edward Rigby and his wife, Anne. Her father was a physician who was also a classical scholar, and Elizabeth’s parents included her in their social life and conversation with...
Wangari Maathai and Her Canopy of Hope
Wangari (Muta) Maathai was born in 1940 in Kenya. In her Kikuyu culture women were storytellers and all humans had right to shelter and space. Like her grandmother-namesake she was known to be industrious and organized.
By the time she was born the native drink–millet porridge–had been replaced by the tea of the British colonialists. Her father was a mechanic and driver for a British settler and was tall and strong. He didn’t need a jack to change a tire on a car. The family cultivated a sm...
October 15, 2016
The Ten Most Influential People of the 18th Century
10. Peter the Great
Politics
Peter I’s rule as Czar saw many changes in Russia in the early 1700’s which would extend over the next couple hundred years. Russia was brought into the modern realm under Peter’s hand and went through much reformation to do so. Peter the Great expanded Russia greatly and strengthened their presence in Europe. Because of Peter, Russia was able to grow into the superpower it would eventually become, a superpower which would shape the fabric of...
The Ten Most Influential People of the 15th Century
10. Filippo Brunelleschi (1377-1446)
Art
As one of the founding fathers of the Italian Renaissance, Brunelleschi made a modern contribution for all painters that would follow him; the development of linear perspective. Giving Depth through linear perspective is now one of the fundamental bases of art today.
Brunelleschi was also a innovative mastermind of architecture and engineering. This is seen most notoriously with his design of the dome of the Florn ece Cathedral wh...
The Ten Most Influential People of the Early Millennium (1001-1400)
10. Su Song (1020-1101)
Innovation
Su Song appears to be an early “Renaissance man” from historical China. He made many advances in areas such as biology and astronomy, but his greatest influence was in the area of engineering. His surprisingly complex mechanical clock was a wonder of his time. Among many advancements this clock were the development of an escapement mechanism and chain drive. Unfortunately his clock was lost when his home was conquered by an invading arm...
October 13, 2016
Book Corner: Catherine of Aragon by Amy Licence
History... the interesting bits!
Catherine of Aragon continues to fascinate readers 500 years after she became Henry VIII’s first queen. Her life was one of passion and determination, of suffering and hope, but ultimately it is a tragic love story, as circumstances conspired against her. Having lost her first husband, Henry’s elder brother Prince Arthur, she endured years of ill health and penury, to make a dazzling second match in Henry VIII. There is no doubt that she was Henry’s true lov...
October 12, 2016
The Dreaded Synopsis—How to Get Started & Why We Need One BEFORE Writing the Book
All righty, so last time we talked about the dreaded synopsis and covered why we need them and why they are important. Most writers wait until the book is finished to tackle the synopsis, but that isn’t an approach I would recommend. You don’t have to be a hard core plotter to gain massive benefits to writing a synopsis before ever writing page one.
I know all the pantsers groan when I mention any kind of pre-planning.You are squishing my creativity! Stifling my muse!
No...
In the Ghostly Footsteps of the Gettysburg Irish
Irish in the American Civil War
My posts have been less frequent than normal of late due to a range of book and conference commitments, so apologies to readers for the longer than normal gap! I will shortly be heading to the United States for the first time in a couple of years,taking in some locationsrelating to the Irish experience in New York and Pennsylvania, as well as some of those associated with the Revolutionary War. The highlight though will be my first visit to the Gettysburg batt...
Clytemnestra Act 2 | GrahamDeconstructed, Oct. 4-5, 2016, 7PM….
Katherine Crockett in Martha Graham’s Clytemnestra. Photo: Hibbard Nash Photography.
as Clytemnestra
with Principal Dancers
Abdiel Jacobsen– Ben Schultz– Xin Ying
Tuesday & Wednesday
Oct, 4-5, 2016 at 7pm
Graham’s masterpiece of contemporary theater and her only full-evening work, the characters and tragedy of the Trojan War resonate with today’s themes. Music: Halim El Dahm – Set: Isamu Noguchi – Costumes: Graham and...
