Month: January 2016
What makes deviance?
Cresswell claims that deviance “is created through reactions . . . [and] when we concentrate on this aspect of deviance, the analysis of the process of labelling becomes more important than the characteristics of those who are so labelled.” Taking the witch as an example, to what extent do you agree with this contention? Historians, … Continue reading What makes deviance?
Vlad the Impaler
Saw this on Facebook before and laughed far more than I should have.
The Crusades – BBC Documentary
Just a week before I am about to sit an exam regarding the Third Crusade and its characters, I have stumbled across a brand new BBC Four documentary series narrated by leading Crusade historian Thomas Asbridge. It has so far covered the causes of the Holy War, the Battle of Hattin in 1187 and the … Continue reading The Crusades – BBC Documentary
Catching the Clergy in the Act
In around 1535 (following Henry VIII's break from Rome and marriage to his second wife, Anne Boleyn, but before he relieved her of the burden that was her head), Henry was in desperate need of cash. In a continuation of his attack on Roman Catholicism, Henry launched a campaign against the monasteries which would result … Continue reading Catching the Clergy in the Act
The Lotto Craze
It is driven into the human psyche that if there exists a small chance of something happening to a person, that person might be you. You might refuse to go out in a thunderstorm because you might be hit by lightning. You might refuse to travel by aircraft because there was a report on the … Continue reading The Lotto Craze
Justpeasantthings
Just saw this on Facebook and thought it was hilarious, and that I should share with you all. Credit to one of my favourite Facebook pages - Classical Art Memes
Lazarus
The story of Lazarus of Bethany, as I have recently been told, is the climactic story which demonstrates the power of the Jesus as he overcomes man's biggest fear and truest enemy, death. After four days, Lazarus is brought back to life in a demonstration of Jesus' almighty force, like his father before him. The name is a … Continue reading Lazarus
The Historian's Apprentice 