For her own person, It beggared all description: she did lie In her pavilion—cloth-of-gold, of tissue— O’erpicturing that Venus where we see The fancy outwork nature. On each side her Stood pretty dimpled boys, like smiling Cupids, With divers-colored fans, whose wind did seem To glow the delicate cheeks which they did cool, And what … Continue reading Cleopatra: Reality vs. Immortality
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The Modern Day Slave Ship
Might be a little behind on the times with this one, since it was an issue from mid-September 2014, however, I thought it was worth a little note. A Pennsylvania newspaper, the Lancaster New Era, ran a cartoon comparing the appalling conditions that African men and women were exposed to. The International Slavery Museum explains … Continue reading The Modern Day Slave Ship
99 Problems and 95 Theses
What do you get when you cross rapper Jay-Z with theologist Martin Luther??
For any Gotye fans out there…
You may appreciate these... If you are a fan of both Gotye and the French Revolution. Perhaps a specific request ha!
The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
James Weldon Johnson's novel describing a young boy's discovery that he is black on his path to adulthood is truly moving. I have just begun reading this 100-page marvel and am already fascinated by the journey that this anonymous narrator will take. In a fascinating and unexpected turn for someone with no prior knowledge of … Continue reading The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
My anaconda don’t…
Look what I just found! Oh my God. Look at her wide childbearing hips. Look at her hips. Look at her hips.
Tudor Cosmo
Thought these were pretty funny so I thought I'd share them with you! Can you even imagine a Tudor Cosmo?
Hysterical Females
Hysteria comes from 'hyster' (Greek for uterus). From the phenomenon of the wandering womb believed by the ancient Greeks to hysteria's popularisation in the 19th century, Victorian males were quick to diagnose female hysteria with the emergence of symptoms such as depression, nervousness, erratic behaviour, loss of appetite, insomnia, sexual desire and so on. It … Continue reading Hysterical Females
Mellification: The Process of Turning Oneself into Honey in the name of Medicine
I have just been searching through Facebook and discovered a link to a list of weird ancient medical treatments on Listicles.com. One I found particularly fascinating is the consumption of a honey-coated cadaver. Being naturally curious as to the truth behind this assertion, I researched on... Reported in Chinese sources, significantly of the 16th Century, … Continue reading Mellification: The Process of Turning Oneself into Honey in the name of Medicine
Biggest decision of the new year…
To stick with my BBC History magazine subscription or to switch to History Today??
The Historian's Apprentice 