“THE STORY IS A BIG PRESENT AND NEVER JUST PAST”
ALAIN (EMILE-AUGUSTE-Chartier)
“The adventures of the heart” 1945
Shoe of Marie Antoinette Sold at Auction for 43.750 Euro
The shoe (right) belonged to Queen Marie Antoinette just sold at auction Can a Marie Antoinette shoe be worth well 43.750 euro? It seems so, since it is [...]
The doctors. Rise and Power of a Great Dynasty: a book not to be missed
The doctors. Rise and power of a great dynasty, by Claudia Tripodi (Cover) The doctors. Rise and power of a great dynasty, is the book by Claudia Tripodi [...]
Bearded: why Sweyn I of Denmark was called that?
To follow the men's fashion of the time, Sweyn I of Denmark went down in history as "Bearded" Sweyn I of Denmark (969 circa - 1014), Viking leader, son of [...]
Elementary School in Florence at the time of Dante (and Dante Student)
Middle Ages: two children learn to play What was the elementary school in Florence in Dante's time? What structure it had and what were its main characteristics? First of all, let's start with [...]
Nancy Astor e Winston Churchill: a funny bickering
Lady Nancy Astor, the first female MP in Britain. Some verbal clashes in Parliament between her and Winston Churchill have remained famous Nancy Astor, nata Nannie Witcher [...]
Philip the Good: (Excessive) Vanity of a Duke of the Middle Ages
Anonymous portrait of Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy. He was a cultured man, intelligent and full of virtue, but also exaggeratedly vain The anecdote that I tell in this post [...]
Fables in Ancient Egypt: even the Egyptians Told them to their Children
In Ancient Egypt, when a child died, his favorite fable accompanied him to the afterlife Fables were told in Ancient Egypt? The answer is yes. To tell us unequivocally [...]
Henry IV of Bourbon, said the Great: the King who stank… of Garlic!
Assassination of Henry IV of Bourbon in a painting Henry IV of Bourbon, said the Great (1553-1610), he was the first king of France of the Bourbon dynasty. Of [...]
Death of Julius Caesar: Bad Omens and Bad Dreams before the Tragedy
The death of Julius Caesar in a painting The death of Julius Caesar was one of the epochal events in the millennial history of Rome. The dictator, now strongly disliked [...]
Origin of the Nickname Caracalla: because the Emperor was called so?
Bust of the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, called Caracalla. The origin of the nickname "caracalla" comes from a coat of Celtic origin What is the origin of the nickname Caracalla? The man who became [...]