“THE STORY IS A BIG PRESENT AND NEVER JUST PAST”
ALAIN (EMILE-AUGUSTE-Chartier)
“The adventures of the heart” 1945
Leopardi Recanati House: Giacomo's private rooms open to the public
Leopardi Recanati House: the poet's bedroom The news is truly beautiful: since yesterday, 18 June 2020, Casa Leopardi in Recanati has opened to the public [...]
Medicinal Wines: in the fifteenth century people were also treated like this
A man drinks one of the medicinal wines so popular in past centuries. In past centuries, when medical knowledge was almost scarce or nil, there was care [...]
Antonio Latini: the cook who decreed the success of the tomatoes at the table
The beginning of the success of the tomatoes at the table is due to the chef from the Marche region but transplanted to Naples Antonio Latini, lived in the 1600s. If it is true that the tomato, declined in [...]
Left Shoulder Tattoo: the Little Transgression of Sissi
Sissi interpretata da Romy Schneider. The Empress had a tattoo. You can imagine her beautiful, diaphanous and unattainable Sissi with a tattoo? Probably not, but you are wrong. Princess [...]
North / South Italy controversy: “E’ Blame the Southerners if the South is poorer than the North”? An Answer to Vittorio Feltri
The eternal controversy North / South of Italy The eternal controversy North / South of Italy is back in vogue a few weeks ago, as you well know, because of the statements made by Vittorio Feltri. Guest of [...]
Giovanni XII: a Lustful and Violent Young Pope
John XII meets the Emperor The following article concerns the controversial figure of John XII, one of the most dissolute popes in the history of the Church. It was sent to Pills [...]
Living in the early Middle Ages: Survival Manual
Women in the Middle Ages The following article, Living in the early Middle Ages: survival manual, was sent to Pills of History by Mauro Napoliello, a history and history buff [...]
Pastry Renaissance: the Diffusi Sweets and News
Sumptuous and varied Renaissance pastry What characteristics did the Renaissance pastry? If this art in the Middle Ages had been virtually confined between the walls of the monasteries, from '500 [...]
Quarantine: What's this, what does it mean, what it is used and what are the Origins
The plague doctor Right now all of us Italians are experimenting on our skin what quarantine. For days we are closed in the house, and just as we will [...]
Hen eggs (intact!) of 1700 Years Ago Rediscover England
The egg found in England come from a Roman site near Aylesbury, in England, four chicken eggs about 1700 Years ago. Incredibly, they were completely intact! [...]