More From the “What Was I Thinking?” Files
Common terms in the living history world and what they mean
Have you ever thought about getting into reenactment or living history and have been utterly baffled by the sheer amount of terms used for different things in the community? Have you ever tried looking up these terms and have been met with very lack luster or confusing definitions that look like they have been written…
British Library Hebrew manuscripts site.
Research into pre17th century Jewish calligraphy and illumination is difficult to find. Here’s some great information on this topic. Thank you MARYA KARGASHINA
1492- The Earth Has No Ends
Imagine a world where you think if you sail far enough, you will fall off the end. Then it is discovered, that you can sail on forever because the world is round with no ends to fall off of! That happened in 1492. We all learned about Christopher Columbus crossing the Atlantic Ocean thinking he…
Reblog: The Rise and Legacy of the Kievan Rus’: A Story of Origins, Power, and Transformation
Explore the rise, golden age, and legacy of the Kievan Rus’, a powerful medieval state in Eastern Europe that shaped modern Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus through trade, conquest, and cultural fusion. The Rise and Legacy of the Kievan Rus’: A Story of Origins, Power, and Transformation
Margaret of York, Duchess Consort of Burgundy
On 3 May 1446 Margaret of York was born to the future Edward IV of England .Here Heather R. Darsie describes the Duchess of Burgundy’s story.
BASKETRY OF THE VIKING AGE
A recent thread on a Regia newsgroup concerned questions about baskets—specifically types—of the Viking age. In it, there were plenty of extrapolations, suggestions and suppositions. Almost no hard evidence, that is, extant baskets of the time. On one hand, we know they had baskets. There are fragments of basketry, and “The history of weaving containers…