The Chronicler

My love for Museums – Bath Fashion Museum

We are featured in Twinkl’s Museums Campaign. Twinkl also have a wide variety of museum-related resources on their site. Historians, Archaeologists, Antropologists, Art Historians, you name it – everyone who studies the past eventually finds their way to a Museum. In my case, it happens far more than eventually. Whenever I have a holiday, IContinue reading “My love for Museums – Bath Fashion Museum”

Sophie Gengembre Anderson

Born 1823, Paris.Died 10 March 1903, Falmouth. Even though Sophie is one of the most prolific painters in the 19th century – if you use Pinterest for browsing art, you’ve almost certainly found one of her works by now – there is not much easily available information about her. Even her exact birth date isContinue reading “Sophie Gengembre Anderson”

Ancient Rome is my spouse, the 19th century is my lover

Ancient History researchers are often drawn to the 19th century. Here is some insight as to some reasons why.

Images of broken queens: Cersei of House Lannister, Aphrodite and Hera

We all know Game of Thrones / A Song of Ice and Fire is mostly Medieval in inspiration, no one can deny it. The author took a lot of ideas from historical events such as the Wars of the Roses and the Norman conquest. That does not mean, however, that there isn’t quite a lot of Classical inspiration. From ancient symbols to figures and ideas, if you look attentively, you can find quite a lot of comparisons. The one I’m bringing today involves Cersei Lannister and Robert Baratheon.

Basic Latin for English speakers, lesson one!

Just recently, I was chatting with a friend who took up an interest in Latin. That friend took up the initiation through a popular language app, and said that although it was very good, it was a struggle with the explanations (and, frequently, the lack thereof). As I was fortunate enough to learn a littleContinue reading “Basic Latin for English speakers, lesson one!”

Odin Replies: Ancient Rome and Revolution

The daily life of the Roman Republic, especially during the late years and the transition into the Imperial period, was made of revolts. If you weren’t having a revolt, you weren’t living a regular day.

Queen Stephanie’s Letter X – 8 May 1858, London

On the 11th I leave, Pedro is very impatient, he has already wired me twice to tell me.

Queen Stephanie’s letter XI – No date; written after her arrival in Portugal

Léopold can tell you everything, because we talked about everything together, our comments, our impressions etc. etc. and we were all of the same opinion. Let me envy Leopold; when you read these signs you will have already hugged him in your dear arms.

The Anglo-Portuguese Alliance – buddies since 1373.

The Alliance between England and Portugal is the oldest alliance in the world which is still in force. This is not at all related to the fact that England is very fond of Portuguese Port wine, in spite of the significant investment in vineyards by English immigrants during the 19th century in the district of O’Porto. To understand this alliance, we must go further back, all the way into the 14th century, and look into Portuguese, English and Castilian politics.

Queen Stephanie’s Letters – Letter IX

Why don’t I have news at all? I’m heartbroken and worried. The Count of Lavradio telegraphed today to Ostend, and to Düsseldorf, to learn something, but I have not yet received an answer.