I think a lot about your beloved Mother, Sire, who left us an example of great virtues, which I will always have in front of my eyes and which I will try to follow, and I hope that she will bless our union, as if we still had the happiness of having that blessing on Earth.
Category Archives: History
Bath, Bath, Bath – Jane Austen and Northanger Abbey
Jane Austen can often become a bit lost in the midst of all the other 19th century authors, who write heavy books with deep moral reflections, or compelling tragedies, or brick-sized novels that I love to read and carry in my heart at all times. But that’s undervaluing all that Jane Austen really brought.
Queen Stephanie’s letter number VI
“Sire,
It was a privation for me not to write to you for so long…”
1857 – Yellow Fever in Portugal. Part 1
On the 29th September 1857, the government deemed it necessary to create an extraordinary health council to solve the epidemics, and this council performed the “very honourable, and not scarcely difficult commission” which was entrusted to it, as well as taking measures to see if it was possible to prevent a second wave, at least in such a vast scale.
Ducal House of Hesse – Myth and Facts
History cannot be interpreted retroactively, that is, no one could have known, at the beginning of the 19th century, that many descendants of the Hesse Ducal Household would have met tragical demises.
Odin replies: Where were the Greeks able to source the marble for their statues? What would they do with it if they messed up and had to start over?
The thing about working such a hard material as marble is that if you make a mistake, it will be difficult to correct.
Greek Statues – an Introduction
When you’re looking at some ancient marble statue, do some quick googling: odds are that you’re not looking at an original.
My quest for Elisabeth, empress of Austria – or how I found Sissi before I had amazing Strudel.
In 2017, I went to Vienna.
Why Vienna? I, just as many other people who grew up in the 90s, had a blissful and easy access to cartoons. We had it all, from the older Tom & Jerry sketches to classical Disney, Don Bluth and even 20th Century Fox. There were larger companies and smaller companies, of course, which made more or less successful cartoons, usually either shown on TV channels for kids or in direct-to-VHS releases. One of those cartoons was Sissi.
Odin replies: History of Fashion
Odin: – So I noticed there were quite a few questions about fabric. What do you have to say about that?
Me: – Well, sir, as Professor Lupin told Harry in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, I will not pretend to be an expert fighting Dementors, but I’ll try to help.
Odin replies: Do you believe in the possibility of an ancient underwater building or city since the Romans had developed concrete that wouldn’t deteriorate in water?
The planet is hardly static, and cities built around the coastline are sometimes prone to disappearing.
The Historian Chronicles 