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http://www.amazon.co.uk/Shakespeares-Medical-Language-Shakespeare-Dictionaries/dp/1472520408/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1458901507&sr=1-1&keywords=shakespeare%27s+medical+language As a writer of historical fiction, I use many publications to search for information, even just snippets. This book by Sujata Iyengar is a dictionary of the Bard’s medical references, and is superb. Each entry is described in with regard to the general period use of the item, then indicates its appearance in actual…
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A full cast reading of “Richard, Son of York”, a new play, will be performed at Texas Lutheran University on Tuesday 19 April at 19:30 (and only that day):
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Maybe Murrey & Blue is not the place to post something that praises Henry VII, but nevertheless it makes interesting reading, if only because a second view shoots a lot of it down in flames. Forty years ago M.J. Tucker wrote an article in History Today. http://www.historytoday.com/sites/default/files/henryvii_court.pdf Tucker praises Henry and cites many great minds of…
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Originally posted on Giaconda's Blog: ? Douce Dame Jolie was composed in the C14th by Guillaume de Machaut who lived between 1300 and 1377 around the area of Rheims in France. It follows the conventions of the ‘Ars Nova’ style which flourished in France and the Low Countries during the C14th and the structure of…
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The Wars of the Roses was a prolonged period of civil unrest in England, focussed on a period of just over thirty years which saw seventeen battles between rivals, the initiative swinging swiftly between the sides and the crown changing hands four times as a direct result of battles won and lost. One of the…
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Prominent composer Nico Muhly spoke to students about his creative process and thoughts on music and society last Friday. Photo courtesy of Aston Magna Music Festival. A bit impenetrable for me. fell by the wayside after a few paragraphs, but the more stalwart (and intelligent) will probably make it to the end. And understand it…
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Originally posted on Giaconda's Blog: Love, ambition, fame, self-interest, fear, religious conviction, physical desire for something or someone, patriotism, duty, compassion, self-sacrifice, revenge or bitter hatred. Historians make a case for the various motivations of historical figures in order to try and understand these people themselves and then persuade their readership through their analysis as to…
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This is a repeat of last year’s course, but for those who might be interested in applying, here’s a link. http://www2.le.ac.uk/offices/press/press-releases/2016/february/free-online-course-offers-unique-insights-into-the-time-of-richard-iii
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from King René’s Tournament Book The only thing I am concerned with here is what is actually meant by the term “white armour”. And I do not refer to the star trooper that is supposed to be Richard III. Plus, I am definitely not an armour buff, but just trying to fathom some of the…
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Before I write another word, let me say that this post is meant to be light-hearted, and has nothing whatsoever to do with any ill-feeling about Leicester versus York. I think the photograph is amusing and, as someone has posted on my Facebook page, how on earth is he going to keep that hat on during…
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