On this day: Battle of Lepanto
Battle of Lepanto in 1571 On October 7th, 1571, the combined fleets of Spain and Venice destroyed the Ottoman Empire's navy at the Battle of Lepanto. Early Modern Spain and [...]
Battle of Lepanto in 1571 On October 7th, 1571, the combined fleets of Spain and Venice destroyed the Ottoman Empire's navy at the Battle of Lepanto. Early Modern Spain and [...]
Chief Joseph, about 1880 AD On October 5th, 1877, the Nez Perce leader Chief Joseph surrendered his people to the United States Army and agreed to move to a [...]
The Parthenon painted in colors The Parthenon and the Acropolis in Athens just unveiled a new lighting system, which you can admire here: Acropolis light show video To join in [...]
Phillis Wheatley Peters For National Poetry Day, here's a collection of our articles about poets. I've also taken the occasion to rename the African-American poet Phillis Wheatley using the name [...]
I've got a new (academic) blog post up over on Alexandra Makin's site on Early Medieval (mostly) Textiles: When Sewing Needles were high tech: Women and Work in the Early Middle Ages [...]
Canadian residential school for Inuit girls Quatr.us honors Orange Shirt Day, in remembrance of the Native American children who were forced away from their mothers and fathers and held in [...]
Ottoman coffeehouse, 1500s AD (cf. S. al-Hassani, 1001 Inventions: Muslim Heritage in Our World, Manchester 2006) Where does coffee come from? When did people start to drink coffee? Why do [...]
I can't do better today than to urge you to read this great blog post by Dr Eleanor Janega of the London School of Economics, which explains everything: On QAnon and Antisemitism [...]
Old Church of Saint Mary of Zion in Aksum, Ethiopia, which was standing when Zera Yakob was writing In the 1600s and 1700s, many new ideas came to Europe from Africa. The [...]
PDX Free Store COVID update: we're not holding any regular free stores until other retail stores in the Portland area open back up, or until we figure out another arrangement. We're considering [...]