History Schmistory: May 25. Another one Bede’s the Dust
Friday, May 25, 2018
735: The Venerable Bede kicks the venerable bucket. A monk, scholar, teacher, and Doctor of the Church, Bede (also spelled Baeda or Beda) was the first English historian and is most well known for his extensive Ecclesiastical History of England, which would later serve as a major source for the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. His work had a significant influence on English and European scholarship.
History Schmistory: May 24. You say you want a revolution!
Thursday, May 24, 2018
1543: Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish astronomer who first posited that the earth revolves around the sun, goes to the great constellation in the sky, aged 70.
He was a mathematician, astronomer, physician, quadrilingual polyglot, classical scholar, translator, artist, Catholic cleric, jurist, governor, military leader, diplomat and economist. His Linkedin account only listed the first five.
Paris in the 60s. Mon Dieux!
Wednesday, May 23, 2018
History Schmistory: May 23. Hot Time in the Old Town.
Wednesday, May 23, 2018
1498: Girolamo Savonarola, Florentine priest, burnt at stake.
Ludicrous Latin: Ne auderis delere orbem rigidum meum!
Tuesday, May 22, 2018
Don’t you dare erase my hard disk!
On the Set: Marco on the Street
Tuesday, May 22, 2018
Marco meets a lady in green. Wanna see more Marco on the street? Go here!
History Schmistory: May 20. A Bunch of Nicea Guys.
Sunday, May 20, 2018
325: The Council of Nicea begins. Constantine opens it with a joke, ends it with a Creed.
