Splendor Solis: The World’s Most Famous Alchemical Manuscript Stephen Skinner , Rafał T. Prinke, Georgiana Hedesan and Joscelyn Godwin Previously…
Early Modern TV picks: 17thc edition
In these lock down times I present to you a collection of suggested 17th century film and TV viewing. I’m…
Abandoned Croft Houses, Shetland
For the uninitiated Shetland is the furthest north you can go in the UK, a group of islands between Scotland…
Weird Science: Sex and Reproductive Knowledge in the Early Seventeenth Century (from the archives)
I have delved in to the EMW archives for another post, a quick look at some ideas from Jacob Reuff’s…
The Ages of Ageing in Early Modern Society
The idea that there were at least three, but often up to twelve ‘ages’ or stages of life permeated through, education…
‘abused contrary to nature’: 17th century eyebrows
There are some subjects which just transcend time and unite people across the ages. Eyebrows are one of those subjects.…
Liverpool city center’s oldest building
At the beginning of June I had the joy of a professional skills test, numeracy edition. Eugh. For anyone unaware,…
National Tea Day: 18th Century Tea Pots They Be Crazy.
April 21st is National Tea day in the UK so I thought I’d share some teapots from the 18th century…
Pet Guinea Pigs in 16th Century Europe
In celebration of National Pet Day (which was yesterday, I know) I have been thinking about these furry little critters. A…
Of Mermaids and Mermen (from the archives)
When I moved over to WordPress I archived all of my old posts so today I thought I would delve…