Splendor Solis: The World’s Most Famous Alchemical Manuscript Stephen Skinner , Rafał T. Prinke, Georgiana Hedesan and Joscelyn Godwin Previously … More
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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 … More
Abandoned Croft Houses, Shetland
For the uninitiated Shetland is the furthest north you can go in the UK, a group of islands between Scotland … More
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 … More
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 … More
‘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. … More
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, … More
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 … More
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 … More
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 … More