After spending the day at an SCA event called Tyger Hunt with a wonderful group of people who are forming the Middle Kingdom Courtesans Guild, I decided to learn a bit more. And if you ever get the chance to visit the Courtesans Guild Salon tent, please enjoy the company and if you are so… Read More Courtesans
Artemis and Apollo sit on a rock under a grape arbor, a dog between them. Artemis is dressed in hunting boots and short chiton, her quiver visible behind her right shoulder, torch in hand. Apollo, nude, holds a stringed instrument (a “kithera”) and a plectrum
Featured image from: https://art.thewalters.org/detail/31947/artemis-and-apollo/
… Read More Ancient Rome
From home schooling to great centres of education, every culture had a way of teaching their young the skills they would need as they grew up.
featured image from : https://www.theepochtimes.com/education-in-ancient-china-from-the-three-character-classic_2254568.html… Read More Schooling and Education Pre 17th Century
This week there is no real “new” post. I’ve collected lots of links recently so I’ve updated some of my older posts with new information. The following posts have all had some information updated: Museum Links links added at the bottom of the post. Still not organized by category, but sometimes museum links are fun to… Read More May 28th 2018
Pre 17th Century Sweden included Kingdoms, Vikings and a lot of changing borders. Featured image is the smaller state arms dating from the 14th Century per: https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/se-coa.html
… Read More Medieval Sweden
The wonders of Egyptian civilization before the 17th century. Much of what we know today has come down to us from the ancients. featured image from http://ipfactly.com/ancient-egypt-technology-and-inventions/… Read More Egypt Before the 17th Century
Alchemy, Nature, Chemistry, Physics, Medicine, Astronomy – all are sciences that have been practiced for centuries. Featured image from http://astronomy.edwardworthlibrary.ie/astronomy-and-astronomers/ancient-and-medieval-astronomy/… Read More Pre 17th Century Science
