A lot of people still believe that in medieval Europe everyone got married at a very young age, that child marriages were very common.This is not the case. Please note: this article is a work in progress, as I learn more, I may add, change & replace parts. In reality most people in most of … More Age of marriage & giving birth in medieval Europe
This book is a classic, very well known, but it’s almost as old as I am.I always warn people about old history books, we learn new things about the past almost every day, not just because of archaeological finds, new technology such as DNA but also because there are so many records that simply haven’t … More Book review: ‘The ties that bound, peasant families in medieval England’, by Barbara A. Hanawalt (1986)
This is a Flemish book of hours, late 15th century.You can check it out here, in this thread some of the best illustrations.They’re awesome, showing such detailed depiction of daily life back then. In this article I describe the image before I show it, so the picture in question can be found below the text. … More Art review: Flemish book of hours (1400s)
This article was originally a thread on social media, which is why it is formatted with lots of images and short responses.The text is about the image below that paragraph. I have a hate/love relationship with the AC franchise, they often make stunning worlds but not always with the same effort and the stories are … More Game review: ‘Assassin’s Creed Odyssey’ (2018)
This article was originally a thread on social media, which is why it is formatted with lots of images and short responses.The text is about the image below that paragraph. A woman sells chocolate on the street in Kensington, London, 1930s. Image credit: Mary Evans Picture Library Before basic state pensions looked properly after those … More Old photo analysis: the chocolate seller, London, 1930s
This article was originally a thread on social media, which is why it is formatted with lots of images and short responses.The text is about the image below that paragraph. Shall we take another look at a typical low countries winter painting?Today we’re checking out ‘The Census at Bethlehem’ by the amazing Pieter Bruegel the … More Art review: ‘The Census at Bethlehem’ by Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1566)
This article was originally a thread on social media, which is why it is formatted with lots of images and short responses.The text is about the image below that paragraph. Another film review, dinner is finished, the fire is roaring, cats are purring, dog is snoring, I have a drink and gummy bears, so time … More Film review: ‘The last duel’ (2021)
This article was originally a thread on social media, which is why it is formatted with lots of images and short responses.The text is about the image below that paragraph. I’ve watched ‘Firebrand’ on Netflix and shall now share my opinion on it. Fair warning: I’ll be annoying and obsessing about tiny details, also spoiler … More Film review: ‘Firebrand’ (2023)
This article was originally a thread on social media, which is why it is formatted with lots of images and short responses.The text is about the image below that paragraph. Still no proper winter here, so let’s look at another old Dutch ice painting to get a little bit of badly needed winter atmosphere.Another one … More Art review: ‘Ice Skating in a village’ by Hendrick Avercamp (ca. 1610)
Most history books are about kings, politicians, wars and the rulers and shakers who shaped the world of our ancestors.Luckily these days there’s a lot more attention for what life was really like for the common people, the housewives, teachers, shopkeepers and soldiers.I’ve always been more interested in that side of history and I feel … More Book review: Land of thieves, by Janna Coomans (2025)
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