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The Fashions of Hyde Park, Spring 1819
Faith · Books · Humour
Ethiopians at the deathbed in the “Testimonies of Blessed Theodora” on the afterlife
There is a text called "The Testimony of Blessed Theodora", in which the spirit of a righteous woman of the tenth century, who lived in Tsargrad, tells the cleric who summoned her in a dream what befell Theodora in the afterlife. The pearl of the tale is, beyond
Observations · Humour
Bosom Friends
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NB! · Architecture · Saint Petersburg · Ethnography
Finnish legend of a tsar who built a city in the heavens and lowered it onto a marsh
There is an old Finnish legend about a tsar who could not build a city on a marsh, because the stones kept sinking. And what did he do then? He built the city in the heavens and lowered it onto that boggy ground
Archaeology · Moscow · Heritage · Science
After the opening of the tomb of Tsarevich Ivan Ivanovich in the Archangel Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin, expert analysis showed that the remains of the "murdered" son contain 32 times the normal level of mercury
After the opening of the tomb of Tsarevich Ivan Ivanovich in the Archangel Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin, expert analysis showed that the remains of the "murdered" son contain 32 times the normal level of mercury. As for fractures of the bones, no conclusions were drawn owing to
NB! · Art · Observations · Humour
Greek sandals worn without socks, shown in an engraving by Willemin
Seasonal footwear: classic Greek sandals. As you can see, they are worn without socks
NB! · Archive · Monarchies · People
The sullen child in the photograph is Nicholas II's firstborn, Grand Duchess Olga, the only one of the Emperor's children to have seen her great-grandmother Queen Victoria in person
NB! · Monarchies · People
Prince Harry and Nicholas II: 120 Years On
NB! · Art · People
The alarming little fellow with his tongue poking out, lurking between the legs of Venus, is no mere lecherous child but the offspring of a Satyr, come to seduce the goddess
The alarming little fellow with his tongue poking out, lurking between the legs of Venus, is no mere lecherous child but the offspring of a Satyr, come to seduce the goddess. Annibale Carracci, 1588
NB! · Observations · Society · People
Thomas, father of Alexandre Dumas, was the son of a slave; in 1793 he was appointed a brigadier general of the revolutionary armies
Thomas, father of Alexandre Dumas, was the son of a slave; in 1793 he was appointed a brigadier general of the revolutionary armies. In that same year the US Senate passed the Fugitive Slave Act. Europe and the States are, after all, very different
NB! · Faith · Mores · Humour
A Puritan warning to sinners about falling eyes and a devil on a cloud
If you sin, your eyes will fall out, and then the devil will carry you off on a cloud. Hold fast to Puritan values, and have a good week!