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NB! · Faith · Observations
Saint Felicitas, who saw her seven sons martyred and was herself executed
Stay strong in spirit, remember the sufferings of this world and bring mercy. St Felicitas saw the martyrdom of her seven sons and was herself put to death. May such a thing never happen again
NB! · Observations
Let no one weigh you, and know for yourself what you are worth!
NB! · Observations · Mores
Stay beautiful, by the standards of any age, whichever you prefer
NB! · Archive · Observations · Society
Frenchwomen with placards demand the right to vote for women
Frenchwomen of 1947 fight for the right to vote. Happy holiday, girls! Find something good and fight for it!
Books · Observations · People
A version holds that William Dampier, not Stradling, marooned Selkirk
What, in fact, were these two stories told for. There was once a captain who made three voyages round the world, the author of several books, a pirate and simply an entertaining scoundrel, William Dampier. King William III received him into the academy, and then Dampier was tried for cruelty
NB! · Art · Observations · Humour
I am very fond of beautiful tableware, but I still do not know what considerations ought to guide one in placing a Medici garden vase in the kitchen, even if it is eighteenth-century and by Philippe Mombert
NB! · Observations · Humour
Not Quite Sure: Is That a Fish She's Holding?
NB! · Archaeology · Observations
How Little We Know About Pompeii
NB! · Faith · Observations
To mark the first day of spring, I shall launch a regular Wednesday feature on little-known saints
To mark the first day of spring, I shall launch a regular Wednesday feature on little-known saints. The medieval calendar reminds us of the days of veneration in March: the 1st, for example, belongs to Saint Albinus
NB! · Monarchies · Observations · Humour
There is a rule: if you cannot play billiards, you must at least be able to hold up your end of a conversation about Henri IV, whose bust stands in the billiard room
There is a rule: if you cannot play billiards, you must at least be able to hold up your end of a conversation about Henri IV, whose bust stands in the billiard room. The Bourbon, naturally
NB! · Faith · Cinema · Observations · Paris
The relics of Vincent are kept in his chapel in Paris
The relics of Vincent are kept in his chapel in Paris. Its railings look like a set for another film about the Church, one I like far more than the two mentioned earlier: "Sister Act" with Whoopi Goldberg