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A 13th-century Scandinavian cookbook: Libellus de arte coquinaria
It might surprise some readers to know that one of the oldest cookbooks from medieval Europe was written in Scandinavia.
Manhattan of the Middle Ages. The Italian city of Bologna had 180 towers by AD 1200. The tallest, 320 (97 meters) feet high, still stands and was completed in AD 1119.
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“My hands and my eyes are failing; I shall no longer be able to write to you but by the hand of another.”
Maria Theresa of Austria - 'No equal amongst the sovereigns of this century' (Part five) - Hist... View More
Maria Theresa of Austria - 'No equal amongst the sovereigns of this century' (Part five) - Hist... View More
Maria Theresa of Austria - ‘No equal amongst the sovereigns of this century’ (Part five) - History of Royal Women
Read part four here. Marie-Antoinette was receiving a crash course in basically everything she needed to know as Queen of France, but she continued to be “unruly” and “tomboyish”, much to her mother’s...
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Jean Lafitte
Jean Lafitte (also spelt Laffite, c. 1780 to c. 1820 CE) was a Franco-American leader of pirates and privateers who captured merchant vessels of various states in the Gulf of Mexico from 1810 to 1820....
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Vespasian Had Odd Encounters With Animals
Vespasian had a peculiar path to the throne. It all began when a rebellion broke out against Emperor Nero in March of the year 68, and by June, the emperor committed suicide. Galba, the lead…
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Conceptions of the medieval Crusades tend to lump disparate movements together, ignoring the complexity and diversity of these military campaigns.
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The Many Myths of the Term ‘Crusader’
Conceptions of the medieval Crusades tend to lump disparate movements together, ignoring the complexity and diversity of these military campaigns
Interview: Egyptian Mythology by Garry Shaw
World History Encyclopedia is joined by Egyptologist and author Garry Shaw to chat about his new book Egyptian Mythology: A Traveller’s Guide from Aswan to Alexandria. Kelly (WHE): Do you want to...
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#OTD 1789 1st national Thanksgiving in America
Thanksgiving
Did you know that George Washington is responsible for our Thanksgiving holiday. It was our first president, not the Pilgrims and not Abraham Lincoln, who led the charge to make this day of thanks a t...
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#OTD 1791 1st US cabinet meeting, held at George Washington's home in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of War He... View More
Cabinet Members
While the current presidential cabinet includes sixteen members, George Washington?s cabinet included just four original members: Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, Secretary of Treasury Alexander H...
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Emma Of Normandy—The Embodiment Of 11th-Century England
The Duchy of Normandy was born following the Treaty of St. Clair-sur-Epte in the year 911, when the Viking Hrolf (or Rollo) was bequeathed power in northern France by King Charles III “the S…
