Moles, birthmarks and red hair: the anatomical features used to accuse women of witchcraft in the 17th century: Women's bodies were inspected by witch-finders to uncover unusual growths of blemishes. T. H. Matteson/ Wikimedia Commons Throughout accounts of 17th-century witch trials in Europe and North America, physical features alone were considered undeniable proof of witchcraft. …
Today in History for 17th October 2022: Historical Events 1556 – Ex-emperor Karel departs Netherland for Spain 1970 – Anwar Sadat sworn in as the 3rd President of Egypt 1971 – It is estimated today that approximately 16,000 households were withholding rent and rates for council houses as part of the campaign of civil disobedience …
Today in History for 17th September 2022: Historical Events 1957 – KETV TV channel 7 in Omaha, NB (ABC) begins broadcasting 1978 – 30th Emmy Awards: “All in the Family”; Ed Asner and Sada Thompson win 1980 – South Korea opposition leader Kim Dae-jung sentenced to death 1988 – Jeff Reardon becomes 1st to record …
How news of the death of Elizabeth I in the 17th century was communicated in ballads and proclamations: K E HR When Queen Elizabeth II passed away on September 8, 2022, there can’t have been many people in the UK who hadn’t heard about it within hours of her death. The media was on high …
Today in History for 17th August 2022: Historical Events 1862 – Confederate troops under Kirby Smith enter Kentucky 1904 – George H Reid succeeds John Watson as Prime Minister of Australia 1936 – An unemployed worker, Neils B. Ruud, in Madison, Wisconsin, receives the first unemployment benefit check paid under a State law, for $ …
Today in History for 17th July 2022: Historical Events 1774 – Captain James Cook arrives in the New Hebrides (Vanuatu) 1945 – Potsdam Conference: Harry Truman, Joseph Stalin and Winston Churchill hold 1st post-World War II meeting 1958 – Peter Shaffer’s musical “Five Finger Exercise” premieres in London 1974 – John Lennon is (again) ordered …
Today in History for 17th June 2022: Historical Events 1864 – -18] Confederate troops pull back out Solves/lost Mt, Georgia 1901 – The College Board introduces its first standardized test, the forerunner to the SAT 1915 – The League to Enforce Peace is organised at Independence Hall in Philadelphia with William Howard Taft as president; …
Today in History for 17th May 2022: Historical Events 1933 – Vidkun Quisling and Johan Bernhard Hjort form Nasjonal Samling, the national-socialist party of Norway 1948 – Soviet Union recognizes Israel 1959 – Sanctuary of Christ the King inaugurated, a 28 meter (92 ft) high monument and shrine overlooking Lisbon, Portugal by sculptor Francisco Franco …
Today in History for 17th April 2022: Historical Events 1945 – 8th Air Force bombs Dresden 1987 – USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR 1991 – Railroad workers go on strike in US 2013 – 5 people are killed in Wana, Pakistan, by a United States drone attack 2017 – 1st living giant …
Today in History for 17th March 2022: Historical Events 1824 – Britain and Netherlands sign a trade agreement 1921 – Sailors revolt in Kronstadt (thousands die) 1943 – F. Hugh Herbert’s “Kiss and Tell” premieres in NYC 1986 – Haemers gang robs gold transport in Belgium of 35 million BF 1992 – 18th People’s Choice …
Today in History for 17th February 2022: Historical Events 1600 – Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de’ Fiori in Rome, charged with heresy by the Roman Inquisition 1634 – Puritan author William Prynne tried in Star Chamber for publishing “Histrio-masti”, criticising the theatre 1946 – Humanistic Covenant forms in Amsterdam 1978 – …
How 17th century’s Britain’s ‘cancel culture’ can help us understand the importance of free speech: Usually carried out in a public context, book burning is a method of censoring cultural, religious or political opposition. Shutterstock/Collin Hawley Free speech is the right to express one’s opinions without censorship or restraint. It is a cornerstone of modern …
Today in History for 17th January 2022: Historical Events 1945 – Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, credited with saving tens of thousands of Jews from the Nazis, arrested by Soviet secret police in Hungary 1947 – Ammunition factory explodes in Muiden, Netherlands, 16 die 1974 – Asylum Records releases “Court and Spark”, Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell’s …
Today in History for 17th December 2021: Historical Events 1920 – AL votes to let spitball pitchers to continue using it 1932 – Cards trade Jim Bottomley to Reds for Estel Crabtree and Ownie Carroll 1970 – USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR 1986 – Edmonton’s Wayne Gretzky scores 4 goals, including a …
Today in History for 17th November 2021: Historical Events 1558 – Elizabeth I aged 25, ascends the English throne upon death of her half sister, Queen “Bloody” Mary 1798 – Beginning of a 5 day New England Blizzard that covers thousands of houses and kills hundreds 1877 – Russia launches a surprise night attack that …
Check out this Paternoster image: British Library digitised image from page 215 of “Two Mock Epics. Hanuman, by Svatopluk Czech-translated from the 17th edition; and, Tantum Religio, or, Sir Blasius, by W. W. Strickland” Image by The British Library Image taken from: Title: "Two Mock Epics. Hanuman, by Svatopluk Czech-translated from the 17th edition; and, …
Mike Massé in Concert- RESCHEDULED FROM 18th SEPT 2020 TO 17th SEPT 2021 – a Beauty interest event taking place on 2021-09-17 00:00:00 in Ireland Customers will be e mailed or telephoned by Box Office to reconfirm their booking. For more information please call 01 296 9340 or e mail info@milltheatre.ie Mike returns to Dublin …
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