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Hace 5 días · May 30, 2024. During construction work at a farmstead in the town of Wettin, Germany, archaeologists from the State Office for Monument Preservation and Archaeology Saxony-Anhalt (LDA) discovered a hoard of 285 silver coins dating back to the 17th century. The coin hoard recovered in a block.
Hace 3 días · 17th century 1683–1686 England English pirate active off New England and the African coast. May have been a doctor as well. Michel de Grammont: 1645–1686 1670–1686 France A French buccaneer, de Grammont primarily attacked Spanish holdings in Maracaibo, Gibraltar, Trujillo, La Guaira, Puerto Cabello, Cumana and Veracruz: Pierre le Grand ...
Hace 5 días · The Image of Man. The Creation of Modern Masculinity. The Image of Man. The Creation of Modern Masculinity. New York, Oxford University Press, 1996, ISBN: 9780195101010; 240pp.; Price: £17.50. Dr Joanna Bourke, review of The Image of Man. The Creation of Modern Masculinity, (review no. 23) George L. Mosse's book exemplifies the best in a new ...
Hace 3 días · Seen on these terms, the ‘battle’ over the English alehouse in the 17th century was characterised not only by concerns about drinking and intoxication, or even by the government’s suspicion of alehouses as subversive institutions; rather, it was characterised by the state seeking to micromanage the leisure activities of ordinary men and women, and the attempts by ordinary men and women ...
Hace 3 días · In the 17th and 18th century pepper grew as a general and specific seasoning. Similarly, nutmeg emerged as a central feature of English cooking and sugar remained in frequent and enduring use. Nevertheless, despite the increased use of new groceries, recipes with explicit links to imperial spaces such as India formed a small percentage of those contained in the books Stobart studied.
Hace 2 días · Ecclesiastical court records of the late 16th and early 17th centuries took centre stage in Ingram’s earlier book. Carnal Knowledge sits alongside this work as a ‘companion’ (p. xi), shifting in chronology back to the late 15th century and adopting a comparative approach that assesses the policing of non-conformist sexual behaviour by both secular and ecclesiastical authorities.
Hace 2 días · Contrary to stereotypes in some Western writing, 16th and 17th century Qing dynasty officials and literati eagerly explored the technology and science introduced by Jesuit missionaries. Manchu leaders employed Jesuits to use cannon and gunpowder to great effect in the conquest of China, and the court sponsored their research in astronomy.
