Hoydens & Firebrands

Roaring Ladies Who Write About The Seventeenth Century

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Monday, 29 April 2013

Were Hildegard von Bingen's Visions Caused by Migraines?

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When I was forty-two years and seven months old, Heaven was opened and a fiery light of exceeding brilliance came and permeated my w...
Monday, 22 April 2013

THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER 1662

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Until the late twentieth century, a member of the Church of England could travel anywhere in the world, attend any Church of England church ...
Sunday, 14 April 2013

17th-century Jews: Carving a Place in the New World

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T his week the Hoydens are pleased to welcome Patricia O'Sullivan .  Patricia is passionate  about bringing to light odd bits o...
Sunday, 7 April 2013

Rakes and Rogues of Restoration London by Deborah Swift

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The most infamous rogues of Charles II's court were the Duke of Buckingham and the Earl of Rochester. Both were members of a young group...
Wednesday, 3 April 2013

Happy New Year?

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"Baby New Year"—cartoon by John T. McCutcheon.  The New Year has, over time, had many beginnings. I am posting this essay on ...
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