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A Medieval English Bishop in India
A Medieval English Bishop in India
Even in God’s service, India’s treasures and fragrant commodities took centre stage.
7 October 2024
Staging Jerusalem: Westminster School and Sapientia Solomonis
Staging Jerusalem: Westminster School and Sapientia Solomonis
In choosing Jerusalem as a setting and spending considerable sums of money on staging it, the school hoped to create a spectacular and multi-sensory experience
28 August 2023
Why John Donne Was Interested in Arabic
Why John Donne Was Interested in Arabic
By the 1620s, Donne’s interest in ‘Eastern tongues’ extended to Arabic.
14 August 2023
The Prayer Book of a Queen: Isabella of Castile and Inquisitorial Culture in Late Medieval Spain
The Prayer Book of a Queen: Isabella of Castile and Inquisitorial Culture in Late Medieval Spain
Beyond its daily function as a prayer book, what can this book tell us about Isabella herself?
25 April 2022
Sympathy, Spice, or Spite for the Devil? Satan in 'Paradise Lost'
Sympathy, Spice, or Spite for the Devil? Satan in 'Paradise Lost'
We are attracted to Satan because we ourselves are fallen, and as readers we need to experience the Fall just as Adam did
11 January 2021
“We shall goe downe into the waters”: Streynsham Master’s Book of Devotions
“We shall goe downe into the waters”: Streynsham Master’s Book of Devotions
Master’s devotional writing might be understood as continuous with, rather than distinct from, his engagements with financial accounting
14 September 2020
‘To love thy one true God, and Countrey best’: Edward Terry’s ‘Voyage to East-India’ (1655)
‘To love thy one true God, and Countrey best’: Edward Terry’s ‘Voyage to East-India’ (1655)
For Terry, the discovery of a new world, however seemingly alien, was a powerful means – with the grace of God – to better understand his own.
10 August 2020