At the time of Henry VIII, on December 31st there were no celebrations for the last day of the year, because the beginning of the new year was celebrated on March 25th, ” Lady Day” or “the Feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin” ( celebrating the day when Mary was first told of… Read More Tudor Gifts ♔
On this day, 30th December 1546, a rather ill Henry VIII signed his last will and testament, authorising some changes to be made to a previous document. At the beginning of the will, Henry hopes that his testament “shall be acceptable to God, Christ, and the whole company of Heaven, and satisfactory to all godly… Read More Henry VIII’s Last Will
“The love of one’s country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border?” Pablo Casals (29 December 1876 –1973), Spanish cellist, conductor, and composer.He was awarded the U.N. Peace Medal in recognition of his stance for peace, justice and freedom on 24 October 1971, two months before his 95th birthday. Here… Read More Pablo Casals 🎻
La nostra amica Eletta Senso autrice del blog Inchiostronerodenso ha proposto un Tautogramma (gioco linguistico in cui tutte le parole del testo iniziano con la lettera, tranne articoli e preposizioni) in N come NataleEcco la mia risposta. Se volete, aggiungete le vostre creazioni nei commenti. Naviganti notturni Navigando nella notte,noto nascondiglionelle nebbie,noi non noteremonessuna nostalgia… Read More Tautogramma Ⓝ
Five years ago, in the early hours of Christmas Day 2016, George Michael was found dead in his bed at his home in Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire.His sister Melanie, who later moved into his luxurious mansion, also died there, in bed, three years later on Christmas Day 2019. The siblings were extremely close and suffered from similar… Read More Last Christmas 🎶
In Italy today we celebrate Saint Stephen‘s day to commemorate the first Christian martyr. Little is known about his early life. He is mentioned in the sixth chapter of the Acts of the Apostles as one of seven deacons in the early Church at Jerusalem, whose task was to take care of the poor. His… Read More Saint Stephen
🎄To my all friends in the blogosphere🎄 May life be filled with joy and cheerThis Christmas and throughout the year Possa la vita essere colma di gioia specialeper tutto l’anno, non solo a Natale
Here you can find Part 1 and Part 2 For their honeymoon, Mr. and Mrs. Cross travelled through France and came to Italy. Those countries and places were filled with the memories that Mary Ann had shared with Lewes, but despite the sad recollections, the newlyweds had had moments of relaxation, with Johnny showing great… Read More George Eliot’s Husbands (3)
When Lewes died in 1878 George Eliot decided to legally change her name to Mary Ann Evans Lewes. She was devastated and for months she became a recluse, seeing only her stepson Charles Lewes, and few other people, including John Walter Cross, who had been her and Lewes’s attorney and accountant for many years, and… Read More George Eliot’s Husbands (2)
December 22 is the death anniversary of English novelist and poet Mary Ann Evans, born in 1819, who died in London in 1880. She is best known by her pen name George Eliot, a male name adopted in partly to hide her gender, and partly to disguise her irregular social position, living as an unmarried… Read More George Eliot’s Husbands (1)
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