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judging joan

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Dave

Those judgements of Joan.Her trial and execution were only the beginning. In the centuries since,the Maid has continued to provoke both anger and adoration, skepticism and awe. There have been many fluctuations in Joan’s fame… In 1429, when Joan so … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Benjamin West, Charles D'Orleans poems, Duke Philip the Good, Isabella of Bavaria, Jennifer Warnes, Joan of Arc, King Charles VI, Leonard Cohen, Madame Pickwick, Philip the Good Duke of Burgundy, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, sir arthur conan doyle sir nigel, The Hundred Years War | Leave a comment

RESTLESS SPIRITS IN A SILT BOUND CITY

Posted on May 19, 2010 by Dave

In Bruges, it is said that holy candles burn all night in the houses on the eve of All Souls, and the bells toll till midnight, or even till morning. people, too, often set lighted candles on the graves. A … Continue reading →