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BAD MOON RISING: THE PEREGRINE PROPHECIES

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Dave

”Shakespeare’s plays mirror the debate of his time between those who believed that the macrocosm of the stars influenced the microcosm of human life, and those who dismissed astrology as “excellent foppery.” The phrase comes from Edmund in King Lear, who … Continue reading →

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KNIGHTY-NIGHT TO THE ART-RISTOCRATS

Posted on May 28, 2010 by Dave

The latter years of the fourteenth-century and the early years of the fifteenth were the grimmest period in French history. Between the Black Death, the everlasting war with England, plundering raids, taxies and levies; circumstances conspired to reduce the voice … Continue reading →