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Tag Archives: Pope Gregory VII
cluny and the gall chatter
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Look at two of the monasteries. First, Saint Gall in Switzerland, founded in the seventh century, and the home of a long line of learned and virtuous men. … Continue reading
Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion
Tagged Abbot of Cluny, Abbot of Cluny Magilo, Book of Maccabees I, Edward Gibbon, Limbourg Brothers, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Opus Dei, Pope Gregory VII, Saint Gall monastery, Saint Gall Switzerland, St. Odo Cluny, The Dark Ages, The utrecht Psalter
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gang that couldn’t shoot straight arrows
Historical revisionism that is clearly not even in the category of the plausible. The capture of Jerusalem by Saladin re-jigged to make it seem like hordes of spear chucking natives from the heart of the jungle, primitive and savage, required … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema/Visual/Audio, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion
Tagged Balian of Ibelin, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Paul Newman, Pope Gregory VII, Robert Onderdonk, Robert Redford, Saladin capture of Jerusalem, Sam Peckinpah, The Alamo Davy Crockett, The Wild Bunch Sam Peckinpah, Walon Green
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royal terribilita
The queen of England, Elizabeth II may have the greatest private art collection in the world. It’s a collection that reflects the taste of English monarchs through the centuries.But in the beginning, it could be called humble origins, even for … Continue reading
Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion
Tagged Act of Supremacy 1534, Edward VI, Girolamo da Treviso, Hans Holbein, Hans Holbein the Elder, Henry VIII art collection, Investiture Controversy, Jane Seymour, King Henry IV, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Mary Tudor, Pope Gregory VII, pope Julius II, Pope paul III, Remiqius van Leemput, Roy Strong, Simon Thurley, The Duke of Urbino, Titian portrait of Philip II
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