The tea-rific history of Victorian afternoon tea
Source: British Museum's blog
In celebration of Afternoon Tea week, food historian Tasha Marks explores the history of the much-loved afternoon treat.
Tasha Marks, food historian 14 August 2020
The Duchess of Bedford
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Eros at Play — Why the ancient erotic poems of Sappho and Wallada bint...
Source: Aeon
A woman rests in a field surrounded by apple trees. Savouring the sounds and smells of the shaded grove, she muses on the ‘sacred recess’ of her idyllic surroundings,...
The Mysterious Codex Argenteus: Famed Silver Bible of the Goths
Source: Ancient Origins
The Goths, one of the major Germanic tribes of ancient times, were a key player in the events that marked the downfall of the Western Roman Empire....
Ein mal Grufti, immer Grufti – nur politischer!
Quelle: HERZBRILLE 15. Januar 2020
Als Teenie war ich Goth und erfüllte womöglich jedes Klischee. Später zog ich mich aus der „Schwarzen Szene“ zurück, weil ich die Rechtsoffenheit in einigen...
An Animated Introduction to Medieval Taverns: Learn the History of These Rough-and-Tumble Ancestors of...
Source: Open Culture
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpUyJx2RurE
When I think of the medieval tavern, I see grim footage from Bergman’s The Seventh Seal and grimy drinking scenes from Game of Thrones and Lord of the Rings. While only the first...
Pandora’s Jar by Natalie Haynes review – rescuing women in Greek myths
Source: The Guardian, 8 Oct 2020
Helen of Troy, Aphrodite, Medea ... putting women centre stage in an enjoyable, witty look at the ways in which their stories have been...
Goth at 40: The enduring appeal of bleakness and black lipstick
Goth friends enjoying a summer day in Los Angeles. Nearly 40 years after it took hold, the subculture has proved surprisingly enduring. (Kyle Monk/For The Washington Post)
Source: Washington Post
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Greek Mythology 3500 BC to AD 2014 | University of Birminghan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCaDjvcaWpo&t=2804s
Gothic Vocab: The Grotesque
Source: The Gothic Library
Perhaps more so than the other vocabulary words we’ve discussed thus far (the sublime and the uncanny), “grotesque” is a term you’re just as likely to hear thrown...