Tag: Spanish History

• Historical Objects: Duchess Dhuoda and the Liber Manualis

  

  Surviving historical artefacts are so interesting to write about because there are so many strands of history they can illuminate for us. It could be teaching us about artwork and design popular in another time period, it can show us the skill of craftsmen from centuries or millennia ago, and in the case of the…

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  February 24, 2025

  Historical Objects, Women’s History

  Dhuoda, European History, Female Writers, Franks, French History, history, Liber Manualis, Medieval Europe, Medieval France, Medieval History, Ninth Century, Septimania, Spanish History, Women’s History

• A Brief Moment of History: The Teleported Soldier?

  

  Some tales from history are intriguing to say the least, and though many are sceptical of stories of ghosts and aliens, a certain Mexican folk legend certainly raises questions. Today, we explore the story of a sixteenth-century soldier who supposedly teleported over 8,000 miles… According to legend, in late October 1593 a soldier (named in…

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  October 24, 2020

  A Brief Moment of History

  folklore, history, Legends, Mexican History, Mexico, paranormal, paranormal history, Renaissance, Sixteenth Century, Spain, Spanish Empire, Spanish History

• The Spanish Armada of 1588

  

  The Spanish Armada is one of the most famous events in English history, and a story that many can recount. The terrible Spanish tried to invade to depose the beloved Elizabeth I, but due to English ingenuity and British weather it failed spectacularly. Of course, the story is never as clear cut as that, and…

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  July 21, 2017

  Important Events

  Early Modern, Early Modern History, Elizabeth I, English History, history, Naval History, Philip II, Spanish History, Tudor, Tudor England