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Tudor England and Stewart Scotland Through Spanish Eyes: A Complete Transcription and Translation of Pedro de Ayala's Letter of 1498 to King Ferdinand of Castile and Queen Isabella of Aragon

open access: yesRenaissance Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract Pedro de Ayala served as a diplomat for King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile at the courts of Henry VII, King of England, and James IV, King of Scots. In July 1498, he wrote a letter, partly in cipher, to report to his king and queen on such matters as Spain's interests in international diplomacy; the characters and ...
Adrian William Jaime   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

FRANCISCAN STUDY OF PHILOSOPHY IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA [PDF]

open access: yesHum, 2007
After a short review of more important events related to the history of the Franciscan province Silver Bosnia the author analyzes more significant regulations of the Franciscan legislature with regard to education which enabled its strong development ...
Ivica Musić
doaj  

‘Who is the Gael who Would Not Weep?’: The Book of the O’Conor Don, Fearghal Óg Mac an Bhaird, and Late Bardic Poetry of Exile

open access: yesRenaissance Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines how late bardic poetry transforms the condition of exile into a literary mode that reimagines community and tradition. I argue that poetry of lament, blessing and devotion articulates a broader literary consciousness that anticipates modern notions of a national consciousness. The compilation of bardic verse in manuscript
Daniel T. McClurkin
wiley   +1 more source

Rimokatoličke župe Breške i Donja Tuzla u 19. stoljeću. Osnivanje, teritorijalni okvir i osobenosti stanovništva [PDF]

open access: yesHistorijska Misao, 2015
During the 19th century there were significant changes in the area of Bosnianeyalet that had their reflection in northeastern Bosnia. It was a time in which stabilizationof the situation took place (political, economic, social, religious), after the ...
Senaid Hadžić
doaj  

The Glorious Martyrdom of the Cross. The Franciscans and the Japanese Persecutions of 1597

open access: yesCulture & History Digital Journal, 2017
The Franciscan martyrdom of 1597 was not an unprecedented event in the young history of Japanese Christianity, as a first wave of persecutions occurred ten years earlier. But the echo it found in Asia, America and Europe, was unparalleled.
Hélène Vu Thanh
doaj   +1 more source

Martirio e consapevolezza storica nell'ordine francescano. Introduzione

open access: yesReti Medievali Rivista, 2023
Il saggio presenta il libro The Martyrdom of the Franciscans di Christopher MacEvitt e introduce alle tre letture critiche e la replica dell'autore qui pubblicate.
Thomas Frank
doaj   +1 more source

More Science Than Art: The First Botanical Garden in Portugal (c. 1650)

open access: yesRenaissance Studies, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Gabriel Grisley, a German physician, came to Portugal and founded a garden near the Xabregas River in Lisbon, during the 1610s under the Spanish kings' rule. In view of the utility a botanic garden represented for the kingdom, he was able to obtain a royal privilege from King João IV during the Restauration War against the Spanish (1640–1668).
Ana Duarte Rodrigues
wiley   +1 more source

0233 History of the Medieval Furnishings of the Franciscan Church in Toruń during the Reformation Period

open access: yesRIHA Journal, 2019
The article investigates the history of the medieval interior design and furnishings of the former Franciscan Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Toruń during the Reformation period.
Juliusz Raczkowski
doaj   +1 more source

A Letter of Ladizlaus, the Franciscan Custodian of Gazaria (Caffa, April 10, 1287). [PDF]

open access: yesЗолотоордынское обозрение, 2017
The following letter of Friar Ladizlaus, Franciscan Custodian of Gazaria (that is, of the Northern Black Sea region), contains an interesting description of the collision between Catholic missionaries and Muslim residents of Solkhat. In his letter, Friar
Roman Hautala
doaj   +1 more source

Exiled From Their Own Lands: Indigenist Policies, Oil, and Colonial Plunder in 20th Century Venezuela

open access: yesThe Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology, Volume 31, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT This article examines the historical displacement of Indigenous peoples in Venezuela, focusing on the links between indigenist policies and the exploitation of natural resources, particularly oil, throughout the 20th century. Using a combined historical and ethnographic approach, it demonstrates how the formation of the Venezuelan nation‐state
Gabriel Tardelli
wiley   +1 more source

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