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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

Renaissance 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, Valeria Tapia Cruz, Mairi Cowan   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

‘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

Renaissance 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

Florian Matei-Popescu, The Roman Army in Moesia Inferior

Arheologia Moldovei, 2016
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Dan Aparaschivei
doaj   +1 more source

Lead, isotopes and ice: a deadly legacy revealed [PDF]

, 2016
The earliest known use of lead was in the Neolithic period; by Roman times it was in widespread use, despite recognition that it could have adverse effects on human health.
Bergman, Beverly P.
core   +1 more source

Literary Journalism on Trial: Janet Malcolm, Criminal Character and the Legacy of New Journalism

Critical Quarterly, EarlyView.
Jess Cotton
wiley   +1 more source

Free Expression and Coerced Choice: The Role of the Army and Lord Protector in Miltonic Freedom

Renaissance Studies, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Scholarly approaches to understanding freedom in Milton's prose tend to connect Milton's ideas to either liberalism or republicanism. Neither of these approaches is sufficient because freedom, for Milton, was not a single concept. Milton explored political and religious freedom very differently.
Benjamin Woodford
wiley   +1 more source

Robbers and Soldiers: Criminality and Roman Army in Apuleius’ Metamorphoses

Gerión, 2005
This paper aims at discussing the relationship between ancient robbers and Roman army in Apuleius' Metamorphoses. As Apuleius' Metamorphoses has a great deal of information about banditry, deserters and ex-soldiers that can be explored in different ways,
Renata Garraffoni
doaj   +2 more sources

Censorship Towards the Subject of the Warsaw Uprising in Belles-Lettres in 1956–1958 [PDF]

, 2016
Right from the beginning, the subject of the Warsaw Uprising was often manipulated or even entirely erased from public discourse under the Stalinist regime.
Kloc, Agnieszka
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Geopower, Geos and the Colonisation of Palestine

Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While the majority of geographical work on colonialism in Palestine centres on territory and land, this article foregrounds geopower and geos in the making of spatial relations. Three arguments are made over three corresponding sections. The first draws on recent writing on geopower and geos (primarily that by Elizabeth Grosz, Elizabeth ...
Mark Griffiths
wiley   +1 more source

A Portrait of Raymond Brutinel as a Young Man (Part I): The Future Machine Gun Commander in Edmonton, Alberta, 1905-1914 [PDF]

, 2016
Raymond Brutinel remains one of the Canadian Corps’ most intriguing and little understood senior officers. A fair amount has been written about his service with the Canadian Corps, which generally portrays him as a significant commander and military ...
Pulsifer, Cameron
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