“What sprang forth from Carlyle’s pen was not a dry account of the French Revolution, but a book brimming with passion and philosophy, one that offered a new style of storytelling that influenced a generation of Victorian writers.”
Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881) was born #OTD, 4 Dec. His THE FRENCH REVOLUTION established him as one of the most important social & cultural commentators of his day
Merciful in the face of death: #otd 1075 Anno II of Cologne died. Shortly before his death, he lifted the ban on the rebels in his city. His bones can be found today in the Anno shrine in the Michaelsberg Abbey Church. #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons Pic.: Wikipedia Commons
On this day in 1764, Isabel Bole died aged 17. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Templepatrick graveyard, Donaghadee, Co. Down, in the Journals: https://tinyurl.com/bole1764
#otd 794 died Solus, a missionary who was later venerated as a saint. Today, the church of St. Sola (Solnhofen) houses this reliquary with some of his remains. #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons Pic: Wikipedia Commons
On this day in 1816, John Collins died aged 34. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Killevy, Co. Armagh, in the Journals: https://tinyurl.com/collins1816
#otd died 1135 Henry I of England, known as Henry Beauclerc. In the manuscript of his Historia Anglorum, the chronicler Matthew Paris highlighted the death with an inverted coat of arms. #mediaval@medievodons#medievaldeath Ms.: BL Royal MS 14 C VII f. 46r.
On this day in 1625, Edward Ball died. His funeral entry details his wife, father-in-law and daughter. See more 17th-century funeral entries in the Journals: https://tinyurl.com/ball1625
On this day in 1690, Maximilian O'Dempsy died. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Killeigh, Co. Offaly (King's), in the Journals: https://tinyurl.com/odem1690
On this day in 1746, Anna Gleyre died aged 45. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Durrow, Co. Laois (Queen's), in the Journals: https://tinyurl.com/gleyre1746
On this day in 1754, Hugh O'Donnell died aged 63. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Creevelea Abbey, Co. Leitrim, in the Journals: https://tinyurl.com/odon1754
On this day in 1818, Philip Clancy died aged 53. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Creevelea Abbey, Co. Leitrim, in the Journals: https://tinyurl.com/clan1818
On this day in 1831, Patrick O'Connor died aged 22. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Finner old graveyard, Inishmacsaint, Co. Donegal, in the Journals: https://tinyurl.com/ocon1831
On this day in 1757, Roger Flyn died aged 74. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Clonmacnoise, Co. Offaly (King's), in the Journals: https://tinyurl.com/flyn1757
On this day in 1754, Daniel Ó Farrell died aged 56. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Meathus Truim old graveyard, Edgeworthstown, Co. Longford: https://tinyurl.com/ofarrell1754
#OTD 1876 wurde Bella Carlebach in Lübeck geboren. Sie war die Tochter von Rabbiner Dr. Salomon Carlebach und Esther Adler und seit 1895 mit Dr. Leopold Rosenak (1868–1923) verheiratet, dem ersten Rabbiner in #Bremen 1961 ist sie in New York gestorben.
Bella Carlebach was born #OTD in 1876. She was the daughter of Rabbi Dr. Salomon Carlebach and Esther Adler and married to Rabbi Dr. Leopold Rosenak (1868–1923). In 1961 she died in New York.
On this day in 1841, Margaret Crowe Bannon died aged 19. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Killenard, Co. Laois (Queen's), in the Journals: https://tinyurl.com/bannon1841
On this day in 1841, Patrick O'Sullivan died. The Journals show his gravestone inscription at Ballinskelligs Abbey, Co. Kerry: https://tinyurl.com/osull1841