On this day in 1759, John Bigham died aged 66. The Journals show a drawing of the coat of arms that was carved on his gravestone at Ballee, Co. Down: https://bit.ly/bigham1759
Two anonymous 17th Century ballads describing the purported evil deeds of Richard III, the murder of the Princes in the Tower, and the Battle of Bosworth Field, which was fought #onthisday in 1485.
A good example of Tudor propaganda.
A song of the Life and Death of King Richard the Third (to the tune of Who list to lead a soldier's life)
and
The most cruel murther of Edward the fifth, and his brother Duke of York, in the Tower; by their Uncle Richard Duke of Gloucester (to the tune of Fortune my foe)
From Richard Johnson's ballad miscellany, The Golden Garland of Princely Delights, 1620
#OnThisDay in 1831 a group of enslaved and free people, organized by Nat Turner, began an uprising against their oppressors in Virginia. They killed at least 55 people, leaving some of the poorest White homes alone. They were captured and largely killed by state militia within days. Legislative vengeance soon followed, with new laws making the enslaved condition even more restrictive than before. This was one of the most significant uprisings in #USA#history . #OTD#histodons@histodons
#otd 1131 died Balduin II, king of Jerusalem. Depicted here as a double miniature, above the death of Bladuin, below the coronation of his successor Fulk. #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons
On this day in 1801, Saumauriez Dubourdieu died aged 35. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Ennis Abbey, Co. Clare, in the Journals: https://bit.ly/dub1801
#OnThisDay in #history - in 1836, Agnes Bulmer died in #England - Born to a middle class family, she had a good education. An #author from a young age, she was first published at 14, with The Death of Charles Wesley (published shortly after his death, his son praised her for the work). She wrote what is perhaps the longest poem in English by a woman, Messiah's Kingdom, which took over 9 years to write the over 14000 lines and it took 12 volumes to publish in 1833. #OTD#histodons@histodons
#otd 1025 died Burchard, Bishop of Worms, a leading canon lawyer of his time. This slab in the west choir of Worms Cathedral indicates the place where he was first buried. #medieval#medievaldeath@medievodons
On this day in 1813, Matilda Stuart Irwin died aged 21. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Drumlease, Co. Leitrim, in the Journals: https://bit.ly/irwin1813
#OnThisDay in #history - in 1612, the trial of the Samlesbury Witches began in Lancashire #England . It was a 2 day affair, where 3 women, Jane Southworth, Jennet Bierley, & Ellen Bierley were accused by a teen named Grace Sowerbutts.They were accused of taking the form of animals (a black dog); sucking the innards out of an infant & exhumed its body before boiling it in stew and using its rendered fat to anoint themselves.They were acquitted when Grace recanted. #OTD#histodons@histodons
[In 2013, for the first time, it was possible to obtain images from the interior. These became public in 2019. More in this German thread on the birdsite: https://tinyurl.com/59rbtav4].
On this day in 1614, John Verdun died aged 63. The Journals show a rubbing of his elaborate tomb at Kilmallock, Co. Limerick: https://bit.ly/verdun1614
#OnThisDay in #history in 1492, the first written grammar of a modern European language, the Gramática de la lengua castellana (or The Grammar of the Castilian Language) was presented by its author Antonio de Nebrija, to Queen Isabel I. When asked why such a text was important, the Bishop of Avila responded that the aims were imperialistic - a conquered people needed to be able to learn the language of their conquerors, and this book would help them to do just that. #OTD#histodons@histodons
#otd 1227 Genghis Khan died. Many causes are reported - diseases, a fall from a horse, the dagger of a princess. Marco Polo reports - almost boringly - an arrow wound got infected. Ms.: BNF Francaise 2810, f. 27v. #medievaldeath#medieval#medievodons@medievodons@histodons
#OnThisDay in #history - in 1720 Anne Le Fèvre Dacier died at around age 75. Better known in her lifetime as Madame Dacier, Anne was an intellectual and used her skill at translation to support her household. Anne's father trained her in Latin and ancient Greek, himself a translator and inspector of the printing press at the Louvre. She became famous for her translations of Sappho, Marcus Aurelius, and especially her prose translation in 1699 of Homer's Iliad. #OTD#histodons#France@histodons
#otd 1461 died Jacques de Milly, 37th Grand Master of the Order of the Knights Hospitaller. He was buried in Rhodes. The tomb slab of his sarcophagus has been preserved and is now in the Musée de Cluny in Paris. #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons
On this day in 1760, Robert Bacon died aged 23. The Journals show his gravestone inscription from Tamlaghtard (Magilligan), Co. Derry/Londonderry, with dates checked against the parish register: https://bit.ly/bacon1760
#otd 1339 Azzone Visconti, among other things imperial vicar of Milan, died. The relief of his tomb in the church of San Gottardo in Corte shows his investiture by Emperor Louis IV. #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons
On this day in 1808, Andrew Neil died aged 64. The Journals show a rubbing of the symbols of the crucifixion that were carved on his gravestone at Tullaroan, Co. Kilkenny: https://bit.ly/neil1808
#otd 1496 Isabella of Portugal died. She was buried next to her husband John II of Castile in a tomb in the shape of an eight-pointed star in the Miraflores Charterhouse. #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons@historikerinnen Pic.: Wikipedia Commons
#OnThisDay in #history - in 1040, the king of Alba (Scotland), Duncan I, died at the hands of the army of his cousin and rival, Macbeth. Duncan had inherited the throne from their grandfather, Malcolm II, as a young man. After Duncan's death, Macbeth ruled for 10 years, until his own death. Their story was dramatized in Shakespeare's Macbeth, written in 1606 as a means of soliciting recognition from the new king of England, James I, who hailed from Scotland. #OTD#histodons@histodons
On this day in 1767, Bryan O'Kane died aged 24. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Desertoghill, Co. Derry/Londonderry, in the Journals: https://bit.ly/okane1767