#OnThisDay in #history - Barbara Strozzi was baptized in 1619. From Venice, #Italy - Barbara was an accomplished singer from a young age and accompanied her signing at age 12 with a lute. In her early teens, she began training as a composer as well, Francesco Cavalli.
Barbara composed music prolifically also writing the poetic lyrics herself, and published 8 volumes of her own work. In her lifetime, she had more secular music in print than any other contemporary. #OTD#histodons@histodons
Death of the Lion. #Otd 1195 Henry ‘the Lion’ died. In Brunswick Cathedral is the monument for him and his wife Mathilde, the coffins of the couple are in the crypt. #medieval#medievaldeath@medievodons@histodons Pics.: Wikipedia Commons.
On this day in 1622, Richard Fagan died. His funeral entry details his father, wife, children and father-in-law. See more 17th-century funeral entries in the Journals: https://bit.ly/fagan1622
#OnThisDay in #history - in 1876, Mary Ritter (later Beard) was born. An #American historian, archivist, suffragist, and activist, Mary started her career as a German teacher, and after moving with her husband to England, became friends with Emmeline Pankhurst, and learned about the plight of the working class. She returned to the US and campaigned, organized, and fought for the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment. She wrote several books focusing on women's history. #OTD#histodons@histodons
#OTD in 1943: Royal Marines patrolling in the rubble-strewn streets of Catania, 5 August 1943.
Impressive pic! It is a shame that the IWM has only scanned the caption side of most of the pics of these series. #WarInItaly
IWM NA 5336 @histodons
#otd 642 died Oswald, King of Northumbria. He was soon venerated as a saint, making his remains relics. Parts of his skull are in this head reliquary (12th c) in Hildesheim. #medieval@medievodons#medievaldeath
On this day in 1758, Susanna Lloyd died. See this and other Lloyd family gravestone inscriptions from Aughrim, Co. Roscommon, in the Journals: https://bit.ly/lloyd1758
#OnThisDay in #history in 1938, Pearl White died aged 49. The daughter of a Missouri farmer, Pearl loved performing from an early age, and took to the stage at age 6. She performed as a rider in the circus and worked her way from singing into silent films while keeping down a day job to help support her family. Pearl earned a reputation for physical comedy and stunts, acting in many shorts and serials, being dubbed "Queen of the Serials" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Perils_of_Pauline_(1914_serial) #OTD#histodons@histodons
#OTD 201 yrs ago, #JamesMadison wrote to W. T. Barry, praising the Kentucky legislature for appropriating funds for general #education, which Madison saw as essential for good government. “We the People” needed a good education in order to govern ourselves.
"The head of the Earl of Leicester [...] was severed from his body, and his testicles cut off and hung on either side of his nose." (Arnold FitzThedmar). #Otd 1265 died Simon V de Montfort in the battle of Evesham. #medievaldeath#Medieval@histodons@medievodons BL Cotton MS Nero D II f. 177r
In this month in 1711, Edward Forbes died aged 26. The Journals explain the symbols on his elaborate tomb at Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal: https://bit.ly/forbes1711
#OnThisDay in #history - María de los Dolores Asúnsolo y López Negrete was born in 1904. The 1st breakaway female Latin American Hollywood star, Dolores was born in #Mexico to an aristocratic family who lost everything but their lives in the Mexican Revolution.
After marrying and moving to the US, she played silent films and talkies, which led to starring roles & earned her spot as the leading lady of Mexican Golden Age cinema, paving the way for later Latina stars. #OTD#histodons@histodons
#otd 998 Bishop Hildebold of Worms died. He was buried in the now destroyed collegiate monastery of St. Cyriakus in Worms-Neuhausen. Johann F. Schannat (18th c.) was still able to view the grave and drew the grave slab. #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons
On this day in 1791, Rose Rabbit Dey died aged 56. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Liss graveyard near Ballycumber, Co. Offaly (King's), in the Journals: https://bit.ly/dey1791
#OnThisDay in #history - in 1343, Jeanne de Clisson took up a life of piracy to avenge her husband's execution at the hands of Philip VI. She sold her lands, hired men, and attacked the possessions of those who had murdered her husband. She procured three warships and painted them black. Her flagship was named My Revenge, and she harried French ships, killing all but one sailor on each boat to carry her message.
She became known as the Lioness of Brittany. #OTD#histodons#France@histodons
Who shot ya? William II - killed by an arrow during a hunting trip with his pals (#otd 1100). Les Grandes chroniques de France (1332-1350),
BL, MS Royal 16 G VI fol. 272r. #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons@histodons
On this day in 1757, Bartholomew Byrne died aged 68. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Crumlin, Co. Dublin, in the Journals: https://bit.ly/byrne1757
On this day in 1657, Robert Brown died. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Ballyprior, Islandmagee, Co. Antrim, in the Journals: https://bit.ly/brown1657
#OTD in 1595; Grabriel de Espinosa was executed. Gabriel was a baker who impersonated the king Sebastian of Portugal, who disappeared during the Battle of Alcacer Quibir (1578). He was soon discovered, judged, hanged, and quartered. @histodons
#OnThisDay in #history - in 1638, Sibylle Schwartz died at the age of 17 after a sudden illness. Sibylle was the daughter of the mayor of Greifswald (in northern #Germany or Pomerania) and she wrote #poetry from the age of 7. She wrote many poems influenced by her experiences living in the Thirty Years' War, when her town was occupied. Sibylle's work was published to much acclaim after her early death. #OTD#histodons#author#poet@histodons
Her collected poems: https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_Lms_AAAAcAAJ
Today is (apparently) Uncommon Instrument Awareness Day, so here are 4 images showing 16th Century Western perceptions of musicians and their instruments (some more uncommon than others) from the continents of America, Africa, Asia and Europe.
From a book showing the 8 pageants held for the Christening of Princess Elisabeth of Hesse in 1596.
Bavarian State Library: Cod.icon. 340.
On this day in 1811, Nicholina Elliott died aged 91. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Drung, Co. Cavan, in the Journals: https://bit.ly/elliott1811