#otd 1250 Jocerand III Gros de Brancion died in the course of the battle of al-Mansura. He was buried in Uxelles, but his effigy is now in Brancion. #medieval#medievaldeath@medievodons
Robert Louis Stevenson’s #shortstory “The Bottle Imp” was first published (in English) #OTD, 8 Feb 1891, in the New York Herald. It was originally published in #Samoan translation as “O le Fagu Aitu” in the missionary magazine O le sulu Samoa (The Samoan Torch)
#otd 1259 died Thomas II, Lord of Piedmont and regent of Savoy 8amongst other titles). He is buried in Aosta Cathedral, where today this tomb remembers him. #medievaldeath#Medieval@medievodons
#otd 1006 St. Albuin died. Since the 11th c. he is considered one of the two patron saints of the Bishopric of Bressanone. Together with the bones of St. Ingeniun, his mortal remains lie today in this coffin in the Cathedral of Bressanone. #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons
Pic: WC
#otd 1498 the sculptor, engraver and painter Antonio del Pollaiuolo died in Rome. In the church of San Pietro in Vincoli this tomb commemorates him (left) and his brother Piero (right). #medievaldeath#Medieval@medievodons
Der jüdische Student David Frankfurter erschießt in Davos als Protest gegen die Verfolgung der Juden in Deutschland Wilhelm Gustloff, den Schweizer Landesgruppenleiter der NSDAP-AO. Gustloff wurde als "Blutzeuge der Bewegung" geehrt.
#OnThisDay in #History - in 1327, a young king Edward III of #England celebrates his coronation in Westminster Abbey. His father, Edward II, had celebrated his own coronation there in 1308. Edward II hadn't yet died when his son was coronated, and he hadn't willingly abdicated - the elder king had been overthrown by his wife, Isabella, and a small army of French mercenaries.
As king, the boy overthrew his mother's regency and was exceedingly popular in his lifetime. #otd#histodons@histodons
Alice Thornton was buried #otd 1 February 1707. For the 317th anniversary of her burial, followed - on 13 February – by the 398th anniversary of her birth, we have a new post looking back at her life through items held at a variety of archives and libraries in England and Ireland. We hope you enjoy this run through Alice Thornton's life and its documentary traces. https://thornton.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/posts/blog/2024-02-01-AnniversaryBlog/ #WomensHistory#C17th@histodons@histodon@litodons
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THE BOTTLE IMP – Muriel Spark Special Issue
“With a writing career that included biography, criticism, drama and short fiction as well as novels, Muriel Spark was never one to do things by halves…”
#OnThisDay in #history - in 1846, the Bridge Wars between Juneautown and Kilbourntown ended with the building of 3 bridges across the #Milwaukee River and a city charter combining the two towns into the larger city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The reason today why the road grids on either side of the river in #MKE don't match up (all bridges across the river have to go at an angle) stems from these two towns vying for precedence (and fighting. With cannons.) #OTD#histodons#USA@histodons
#otd 1484 died Elisabeth of Künsberg, abbess of the monastery Himmelkron. In 1909 her epitaph was found during renovation works. #medievaldeath#Medieval@medievodons
#OnThisDay in #history - in 1649, Charles I of #England#Scotland and #Ireland was executed just outside the Banqueting House, London. It was a chilly day and he wore an extra shirt so he wouldn't shiver (worried the gathered people would think he was afraid instead of cold). The axe man took his head in one blow.
Unpopular as an adult, Charles was never meant to be king - he only was 11 when his older brother Henry died, making Charles the heir rather than the spare. #OTD#histodons@histodons
#otd 1361 died Villana de' Botti, professed member of the Third Order of Saint Dominic. A cult began shortly after her death, and she was beatified in 1824. This later tomb in Santa Maria Novella (Florence) commemorates her. #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons Pic: WC
#otd 814 Charlemagne died. Here is a little known depiction of his death, including cradling of the soul and being tempted by demons. #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons
Ms.: Chantilly, musée Condé, Ms722, f. 114v (Vincent de Beauvais)