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| Renoir, "Luncheon of the Boating Party" |
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| Life Magazine, 1947. Photographer: Loran F. Smith |
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| Lethbridge Herald, February 1, 1947, via Newspapers.com |
Who the hell was the Princess of Persia mummy?
What the hell is the Eltanin Antenna?
A newly-discovered manuscript written by Elizabeth I.
A collection of links telling you pretty much all you need to know about Bertolt Brecht.
The history of a portrait.
The wonderful world of medieval book curses.
An asteroid's mysterious craters.
Murder at Fleet Prison.
The rise and fall of a Marine Society apprentice. (Part two is here.)
The River of Bicycles.
Private Bateman, shot at dawn.
Royal inbreeding and the Habsburg Jaw.
The days of Snowball Earth.
Fake wills and forged Bibles.
Death becomes them.
How a ghost solved a burglary.
Nancy Astor, MP.
A brief history of magnets.
Why Percy Mapleton wished the police sketch had never been invented.
The British in 18th century India.
Vinegar Yard's Whistling Oyster.
John Simon, Mr. Nice Guy.
I'd say that getting hit with a meteorite is the definition of "God hates you."
This week in Russian Weird features a cameo appearance by Bigfoot.
One very bad tenant.
Was King Tut buried in a borrowed grave?
A brief history of punk.
A brief history of Christmas trees.
Uncovering an episode in Biblical history.
And we're done for this week! See you on Monday, when we'll look at a mysterious tragedy in 18th century England. In the meantime, here's a bit of Handel.
It's strange that while the Habsburgs are most closely associated with Austria, most of the deformitites due to inbreeding occurred in the Spanish line. I imagine it is as simple as the Austrian line having more marriages outside the family.
ReplyDeleteAnd the article on Elizabeth I's writing is fascinating. If that's the handwriting in question shown in the picture, it doesn't look messy to me. And wouldn't you know someone like Gloriana would leave behind a translation about the benefits of monarchy (with which I would probably agree...)