by CCash | Dec 2, 2024 | Detailed Show Notes
In the mid to late 17th century, and after Shakespeare, Thomas Willis (1621-75) is considered the first physician to attribute migraines to dilated blood vessels. Dr. Willis’ work post dates Shakespeare, and in the 16th century, the understanding of migraines...
by CCash | Nov 25, 2024 | Detailed Show Notes
I still pour in the waters of my love/ And lack not to lose still: thus, Indian-like, / Religious in mine error, I adoreThe sun, that looks upon his worshipper, But knows of him no more. – Helena, Alls Well That Ends Well (I.3) In the collection, Narrative and...
by CCash | Nov 18, 2024 | Detailed Show Notes
16th century door from Belgium | This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license. | Source Doors in Shakespeare’s lifetime were constructed for quality, as opposed to the doors we have today which are optimized for...
by CCash | Nov 11, 2024 | Detailed Show Notes
Diagram of a hexachord, from the paper “Guido of Arezzo and His Influence on Music Learning” by Anna J. Reisenweaver | Image available via CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | Source The Hexachord At the University of Notre Dame, Alexander teaches a class on music that...
by CCash | Nov 4, 2024 | Detailed Show Notes
HENRY PERCY, 9TH EARL OF NORTHUMBERLAND (1564-1632) by Sir Anthony Van Dyck (1599-1641). The ‘Wizard Earl’ was painted posthumously as a philosopher, hung in Square Room at Petworth. This is NT owned. | English aristocrat Henry Percy, the 9th Earl of...
by CCash | Oct 28, 2024 | Detailed Show Notes
Execution of three witches on 4 November 1585 in Baden (Switzerland), illustration from the Wickiana (collection of Johann Jakob Wick, Zentralbibliothek Zürich) | Public Domain | Source Magic Vs. Witches Marion’s book defines magic, and witches, but states that...
