The Kingdom of Navarre was located in Spain and from 1349-1387 was ruled by Charles the Second.
He is now known as Charles the Bad.
Given that this was the 14th century and brutality was almost expected of Kings, Charles had to have been particularly, well, bad.
Sunday, April 20, 2014
Saturday, April 5, 2014
Shameless Vote Grubbing
It's that time of year again.
I would greatly appreciate your vote in the Best Australian Blog People's Choice Competition.
Just look for Medical History - under M.
Internet Karma awaits :).
Sunday, March 23, 2014
Whiskey business
Around about 1850 a boy named Jasper Newton Daniel was born in Tennessee . One of 12 children, he was quickly nicknamed Jack. At the age of 10, Jack was apprenticed to the local storekeeper who also happened to be the local Lutheran minister, Reverend Call.
Like many good men of the cloth, Rev. Call enjoyed a drink. As a storekeeper he could run his own still. Whiskey was his drink and using traditional Lincoln county processes made Rev. Call's whiskey well sought after. Jack took to the trade like a duck to water. (Or a drinker to his whiskey...)
Like many good men of the cloth, Rev. Call enjoyed a drink. As a storekeeper he could run his own still. Whiskey was his drink and using traditional Lincoln county processes made Rev. Call's whiskey well sought after. Jack took to the trade like a duck to water. (Or a drinker to his whiskey...)
(public domain image sourced from wikipedia)
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Mother and Child: Vera Scantlebury Brown
Dear Readers: I must apologise for my long absence. I have been very busy having recently produced a Baby Turkey and then attempting not to kill said Baby Turkey. Fortunately it's more difficult than it seems.
Thankfully in the ongoing endevour to keep my offspring alive I have been assisted by many individuals some of whom are the marvellous freely available maternal and child health nurses here in Australia. In honour of them I thought today we might talk about an Australian doctor who was instrumental in helping to set up that public health service many years ago, Vera Scantlebury-Brown.
Vera Scantlebury was born in 1889 in rural Victoria. Her father was a country doctor, and he and her mother raised all their children to believe in the importance of educational attainment, regardless of sex.
Thankfully in the ongoing endevour to keep my offspring alive I have been assisted by many individuals some of whom are the marvellous freely available maternal and child health nurses here in Australia. In honour of them I thought today we might talk about an Australian doctor who was instrumental in helping to set up that public health service many years ago, Vera Scantlebury-Brown.
Vera Scantlebury was born in 1889 in rural Victoria. Her father was a country doctor, and he and her mother raised all their children to believe in the importance of educational attainment, regardless of sex.
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Black hearted
In December 1535 Catherine of Aragon wrote to her husband Henry VIII and included her last will and testament.
Although she recognised herself as the his first wife, Henry himself did not do so, styling her only as the Dowager Duchess of York, a title she held when married to his older brother Arthur. Their marriage had been declared invalid based on the idea that a man should not marry his brother's wife, some three years prior. This had paved the way for Henry to marry his long term mistress, Anne Boelyn. It had also disinherited Catherine's daughter, Mary, a fact which caused her great distress and one she refused to recognise.
(Public domain image sourced from wikipedia).
Although she recognised herself as the his first wife, Henry himself did not do so, styling her only as the Dowager Duchess of York, a title she held when married to his older brother Arthur. Their marriage had been declared invalid based on the idea that a man should not marry his brother's wife, some three years prior. This had paved the way for Henry to marry his long term mistress, Anne Boelyn. It had also disinherited Catherine's daughter, Mary, a fact which caused her great distress and one she refused to recognise.
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