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15th-16th Century Europe

Medieval Moorish Queens of Spain: Aisha and Moraima – Mothers and Patriots by Lisa Yarde

On January 2, 1492,the great brass bell at the watchtower atop Granada’s Alhambra Palace pealed. Up until that day, the city’sMuslim inhabitants had associated the sound with warnings or danger or death. Now it signaled a momentous change for them and the inhabitants of the royal residence, the last members… Read More »Medieval Moorish Queens of Spain: Aisha and Moraima – Mothers and Patriots by Lisa Yarde

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Fact and Fiction by Annmarie Banks

I have always read historical fiction. When I was a child I associated fiction with times and places far removed from my current suburban routine, from the Little House books to the Great Brain series. As I grew up my fiction continued to be historical. I graduated to the Bronte sisters and Jane Austen.… Read More »Fact and Fiction by Annmarie Banks

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Tarot, Leonardo, and the Renaissance by Diane A.S. Stuckart

Introduction It was while I was doing research for my first Leonardo da Vinci mystery, THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT, that I stumbled across references to a particular Tarocchi deck dating from the mid-15th century. Known as the Visconti-Sforza Tarot, it was created by Bonifacio Bembo, a skilled painter and miniaturist occasionally in the… Read More »Tarot, Leonardo, and the Renaissance by Diane A.S. Stuckart

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