Tag Archives: Robert Hales

on the block

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Dave

Fiesty monks. Fighting monks and battling friars. Jerusalem had been lost for good in 1244 and in 1291, Acre, the chief remaining fortress of the Crusaders and their last seat of government, fell to the enemy after a siege of … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Black Death, foulques de villaret, Froissart Chronicles, gustave wappers, John Langstrother, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Pinturicchio paintings, Poll Tax England, Robert Hales, Robert Hales beheaded, War of the Roses, Wat Tyler Uprising | Leave a comment

OVER THE LEGAL LIMIT

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Dave

Tales of giants abound in the popular cultures of most ages. The human imagination is often drawn to stories about humans who are larger than life. A random sample of such characters, good or evil, might include Goliath, the Cyclops, … Continue reading →