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• Where and How to Buy Antique Furniture

  
  Vintage Antique Collectible — Authority: 130
  Unless you are shopping around in a museum, it may be difficult to buy antique furniture dated before the 16th century. Collectors are generally only able to obtain pieces of furniture from the 1485 to 1600 Tudor Period and onwards, and even the furniture selection from this period is relatively small in comparison. ...
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• A Christmassy post

  
  Mercurius Politicus — Authority: 106
  Happy Christmas to everyone who has dropped in on this blog – whether regular or occasional reader - in the last twelve months. It’s been great having such a clever and interesting bunch of people to share my obsession with the early modern period with. Have a great 2010! My image is from a collection of ...
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• How to cook a husband

  
  Edward Vallance — Authority: 111
  Bored of Nigella, Gordon, Heston, Jaime et al telling you how to cook a flippin’ turkey? Then why not get some fresh inspiration for your Christmas feast from these 17thC recipe books ? Includes a helpful cure ‘for one that is paralettick’. Thanks to Sara for the link.
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• Good will hunting

  
  Mercurius Politicus — Authority: 106
  I have spent the past few weeks digging through wills from the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. Happily these are now all online , and although the quality of scans does vary, they are a treasure trove if you are looking to find out details about individuals who had sufficient wealth to be dealt with by that court. ...
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• The Thirty Years War: Europe’s Tragedy by Peter H. Wilson

  
  California Literary Review — Authority: 420
  In some respects, the Thirty Years War resembles the Great War of 1914-1918. Political friction in Central Europe sparked a rush to arms that dragged in nations and peoples whose best interests lay in peace not war. With the focus of Europe’s economic activity shifting toward the Atlantic Ocean and the East Indian ...
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• The Seventeenth Century – The Notes EP

  
  ComfortComes — Authority: 131
  In just over a year since forming the self-professed best unsigned band ever, feral Glaslow troup The Seventeenth Century. Has managed to mould together a mature collection blues tainted, bohemian rock spirited, folk flavoured adventuring. Now a tight quintet, they use the edgy and foraging lament ‘Notes’, to ...
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• Susannah and the Elders

  
  Scribal Terror — Authority: 120
  by Artemisia Gentileschi (1593–ca. 1656)
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• Oliver Cromwell’s boots

  
  Mercurius Politicus — Authority: 106
  A pair of boots alleged to have belonged to Oliver Cromwell went up for auction earlier this week. They belonged to John Fane, a descendant of the  8th Earl of Westmorland. It’s a story that seems to have been around for a while . However, the connection is rather tenuous. The Earl of Westmorland who was ...
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