Stephanie Mann at Supremacy and Survival: The English Reformation has linked to an article in the BBC History Magazine about the frequency of drowning as a cause of accidental death in the sixteenth century. The stories may be sad, but they are very human, and also give a fascinating insight into daily life, not to mention its hazards, in the period. Her post can be read at One Drowning Victim Among Many: Robert Parsons
“Aquae Sanctae Terrae”: The Spiritual Signification of the Waters of the
Holy Land (Part 2)
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Joshua passing the River Jordan with the Ark of the Covenant, 1800, by
Benjamin West, (source).“Aquae Sanctae Terrae”: The Spiritual Signification
of the W...
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