Renaissance & Early Modern (1500–1800)

5+ day, 35+ min ago   (92+ words) LOWVILLE- On Tuesday, September 8, 2026, local spokesperson for the Lewis County Renaissance Faire (September 12 - 13 @ the Lewis County Fairgrounds),Wyatt Wagner, joined North Country News and discussed the historical context behind Renaissance and what makes Renaissance Faire's so popular in our modern…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (220+ words) However things stand in fact, America did maintain a functioning and admirable pluralistic society for more than two centuries, and in many respects it still does. If we want to revive that society today, we must remember how and why…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (29+ words) The Baltimore Banner 50 Years of the Maryland Renaissance Festival: An Interview with Jacques Ze Whipper...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (203+ words) For most people, the story of the medieval world was one of cramped cities, constant violent crime, and episodic outbreaks of deadly plagues—the dividends of unclean urban conditions, rotting food,... Progressive Regression and the New Medievalism Posted By: 4250Luis, 9/1/2026 7:10:55 AM…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (319+ words) PR.com Kent Goldings has completed a new book, "Chronicle of Civilizations: England," offering far more than a mere recitation of historical facts and dates This vivid survey invites readers to inhabit the lived experience of England across all its…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (327+ words) Shediac — This past weekend was a big one for Shediac, N.B., with the inaugural Renaissance Faire kicking off at the Neptune Drive-in. Billed as fun two-day event filled with medieval-themed activities for all, the faire seemed promising to the 5,000 guests…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (335+ words) The influence of the reparations movement has led to fallacious pronouncements on historic Quaker philanthropy. The only known image of Elizabeth Heyrick (1769-1831), the Quaker anti-slavery activist, who, in the 1820s, first popularised the idea of ‘immediate emancipation’ for slaves in the…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (1401+ words) Donna PatriciaBrussels: Europe’s transformation from a political order deeply influenced by religious authority to one increasingly governed through secular institutions stands among the most important developments in modern history. Over several centuries, European societies gradually separated political authority from theological…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (601+ words) In an increasingly complex world, the medieval age offers an appealing vision of community, purpose, and simplicity, a Murdoch University historian said. Since 1995, the small town of Balingup in Western Australia’s South West has attracted passionate artisans, performers, and medieval…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (220+ words) Four Renaissance works attributed to 15th-century painter Antonello da Messina have been stolen from a museum in Sicily, Italian authorities said, Anadolu reported. The theft took place Saturday night at the Regional Interdisciplinary Museum of Messina, also known as the…...