My Tractor Supply hat was a symbol. Now it’s in the garbage
by Note to the Editor: David M. Perry is a journalist, historian and co-author of “The Bright Ages: A New History of Medieval Europe.” He is …
Tag: Medieval Europe
Insight! Sensitivity! Genius! Our critic selects the five best masterpieces in the National Gallery
The National Gallery in London is 200 years old on Friday, but what makes it so special? Founded in 1824 when public fine art museums …
How medieval chroniclers interpreted solar eclipses and other celestial events
More than 800 years ago, around the year 1195, Gervase, a monk stationed at Canterbury Cathedral, included a series of meditations on mostly celestial natural …