- On this day in MUSIC | Page 153 | History Forum
May 27 page 2 of 3 in 1929 - Donald Howard Keats, significant American composer, is born at N Y He received training in piano at the Manhattan School of Music in N Y , and then studied composition with Porter and Hindemith and musicology with Einstein and Schrade at Yale University
- The Middle Ages: ¿Thousand years of obscurantism?
The early part of the middle ages, yes, but the High Middle Ages, the soaring gGothic cathedrals could match most Roman buildings for their sophistication True, the knowledge of concrete had still not been recovered, but a medieval castle, with its draw bridge and moat, multiple concentric walls with staggered gates, were far more
- Did any Maronite, Melkite etc. Catholics that arent roman Catholics . . .
The Portuguese forced most Christians to become Roman Catholic and converted some Hindus etc Under the British, they got most of clergy salaries, cost of cathedrals etc paid for by being Anglican The Anglicans were fine with "high church" and local variations, so they pretty much did what they had been doing
- Romans: A race of giants, How accurate? | History Forum
The best evidence we have for this is from the Norman conquest; after the invasion, stone-built castles, churches and cathedrals imposed an established European method of architecture as part of the subjugation of the natives
- How did gothic architecture increase the power of the Catholic church . . .
The construction of Gothic cathedrals in particular also helped the church keep the productive assets of society organized around its interests The cooperation of so many trades and skilled workers (all guild members) kept the builders of the church at the top of the social ladder
- Is The Osirica the real foundations of freemasonry? - History Forum
Still to this day, the roots of modern Freemasonry are the subject of intense speculation, but the general consensus among Masonic scholars is that they lie with the medieval stonemasons that built our castles and cathedrals " From History of Freemasonry | United Grand Lodge of England
- What is your most non-mainstream historical opinion?
The amount of cities, beautifully crafted Cathedrals, and literary production, and centers of knowledge and universities, that existed in German lands during the Middle Ages, didn't at all existed in the same region during the Hellenistic, or Roman periods
- The tomb of Mary Magdalene discovered in France
She hides behind a rock This revelation is offered for Christmas This cave is a cathedral, the first in history, all the cathedrals are built on its dimensions Understanding LSN contributed to the discovery of the site, hence the link that we do here
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