Anna’s Alexiad : Conquering Your Audience in the Medieval Crusader Era
hen a writer puts pen to paper, they are encouraged to keep a specific audience in mind. Scholars in the medieval era, a time when the literacy rate was often limited to the monastic communities in Europe, were especially beholden to their patrons to connect with...
The French Revolution Keeps on Giving
he French Revolution was the beginning of a dark day for European Christianity. The revolution’s impact was felt not on Christianity alone, nor Europe alone, but the entire world. The revolution set off a chain of events that is still affecting the world today. This...
The Story of the World’s Weirdest Capital City
most countries, the capital coincides with the most heavily-populated cities. However, that’s not always the case: look at Washington D.C. (20th most-populous U.S. city) or Brasília (3rd most-populous Brazilian city). Like D.C. and Brasília, Ngerulmud was built from...
