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Category Archives: Age of Chaucer
Pre-Elizabethan Drama: Morality Plays
Previously, I did a piece on Liturgical Drama. Today I would like to look at Moralities. As compared to the Miracle or Liturgical dramas, the morality play was one where the playwright had to come up with an original story … Continue reading
Posted in acting, Age of Chaucer, Anglo-Normans, Anglo-Saxons, British history, drama, medieval, playwrights, Vagary
Tagged drama, Everyman, medieval, morality plays, playwrights, The Castle of Perseverance
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English Drama and the Origins of Censorship
Of late, on social media we have been bombarded with what is termed “obscenities.” We writers are often accused by “reviewers” of writing obscenities or sexually explicit scenes when in our estimations, we are writing PG scenes. The problem is … Continue reading
Posted in Age of Chaucer, British history, Church of England, drama, kings and queens, playwrights, religion
Tagged Charles II, Charles Sackville, John Dryden, John Vanbrugh, Reverend Jeremy Collier, Sir Charles Sedley, Sir Thomas Ogle, Thomas D'Urfey, William Congreve
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UK “Real” Estate: Coggeshall Abbey in Essex
In 1140, Coggeshall Abbey was founded by King Stephen and his wife Matilda as a Sauvignac Abbey.. It was designed to house the monks of the Savigniac order. The earliest English use of bricks as building materials can be found … Continue reading
The Mappa Mundi, the World’s Largest Medieval Map
Housed in the Hereford Cathedreal, the Mappa Mundi is believed to the be the world’s largest medieval map. England specialized in world maps of the Middle Ages. They were drawn upon cloth or walls or animal skins. Only those who … Continue reading
John Heywood, England’s First Great Dramatist
We know little of John Heywood’s life, other than the year of his birth, which was 1497. Likely, he was once served as a choir boy in the Chapel Royale and then studied at Oxford as a King’s Scholar. He … Continue reading
Posted in Age of Chaucer, British history, drama, kings and queens, playwrights, poetry, political stance, theatre
Tagged drama, English history, interludes, playwright, theatre
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The Ceremony of Quit Rents
Have you ever heard of this tradition? The Ceremony of Quit Rents is the oldest legal ceremony in England (other than the coronation). It occurs between St Michael’s Day (October 11) and St Martin’s Day (November 11). On October 17, … Continue reading
Posted in Age of Chaucer, British history, buildings and structures, customs and tradiitons, kings and queens, Living in the UK
Tagged British history, buildings and structures, Ceremony of Quit Rents, London, Remembrancer, tradition, traditional ceremony
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Celebrating the Re-Release of “Darcy’s Passions: Pride and Prejudice Retold Through His Eyes” + Giveaway
During the 2007-2008 school year, I complained to my Advanced Placement Language class about a particular novel, what we would now call Jane Austen Fan Fiction (JAFF). The story, although well written, was historically inaccurate in the situations presented. It … Continue reading
Posted in Age of Chaucer, Austen Authors, book excerpts, book release, books, eBooks, marriage, Pride and Prejudice, publishing, Regency romance, Vagary
Tagged Austen Authors, book excerpts, book release, Darcy's Passions, Jane Austen, point of view, Pride and Prejudice, re-release, Regency romance, Regina Jeffers, Vagary
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Do You Know The Origin of These Words and Phrases?
Three Sheets to the Wind – Urban Dictionary defines this phrase to mean “to be explicitly drunk; inebriated.” The origin is likely found in practicality: Sheets actually refer to the ropes that are used to secure a ship’s sail. If the … Continue reading
Posted in Age of Chaucer, Canterbury tales, etymology, history, Jane Austen, real life tales, tall tales, word choices, word origins, word play, writing
Tagged etymology, legends, phrases, word choice, word origins, writing
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Thomas Malory’s “Morte D’Arthur” Part II
Previously, I posted a detailed summary of Books 1 and 2 or Malory’s “Morte D’Arthur.” Today, I have chosen bits of the other books to discuss. Book XIII: This is the beginning of the Holy Grail legend. Arthur and his … Continue reading
A Primer for Books 1-2 of Thomas Malory’s “Le Morte d’Arthur”
For those of you who have never read Thomas Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur or have not read it since you were in secondary school, I intend to keep this simple (or as simple as a 545 years old story can … Continue reading
Posted in Age of Chaucer, Anglo-Normans, Anglo-Saxons, British history, Great Britain, King Arthur, legends
Tagged King Arthur, Le Morte Darthur, Merlin, Sir Ector, Sir Kay, Thomas Malory, Uther
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