Marlon
mbaeumer.bsky.social
Marlon
@mbaeumer.bsky.social
Historian, PhD Student; stubborn nuns, reformation and interconfessionality.
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GEOGRAPHICAL CARD GAMES!

This "Royal Game" or "Court Game of Geography" first published in 1827 London features maps on the number cards, and a motley crew of nobles and commoners for face cards. So who exactly is joining the British Royal Family?
#NewberryLibrary

December 8/24
#AdventCalendar
December 8, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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#Nuntastic drama in northern Spain, with layers of Church hierarchy/patriarchy, real estate transactions, and fascism.
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These Nuns Were Excommunicated but Won’t Leave Their Convents (Gift Article)
The Poor Clares of Belorado, in northern Spain, are digging in their heels in a battle of wills over real estate with the Catholic Church.
www.nytimes.com
December 16, 2024 at 12:15 AM