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""Useless Latin Grammar." Engineers' President on Education. "The Dead Hand of Medieval Schoolmen."
The author of this article taken from The Sydney Morning Herald, (Friday, 12 March 1909, p. 7) examines the situation of boys' education in Australia. It describes the perspectives of the Engineers' President of Education as they were put forward at…
“Receptions: Medieval and Early Modern Cultural Appropriations†Conference Poster
This poster advertises the 2012 annual conference of the Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies (at The University of Western Australia) and the Perth Medieval and Renaissance Group, which was held at UWA on 17-18 August 2012. The theme of the…
Carnevale Parade, Fremantle, Western Australia
Costumed revellers parading down Fremantle’s cappuccino strip in Western Australia during the 2011 Fremantle Carnevale parade.
Carnevale is a traditional community festival that temporarily promotes disorder and frivolity using masquerade,…
Carnevale is a traditional community festival that temporarily promotes disorder and frivolity using masquerade,…
Christmas Pudding. Its Medieval Origin.
In this newspaper article, the author traces the origin of Christmas pudding to the popular medieval dish of “plum porridgeâ€, a savoury dish combining mixed meats, fruits and spices. It suggests that this traditional medieval dish was…
Famous Cathedral
In this article from The West Australian, the attendance of the Apostolic Vicar of North-West Australia at celebrations in Cologne for the 700th anniversary of Cologne Cathedral is reported. The proceedings, the article suggests, were opened with a…
Mothers Day, The Register, 7 May 1915
This article from The Register in 1915 traces the origins of Mothers’ Day celebrations to the medieval period, when adolescent children would be afforded a holiday from work on the fourth Sunday in Lent to ‘go a-mothering’. On such…