Tag Archives: Europe

Palatine Prince Makes Good

Posted on May 18, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Prince Rupert of the Rhine (Dec 17, 1619, Prague) Sometimes, when you watch a TV series like Outlander, you can tend to forget that there were real-life ‘stars’ who operated in their own ‘divine right’. Prince Rupert was one such … Continue reading →

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Pilgrimage as Metaphor

Posted on May 10, 2020 by cdsmiller17

The Camino Caroline Myss posted a video on Facebook this morning. In it she discussed her observations about the Camino de Santiago. The salient point she made was that stepping off the path, you returned to the ordinary world, and … Continue reading →

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The Man who Would be Emperor

Posted on February 26, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Napoléon Bonaparte (August 15, 1769 – May 5, 1821) Today in history, Napoléon escaped from exile on Elba in 1815. We think we know all about the man, but do we really? I cannot confirm the accuracy of his birth … Continue reading →

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How Europeans United: Fishing Limits?

Posted on November 3, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Treaty of Rome (January 1, 1958) In one of his last chapters in Cosmic Loom, Dennis Elwell discusses how the European Union came into being. (At the time he was writing this book, that name didn’t exist.) We have already … Continue reading →

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