Medievalists.net » Ferdinand II http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Mon, 07 Dec 2015 03:31:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 ‘Royal’ pediculosis in Renaissance Italy: lice in the mummy of the King of Naples Ferdinand II of Aragon (1467-1496) http://www.medievalists.net/2014/02/03/royal-pediculosis-in-renaissance-italy-lice-in-the-mummy-of-the-king-of-naples-ferdinand-ii-of-aragon-1467-1496/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/02/03/royal-pediculosis-in-renaissance-italy-lice-in-the-mummy-of-the-king-of-naples-ferdinand-ii-of-aragon-1467-1496/#comments Tue, 04 Feb 2014 00:16:51 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=47281 Pediculosis seems to have afflicted humans since the most ancient times and lice have been found in several ancient human remains. Examination of the head hair and pubic hair of the artificial mummy of Ferdinand II of Aragon (1467-1496), King of Naples, revealed a double infestation with two different species of lice...

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/09/28/new-tv-series-isabel/feed/ 0 The Secret Society: Descendants of Crypto-Jews in the San Antonio Area http://www.medievalists.net/2012/09/03/the-secret-society-descendants-of-crypto-jews-in-the-san-antonio-area/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/09/03/the-secret-society-descendants-of-crypto-jews-in-the-san-antonio-area/#comments Mon, 03 Sep 2012 05:41:18 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=35360 The history of the converso Jews began in medieval Catholic Spain, which was constantly wracked with anti-Semitism that, many times, led to mass conversions or massacres of the Jewish population.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2012/09/03/the-secret-society-descendants-of-crypto-jews-in-the-san-antonio-area/feed/ 0 Historia Baetica: Dramatic Play or Historical Document? http://www.medievalists.net/2012/07/26/historia-baetica-dramatic-play-or-historical-document/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/07/26/historia-baetica-dramatic-play-or-historical-document/#comments Thu, 26 Jul 2012 18:57:05 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=34201 When the news of the capitulation of Granada reached Rome on the second of February 1492, it was marked by religious as well as public celebrations.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2012/07/26/historia-baetica-dramatic-play-or-historical-document/feed/ 0 The Difference A King Makes: Religion And National Unity In Spain http://www.medievalists.net/2012/06/03/the-difference-a-king-makes-religion-and-national-unity-in-spain/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/06/03/the-difference-a-king-makes-religion-and-national-unity-in-spain/#comments Sun, 03 Jun 2012 23:02:50 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=32383 It is the end of the Roman period, however, that interests us most. What happened then is a model for the relationship between Church and state that has had an enduring and powerful influence.

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