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John McCafferty

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Historian. Academic. Lover of archives, dead friars, old buildings and anything before 1700. Tweeting in personal capacity.

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Saints of 11, 12, 13, 14 Jan
French calendar, 17th century.

St Theodosius of Palestine
St Tatiana
St Hilary of Poitiers
St Felix (British Museum)

Saints of 11, 12, 13, 14 Jan French calendar, 17th century. St Theodosius of Palestine St Tatiana St Hilary of Poitiers St Felix (British Museum)
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A rather nice woodcut of an early sixteenth century printing house - from Guillaume Budé’s ‘Commentarii Linguae Graecae’, 1529 (Sp Coll Bl2-d.3).

A rather nice woodcut of an early sixteenth century printing house - from Guillaume Budé’s ‘Commentarii Linguae Graecae’, 1529 (Sp Coll Bl2-d.3).
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10 Jan 1678: The Dean & Chapter of elect William Sancroft as Archbishop of Canterbury He’d beem nominated 9 Nov 1677. In 1689 he refused to crown William & Mary and in 1690 he was deprived for refusing to swear allegiance to them.

10 Jan 1678: The Dean & Chapter of #Canterbury elect William Sancroft as Archbishop of Canterbury #otd He’d beem nominated 9 Nov 1677. In 1689 he refused to crown William & Mary and in 1690 he was deprived for refusing to swear allegiance to them.
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10 Jan 1591: William Harrison future archpriest of leaves to supervise a school established at Eu by Robert Persons - where St Lawrence O’Toole of ’s relics were - & those relics were the first relics taken to New France by the Jesuits...

10 Jan 1591: William Harrison future archpriest of #England leaves #Paris #otd to supervise a school established at Eu #Normandy by Robert Persons - where St Lawrence O’Toole of #Dublin’s relics were - & those relics were the first relics taken to New France by the Jesuits...
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Saint Christopher Meets Satan c. 1480/85 by Martín de Soria (Art Institute Chicago) These are pretty benign looking satanic hosts ...

Saint Christopher Meets Satan c. 1480/85 by Martín de Soria (Art Institute Chicago) These are pretty benign looking satanic hosts ...
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10 Jan 1552: d. Johann Cochlaeus humanist, music theorist, and controversialist. His view that the Protestant Reformation was nothing but an incidental jealousy between the Dominican and Augustinian friars got much traction (Rijksmuseum)

10 Jan 1552: d. Johann Cochlaeus humanist, music theorist, and controversialist. His view that the Protestant Reformation was nothing but an incidental jealousy between the Dominican and Augustinian friars got much traction (Rijksmuseum)
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10 Jan 1538: b. Louis of Nassau, younger brother of William of Orange Nassau a key figure in the revolt of the against and a strongly convinced Calvinist.

10 Jan 1538: b. Louis of Nassau, younger brother of William of Orange Nassau #otd a key figure in the revolt of the #Netherlands against #Spain and a strongly convinced Calvinist.
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The Dissolute Household Jan Steen, 1660s. (English Heritage, Wellington Collection, Apsley House) It's all happening in that house.

The Dissolute Household Jan Steen, 1660s. (English Heritage, Wellington Collection, Apsley House) It's all happening in that house.
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10 Jan 1584: William Carter, printer, tried at the Old Bailey for printing a book containing a passage allegedly inciting women at court to assassinate Elizabeth I - Gregory Martin’s ‘A Treatise of Schism’ - actually London, 1582 as opposed to the false Douai, 1578 (BNF)

10 Jan 1584: William Carter, printer, tried at the Old Bailey #otd for printing a book containing a passage allegedly inciting women at court to assassinate Elizabeth I - Gregory Martin’s ‘A Treatise of Schism’ - actually London, 1582 as opposed to the false Douai, 1578 (BNF)
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10 Jan 1607: b. Isaac Joques, future at Orléans Killed by Mohawk at their village of Ossernenon 18 Oct 1646. Their analysis was that Jogues & others were magicians and, as such, carriers of new diseases. (BNF: a contemporary Ms account of his life & death)

10 Jan 1607: b. Isaac Joques, future #Jesuit at Orléans #otd Killed by Mohawk at their village of Ossernenon 18 Oct 1646. Their analysis was that Jogues & others were magicians and, as such, carriers of new diseases. (BNF: a contemporary Ms account of his life & death)
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A pair of black silk velvet mittens lined with silk plush, Made in Britain, c. 1600 (V&A Museum, London) The palms of each mitten have a horizontal opening to free up the fingers when desired.

A pair of black silk velvet mittens lined with silk plush, Made in Britain, c. 1600 (V&A Museum, London) The palms of each mitten have a horizontal opening to free up the fingers when desired.
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