Micheline White
@michelinewhite.bsky.social
Professor at Carleton U. #earlymodern. Lover of old books, Katherine Parr, female writers, the English Reformation, marginalia, and early modern liturgy. Essays forthcoming on Mary Tudor's marginalia and Catherine of Aragon's Book of Hours.
3 Sept. 1656 #OTD Alice Thornton's daughter Elizabeth (Betty) died aged 18 months and was buried at St Anne's, Catterick. The parish register records her burial, leaving out her name, which was perhaps meant to be added later: ' ___ the daughter of Wm Thornton buried the 3rd of Sept'. #EarlyModern 🗃️
It was recently revealed that this diminutive self-portrait of Artemisia Gentileschi as St. Catherine was purchased in February by billionaire Ken Griffin. The work will be lent to the exhibition “Artemisia Gentileschi: The Triumph of Painting” in Denmark in 2028. news.artnet.com/market/billi...
@enortonhistory.bsky.social has just published a biography of Jane Seymour. As 4th speaker at the Tudor Times Summit on Henry VIII and his In-laws bit.ly/4wOdTnn she will be sharing her discoveries about how Henry & the Seymour family interacted. @catherinefletcher.info @drlindaporter.bsky.social
Augustine of Hippo looking a little like he's had enough for one day from a Spanish Translation of his "City of God", c. 1446–82 Artist: Cano de Aranda (Met Museum) St Augustine died #otd 28 Aug 430.
#BookHistory and #EarlyModern workshop hosted by SFU in downtown Vancouver in a few weeks! Free and open at all interested!
Studied for Action?: The Library of William Dowsing, 1596-1668
An international scholarly workshop exploring the library & marginalia of William Dowsing, English yeoman farmer & iconoclast, 1596 -1668.
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Congratulations to Sarah Joan Moran on the publication of her new book Unconventual Women in the Habsburg Low Countries, 1585–1794 Visual Culture at the Court Beguinages www.routledge.com/Unconventual...
I was one of the manuscript readers of this excellent study, and I'm very glad to see it in print. #earlymodern #reformationinthelowcountries
Door that appears to lead to nowhere, 1639 style Salomon van Ruysdael (British Museum)
Just dropped *today*: Early Modern Women and Religious Innovation, eds Katherine O’Donnell &Francesco Quatrini (Bloomsbury), w/my chapter "Reform and Resistance in the 1540s, or How the Diest Beguines Tried to Get Rid of Their Priest". Preview on GoogleBooks:https://tinyurl.com/r9d59y74 #nuntastic
Sat 3 Oct 2026 at Christ Church Library, Oxford Univ - Women and Their Books: Women as Book Producers and Owners in Early Modern England and Scotland A study afternoon exploring women as book producers and owners in Early Modern England and Scotland. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-and-...
Women and Their Books in Early Modern England and Scotland
A study afternoon exploring women as book producers and owners in Early Modern England and Scotland.
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A whole day based on Katherine Parr’s 1545 prayers and meditations! This would have been impossible to envisage 40 years ago. Count me in.
Erika Gaffney@erikagaffney.bsky.social · 3w agoSat 3 Oct 2026 at Christ Church Library, Oxford Univ - Women and Their Books: Women as Book Producers and Owners in Early Modern England and Scotland A study afternoon exploring women as book producers and owners in Early Modern England and Scotland. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-and-...
This is insanity: Trump's DOJ is about to "settle" his lawsuit against the IRS by creating a $1.7 billion slush fund to pay off victims of Biden "weaponization." I talked to Jamie Raskin about this. It's even more corrupt than it first appears. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/2105...
Trump’s $10 Billion Shakedown of IRS Takes Unnervingly Corrupt Turn
The president’s “settlement” with the IRS appears set to give him a slush fund of $1.7 billion to dole out to allies. How unconstitutional is it? Jamie Raskin counts the ways.
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Today on the blog, Sarah Lindenbaum discusses a gifted book and two other books owned by the wonderfully named Dulcibella Dunch, giving us an indication of her library and reading practices. earlymodernfemalebookownership.wordpress.com/2026/05/04/d... #HerBook #EarlyModern
Francis White, A Replie to Jesuit Fishers Answere to Certain Questions Propou[n]ded by His Most Gratious Ma[jes]tie King James (1624)
As Joseph Black shows in a previous post, gift inscriptions can be excellent sources of information about early women’s reading. While this 1624 edition of Bishop Francis White’s A Replie to Jesuit…
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3 May 1667: The date on which Mary Palmer asserted, in Apr 1682, that she had married Andrew Marvell MP & #poet at Holy Trinity, Little Minories (TCC).
Elizabeth Boleyn was in the news yesterday, and I had to weigh in on the discussion around the Windsor sketch! Does it depict Elizabeth Boleyn? What are the issues with the research? You can read my post here: open.substack.com/pub/sophieba...
Did Holbein sketch Elizabeth Boleyn?
Elizabeth Boleyn was in the news yesterday!
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Which King/Tyrant/Dear Leader are we on again?
KIMMEL: “You know how sometimes you wake up and the First Lady demands you be fired? We’ve all been there, right? — I agree hateful, violent rhetoric is something we should reject… a great place to start to dial that back would be to talk to your husband.”
The local laundromat here does the same. I picked up novel whilst waiting on Sunday morning, haven’t put it down since. 📖🤗
The ruins of Godstow Abbey, Oxford, in the twilight. A 2019 study by historian Katie Ann-Marie Bugyis ascertained that for local benefactors, the prayers of the Godstow Benedictine nuns held equal value compared to that of the nearby male communities, and that in some cases, they were valued more.
Woe betide you, humanity. A beasty fish-monster with an abbreviated warning "WEWEWE" featured on the skin. In German this stands for "Wehe, Wehe, Wehe den Mensch". Also worth mentioning: a human leg, a sword, and 3 pikes.
Chandler Levack's MILE END KICKS earned strong $230K at Canadian box office last week, projected to hit $450K in theatrical run here. Top-performing theatres included Montreal's Cinema du Parc and Cineplex Forum, Ottawa's ByTowne. Context: most Cdn films would be lucky to crack $100K at box office.
Sen. Warren: "Did Donald Trump lose the 2020 election?" Handsome Kevin: "ummm... errr... " His response raises real questions about whether Warsh is independent of the President and if he has the courage to tell hard truths.
My new Substack post discusses Elizabeth Boleyn's apartments at palaces, castles, and manors across the country during Anne's queenship! You can read it here: open.substack.com/pub/sophieba...
Elizabeth Boleyn's Apartments at Court
Introduction
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It was only a matter of time: the powerful anti-abortion org Students for Life has endorsed legislation to imprison abortion patients. The move marks the biggest shift in anti-abortion politics in decades. jessica.substack.com/p/the-mask-i...
The Mask is Off: Major Anti-Abortion Group Calls for Arrest of Abortion Patients
Students for Life says it should be "an easy vote"
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New Directions in the History of Liturgy Study Day Saturday 25 April 2026 Cambridge, English Faculty, 10-5 Tessa Webber, Henry Parkes, Juliette Day, Sarah Hamilton - & more - Bede's deathbed, Canterbury pontificals, the early history of Prime, C14th Frankfurt... royalhistsoc.org/calendar/new...
New Directions in the History of Liturgy Study Day - CONFERENCE - RHS
Study Day: New Directions in the History of Liturgy II Attendance is free but please register to help us plan the catering (details below) PROGRAMME 10am Welcome 10.15am Chair: Teresa Webber (Universi...
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I don't think my day can recover from "I thought it was me as a doctor." Let's call it a wrap.