Some eye candy for all those names!

[:de:User:Caro1409|Caro1409 Public domain but above is uploader. Gertrude and Andrew II of Hungary in a psalter. A. Savin, Wikimedia Commons Front door of Saint Elizabeth's Church. St Elizabeth of Thuringia (aka Elizabeth of Hungary) Church in Marburg, Hesse, Germany. Very Gothic but made of brick not stone. https://www.saintsfeastfamily.com/copy-of-st-kinga-of-poland-july-24-2 Saint Kinga of Poland. Bela IV's oldest [...]

Chaucer and the tides

Recently I came across a blog post discussing two geniuses from the 14th century, Guillame de Machaut and Nicole Oresme. https://yardsaleofthemind.wordpress.com/2023/02/20/timelines/ Machaut was musical and lived from 1300 to 1377. Oresme (~ 1320 to 1382) was a priest, professor, and scientist (natural philosopher). The blogger says that he can’t think of any other genius from [...]