Early Modern – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com Mon, 27 Oct 2025 19:46:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://brewminate.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cropped-BrewBLogo01-32x32.jpg Early Modern – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com 32 32 Waking Up and Writing: Eastern and Western Early Modern Literature https://brewminate.com/waking-up-and-writing-eastern-and-western-early-modern-literature/ Wed, 29 Dec 2021 18:01:19 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=167187 This is the era the Europeans and Eastern counterparts “woke up”, expanded, and built empires. Introduction The history of

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The Role of the Workshop in Late Medieval and Early Modern Northern Europe https://brewminate.com/the-role-of-the-workshop-in-late-medieval-and-early-modern-northern-europe/ Wed, 08 Dec 2021 18:30:53 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=165784 Late-medieval and early modern northern European workshops operated on the principles of cooperative learning and collaboration. The Kitchen

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Sea Travel, Trade, and Warfare in Early Modern Europe https://brewminate.com/sea-travel-trade-and-warfare-in-early-modern-europe/ Thu, 24 Jun 2021 17:10:45 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=157158 Exploring the economic and political impacts of maritime enterprises of Europe in the Early Modern world. By McLain

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Being ‘Mad’: Mental Illness in Early Modern England https://brewminate.com/being-mad-mental-illness-in-early-modern-england/ Fri, 05 Mar 2021 18:40:42 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=148160 The treatment of mental disorders in England during the Elizabethan and Jacobian periods. By Dr. Aleksandar DimitrijevicProfessor of

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The ‘Golden Age’ of Piracy in the Early Modern World https://brewminate.com/the-golden-age-of-piracy-in-the-early-modern-world/ Fri, 12 Feb 2021 19:03:32 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=146920 Colonial powers at the time constantly fought with pirates and engaged in several notable battles and other related

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English Coffeehouses in the 17th and 18th Centuries https://brewminate.com/english-coffeehouses-in-the-17th-and-18th-centuries/ Fri, 22 Jan 2021 20:57:13 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=141556 Topics discussed included politics and political scandals, daily gossip, fashion, current events, philosophy, science, and more. Introduction English

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The Sick Child in Early Modern England, 1580-1720 https://brewminate.com/the-sick-child-in-early-modern-england-1580-1720/ Wed, 02 Dec 2020 19:02:33 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=141162 Exploring some myths about childhood illness and treatment in the early modern period. Introduction One morning in 1630,

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To Hold Nature in the Hand in an Early Modern Manuscript https://brewminate.com/to-hold-nature-in-the-hand-in-an-early-modern-manuscript/ Thu, 19 Nov 2020 19:02:13 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=139594 A close look at the flowers, fruits, seedpods, insects, and other small creatures in a 16th-century manuscript. By

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Witch Trial Hysteria in the Medieval and Early Modern Worlds https://brewminate.com/witch-trial-hysteria-in-the-medieval-and-early-modern-worlds/ Sun, 13 Sep 2020 18:05:52 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=135352 Natural events and pandemics contributed to the hysteria surrounding the witch trials of the 16th through 18th centuries.

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Horse Armor in Europe from Antiquity to the Early Modern Era https://brewminate.com/horse-armor-in-europe-from-antiquity-to-the-early-modern-era/ Wed, 02 Sep 2020 17:26:59 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=134677 What is probably the first man-made armor for any animal appeared as early as 2600–2500 BCE. Introduction Mankind

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