Despite so much economic mismanagement, Argentina just about remains a rich world economy. It shows that there is lot of ruin in a country. (View Post)

He wasn’t lying, either. Hell is for those who enjoy adultery, torture, pillage. IIRC, this lord had repeatedly committed adultery with his own mother. (View Post)

Across the centuries, the belief endures that if you do well in life, it’s because God approves of you. (View Post)

To Medieval English people Athelstan was The Man, that any subsequent king wanted to emulate. For centuries, people referred to Brunanburgh as “The Battle.” (View Post)

Sword at Sunset, by Rosemary Sutcliffe, is an outstanding novel about Arthur. (View Post)