Sylvia RoseSep 34 min readCosimo Ruggeri: Prophecies from the DarkCosimo Ruggeri is an Italian astrologer , alchemist, haruspex , favorite and advisor to the queen regent of France, Catherine de Medici....
Sylvia RoseAug 235 min readMedieval Alchemy: Jean de RoquetailladeJean de Roquetaillade (1310 - 1370 AD) or John of Rupescissa is a prominent figure in medieval France. A fiery Franciscan friar,...
Sylvia RoseAug 228 min readMedieval France: Peasants, Knights & UrbanitesMedieval France sees many changes in the turmoil of war, plague, mad royals and the birth of the Inquisition. A precisely defined social...
Sylvia RoseAug 225 min readChristine de Pizan: Medieval WritingsChristine de Pizan or Pisan (Cristina da Pizzano) c.1364 - 1430 is an Italian-born French court writer during the reign of King Charles...