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Other Thoughtful Things |
This portion of Some Grey Matter deals with miscellaneous items related to Lady Jane Grey as well as other material completely unrelated to her. Over time,
I will be adding ‘other thoughtful things’, as they come to me and as my interests vary. |
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What Is An ‘Historian’? Addressing a common issue of definition and usage |
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On the use, misuse, and abuse of the words ‘Profession’ and ‘Professional’ My take on a troubling semantic issue |
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A ‘New’ Letter from the Reign of Queen Jane? A letter auctioned in New Jersey in April 2007 |
The results of my investigation into what was purported by the seller to be an authentic handwritten letter from the reign of Queen Jane. Caveat Emptor! |
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A ‘New’ Portrait of Mary Rogers, Lady Harington The third and earliest known portrait of a well-known Tudor dynast |
Published in The British Art Journal in October 2011, this article examines and identifies the sitter in a portrait previously thought to depict Elizabeth I as a princess in 1553. |
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The Carmina of Publilius Optatianus Porphyrius and the Creative Process Poetry from the Fourth Century AD by the Inventor of the Acrostic Puzzle |
Evolving out of a research seminar while studying for my M.A. in Ancient History at San Francisco State University in 2001, this paper examines the poetry of an obscure fourth –century Roman poet often credited with inventing the acrostic puzzle. The paper was eventually published in Studies in Latin Literature and Roman History, Volume XII (edited by Carl Deroux, published in Brusselles by Collection Latomus, 2005, pages 447 – 466). |
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Motorcycle Leathers and the Construction of Masculine Identities Among Homosexual Men An Academic Paper on a Cultural Phenomenon |
This paper, presented at a national academic conference in 2006, examines the appropriation by gay men of motorcycle leathers beginning in the 1950s. It argues that the appropriation was in a deliberate effort to create a masculine self–presentation.
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