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Over the years it has provided a fascinating resource on all things seventeenth century and will continue to remain live and fully searchable. Thank you to all the contributors and our followers. We hope you will continue to follow the books and doings of the individual&nbsp;Hoydens and Firebrands Alison Stuart Anita http://hoydensandfirebrands.blogspot.com/2017/05/the-hoydens-and-firebrands-regret-that.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alison Stuart)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2404140129284862220.post-7163277962363972526Mon, 06 Apr 2015 00:10:00 +00002015-04-06T01:10:26.963+01:0017th century17th century musicA House Near LuccoliAlessandro StradelliDM Dentonhoydens and firebrandsTo a Strange Somewhere Fled Music was such an integral part of 17th century life and&nbsp;Hoydens and Firebrands are delighted to welcome DM Denton with a fascinating post on women and music in the seventeenth century. Diane is the author of two books set in the 17th century in which the central protagonists are musicians. &nbsp; A HOUSE NEAR LUCCOLI and its sequel TO A STRANGE SOMEWHERE FLED focuses on chance encounters,http://hoydensandfirebrands.blogspot.com/2015/04/modest-or-unmannerly-which-instrument.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alison Stuart)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2404140129284862220.post-4014566443121366083Fri, 20 Mar 2015 05:54:00 +00002015-03-20T05:57:17.787+00:00Laura LibriczThe Dutch East India CompanyThe Master and the MaidVeeringde Osstindische Compagnie The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie, the Dutch East India Company, was a trading&nbsp;company founded in 1602. Considered by some to be the first corporation in the world, the VOC was in any case the largest and most impressive trading company in Europe during the Early Modern Period. The Company ruled the trade zone between South Africa and Japan and was granted authority by the Dutch http://hoydensandfirebrands.blogspot.com/2015/03/the-dutch-east-india-companylaura.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alison Stuart)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2404140129284862220.post-8935501597233126046Tue, 10 Feb 2015 22:29:00 +00002015-02-10T22:29:32.123+00:00historical researchhoydens and firebrandsLaura LibriczThe Master and the MaidThe Thirty Years War Judging by the images and the books that are popular today, can you imagine how someone 400 years from now will view our society? How will they reconstruct our day in age based on the records we leave behind? That is, if they can even access our information. What impressions will they have of our culture? I take this into consideration as I research and write my 17th century historical novelshttp://hoydensandfirebrands.blogspot.com/2015/02/reconstructing-thirty-years-war-laura.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alison Stuart)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2404140129284862220.post-4099171870890307738Sun, 04 Jan 2015 00:43:00 +00002015-01-04T00:43:00.439+00:00cosmetics in 17thcenturyhistory of cosmeticshoydens and firebrandsJessica Calelead poisoningpatchesTyburn Maybe She’s Born With It (Maybe It’s Lead!) Barbara Palmer (née Villiers), Duchess of Cleveland by John Michael Wright So many seventeenth-century portraits feature women with smooth, perfectly white complexions. The paint used in the portraits would have been very similar to the makeup used by the women featured, both being comprised chiefly of white lead. By the Restoration, cosmetics http://hoydensandfirebrands.blogspot.com/2015/01/the-price-of-beauty-in-seventeenth.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alison Stuart)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2404140129284862220.post-7694889483353615327Tue, 18 Nov 2014 22:47:00 +00002014-11-19T15:04:22.258+00:0017th centuryauthorsbooksgifts Books by Eve LaPlante, David Teems, Francis Bremer, John Fox, and Nathaniel Philbrick. &nbsp;There’s a vast crowd of enthusiasts reading and discussing everything medieval and renaissance. But time didn’t stop with Elizabeth Tudor’s death in 1603. Are you looking for the rest of the story? King James, his son King Charles I, and grandsons Charles II and James II kept the drama http://hoydensandfirebrands.blogspot.com/2014/11/ride-title-wave-into-17th-century.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christy K Robinson)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2404140129284862220.post-7857768410680491004Mon, 01 Sep 2014 04:46:00 +00002014-09-01T06:09:33.478+01:00hoydens and firebrands To all our loyal readers and followers... In keeping with the Hoydens sleek new look, there will be a slight change to the way we do business here at Hoydens. For eight years (and 283 posts!) we have been posting every week on every conceivable subject relevant to the seventeenth century. The writing world has changed enormously in that time and there are many more writers dipping theirhttp://hoydensandfirebrands.blogspot.com/2014/09/time-for-change.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alison Stuart)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2404140129284862220.post-4959139017327044488Sun, 24 Aug 2014 20:45:00 +00002014-08-24T21:45:46.429+01:00ActressCharles IIMargaret Hughes Margaret [Peg] Hughes Actresses first appeared on the English stage in 1629, when a troupe of French players gave a performances at Blackfriars. A Thomas Brande wrote to Archbishop Laude expressing the anger of the crowd, in that the French actresses were 'hissed, hooted, and pippin-pelted from the stage,' thus Brande concluded he, 'did not think they would soon be ready to try the same http://hoydensandfirebrands.blogspot.com/2014/08/margaret-peg-hughes-prince-ruperts-last.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anita Davison)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2404140129284862220.post-6718138270735511386Sat, 09 Aug 2014 23:30:00 +00002014-08-10T00:30:00.951+01:001622John SmithMarch 22moon phasesOpechancanoughThe PowhatanVirginia Photo by Orion 8 In Virginia, on March 22, 1622, and again on April 18, 1644, paramount chief Opechancanough arranged attacks killing several hundred colonists on both occasions. The fact that assaults could be carried out with such devastating consequences on unsuspecting colonists demonstrates Opechancanough's organizational skills. But how did he time his attacks with such precision?For thehttp://hoydensandfirebrands.blogspot.com/2014/08/moon-time.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim Murphy)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2404140129284862220.post-8528412572816448189Sun, 03 Aug 2014 18:57:00 +00002014-08-03T19:57:23.452+01:00Benedict ArnoldBorgiaEarl of WarwickNewportPawtuxetPuritanRhode IslandRoger WilliamsSamuel GortonWilliam Arnold<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 9]> http://hoydensandfirebrands.blogspot.com/2014/08/william-and-benedict-arnold-rhode.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jo Ann Butler)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2404140129284862220.post-8255724777450831644Sun, 20 Jul 2014 00:53:00 +00002014-08-31T10:45:22.562+01:0017th centuryAndrea ZuvichCharles BeauclerkCharles IIGlorious RevolutionJames Duke of YorkJames IINell GwynRestoration LondonRoyal MistressWilliam IIIAs royal mistresses go, Nell Gwynn is probably our most favourite of King Charles II's mistresses -&nbsp;and with good reason. This saucy, funny, beautiful actress was quite a loveable character - and her royal lover certainly knew that. John Evelyn referred to Nell as, "the Comedian &amp; Apple-woman's daughter", whilst Samuel Pepys called her, "pretty witty Nell." She had risen from http://hoydensandfirebrands.blogspot.com/2014/07/the-windsor-nell-gwynn-knew.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andrea Zuvich)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2404140129284862220.post-8722380256097482910Sat, 12 Jul 2014 16:00:00 +00002014-07-12T17:00:00.241+01:00Christy Robinsonfor the peopleMary DyerRhode IslandWilliam Dyer<!--[if !mso]> v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} <![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if !mso]> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } <![endif]http://hoydensandfirebrands.blogspot.com/2014/07/1650-first-attorney-general-in-america.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christy K Robinson)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2404140129284862220.post-1611242891870004443Mon, 07 Jul 2014 19:58:00 +00002014-07-07T20:58:02.856+01:00candlecandleabrachiarascuroDeborah SwiftHighway TrilogyHonthorstlanternlighting. 17thCRembrandtrush-lightshadowShadow on The Highwayby Deborah Swift When I first began writing novels set in the 17th century, I quickly became aware that lighting would play an important part in any night time scene. If outdoors, then the phase of the moon dictates how much light there is to see by, and any indoor scene would need to be lit by some means. So what did ordinary people use in their daily lives? The earliest form of lighting, http://hoydensandfirebrands.blogspot.com/2014/07/light-and-shadow-in-17th-century.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Deborah Swift)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2404140129284862220.post-7733767141137647597Sun, 22 Jun 2014 04:38:00 +00002014-06-23T08:19:52.287+01:00Alison StuartAnita DavisonChristy RobinsonDeborah Swifthoydens and firebrandsJo Ann ButlerKim MurphyMary SharrattWith three new members of the Hoydens and Firebrands team we thought it timely to do a little catch up on our recent releases and forthcoming news. Starting with our newest members: CHRISTY ROBINSON Nothing much to report on my books, except I'm formatting a Kindle version of my third book into a paperback version. It's my nonfiction book, The DYERS of London, Boston, &amp; Newport. Find out http://hoydensandfirebrands.blogspot.com/2014/06/hoydens-round-up.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alison Stuart)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2404140129284862220.post-6582352605826387205Sat, 14 Jun 2014 23:00:00 +00002014-06-15T18:36:30.714+01:0016th century17th century17th century witch trialscunning folkMargaret PearsonPendle WitchesPre-Reformation churchst. georgeThe importance of horses George is the patron saint of England and his feast day is still celebrated on April 23 with the displaying of the English flag, which bears George’s red cross. In medieval tradition, Saint George was the Virgin Mary’s champion knight; England itself was regarded as the Virgin’s dowry. Saint George’s cult had both elitist and earthy aspects. On the one hand, he was the saint of nobility andhttp://hoydensandfirebrands.blogspot.com/2014/06/saint-georges-charm-against-night-mare.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mary Sharratt)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2404140129284862220.post-7556176879278352118Sun, 08 Jun 2014 05:00:00 +00002014-06-09T10:23:00.855+01:00Banqueting HallBrimstone ButterflyCharles IJames IJohn Evelyn<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> http://hoydensandfirebrands.blogspot.com/2014/06/the-banqueting-house-whitehall-draft.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anita Davison)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2404140129284862220.post-6789293448656998159Sun, 25 May 2014 11:51:00 +00002014-05-25T12:54:24.361+01:00Herodias LongKing Philip's WarMassasoitMetacometNarragansettPilgrimPlymouthRhode IslandVerrazanoWampanoag<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 9]> http://hoydensandfirebrands.blogspot.com/2014/05/first-contact-when-wampanoags-met.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jo Ann Butler)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2404140129284862220.post-3730306594706029713Sun, 18 May 2014 07:23:00 +00002014-05-19T16:00:06.017+01:00169217th centuryAndrea ZuvichSir John VanbrughWilliam IIIThis weekend, I had the great honour of visiting Castle Howard in Yorkshire, England. This great building, though largely made in the 18th-century, was commissioned in 1699, so it's fair game here. There is only word to describe Castle Howard, and that is...wow! © Andrea Zuvich 2014 With its design by English Baroque architects Sir John Vanbrugh and Nicholas Hawksmoor, Castle Howard is one http://hoydensandfirebrands.blogspot.com/2014/05/he-who-commissioned-castle-howard.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andrea Zuvich)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2404140129284862220.post-3781653980382805222Sun, 11 May 2014 00:53:00 +00002014-05-11T01:53:52.042+01:0017th centuryFrost FairLittle Ice Agepolar vortex<!--[if !mso]> v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} <![endif]--> The Thames and London Bridge in 1677 <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if !mso]http://hoydensandfirebrands.blogspot.com/2014/05/climate-change-ice-age-kind.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christy K Robinson)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2404140129284862220.post-1065139895829929672Sat, 03 May 2014 23:00:00 +00002014-05-04T00:00:02.959+01:00Andalusiabook burningDeborah SwiftDivided InheritanceDuke of Lermaethnic cleansingExpulsioninquisitionlost empireMoorsMoriscoMuslimPhillip IIIRebellionSan JorgeSevilleSpainby Deborah Swift Seventeenth Century Seville Seventeenth Century Persecution in Spain The Spanish Inquisition is associated with the persecution of the Jews but it is not common knowledge that Muslims were also tried and tortured by this institution. During my research trip to Seville I visited the remains of the San Jorge Castle, the place of imprisonment for victims of the regime. There I http://hoydensandfirebrands.blogspot.com/2014/05/a-seventeenth-century-atrocity-muslim.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Deborah Swift)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2404140129284862220.post-8513374792247523197Sun, 27 Apr 2014 00:00:00 +00002014-04-27T01:00:03.989+01:00Govenor BerkeleyJohn SmithOpechancanoughTangier Island Photo by Albert Herring Before the Europeans arrived in the 17th century, the name of Tangier Island is unknown. An island in the Chesapeake Bay, the land was used by the Pokomoke for their marine food sources of oysters, fish, and crabs. The tribe survives to modern times. They live in Maryland, but Tangier Island is regarded as part of Virginia today. Because there is no source for fresh http://hoydensandfirebrands.blogspot.com/2014/04/tangier-island.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim Murphy)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2404140129284862220.post-5763523932707782493Sun, 20 Apr 2014 08:04:00 +00002014-04-21T04:31:48.949+01:00Alison StuartHoly Roman EmpireJan SobieskiKara Mustafa PashaLord Somerton's HeirOttoman EmpireThe Battle of Vienna 1683 The Battle of Vienna 1683 I have just returned from a 3 week jaunt to Greece and Turkey. While thoroughly versed in Ancient Greek and Roman history, the more modern history of that area has eluded me. It is only in recent years (researching different stories) that my research path has crossed that of the Ottoman Empire and a visit to Istanbul and the Topkapi Palace in particular has opened myhttp://hoydensandfirebrands.blogspot.com/2014/04/the-battle-of-vienna-1683.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alison Stuart)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2404140129284862220.post-3901163623101030563Sun, 13 Apr 2014 02:00:00 +00002014-04-14T16:03:53.246+01:00Bideford WitchesRougement Castle I’m researching 17th Century Exeter - again - a city I love because you cannot turn a corner without seeing part of it's amazing history. Rougemont Castle, named after the characteristic red stone prevalent to the area from which it was built, is a romantic looking ruin now tucked into the ancient city walls, but contemporary drawings show a substantial Medieval fortress designed to withstand a http://hoydensandfirebrands.blogspot.com/2014/04/the-bideford-witches.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anita Davison)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2404140129284862220.post-4590930409197952307Sun, 06 Apr 2014 12:18:00 +00002014-04-06T13:29:00.727+01:00 Re-enactor at Historic St. Mary's City In popular imagination, historical fiction seems to focus on novels illuminating famous figures of the past, such as Robert Graves’s I, Claudius and Philippa Gregory’s The Other Boleyn Girl. While countless readers, myself included, enjoy the vicarious delights of reading about emperors and queens, historical fiction can also be used as a tool for http://hoydensandfirebrands.blogspot.com/2014/04/living-history-museums-portals-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mary Sharratt)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2404140129284862220.post-5357257416145473518Sun, 30 Mar 2014 16:21:00 +00002014-04-06T12:45:10.559+01:0017th centuryAbigail RemingtonadulteryfornicationHenry GardnerHerodias GardnerHester PrynneillegitimacyRhode Island<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 9]> http://hoydensandfirebrands.blogspot.com/2014/03/a-case-of-adultery-unprosecuted.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jo Ann Butler)