tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post9195023352522437443..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: Pandemic then and now... by Carolyn HughesMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-14088467084627589372020-07-17T09:53:50.582+01:002020-07-17T09:53:50.582+01:00Idly browsing The History Girls posts, I have only...Idly browsing The History Girls posts, I have only just seen your comments, Susan and Caroline š. But Iām delighted that you enjoyed my post - and thank you so much for your thoughts... Carolyn Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07909929916949700691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-69685230969062505092020-05-29T09:08:36.890+01:002020-05-29T09:08:36.890+01:00Fascinating, Carolyn, and how topical. Interesting...Fascinating, Carolyn, and how topical. Interesting that Medieval people ascribed disasters to God's will (or the Devil's work). This reminded me of Homer's Iliad in which the Greeks and Trojans attribute misfortunes to the gods on Olympus e.g. the plague sent by Apollo in Book 1. I really enjoyed your descriptions of the fashions and 'racy' attire! Great illustrations, too. The Waterhouse painting is lovely. Thank you for such a thought-provoking post!Caroline K. Mackenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10689485624657486564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-10821422694454263672020-05-22T09:23:46.863+01:002020-05-22T09:23:46.863+01:00Thank you -- I enjoyed this.
As I read, I was thin...Thank you -- I enjoyed this.<br />As I read, I was thinking that, since the public at large seem to have taken zero notice of the preachers and carried on wearing their licentious clothes, maybe they thought of the preachers much as we think of those today who talk about aliens among us, disguised as lizards?Susan Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738737493756183909noreply@blogger.com