Author Archives: George Curling
Empires of Contrast? Comparing England and Spain’s approaches to the Colonisation of America.
A methodological approach of focus on the intentions or actions of colonisation splits the historiographical debate on this topic. J. H. Elliot focuses on intention and suggests that the complexities of the Spanish and English motivation for colonisation, and the time lag between conquest, infer a differing approach to conquest. Viewpoints of a similar approach […]
The Guglielmites
The Guglielmites Who is Guglielma? Guglielma was an Italian woman living in the 13th Century who gained a cult-like following at a time of increased inquisitorial presence from the Catholic Church. The mysticism around her person was not simply post-obit but whilst she was still alive. Very little was known about her before she arrived […]
