Historical | https://emilyromrell.com Tue, 28 Apr 2026 04:26:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://emilyromrell.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/cropped-2025VibrantLifewebsite-32x32.png Historical | https://emilyromrell.com 32 32 142175226 The Canary Islands: Furry, Not Feathered https://emilyromrell.com/the-canary-islands-furry-not-feathered/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-canary-islands-furry-not-feathered https://emilyromrell.com/the-canary-islands-furry-not-feathered/#respond Wed, 06 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://emilyromrell.com/?p=17065 The Canary Islands sound like they should be named after those cheerful little yellow songbirds, right? Sweet, delicate, maybe perched on a windowsill somewhere in the sun. Charming. Logical. Completely wrong.

The real story has a bit more bite.

The post The Canary Islands: Furry, Not Feathered first appeared on .]]> https://emilyromrell.com/the-canary-islands-furry-not-feathered/feed/ 0 17065 In The Attics Of Our Brains https://emilyromrell.com/in-the-attics-of-our-brains/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=in-the-attics-of-our-brains https://emilyromrell.com/in-the-attics-of-our-brains/#respond Thu, 24 Apr 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://emilyromrell.com/?p=16617 We all grow up with the weight of history on us. Our ancestors dwell in the attics of our brains as they do in the spiraling chains of knowledge hidden…

The post In The Attics Of Our Brains first appeared on .]]> https://emilyromrell.com/in-the-attics-of-our-brains/feed/ 0 16617 He Who Continues The Attack https://emilyromrell.com/he-who-continues-the-attack/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=he-who-continues-the-attack https://emilyromrell.com/he-who-continues-the-attack/#respond Tue, 22 Apr 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://emilyromrell.com/?p=16610 In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten then he who continues the attack wins. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

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The post Flyting first appeared on .]]> https://emilyromrell.com/flyting/feed/ 0 16677 Popcorn Was A Breakfast Cereal https://emilyromrell.com/popcorn-was-a-breakfast-cereal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=popcorn-was-a-breakfast-cereal https://emilyromrell.com/popcorn-was-a-breakfast-cereal/#respond Wed, 19 Mar 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://emilyromrell.com/?p=16671 In the 1800s, popcorn wasn't just for movies; it was a breakfast cereal, enjoyed with milk and sugar.

The post Popcorn Was A Breakfast Cereal first appeared on .]]> https://emilyromrell.com/popcorn-was-a-breakfast-cereal/feed/ 0 16671 The Duty Of The Philosopher https://emilyromrell.com/the-duty-of-the-philosopher/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-duty-of-the-philosopher https://emilyromrell.com/the-duty-of-the-philosopher/#respond Thu, 23 Feb 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://emilyromrell.com/?p=13191 The duty of the philosopher is to find the truth everywhere. ~ Nicolaus Copernicus

The post The Duty Of The Philosopher first appeared on .]]> https://emilyromrell.com/the-duty-of-the-philosopher/feed/ 0 13191 Toleration https://emilyromrell.com/toleration/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=toleration https://emilyromrell.com/toleration/#respond Tue, 21 Feb 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://emilyromrell.com/?p=13182 Toleration is the greatest gift of the mind; it requires the same effort of the brain that it takes to balance oneself on a bicycle. ~ Helen Keller

The post Toleration first appeared on .]]> https://emilyromrell.com/toleration/feed/ 0 13182 Zheng Yi Sao https://emilyromrell.com/zheng-yi-sao-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=zheng-yi-sao-2 https://emilyromrell.com/zheng-yi-sao-2/#respond Fri, 18 Mar 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://emilyromrell.com/zheng-yi-sao-2/ The most successful pirate was a woman named Zheng Yi Sao. Her fleet was composed of 400 junks and between 40,000 to 60,000 pirates in 1805.

The post Zheng Yi Sao first appeared on .]]> https://emilyromrell.com/zheng-yi-sao-2/feed/ 0 11933 Glitch by Laura Martin https://emilyromrell.com/glitch-by-laura-martin/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=glitch-by-laura-martin https://emilyromrell.com/glitch-by-laura-martin/#respond Tue, 26 Oct 2021 17:00:00 +0000 https://emilyromrell.com/?p=10650 Glitch by Laura Martin is delightful. The author did a great job creating two main characters who had depth and exhibited both likable and annoying traits. I loved learning new tidbits about history.

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