This is a very old Japanese ghost story. It’s so old that no one knows its true origins. It’s also so old that it has become a favorite Kabuki play, appearing first in 1741. The play was called Bancho Sarayashiki, which means ‘The Dish Mansion at Bancho’. The play is about [...]
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Anne Boleyn, the Witch Queen
Posted in my favorite figures of history, tagged anne boleyn, queen, witch on July 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Anne Boleyn is alternately a tragic and resplendent figure in history. Because of her, the history of England was sealed. Although we know Anne Boleyn as the first queen of Henry VIII’s who got beheaded, it was also she who gave birth to England’s future queen, Elizabeth I.
Growing up Anne
Very little is known to historians [...]
