Yesterday was a very special anniversary in the history of dance; on this day in 1877 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake had its grand premiere at the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow. Based on Russian and German folk tales, the ballet tells the story of Odette, a beautiful princess turned into a swan by an evil… Continue reading The Ballet Swans of History
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All The Queen’s Men
It's no great surprise that the majority of ancient, medieval or Early Modern queens most vilified by historians are the ones considered to have transgressed the boundaries of what was considered sexually acceptable. Throughout pretty much all of history the easiest way to bring about a woman's downfall was to made charged accusations about apparent… Continue reading All The Queen’s Men