Early Modern Period

This painting depicts Luther speaking before important religious figures during the Diet of Worms. They told Luther that he must recant all he wrote in his pamphlets to make up for the trouble they caused. He stood boldly before the Holy Roman Empire and the Pope and refused to back down from his beliefs unless they could convince him otherwise through scripture or clear reasoning. -Marissa

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A cart for transporting the dead in London during the great Wellcome V0010607 - Category:Great Plague of London - Wikimedia Commons

This guide is an online version of the exhibit by the same title, which was on display at Sterne Library, Fall 2018 through Spring 2019.

Pike and Shot

A chemise or shift became widely used by both men and women in Europe in the medieval period and lasted for a few centuries. Even in the 21st century, some women wear similar lingerie but, of course, the cut, design, and adornments are different. In this article, we’ll talk about the chemise worn during the Early Modern era – how did it look like? what embellishments were popular? what fabric did they use? what design of shirts was typical? and so on. The 16th-17th century brought a lot of…

The Salem witch trials were a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts, between 1692 and 1693.

The Renaissance was a period of rapid change in Europe between 1300 and 1600 that influenced art, culture, politics and medicine.

Narcissa Niblack Thorne, c. 1937