Today in the U.S. many will celebrate the secular holiday called “Thanksgiving.” It originated as a harvest festival, and the pervasive imagery has been inspired by legends about Calvinist separatist Pilgrims who emigrated in 1620 from The Netherlands to the “New World.” These staunchly Christian folks supposedly included, now and again, select nearby indigenous pagans in their festivities. However, the interactions between the European immigrants and the Native Americans were often quite negative. Various virulent pathogens were unknowingly brought to North America which, in many situations, devastated the local populaces. This article about the Plymouth Colony covers many important historical […]
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Vox Satanae – Episode #552 In memory of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022) 16th-21st Centuries We hear works by Thomas Morley, Sir Edward Elgar, Sir William Walton, Sir Arnold Bax, Benjamin Britten, Sir Arthur Bliss, and Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. 140 Minutes – Week of 2022 September 12 Stream Vox Satanae Episode 552. Download Vox Satanae Episode 552.
Vox Satanae – Episode 456 – 162 Minutes – Week of November 11, 2019 This week we hear works by Giacomo Carissimi, Antoine Forqueray, Carl Philipp Stamitz, Albert Lortzing, Sir Edward Elgar, and Anthony Payne. Stream Vox Satanae Episode 456. Download Vox Satanae Epiode 456.