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The Requirement

Sep 16, 2008 | Chronicles

Or An Unexpected Window on the Renaissance Upon the discovery of America by the Europeans, an extraordinary document was copied out and carried by Spanish expeditions on their treks into the wilds of the New World. It was called “El Requerimiento”. Read it through....

A World (Or Two) Away

Sep 1, 2008 | Chronicles

Or a Few Days Abroad I’ve always been leery of conventions in North America – once you’ve given the convention itself the once-over, there’s not a lot to do outside the convention itself, unlike European events where there’s generally much more that’s worthwhile...