Grotesque Mesalliances April 24, 2013
Author: Beach Combing | in : Medieval, Modern
There is a school of thought that says arranged marriages work and, even for die-hard romantics like Beach, there are millennia of proof that they can. But there are also cases from every static, traditional society that leave you shaking at the potential horror of an institution that allows a father or brother to choose […]
Genetics vs Environment among Monarchs July 31, 2012
Author: Beach Combing | in : Contemporary, Medieval, Modern
There is a phrase that’s trotted out from time to time that monarchs are simply the descendants of those who killed lots of people and as such deserve little respect and certainly no adulation. Of course, it is true that monarchs are the descendants of those who killed many people. But what really matters is […]
