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Presentation at the Temple (1460), Cardinal Trevisan (1459-60) & St George (1460). The Portrait came about when the Pope commissioned Mantegna to paint the Cardinal who was part of the Council of Mantua (1459). The Council sought to rally Europeans against the Ottomans
10-13 Sept 1847: 50 hangings St Patrick's Battalion, Mexico. RC Irish immigrants/other Europeans fought in Mexican Army against US. Cited mistreatment Catholics as reason. John Riley who led them survived. https://t.co/Ak8NHPOeIU https://t.co/VXVfPofZQ1 https://t.co/RoRTZ9gCux
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How did Europeans get pineapple 🍍for centerpieces at important dinner parties?
A 1770 manual gives shipping tips for plants (https://t.co/Q8tWlgr019). Hothouses were popular for growing (https://t.co/VqBA6W8E5E). 2/4
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Beautiful & Outlandish Color Illustrations Let Europeans See Exotic Fish for the First Time (1754)
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Before the late 1800s, Europeans held an aversion to bathing, which stemmed from the belief that water opened up the pores and allowed infection to enter the body. Perfumes, like the ones sold by the peddler in this image, were used to mask bodily odor and ward off "bad air."
i’ve finally finished it—my tribute to laila fiercely reclaiming herself and her culture while forced to perform the sacred art of bharatanatyam for the entertainment of white europeans. read THE GILDED WOLVES by @Roshani_Chokshi
(see next for significance of this stance)
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The Natoka/Assiniboine became a major trade partner with European traders in the region. However, contact with the Europeans resulted in a devastating number of deaths caused by infectious diseases. The tribe was estimated at 10,000 people in 18thC to approx 2,600 people by 1890.
12. Marthanda Varma, the ruler and the maker of Modern Travancore in Kerala. He is forever remembered for the Battle of Colachel of 1741, where he defeated the Dutch. This is the earliest example of an Asian power defeating the Europeans. The Dutch never recovered.
#Muslin(Malmal)is cotton fabric of plain weave.
got its name from the city of Mosul,Iraq which the Europeans believed to be its place of origin
However,its origins were actually from #Dhaka
In 17th & 18th centuries,
#Mughal Bengal was the foremost muslin exporter in the world
If we must have statues of Europeans who sailed to America, why don't we replace all the Christopher Columbus statues with Erik the Red? Every city is improved by the addition of an angry Viking.