The tlamatlquiticitl—midwife—offered those in her charge a remarkable 16th-century birthing plan, combining practical care, drugs for pain relief, and religious ceremonies. This story appears ...

David L. Reiter, 62, of Reiffton, passed away Sunday, March 1, 2015 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center. He was a son of the late George L. and Madelyn L. (Hoffman) Reiter. David was a ...

Although they tried to ban the practice in the Americas, the plant made its way to Europe around the late 16th century, and now a new study shows that the continent wasted little time partaking in ...

In the 14th century, the bone blades were upgraded to highly waxed wooden runners, and in the late 16th century, iron blades, easier and cheaper to manufacture, were introduced. Mass production ...

Since the late 16th century, noblemen would elect their king and parliament. They were also supposed to defend borders as voluntary soldiers. This duty of the szlachta was becoming more and more ...

There are quite a lot of historical references to Hide and Seek games of one kind or another - Shakespeare alludes to it in Love’s Labour’s Lost in the late 16th Century when one of the ...

If one talks generally of a satiric temper it is difficult to know where to draw the line. Charles Lenient, the author of the standard nineteenth-century work on the subject, invented a variety of ...

A mom had been running late for her daughter's wedding and missed the ceremony. She blames the bride. wavebreak3 - stock.adobe.com She said “I do” to a motherless marriage. A bride walked down ...

painted in the late 16th century as part of a collection of 22 portraits depicting European royals, statesmen and military ...

Dr. Reiter's research is focused on optimizing treatment solutions for musculoskeletal injuries. With a primary focus on tendon and ligament, his research program seeks to understand healthy tissue ...

His book investigates the wide-ranging role of instrumental genres within late eighteenth-century Neapolitan culture and introduces readers to new material, including recently discovered instrumental ...