Medieval Advent Calendar Day 7 Welcome back, dear friends! I hope you’re wearing sturdy boots, because today we’re walking. After meeting Eleanor and tracing the arc of her extraordinary life, I wanted to visit the only place still standing in…
Hello everyone, and welcome back to our mediaeval enchanted Advent. Today’s video is dedicated to the woman who started it all, my favourite feminine character in history, Aliénor of Aquitaine. In order to better understand her very complex and unique…
Medieval Advent Calendar Day 5 Hello, dear friends, and welcome to our fifth day of Advent, where things become decidedly merry. One of the most celebrated legacies of the Middle Ages is the tradition of the troubadours, and it happens…
Hello good friends, and welcome to the fourth day of Advent ! Our adventure into the Middle Ages continues with a dive into the lives of women at the time, since so often we hear of the valiant knights and…
Bonjour les amis et Joyeux Avent ! Welcome to the third day of Advent and most importantly, welcome to Paris ! Today’s time travel brings us to the Cluny Museum, home of the national mediaeval collections of France. Located on…
Hello dear friends, and welcome to our second day of Advent. I thought we should get well situated right from the beginning of our adventure, so the very first book I chose to present to you is Toni Mount’s excellent…
Good morrow to you, fair ladies and lords, and Merry Advent ! I am beside myself with excitement for this year’s Advent Calendar here, at The Ritual of Reading, since this will be a completely novel experience for our traditional month…
Hello friends, and welcome to my celebration of autumn evenings and nocturnal rituals. How many times have you heard a fellow reader state with unwavering conviction : Autumn is my favourite season ? Of course, it’s all about the sweet…
Hello friends ! Welcome back to my little corner of Provence. After visiting the classics of French Provençal literature, and the beautiful Lubéron countryside (be sure to check out the previous video if you haven’t seen it already), today I’m…
Bienvenue en Provence ! Welcome friends, to my travel and reading log of this summer’s escape to the South of France, in what was for me, a dream come true. After 20 years of building the picture of this world…
