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Mount Royal Reveals Its Archeological Secrets

By Guest PostOctober 23, 2011Cultureadrian burke, archeological potential of mount royal, aveux et denombrements, benjamin hall esquire orchard, brad loewen, chemin de la cote des neiges, city of montreal, database of historical mapping, de maisonneuve cross, flooding, geographic information system, history, marie lambert chan, mount royal, mount royal park, notre dame des neiges cemetery, paul chomedey de maisonneuve, sherbrooke street, sir george etienne cartier monument, theresa gabos, université de montréal, valerie janssen, vegetation, villa

History tells us that Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve erected a cross atop Mount Royal in 1643 to thank God for sparing the city from flooding. However, according to 18th century archival documents, the cross was planted two kilometers away from where it is today.

“I discovered a document reporting the trial of a man accused of murder and living near the cross in 1750,” says Theresa Gabos. “When going through the aveux et dénombrements (the land and assets belonging to an individual) of the time, we learn that this man lived near the current intersection of Sherbrooke Street and chemin de la Côte-des-Neiges. This wasn’t the De Maisonneuve cross, but rather a replica of the original that had rotted. Nonetheless, this probably reveals the original location of the cross and highlights the fact that perception of the mountain and its summit has evolved with time.” (more…)

Killing Kings

By Guest PostFebruary 2, 2011Culturebanquet, byzantine emperor, Cambridge University, charles, cold climates, criminologist, early middle ages, Europe, european kings, history, homicide, johann of swabia, john tzimiskes, killing kings, king of castile, manuel eisner, modern era, monarch, muhammed, murder, nikephoros, northumbria, norway, peter of castile, political elites, prince edward, Seville, soldier, sultan of granada, theophano, venetian doge, vitale michel, whitehall in central london, yusufI of granada

A new study by a Cambridge University criminologist reveals just how dangerous it was to be a monarch in Europe before the modern era.

On 30 January 1649 Charles I was executed on a balcony overlooking Whitehall in central London. A huge crowd, restrained by ranks of militia, gathered to witness his beheading. An eye witness reported that his severed head was thrown down and his hair cut off while soldiers dipped their swords in his blood. (more…)

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Mount Royal Reveals Its Archeological Secrets

Killing Kings