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Butterflies in the Kremlin, Part Eight: As the Bear Turns
Sheremetev laughed. "Leontii is a fine man, but not nearly subtle enough for this. The new political officer for the Dacha is . . . Anya." **** It was all Anya could do to keep her face still, even though she knew that very stillness was a tell in its own way....
Deep Water
In October of 1633 Al and Sam Morton became instant heroes when they sank six enemy ships at anchor in the River Trave just down river from the city of Luebeck. But that was then. It took all of a couple of weeks before the city fathers reconsidered the status of the...
The Wind is Free: Sailing Ship Design, Part 2, Seaworthiness
Part II: Goals of Sailing Ship Design The designer of a sailing ship must give it sufficient capacity and speed to carry out its mission, yet without unduly compromising its seaworthiness. And seaworthiness itself is a complex concept, embracing watertightness,...
Northwest Passage, Part One
Part I November 1633 A bright sun and a cool breeze made Copenhagen the best place in the world as far as Sergeant Karl Andersen was concerned. He strolled with the three members of his city watch patrol through the open air market. They paused occasionally to...
The Irish Sitter Sings
Late November 1634 Near the City of Nijmegen, Netherlands "Innkeeper, we need a wet nurse." One of Henrich's company—probably his daughter, the timing was right and she looked just like him—had a fever. The stout lass was down and likely would not be...
Arsenic and Old Italians
The liquid in the shallow dish ignited, releasing a burst of yellow-green fire. The audience, a curious mix of Tuscan scholars and glitterati, applauded. Lewis Philip Bartolli acknowledged the applause with a briefly lifted hand. "This lovely green reveals the...
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme: Gardening and Growing Food in 1632
Introduction The benefits of growing usable plants near your sleeping place—as opposed to having to search for them whenever you need them—are so obvious that people must have started the first gardens as soon as they discovered that plants would grow from...
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