Catherine of Aragon (1485-1536) was to represent a political union between a strong and powerful Spain and the up-and-coming England; instead, she became a paragon of virtue. She was the first wife of King Henry VIII who never gave up the crown even...

Catherine of Aragon was presented by Juan Luis Vives as the model Christian woman he envisioned when he wrote 'Instruction of a Christ Woman.' He dedicated the conduct book to her and in 1523, when it was first published, he presented it to her....

Traditionally, blackwork embroidery is done with black silk thread on cream-colored linen using a backstitch or double-running stitch. Sometimes it is embellished with gold metallic thread. Erica Wilson's "The Craft of Black Work and White Work," published in 1973, which I found lurking...

Today is Wednesday, May 23, the 143rd day of 2007. There are 222 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On May 23, 1934, bank robbers Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker were shot to death in a police ambush in Bienville Parish, La.On this date:In...

Today is Monday, June 11, the 162nd day of 2007. There are 203 days left in the year.Today's Highlights in History:On June 11, 1776, the Continental Congress formed a committee to draft a Declaration of Independence calling for freedom from Britain.On this date:In 1509, England's...