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"'Ha ha' and 'he he' signify laughter in Latin and in English, because they are cried out when laughing." Wonderful evidence here in Ælfric's Grammar that 'ha ha' has been the sound and spelling of laughter in English since at least the 11th century and the Old English period.

✨Reformation Cardinal highlight #2✨ In 1538, Henry VIII decreed that images of Thomas Becket ‘‘are to be plucked down…and the services in his name shall be razed out of all books" In this Psalter, the memoriae to Becket have been obliterated. 🔗tinyurl.com/2s42kht4

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Glad to see my article in History Today about the 1755 Lisbon earthquake 🤓

The earthquake that hit Lisbon in 1755 toppled buildings and shook the foundations of #theEnlightenment. Was God punishing humanity, or was the disaster man-made? 🔒 Archive subscribers can read Damien Kempf’s article at the link below buff.ly/4cthuOx

Il est arrivé 🤓 LISBONNE 1755 Récit d'une catastrophe européenne editions-b2.com/accueil/120-li…

"Ils ont les pieds à l’envers, ce qui les rend très laids. Ils vont prier à l’église à contrecœur, ils préfèrent aller à la taverne ou au bordel, là où le #diable les entraîne le plus. Ils vont ainsi sens dessus dessous". Les Monstres des hommes XIIIe. Gallica BnF PO Dittmar