Actually Notes: Stories that spark your curiosity. Since 2007, we've explored culture, science, and art with a unique, in-depth perspective.
Actually Notes: Stories that spark your curiosity. Since 2007, we've explored culture, science, and art with a unique, in-depth perspective.
When did Phillip II reign? Phillip II was born in 1527 and died in 1598 , and became King of Spain in January 1556 . He ruled the country in its so-called ” Golden Age “. However, his reign saw the economic decline of Spain , its bankruptcy, and a…
Philip II: A long-lived king King Philip II (1527-1598) is one of the best-known monarchs of our past. If we were to ask about him on the street, it would be rare for the person to whom, at least, his name did not…
Princess Mary and the Duke of Suffolk, a 16th-century love story The reign of Henry VIII of England has always been known for the excesses of love of the monarch and for his relationship, often tumultuous, with his six wives. But less well known…
Ring lights, that’s the name of the lights that youtubers use in their recordings, whether they are famous or not. What are the ring lights? Ring lights were the most used by macro photographers (taking large photographs, regardless of their…
What is Fauvism? It is said that of the artistic movements of the 20th century, Fauvism was the most fleeting and the most difficult to define. Les fauves , the beasts , Fauvism was called the style of painting that during the years 1904 and 1907 was developed mainly by Henri Matisse (one…
The Real Freaks Now almost anyone can be described as freak. Within the baleful cathodic jarring images of poor visual landscape of any viewers, indeed, anyone can be a geek , freak or frik . Freak, from English: strange, extravagant, but the real freaks , as a concept is something that comes from the…
Check out the following video. It’s about Bruce Lee playing ping pong with some nunchucks. The images are spectacular … But this sporting boast is not real. Unfortunately. As a full version of the video shows, which can be seen…
The Fleshly school of poetry, (School of carnal poetry), brought together a group of English poets in the late 19th century associated with Dante Gabriel Rossetti. The term Fleshly Poets was invented by Scottish author Robert Williams Buchanan (1841-1901) and…
We all dream. We do it, even when we are awake. Real dreams, those that occur while we sleep, are considered the most subtle and profound way that exists to establish communication with ourselves. When we sleep, in the moments…
And what are documentary sources? Well, a documentary source shows the origin of the information, without further distinction. DOCUMENTARY SOURCES are the documents, testimonies, events or objects that convey significant information about the origin of the information. As simple as…
What you need to pass an exam if they ask you about the causes that motivated the so-called EUROPEAN IMPERIALISM. In the 19th century, a different model of IMPERIALISM developed different from the previous COLONIALISM, the one that developed in…
How many years did the VICTORIAN ERA last? The Victorian Era lasted during the reign of Queen Victoria I, from 1837 to 1901. Throughout the 19th century, the United Kingdom succeeded in completing the Industrial Revolution and, during the Victorian…
Pablo Neruda’s father wanted his son to go to university to build a future for himself. Thus, he enrolled in the Institute Pedagogical. Quickly, it came to his ears that instead of frequenting the University d, he spends a lot…
1. Real name: Margaretha Zelle. 2. Place of birth: Leeuwarden, The Netherlands. 3. Date of birth: August 7, 1876. 4. How does Mata Hari die ?: Sentenced to death before a firing squad. 5. Where? In Vincennes, France. October 15, 1917. Mata…
What Is Collective Consciousness? A Guide to the Social Concept What Is Collective Consciousness? The term collective consciousness refers to the shared beliefs, morals, attitudes, and knowledge that act as a unifying force within a society. It’s the common ground…
A recent investigation by Microsoft came to a predictable and disturbing conclusion: our average attention span is declining by leaps and bounds. 8 seconds of continuous attention This type of study has been practiced since 2000, when we began to…
Jean Valjean, the tormented protagonist of Victor Hugo’s “Les Misérables,” is one of the most famous characters in world literature. He has been the subject of numerous adaptations over the years, with the most well-known film portrayals by Gerard Depardieu…
Here are several fascinating facts about the life of the great traveler, Marco Polo: When his father and uncle undertook their first journey through unknown lands (as you can read in the biography of Marco Polo), Marco, who did not…
They have been incorporated into our daily lives as part of it naturally. Maybe for that reason, because they have been with us for more than a century. They are the modern inventions of the 19th century. This is the…
… That he came to marry Castile from the mysterious countries of the North: that Alfonso X “the Wise”, being unhappy because his wife, Violante de Aragón, daughter of Jaime I the Conqueror, did not give him heirs to his…