Sealed in musty tombs surrounded by cold, damp crypts, they still enjoyed having the last word. Like a case of the giggles at a funeral, however, any time spent in their company sooner or later leads to a feeling of sudden exhilaration.
Life is short.
It wasn t Columbus s crew who brought syphilis back to the Old World. Jerusalem surrendered to the Moslems during the Crusades, never to be retaken. Last week, in our regular feature, This Week In Medieval History, the date for Anti-Pope Benedict XIII s condemnation was listed as 1471. It should have read 1417. Thanks to reader Wendy R. for pointing out the blunder.