Top of page

Search results for: England

Ornate red and ivory wall decoration, with plaque and symbols

17th Century Wardrobe Regulation in the Kingdom of Spain

Posted by: Stephen Mayeaux

The following is a guest post by Francesca Marquez, who served as a fall 2021 remote intern transcribing and researching documents in the Herencia: Centuries of Spanish Legal Documents crowdsourcing campaign at the Law Library of Congress. If, in the words of Victor Hugo, “curiosity is a sort of gluttony. To see is to devour[,]” then life …

Ornate red and ivory wall decoration, with plaque and symbols

Who’s to Blame for Lost Silver and Gold? Laments of Financial Troubles in Spain 1588

Posted by: Stephen Mayeaux

The following is a guest post by Ashley Gonzalez, who served as a summer 2021 remote intern transcribing and researching documents in the Herencia: Centuries of Spanish Legal Documents crowdsourcing campaign at the Law Library of Congress. Herencia! What curious snapshots of history lie within your depths? As a summer 2021 intern, I had the exciting opportunity …

Ornate red and ivory wall decoration, with plaque and symbols

Herencia: Church and State in 18th Century Spain

Posted by: Stephen Mayeaux

The following is a guest post by Eliza Friend, who served as a spring 2021 remote intern transcribing and researching documents in the Herencia: Centuries of Spanish Legal Documents crowdsourcing campaign at the Law Library of Congress. As I have completed the Herencia Crowdsourcing Campaign Internship and reviewed documents that span a variety of subjects and languages, a …