The Little Book of the End of the World by Mooney Ken

Author:Mooney, Ken [Mooney, Ken]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9780750958813
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2014-09-10T14:00:00+00:00

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PORTENTS OF THE END: NOSTRADAMUS AND PROPHECIES

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NOSTRADAMUS

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Michel de Nostradame, known by the pen-name Nostradamus, is a notorious figure when discussing the End of the World, and no book discussing the Apocalypse would be complete without referencing him.

Born in France in the early sixteenth century, Nostradamus was an apothecary – a posh, old-fashioned name for a chemist – and seer. After years of studying and practicing medicine, Nostradamus published his first almanac in 1550, collecting a number of predictions that he had previously made. He published the book under the Latinised version of his own name, the sixteenth-century equivalent of the heavy-metal umlaut. Some of these predictions were specific, involving weather or crops, others were significantly vaguer.

This almanac sold so successfully that Nostradamus was encouraged to write more, publishing over 6,000 prophecies and star charts. He also entered into correspondence with dignitaries and nobles, both from his native France and internationally, creating personalised star charts and predictions for them and their families.

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