#Medieval

Friendless Churches

friendschurches

The Grand Western Canal flows past the silvered oak door.Sheep chew up the churchyard, often butting open the door to see what’s inside...Salmon pink walls, a stripey screen stencilled with

Lily Hawker-Yates

gwenofmonmouth

Here is my second poll for today's edition of the Medieval Queens World Cup! This is the penultimate set of polls for this round, so the competition is really heating

Astro Bebs

astrobebs

the signs as weird medieval cat pics i found on google aries taurus gemini cancer leo virgo libra scorpio sagittarius capricorn aquarius pisces

Sara Sheridan

sarasheridan

We've a long Scottish tradition of litigious women.Thread: Chrystal MacMillan 1st female science grad @ Ed Uni & the 1st woman to plead a case in the Lords when the

Ruchika Sharma

tishasaroyan

Gives more credence to how temples were more than just places of worship. They were the fulcrum of political power and often clashed with other foci of power. Above is

Dror Poleg

drorpoleg

The future of cities is medieval ORWhat can CITIES learn from OFFICESWhat am I talking about? Friday THREAD 1/ Students of international relations have been concerned with the return of

Joe Bassey

Joe__Bassey

The Benin empire was one of the oldest and developed states in west Africa From the 11th Century.With its mathematical layout and earthworks longer than the Great Wall of China,

The Cultural Tutor

culturaltutor

This is what you would learn if you went to university in the 12th century.Could modern schools and universities learn something from it?A Thread. There was, of course, no single

David Bowles (hiatus to write GÜERO sequel) 🏳️‍🌈

DavidOBowles

Nearly anywhere you go, a certain combination of trumpets & violins will elicit a similar response: listeners will immediately think of Mexico, feeling an urge to throw a hat onto

בְּכָל‑לִבִּי, אֱמֶת,

lgbtunis

The Plague Pogroms (tw for antisemitism)During the Bubonic Plague pandemic in 1346–1353, the Jewish communities of Europe were used as scapegoats and blamed for the mass deaths. Representation of a

Dr. Erik Wade

erik_kaars

Ok, I'm dithering to avoid sending a piece of writing, SO how about a mini-thread on medieval cannibal babies? Medieval Christian theologians were OBSESSED with the cannibal baby question: if

Jonah Coman

MxComan

#otd 4 Oct is the Feast of St Francis of Assisi. He is the medieval founder of the Order of Franciscans, whose sprituality was centred on good works and universal

Dr. Erik Wade

erik_kaars

Ugh, I can't believe I need to go down this road, but let's discuss a case study of how the Western idea of illness in leaders shifted from acceptable to

Billy Hill

skygig

I Doug @fordnation was wrong. I chose to be solely advised by a protected class with a myopic & obsessive focus who would never suffer the consequences of any of

Tweeting Historians

Tweetistorian

Erik Wade (@erik_kaars) here. Today, I want to talk about other peoples' work. Often when we tell the story of scholarship on pre-modern race, we center the work of white

Steve Outtrim

steveouttrim

1. Gonna start a thread to gather #CoronaVirus researchI think it's a man-made #PlandemicAlthough all roads point to the Chinese, it seems a bit too obvious to me. #Event201 is