was she growing up in the 1190s
September 21, 2026 at 4:26 PM
was she growing up in the 1190s
Chepstow Castle's 1190s oak doors, the oldest surviving castle doors in Europe
https://sinapti.ca/post/en/the-oak-doors-of-chepstow-the-oldest-in-a-castle-in-europe-eak4347o
https://sinapti.ca/post/en/the-oak-doors-of-chepstow-the-oldest-in-a-castle-in-europe-eak4347o
September 17, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Chepstow Castle's 1190s oak doors, the oldest surviving castle doors in Europe
https://sinapti.ca/post/en/the-oak-doors-of-chepstow-the-oldest-in-a-castle-in-europe-eak4347o
https://sinapti.ca/post/en/the-oak-doors-of-chepstow-the-oldest-in-a-castle-in-europe-eak4347o
Richard I and Phillip Augustus used to do this over the Capetian-Norman frontier in the 1190s, kind of
What's the nearest historical parallel to the bizarre last two months of the US-Iran war, with a cease fire where fire doesn't cease, with the US in particular gyrating hour by hour among "we've already won," "negotiations are going very well," "we will rain fire and hell upon them"?
It's so weird.
It's so weird.
June 11, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Richard I and Phillip Augustus used to do this over the Capetian-Norman frontier in the 1190s, kind of
(Posting from the 1190s) I think Richard the Lionheart shouldn’t have done that to the Duke of Austria’s flag in the first place. Leopold def did his part in the siege of acre.
October 12, 2024 at 2:10 PM
(Posting from the 1190s) I think Richard the Lionheart shouldn’t have done that to the Duke of Austria’s flag in the first place. Leopold def did his part in the siege of acre.
Robin Hood Prince of Thieves. Fields were not enclosed like that in the 1190s AAAAAAGH
January 13, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Robin Hood Prince of Thieves. Fields were not enclosed like that in the 1190s AAAAAAGH
The new @EmpirePodUK series on Ireland & Empire begins with the Tudor Conquest. By the 1500s, there were small pockets of English imperialism in Ireland via descendants of the Anglo-Norman invasions of the 1190s, but they were concentrated along the southeastern coast.
February 20, 2025 at 5:57 AM
The new @EmpirePodUK series on Ireland & Empire begins with the Tudor Conquest. By the 1500s, there were small pockets of English imperialism in Ireland via descendants of the Anglo-Norman invasions of the 1190s, but they were concentrated along the southeastern coast.
‘Of its time’ is the first thing that comes to mind. And I don’t mean the 1190s.
September 26, 2026 at 10:24 PM
‘Of its time’ is the first thing that comes to mind. And I don’t mean the 1190s.
Ironically, it would have been more likely for whoever was shooting cops in Nottingham in the 1190s to have a recurve than a longbow (though not very likely, and even less likely that the recurve would look like that)
January 5, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Ironically, it would have been more likely for whoever was shooting cops in Nottingham in the 1190s to have a recurve than a longbow (though not very likely, and even less likely that the recurve would look like that)
The last page of the first part of Gratian's Decretum, ending with D.101 d.p.c.1 in a manuscript from the 1190s, written in Bologna. The second gloss layer in the bottom contains a version of the apparatus "Ecce vicit leo" on C.1 authored before 1210 by Petrus Brito, professor in Paris. 1/
August 28, 2025 at 3:56 PM
The last page of the first part of Gratian's Decretum, ending with D.101 d.p.c.1 in a manuscript from the 1190s, written in Bologna. The second gloss layer in the bottom contains a version of the apparatus "Ecce vicit leo" on C.1 authored before 1210 by Petrus Brito, professor in Paris. 1/
Low-key feel like giving 1190s-1200s Philou another top that he can actually abuse
September 21, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Low-key feel like giving 1190s-1200s Philou another top that he can actually abuse
I read this as a reflected plan of an aisleless nave with massive walls (so probably Romanesque) and notably inventive vaulting (likely inserted, almost certainly influenced by Lincoln's 1190s choir), side doors, and correct orientation toward the crossing and east end.
Fantastic critique of @reformthinktank.bsky.social everythingism paper from @raviguru.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/raviguru.... He points to the work of the Social Exclusion unit..watch out for new reports soon from former head Moira Wallace for @instituteforgov.bsky.social
In defence of everythingism
Why it's a necessary part of governing well
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April 7, 2025 at 9:29 AM
I read this as a reflected plan of an aisleless nave with massive walls (so probably Romanesque) and notably inventive vaulting (likely inserted, almost certainly influenced by Lincoln's 1190s choir), side doors, and correct orientation toward the crossing and east end.
Mighty Chepstow Castle, earliest stone built castle in Britain. Built by William FitzOsbern in 1067, with construction taking several decades. The castle increased in size, with William Marshal carrying out works there in 1190s. Fell into disrepair in late 17thC #chepstowcastle #castle #normancastle
March 10, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Mighty Chepstow Castle, earliest stone built castle in Britain. Built by William FitzOsbern in 1067, with construction taking several decades. The castle increased in size, with William Marshal carrying out works there in 1190s. Fell into disrepair in late 17thC #chepstowcastle #castle #normancastle
Isn't it a riff on one of Cher's outfits in Clueless, anyway? It's a callback to the 1990s, not the 1190s.
July 28, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Isn't it a riff on one of Cher's outfits in Clueless, anyway? It's a callback to the 1990s, not the 1190s.
(This was even worse for the Norse Greenland settlers...)
Still, Iceland and its Commonwealth muddled through until the 1190s, with some bountiful years, the occaisional famine offset by cod fishing, and the periodic "Oh god, we can't breed more cattle..." problem.
Still, Iceland and its Commonwealth muddled through until the 1190s, with some bountiful years, the occaisional famine offset by cod fishing, and the periodic "Oh god, we can't breed more cattle..." problem.
January 13, 2025 at 9:29 PM
(This was even worse for the Norse Greenland settlers...)
Still, Iceland and its Commonwealth muddled through until the 1190s, with some bountiful years, the occaisional famine offset by cod fishing, and the periodic "Oh god, we can't breed more cattle..." problem.
Still, Iceland and its Commonwealth muddled through until the 1190s, with some bountiful years, the occaisional famine offset by cod fishing, and the periodic "Oh god, we can't breed more cattle..." problem.
not the first, but a first--Ariake no wakare (Partings at Dawn, 1190s), anonymous but assumed to be by a woman, has as its protagonist someone born a girl but raised a boy who as a young man has the power of invisibility.
*And*--
1/2
*And*--
1/2
February 21, 2024 at 8:27 PM
not the first, but a first--Ariake no wakare (Partings at Dawn, 1190s), anonymous but assumed to be by a woman, has as its protagonist someone born a girl but raised a boy who as a young man has the power of invisibility.
*And*--
1/2
*And*--
1/2
actually no I'm not happy with this one have an update
March 26, 2025 at 2:56 AM
actually no I'm not happy with this one have an update
Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine was in her 70s when disaster struck in the 1190s. Her crusading son Richard the Lionheart had got himself kidnapped on his way back from the Holy Land. It was down to Eleanor to save her son, her dynasty and the realm. From historian Alex von Tunzelmann.
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June 2, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine was in her 70s when disaster struck in the 1190s. Her crusading son Richard the Lionheart had got himself kidnapped on his way back from the Holy Land. It was down to Eleanor to save her son, her dynasty and the realm. From historian Alex von Tunzelmann.
here in 1190s if anyone needs clarification on "robin hood times" or to talk about bows in particular...
March 25, 2025 at 4:50 PM
here in 1190s if anyone needs clarification on "robin hood times" or to talk about bows in particular...
This #ManuscriptMonday, we're looking at a 12th-century Bestiary.
Legend said whales lured fish into their open mouths with a sweet scent. Only a decade ago, researchers documented whales waiting with open jaws as "trap-feeding"!
©️"On Whales" (1190s). Bodleian Library, via Wikimedia Commons
Legend said whales lured fish into their open mouths with a sweet scent. Only a decade ago, researchers documented whales waiting with open jaws as "trap-feeding"!
©️"On Whales" (1190s). Bodleian Library, via Wikimedia Commons
March 16, 2026 at 8:30 AM
This #ManuscriptMonday, we're looking at a 12th-century Bestiary.
Legend said whales lured fish into their open mouths with a sweet scent. Only a decade ago, researchers documented whales waiting with open jaws as "trap-feeding"!
©️"On Whales" (1190s). Bodleian Library, via Wikimedia Commons
Legend said whales lured fish into their open mouths with a sweet scent. Only a decade ago, researchers documented whales waiting with open jaws as "trap-feeding"!
©️"On Whales" (1190s). Bodleian Library, via Wikimedia Commons
I contributed an article about a previously unknown, fragmentarily preserved c.1190s manuscript of Gratian's Decretum with a mysterious set of glosses.
August 27, 2025 at 8:14 AM
I contributed an article about a previously unknown, fragmentarily preserved c.1190s manuscript of Gratian's Decretum with a mysterious set of glosses.
Usually I focus on freshwater eel history, but today let's talk congers!
A marine species, congers are the world's largest eel, growing to 6 ft. & 150 lbs. or so.
From the 1190s on, they were big business in the Channel Islands, where sales of the fish was a ducal monopoly. 1/2
🗃️🧪
A marine species, congers are the world's largest eel, growing to 6 ft. & 150 lbs. or so.
From the 1190s on, they were big business in the Channel Islands, where sales of the fish was a ducal monopoly. 1/2
🗃️🧪
February 9, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Usually I focus on freshwater eel history, but today let's talk congers!
A marine species, congers are the world's largest eel, growing to 6 ft. & 150 lbs. or so.
From the 1190s on, they were big business in the Channel Islands, where sales of the fish was a ducal monopoly. 1/2
🗃️🧪
A marine species, congers are the world's largest eel, growing to 6 ft. & 150 lbs. or so.
From the 1190s on, they were big business in the Channel Islands, where sales of the fish was a ducal monopoly. 1/2
🗃️🧪
in the 1190s pope celestine the 3rd decreed that windmills must pay tithes
July 10, 2025 at 11:31 AM
in the 1190s pope celestine the 3rd decreed that windmills must pay tithes
Wat Tyler and the Peasant's Revolt has NOTHING to do with Robin Hood. It's about 200 years after most of the Robin Hood stories are set (1190s vs 1381). And that's just the tip of the iceberg of what's wrong with comparing the two.
August 23, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Wat Tyler and the Peasant's Revolt has NOTHING to do with Robin Hood. It's about 200 years after most of the Robin Hood stories are set (1190s vs 1381). And that's just the tip of the iceberg of what's wrong with comparing the two.