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📜 Join historical fiction author Mercedes Rochelle as she explores the dangerous politics of Richard II's court and the events that would eventually lead to the king's revenge.

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October 28, 2026 at 8:41 AM
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Our November speakers are giving us quite a treat with their presentation #Hair Raising Histories: Conflicts Around the Use of Human and #Animal Hair in #EarlyModern Europe. Join us Nov 28. #MedievalSky #MedievalHistory #Skystorians #AcademicSky #HistorySky #MaterialCulture #Bodies #WhatsHistory
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October 27, 2026 at 7:19 PM
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📚 Looking for your next historical read?

👑 A coffin discovered in London in 1964 reveals the story of Anne Mowbray, child bride of one of the Princes in the Tower.

Princess in the Police Station by J.P. Reedman.

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October 30, 2026 at 8:39 AM
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On this day in 1216, nine-year-old Henry III was crowned at Gloucester Abbey amid the First Barons’ War. London held by rebels; a second coronation followed at Westminster in 1220. #OnThisDay #MedievalHistory #HenryIII
October 28, 2026 at 12:07 PM
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Archaeologists near Venice just found Altino's lost church, built ~1,600 years ago on Roman road stones laid upside down. It suggests Venice began as a slow, managed move, not a panicked flight from invaders. 🏛️
#History #Archaeology #Venice #MedievalHistory www.medievalists.net/2026/10/arch...
Archaeologists Discover Long-Lost Early Medieval Church Near Venice - Medievalists.net
Archaeologists have discovered a long-lost early medieval church near Venice, revealing new evidence about the origins of the city and its Christian history.
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October 29, 2026 at 4:43 AM
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The Templar Banner
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TemplarsNow: The Templar Banner
Templar banner baucent (beauséant), 1220: black and white, guarded by five to ten brothers, rallying point.
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October 29, 2026 at 5:00 AM
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“Stories of wandering spirits and the restless dead were common in the Middle Ages.” [The Conversation] #Folklore #FolkHorror #MedievalHistory #GhostStories

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Medieval ghost stories featured rotten flesh, the walking dead and spoon-stealing spirits
Medieval ghosts shapeshifted, rose from their graves, and begged for help in making amends for their misdeeds.
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October 29, 2026 at 10:13 AM
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Congratulations to @francescasq.bsky.social (or should I say Dr Francesca Roma) for succefully defending her #PhD today! #Scandinavianstudies is absolutely NOT ready.

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October 23, 2026 at 5:25 PM
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Why Were the Landsknechts Allowed to Dress like Kings? A Habsburg emperor’s military ambitions helped create one of history’s most flamboyant warrior cultures.

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Why Were the Landsknechts Allowed to Dress like Kings? — Aurel Stratan
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October 25, 2026 at 9:15 PM
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Narwhal Tusks and Unicorns #narwhal #unicorns #medievalhistory
October 22, 2026 at 10:13 AM
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On this day in 1300, at Dumfries, Edward I granted the Scots a truce until May 1301, at Philip IV of France’s request. It ended a campaign whose siege of Caerlaverock Castle is recorded in a famous roll of arms. #OnThisDay #MedievalHistory #EdwardI
October 30, 2026 at 12:09 PM
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English Archers at Agincourt

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October 25, 2026 at 9:24 PM
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On this day in 1277, Walter de Merton, founder of Merton College, Oxford, died after a fall fording the Medway. Chancellor under Henry III and Edward I; buried at Rochester Cathedral. #OnThisDay #MedievalHistory
October 27, 2026 at 12:11 PM
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This Medieval King Ruled a Vast Empire, Inspired the Pope and Also Didn't Exist #MedievalHistory
This Medieval King Ruled a Vast Empire, Inspired the Pope and Also Didn't Exist
Explore the legend of Prester John, a mythical medieval king who inspired hope during the Crusades.
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October 25, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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Historian explores medieval readers’ notes and scraps #books #manuscripts #medievalhistory
Historian explores medieval readers’ notes and scraps
Historian Erik Kwakkel studies what people in the Middle Ages wrote in book margins and on scraps of parchment, Morgunblaðið reported. Such scraps served as note-taking materials and were often later reused in bookmaking. Kwakkel, a Dutch professor at the University of British Columbia in Canada,…
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October 25, 2026 at 11:45 AM
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Excited to share my first post and a new open-access resource! I have published an database on early medieval monasteries in Navarre and Aragon on Zenodo. I hope it helps you link datasets or explore documentary sources.

Link: zenodo.org/records/2359...

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Inventory of Early Medieval Monasteries in Navarre and Aragon (8th to 10th Centuries)
This dataset provides an editable database in Excel format detailing the monasteries and organised communities established within episcopal sees across the contemporary Spanish regions of Navarre and ...
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October 25, 2026 at 12:48 PM
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Charlemagne and Church Finance

How did political authority influence the financial development of medieval Christian institutions?

Charlemagne's reign offers an interesting historical perspective on royal

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How Charlemagne Influenced Church Finance - Jonathan Kithcart
Discover the connection between Charlemagne and Church Finance through this insightful article. Influenced... Read the details today!
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October 30, 2026 at 7:57 PM
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#thenationallibraryofwales #nationallibraryofwales #exhibition #WelshHistory #MedievalWales #NormanConquest #WelshHeritage #MedievalManuscripts #LlanbadarnFawr #Aberystwyth #WelshCulture #BookOfTaliesin #MedievalHistory #WilliamTheConqueror #WelshLiterature #CulturalHeritage
Normans: The Welsh Perspective
Normans: The Welsh Perspective Fri, Nov 20, 2026 @ 09:00 - Sat, Mar 20, 2027 @ 17:30 The National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion SY23 3BU The Story from the Other Side This November the Nat...
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October 30, 2026 at 9:58 AM
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TRIVIA: Every haunted dungeon has an iron maiden in the corner. Real medieval torture device, or a myth built centuries later? Guess below, answer in the replies. anvilnink.com #ttrpg #medievalhistory

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Your Players Swear the #ironmaiden Is Medieval. It Isn't | 5e Dungeon Myth #dnd #ttrpg
YouTube video by AnvilNInk
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October 24, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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Pope Leo III Church Authority

The coronation of Charlemagne by Pope Leo III in 800 remains an important event in the history of church and political authority. The subject is examined in greater historical context at www.kithcartcodeofsilence.com/pope-leo-iii...

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Pope Leo III and the Expansion of Church Authority
Pope Leo III church authority expanded through his deliberate decisions and plans. Learn how he amplified his power through this article.
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October 27, 2026 at 3:52 PM
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New archaeological finds in the Scottish islands provide fascinating evidence of early religious life there. buff.ly/cfoBFOl #ReligiousStudies #MedievalHistory #ChristianHistory #Archaeology
Volunteers Dug Up 1,000 Clues Beneath a Church. They Rewrite Medieval Christian History.
Crucibles of melted gold and silver point to a lost monastic powerhouse of early Christian Britain.
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October 23, 2026 at 11:02 AM
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The Hildegarde de Bingen - Bernard de Clairvaux link
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TemplarsNow: The Hildegarde de Bingen - Bernard de Clairvaux link
Hildegard of Bingen (Hildegarde) wrote to Bernard of Clairvaux in 1146 or 1147: his short reply and what followed.
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October 25, 2026 at 5:00 AM
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A Templar location at Chaam, The Netherlands
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TemplarsNow: A Templar location at Chaam, The Netherlands
Templars at Chaam near Breda (Templiers, Tempeliers, Ter Brake): Templar rights on the heath in 1312 and a farm.
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October 27, 2026 at 5:00 AM
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Strands include:
• Written & material memory
• Writing things into order
• Sensory qualities of things
• Everyday goods in transformation
• Mnemonic techniques beyond the ars memoriae
#MedievalHistory #MaterialCulture #MemoryStudies
October 23, 2026 at 8:26 AM
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The True Motives behind the Templar Arrests, October 13, 1307
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TemplarsNow: The True Motives behind the Templar Arrests, October 13, 1307
Why Philippe le Bel arrested the Templars (pourquoi l’arrestation): not money, but power over the Church.
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October 24, 2026 at 4:06 AM