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Saturday, 11 March 2023
Controversies 2: the problem of early medieval literacy (the basics)
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In this early tenth century manuscript illustration, thought to be based on a lost ninth century original, Charlemagne has a conversation wi...
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Tuesday, 14 February 2023
From the sources 13: Happy Valentines in Old French and Old High German
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Happy Valentine’s Day everyone. Now I’m not going to write a post about the history of Valentine’s Day itself, though I’d like to say that...
Monday, 13 February 2023
The biggest question of them all: how do we get from A to M?
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How do we get from one to the other: the Roman world (represented by the Piazza Amerina mosaics, c.300 AD) and the Medieval one (represent...
Sunday, 5 February 2023
From the sources 12: Hilary the Englishman, a gay poet of the twelfth century
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Happy LGBT History month everyone. Since its that time of the year, I thought I’d explore something I’ve barely ever touched on here – the...
Sunday, 29 January 2023
All Hitler and Henry VIII? Some insider reflections on what history actually is taught in UK schools
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Please note: while I'm not exactly the Scarlet Pimpernel, Zorro, Superman, Spiderman or Batman, I do have a kind of dual identity thing....
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