The annoying thing about studying the Black Death (besides having to read about lots of horrific things of course) is that new discoveries are being made all the time.Thanks to new scientific possibilities and archaeological finds much of what we thought we knew about the most impactful disasters in human history has been turned upside … More Book review: ‘The Black Death’, by Thomas Asbridge (2026)
I was just randomly looking through some medieval books, as one does, when I discovered that a bunch of these French books for some reason had lots of pictures of bridges with people going over them.They’re so funny and fascinating to me, the art seems to depict regular, common people during their daily activities.No heroes, … More Medieval lives on medieval bridges
A lot of people say that the Vikings had very good hygiene and that this was rare and unusual in medieval Europe.A lot of other people say that the Vikings were vile and disgusting and that this was common and normal in medieval Europe.Both these contradicting perspectives are based on two single sources, one Christian … More Viking hygiene according to Ahmad ibn Fadlan
A lot of people say that the Vikings had very good hygiene and that this was rare and unusual in medieval Europe.A lot of other people say that the Vikings were vile and disgusting and that this was common and normal in medieval Europe.Both these contradicting perspectives are based on two single sources, one Christian … More Viking hygiene according to Chronica Joannis Wallingford
Found this a while ago and rather enjoyed looking up some of the names on it, so I thought it might be interesting for you too.Just imagine how wild a night out would have been there & then. Earl “Snake Hips” Tucker in action; Crooner Harlan Lattimore & Don Redman and his band in action … More A night club map of Harlem, 1932.
This article was originally (partially) a thread on social media,which is why it is formatted with lots of images and short responses.The text is about the image below that paragraph. This time we”ll be looking at ‘De boerendans’ (the farmer’s or peasant’s dance) by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, from c. 1567.I love Pieter’s art & … More Art review: ‘De boerendans’ (the farmer’s or peasant’s dance), Pieter Bruegel the Elder, c. 1567.
This article was originally (partially) a thread on social media, which is why it is formatted with lots of images and short responses.The text is about the image below that paragraph. Because I’m lovely and great I was given early access to the game ‘Sniper Elite 5’ for free but with no strings attached, so … More Game review: Sniper Elite 5 (2022)
There are so many myths & misconceptions going around about the Black Death that I thought it might be a good idea to put a bunch of facts together.The topic seems to be extra popular among the creators of AI slop nonsense and they generally keep repeating the same old rubbish, so this article may … More The Black Death – everything you need to know
More AI slop polluting the internet with history nonsense.This is a relatively small tiktok account but the videos they share have already been seen by hundreds of thousands of people.I’ll share a few random screenshots from a few of their videos here and tell you what’s wrong.The comments section online shows that people are blindly … More AI review: Time Witnessed
Disclaimer: I got this game for free, but I wasn’t asked for any favours or be extra nice. This game was made for me, not literally, but it just has everything I love: history, middle ages, medieval art, old books, illuminations and weirdness galore.In ‘Scriptorium: Master of Manuscripts‘ you’re a medieval artist, an illuminator, with … More Game review: Scriptorium: Master of Manuscripts (2026)
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