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Women and their favourite weapons anno 1900

September 28, 2026

Just reading old newspapers… as one does, when I found this gem from the Chicago Sunday Tribune from 1900.It’s about the weapons of offence and defence used by women in one year in Chicago according to police records.You can read the full article here:https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-women-armed-with-favorit/110350216/ There’s more! Let’s take a look at this superb illustration. Hands-up … More Women and their favourite weapons anno 1900

Book review: ‘Medieval pets’ by Kathleen Walker-Meikle (2012)

August 12, 2026

I love pets, I love the Middle Ages, so how could I resist this book! As with most of my book reviews I’ll just share some bits I found interesting and talk a bit about what I think here and there, if needed. I will also share a few photos of my pets being a … More Book review: ‘Medieval pets’ by Kathleen Walker-Meikle (2012)

Book review: ‘The Black Death’, by Thomas Asbridge (2026)

August 8, 2026

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)

Medieval lives on medieval bridges

August 2, 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

Viking hygiene according to Ahmad ibn Fadlan

July 23, 2026

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

Viking hygiene according to Chronica Joannis Wallingford

July 16, 2026

A night club map of Harlem, 1932.

July 6, 2026

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.

The Black Death – everything you need to know

June 8, 2026

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

AI review: Chloe VS History

May 23, 2026

The internet is currently being flooded by a tidal wave of AI videos, every day more and more are uploaded, most of them are very bad, probably because not just the visuals but also the research was done by an LLM or by a human who didn’t spend as much time doing research as they … More AI review: Chloe VS History

Game review: ‘A Plague Tale: Requiem’ (2022)

May 14, 2026

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. just finished ‘A Plague Tale: Requiem’.A young woman tries to save her little brother from a rat & plague related curse. I’ll share my … More Game review: ‘A Plague Tale: Requiem’ (2022)