King Harold’s Death / Medieval History Harold, the last king before the Norman Conquest of England, getting stabbed to death with an arrow. This depiction on the Bayeux Tapestry has been challenged by some historians, but I still side with this version of the story. TagsAncient Egypt (12) ancient greece (29) animals (44) anthropology (52) archaeology (72) architecture (39) art (200) Central and Late Middle Ages (33) Christian history (105) colonial (22) disease (35) Early Middle Ages (37) economic history (24) environmental history (74) Eurasia/Middle Eastern history (52) evolution (34) fashion history (20) folklore (43) folklore/mythology (42) history of education (21) history of food (17) History of Magic (18) history of sex (27) Islamic history (15) Jewish history (31) literature (71) math (25) medicine (55) medieval (53) military history (49) mythology (36) Natural Parks (10) political history (33) pre-history (33) religion (112) Rome (72) science (59) social history (53) technology (54) U.S. history (73) U.S. natural parks (32) warfare (39) weapons (24) women (26) women's history (95) Categories Africa, Asia and South Asia (80) Ancient History (203) Big History (47) Byzantine History (13) Early Americas (31) Early Modern (115) Fabulous Females (62) History of Science (116) Live Reporting (111) Long 19th- 20th centuries (212) Medieval History (201) Uncategorized (2)
Sheela-Na-Gig Medieval History / July 24, 2024 / anthropology, architecture, art, Central and Late Middle Ages, Christian history, history of sex, religion, women's history This is a Sheela-na-gig: a type of statue or carving found on European Christian buildings from the Central Middle Ages showing a naked woman overtly…
Sir Gawain the Green Knight Medieval History / November 1, 2023 / literature The Medieval poem “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” survived from a single manuscript which has three other poems, probably all by the same author.…
Rita of Cascia, Patroness of Lost Causes Medieval History / May 31, 2024 / Christian history, disease, religion, women's history As a Medieval historian, one of the things I do is study saints of the Middle Ages — they were akin to our modern-day superheroes,…
“L’Epitre Othea” Early Modern, Medieval History / September 20, 2023 / art Orpheus turning back to look at Eurudice, from an early 15th century manuscript known as “L’Epitre Othea” or Harley 4431 (folio 126v)