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 (23) ancient greece (51) animals (65) anthropology (71) archaeology (101) architecture (60) art (304) Central/late Middle Ages (40) Central and Late Middle Ages (33) Christian history (139) colonial (22) disease (87) Early Middle Ages (47) economic history (34) environmental history (116) Eurasia/Middle Eastern history (123) evolution (57) fashion history (32) folklore (43) folklore/mythology (61) history of education (42) history of food (29) History of Magic (33) history of race (27) history of sex (49) Jewish history (38) literature (153) math (34) medicine (128) medieval (72) military history (82) mythology (36) political history (95) pre-history (44) religion (222) Rome (117) science (59) social history (153) technology (81) U.S. history (85) U.S. natural parks (45) warfare (71) weapons (42) women (26) women's history (160) Categories Africa, Asia and South Asia (112) Ancient History (295) Big History (47) Byzantine History (32) Early Americas (34) Early Modern (164) Fabulous Females (96) History of Science (192) Live Reporting (140) Long 19th- 20th centuries (323) Medieval History (297) Uncategorized (2)
Baldwin It’s Cold Outside Medieval History / August 4, 2024 / archaeology, Christian history, Christmas Carol, Early Middle Ages, music, religion It’s my tradition each year to celebrate the season with historically themed Christmas carols — and so here you go: “Baldwin, it’s cold outside!” Set…
Papal Testicle Examination Early Modern, Medieval History / November 10, 2023 / Christian history What the heck. So this is an illustration of a pope (Innocent X, to be exact), who is having his testicles examined by a cardinal…
Medieval Swahili People Africa, Asia and South Asia, Medieval History / September 15, 2023 / science This Medieval cemetery from Kilwa Kisiwani, an important historical site on an island of Tanzania, dates back hundreds of years to the heyday of the…
The Zodiacs Ancient History, Big History, Medieval History / September 20, 2023 / zodiac Without even googling, I am certain that what you see here has been the subject of a multitude of (probably very expensive but one hopes…