Medieval Musings
Holly A Brown, Maggie Desbaillets, Museums & Other Stories, Roman Found, Dr David Musgrove, EtymonYour guide to all things medieval(ish)
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Bede’s ‘Ecclesiastical History’ ﹟1: England’s First Historian?
Month 1/6: Tasks and Session Details
Welcome to this first post in our hotly-anticipated group read of Bede’s Ecclesiastical History of the English People!
Perinatal Miracles in the Seventh Century
My mum sent me an Instagram reel about Margery Kempe this morning. ‘A firsthand account of medieval postnatal psychosis’, it was labelled. ‘Did you know about this?’ she asked.
I replied that I did, but in all honesty I couldn’t believe t...
Decoding the Medieval Tombs of Women
This week’s post brought to you by Hilary McGraw, a historical researcher and writer based in Portland, Oregon. She has spent over a decade helping develop museum exhibits across the United States, and served as the Director of Research on...
An Early Medieval All-Female Monastic Cell - with a twist
Not everything was as we might expect in those earliest of medieval days...
‘I know well enough that I deserve to bear the weight of this affliction in my neck, for I remember that when I was a young girl I used to wear an unnecessary weig...
October’s Hidden Medieval Word. Six Clues. Can You Solve It?
This free article comes to you courtesy of Etymon, the daily puzzle for those who love etymological history, as part of our regular collaboration. If, like me, you become addicted by the challenge, do make sure to check out their Substack a...
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Historian, writer, and Archaeology PhD student at Oxford University. Your guide to all things medieval(ish) here on Substack.
American historian, but always in the enigma of Russian history | intersecting literature & history | terror belli, decus pacis
Historical explorations with a museum bent (mostly).
Hey! We’re Ellie and Lucie, but you might also know us as Roman Found—authors, cousins and metal detectorists. Our debut book ‘Things We Found in the Ground’ is out now! 📚
Dr David Musgrove is content director of HistoryExtra.com, plus its sister print magazine BBC History Magazine. He has a PhD in archaeology. He is author of '100 Places that made Britain' and with Michael Lewis, 'The Story of the Bayeux Tapestry'.
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