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14th century depiction of St Margaret of Antioch from St Mary's Church at Tarrant Crawford in Dorset. 📸 My own. #WallpaintingWednesday #TarrantCrawford #Dorset
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#İstanbulBizansAçıkHavaMüzesi diyerek, uzun yürüyüşler sonunda oluşan güncemi; fotoğrafları, metinleri ve haritasıyla birlikte tek bir bağlantıda topladım.
Kendime günlük, ilgilisine kolaylık, geleceğe belki bir kaynak olur diye...
#Tarih #KültürelMiras
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The Early Islamic Inscriptions Platform (EEIP) catalog continues to grow! We’ve added 13 new inscriptions, bringing the total to 130. Check them out at quranmss.com
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Two of the Lewis Chessmen currently on display at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. Discovered in 1831 on a beach at Uig on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, the chessmen date to the late 12th or early 13th century. 📸 My own. #FindsFriday #LewisChessmen
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Fish on Friday 🐟
St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 146: Augustinus, De decem chordis; Alcuinus, De virtutibus et vitiis; Sermones anonymi; beginning of the 9th century; St. Gall; p.194
(e-codices.ch/en/list/one/csg…)
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Happy that fullfilling order for A Shapeshifter in Love from customer (who bought book on reading re it in great @Medievalists) living on unincorporated trail in U.S, we mastered latest U.S. tariffs. Book went promptly from Australia to customer letterbox
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Jonathan Riley-Smith, doyen of the crusading world, was a huge character and a very lovely man.
This is my hommage.
@StJohnsGate @Medievalists
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The Rogue Hospitallers: Criminals on Crusade - yesterday @DrSteveTibble gave the 2026 Jonathan Riley-Smith Memorial Lecture, held at @StJohnsGate in London - watch it here medievalists.net/2026/10/the… #Hospitallers #crusades
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New podcast interview for "Nomads" on New Books Network
I had a great chat with Maggie Freeman, talking about my new book "The Crusader Storm."
👇 Full thread & episode link below!
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(2/2)... When the Mongol embassy arrive, he took them on the most circuitous route to his capital imaginable, posting troops at road every junction.
This gave the impression that his empire was massive and crammed with soldiers.
The Byzantines were always good at diplomacy!
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How to outwit a Mongol diplomat
In 1257 the Mongols sent a deputation to demand the Byzantine Empire's submission.
The Byzantine Empire was small at this time and Emperor Theodore II knew his bargaining position was weak.
But he had a plan ... (1/2)
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Looking for something new in the autumn?
Why not learn about the history of the Crusades by joining my new online course with @Medievalists (beginning on 24 Sept, ten sessions in total).
Details below...
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Delighted to be able to get some medieval material into today's @Telegraph!
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Now available! Step into "The Little Garden of Walahfrid Strabo" (ed. & trans. Jeff Sypeck) and experience the delights of a medieval garden. For more information, visit: uppsalabooks.com/hortulus
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Colourful swearing in the Middle Ages, and what would be cause for punishment @Medievalists medievalists.net/2026/05/swe…
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The Sophene Bible, a new critical edition of the Classical Armenian Bible with full critical apparatus, now being published online in serial form, book by book, ahead of a single print edition. Open Access.
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Study the history of the Crusades with me!
Starting on 24 Sept, "The Crusades: From Primary Source to scholarly verdict" will run online for ten weekly sessions.
15% off if you sign up using code: BacktoSchool (expires 31 Aug)
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📢Job Announcement📢
Aga Khan Professor of Islamic Humanities - @BrownUniversity
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Now available for pre-order: Byzantium: The Eternal Empire a.co/d/05lftZ7y
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Study the history of the Crusades with me!
Starting on 24 Sept, "The Crusades: From Primary Source to scholarly verdict" will run online for ten weekly sessions.
15% off if you sign up using code: BacktoSchool (expires 31 Aug)
@Medievalists
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