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My favourite etymologies: clue

A word for worms, string, romance, and advice

a month ago 24 votes
My favourite etymologies: "to curry favour"

Or, the unfathomably dark depths of the equine soul

a month ago 22 votes
Huge announcement: there’s a Weird Medieval Guys BOOK coming out soon!

oh my god!!! oh my god!!!! oh my god!!!!!

a year ago 28 votes
The Medieval Monks Who Lived on Top of Giant Pillars

A history of the monastic high life

a year ago 77 votes
An 800 year prayer book that's decorated with puns

Plus a little history of manuscript illustration

a year ago 88 votes

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A forgotten African empire: the history of medieval Kānem (ca. 800-1472)

A century before Mansa Musa’s famous pilgrimage, the political and cultural landscape of medieval West Africa was dominated by the empire of Kānem.

4 hours ago 2 votes
Beatrix Potter’s Illustrated Peter Rabbit Letters

The Peter Rabbit letters were written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter on 4th September 1893. What would become The Tale of Peter Rabbit was first told in a letter to Noel Moore, the five-year-old son of Beatrix’s former governess Annie Moore (née Carter). Noel was ill in bed and Beatrix (28 July 1866 – 22 … Continue reading "Beatrix Potter’s Illustrated Peter Rabbit Letters" The post Beatrix Potter’s Illustrated Peter Rabbit Letters appeared first on Flashbak.

9 hours ago 1 votes
Agatha Christie: Discover the Woman Behind the Mystery

Known as the “Queen of Crime,” Agatha Christie was a prolific novelist and playwright from England. Some of her most-known works include books like And Then There Were None and Murder on the Orient Express. She invented beloved fictional detectives like the iconic Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. The Guinness Book of World Records […]

23 hours ago 1 votes
Weekly Wisdom Quiz

Homer, Heroes, and Hesiod

5 hours ago 1 votes
Mexican Muralism: Defining a Nation’s Post-Revolution Identity

After the Mexican Revolution, the country was left fragmented and impoverished. In this context, the construction of a new national identity based on revolutionary ideals—such as social justice and inclusion—was necessary to unify the country and legitimize the ruling party, which positioned itself as the revolution’s rightful heir. Mural art played an essential role, […]

yesterday 2 votes