#Medieval

Dr Robert Bohan Artist

RobertBohan

Thread: Ancient Woodland is a scientific definition meaning a site which has always been wooded since 1600AD. There are less than 100 in Ireland. My favourite is Cratloe, Co Clare

Christopher Polt | Tofte 🏳️‍🌈

CBPolt

Disney's Robin Hood (1973) had arguably the longest gestation of any Disney film, starting in the '30s as an adaptation of the Medieval tales about Reynard the fox. Most of

🇮🇳Sonal 🇮🇳

ShreshthaDharma

Facts that they never taught you 1-Caste system isn't part of Sanatan Dharma .2- sati pratha wasn't part of Sanatan Dharma. 3- Mughals destroyed India 4- Britishers looted India .5-

Ali A Olomi

aaolomi

Libra has earned the reputation of harmony and beauty among the zodiac. For medieval Muslim astrologers, Libra was the pinnacle of justice and has a forgotten relationship with war. A

Nandi Taylor

nandi_taylor

A week or so ago I posted 10 things that make me reject a short story as a slush reader. I had to think harder for this one but here

Peter Ryan

_PeterRyan

If I taught an econ class, I'd rec @CMacCaba's first chapter of "Money" as a must readHis definition of money: Explaining how money as intrinsically valuable through its commodity value

Thomas Lecaque

tlecaque

There is a French tradition, when people are lucky enough to get a job, of familiarizing themselves with the local archives and regional history in the time period they work

Subhrajyoti

subhra2jyoti

#Thread on medicinal usage of Pineapple & fruit (nut) & oil from Palm tree in medieval India, as recorded by Venetian mercenary, Niccolao Manucci.He arrived in India in

Simcha Gross

Simcha_Gross

Hanukkah is most identified with the menorah, which of course commemorates the so-called miracle of oil. Or does it...? A thread. 1/15 The earliest account of Hanukkah is 1 Maccabees.

Tejas Harad

h_tejas

"The Dharmaśāstra theory of the gift consistently holds that all male members of the three twice-born social classes have an obligation to give gifts, while only Brahmins have a right

Javier Cha

javiercha

Korean pseudohistory is out of control. Shin Yong-ha, professor emeritus of sociology at @SNUnow, claims in his monthly columns that ancient Korean culture spread to Europe. In October, the Huns

Crosimmer

Crosimmer

HOW TO PLAY #TheSims WITHOUT SUPPORTING EA'S GREEDY BEHAVIOR AND SHITTY PRACTICES (a thread): EA won't learn to behave until the players speak with their wallets. They put the bare

Sara Sheridan

sarasheridan

It's St Brigid's Day on Friday so... a thread of fabliss Scots/Irish historical women. First up, Margaret Skinnider from Helensburgh, who supported the Free State by becoming a sniper under

Wrath Of Gnon

wrathofgnon

The summer heat continues. Let's have a look at how the ancient Romans built themselves a cool, breezy, indoor climate and supplied themselves with almost unlimited fresh, filtered, indoor water,

Rakesh Thiyya

ByRakeshSimha

New Education Policy: Thread on why learning Persian is important.1. Large part of Indian history is recorded in Persian. It was the court (official) language of the Muslim rulers. It’s

Marijn "i before j" van Putten

PhDniX

A thread on hamzah spellings. This is a topic where I see there is a lot of confusion because people project modern spelling conventions onto the pre-modern period and then

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