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Stephen Bennett

@medievalmiles

Medieval military historian (PhD: crusades, north-western Europe). Specialist (military) insurer. Former professional soldier. Hapless horseman

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calendar_today09-06-2011 07:28:31

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This is how ludicrous and Putin-apologist Farage’s line on Ukraine is. 🇺🇦: “I’ll give away my nukes if you promise not to attack me.” 🇷🇺: “Remember, you’re MY bitch. Don’t make me hurt you.” 🇺🇦: “We’ve not got a great history and you’re a bully so I’m going to hang out with

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A rock band is performing and the singer sees a kid with a banner asking to play guitar with them. The singer asks him: - Do you really know how to play guitar? - Yeah! - What's your favorite band? - Guns N' Roses What happens next is incredible.

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Count Binface: ‘Adele is a creative powerhouse and one-woman GDP boost. Which is why I pledge to nationalise her’ theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/a…

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The use of "They" for the third person singular is not a new "woke" thing, it goes back to the 14thC as a formal form for someone in English. William and the Werewolf, for example, "Hastely hiȝed eche ... þei neyȝþed so neiȝh" (Each man hurried ... till they drew near).

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Twitter’s full of people trumpeting near zero understanding of English law or of the convictions in respect of the violence of the last 10 days or so. Nor does the US 1st Amendment mean what many (often Americans) seem to think. Frustrated? Maybe this will be some use. A🧵/1.

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A great way to spend 4 mins: We Didn't Start the Fire (Bardcore | Medieval/Renaissance Style Cover) youtu.be/drDs-Y5DNH8?si… via YouTube

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We just dropped in on Liz Truss’s pro-Trump speaking tour with a remote-controlled lettuce banner. She didn’t find it funny. 🥬

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“It’s not hate, it’s not division. We don’t want to be storming people’s hotels where they’re trying to get respite, we want to be encouraging those people into our communities and making them feel part of it.”

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"James O'Brien?!?" "James ULEZ Brien more like! That's how much of an enemy you are to this country😡" Colin from Portsmouth rings in to LBC to give James O'Brien a piece of his mind.

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It’s beyond time, in my opinion, that resigning from the ticket on which one was elected, should prompt an immediate by-election. There should be room to lose the whip for a period of time, but again, there should be a point when they also need to face the electorate.

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Veterans excited by the prospect of a new version of the Home Service Force disappointed to learn that there is a fitness test…

Veterans excited by the prospect of a new version of the Home Service Force disappointed to learn that there is a fitness test…
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📘 #newrelease — John D. Hosler & Stephen Bennett (eds.) The Third Crusade (1189–1192): New Interpretations (Boydell Press, 2025)

📘 #newrelease — John D. Hosler & Stephen Bennett (eds.)
The Third Crusade (1189–1192): New Interpretations
(Boydell Press, 2025)