There's some wonderful hoarding on Carcassonne's citadel and it made me wonder whether anyone used hoarding in the Middle East at this time. So far I've only found one reference to its use, but my search has been less than comprehensive. Does anyone else know of any examples?

In 1938 an old hat was found in a Swedish bog, it was in great condition and dated to the 17th century. Later C14 dating showed that it was much older, from between 1310 and 1440! It's currently at Västerbotten's Museum. vbm.se

My book is now available for download as an open access book (free PDF). brill.com/display/title/…

I recorded this podcast over a year ago, but have only just discovered that it's now live: Women and the Crusades in Europe and the Near East history.org.uk/podcasts/categ…

New Release 📖 The Crusades and Nature: Natural and Supernatural Environments in the Middle Ages, eds. Jessalynn L. Bird, Elizabeth Lapina (Palgrave Macmillan, August 2024) instagram.com/p/C-qA3A4IMW4/…

Thrilled that John of Worcester’s Chronicula is now available with Oxford Academic and very grateful to TCD Research Collections for all of their help over the years

C.S. Lewis' advice to a young girl on how to become a better writer

Hertfordshire

Hi everyone, I was just wondering if anyone can advise me. I'm doing some work on Humanities and Sustainability and I was wondering if anyone can point me towards some really good articles/podcasts/resources on this kind of topic? #Sustainability

Make sure to pop outside tomorrow Wed 21 Aug for a treat: Moon infront of Saturn at 4:29am BST ... Nottingham Trent University NTUScienceTechnology Nottingham Astro Soc Sherwood Observatory

"Morton’s storytelling makes the intricate historical events engaging and accessible to both scholars and general readers." Thank you Luciano Anastasi for your generous review of my book "The Mongol Storm" . historymedieval.com/the-mongol-sto…

Shout out to RAC Care - every time I've ever called them out they've been absolutely brilliant and today is no exception 👍

Just read The Mongol Storm by Nicholas Morton Fascinating book on the effects the Mongols had on the politics of the Near East. Really well written, and engaging it made me realise just what a huge effect the Mongols had on the Muslim and Crusader States #History #Egypt #Syria

About time I got my own copy! "The Race for Paradise: An Islamic History of the Crusades" By Paul M. Cobb

What is the secret to a long life? People hand out all sorts of advice on this point. I wasn't expecting to find a profound comment on such an existential question in a medieval text, but a southern French book offers an insightful answer ... JOY A good message for Twitter

New release! "In Plain Sight: Muslims of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem" By Ann E. Zimo Published by University of Pennsylvania Press

Cannons on camels. Qing Dynasty. Humboldt Forum.

Derbyshire

Just arrived! The most recent edition of the "Crusades" journal Vol. 22.2 (2023) Published by Routledge Books and the SSCLE SSCLE