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Telling stories of Medieval Europe. One thread at a time. Member of the Royal Historical Society. © Represented by @NorthbankTalent
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    The Medieval Scholar
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    Jun 2
    Read the first part of my three essay series about the Burgundians and Power! This is my first published work, I hope you all enjoy it!
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    Incredible banger for you today from the man himself @MedievalScholar The Pursuit of Power! First in an epic three-part series on power and the Dukes of Burgundy! Link below to read 👇
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    The Medieval Scholar
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    Nov 3, 2025
    Do you think the Swiss guard are just random dudes they yoink off the street lol
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    Nov 3, 2025
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    Even their armor is trying to hold their bellies going down.
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    Feb 9, 2025
    The Middle Ages were not a dark, dreary, muddy and dirty hellscape. People were not covered in filth, and wearing torn up rags for clothes. People loved wearing bright colors.
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    cinesthetic.
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    Feb 8, 2025
    What MUST films stop doing?
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    The Medieval Scholar
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    Jan 10, 2025
    The skulls of soldiers still in their chainmail from the 1361 Battle of Visby.
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    The Medieval Scholar
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    Oct 24, 2024
    Edward, The Black Prince after the battle of Crécy contemplating the slain King John of Bohemia.
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    The Medieval Scholar
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    Aug 29, 2024
    I love the Middle Ages
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    The Medieval Scholar
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    Feb 8, 2025
    The Return of the Crusader by German painter Karl Friedrich Lessing in 1835.
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    Apr 10, 2025
    He was diagnosed with leprosy as a child. It was a certified death sentence. Yet despite the odds, he went on to become one of Jerusalem's most remarkable rulers. As legendary in death as he was in life, this is the story of King Baldwin IV of Jerusalem. The Leper King.
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    Oct 25, 2025
    dear algo, please only show this post to people who love the middle ages
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    The Medieval Scholar
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    Jun 22, 2024
    In around the year 1060, in modern day Belgium in the county of Flanders, one of the greatest knights in history was born. One who would grow up to be a hero of the first crusade, a hero of Christendom, a chivalric warrior unlike any other. This is the story of Godfrey of
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    Nov 13, 2024
    St. Thomas Aquinas was a 13th-century Dominican friar and theologian. Renowned for synthesizing Christian doctrine, he is hailed as the most influential thinker of the Middle Ages and the greatest Medieval theologian ever. This is his story 🧵
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    The Medieval Scholar
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    Sep 20, 2025
    Past and Present by Thomas Cole
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    Jan 12, 2025
    Joyeuse, the sword of Charlemagne.
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    The Medieval Scholar
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    Jan 28, 2025
    King Alfred’s tower in Somerset, England. The tower is 49 meters or 161 feet tall. It stands where it is believed Alfred the Great rallied his men in 878 before the Battle of Edington.
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