Dr. Danny 'witch-finding' Buck

You all have hopefully been reading and enjoying the wonderful work of @clairejowitt on the Gloucester. However, it is not only the victim of storms of Great Yarmouth. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘥𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 was originally 'the Shippe called the Queenes ship' blown in Yarmouth late 1642.

Most of the things criticise the Middle Ages for are really Early Modern things. Witch-hunting, plague, endless wars, attacks on knowledge, brutal conflicts between Muslims and Christians etc.

Huge congratulations to England 👏👏👏on winning Women’s EURO 2025 !!!⚽️🏆🎉

Nothing like a Kincardine Saturday night!

As well as the collection of bugs, (in very poor condition) One of the drawers contains some geology 😊 Interestingly the drawer is number 11, of an eight drawer set 🤔

Imagine how gangster it would be to be a Prince-Bishop of the HRE.

Classical camper.

'The silliest woman who ever lived'

'A brilliant, engaging and balanced character study that brings Rupert out of the shadows ...' 'I particularly enjoyed its focus on the various women in Rupert’s life, from his mother, Elizabeth of Bohemia, to his lover, Margaret “Peg” Hughes. These women each had a significant…

What do you feel when you see this flag?

me complaining about my court wizard:

For all my dear Twitter pals who are stuck indoors today, come for a walk along the clifftop at Weybourne. It’s a warm day in this part of Norfolk but there’s a lovely breeze coming off the sea.

Just in case anyone was wondering, Parkinson's makes events like this something of a trial ... but it's great to be able to share some Spycraft with the world! Catch us at Gloucester History Festival in September @CureParkinsonsT

TIL that Richard Owen, widely considered to have stolen the research of his rival Gideon Mantell and victimised him while alive, literally added Mantell's bones to his anatomical collection when his rival died. Even by the standards of academic rivalries that's... cold 😬

Update on my lunch break

The Baltic countries are the most underrated in Europe when it comes to how interesting the history of this region is. Tons of wars were fought there from the medieval crusades to modern wars, if you are of European heritage your ancestors probably fought there at some point.

A nice selection from today. Roman Brooch c. AD 43-100. Halfpenny of Edward III, London, AD 1335-1343. Possibly a medieval harness pendant. Aluminium 6d, R. A. CO-OP Soc. Ltd. MUTUALITY.

wait i have another one, the rapid spread of the black death shows us how connected the medieval world was, from mongolia to italy to syria to norway all within a three year span

Abraham Lincolnius? Abraham Lindum, surely?

European starlings can only be found in America because a 19th Shakespeare fanatic felt that every bird mentioned in a Shakespeare play should exist here, so he released 60 of them into Central Park. They cause an estimated 800 million dollars worth of crop damage a year.