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Interests: bubonic plague, walking dead, excommunication, animal trials and priests behaving badly
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Superb video. You, amigos, not only popularize vital historical knowledge, but make Britain Great!
How To Be A Hedgehog
Longstanding readers of our Medieval Manuscripts Blog may know that we have a penchant for hedgehogs. In 2012, we published a post entitled The Distinguished Pedigree of Mrs Tiggy-Winkle, based on the accounts of their behaviour in medieval bestiaries. In 2014, we brought you a hedgehog beauty c...
I am very disappointed by the bellicose nature of these horses. I hoped they were giving each other a hug and saying "Look at these two! Humans, eh? Always willing to smash each other's head. Could have gone for a pint instead..." But then it would have been Rochester Bestiality, I think. Or is it bestiality only when a knight becomes rather amorous towards his horse (instead of smashing an opponent)?
My Kingdom for a Horse
Recently we had an enquiry about an unusual image that appears in the Rochester Bestiary. This famous English book of beasts, which dates to the mid-13th century, has featured quite prominently in our ongoing series about medieval animals; have a look at our posts about lions, beavers, dogs, wo...
I have always been disappointed that nothing worthy happened around my birthday. It is so rewarding to know that Hell was created just a coupla days later, thank you, dears, for warming my heart so much! Also, it is strangely reassuring and aesthetically pleasing to see so many depictions of naked people suffering horrendous pains and meeting their sticky ends in a big gaping hole of Hell. The fate of the lecherous woman's buttocks is a timely reminder to us all, as well (to pay the tax and do something about our ISAs, for example)
Prepare to Meet Your Doom
Followers of this blog may harbour a suspicion that we possess an unhealthy interest in scenes of violence and torture in medieval manuscripts. The following should remove any doubt on the matter! Detail of a miniature showing the punishment of cardinal sinners in Hell, from the ‘Divine Come...
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