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A History of Knowledge blog by @James_afox, @Natalie_M_Smith and @GuyFassler

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A petition from fourteenth-century Pistoia paints a lively picture of those who frequented its cathedral San Zeno ⛪ In today's archival post, @GuyFassler shares a story about barking dogs and rowdy children terrorising a medieval church #medieval https://t.co/hZs3WodgSC

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💥 New post 💥
Sex, Scandal and Intrigue... On this #GuyFawkesnight, @james_afox tells us what a scandalous court case from 1700 reveals about the way the #GunpowderPlot was remembered in eighteenth-century England https://t.co/YayyqNbmIY

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A petition from fourteenth-century Pistoia paints a lively picture of those who frequented its cathedral San Zeno ⛪ In today's archival post, @GuyFassler shares a story about barking dogs and rowdy children terrorising a medieval church #medieval https://t.co/hZs3WodgSC

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Weather shapes our daily lives in all sorts of ways. But how did people in the past remember extreme weather?🌪️ Discover how historical accounts of weather can inform our understanding today in @GuyFassler’s new post ⛈️ #History #Climate #Weather https://t.co/X26u37V9bJ

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Weather shapes our daily lives in all sorts of ways. But how did people in the past remember extreme weather?🌪️ Discover how historical accounts of weather can inform our understanding today in @GuyFassler’s new post ⛈️ #History #Climate #Weather https://t.co/X26u37V9bJ

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Remember our post about Gustav IV Adolf's childhood drawings of horses? (https://t.co/UBLXDiSabM) Here are some drawings by his father, Gustav III. How do you think they compare?

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I think today is a 7

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Which medieval lion are you today?

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I've been interested in the diary of Janet Burnet for some time now, so it was great to get the chance to write about it for @scilicet_

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⛈️Obsessed with the weather?? You're not alone...

In our latest post, @james_afox takes a deep dive into the diary of an 18th-century woman who recorded the weather nearly every day for 37 years.

https://t.co/yqaOvyvfVM

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Has any medieval artist ever seen a lion? 🦁In this post, @GuyFassler shares some rather distressed and delightful depictions of our favourite big cats https://t.co/kCVsLGAPU1

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Has any medieval artist ever seen a lion? 🦁In this post, @GuyFassler shares some rather distressed and delightful depictions of our favourite big cats https://t.co/kCVsLGAPU1

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Which medieval snail are you today?

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Apart from being an important botanist, Carl Linnaeus was also prolific in his correspondence. In today's archival post, @GuyFassler and @Natalie_M_Smith translate and discuss a mysterious letter he recieved written in Hebrew📜 https://t.co/BP71u593Q9

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How good was the Latin of late medieval painters? and does it matter? 🎨In today's post, @GuyFassler tells us about an inscription beneath a painting in Pistoia that raises questions about what it meant to be literate in the early fifteenth century https://t.co/Abkq4lqQjH

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Apart from being an important botanist, Carl Linnaeus was also prolific in his correspondence. In today's archival post, @GuyFassler and @Natalie_M_Smith translate and discuss a mysterious letter he recieved written in Hebrew📜 https://t.co/BP71u593Q9

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As for the onions, Platina writes that they have many medical uses (including against poisons) but warding off miasma wasn’t one he listed.

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Did you watch Netflix’s The Decameron and wondered why people shove flowers up their noses or smelling onions to protect against pestilence? Check out our blog for posts about premodern medicine and smells!
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We are used to descriptions of sights and sounds from history, but what about smells? 👃In today's post, @GuyFassler takes us on a guided tour through the smellscape of medieval Bologna #medievaltwitter
https://t.co/jWqKdlWhhw