Simon John

Historian @SwanseaUni, mostly of the Middle Ages | New book: 'Medievalism in Nineteenth-Century Belgium' | 🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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Very pleased that my book 'Medievalism in Nineteenth-Century Belgium: The 1848 Monument to Godfrey of Bouillon' is now out - and I have the hard copies to prove it!

See @boydellbrewer 's website here: https://t.co/FhVcrWf5aq & use code BB132 for a 40% discount!

#medievaltwitter

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The monument to St Boniface in Fulda - it has some major 'Charlton Heston in the Ten Commandments' vibes

[DoctorCymraeg @CymraegDoctor]

WELSH PLACE-NAMES IN ENGLAND 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Just *some* of the many place-names in England with Welsh equivalents.
I had to miss out so many to fit the ones included… and even most of those aren’t in exactly the correct positions!
Search ‘Welsh toponyms’ to find a much more extensive list.

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I can heartily recommend this call for applications to spend some on fellowship at @CAPASHeidelberg thinking about the Apocalypse in all its incarnations and guises. My time there has been transformative and inspiring!

[Centre for Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic Studies @CAPASHeidelberg]

Call for Applications #CfP Fellowships at CAPAS for up to 6 months, starting 09/2024. Academic focus lies on imaginaries and concepts of the (post-)apocalypse as a specific figure of transformation, rupture, and speculative thought. Deadline 31.08.2023 ➡️ https://t.co/nVGBn4yHH9

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Edinburgh: 10/10, would recommend 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍

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"Some know me as William the Bastard, but to my friends I'm..."

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Terrible news...

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I'm not at @IMC_Leeds this year, but my new book 'Medievalism in Nineteenth-Century Belgium' might well be😉

Should appeal to anyone interested in C19th (ab)uses of the medieval past

Seek out @boydellbrewer at the Bookfair!

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Bishops (of St David's) Palace, Lamphey - dates to the early C14th

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Is an entrance still secret when it has a sign saying 'secret entrance' on it...?!

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In Gerald of Wales country (aka Pembrokeshire) for the weekend

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The Cathars after Innocent III called the Albigensian Crusade

[Ashley @ashleeeydaf]

So so stupid from Pope

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Had fun watching baseball in London last weekend 🇺🇸🇬🇧⚾️@MLBEurope

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@RozierHistorian @IMC_Leeds My agent wants a word with u about image rights 😉

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(One has to read through the detailed information in this article on the profoundly negative impact of Brexit on the Eurostar to find this detail about the night train)

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I learn that at one point plans for the Eurostar included a night train from Swansea to Paris...

Just imagine, spending the day in one of Europe's most beautiful cities, catching a train late at night, and waking up the next morning in Paris

https://t.co/llWTV3KZ0J

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@Helz8310 It is indeed! Not a bad place to be at all :) although Swansea is beautiful in its way too!

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The route to the local bakery isn't a bad one...

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@mikecarrhistory Thanks Mike- especially appreciate the lunch tip :) ! Will be in town Friday 7 to Sunday 9 July. If you're around let me know (my mob is still the same one ending 745!)

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Top tips for a short visit to Edinburgh (inc. best places to eat)? Thanks in advance!

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For anyone interested in the First Crusade, you're in luck!

See link for details of an online course organised by @histassoc, beginning on 11 July.

https://t.co/7bDs6V3e0e

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Looking like Edinburgh castle and deep fried mars bars at this rate...

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Top tips for a short visit to Edinburgh (inc. best places to eat)? Thanks in advance!