Dr. Cait Stevenson

Cait Stevenson, PhD medieval history. Author of "How to Slay a Dragon: A Fantasy Hero's Guide to the Real Middle Ages" - preorder now!

[Dr. Cait Stevenson @sunagainstgold]

I’m back! Come find out why making up names for your medieval-themed fantasy novel is WAY easier than you think!

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How medieval children got their names by @sunagainstgold https://t.co/d0ljqW0xX1

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So excited to be back writing for @Medievalists soon! In the meantime, enjoy one of my greatest...hits?

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Top 10 Most Brutal Medieval Deaths https://t.co/nZ91KqMLlf

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...Or if you're looking for a nice, relaxing read, how about an anthology of some of my @askhistorians writing on, uh, sexual violence in the Middle Ages? (content warnings apply). The thread is live; come ask follow-up Q's if you want! https://t.co/Y0t1MtanzL

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Proud of my mini-bio for @askhistorians of Queen Sālote Tupou III of Tonga (1900-1965), who founded a theatre troupe and wrote some of its plays. Oh, and steered her country through a pandemic as a teenager and faced down two world wars and the end of the British Empire, nbd.

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Sālote Tupou III ascended to the throne of Tonga at eighteen years old and pregnant, only to go on to nurse her country back to health while manipulating the British Empire. Learn more with @sunagainstgold! #Twitterstorians #wmnhist
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In honor of @meganlcook's "dirtbag medievalism," I couldn't help but make some memes of the *exemplar*, the Platonic ideal, of the phenomenon: Army of Darkness. SHOP SMART. SHOP S-MART. #medievaltwitter

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"Dirtbag medievalism...does not aspire to cultural authority or, if it does, it situates itself in opposition to dominant forms of authority." Thinking about how this relates to the trope of the Persecuted Nerds versus brawny masculinity.

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Food & leisure history is just plain delightful.

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Its 1789 and a well off noble is looking to enjoy some luxuries. Let the great @sunagainstgold step in to sell you on whats available, the refreshments at hand, and the colonial fashions filtering back to the France. #Twitterstorians
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@strixus @NuclearTeeth @askhistorians The @AskHistorians mod team is very good at making questions...mysteriously appear...if you let us know what topics might interest you!

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@SubjectNeutral @askhistorians This mosaic (from Monreale Cathedral in Sicily) is the greatest work of art produced in the entire Middle Ages.

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Joan of Arc was a badass teenage girl who rallied and army to victory. @sunagainstgold shares a great perspective on her iron will and spiritual fortitude, right up to the bitter end. #wmnhist #MedievalTwitter #Twitterstorians
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@hack_history @womnknowhistory @WW2girl1944 @churchill_alex @mcribbHistory @ZwhiteHistory @BoneyAbroad @Herstory_Club 11-12C England/France, Adela of Blois is best known for telling her husband he was a wimp and go back to war, but she was also an incredibly effective ruler and politician, got her son on English throne after 12C civil war (ref: Pillars of the Earth!)

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@hack_history @womnknowhistory @WW2girl1944 @churchill_alex @mcribbHistory @ZwhiteHistory @BoneyAbroad @Herstory_Club Sitt al-Mulk, Fatimid princess who refused to marry, was her caliph-brother's closest adviser, lost power as he turned to the dark side, maybe had him assassinated, regained power, eliminated her rivals, and restored Egypt.

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@hack_history @womnknowhistory @WW2girl1944 @churchill_alex @mcribbHistory @ZwhiteHistory @BoneyAbroad @Herstory_Club Argula von Grumbach, maybe-first Protestant women writers--challenged professors to a public debate (women couldn't go to uni or teach religion, period), told the dukes of Bavaria to shape up or be destroyed by God, and yelled at Martin Luther to get married already

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@Zheng3_Jim @missioncasillas @WSJ Medieval people drank plenty of water. They didn't *want* to, because water was for poor people and sinners. But they did. A 14th century Spanish/French text even specifies not to drink water from specific rivers until it has been boiled. https://t.co/L32GoMQr5Q

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@FriendOfThurlow @askhistorians Yes! Lincoln's "Day of Fasting" speech is PERFECT! Medieval holy women fasted out of dedication to Christ's suffering for humanity's sins--and their writing can be incredibly #LGBTQ friendly at times! #WomenAlsoKnowHistory

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@Roelkonijn 19th century ancient/medieval historians be like "I know a place," but the citation just talks about their own experience.

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Things I have done in the past 48 hours on @AskHistorians: (1) Compare Augustine's 'Confessiones' to a song from Shrek (2) Compare biblical Paul to...well...

Whether this qualifies as #womenalsoknowhistory is an open question.

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@Roelkonijn In a word: Fraktur.

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@ShazCoder @askhistorians *considers medieval Christian treatment of Muslims, Jews, and women*

Hmm. "My people were persecuted in 1220 so I can be self-righteous in 2020" is an argument I would love to see That Crowd make...