Another film review, dinner is finished, the fire is roaring, cats are purring, dog is snoring, I have a drink and gummy bears, so time to go watch 'The Last Duel' (2021). www.imdb.com/title/tt4244... Fair warning, I'll be annoying, obsessing about tiny details, etc. Also spoilers, of course.

The Party on the Stairs, painting by Adelaide Claxton (1841 - 1927). While most kids were scared of ghosts, this would have been a dream come true for me when I was little. As a kid I literally walked around castles & old houses at night on my own to try and bump into ghosts.

Geertruyt van Oosten was a medieval Beguine who was very pious and did lots of good religious stuff, some say she even received the stigmata and became a prophet. Which is not that exciting a story, so I'll admit, I'm only sharing it because my uncle made this statue of her ;)

Imagine that... comedians fired for making jokes about the regime... The Montreal Star Saturday, 4th of February, 1939. www.newspapers.com/article/the-...

The 14th century Schöner Brunnen (beautiful fountain) in Nuremberg today and as it looked like in 1945. Thanks to it being encased in brick and concrete it survived.

Great house I'd love to have, but there's no connection with plague doctors.

Hey Bluesky developers/admins/bosses, can you consider adding a alt text generator to this website? I'm often asked to write alt text but its just so much more work, I write very long threads with many pictures. Would be swell if an app did that for me. Like this but automated? alttext.symm.app

May all the gods and ghosts curse these scumbags and haunt them for the rest of their life and their entire afterlife. "A 3,000-Year-Old Bracelet Belonging to an Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Has Been Stolen, Sold and Melted Down for Gold" www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a...

I've reviewed yet another book that helps debunk the old misconceptions about medieval hygiene. In this thread I'll share a couple of the most interesting bits I found, you can read the full review here: fakehistoryhunter.net/2025/09/21/b...

The medieval wash-house of Cefalù. An "incredible example of medieval hydraulic engineering", although most of what you see in the photo is from a little later, it's still rather gorgeous. www.atlasobscura.com/places/lavat... cefalu.it/en/magazine-... www.paesionline.it/italia/monum...

Damned gang, we missed out on yet another excellent party. Get your best outfit, eat some cheese so you won't get drunk too fast and get ready for a great time while I start up the time machine.

From my collection: All about Amsterdam, official 1945 guide for Canadian soldiers on leave. Full of tips about pub crawls, history, art, etc. Made by the Dutch for their liberators. Quite an interesting read, enjoy!

"Iron slave- or gang-chain, 100 BCE-50 CE. It has neck-plates to link five slaves or captives by the neck." © Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales museum.wales/collections/...

Daniel Tohill (not Lohill) (b. 1881 (not 1883), New Zealand). Charged with theft and sentenced to four months on March 2, 1908. He was the 3rd of 18 children (!). I'd forgive him. ridiculouslyinteresting.com/2012/09/28/t...

The good old days when girls knew their place and were demure polite shy little things... oh wait, never mind ;)

"If a woman fancies that she looks better or feels better in men's clothes, there is no reason why she may not indulge in so harmless a fancy." The illustrated book of manners: a manual of good behavior and polite accomplishments by R. De Valcourt, 1866. archive.org/details/illu...

Although I completely understand and support nostalgia (up to a certain level) it is quite fun & odd to realise people feel like this about a period you've lived through and that they're very wrong. But to be fair, my 1980s fifties inspired teen-room wasn't very 1950s either ;)

From 'The people, yes' by Carl Sandburg, 1936.

Sometimes you spot someone who looks a bit out of place, like this kid, more 1960s than 1930s. To us that's just interesting. To others it's proof of time travel. It's not. Sorry. All those other "time traveller spotted" photos are also just people we think look modern.

When my granny started dating chaps, they dressed like this. When my mum started dating chaps, they were dressed like hippies. When I started dating chaps they wore jeans & fluorescent sweaters or jackets with rolled up sleeves like in Miami Vice. So unfair.

I think they should have painted her in bright, even garish medieval colours, inside and out ;) But I'm just glad she's still here, still can't watch the footage of her on fire. www.bbc.com/news/videos/...

Oh if you want a slightly better youtube history channel, try this one ;) www.youtube.com/@fakehistory...

Random youtube video about the liberation of Nazi camps... and then they show this picture clearly not from the 1940s. (It's from 1968, you'd think a youtube history channel would notice!)

Medieval (yes Medieval) aqueduct in Salerno, according to legend built in a single night by a magician with the assistance of some demons, a claim yet to be proven ;) Walk under the arches at night and you'll meet evil spirits, allegedly. it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acquedo...

A fool on a horse smoking a pipe, one of many performers in the procession of Joanna of Castile's entry into Brussels, 1496. Wait... a pipe? In 1496? Yes sometimes real history is also fake. An 17th century doodler added the pipe. I'm still angry.

In the good old days even the bad people looked good. Those are some swanky fellas. I've known a few criminals in my life, don't ask, tried to talk some of them into dressing like this, alas, no luck. 1931, 2nd from left is Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel.

My gym teacher didn't look like this. Soviet gym teachers parade in Moscow, 1956.

I laughed way too hard at this. Am... am... am I a dad?

I deny everything. Hiccup.

LIVE (when I wrote it) film review! I'm going to watch 'Indiana Jones and the Dial of destiny' and review it as I go along. So don't stop reading till I say the thread is done. Disclaimer: I love Dr. Jones, madly. The film: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana...

Sometimes I just want to use my account here to introduce you to some music you should know. Sit back, close your eyes, take a deep breath, push play and spoil your ears, enhance your emotions, feed your brain. youtu.be/OmBxVfQTuvI?...

5 Neanderthal Myths Debunked youtu.be/7FGyfpN9d4A?...

Singing One of the Oldest Secular English Songs (13th Century) youtu.be/12PDqrUiXOg?...

I hereby officially deny having had any involvement with the projection of images onto Windsor castle last Tuesday night.

Ordered a few more medieval replicas, just for fun, but also because I want to make pancakes in my fireplace. It's a nice feeling to know that somewhere a potter is making stuff for me. atelierable.nl/about/

Can't have too many castles in Scotland! www.bbc.com/news/article...

Mrs Shadwell, a housewife, doing needlework in the sitting room of her home in the village of Freefolk, Hampshire. 1940s. © IWM TR 1152

Art 🧵 The Nuremberg house books are an amazing source for those interested in daily life in Medieval & early modern Europe. They contain depictions of regular local folk doing their work. I'm going to share some of my favourites, you can see them all here; online-service.nuernberg.de/viewer/hausb...

"Did you know that your shoes were made in a third world sweatshop?" the young girl asked. "I doubt it." I answered, pointing at my shoes, made in the Holland, at least 80 years ago. Confused she looked at her clipboard and all the questions that now suddenly no longer applied.

I'll never get tired of seeing our ancestors' faces. She was my age. I wish I could have had a chat with her. www.bbc.com/news/article...

By coincidence stumbled upon 'The Bunker' (1981) on youtube, had a little look. I love you Sir Anthony Hopkins, stellar acting and all, but well... can you spot what I've been getting very annoyed with?

Edna Egbert threatening to kill herself and fighting police who try to stop her, 497 Dean Street in Brooklyn. 1942. As cops distracted her the net was set up and eventually they pushed her off the ledge into the net.