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Interested in history, archaeology and the natural world. Bylines on medieval matters for the BBC, Medieval World Magazine, and Inside History lukefoddy.com

Luke Foddy

This letter, addressed to a spice merchant in Montpellier, is dated to the 1250s and written mostly in medieval Occitan. The most compelling part to me is that it's written on paper rather than parchment. Remarkably early example of paper in this region, especially among merchants! #medievalsky

Research Seminar - 23 Feb, 4pm (Hybrid) Dr Alastair Ayton Beyond a Borderland: The March of Wales and its Lords in Thirteenth-Century English Politics Open to all! Email [email protected] to register (online or in person).

Happy #Easter Bluesky! Please enjoy this delightful bunny rabbit (or maybe a hare?) depicted on this early 14th century floor tile from Greyfriars Church in #Reading 📷 me #medievalsky #historysky #history

‘The state of the world is at the present day constantly changing’ I feel like this could have been written this morning, but it’s a ‘Song on the Times’ of thirteenth-century England, during the reign of Henry III Perhaps some things just really don’t change…. #medievalsky #history #politics

It would have been a tense #Easter week in #Northampton in 1264, when Henry III rocked up to seize the town from its rebel garrison. I wrote about this ‘other’ battle of Northampton in Medieval World Issue 5 You can grab it here: www.karwansaraypublishers.com/en-gb/produc... #medievalsky #history

It's that time of year again when we see posts about 'England's first parliament' taking place #OTD in 1265 Simon de Montfort's #parliament was NOT England's first - but it is nonetheless interesting. Here's why it's remembered www.lukefoddy.com/simon-de-mon... #medievalsky #history

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Empires are only as strong as their communication systems. If you're curious how the Romans in the ninth century operated a telegraph that sent messages across 700km from the frontier to Constantinople, the first part of my work on this is now on the Exeter Medieval Studies blog. Link in next post