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Easter Monday 1360: Edward III was marching on Chartres & his troops were camped outside the city. Night fell & the temperature plummeted. In 30mins, freezing rain, ice balls, & panic caused by thunder, lightning & raging winds killed 100s of men & 1000s of horses. #WyrdWednesday

Pre-A Midsummer Night's Dream, the classical belief was that fairies were beautiful, temperamental, & dangerous, larger-than-life beings who could grant humans gifts or punishments on a whim. This folklore was also a way to explain why bad things happened. #FolkloreSunday

< As detection & technology increased in efficiency, prospective poisoners needed to understand how poisons worked & have the ability to develop logical crimes. Some slipped their chosen toxins into food; others committed their crimes over tea… #FaustianFriday >

Dogs scratching holes in the earth was looked upon by country folk as grave digging, & t'was believed that a neighbourhood death would soon follow. So great was the belief in this omen, that many would follow a dog to fill up the holes it had made. #FaustianFriday

Radical herbalist, Nicholas Culpeper believed medicine was a public asset rather than a commercial secret & "no man deserved to starve to pay an insulting, insolent physician". In his opinion, examining "as much piss as the Thames might hold" didn't help diagnosis #FaustianFriday

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@DrFrancisYoung Yes, real 'general magic man' vibes. I repost with the uncropped cigarette card & also another OTT central casting magican identified as Nostradamus - by the illustrator at least!

Imaginary friends are an integral part of many children's lives; providing comfort in times of stress, companionship when lonely, & someone to boss around when powerless. They help young children develop social interactions & to make sense of the adult world. #MythologyMonday

Swindlers arrive at the capital city of an 'emperor' who spends lavishly on clothing at the expense of state matters. Posing as weavers, they offer to supply him with magnificent clothes that are invisible to those who are stupid or incompetent… #YouGetTheGist #MythologyMonday

The anthropomorphic White Rabbit sparks Alice’s journey into Wonderland, & she encounters him many times. Shifting back & forth between being pompous toward his underlings & obsequious toward his superiors, his perennial unpunctuality is a nod to 'Oxford time'. #MythologyMonday