Mercedes Rochelleさんのイラストまとめ

The Great Harrying of the North, 1069: In January, Northumbrian rebels converged on Durham, killing William's new appointee Robert de Comines and all but two of the Normans in the garrison. The king responded immediately. https://t.co/zeLA2RLj7w

Review: The Confessor’s Wife by Kelly Evans @ChaucerBabe : As is usual for historical women, Queen Edith, wife of Edward the Confessor, has been given short shrift by historians. She was undoubtedly a pawn in her father’s power struggles. https://t.co/3mR6nFkXuP

Tostig and Stamfordbridge: What might have started as sibling rivalry seems to have evolved into jealousy, then resentment turned to recrimination. Finally a desire for revenge seems to have swept aside all other considerations…even the country's safety. https://t.co/61QaRCIKj7

King Richard II’s Court: It seems that at some point in every reign, political factions grew up around the king. Sometimes they were minor annoyances and could be ignored. Often they turned toxic—especially when a baron started to throw his weight around. https://t.co/ncDUUHAw0U

The Fate of Ulf Godwineson, Guest Post by Ralph Murphy: The record shows that William’s estranged son, Robert Curthose, the next Duke of Normandy took a shine to Ulf and knighted him not long after. https://t.co/pKeSwS2YE0

King Richard II’s Court: It seems that at some point in every reign, political factions grew up around the king. Sometimes they were minor annoyances and could be ignored. Often they turned toxic—especially when a baron started to throw his weight around. https://t.co/ncDUUHAw0U

Hiroshige, Master of Japanese Woodblock Prints, Creates a Guide to Making Shadow Puppets for Children (1842) https://t.co/3m0IJJDq2A via @openculture

Mermaids and Tritons in the Age of Reason
https://t.co/bviCjpXCDk

Calm Before the Danes: Guest Post by Annie Whitehead @AnnieWHistory: My novel, To Be a Queen, tells the story of Aethelflaed, daughter of Alfred the Great. She effectively became ruler of what was by then little more than a satellite kingdom of Wessex. https://t.co/lpyDhWUbj8

Nelson’s Folly, Guest Post by @OliverGreeves: was his wife, my ancestor, really a cold-hearted shrew as seemed to be her legacy, or was she actually his most devoted supporter? https://t.co/XbXawltfCg