Dr Callum Watson 🇵🇸🇱🇧さんのイラストまとめ

RIP King James I of Scotland, assassinated #OTD in 1437. This old blog post examines the dirty deed & its context:

https://t.co/2U2mjgjF7I

#OTD in 1338 the Siege of Dunbar to an end. 'Black' Agnes, countess of March, had successfully defended the castle for almost six months! Here's an old blog post examining Agnes's remarkable achievement:

https://t.co/RSo4NGcmUB

Happy St Mungo's Day everyone! Or St Kentigern's Day if you prefer! He's the inspiration behind the Glasgow coat of arms, the weirdest & therefore best municipal arms in Scotland, so here's last year's blog post on his life & the meaning of the arms:

https://t.co/aCLSuRoZgQ

#OTD in 1402 Archibald, 4th earl of Douglas spent 'a sad and bloody hour' & lost an eye fighting the Battle of Homildon Hill against Sir Henry 'Hotspur' Percy & the Scottish exile George Dunbar, earl of March. Here's an old blog post examining the battle:
https://t.co/O2hq1X0AQ3

#OTD in 1452 King James II of Scotland stabbed William, 8th earl of Douglas, to death at Stirling Castle. Today's BRAND NEW blog post looks at the life of Earl William, & questions the received wisdom that the earl probably had it coming:
https://t.co/yFmHPcTX9T

#OTD in 1455 the Battle of Arkinholm took place, effectively marking the end of perhaps the most formidable magnate dynasty in late medieval Scotland - the Black Douglases:

The Black and (Maybe) the Red: The Battle of Arkinholm, 1455 https://t.co/aWJVPquAgj

Happy International #hugamedievalist Day everyone!! Hope you all get a chance to try out some of these authentic mid fifteenth-century 'hugs' on your favourite medievalists today!

Remembering going to my local library as a kid inevitably makes me think of Asterix & Obelix, and Horrible Histories! #NationalLibraryWeek