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"published_at": "2021-03-19T14:09:51+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c54f-ab39-724c-866f-cac5275d8357", "title": "Podcast alert: Tiny Titty Apocalypse on LOL My Praxis", "url": "https://going-medieval.com/2021/03/09/podcast-alert-tiny-titty-apocalypse-on-lol-my-praxis/", "published_at": "2021-03-09T15:54:31+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c54f-ab39-724c-866f-cac52802131c", "title": "On the myth of short life expectancy, and COVID complacency", "url": "https://going-medieval.com/2021/03/04/on-the-myth-of-short-life-expectancy-and-covid-complacency/", "published_at": "2021-03-04T15:06:02+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c54f-ab39-724c-866f-cac5282326b3", "title": "On history versus chronicles", "url": "https://going-medieval.com/2021/02/16/on-history-versus-chronicles/", "published_at": "2021-02-16T17:39:37+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c557-e219-7193-929c-4ca3ff94241a", "title": "On weather, winter, and changing climates", "url": "https://going-medieval.com/2021/02/08/on-weather-winter-and-changing-climates/", "published_at": "2021-02-08T14:35:19+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c557-e219-7193-929c-4ca3ffd298bb", "title": "Podcast Alert: We’re Not So Different", "url": "https://going-medieval.com/2021/02/01/podcast-alert-were-not-so-different/", "published_at": "2021-02-01T17:13:34+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c557-e219-7193-929c-4ca40062f61a", "title": "On slavery, propaganda, and “apolitical” history", "url": "https://going-medieval.com/2021/01/28/on-slavery-propaganda-and-apolitical-history/", "published_at": "2021-01-28T17:59:58+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c557-e219-7193-929c-4ca400700c43", "title": "Podcast alert: Medieval sexuality on Tangentially Speaking", "url": "https://going-medieval.com/2021/01/15/podcast-alert-medieval-sexuality-on-tangentially-speaking/", "published_at": "2021-01-15T18:14:11+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c557-e219-7193-929c-4ca40135a9ee", "title": "Podcast alert: Coup Anon on QAnon-Anonymous", "url": "https://going-medieval.com/2021/01/11/podcast-alert-coup-anon-on-qanon-anonymous/", "published_at": "2021-01-11T18:09:21+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c557-e219-7193-929c-4ca401964236", "title": "Podcast alert: Gender and sex in Medieval Times – a conversation on Gender Stories", "url": "https://going-medieval.com/2021/01/07/podcast-alert-gender-and-sex-in-medieval-times-a-conversation-on-gender-stories/", "published_at": "2021-01-07T14:40:58+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c557-e219-7193-929c-4ca402875587", "title": "On treating sex with the utmost reverence", "url": "https://going-medieval.com/2020/12/16/on-treating-sex-with-the-utmost-reverence/", "published_at": "2020-12-16T19:05:37+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c557-e219-7193-929c-4ca402a60a7c", "title": "On men born in the Summer", "url": "https://going-medieval.com/2020/12/10/on-men-born-in-the-summer/", "published_at": "2020-12-10T13:32:36+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c557-e219-7193-929c-4ca4032e86bc", "title": "On Advent", "url": "https://going-medieval.com/2020/12/03/on-advent/", "published_at": "2020-12-03T15:45:24+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c557-e219-7193-929c-4ca403988d58", "title": "Magna Carta will not save us", "url": "https://going-medieval.com/2020/11/26/magna-carta-will-not-save-us/", "published_at": "2020-11-26T14:41:23+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c560-474c-714c-8c79-23533030170f", "title": "A brief introduction to Antipopes", "url": "https://going-medieval.com/2020/11/20/a-brief-introduction-to-antipopes/", "published_at": "2020-11-20T17:00:44+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c560-474c-714c-8c79-235330707cfe", "title": "On No Nut November, then and now", "url": "https://going-medieval.com/2020/11/13/on-no-nut-november-then-and-now/", "published_at": "2020-11-13T19:46:55+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c560-474c-714c-8c79-235330bb7909", "title": "My fav Saints: St Procopius of Sázava, a spooky saint", "url": "https://going-medieval.com/2020/10/29/my-fav-saints-st-procopius-of-sazava-a-spooky-saint/", "published_at": "2020-10-29T15:52:11+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c560-474c-714c-8c79-2353313a6ea9", "title": "Podcast alert: Medieval 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"01a0c560-474c-714c-8c79-2353332fc3ea", "title": "On Michaelmas", "url": "https://going-medieval.com/2020/10/02/on-michaelmas/", "published_at": "2020-10-02T09:29:49+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c560-474c-714c-8c79-23533345f717", "title": "On Q Anon and Antisemitism", "url": "https://going-medieval.com/2020/09/25/on-q-anon-and-antisemitism/", "published_at": "2020-09-25T14:52:21+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c560-474c-714c-8c79-235333f24ab5", "title": "On constructing the “ideal” woman", "url": "https://going-medieval.com/2020/09/16/on-constructing-the-ideal-woman/", "published_at": "2020-09-16T14:27:58+00:00" } ] posts Claim your blog

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2025

On contrarian history original ↗

25 Nov 2025

On AI and the golem original ↗

21 Oct 2025

On Crusades, or, how not to identify with losers original ↗

9 Jul 2025

On what Americans know about medieval history original ↗

30 Apr 2025

In praise of difficult histories, or, I saw Edward II at the RSC and it was so so so good original ↗

31 Mar 2025

On what we choose to remember original ↗

12 Feb 2025

2024

On spooky animals original ↗

30 Oct 2024

On side hustles original ↗

27 Sept 2024

On body count original ↗

21 Aug 2024

Let me explain something to you: the mendicants original ↗

27 Jun 2024

On gossip original ↗

14 Jun 2024

On fake medieval devices – both torture and sexual original ↗

24 May 2024

On Delft Old Church original ↗

28 Apr 2024

On obscenity and modernity original ↗

22 Apr 2024

Bologna’s medieval canals original ↗

26 Mar 2024

On women’s anatomy and the power of paying attention original ↗

5 Mar 2024

Let me explain something to you: periodisation and the Middle Ages original ↗

26 Feb 2024

On secret romantic communications original ↗

14 Feb 2024

My fav saints: St Margaret of Antioch original ↗

30 Jan 2024

On the Black Death in Africa and Asia, and the interconnected Middle Ages original ↗

25 Jan 2024

2023

My top medieval books of 2023 original ↗

18 Dec 2023

Doctor does actually mean someone with a PhD, sorry original ↗

29 Nov 2023

No, “the Church” did not kill Joan of Arc, you credulous dullards original ↗

17 Nov 2023

You are not, in fact, the granddaughter of the witches they couldn’t burn original ↗

20 Oct 2023

On sickness and conspiracy original ↗

5 Oct 2023

Against Voltaire, or, the shortest possible introduction to the Holy Roman Empire original ↗

29 Sept 2023

On successor states and websites original ↗

26 Jul 2023

On the 11,000 virgin martyrs, iconography, and beauty standards original ↗

20 Jun 2023

On cats original ↗

16 May 2023

On nobility, courtship, moral justification, and sexy tapestries original ↗

29 Mar 2023

On dating advice and men original ↗

23 Feb 2023

Medieval Women Were a Vital Part of the Workforce. We Can Learn from Them – for Time original ↗

27 Jan 2023

On women who talk, and also write books original ↗

17 Jan 2023

2022

On maintaining monarchical succession original ↗

29 Sept 2022

Podcast alert: medieval abortion on History Hack original ↗

30 Aug 2022

On beer, or, why chicks rock original ↗

18 Aug 2022

On heteropessimism and maternal expectations original ↗

4 Aug 2022

On disavowing sexual assault original ↗

29 Jul 2022

On medieval kink (part 2)original ↗

8 Jul 2022

A medieval abortion reading list original ↗

29 Jun 2022

On medieval kink (part one)original ↗

24 Jun 2022

On conflating drag, (and femininity), with sexuality original ↗

10 Jun 2022

On men, romance, and trick questions original ↗

26 May 2022

My fav saints: St Sebastian original ↗

7 Apr 2022

On indulgences original ↗

31 Mar 2022

On women, pleasure, and semen original ↗

24 Mar 2022

On non-written communication (in Norwich)original ↗

18 Mar 2022

On finding inspiration for change original ↗

18 Feb 2022

Podcast alert: The Conceptualization of sex on Way Too Interested original ↗

26 Jan 2022

2021

Podcast alert – Medieval Christmas on You’re Dead to Me original ↗

17 Dec 2021

On visiting Westminster Abbey original ↗

10 Dec 2021

On cathedrals and cooperation original ↗

26 Nov 2021

On the commemoration of the dead, and poppy season original ↗

12 Nov 2021

Podcast alert – Fare Thee Well: the timeless endurance of Renaissance Faires for 1A original ↗

4 Nov 2021

On looking in the past for a better future original ↗

28 Oct 2021

On periods, and the dudes who fear them original ↗

22 Oct 2021

On Margery Kempe and the Bad Art Friend original ↗

13 Oct 2021

On apocalypticism, extinction rebellion, and ahistorical cosseting original ↗

7 Sept 2021

On semen retention original ↗

3 Sept 2021

On the power of pushing back against the marginalisation of sex workers original ↗

26 Aug 2021

On bad summers original ↗

13 Aug 2021

On leisure in August original ↗

6 Aug 2021

On damsels and influencers original ↗

9 Jul 2021

Podcast alert – Medieval Contraception at Medievalists.net original ↗

25 Jun 2021

I assure you, the Black Death was actually bad original ↗

18 Jun 2021

On putting sex work on the map original ↗

11 Jun 2021

Sneak Peek: The Middle Ages, a Graphic History (out now!)original ↗

4 Jun 2021

Annoy a medievalist Bingo original ↗

19 May 2021

A Very Short Introduction to the Black Death original ↗

12 May 2021

Radio alert – Going Medieval on White Supremacists on 1A original ↗

10 May 2021

On women having sex with themselves original ↗

22 Apr 2021

On the commemoration of royal death original ↗

16 Apr 2021

So I made a TV series original ↗

8 Apr 2021

On canonical hours, comfort, and daylight savings original ↗

1 Apr 2021

On pickup lines original ↗

26 Mar 2021

Podcast alert: The myth of the “Dark Ages” on History Hack original ↗

23 Mar 2021

There are no white knights original ↗

19 Mar 2021

Podcast alert: Tiny Titty Apocalypse on LOL My Praxis original ↗

9 Mar 2021

On the myth of short life expectancy, and COVID complacency original ↗

4 Mar 2021

On history versus chronicles original ↗

16 Feb 2021

On weather, winter, and changing climates original ↗

8 Feb 2021

Podcast Alert: We’re Not So Different original ↗

1 Feb 2021

On slavery, propaganda, and “apolitical” history original ↗

28 Jan 2021

Podcast alert: Medieval sexuality on Tangentially Speaking original ↗

15 Jan 2021

Podcast alert: Coup Anon on QAnon-Anonymous original ↗

11 Jan 2021

Podcast alert: Gender and sex in Medieval Times – a conversation on Gender Stories original ↗

7 Jan 2021

2020

On treating sex with the utmost reverence original ↗

16 Dec 2020

On men born in the Summer original ↗

10 Dec 2020

On Advent original ↗

3 Dec 2020

Magna Carta will not save us original ↗

26 Nov 2020

A brief introduction to Antipopes original ↗

20 Nov 2020

On No Nut November, then and now original ↗

13 Nov 2020

My fav Saints: St Procopius of Sázava, a spooky saint original ↗

29 Oct 2020

Podcast alert: Medieval medicine on Sick to Death original ↗

28 Oct 2020

On colonial mindsets and the myth of medieval Europe in isolation from the Muslim world original ↗

16 Oct 2020

Podcast alert: Medieval martial arts on the Sword Guy original ↗

9 Oct 2020

On Masculinity and Disease original ↗

8 Oct 2020

On Michaelmas original ↗

2 Oct 2020

On Q Anon and Antisemitism original ↗

25 Sept 2020

On constructing the “ideal” woman original ↗

16 Sept 2020