Dorothy Dunnett Society
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Dorothy Dunnett Society
@dunnettcentral.bsky.social
The Dorothy Dunnett Society. Literary society and registered charity promoting the works of Scottish novelist Dorothy Dunnett and historical research.
For more information on Dorothy Dunnett and her work, please visit
https://dunnettcentral.org
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Een tijdje geleden blogde ik over het boek Muslim Spain Reconsidered (2014) van Richard Hitchcock over de geschiedenis van…, eh, ja, hoe moeten we dat nou noemen? Arabisch Spanje? Ik koos destijds voor El-Andalus, meldt Jona Lendering.

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Nogmaals El-Andalus - Mainzer Beobachter
Ik las een algemene geschiedenis van El-Andalus ofwel het door islamitische heersers bestuurde deel van Spanje en Portugal.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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Three medieval shoes found at Coppergate, York.

Photo Jorvik Viking Centre.
November 24, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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TOMORROW!! Come & hear the excellent Olivia Baskerville (@ies-sas.bsky.social) about the book trade in London & the national & local claims to #medieval material culture

TUES 25 NOV 17:30, @ihr.bsky.social & on zoom (register for link): bit.ly/londonmedieval

#MedievalSky #Manuscripts #Skystorians
November 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Our weekly #dunnettquote is an example of Dorothy Dunnett‘s funny characterizations
November 24, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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“Black pepper mixed with a lion’s ear, the grunt of a pig, an oyster’s stomach & a cuckoo’s fart” – a satirical cough medicine recipe in @roslynpotter.bsky.social’s examination of food, health, & poetry in #medieval & #earlymodern Scotland
#BookologyThursday
www.thebottleimp.org.uk/2024/11/bett...
‘Better byde the cuiks, nor the mediciners’: food and poetry in medieval and early modern Scotland (c. 1400–1650) - The Bottle Imp
Fresh seafood, heather honey, oats, dulse seaweed, and kale: Scotland’s larder is increasingly enjoyed on a world stage featured on Michelin star menus and even touted as ‘cult’ cuisine. Our earliest ...
www.thebottleimp.org.uk
November 20, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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The first book in my series, Late Tudor and Stuart Drama: Readings in Feminist Theories and Histories, is out! Please, friends, spread the word about the book (ask your libraries to buy it) but also about the series. I'd love to read your manuscript! More info in my pinned post. #EarlyModern
November 21, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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Yesterday's keynote at #BritCult2025 #conference was really impactful, with @badinfinity2.bsky.social highlighting the queer & trans elements in #Medieval & #EarlyModern Christian iconography & texts, from Genesis to Jesus Christ & the Last Judgment

#TransStudies #QueerStudies #Theology #ArtHistory
November 22, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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Verschenen: 'Amsterdamse gasterijhoudsters. Vrouwen in de maritieme huisvestingssector, 1636-1665', in: Women and Ports, Jaarboek voor Vrouwengechiedenis 43.
November 22, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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Amaia Nausia sobre las criadas, que constituían el grupo más numeroso de la población urbana, en los ss XVI y XVII go.ivoox.com/rf/163103116
#EarlyModern #SocialHistory #WorkHistory #WomenHistory
LDD19x10 - Las criadas en los siglos XVI y XVII - Podcast Linterna de Diogenes - Podcast en iVoox
Escucha este episodio de Podcast Linterna de Diogenes gratis en iVoox. La historiadora Amaia Nausia nos cuenta la historia de las criadas durante los siglos XVI y XVII. Probablemente la ocupación labo...
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November 23, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Reposting this. If you're interested in the early modern Low Countries, these are the people to follow.
#earlymodern
I've begun a starter pack of scholars of the early modern Low Countries. Let me know if you want me to add you. #earlymodern 🗃️
go.bsky.app/VsHZ9xJ
November 23, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Hey historians 🗃️: Do you know of presses that publish short books (around 30K words / 90 pages plus notes)? I have been working on an article project that could easily turn into an great micro-history of that length, but I'm not sure it would make it to the usual full 60-90K words...
November 19, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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Winter has come. I finished a cloak, got a beautiful new hat, and translated two 16th-century #gingerbread recipes.

www.culina-vetus.de/2025/11/23/l...

#culinaryhistory #foodhistory #earlymodern #medievalsky #historicdress #hat
November 23, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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Still life of birds, including a marsh tit, chiffchaff, chaffinch, blue tits, goldcrest, lapwing & a great tit, n.d., by #OrsolaMaddalenaCaccia (Italian, c. 1596-c. 1676). Included in Sotheby’s auction, Dec 4, www.sothebys.com/en/buy/aucti..., estimate £40K–60K #nuntastic #artherstory #womenartists
November 24, 2025 at 2:21 PM
#dunnett
#dunnettcontent
#historicalfiction
#earlymodern

This week‘s #dunnettquote is about travel companionship.
November 17, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Hot off the press! Exciting new arrival 📚

#MedievalSky
November 15, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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Hot off the press to have a read through in advance of @judithjesch.bsky.social presenting the annual Viking Society for Northern Research lecture to follow the AGM in London on 21 Nov. New members welcome! #medievalsky #sagas #poetry #runes #history vsnr.org/2025/09/01/w...
November 15, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Alison Beach has just finished up inspiring this gathering of medievalists with the possibilities of telling far more empathetic and inclusive stories of medieval people. #Haskins2025 #medievalsky
November 16, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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"... it’s easy to assume today’s pagan revival is linked to nationalism and Sweden’s new anti-immigration sentiment, & it’s impossible to know how many heathens hold such sympathies. Officially, Forn Sed is openly antiracist ..."

Something for #MedievalSky & those interested in modern medievalisms.
Here in Sweden, the Vikings are back. And this time they’re searching for stability in a chaotic age | Siri Christiansen
I joined a ‘sacrifice’ ritual outside Stockholm – and found that the revival of Norse paganism reflects broader battles over identity and climate anxiety, says investigative journalist Siri Christians...
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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From Balthasar Staindl's 1547 cookbook, how to put various birds in pastries. It has eggs, lemons, onions, and bacon, what more could you want?

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#culinaryhistory #foodhistory #earlymodern #pastries
November 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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This is such a wonderful read. It’s a novel by one of our great authors, Allegra Goodman, and based on the incredible true story of Marguerite de La Rocque, who was marooned on an island off Canada in 1542. Early modern times in New France, with a feminist twist. Amazing book ❤️
November 12, 2025 at 11:17 PM