Caitlin Green
@caitlinrgreen.bsky.social
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just had a chance to read this and it's really interesting and its argument compelling.
more evidence of a quite permeable medieval world, where people could and did travel well beyond Europe. it was difficult but could - and was! - done. #medievalsky
more evidence of a quite permeable medieval world, where people could and did travel well beyond Europe. it was difficult but could - and was! - done. #medievalsky
The wonderful @caitlinrgreen.bsky.social has a hugely interesting new article just out in Early Medieval England & its Neighbours, all about Alfred the Great's embassy to India - free to read here #India #AlfredtheGreat #medieval www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
King Alfred and India: an Anglo-Saxon Embassy to Southern India in the Ninth Century | Early Medieval England and its Neighbours | Cambridge Core
King Alfred and India: an Anglo-Saxon Embassy to Southern India in the Ninth Century - Volume 52
www.cambridge.org
January 26, 2026 at 4:58 PM
just had a chance to read this and it's really interesting and its argument compelling.
more evidence of a quite permeable medieval world, where people could and did travel well beyond Europe. it was difficult but could - and was! - done. #medievalsky
more evidence of a quite permeable medieval world, where people could and did travel well beyond Europe. it was difficult but could - and was! - done. #medievalsky
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Two people have suggested that Britain might have claim to Greenland*. One is the last Danish minister for Greenland. The other is the Elizabethan polymath, Dr John Dee.
(Britain definitely DOESN'T have a claim to Greenland but the reasons people have said it might are interesting, okay)
(Britain definitely DOESN'T have a claim to Greenland but the reasons people have said it might are interesting, okay)
Shitpost totalitarianism
This week: no, Britain never had a claim to Greenland; and an extremely irritating map. But first: why Donald Trump is like a global toothache.
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January 22, 2026 at 9:33 AM
Two people have suggested that Britain might have claim to Greenland*. One is the last Danish minister for Greenland. The other is the Elizabethan polymath, Dr John Dee.
(Britain definitely DOESN'T have a claim to Greenland but the reasons people have said it might are interesting, okay)
(Britain definitely DOESN'T have a claim to Greenland but the reasons people have said it might are interesting, okay)
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Fascinating article on the possibility and probability of early medieval contact between England and India during the reign of King Alfred by @caitlinrgreen.bsky.social:
King Alfred and India: an Anglo-Saxon Embassy to Southern India in the Ninth Century | Early Medieval England and its Neighbours | Cambridge Core
King Alfred and India: an Anglo-Saxon Embassy to Southern India in the Ninth Century - Volume 52
www.cambridge.org
January 19, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Fascinating article on the possibility and probability of early medieval contact between England and India during the reign of King Alfred by @caitlinrgreen.bsky.social:
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The wonderful @caitlinrgreen.bsky.social has a hugely interesting new article just out in Early Medieval England & its Neighbours, all about Alfred the Great's embassy to India - free to read here #India #AlfredtheGreat #medieval www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
King Alfred and India: an Anglo-Saxon Embassy to Southern India in the Ninth Century | Early Medieval England and its Neighbours | Cambridge Core
King Alfred and India: an Anglo-Saxon Embassy to Southern India in the Ninth Century - Volume 52
www.cambridge.org
January 14, 2026 at 10:05 AM
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Fascinating and compelling argument from @caitlinrgreen.bsky.social on King Alfred's embassy to India.
The wonderful @caitlinrgreen.bsky.social has a hugely interesting new article just out in Early Medieval England & its Neighbours, all about Alfred the Great's embassy to India - free to read here #India #AlfredtheGreat #medieval www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
King Alfred and India: an Anglo-Saxon Embassy to Southern India in the Ninth Century | Early Medieval England and its Neighbours | Cambridge Core
King Alfred and India: an Anglo-Saxon Embassy to Southern India in the Ninth Century - Volume 52
www.cambridge.org
January 14, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Fascinating and compelling argument from @caitlinrgreen.bsky.social on King Alfred's embassy to India.
Reposted by Caitlin Green
The wonderful @caitlinrgreen.bsky.social has a hugely interesting new article just out in Early Medieval England & its Neighbours, all about Alfred the Great's embassy to India - free to read here #India #AlfredtheGreat #medieval www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
King Alfred and India: an Anglo-Saxon Embassy to Southern India in the Ninth Century | Early Medieval England and its Neighbours | Cambridge Core
King Alfred and India: an Anglo-Saxon Embassy to Southern India in the Ninth Century - Volume 52
www.cambridge.org
January 14, 2026 at 10:03 AM
The wonderful @caitlinrgreen.bsky.social has a hugely interesting new article just out in Early Medieval England & its Neighbours, all about Alfred the Great's embassy to India - free to read here #India #AlfredtheGreat #medieval www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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The @oxembi.bsky.social is hosting a special lecture, Long Distance Travel from Early Medieval Britain by Prof @francescatinti.bsky.social & a workshop on Global Britain with Jörg Drauschke, Maria Duggan, @caitlinrgreen.bsky.social, @jk-viking.bsky.social & others. 14 & 15 October. All welcome.
September 18, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The @oxembi.bsky.social is hosting a special lecture, Long Distance Travel from Early Medieval Britain by Prof @francescatinti.bsky.social & a workshop on Global Britain with Jörg Drauschke, Maria Duggan, @caitlinrgreen.bsky.social, @jk-viking.bsky.social & others. 14 & 15 October. All welcome.