Simon John
@simonajohn.bsky.social
Historian of the Middle Ages and their reception, among other things. Cyclist, Germanophile and pun aficionado.
Swansea - in fact right in front of the university - during the recent heatwave. That flaming yellow thing in the sky seems to have vanished again...
July 29, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Swansea - in fact right in front of the university - during the recent heatwave. That flaming yellow thing in the sky seems to have vanished again...
Submitted to the publisher this morning: 'Contested Histories: Global Perspectives on the Past, Present and Future of Public Monuments', edited by myself, @tomasirish.bsky.social and Hannah Lyons. Could also have been titled 'Colston Five Years On' @swanseahistory.bsky.social
July 18, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Submitted to the publisher this morning: 'Contested Histories: Global Perspectives on the Past, Present and Future of Public Monuments', edited by myself, @tomasirish.bsky.social and Hannah Lyons. Could also have been titled 'Colston Five Years On' @swanseahistory.bsky.social
#OTD in 1099 the armies of the First Crusade captured Jerusalem, killing thousands as they did so - a fateful event with repercussions stretching down to the present. This is how one C19th French painter imagined the scene.
July 15, 2025 at 9:48 AM
#OTD in 1099 the armies of the First Crusade captured Jerusalem, killing thousands as they did so - a fateful event with repercussions stretching down to the present. This is how one C19th French painter imagined the scene.
Me: it would be cool to get students to design an action figure of a person from history as a piece of assessment.
AI: I can do that, here's a Gerald of Wales action figure
AI: I can do that, here's a Gerald of Wales action figure
June 27, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Me: it would be cool to get students to design an action figure of a person from history as a piece of assessment.
AI: I can do that, here's a Gerald of Wales action figure
AI: I can do that, here's a Gerald of Wales action figure
While I'm disappointed that the hat of my Innocent III action figure has fallen off inside the package, I'm pleased to learn that Innocent had a shock of jet black hair.
June 25, 2025 at 12:04 PM
While I'm disappointed that the hat of my Innocent III action figure has fallen off inside the package, I'm pleased to learn that Innocent had a shock of jet black hair.