Dr Christopher Monk
@medievalmonk.bsky.social
Medieval manuscripts, languages & cultures. I write about & cook medieval food @ modernmedievalcuisine.com; create public history content for heritage professionals & collaborate with creatives: https://www.themedievalmonk.com/projects--publications.html
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Turnips for a King: Excoriating the soul with a dash of elegance
Did Richard II of England really eat turnip pottage? In this post Dr Monk provides a potted history of the turnip in medieval England; reasons why Richard II would have eaten turnip pottage; a tran…
modernmedievalcuisine.com
Find my new recipe for Turnip Pottage, based on Richard II's recipe.
A little spicy and surprisingly moreish. 😋😋😋
Plus a brief history of the turnip in medieval England. You know you've always wanted to know about this subject! 😆
modernmedievalcuisine.com/2026/01/18/t...
A little spicy and surprisingly moreish. 😋😋😋
Plus a brief history of the turnip in medieval England. You know you've always wanted to know about this subject! 😆
modernmedievalcuisine.com/2026/01/18/t...
These ginger-spiced pears in wine are easy to make and are perfect if you have a few not-quite-ripe pears in your fruit bowl. The recipe is FREE to download during February.
buymeacoffee.com/monksmmc/e/48571
buymeacoffee.com/monksmmc/e/48571
Recipe: Pears in Syrup (Peerus in Confyt), c. 1390
This easy to follow recipe, taken from Richard II's cookery book, uses two wines and, for its spice, 'blaunche poudour', which gives a warming, gingery kick. Included are the original medieval recipe,
buymeacoffee.com
February 1, 2026 at 5:45 PM
These ginger-spiced pears in wine are easy to make and are perfect if you have a few not-quite-ripe pears in your fruit bowl. The recipe is FREE to download during February.
buymeacoffee.com/monksmmc/e/48571
buymeacoffee.com/monksmmc/e/48571
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The list of my publications on my wordpress site has been now updated - many are freely downloadable from the site. 💐
profsusanoosthuizen.wordpress.com
profsusanoosthuizen.wordpress.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:49 AM
The list of my publications on my wordpress site has been now updated - many are freely downloadable from the site. 💐
profsusanoosthuizen.wordpress.com
profsusanoosthuizen.wordpress.com
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🐍 #NationalSerpentDay is dedicated to snake appreciation, understanding their role in ecosystems, and helping to overcome fear or misconceptions about them, such as this one... This #myth was likely based on #oarfish sightings. Learn more: blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2014/10/the-... #ILoveBHL 📖 🧪
February 1, 2026 at 2:15 PM
🐍 #NationalSerpentDay is dedicated to snake appreciation, understanding their role in ecosystems, and helping to overcome fear or misconceptions about them, such as this one... This #myth was likely based on #oarfish sightings. Learn more: blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2014/10/the-... #ILoveBHL 📖 🧪
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Possibilities of #malt in the Palaeolithic. Now on my Researchgate page. We ask whether 'Bread or Beer' is the right question. We should be asking when malt and malt sugars were discovered. November issue PAST 111 magazine 2025. 🏺@prehistoricsociety.bsky.social.
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
(PDF) Importance of being malted: making malt sugars in the Palaeolithic
PDF | In 1953 archaeologist Robert Braidwood initiated a debate. What began the domestication of cereals in the Ancient Near East? Was it bread or beer?... | Find, read and cite all the research you n...
www.researchgate.net
January 31, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Possibilities of #malt in the Palaeolithic. Now on my Researchgate page. We ask whether 'Bread or Beer' is the right question. We should be asking when malt and malt sugars were discovered. November issue PAST 111 magazine 2025. 🏺@prehistoricsociety.bsky.social.
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
Find my new recipe for Turnip Pottage, based on Richard II's recipe.
A little spicy and surprisingly moreish. 😋😋😋
Plus a brief history of the turnip in medieval England. You know you've always wanted to know about this subject! 😆
modernmedievalcuisine.com/2026/01/18/t...
A little spicy and surprisingly moreish. 😋😋😋
Plus a brief history of the turnip in medieval England. You know you've always wanted to know about this subject! 😆
modernmedievalcuisine.com/2026/01/18/t...
Turnips for a King: Excoriating the soul with a dash of elegance
Did Richard II of England really eat turnip pottage? In this post Dr Monk provides a potted history of the turnip in medieval England; reasons why Richard II would have eaten turnip pottage; a tran…
modernmedievalcuisine.com
February 1, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Reposted by Dr Christopher Monk
Reposted by Dr Christopher Monk
@davidpetts1.bsky.social @peterreavill.bsky.social @benfranklinskite.bsky.social Where a future nuclear plant has revealed a princely Anglo-Saxon burial, pony included. Echo of Tournai Childeric grave.
January 29, 2026 at 3:24 PM
@davidpetts1.bsky.social @peterreavill.bsky.social @benfranklinskite.bsky.social Where a future nuclear plant has revealed a princely Anglo-Saxon burial, pony included. Echo of Tournai Childeric grave.
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Well worth checking out brewing and distilling friends 🍻🥃
The latest open access Journal of the Institute of Brewing is out at jib.cibd.org.uk/index.php/ji... with papers on sustainability and the use of faba beans in the grist, the variables impacting on hop creep, and two papers on the aroma of whisky (long chain esters and rate of distillation).
January 29, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Well worth checking out brewing and distilling friends 🍻🥃
Reposted by Dr Christopher Monk
@nickmalkoutzis.bsky.social
New episode by The Agora and Macropolis:
open.spotify.com/episode/6JXs...
Edited and mixed by me.
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#greece #politics #podcast
New episode by The Agora and Macropolis:
open.spotify.com/episode/6JXs...
Edited and mixed by me.
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#greece #politics #podcast
Walking a tightrope: Greece’s geopolitical balancing act
open.spotify.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:01 PM
@nickmalkoutzis.bsky.social
New episode by The Agora and Macropolis:
open.spotify.com/episode/6JXs...
Edited and mixed by me.
x
#greece #politics #podcast
New episode by The Agora and Macropolis:
open.spotify.com/episode/6JXs...
Edited and mixed by me.
x
#greece #politics #podcast
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Coming up Feb 3 - the 2026 Stern Lecture, Woldenberg Art Center, Newcomb Art Department at @tulaneu.bsky.social
Troubling Boundaries: Ornament and Early Modern Cartography
by Camille Serchuk
tulane.campuslabs.com/engage/event...
Troubling Boundaries: Ornament and Early Modern Cartography
by Camille Serchuk
tulane.campuslabs.com/engage/event...
Troubling Boundaries: Ornament and Early Modern Cartography
Discover unique opportunities at! Find and attend events, browse and join organizations, and showcase your involvement.
tulane.campuslabs.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Coming up Feb 3 - the 2026 Stern Lecture, Woldenberg Art Center, Newcomb Art Department at @tulaneu.bsky.social
Troubling Boundaries: Ornament and Early Modern Cartography
by Camille Serchuk
tulane.campuslabs.com/engage/event...
Troubling Boundaries: Ornament and Early Modern Cartography
by Camille Serchuk
tulane.campuslabs.com/engage/event...
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A quick head's up for my monthly subscribers...The Secret British Food History Podcast has loads of new material: uncut interviews from my Burns Night specials (+ a bonus whisky tasting) AND the season 8 Easter Eggs featuring good folk such as:
Jp McMahon, @dranniegray.bsky.social & Ivan Day
Jp McMahon, @dranniegray.bsky.social & Ivan Day
January 30, 2026 at 10:46 AM
A quick head's up for my monthly subscribers...The Secret British Food History Podcast has loads of new material: uncut interviews from my Burns Night specials (+ a bonus whisky tasting) AND the season 8 Easter Eggs featuring good folk such as:
Jp McMahon, @dranniegray.bsky.social & Ivan Day
Jp McMahon, @dranniegray.bsky.social & Ivan Day
Find my new recipe for Turnip Pottage, based on Richard II's recipe.
A little spicy and surprisingly moreish. 😋😋😋
Plus a brief history of the turnip in medieval England. You know you've always wanted to know about this subject! 😆
modernmedievalcuisine.com/2026/01/18/t...
A little spicy and surprisingly moreish. 😋😋😋
Plus a brief history of the turnip in medieval England. You know you've always wanted to know about this subject! 😆
modernmedievalcuisine.com/2026/01/18/t...
Turnips for a King: Excoriating the soul with a dash of elegance
Did Richard II of England really eat turnip pottage? In this post Dr Monk provides a potted history of the turnip in medieval England; reasons why Richard II would have eaten turnip pottage; a tran…
modernmedievalcuisine.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Reposted by Dr Christopher Monk
Find my new recipe for Turnip Pottage, based on Richard II's recipe.
A little spicy and surprisingly moreish. 😋😋😋
Plus a brief history of the turnip in medieval England. You know you've always wanted to know about this subject! 😆
modernmedievalcuisine.com/2026/01/18/t...
A little spicy and surprisingly moreish. 😋😋😋
Plus a brief history of the turnip in medieval England. You know you've always wanted to know about this subject! 😆
modernmedievalcuisine.com/2026/01/18/t...
Turnips for a King: Excoriating the soul with a dash of elegance
Did Richard II of England really eat turnip pottage? In this post Dr Monk provides a potted history of the turnip in medieval England; reasons why Richard II would have eaten turnip pottage; a tran…
modernmedievalcuisine.com
January 19, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Find my new recipe for Turnip Pottage, based on Richard II's recipe.
A little spicy and surprisingly moreish. 😋😋😋
Plus a brief history of the turnip in medieval England. You know you've always wanted to know about this subject! 😆
modernmedievalcuisine.com/2026/01/18/t...
A little spicy and surprisingly moreish. 😋😋😋
Plus a brief history of the turnip in medieval England. You know you've always wanted to know about this subject! 😆
modernmedievalcuisine.com/2026/01/18/t...
Reposted by Dr Christopher Monk
Have you listened to the first of my podcast specials about Burns Night?
This episode looks into the history of haggis & the first Burns Nights with the fantastic @medievalfoodjennie.bsky.social
The BritishFood History Podcast is available on all podcast apps: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...
This episode looks into the history of haggis & the first Burns Nights with the fantastic @medievalfoodjennie.bsky.social
The BritishFood History Podcast is available on all podcast apps: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...
January 19, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Have you listened to the first of my podcast specials about Burns Night?
This episode looks into the history of haggis & the first Burns Nights with the fantastic @medievalfoodjennie.bsky.social
The BritishFood History Podcast is available on all podcast apps: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...
This episode looks into the history of haggis & the first Burns Nights with the fantastic @medievalfoodjennie.bsky.social
The BritishFood History Podcast is available on all podcast apps: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...
Find my new recipe for Turnip Pottage, based on Richard II's recipe.
A little spicy and surprisingly moreish. 😋😋😋
Plus a brief history of the turnip in medieval England. You know you've always wanted to know about this subject! 😆
modernmedievalcuisine.com/2026/01/18/t...
A little spicy and surprisingly moreish. 😋😋😋
Plus a brief history of the turnip in medieval England. You know you've always wanted to know about this subject! 😆
modernmedievalcuisine.com/2026/01/18/t...
Turnips for a King: Excoriating the soul with a dash of elegance
Did Richard II of England really eat turnip pottage? In this post Dr Monk provides a potted history of the turnip in medieval England; reasons why Richard II would have eaten turnip pottage; a tran…
modernmedievalcuisine.com
January 19, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Find my new recipe for Turnip Pottage, based on Richard II's recipe.
A little spicy and surprisingly moreish. 😋😋😋
Plus a brief history of the turnip in medieval England. You know you've always wanted to know about this subject! 😆
modernmedievalcuisine.com/2026/01/18/t...
A little spicy and surprisingly moreish. 😋😋😋
Plus a brief history of the turnip in medieval England. You know you've always wanted to know about this subject! 😆
modernmedievalcuisine.com/2026/01/18/t...
Reposted by Dr Christopher Monk
Don't ya love winter frost
December 30, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Don't ya love winter frost
Reposted by Dr Christopher Monk
My next book, The Women who Clothed the Stuart Queens, has a cover!!! And a preorder link!! Yippee!
www.bloomsbury.com/au/women-who...
www.bloomsbury.com/au/women-who...
November 4, 2025 at 8:41 AM
My next book, The Women who Clothed the Stuart Queens, has a cover!!! And a preorder link!! Yippee!
www.bloomsbury.com/au/women-who...
www.bloomsbury.com/au/women-who...
Reposted by Dr Christopher Monk
"Ils sont très bien conservés" : des fours à pain de l'époque gallo-romaine découverts près d'Amiens. #Archéologie
france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/hauts-de-fra...
france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/hauts-de-fra...
"Ils sont très bien conservés" : des fours à pain de l'époque gallo-romaine découverts près d'Amiens
Cinq fours ont été découverts lors de fouilles archéologiques près d'Amiens. Ils révèlent une activité de boulangerie. Mais des questions subsistent : à qui est destiné le pain ? Quel était le circuit...
france3-regions.franceinfo.fr
January 12, 2026 at 5:32 PM
"Ils sont très bien conservés" : des fours à pain de l'époque gallo-romaine découverts près d'Amiens. #Archéologie
france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/hauts-de-fra...
france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/hauts-de-fra...
Reposted by Dr Christopher Monk
Why hedgehogs used to be hated.
theconversation.com/why-hedgehog...
theconversation.com/why-hedgehog...
Why hedgehogs used to be hated
In the past British people believed hedgehogs could cause harm and damage livestock, and even that witches could transform into them.
theconversation.com
January 11, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Why hedgehogs used to be hated.
theconversation.com/why-hedgehog...
theconversation.com/why-hedgehog...
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After all the festive feasting, we need lighter, perhaps even penitential fare! 🤣
Well, I've been experimenting today with a 14th-century turnip pottage recipe.
But this is no peasant dish! With spices and saffron, it was fit for a king (Richard II, in fact).
My recipe forthcoming on my blog. 👀
Well, I've been experimenting today with a 14th-century turnip pottage recipe.
But this is no peasant dish! With spices and saffron, it was fit for a king (Richard II, in fact).
My recipe forthcoming on my blog. 👀
January 10, 2026 at 12:29 PM
After all the festive feasting, we need lighter, perhaps even penitential fare! 🤣
Well, I've been experimenting today with a 14th-century turnip pottage recipe.
But this is no peasant dish! With spices and saffron, it was fit for a king (Richard II, in fact).
My recipe forthcoming on my blog. 👀
Well, I've been experimenting today with a 14th-century turnip pottage recipe.
But this is no peasant dish! With spices and saffron, it was fit for a king (Richard II, in fact).
My recipe forthcoming on my blog. 👀
After all the festive feasting, we need lighter, perhaps even penitential fare! 🤣
Well, I've been experimenting today with a 14th-century turnip pottage recipe.
But this is no peasant dish! With spices and saffron, it was fit for a king (Richard II, in fact).
My recipe forthcoming on my blog. 👀
Well, I've been experimenting today with a 14th-century turnip pottage recipe.
But this is no peasant dish! With spices and saffron, it was fit for a king (Richard II, in fact).
My recipe forthcoming on my blog. 👀
January 10, 2026 at 12:29 PM
After all the festive feasting, we need lighter, perhaps even penitential fare! 🤣
Well, I've been experimenting today with a 14th-century turnip pottage recipe.
But this is no peasant dish! With spices and saffron, it was fit for a king (Richard II, in fact).
My recipe forthcoming on my blog. 👀
Well, I've been experimenting today with a 14th-century turnip pottage recipe.
But this is no peasant dish! With spices and saffron, it was fit for a king (Richard II, in fact).
My recipe forthcoming on my blog. 👀
Reposted by Dr Christopher Monk
This wonderful publication on #portrait #miniatures has just been released, featuring 22 articles by specialists from around the world, including my piece on the topic of portrait miniatures as ‘portable dynasties’ within European court culture.
www.imhof-verlag.de/portrait-min...
www.imhof-verlag.de/portrait-min...
November 14, 2025 at 1:09 PM
This wonderful publication on #portrait #miniatures has just been released, featuring 22 articles by specialists from around the world, including my piece on the topic of portrait miniatures as ‘portable dynasties’ within European court culture.
www.imhof-verlag.de/portrait-min...
www.imhof-verlag.de/portrait-min...
Reposted by Dr Christopher Monk
Reposted by Dr Christopher Monk
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Still one of my favourite Monk's Modern Medieval Cuisine dishes, absolutely perfect on cold winter days.
The recipe is now free to download throughout January.
Video
youtu.be/ftcBJxFDnRE?...
Recipe in part 2 👇
Still one of my favourite Monk's Modern Medieval Cuisine dishes, absolutely perfect on cold winter days.
The recipe is now free to download throughout January.
Video
youtu.be/ftcBJxFDnRE?...
Recipe in part 2 👇
Easy Medieval Food: Kloten en Honær (chicken and bacon dumplings)
YouTube video by Monk's Modern Medieval Cuisine
youtu.be
January 4, 2026 at 5:31 PM
1 of 2
Still one of my favourite Monk's Modern Medieval Cuisine dishes, absolutely perfect on cold winter days.
The recipe is now free to download throughout January.
Video
youtu.be/ftcBJxFDnRE?...
Recipe in part 2 👇
Still one of my favourite Monk's Modern Medieval Cuisine dishes, absolutely perfect on cold winter days.
The recipe is now free to download throughout January.
Video
youtu.be/ftcBJxFDnRE?...
Recipe in part 2 👇
1 of 2
Still one of my favourite Monk's Modern Medieval Cuisine dishes, absolutely perfect on cold winter days.
The recipe is now free to download throughout January.
Video
youtu.be/ftcBJxFDnRE?...
Recipe in part 2 👇
Still one of my favourite Monk's Modern Medieval Cuisine dishes, absolutely perfect on cold winter days.
The recipe is now free to download throughout January.
Video
youtu.be/ftcBJxFDnRE?...
Recipe in part 2 👇
Easy Medieval Food: Kloten en Honær (chicken and bacon dumplings)
YouTube video by Monk's Modern Medieval Cuisine
youtu.be
January 4, 2026 at 5:31 PM
1 of 2
Still one of my favourite Monk's Modern Medieval Cuisine dishes, absolutely perfect on cold winter days.
The recipe is now free to download throughout January.
Video
youtu.be/ftcBJxFDnRE?...
Recipe in part 2 👇
Still one of my favourite Monk's Modern Medieval Cuisine dishes, absolutely perfect on cold winter days.
The recipe is now free to download throughout January.
Video
youtu.be/ftcBJxFDnRE?...
Recipe in part 2 👇