Michael Livingston
@michaellivingston.com
Conflict Analyst | Medievalist | Novelist | Professor | Talking Head | Host, Bow and Blade Podcast | Opinions my own | rep’d by Georgina Capel
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Happy Holidays Livingstans! Our Stormborn readalong resumes January 1. Thanks for our festive reading @michaellivingston.com. 💫 Photo credit: @bain-chiad.bsky.social
December 25, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Happy Holidays Livingstans! Our Stormborn readalong resumes January 1. Thanks for our festive reading @michaellivingston.com. 💫 Photo credit: @bain-chiad.bsky.social
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200 years war under 200 if we take @michaellivingston.com’s argument which I do find persuasive
December 25, 2025 at 7:03 AM
200 years war under 200 if we take @michaellivingston.com’s argument which I do find persuasive
Oh man! If the folks who made ‘The Great’ are looking for a medieval sequel, ‘The Bad’ is their guy.
December 16, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Oh man! If the folks who made ‘The Great’ are looking for a medieval sequel, ‘The Bad’ is their guy.
At long last, the Shards historical fantasy series will be back on shelves — with new titles, new covers, and a new short story!
December 15, 2025 at 1:32 PM
At long last, the Shards historical fantasy series will be back on shelves — with new titles, new covers, and a new short story!
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We are pleased to launch today a new programme for early career researchers with @ihr.bsky.social & @chalkefestival.bsky.social
'Pitch my Project' is an opportunity for early career historians to present their research at the Chalke History Festival in 2026 bit.ly/44kfUMM Applications now invited.
'Pitch my Project' is an opportunity for early career historians to present their research at the Chalke History Festival in 2026 bit.ly/44kfUMM Applications now invited.
Pitch my Project: an opportunity for early career historians to present their work at the Chalke History Festival 2026 - RHS
Have you ever wanted to share your research with a wide audience? Would you like to gain experience in public speaking, and be supported to develop imaginative ways to communicate your research to the...
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December 10, 2025 at 11:14 AM
We are pleased to launch today a new programme for early career researchers with @ihr.bsky.social & @chalkefestival.bsky.social
'Pitch my Project' is an opportunity for early career historians to present their research at the Chalke History Festival in 2026 bit.ly/44kfUMM Applications now invited.
'Pitch my Project' is an opportunity for early career historians to present their research at the Chalke History Festival in 2026 bit.ly/44kfUMM Applications now invited.
I’m *thrilled* to be read in such fine company. Thanks!
apropos of Buy Books discourse, here’s my current nonfiction reading & rec list:
Bloody Crowns (100 years war), @michaellivingston.com
Between Two Rivers (Mesopotamia), @moudhy.bsky.social
Oathbreakers (Carolingians) & The Bright Ages (u can guess), @profgabriele.com & @lollardfish.bsky.social
Bloody Crowns (100 years war), @michaellivingston.com
Between Two Rivers (Mesopotamia), @moudhy.bsky.social
Oathbreakers (Carolingians) & The Bright Ages (u can guess), @profgabriele.com & @lollardfish.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I’m *thrilled* to be read in such fine company. Thanks!
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I am really enjoying "Bloody Crowns" by @michaellivingston.com . Super dense, as he's covering an incredibly dense era, but gripping and easy to follow. I also can't get the phrase "wet gap" out of my head. Absolutely recommend it to anyone with even a passing interest in medieval history.
November 25, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I am really enjoying "Bloody Crowns" by @michaellivingston.com . Super dense, as he's covering an incredibly dense era, but gripping and easy to follow. I also can't get the phrase "wet gap" out of my head. Absolutely recommend it to anyone with even a passing interest in medieval history.
This was a fabulous conversation. If you’re not listening to (and reading) @patrickwyman.bsky.social you’re missing out!
New Tides of History: I talk with Professor Michael Livingston (@michaellivingston.com) about how the Hundred Years War actually lasted for 200 years, why we focus too much on England, and what this long medieval war tells us about our world today. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Why the Hundred Years War Actually Lasted Two Hundred Years: Interview with Professor Michael Livingston
Podcast Episode · Tides of History · 11/20/2025 · 40m
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November 24, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This was a fabulous conversation. If you’re not listening to (and reading) @patrickwyman.bsky.social you’re missing out!
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Heads up! Some of @michaellivingston.com’s history books are currently 30-50% off via Osprey’s website. 📚💫
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November 17, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Heads up! Some of @michaellivingston.com’s history books are currently 30-50% off via Osprey’s website. 📚💫
www.ospreypublishing.com/us/search/?q...
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Gear Review: Grayl UltraPress Ti
Water is a human essential, so a water bottle is a travel essential. Trouble is, water bottles generally suck. Too bulky. Too heavy. Too leaky. Too dirty. Too big for the cupholder. And, in many cases, too full of microplastics. Another problem with most water…
Water is a human essential, so a water bottle is a travel essential. Trouble is, water bottles generally suck. Too bulky. Too heavy. Too leaky. Too dirty. Too big for the cupholder. And, in many cases, too full of microplastics. Another problem with most water…
Gear Review: Grayl UltraPress Ti
Water is a human essential, so a water bottle is a travel essential. Trouble is, water bottles generally suck. Too bulky. Too heavy. Too leaky. Too dirty. Too big for the cupholder. And, in many cases, too full of microplastics. Another problem with most water bottles is that they don’t add much to the existing abilities of a travel kit. They hold water, sure.
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November 16, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Gear Review: Grayl UltraPress Ti
Water is a human essential, so a water bottle is a travel essential. Trouble is, water bottles generally suck. Too bulky. Too heavy. Too leaky. Too dirty. Too big for the cupholder. And, in many cases, too full of microplastics. Another problem with most water…
Water is a human essential, so a water bottle is a travel essential. Trouble is, water bottles generally suck. Too bulky. Too heavy. Too leaky. Too dirty. Too big for the cupholder. And, in many cases, too full of microplastics. Another problem with most water…
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The 100 years war presented as a '200 years' war, and a key period in the formation of the French nation, in this pod on the book by @michaellivingston.com. Not the 'boys' own adventure' approach to Agincourt. #FRhistory podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/2...
200 Years' War - Michael Livingston
Podcast Episode · Gone Medieval · 07/11/2025 · 51m
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November 15, 2025 at 10:07 AM
The 100 years war presented as a '200 years' war, and a key period in the formation of the French nation, in this pod on the book by @michaellivingston.com. Not the 'boys' own adventure' approach to Agincourt. #FRhistory podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/2...
How wonderful! I’m biased, but I love these books! 📚
Gotta love time to read at the airport bar. Can’t wait for #TheArkAndTheEmpire to be released so I can read the additional story at the end.
#Livingstans @michaellivingston.com #WoTSkies #BookClub
#Livingstans @michaellivingston.com #WoTSkies #BookClub
November 12, 2025 at 2:14 AM
How wonderful! I’m biased, but I love these books! 📚
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Helm to the end! The Stormborn readalong has begun. If you haven’t already you can find the link to join at livingstans.com
@michaellivingston.com
@michaellivingston.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Helm to the end! The Stormborn readalong has begun. If you haven’t already you can find the link to join at livingstans.com
@michaellivingston.com
@michaellivingston.com
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Next up Stormborn by @michaellivingston.com!
We have two groups reading - one in November and one in January. ⚡️
We have two groups reading - one in November and one in January. ⚡️
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Look what came in the mail today! I’d let him know I got it, but Bsky won’t let me message him. Oh well, I figure you guys would share my squee. Squeeee!!!!! 🤓
Look what came in the mail today! I’d let him know I got it, but Bsky won’t let me message him. Oh well, I figure you guys would share my squee. Squeeee!!!!! 🤓
November 8, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Next up Stormborn by @michaellivingston.com!
We have two groups reading - one in November and one in January. ⚡️
We have two groups reading - one in November and one in January. ⚡️
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Today’s the day! Join us for a full spoiler Iceborn Q&A with @michaellivingston.com.
November 8, 1pm Central
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November 8, 1pm Central
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Livingstans ICEBORN Q&A with Dr Michael Livingston
YouTube video by Malkier Talks
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November 8, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Today’s the day! Join us for a full spoiler Iceborn Q&A with @michaellivingston.com.
November 8, 1pm Central
youtube.com/live/NeepdRh...
November 8, 1pm Central
youtube.com/live/NeepdRh...
So glad it arrived! ⛈️
@livingstans.com
Look what came in the mail today! I’d let him know I got it, but Bsky won’t let me message him. Oh well, I figure you guys would share my squee. Squeeee!!!!! 🤓
Look what came in the mail today! I’d let him know I got it, but Bsky won’t let me message him. Oh well, I figure you guys would share my squee. Squeeee!!!!! 🤓
November 8, 2025 at 5:58 PM
So glad it arrived! ⛈️
Thanks, Brian!
(And thanks for the laugh at seeing this charitable flashback! Haha)
(And thanks for the laugh at seeing this charitable flashback! Haha)
Happiest of birthdays to the Distinguished Professor Lt Colonel Hot Mike @michaellivingston.com!
November 6, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Thanks, Brian!
(And thanks for the laugh at seeing this charitable flashback! Haha)
(And thanks for the laugh at seeing this charitable flashback! Haha)
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Join us this weekend for a FULL SPOILERS Iceborn chat with @michaellivingston.com. ❄️
Prepare your snowgear! ❄️
We discuss Iceborn with @michaellivingston.com on November 8, 1pm Central.
Submit your questions in the Livingstan Discord server. ✨
youtube.com/live/NeepdRh...
We discuss Iceborn with @michaellivingston.com on November 8, 1pm Central.
Submit your questions in the Livingstan Discord server. ✨
youtube.com/live/NeepdRh...
Livingstans ICEBORN Q&A with Dr Michael Livingston
YouTube video by Malkier Talks
youtube.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Join us this weekend for a FULL SPOILERS Iceborn chat with @michaellivingston.com. ❄️
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“The author’s training as both scholar and storyteller shapes his execution effectively. His command of archival material—royal letters, treaties, chronicles, and the practical minutiae of campaigns—anchors the narrative, while his instinct for structure keeps it readable.”
It is thrilling and humbling to read a review of your work that gets it so well that you kick yourself for not coming up with some of the sentences yourself.
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Two Centuries of Bloodshed: Michael Livingston Expands the Frame of Medieval Warfare in "Bloody Crowns"
Michael Livingston’s Bloody Crowns: A New History of the Hundred Years War undertakes what might be called a re-mapping of one of Europe’s most examined conflicts.
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October 23, 2025 at 12:24 AM
“The author’s training as both scholar and storyteller shapes his execution effectively. His command of archival material—royal letters, treaties, chronicles, and the practical minutiae of campaigns—anchors the narrative, while his instinct for structure keeps it readable.”
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Prepare your snowgear! ❄️
We discuss Iceborn with @michaellivingston.com on November 8, 1pm Central.
Submit your questions in the Livingstan Discord server. ✨
youtube.com/live/NeepdRh...
We discuss Iceborn with @michaellivingston.com on November 8, 1pm Central.
Submit your questions in the Livingstan Discord server. ✨
youtube.com/live/NeepdRh...
Livingstans ICEBORN Q&A with Dr Michael Livingston
YouTube video by Malkier Talks
youtube.com
October 25, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Prepare your snowgear! ❄️
We discuss Iceborn with @michaellivingston.com on November 8, 1pm Central.
Submit your questions in the Livingstan Discord server. ✨
youtube.com/live/NeepdRh...
We discuss Iceborn with @michaellivingston.com on November 8, 1pm Central.
Submit your questions in the Livingstan Discord server. ✨
youtube.com/live/NeepdRh...
It is thrilling and humbling to read a review of your work that gets it so well that you kick yourself for not coming up with some of the sentences yourself.
jonathancrain.substack.com/p/two-centur...
jonathancrain.substack.com/p/two-centur...
Two Centuries of Bloodshed: Michael Livingston Expands the Frame of Medieval Warfare in "Bloody Crowns"
Michael Livingston’s Bloody Crowns: A New History of the Hundred Years War undertakes what might be called a re-mapping of one of Europe’s most examined conflicts.
jonathancrain.substack.com
October 22, 2025 at 11:50 PM
It is thrilling and humbling to read a review of your work that gets it so well that you kick yourself for not coming up with some of the sentences yourself.
jonathancrain.substack.com/p/two-centur...
jonathancrain.substack.com/p/two-centur...
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New review: "Bloody Crowns" by Michael Livingston. It began with a murder over fresh water in 1292. It ended with a treaty in 1492. Two hundred years of bloodshed that forged modern France.
open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...
open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...
Two Centuries of Bloodshed: Michael Livingston Expands the Frame of Medieval Warfare in "Bloody Crowns"
Michael Livingston’s Bloody Crowns: A New History of the Hundred Years War undertakes what might be called a re-mapping of one of Europe’s most examined conflicts.
open.substack.com
October 20, 2025 at 10:18 AM
New review: "Bloody Crowns" by Michael Livingston. It began with a murder over fresh water in 1292. It ended with a treaty in 1492. Two hundred years of bloodshed that forged modern France.
open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...
open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...
The Millennia Books version of #200YearsWar is in my hands. It’s stunning.
And so is the original @headofzeus.bsky.social version, and the upcoming Basic Books version, #BloodyCrowns … get them all!
And so is the original @headofzeus.bsky.social version, and the upcoming Basic Books version, #BloodyCrowns … get them all!
October 19, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The Millennia Books version of #200YearsWar is in my hands. It’s stunning.
And so is the original @headofzeus.bsky.social version, and the upcoming Basic Books version, #BloodyCrowns … get them all!
And so is the original @headofzeus.bsky.social version, and the upcoming Basic Books version, #BloodyCrowns … get them all!
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#BookReview: THE TWO HUNDRED YEARS WAR by Michael Livingston @headofzeus.bsky.social @michaellivingston.com
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ARC Review: THE TWO HUNDRED YEARS WAR by Michael Livingston
An engaging history that reframes the conflict between England and France known as the Hundred Years War into part of a longer conflict
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October 15, 2025 at 2:13 PM
#BookReview: THE TWO HUNDRED YEARS WAR by Michael Livingston @headofzeus.bsky.social @michaellivingston.com
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TFW your fans get your book before you do. ❤️🙏
We’re excited to read Bloody Crowns by @michaellivingston.com. ⚔️ #Livingstans #HistoryNerd #Booksky
October 16, 2025 at 7:15 PM
TFW your fans get your book before you do. ❤️🙏