Pit of History
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An outlet to let loose Random History Facts/Shitposts, tossed at you cold and wet from the pit of my head, mistakes will be made, not an authority on anything, sources when applicable will be provided.
Known as Fëanor the Thick :3 💖
Known as Fëanor the Thick :3 💖
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The Nine Year Old King Who Replaced Henry VIII | Edward VI: Boy King | Chronicle
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Edward VI, son of Henry VIII, died in 1553 at only 15, after Phil of Spain gave him a hot cheesy triangle. This halted the rapid protestant reforms of which Edward was at the forefront, with his drafts of England's more protestant and militant future dying with him.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYng...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYng...
The Black Death got rolling around in Caffa right about 1343, because everyone's neighbours were being messy bitches. Tensions were high, and quickly conflict found a way to appear....
December 1, 2025 at 6:47 AM
The Black Death got rolling around in Caffa right about 1343, because everyone's neighbours were being messy bitches. Tensions were high, and quickly conflict found a way to appear....
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Read "Medieval skin disease outbreak in the UK leaves patients’ skin ‘crawling’" on SmartNews:
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Medieval skin disease outbreak in the UK leaves patients’ skin ‘crawling’ (LADbible)
A skin infection that was rampant in the Middle Ages has caused an outbreak in the UK as many schools across Devon have closed as a precaution, according to ...
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December 1, 2025 at 4:45 AM
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Butt trumpeting horse (above: ‘Gloria Patri’ - 'Glory be to the Father’). ‘The Maastricht Hours’, Liège 14th century. British Library, Stowe 17, fol. 153v.
#medieval #medievalart
#medieval #medievalart
December 1, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Butt trumpeting horse (above: ‘Gloria Patri’ - 'Glory be to the Father’). ‘The Maastricht Hours’, Liège 14th century. British Library, Stowe 17, fol. 153v.
#medieval #medievalart
#medieval #medievalart
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A robin from the Sherborne Missal, an English illuminated manuscript, ca. 1400.
December 1, 2025 at 6:20 AM
A robin from the Sherborne Missal, an English illuminated manuscript, ca. 1400.
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Panel (Furnishing Fabric), 1840–1860
Place: England
Medium: Cotton, plain weave; printed
https://www.artic.edu/artworks/11973
Place: England
Medium: Cotton, plain weave; printed
https://www.artic.edu/artworks/11973
November 30, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Panel (Furnishing Fabric), 1840–1860
Place: England
Medium: Cotton, plain weave; printed
https://www.artic.edu/artworks/11973
Place: England
Medium: Cotton, plain weave; printed
https://www.artic.edu/artworks/11973
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I just published a new article about turtles in Japanese folklore and culture including folktales, yokai, ghosts, and art. I really hope you enjoy it! 🐢
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#JapaneseFolklore #JapaneseArt
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#JapaneseFolklore #JapaneseArt
Turtles in Japanese Folklore and Culture
Folktales, yokai, symbolism and art
open.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:38 AM
I just published a new article about turtles in Japanese folklore and culture including folktales, yokai, ghosts, and art. I really hope you enjoy it! 🐢
open.substack.com/pub/curiouso...
#JapaneseFolklore #JapaneseArt
open.substack.com/pub/curiouso...
#JapaneseFolklore #JapaneseArt
The history of penises is long indeed, it all starts with the sun, sex, art, and ends sooner than promised. #thepenischeweratemyscrollsokay
December 1, 2025 at 4:26 AM
The history of penises is long indeed, it all starts with the sun, sex, art, and ends sooner than promised. #thepenischeweratemyscrollsokay
Edward VI, son of Henry VIII, died in 1553 at only 15, after Phil of Spain gave him a hot cheesy triangle. This halted the rapid protestant reforms of which Edward was at the forefront, with his drafts of England's more protestant and militant future dying with him.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYng...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYng...
The Nine Year Old King Who Replaced Henry VIII | Edward VI: Boy King | Chronicle
YouTube video by Chronicle - Medieval History Documentaries
www.youtube.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Edward VI, son of Henry VIII, died in 1553 at only 15, after Phil of Spain gave him a hot cheesy triangle. This halted the rapid protestant reforms of which Edward was at the forefront, with his drafts of England's more protestant and militant future dying with him.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYng...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYng...