Rose Dillon
@rosienikl.bsky.social
Student of history with a passion for the medieval era and the remarkable women who helped shape it. Bookworm, loves dogs and horrorcore music 🤘
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If you’re hoping a political party that committed genocide is going to save you from fascism you’re going to have a bad time
July 4, 2025 at 9:21 PM
If you’re hoping a political party that committed genocide is going to save you from fascism you’re going to have a bad time
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It was fantastic to finally meet a strong angry rager in person. Eleanor you were fantastic. Here is @goingmedieval.bsky.social giving her best advice to a young or beginner historian at @chalkefestival.bsky.social
June 26, 2025 at 11:20 AM
It was fantastic to finally meet a strong angry rager in person. Eleanor you were fantastic. Here is @goingmedieval.bsky.social giving her best advice to a young or beginner historian at @chalkefestival.bsky.social
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Today on the blog I wrote up my reactions to the recent yougov poll asking Americans what they know about medieval history. (TL/DR more than they used to, less than I'd like. I am medium mad.)
going-medieval.com/2025/04/30/o...
going-medieval.com/2025/04/30/o...
On what Americans know about medieval history
Being a medieval historian is weird, in general. I spend a lot of time reading and thinking about a thousand years of history which is largely ignored. When I do manage to then attempt to share my …
going-medieval.com
April 30, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Today on the blog I wrote up my reactions to the recent yougov poll asking Americans what they know about medieval history. (TL/DR more than they used to, less than I'd like. I am medium mad.)
going-medieval.com/2025/04/30/o...
going-medieval.com/2025/04/30/o...
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7 Surprising Facts About Dragons in the Middle Ages www.medievalists.net/2025/01/drag... #Dragons
7 Surprising Facts About Dragons in the Middle Ages - Medievalists.net
Why were dragons so popular—and what was a dragon in the Middle Ages, anyway? Here are a few things you might not know about medieval dragons
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April 20, 2025 at 8:17 PM
7 Surprising Facts About Dragons in the Middle Ages www.medievalists.net/2025/01/drag... #Dragons
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The Idea of You is a film about the fantasy that you can set up an art gallery and make enough to own a home in LA.
January 5, 2025 at 4:04 AM
The Idea of You is a film about the fantasy that you can set up an art gallery and make enough to own a home in LA.
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Every year I take this same picture in London from a friend's balcony and every year it's a belter. Happy new year! And if it's not happy, may it be bearable. Tomorrow is a normal day and we soldier though - you've got it 🫵🏾
January 1, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Every year I take this same picture in London from a friend's balcony and every year it's a belter. Happy new year! And if it's not happy, may it be bearable. Tomorrow is a normal day and we soldier though - you've got it 🫵🏾
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Some of my favorite things in this piece that I'm going to have to spend some time pondering: LOTR, medievalism, and overthrowing the patriarchy.
Lord of the Rings: A Feminist Manifesto for the Boys
A practical guide to overthrowing the patriarchy
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November 18, 2024 at 7:47 PM
Some of my favorite things in this piece that I'm going to have to spend some time pondering: LOTR, medievalism, and overthrowing the patriarchy.