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The Battle of Fimreite (1184) darkag.es/3Q0NAKP

1066 leaves fingerprints on English itself, words of law, power, and courtly life layered over Old English. Get the free PDF guide, 𝟣𝟢𝟨𝟨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 #1066 #NormanInvasion #england darkag.es/4rWVeUr

Pope Benedict XI: The Peacemaker Pope darkag.es/4sW6MaW

The Battle of Vítkov Hill (1420) darkag.es/3PJzOMw

Three battles. Three weeks. One kingdom lost... and won Get the free PDF guide, 𝟣𝟢𝟨𝟨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 #1066 #NormanInvasion #england darkag.es/3ZHTemY

Medieval popes crowned emperors, started crusades, survived scandals, and ruled kingdoms. darkag.es/4ruxvdr

1066 wasn't a single battle it was a year of endurance: waiting winds, exhausted armies, and a kingdom pulled in two directions. Get the free PDF guide, 𝟣𝟢𝟨𝟨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 #1066 #NormanInvasion #england darkag.es/46ND9jp

@Medievalhtybuff Haha yes. That would be something to see.

@MedievalArchive Definitely the coronation. I would have loved to have seen William's face when things started to awry.

If you could witness one moment from 1066, what would it be, Fulford, Stamford Bridge, Hastings, or the Christmas coronation? Get the free PDF guide, 𝟣𝟢𝟨𝟨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 #1066 #NormanInvasion #england darkag.es/4aqo3Tq

@vorsecondsleep Ohh, that’s a good one.

@MedievalArchive I would like to witness William FitzOsbern on the way across the Channel, prep & at the battle, and after.

Pope Urban II and the Call for Crusade darkag.es/4sF6BjY

The Battle of Sempach (1386) darkag.es/40vl2eC

1066 reshaped more than a kingdom, it touched the language, law, landholding, and power. Get the free PDF guide, 𝟣𝟢𝟨𝟨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 #1066 #NormanInvasion #england darkag.es/4kDtRfA

The Stockholm Silver Hoard: A Fisherman’s Accidental Find Reveals a Massive 12th‑Century Treasure darkag.es/4rnCahe

Harold's plight in 1066 was an impossible task: two fronts, exhausted troops, and no time to recover. Get the free PDF guide, 𝟣𝟢𝟨𝟨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 #1066 #NormanInvasion #england darkag.es/4roa6es

Thomas Aquinas was canonized, St. Thomas on 18 July 1323 by Pope John XXII. St. Thomas is the patron saint of Academics, booksellers, and publishers to name a few

In his masterpiece, the 𝘚𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘢 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘤𝘢, he systematically tackled thousands of questions on ethics, law, and God using a rigorous "objection and answer" format.

Died #OTD in 1274: Thomas Aquinas, philosopher and theologian. Known as the "Angelic Doctor" he proved that faith & reason are partners, not rivals. From the Summa Theologica to his "Five Ways," he shaped Western thought forever.

Discovery of the “Dollar of the Middle Ages” in Smolensk darkag.es/46KL6pG