Simon John

Very pleased that my book 'Medievalism in Nineteenth-Century Belgium: The 1848 Monument to Godfrey of Bouillon' is now out - and I have the hard copies to prove it! See @boydellbrewer 's website here: tinyurl.com/4dca63ft & use code BB132 for a 40% discount! #medievaltwitter

The monument to St Boniface in Fulda - it has some major 'Charlton Heston in the Ten Commandments' vibes

WELSH PLACE-NAMES IN ENGLAND 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Just *some* of the many place-names in England with Welsh equivalents. I had to miss out so many to fit the ones included… and even most of those aren’t in exactly the correct positions! Search ‘Welsh toponyms’ to find a much more extensive list.

I can heartily recommend this call for applications to spend some on fellowship at @CAPASHeidelberg thinking about the Apocalypse in all its incarnations and guises. My time there has been transformative and inspiring!

Edinburgh: 10/10, would recommend 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍

"Some know me as William the Bastard, but to my friends I'm..."

Terrible news...

I'm not at @IMC_Leeds this year, but my new book 'Medievalism in Nineteenth-Century Belgium' might well be😉 Should appeal to anyone interested in C19th (ab)uses of the medieval past Seek out @boydellbrewer at the Bookfair!

Bishops (of St David's) Palace, Lamphey - dates to the early C14th

Is an entrance still secret when it has a sign saying 'secret entrance' on it...?!

In Gerald of Wales country (aka Pembrokeshire) for the weekend

The Cathars after Innocent III called the Albigensian Crusade

Had fun watching baseball in London last weekend 🇺🇸🇬🇧⚾️@MLBEurope

@RozierHistorian @IMC_Leeds My agent wants a word with u about image rights 😉

If you’re at the @IMC_Leeds in July, then why not join us for the (unofficial) annual Leeds IMC football match? All abilities welcome, sports clothing recommended! (Meet at the refectory steps on the Wednesday, straight after the final session)

(One has to read through the detailed information in this article on the profoundly negative impact of Brexit on the Eurostar to find this detail about the night train)

I learn that at one point plans for the Eurostar included a night train from Swansea to Paris... Just imagine, spending the day in one of Europe's most beautiful cities, catching a train late at night, and waking up the next morning in Paris theguardian.com/business/2023/…

@Helz8310 It is indeed! Not a bad place to be at all :) although Swansea is beautiful in its way too!

The route to the local bakery isn't a bad one...

@mikecarrhistory Thanks Mike- especially appreciate the lunch tip :) ! Will be in town Friday 7 to Sunday 9 July. If you're around let me know (my mob is still the same one ending 745!)

Top tips for a short visit to Edinburgh (inc. best places to eat)? Thanks in advance!

For anyone interested in the First Crusade, you're in luck! See link for details of an online course organised by @histassoc, beginning on 11 July. history.org.uk/historian/cate…

Looking like Edinburgh castle and deep fried mars bars at this rate...