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Medieval Military Medicine @medmilmedicine.bsky.social · 19h

Flower child of the 60s. The 1360s, that is… - 14th century, BnF Latin 1403, f. 4r

Current listen on Audible is A Song of Shadows by @jconnollybooks.bsky.social narrated by Jeff Harding. 🎧 #ASongOfShadows #JohnConnolly #JeffHarding #Audible #🎧📚

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Caroline G 📚 @loopyk.bsky.social · 4h

Currently reading A Graveyard for Gods. Thanks to @lepenrose.bsky.social for the ARC. #AmReading 📖 #AGraveyardForGods #LydiaEPenrose #EventyrPublishing #BookSky 📚💙 #🩸📚 #Books

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Caroline G 📚 @loopyk.bsky.social · 5h

🧵 The Shadows of Kensington Gore by @mossmontmomery.bsky.social ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My favourite foul-mouthed heroine, Miss Decima, and her unlikely sidekick, Stephen, make a welcome return in this fun, murder mystery. 🔎 See my review on www.goodreads.com/loopykaz and hardcover.app/books/the-sh... Thanks (1/2)

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Medieval Military Medicine @medmilmedicine.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

“The question we have before us today lads is this: Does Leofric’s new mail make his butt look big?” - 13th century, Morgan Library and Museum, MS M.638, f. 28r

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Medieval Military Medicine @medmilmedicine.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Lady Dard’s mobile beekeeping service wasn’t an immediate success. It took her a while to work the bugs out - 14th century, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Clm 3003, f. 72r

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Caroline G 📚 @loopyk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

🧵 Twisted Pike by @davidmbarnett.bsky.social ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A welcome, creepy return to the village where it all began. They've come to make a movie, but will they be allowed to leave? 🦊 See my review on www.goodreads.com/loopykaz and hardcover.app/books/twiste... Thanks to @canelobooks.bsky.social (1/2)

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Medieval Military Medicine @medmilmedicine.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Brothers Jerome and Robert wished the king had shouted “spoiler alert” before suddenly revealing the ending of the book they were copying - 12th & 14th centuries, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 066A, f. 67r

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Medieval Military Medicine @medmilmedicine.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

“Do you have to do that while I’m trying to write?!” - 13th century, Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, Ms. 72, f. 116v

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Caroline G 📚 @loopyk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

WIP Update: So much confetti in those ears. Progress is slow. 🪡 #SpringerSpaniel #CrossStitch #CrossStitchSky #StitchSky

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Medieval Military Medicine @medmilmedicine.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Kev’s very particular set of skills made him one of the top spies in the land - 13th century, British Library, Add. MS 70000, f. 14r

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Medieval Military Medicine @medmilmedicine.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

“Oi !! - You’re gonna need a bigger boat!” - 15th century, Recoeil des Histoires de Troyes, KBR, ms. 9261 (Vol. I), f. 198r

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Caroline G 📚 @loopyk.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

After I showed himself a TikTok video of someone using a bobbin winder that they'd made, he went out to his man cave and made one for me. The little drill is from Lidl. I supplied the bulldog clip. 😄🪡 #BobbinEinder #CrossStitchFloss #CrossStitchSky #StitchSky

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Medieval Military Medicine @medmilmedicine.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Weary Alice swore this would absolutely be the last time she was sent to unblock the pilgrims’ toilets - 14th century, Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, Ms. 1130, f. 67v

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Caroline G 📚 @loopyk.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I've been keeping a record of all of the cross stitch I've done since I took it up again. Not bad for 16 months of stitching. 😊🪡 #CrossStitchSky #StitchSky

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Medieval Military Medicine @medmilmedicine.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Weekend situation - Doodle in the margins of this 12th century manuscript, Cambridge, Sidney Sussex College - 101, fol. 97v

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Caroline G 📚 @loopyk.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

🧵 The Devil's Brigade by @patricklarsimont.bsky.social ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Inspired by the true story of the 1st Special Service Force, this is hard hitting, gripping and horrifying in equal measure. 🪖 See my review on www.goodreads.com/loopykaz Thanks to @boldwoodbooks.bsky.social and (1/2)

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Caroline G 📚 @loopyk.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Current listen on Audible, The Wolf in Winter by @jconnollybooks.bsky.social narrated by Jeff Harding. This one nearly broke me when I first read it. At least I know what to expect now. 🎧 #TheWolfInWinter #JohnConnollyBooks #JeffHarding #Audible #🎧📚

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Medieval Military Medicine @medmilmedicine.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Jacque’s first day at the castle's new rooftop gym nearly proved to be his last - 13th century, Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, Ms. 395, f. 92r

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Medieval Military Medicine @medmilmedicine.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

“Whoooa!! How about popping a breath mint or some mouthwash before you come in here with breath like that!" - 13th century, BnF, Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal, Ms-1186, f. 65r

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Caroline G 📚 @loopyk.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Book mail today combines my two favourite things, books and cross stitch. Creepy Cross Stitch by Lindsay Swearingen. 📚🪡 Thank you @kennysbookshop.bsky.social #BookMail #CreepyCrossDtitch #LindsaySwearingen #KennysBookShop #BookSky 📚💙 #CrossStitchSky #StitchSky

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Medieval Military Medicine @medmilmedicine.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

For the past 8 years Jeremy had spent his vacations on the banks of Loch Ness, praying he would see the legendary monster. Suddenly now, he wished he’d gone to Skegness instead - 15th century, Saint-Omer, Bibliothèque municipale, 236, 64v

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Medieval Military Medicine @medmilmedicine.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

This was the day Meredith decided to give up fishing in the lake near Radiaton - 15th century, BnF Français, 242, f. 154r

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Medieval Military Medicine @medmilmedicine.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The moment you suddenly realise you're now downwind of your animals - 13th century, Bibliothèque Mazarine, Ms 137, f. 45r

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Caroline G 📚 @loopyk.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

WIP Update: The doggo's ears are taking shape. There was much unpicking and re-stitching on that left ear. Much swearing too. 🪡 #SpringerSpaniel #CrossStitch #CrossStitchSky #StitchSky

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Medieval Military Medicine @medmilmedicine.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

As he rode into battle on his strange hybrid mount, Sir Volelgehirn began to wonder if strapping a large, screeching peacock to the top of his helmet had been such a good idea - 14th century, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Clm 3003, f. 50r

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Caroline G 📚 @loopyk.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Hi @bsky.app Any chance we can get an edit option for our posts. I know I should probably proofread before posting, but I don't always think to do so.

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Caroline G 📚 @loopyk.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

🧵 Operation Vienna by @michaelridpath.bsky.social ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A gripping tale of infidelity, of secrets and lies, and of murder, set against the backdrop of the financial instability of Austria's largest bank. 📝 See my review on www.goodreads.com/loopykaz Thanks to @boldwoodbooks.bsky.social and (1/2)

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Medieval Military Medicine @medmilmedicine.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

“Okay, be honest, how does my butt look in these?” - 15th century, Bodleian Library MS. Rawl. G. 98, f. 19r

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Medieval Military Medicine @medmilmedicine.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

“Stop! STOP!! Mate, I said OX not FOX !” - 15th century, Morgan Library and Museum, MS M.126, f. 77v

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Medieval Military Medicine @medmilmedicine.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

“Everybunny up for a Conga Line !” - 14th century, British Library, Add. 36684, f. 24v

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Caroline G 📚 @loopyk.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

WIP Update: Moving onto darker shades now. Still a long way from finishing though. 🪡 #SpringerSpaniel #CrossStitch #CrossStitchSky #StitchSky

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Medieval Military Medicine @medmilmedicine.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Barking out the orders - 14th century. Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, Ms. 143, f. 140r

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Caroline G 📚 @loopyk.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Next up on Audible, The Wrath of Angels by @jconnollybooks.bsky.social narrated by Jeff Harding. 🎧 #TheWrathOfAngels #JohnConnolly #JeffHarding #Audible #🎧📚

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Medieval Military Medicine @medmilmedicine.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Having invented the conveyor belt, the brothers then set about creating a means of carrying your belongings while travelling, which wouldn’t necessarily appear on the conveyor belt once your destination had been reached - 15th century, Bodleian Library MS. Douce 237, f. 8r

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Medieval Military Medicine @medmilmedicine.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Long overdue, it’s time for a ‘hippopotamus done by a medieval artist that had never seen one’ - 13th century, Valenciennes, Bibliothèque municipal, Ms. 320, f. 116r

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Medieval Military Medicine @medmilmedicine.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

“Some of you are just too chicken to do anything about it !! Am I right ?!?” - c. 1400, Bodleian Library, MS. Douce 62, f. 60r

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Caroline G 📚 @loopyk.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

🧵 The Fifteenth Man by William Cook ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fast paced, twisty, and dark, The Fifteenth Man engages the reader from the outset. I highly recommend it. 🗒️ See my review on www.goodreads.com/loopykaz Thanks to @viperbooks.bsky.social and @netgalley.bsky.social for the ARC. This title will be (1/2)

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Caroline G 📚 @loopyk.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

"You made us laugh, You made us cry, You made us feel like we could fly..." ❤️

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Medieval Military Medicine @medmilmedicine.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

By managing to get his head stuck in one of his army’s only two siege ladders, Henry quickly became far more useful to those defending the castle - 15th century, Universitätsbibliothek, F III 3; Composite manuscript (Virgil), f. 224r

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Medieval Military Medicine @medmilmedicine.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Unlike pitched battles, most medieval sieges moved at a snail’s pace - c. 1300, BnF Français 25566, f. 143r

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Medieval Military Medicine @medmilmedicine.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

The mood on the ark began to change once Noah ran out of seasickness tablets for the animals - 13th century, Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal, Ms-1186 réserve, f. 13v

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