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Medieval Military Medicine @medmilmedicine.bsky.social · 12h

Even more struggles with medieval contact lenses - 13th century, British Library, Add. 28681, f. 40r

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John Connolly @jconnollybooks.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

It's #BannedBooksWeek in the US, and look what we saw on a list of challenged titles . . . if you haven't already read THE BOOK OF LOST THINGS, it's the perfect time to do that.

Recently Challenged Books:
The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly
Chef's Kiss by TJ Alexander
The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper

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Medieval Military Medicine @medmilmedicine.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The Bugs & Beasties Banquet - 15th century, Kraków, MNK 3025 I, p. 411

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Medieval Military Medicine @medmilmedicine.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

When the luxury Airbnb you booked for the lads’ weekend turns out to be less than advertised - 14th century, BnF Français 164, f. 34v

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Caroline G 📚 @loopyk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Today's book choice is The White North Has Thy Bones by Dorian Ravenscroft. Thanks to @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social and @netgalley.bsky.social for the ARC. #AmReading 📖 #TheWhiteNorthHasThyBones #DorianRavenscroft #BloomsburyUK #Netgalley #BookSky 📚💙 #🩸📚 #⌛📚 #Books

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Caroline G 📚 @loopyk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

🧵 A Graveyard for Gods, edited by @lepenrose.bsky.social ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ If folk horror is your thing, and you're looking for something spine tingling to read, then this is definitely the book for you. 🪦 See my review on www.goodreads.com/loopykaz Thanks to @lepenrose.bsky.social for the ARC. This (1/2)

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Medieval Military Medicine @medmilmedicine.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This was the day Reg finally resigned as the Royal Dog Handler - 14th century, BnF Français 22970 f. 223r

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Caroline G 📚 @loopyk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

They have sword fights with the spaghetti, and the yeti joins the cast of Paw Patrol 😂😂

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Medieval Military Medicine @medmilmedicine.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Rare drone shot taken at the Last Supper - 14th century, Stiftsbibliothek. Cod. 101, f. 45v

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Caroline G 📚 @loopyk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It's anarchy when we bring this out in preschool. 😂

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Caroline G 📚 @loopyk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

WIP Update: I had hoped to have this finished by tonight so that I could stitch spooky stuff during October. Unfortunately, that hasn't gone to plan. The spooky stuff will have to wait. 🪡 #SpringerSpaniel #CrossStitch #CrossStitchSky #StitchSky

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Medieval Military Medicine @medmilmedicine.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

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

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Caroline G 📚 @loopyk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

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 · 30/09/2026

🧵 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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Caroline G 📚 @loopyk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I love how it tied everything up, but you're left wondering if there could possibly be more to come. I've got my friends reading them now. 😄

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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

@netgalley.bsky.social for the ARC. This title will be available on October 1st. #TwistedPike #DavidBarnett #Canelo #Netgalley #BookSky 📚💙 #🩸📚 #Books (2/2)

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

I have a yellow labrador now. No confetti in the cross stitch, but Freddie leaves his own confetti... labrador hair everywhere. 😂😂

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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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Caroline G 📚 @loopyk.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I had a Springer Spaniel. I don't remember him having that many colours in his ears. 😂

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

Thank you. The one I'm working on now is a nightmare. So much confetti. 🙀 Excel sheets are good. I was originally just going to have a photo album, but I love notebooks and writing stuff down, hence the stitch journal. 😄

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

I requested that on Netgalley. I'm keeping everything crossed 🤞

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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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