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Medieval Military Medicine-from the Late Middle Ages to the Early Sixteenth Century Available at Pen & Sword Books and Amazon www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Medieval-Military-Medicine-From-the-Late-Middle-Ages-to-the-Early-Sixteenth-Century-Hardback/p/61863

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Medieval Military Medicine @medmilmedicine.bsky.social · 44m
“Quick, get in here, we’re just about to start the appetizers.” - 14th century, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 053, f. 193v
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Medieval Military Medicine @medmilmedicine.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Meanwhile, at the monastery for academically challenged monks: “Guys, it’s seven, the answer’s seven!! A full hand plus two more fingers. How many times are we going to do this ?!?” 13th century, Paris, Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, 2200, f. 58r
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Medieval Military Medicine @medmilmedicine.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
🇨🇦 Now Out in the Canada 🇨🇦 Medieval Military Medicine, from the Late Middle Ages to the Early Sixteenth Century: “…masterfully reveals how medicine, devoid of modern conveniences and knowledge, strove to save soldiers' lives in an era when sword and arrow wounds were commonplace.”
https://mirava.com.ua/book/medieval-military-medicine-from-the-late-middle-ages-to-the-early-sixteenth-century
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Medieval Military Medicine @medmilmedicine.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
🎶 NA-NA NA-NA NA-NA NA-NA NA-NA NA-NA NA….BATMAN !!! 🎶 - 14th century, BnF Latin 757, f. 312r
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Medieval Military Medicine @medmilmedicine.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Concert illumination of ‘Filthy Mallet’, drummer for the medieval punk band ‘Battleaxe To Grind’ - 11th century, BnF Latin 18300, f. 34r
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Medieval Military Medicine @medmilmedicine.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Time for another ‘elephant done by a medieval artist that had never seen one’ - 15th century, Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg, Cod. Pal. germ. 300, f. 95r
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Medieval Military Medicine @medmilmedicine.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
May 29th, 1412: The day Roger decided that wild swimming really wasn’t for him - 15th century, BnF, Latin 9585, f. 38r
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Medieval Military Medicine @medmilmedicine.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Diablo’s lax attitude made him the kingdom’s most sought after chaperone by young courting couples - 13th century, BnF Français 14969, f. 5r
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Medieval Military Medicine @medmilmedicine.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
‘Should’ve gone to Specsavers’ - 14th century, British Library, Royal MS 19 C I, f. 7r
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Medieval Military Medicine @medmilmedicine.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
“Hey, how have you been?” ‘Not great, I’ve had a bit of a frog in my throat for the last day or two.’ “Huh, I’ve been feeling a bit low myself, I wonder if that’s what I’ve got too?” 1st quarter of the 14th century, British Library, Royal MS 19 B XV, f. 30v
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Medieval Military Medicine @medmilmedicine.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Max now wished he’d asked a few more questions before agreeing to be blindfolded - 14th century, British Library, Yates Thompson MS 8, f. 92r.
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Medieval Military Medicine @medmilmedicine.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The 1st volume is still available: “I thoroughly enjoyed this fascinating book and learned so much. It reveals early medieval battlefield medicine as being far more nuanced and in many ways further advanced than you might expect. A valued addition to my library.” ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
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Medieval Military Medicine @medmilmedicine.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Even more struggles with medieval contact lenses - 13th century, British Library, Add. 28681, f. 40r
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Medieval Military Medicine @medmilmedicine.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This week’s ‘elephant done by a medieval artist that had never seen one’ - 15th century, BnF Français 22531, f. 324r
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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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Medieval Military Medicine @medmilmedicine.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
🇺🇸Now Available in the USA 🇺🇸 Medieval Military Medicine, from the Late Middle Ages to the Early Sixteenth Century:“Richly researched but easy to follow, Medieval Military Medicine is an excellent book for readers interested in warfare, surgery, weapons or everyday medieval life”
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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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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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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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Monica H Green @monicamedhist.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Very cool! The Medieval Academy of America & @uchicagopress.bsky.social have kindly agreed to temporarily lift the paywall on a short essay I published a few months ago: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/.... Dating, dating, dating. Vital for the historian; essential for interdisc. dialogue.
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The Future of Time: Methodological Dialogues between Philology, Archaeology, and Genomics | Speculum: Vol 101, No 1
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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 · 28/09/2026
This week’s elephant done by a medieval artist that had never seen one’ - 12th century, Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, MS 10, f. 127
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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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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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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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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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Gawain's Mum @gawainsmum.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Coming up on Thursday at 17:00 hrs BST (contact the organisers via the email on the poster for joining details):
Poster with details of the next session of the Hospitaller Research Forum, with Maria Letizia Curreri, 'Hospitallers and Water: Towards and Environmental History of the Order of St. John'.
Thursday 24th September 2026 18:00(CET, Rome = 17:00 BST)
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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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Medieval Military Medicine @medmilmedicine.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This week’s ‘elephant done by a medieval artist that had never seen one’ - 13th century, BnF Français 24428, f. 76v
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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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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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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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Medieval Military Medicine @medmilmedicine.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
This week’s ‘elephant done by a medieval artist that had never seen one’ - 9th century, BnF Latin 1, f. 327v
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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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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 · 01/08/2026
NEW VOLUME: Medieval Military Medicine - from the Late Middle Ages to the Early Sixteenth Century : Front/Back Covers and Contents page. Available at: Amazon and www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Medieval-Mil...
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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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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
A medieval warrior's skull and the surprising origins of the term "forensics." I got you covered in a NEW video! Please consider subscribing & throwing me a like! I'm trying to revive the old channel and it's...hard to reach people through the AI slop & algorithms. www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8yh...
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The Warrior's Skull
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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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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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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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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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Brigitte Webster @tudorfoodrecipe.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
The latest book arrival at this Tudor home. Getting prepared for the battles that lay ahead with @medmilmedicine.bsky.social
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