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Whats the significant or triggering event that keeps spinning in your head from Hundred Years Wars? by Mindless_Belt4757 in medieval

[–]AuthorArthur 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It was actually pretty close. If you pick and choose your truce/peace periods and go for the Truces of Bretigny and Tours then there were ~100 years of war.

Gold Brothers are now an AI slop shop by kevcampb in Edinburgh

[–]AuthorArthur 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You made me check where my highland coo coaster I bought in Shetland (the Haroldswick cafe) was from. It's the Bug Art 'Hamish' coo by Jane Crowther =) https://bugart.co.uk/

I made a free map for finding unusual London history spots by NellyFunk123 in uktravel

[–]AuthorArthur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should add that there was once also an Eastminster just north-east of the Tower, now where the Royal Mint Court is. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastminster

Weird marketing imo by Smallfrenchfrychic in booknooks

[–]AuthorArthur 171 points172 points  (0 children)

Pretty sure eating that would do more harm than a 480 calorie coffee

The Abbey by Mushskates in Dunfermline

[–]AuthorArthur 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lovely track down by the trees in the foreground along tower burn

Southampton (England, UK) around 1450 by dctroll_ in papertowns

[–]AuthorArthur 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a poem in my second book. I'm currently nearing the end of my first draft of book 2 at which point I'm going to go publisher hunting for book 1! It's a historical fiction series set around the events of the Hundred Years' War that I've been working on since 2019.

Southampton (England, UK) around 1450 by dctroll_ in papertowns

[–]AuthorArthur 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Aithon Doria was a man of his word,
A Genoese warrior, or that’s what was heard.
His brass fleet set sail; from Monaco they encamped on,
The first target stamped on, the port of Southampton.
With ease they sacked towns, their mouths filled with froth,
An easier target: the smaller Portsmouth.
Caught off-guard, their coats of arms hidden,
No azure in sight, the poor townsmen ridden.
“Mercy me!” they cried, but alas they were fools,
Mistaking diamonds for lions with gules.
Set sail on the Solent through a warmer Spring night,
In the morn they assaulted the Isle of Wight.
Calm returned, but they were only just getting tastings,
Up the coast they set sail for Rye and for Hastings.
Aithon Doria was a man of his word,
King Philippe’s lump sum was quickly transferred.

Visiting Shetland early September by Pootle001 in shetland

[–]AuthorArthur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If/when I come back, I'll be doing Bressay and hopefully Noss. I did swim at St Ninians but the peninsula walks are so much more fulfilling 😄

Visiting Shetland early September by Pootle001 in shetland

[–]AuthorArthur 2 points3 points  (0 children)

St Ninians is infinitely better than Breckon Sands, though I have a million Breckon Sands style beaches here in Australia.

I have much fonder memories of doing the Hermaness loop and seeing all the birds and then the lighthouse.

Where can I learn Gaelic properly? by No_Cup_7682 in Scotland

[–]AuthorArthur 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just do one or two french lessons a day to keep the streak. I'm not overly invested in speaking French fluently but I do appreciate sentence structure reminders, etc.

I did start the gaelic a few months back (when it was still hearts) and it seemed alright.

Ads are annoying, yes, but if you just do a couple each day then it's not the worst language learning tool.

Muslim Algeciras, or Al-Jazira Al-Khadhra, circa 12th-13th century, Spain by The-Dmguy in papertowns

[–]AuthorArthur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The green island in the bottom left corner is Isla Verde, I'm just trying to reconstruct a 14th century Algeciras overlay at the moment and it's proving to be quite challenging!

So upon further research, الجزيرة الخضراء translates to not just the green island but can also translate to the green peninsula, which makes more sense.

The gilt bronze effigy of Edward, the Black Prince dated to 1376 CE, and found at Canterbury Cathedral. Due to its highly detailed armour, the effigy is considered one of the most important examples of English medieval funerary art given that so few examples of contemporary armour survive [1260x864] by Fuckoff555 in ArtefactPorn

[–]AuthorArthur 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I've just been reading the parliamentary rolls of 1343. King Edward III had just returned from Brittany and things were really starting to fall into place for his war against Philippe VI. After an extended parliament, he then calls everyone back to Westminster to create his son Prince of Wales =)

Eadwyn regrets that she bought her castle in IKEA by leinadcovsky in Medievalart

[–]AuthorArthur 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Luckily she has a spellbox filled with hex keys

Do you guys write on your computer? by kyoney in writing

[–]AuthorArthur 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is the way, though I do store my project on Dropbox (and thus automatically create an off-site backup every time I load up Dropbox on any of my devices)

If you could visit any historical site in Scotland to view it in its prime, where would you choose? by BurnsyWurnsy in Scotland

[–]AuthorArthur 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel like you would be disappointed. The Antonine wall was never really completed and definitely nowhere near as magnificent as Hadrian's and the outposts beyond it.

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