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Rose Dillon

@rosienikl.bsky.social

Student of history with a passion for the medieval era and the remarkable women who helped shape it. Bookworm, loves dogs and horrorcore music 🤘

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Latest posts by rosienikl.bsky.social on Bluesky

I've been really excited to read this book!

01.09.2025 16:04 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

If you’re hoping a political party that committed genocide is going to save you from fascism you’re going to have a bad time

04.07.2025 21:21 — 👍 688    🔁 182    💬 11    📌 4
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It was fantastic to finally meet a strong angry rager in person. Eleanor you were fantastic. Here is @goingmedieval.bsky.social giving her best advice to a young or beginner historian at @chalkefestival.bsky.social

26.06.2025 11:19 — 👍 55    🔁 11    💬 0    📌 2

Did I just share this article with all my co-workers? Absolutely. 😂

30.04.2025 20:26 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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On what Americans know about medieval history Being a medieval historian is weird, in general. I spend a lot of time reading and thinking about a thousand years of history which is largely ignored. When I do manage to then attempt to share my …

Today on the blog I wrote up my reactions to the recent yougov poll asking Americans what they know about medieval history. (TL/DR more than they used to, less than I'd like. I am medium mad.)
going-medieval.com/2025/04/30/o...

30.04.2025 15:29 — 👍 271    🔁 45    💬 38    📌 13
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7 Surprising Facts About Dragons in the Middle Ages - Medievalists.net Why were dragons so popular—and what was a dragon in the Middle Ages, anyway? Here are a few things you might not know about medieval dragons

7 Surprising Facts About Dragons in the Middle Ages www.medievalists.net/2025/01/drag... #Dragons

20.04.2025 20:17 — 👍 29    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0

Excited for this to start!

08.02.2025 01:32 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The Idea of You is a film about the fantasy that you can set up an art gallery and make enough to own a home in LA.

05.01.2025 04:04 — 👍 222    🔁 9    💬 10    📌 0
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Every year I take this same picture in London from a friend's balcony and every year it's a belter. Happy new year! And if it's not happy, may it be bearable. Tomorrow is a normal day and we soldier though - you've got it 🫵🏾

01.01.2025 01:21 — 👍 58    🔁 3    💬 4    📌 0

I'm not a huge fan of threads. I liked Twitter for the history community and only followed historians to keep up on history news, courses, etc. I feel like Blue Sky is a terrific alternative for me.

22.11.2024 16:18 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Lord of the Rings: A Feminist Manifesto for the Boys A practical guide to overthrowing the patriarchy

Some of my favorite things in this piece that I'm going to have to spend some time pondering: LOTR, medievalism, and overthrowing the patriarchy.

18.11.2024 19:47 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

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