Rhiannon Garth Jones

The caliph and the falcons: a ninth‐century history from Iceland to Iraq In the late ninth and early tenth centuries, an extraordinary number of falcons were given to the ʿAbbāsid caliphs in Baghdad, many of which were white. Gifts from competing dynasties in the northern...

I’m delighted to see ‘The Caliph and the Falcons’ take to the skies at Early Medieval Europe! I had a blast writing this with @medivalist.bsky.social as we followed the extraordinary journey of falcons from Scandinavia all the way to Baghdad. #medievalsky

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Also this is a great reminder that you can share specific maps still because recently I've forgotten how and just send my entire google maps 🤦🏼‍♀️

I haven't been to Paris for a few years now but I used to like Comets on Rue de Charonne and Back in Black on the edge of Le Marais. I have a few of the ones you've recommended already, so you might like those.

Oh it is v common in Scandi unis, in my experience. Maybe also Dutch but I can't remember right now.

Mahmoud Darwish: ‘Till my End and Till Its End’ "Are you tired of walking / My son, are you tired?"

Mahmoud Darwish: ‘Till my End and Till Its End’

"Are you tired of walking / My son, are you tired?"

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Thank you so much for sharing!!!

Thank you for your service, sir

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Schrodinger's Muslim strikes again

Delighted to share the news of an upcoming public event organised by Queen Mary University and German Historical Institute of London. This event celebrates the 30th anniversary of the publication of ‘Communities of Violence’, by Prof David Nirenberg. This was a ground-breaking book that changed scholarly perspectives on religious violence and attitudes towards religious minorities in the late medieval and early modern periods. We are incredibly grateful to say that we will have Prof Nirenberg himself joining us and engaging in conversation with other scholars. They will discuss Prof Nirenberg’s work, its ongoing impact on the field, and the history of religious confrontations and religious persecution more broadly. We would like to warmly invite you all to join us for this event. It will take place on 14th April 2026, 5:30-7:30pm at the Art Workers’ Guild London. If you wish to attend, please register via the link provided. We look forward to welcoming as many of you as possible!

Celebrating the 30th anniversary of 'Communities of Violence' by Prof David Nirenberg! He will be engaging in conversation with other scholars about his work and the history of religious persecution.

Join us on 14 April at @ghilondon.bsky.social 😊

#skystorians #medievalsky #earlymodern #medieval

And I LOVE the yellow

Ooooh! So, so many people tp recommend this too 🥰

Greatest honour of my career so far. As founding editor I'm proud to announce @edinburghup.bsky.social Studies in Late Roman History. The world's first book series exclusively dedicated to the core domain of Late Antiquity. Like to discuss proposals or manuscripts? Reach out!

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Oh there's a really cool @thisguysucked.com episode on this! It's on Cesare something or other and v v interesting

Child who needs your help

HEARTBREAKING! My little boy is going blind in Gaza. His eyes are fading away. I beg you on my knees, please help me save his sight before it’s too late. I can't bear to see him in darkness forever. Please, have mercy! SAVE HIS EYES!
Verivied by @mommunism.bsky.social

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It's been keeping me going all week

I've been thinking about some sort of content collective idea for a while but never have the time or energy to make progress beyond this draft pitch. It felt like it could work quite well, though.

Feel free to take it / adapt it / improve it /share it / generally make use of this.

He sounds like a wonderful man and I'm sure the memories of him will inspire many others to such generosity. Sending thoughts to all who loved him.

Archival document documenting human remains, with caption in Spanish

Working with sensitive archives or difficult histories? Join us next week for a workshop on “Methodological Approaches to the Margins of Violence.”

Book via the link here: www.bbk.ac.uk/events/event...

Some of mine read like German emails, they are so formal! It's very sweet. Some of them are the other end of the scale, of course (which I don't mind either but is funny)

Quite a few of my L1s do this and with a very specific, formal style and structure - at least two of them have said they were taught that at school.

These Are the True Things | Naghmeh Sohrabi | Substack I'm an historian who writes about politics, history, and culture of Iran and the Middle East. Also about television, books, and whatever catches my fancy. Click to read These Are the True Things, by N...

For those wanting to know more about Iran and voices from inside the country (rather than the fash-y monarchists outside), Naghmeh Sohrabi has been translating pieces from folks inside on her blog:

truethings.naghmehs.com

Photo of a cuneiform tablet fragment shaped a bit like an irregular diamond. It preserves nearly 20 incomplete lines of text separated by a horizontal ruling

There's a broken cuneiform tablet from the Old Babylonian period, nearly 4,000 years ago, which preserves a tiny portion of a dialogue between two friends.

It feels a bit like the conversations I've been having for the past week, so I wanted to share it.

Learning from the Lives of Threatened Plants Whose lives count in the modern history of extinction? Sadiah Qureshi considers what historians can learn by paying attention to the remarkable lives of plants.

Whose voices count in the modern history of distinction?

@sadiahqureshi.bsky.social considers how much historians can learn by paying attention to the remarkable lives of plants.

Live-tweeting the fall of a country and a civilisation, aren’t I? A whole different role for a historian that I had never quite considered.

I might know somebody - I can ask, if you haven't found help yet (I am sure they would help, just not sure if they're currently in Istanbul)

It is worth remembering the backing organization, discipline, training, and preparation that made it possible for Rosa Parks to keep her seat.

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There’s two weeks left to apply for this position. I appreciate everyone who has shared this so far. If anyone has questions about the position, then please contact me.

It's not like my enthusiasm for this is ever high but it's obviously especially frustrating right now.

Spoke a bit about it on This Guy Sucked at the end of last year before it all got So Much Worse:
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