"Here lies the very feared and justice-maker king Henry, of sweet memory, may God give [him] the Holy Paradise [...]." #otd 1406 Henry III of Castile died. He was burried in the Chapel of the New Monarchs of the Cathedral of Toledo. #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons Pic.: WC
Death and burial: #otd died 1143 Miles de Gloucester, 1st Earl of Hereford. 1. image shows the remains of Llanthony Secunda Priory, his burial place. 2. image shows Flaxley Abbey, founded by Miles' son presumably at the site of his death. #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons Pics: WC
#otd 1230 Berengaria of Navarre died, Queen of England and wife of Richard the Lionheart. She was buried in L'Épau Abbey in Le Mans, where this effigy commemorates her. #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons Pic.: Wikipedia Commons
#otd 1352 died Frederick I of Hohenlohe, Prince-Bishop of the Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg. He was buried in Bamberg Cathedral, where this tomb commemorates him. #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons Pic.: Wikipedia Commons
#otd died 1295 Margaret of Provence, Queen of France and wife of Louis IX. Her tomb in Saint Denis Basilica was destroyed in 1793, but this drawing was made a few years earlier. #MedievalDeath#medieval@medievodons Ms: Bodleian Library, MS. Gough drawings-Gaignières 2, f. 24r
#otd 1370 Pope Urban V died in Avignon. His last resting place was in Marseille, but his tomb was destroyed in the Revolution. There is still a marble figure of his first tomb in Avignon. #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons Pic.: Wikipedia Commons
#otd 999 died Adelaide of Burgundy, Holy Roman Empress. On Magdeburg Cathedral Square, this plate commemorates her. #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons Pic.: Wikipedia Commons
#otd (?) 1317 (?) died Mary of Bytom, Queen of Hungary, Croatia and Dalmatia. Besides the time of death, the burial place is also disputed. However, there is this depiction of the burial from the Chronicon Pictum, unfortunately without references. #medieval#medievaldeath@medievodons
I'm going to have TWO full-time one-year #postdocs available from 1 April: one for a historian with knowledge of #medieval Latin #palaeography, one for a computer scientist/#programmer (or someone else with a proven ability to code software). The job descriptions will be out in January, but please re-post this and forward it on to people you think may be interested/qualified. I'm happy to answer questions. @medievodons@histodons
#otd 1311 died Margaret of Brabant, wife of Henry VII and Queen of the Romans. Unfortunately, only fragments of her tomb in Genoa remain. #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons Pic: Wikipedia Commons
596 years ago today, Hanseatic cities of Northern Germany retained the services of the privateer captain Bartholomeus Voet, his nine ships and 300 men. With dire consequences for my hometown, Bergen - but also to great annoyance for themselves.
A thread:
The Hansa and the Nordic countries were the best of frenemies at this time. The Hansa traded extensively with the Nordics and often waged war as well, typically allying with one Nordic country against another...