#theanarchy

[persmisc]

There are Norman castles, and then there are Norman castles that are the oldest secular building in England out of which the Empress Matilda escaped with only a white cloak and a few men for company in the dead night of a winter siege 900 years ago. Oxford Castle is the latter. ⚔️🏰🧗🏻‍♀️ #oxfordcastle #empressmatilda #theanarchy #nichehistory #thatnormanlife (at Oxford Castle & Prison) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp4m790Hq2J/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ymhnq7workts

[ariverinpursuit]

William dalrymple on shelf!

[hotshotdebut]

#TheAnarchy #WilliamDarlymple #currentlyreading #book #nonfiction Adorable cover! https://www.instagram.com/p/CAr274NA5YR/?igshid=1v9ttpzgv842j

[primecollector]

If it is not #art it is #history for me #eastindiacompany @williamdalrymple #theanarchy @nypl (at Paris, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5-H3NDlbmq/?igshid=1k69luqv0qgjb

[adamtmurphy]

The Motte-and-Bailey castle proliferated during The Anarchy, the terrible civil war between King Stephen and Empress Matilda for control of medieval England. Robber barons were sticking them up faster than you can say "illegal fortification" and using them as bases to pillage and terrorize the countryside. This one looks pretty nice though. We take a good old look at how they worked with the grande dame Matilda (or Maud) herself in CorpseTalk: Queens & Kings, out now from @dfb_storyhouse @acouplecomics #empressmatilda #motteandbailey #castles #medieval #theanarchy #corpsetalk #corpsetalkqueensandkings #history #historyforkids #historyforgrownupstoo #interviews #comics #zombies #nonfiction #humour #facts #kidsnonfiction #kidlit #booklaunch https://www.instagram.com/p/Bni5VQkBAw7/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=174eiumnsn1pq