The Middle Ages were way more colourful than you realise.
— The Cultural Tutor (@culturaltutor) September 14, 2022
This is how the Gothic cathedral in Amiens, France, originally looked: pic.twitter.com/rGFWDmLjHn
On the 29th May 1453 over 2,000 years of Roman civilisation came to an end.
— The Cultural Tutor (@culturaltutor) June 28, 2022
This is the extraordinary story of the last stand of Constantinople.
And the final days of Byzantium... pic.twitter.com/EUVoVLJ59T
When people talk about "Gothic architecture" we tend to think of cathedrals and churches.
— The Cultural Tutor (@culturaltutor) November 30, 2022
But the Middle Ages were also full of beautiful town halls, universities, hospitals, and bridges.
So here is a journey through the world of secular Gothic architecture... pic.twitter.com/rsKa4Oi36F
One tweet biography of every English & British monarch since Alfred the Great in 886:
— The Cultural Tutor (@culturaltutor) September 17, 2022
1/63 pic.twitter.com/vXRqucNPvp
This is Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia & Herzegovina.
— The Cultural Tutor (@culturaltutor) December 7, 2022
It has more than a dozen mosques, three Catholic churches (and a monastery), three Orthodox churches, a former Evangelical Protestant church, an active synagogue and two former synagogues.
How did that happen? pic.twitter.com/6cq7YX4Ew2
Why did Medieval people draw such strange doodles? pic.twitter.com/39WgjtwSog
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A thread of some legendary Medieval swords:
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The 61 English & British monarchs in 61 tweets:
— The Cultural Tutor (@culturaltutor) June 2, 2022
If you study these 13 maps for just a couple of minutes each, you'll understand history much better.
— The Cultural Tutor (@culturaltutor) July 6, 2022
Starting with... the migrations of prehistoric humanity. pic.twitter.com/znNxhgZLlp
21 key dates from European history you should really know by now:
— The Cultural Tutor (@culturaltutor) May 31, 2022
A guide to Gothic cathedral architecture: pic.twitter.com/Flf851Q76m
— The Cultural Tutor (@culturaltutor) June 16, 2022
The Nine Crusades in 9 Tweets: pic.twitter.com/cF6oln2Ckb
— The Cultural Tutor (@culturaltutor) June 13, 2022
This is what you would learn if you went to university in the 12th century.
— The Cultural Tutor (@culturaltutor) May 22, 2022
Could modern schools and universities learn something from it?
A Thread. pic.twitter.com/soJcTtY7Xg
How to think and act like a Medieval knight. Thread: pic.twitter.com/xO0UjB9n1O
— The Cultural Tutor (@culturaltutor) June 4, 2022
This is the Cadaver Tomb of René de Chalon, created nearly 500 years ago.
— The Cultural Tutor (@culturaltutor) November 22, 2022
But why would somebody make something like this?
Well, it wasn't unusual. People in Europe at that time were obsessed by the macabre.... pic.twitter.com/17QqlWFHXk
For all now wondering how it works.
— The Cultural Tutor (@culturaltutor) September 11, 2022
A guide to constitutional monarchy: pic.twitter.com/A7OY00kYZe
This is the *only* surviving architectural plan from the Dark Ages.
— The Cultural Tutor (@culturaltutor) June 14, 2022
For the Monastery of St. Gall in Switzerland, drawn up in 820 AD. pic.twitter.com/mCzh90NwJk
The Problem with Museums
— The Cultural Tutor (@culturaltutor) September 25, 2022
(and how they commodify culture)
A short thread... pic.twitter.com/iBWcXFCvU6
Nine more Crusades in 9 Tweets: pic.twitter.com/IBspZsz74N
— The Cultural Tutor (@culturaltutor) June 20, 2022