The only Easter Pepys this Old Coot can stomach. Original Digital Art. #peep #peeps #easterpeeps #marshmallowpeeps #pepys #diary #diarist #history #england #Brittan #britishisles #historian #london #greatfire #greatfireoflondon #plague #blackplague #bubonicplague #londonplague

I am loving the show The Decameron. It feels pretty much perfect. It's baudy and darkly hilarious. No, I haven't read the original. Medieval Italian literature isn't my forte. #TheDecameron #BlackPlague #plague #tv

Elon Musk infests the federal government. Fleas (Xenopsylla Cheopsi) were the primary vectors of transmission of the black plague. Infected fleas fed on rodents, such as rats and mice, and then transmitted the plague bacteria to humans through their bites. #BlueResisters #ElonMusk #BlackPlague

Elon Musk and DOGE are hacking...

@Knightky and I listen to audiobooks on long road trips. This time, we listened to Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman. What at first seems like a basic Middle Ages historical book turns into some seriously wild dark fantasy. I imagined a wackadoo anime for certain scenes. It features a disgraced knight, a naive orphan, and a gay priest on a mysterious quest. Set in France during the time of the Black Plague and the crusades, it portrays religious beliefs and superstitions of the time as literal phenomena. I think Buehlman is my new favourite author. Not sure how I hadn't encountered his books before this year. #bookstodon #fantasy #MedievalFantasy #BlackPlague #crusades #SpeculativeFiction #Normandy #ChristopherBuehlman

#OTD in1439, Henry VI banned kissing due to the Black Plague. https://historiesoftheunexpected.com/magazine/perfume/ #blackplague #kissing