Lifestyle | Foodie | Family | Bryony on Instagram: "​Stepping through the doors of Safestay York Micklegate is like walking straight into a time machine that took a playful detour through a modern art gallery. ​Housed inside Micklegate House - the grandest, largest Georgian townhouse on the street - this magnificent building is a Grade I listed masterpiece completed around 1752. It was originally commissioned as a luxurious winter "town house" for John Bourchier, the High Sheriff of Yorkshire, so his family could enjoy York’s social season away from their country estate at Beningbrough Hall. In a fascinating twist of local lore, it's believed to have been designed by John Carr of York, the famed architect who started as a stone-cutter and went on to design some of the finest buildings in Northern England. ​Over the centuries, the building has lived many extraordinary lives. It hosted lavish aristocratic balls in the 1800s, served as the bustling headquarters for Raimes & Co. wholesale druggists in the 1900s (when the grand staircases were literally stacked high with sacks of raw senna pods!), and even housed the University of York’s mathematics and archaeology departments. ​Today, its unique magic lies in how seamlessly it marries this deep 18th-century heritage with bold, contemporary design. Grand plasterwork ceilings, soaring staircases, and the original ornate gold-framed mirrors share space with vibrant pink walls, striking striped carpets and classical oil portraits given a cheeky neon twist. You can map out your day at a hand-drawn chalkboard featuring local icons like The Shambles, York Minster or wind down through the atmospheric, brick-vaulted cellars that once hid the mansion's secondary kitchens and bread ovens. ​Because it operates as a modern boutique hostel, the facilities are geared toward straightforward convenience. There isn’t a guest kitchen for self-catering but they have a microwave in the breakfast room if you need to heat something. Otherwise, you can easily buy food there - they have an on-site café and a lively 24-hour bar serving snacks and light meals ​​​It is the ultimate base for a York adventure - right where centuries of history meet a quirky, modern soul and the kids loved it!"

bryonyannie on June 21, 2026: "​Stepping through the doors of Safestay York Micklegate is like walking straight into a time machine that took a playful detour through a modern art gallery. ​Housed inside Micklegate House - the grandest, largest Georgian townhouse on the street - this magnificent building is a Grade I listed masterpiece completed around 1752. It was originally commissioned as a luxurious winter "town house" for John Bourchier, the High Sheriff of Yorkshire, so his family could enjoy York’s social season away from their country estate at Beningbrough Hall. In a fascinating twist of local lore, it's believed to have been designed by John Carr of York, the famed architect who started as a stone-cutter and went on to design some of the finest buildings in Northern England. ​Over the centuries, the building has lived many extraordinary lives. It hosted lavish aristocratic balls in the 1800s, served as the bustling headquarters for Raimes & Co. wholesale druggists in the 1900s (when the grand staircases were literally stacked high with sacks of raw senna pods!), and even housed the University of York’s mathematics and archaeology departments. ​Today, its unique magic lies in how seamlessly it marries this deep 18th-century heritage with bold, contemporary design. Grand plasterwork ceilings, soaring staircases, and the original ornate gold-framed mirrors share space with vibrant pink walls, striking striped carpets and classical oil portraits given a cheeky neon twist. You can map out your day at a hand-drawn chalkboard featuring local icons like The Shambles, York Minster or wind down through the atmospheric, brick-vaulted cellars that once hid the mansion's secondary kitchens and bread ovens. ​Because it operates as a modern boutique hostel, the facilities are geared toward straightforward convenience. There isn’t a guest kitchen for self-catering but they have a microwave in the breakfast room if you need to heat something. Otherwise, you can easily buy food there - they have an on-site café and a lively 24-hour bar serving snacks and light meals ​​​It is the ultimate base for a York adventure - right where centuries of history meet a quirky, modern soul and the kids loved it!".

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Bayreuth 1320 ist demnächst wieder in Bayreuth 2026 unterwegs. Mit zwei Stadtführungen am 23. August und 6. September 2026. Start jeweils 15:00 Uhr. Treffpunkt ist Kirchplatz vor dem Historischen Museum.
Und dann wäre da noch der „Lange Abend im Archäologischen Museum Bayreuth“ am 26. September 2026 von 17:00 bis 23:00 Uhr.

#ArchäologischesMuseum # Bayreuth #LivingHistory #Mittelalter

Another saucy poem from William IX, crusader, troubadour, philanderer.

In this one, he poses as a mute pilgrim, who comes by the household of two wifes whos husbands were traveling. They treat him with wine and delicacies by the fire and put his ability to speak on test, by torturing him with a violent, fat cat 😀 and when they are sufficiently convinced, he wont talk, they take "advantage" of him.

#medievalaexuality
#livinghistory
#middleages
#medievalpoetry
#mittelalter

Your husband doesn't perform as he used to? Brother Sebastian has what you need. Bring some heat back into your marital bed with this delicious candied ginger. Constantinus suggested it to make his manly juices flow and please the beloved wife so you shall conceive a healthy child soon.

#livinghistory
#medievalsexuality
#reenactment
#medievalmedicine
#middleages

I've just posted a new piece on my blog, called Seeking the Stones. If you'd like to have a read, you can find it here:
https://2ruth.blog/2026/05/22/seeking-the-stones/

“Those magical monoliths known as Stonehenge have been like a compass in my life, drawing me back to true north whenever I’ve lost my bearings.”

#Stonehenge #NewAgeTravellerCommunity #TravellerCulture #CreativeNonfiction #blog #NomadicHearts #nomads #livinghistory

This year I‘m very much looking forward to the special and very important event of

Weibsbilder-Frauen schreiben Geschichte

at Geschichtspark Bärnau Tachov
#reenactment #livinghistory #womenshistory

https://www.facebook.com/share/14ay2JRoCmy/?mibextid=wwXIfr

https://www.geschichtspark.de/events/thementage-weibsbilder-im-geschichtspark/

Dieses Jahr bei "Weibsbilder - Frauen schreiben Geschichte" im @Geschichtspark Bärnau-Tachov :

Frauen im Handel
Rike wandelt auf den Spuren von Anna Barbara Gignoux, Leiterin der Augsburger Kattunmanufaktur Gignoux seel. Erben. im 18. Jahrhundert. Nachdem sie die Manufaktur gemeinsam mit ihrem Mann geleitet hat, kennt sie alle Geheimnisse des Modeldrucks und der Fixierung der Farben. Seit dem frühen Tod des Gatten leitet sie die Fabrique selbst - allen Anfeindungen zum Trotz.

#livinghistory

Dieses Jahr bei "Weibsbilder - Frauen schreiben Geschichte" im @Geschichtspark Bärnau-Tachov :

Frauen spielten in der Bewirtschaftung und Bejagung von Zuchtkaninchen-Kolonien im 13. Jahrhundert eine wichtige Rolle. Die halbwild gehaltenen Tiere in weitläufigen Gehegen wurden mit Hilfe von Fallen und dressierten Frettchen eingefangen. Fleisch und Pelz der Tiere waren eine lukrative Einnahmequelle für die adeligen Besitzer der Kolonien.
Foto: Lisa Baluschek

#livinghistory #frettieren

Entdecken Sie das Mittelalter in England 🏹💫, das Tewkesbury Medieval Festival 2026 bietet Ritterspiele und Living History 🏰. Erfahren Sie mehr über die Schlacht von 1471 und die Rosenkriege.

#Europa #Reisen #Tewkesbury #Mittelalter #Rosenkriege #England #MedievalFestival #LivingHistory

https://europa.tips/de/tewkesbury-mittelalter-festival-rosenkriege

Tewkesbury Medieval Festival 2026 und Rosenkriege Geschichte

Alles über das Tewkesbury Medieval Festival 2026 und die Schlacht von 1471. Erfahren Sie Details zu Ritterspielen Anreise und Living History in England.

Europa.Tips

Dieses Jahr bei "Weibsbilder - Frauen schreiben Geschichte" im Geschichtspark Bärnau-Tachov :
Frauen in der Medizin

Angela schlüpft in die Rolle der Trota von Salerno, Ärztin und Dozentin an der Medizinischen Hochschule von Salerno im 12. Jahrhundert und Verfasserin des Standardwerks für Gynäkologie (die Trotula), das bis ins 16. Jahrhundert im Gebrauch war.

Mehr zu ihrer Arbeit erfahrt ihr auf Mastodon - Trotula Medizin 12. Jahrhundert

#livinghistory #geschichtsdarstellung