Carrie Ryan
@historianclr.bsky.social
Historian; DIY builder; Mom joke content creator.
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A blast from my past - the Medieval Soldier database takes nearly 300,000 military service records from 1369-1453 and makes them available as a searchable database.
An invaluable resource for understanding medieval warfare, society and the English medieval state. Learn more in the link. 🗃️
An invaluable resource for understanding medieval warfare, society and the English medieval state. Learn more in the link. 🗃️
We built a database of 290,000 English medieval soldiers – here’s what it reveals
We created the database in order to challenge assumptions about the lack of professionalism of everyday soldiers.
theconversation.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:17 AM
A blast from my past - the Medieval Soldier database takes nearly 300,000 military service records from 1369-1453 and makes them available as a searchable database.
An invaluable resource for understanding medieval warfare, society and the English medieval state. Learn more in the link. 🗃️
An invaluable resource for understanding medieval warfare, society and the English medieval state. Learn more in the link. 🗃️
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A neat tool I just came across: Viabundus, a digital road map of northern Europe 1350-1650, that lets you calculate contemporary travel routes/times. In 1500, going Amiens → Köln by horse took almost 7 days and 13 toll payments.
#medievalsky
www.landesgeschichte.uni-goettingen.de/handelsstras...
#medievalsky
www.landesgeschichte.uni-goettingen.de/handelsstras...
October 24, 2025 at 10:58 PM
A neat tool I just came across: Viabundus, a digital road map of northern Europe 1350-1650, that lets you calculate contemporary travel routes/times. In 1500, going Amiens → Köln by horse took almost 7 days and 13 toll payments.
#medievalsky
www.landesgeschichte.uni-goettingen.de/handelsstras...
#medievalsky
www.landesgeschichte.uni-goettingen.de/handelsstras...
I've shown this to my students every fall since I first found it, and taught them the same historical facts since I started teaching.
Today we celebrate *Indigenous Peoples Day.*
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Today we celebrate *Indigenous Peoples Day.*
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October 14, 2025 at 2:49 AM
I've shown this to my students every fall since I first found it, and taught them the same historical facts since I started teaching.
Today we celebrate *Indigenous Peoples Day.*
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Today we celebrate *Indigenous Peoples Day.*
www.facebook.com/share/v/1D5V...
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On Indigenous Peoples Day (which Trump insists on calling Columbus Day): For an honest history of the 15th and 20th century origins of a national holiday and its layers of meaning, read Heather Cox Richardson today 👇🏼
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
October 12, 2025
On October 9, President Donald J.
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October 13, 2025 at 10:30 AM
On Indigenous Peoples Day (which Trump insists on calling Columbus Day): For an honest history of the 15th and 20th century origins of a national holiday and its layers of meaning, read Heather Cox Richardson today 👇🏼
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
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"I never wrote a picture in my life" he says.
"It's all a Democrat Hoax" he says.
$10 Billion lawsuit vs. the Wall Street Journal still on he says.
Wonder what he'll say in the deposition when asked about his pal EPSTEIN & their daily "wonderful secrets"?
#ReleaseTheEPSTEINFilesNOW
"It's all a Democrat Hoax" he says.
$10 Billion lawsuit vs. the Wall Street Journal still on he says.
Wonder what he'll say in the deposition when asked about his pal EPSTEIN & their daily "wonderful secrets"?
#ReleaseTheEPSTEINFilesNOW
September 9, 2025 at 7:52 PM
"I never wrote a picture in my life" he says.
"It's all a Democrat Hoax" he says.
$10 Billion lawsuit vs. the Wall Street Journal still on he says.
Wonder what he'll say in the deposition when asked about his pal EPSTEIN & their daily "wonderful secrets"?
#ReleaseTheEPSTEINFilesNOW
"It's all a Democrat Hoax" he says.
$10 Billion lawsuit vs. the Wall Street Journal still on he says.
Wonder what he'll say in the deposition when asked about his pal EPSTEIN & their daily "wonderful secrets"?
#ReleaseTheEPSTEINFilesNOW
carolyneryan.my.canva.site#home-page
I've just launched a website for my historical consulting services. I offer services in research, writing, developmental editing, public history work, and instructional design.
Please share!
I've just launched a website for my historical consulting services. I offer services in research, writing, developmental editing, public history work, and instructional design.
Please share!
August 7, 2025 at 1:08 AM
carolyneryan.my.canva.site#home-page
I've just launched a website for my historical consulting services. I offer services in research, writing, developmental editing, public history work, and instructional design.
Please share!
I've just launched a website for my historical consulting services. I offer services in research, writing, developmental editing, public history work, and instructional design.
Please share!
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This will utterly wreck higher education as you know it in America
Thanks to decades of defunding from state and fed, state universities rely on foreign students paying full freight
Its not “foreigners taking up space from us kids”
Its “foreigners literally keep the institution open”
Thanks to decades of defunding from state and fed, state universities rely on foreign students paying full freight
Its not “foreigners taking up space from us kids”
Its “foreigners literally keep the institution open”
The US could see a 30-40% decline in new international student enrollment, resulting in nearly $7 billion in lost revenue and more than 60,000 fewer American jobs. https://www.nafsa.org/fall-2025-international-student-enrollment-outlook-and-economic-impact
August 3, 2025 at 4:17 PM
This will utterly wreck higher education as you know it in America
Thanks to decades of defunding from state and fed, state universities rely on foreign students paying full freight
Its not “foreigners taking up space from us kids”
Its “foreigners literally keep the institution open”
Thanks to decades of defunding from state and fed, state universities rely on foreign students paying full freight
Its not “foreigners taking up space from us kids”
Its “foreigners literally keep the institution open”
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“Discredited ideas on race, genetics and IQ have become staple topics of far-right online discourse”
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Phrenology and IQ tests: the far-right revival of discredited race science
Resurging interest in theories of racial exceptionalism is turbocharged amid nuance-light world of social media
www.theguardian.com
July 29, 2025 at 8:32 AM
“Discredited ideas on race, genetics and IQ have become staple topics of far-right online discourse”
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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"As a college professor, watching the dismantling of America’s education system has been among the most discouraging events of my life."
We agree
@aaup.org @higheredlabor.bsky.social
We agree
@aaup.org @higheredlabor.bsky.social
Without humanities studies, I would not have been a very good scientist. My humanities classes were a master class in creativity, envisioning new futures and how to think. The skills we learned in our humanities classes brought creativity to all our endeavors.
www.deseret.com/opinion/2025...
www.deseret.com/opinion/2025...
Opinion: Gutting humanities signals the end of innovation in business and STEM
Lose the humanities, and you lose the very ground of science and business that depend on it.
www.deseret.com
July 28, 2025 at 12:53 PM
"As a college professor, watching the dismantling of America’s education system has been among the most discouraging events of my life."
We agree
@aaup.org @higheredlabor.bsky.social
We agree
@aaup.org @higheredlabor.bsky.social
Meet Andi, the newest addition to my plant household, a gift from @thescrvnr.bsky.social who is moving away in just a few short days. I will miss her so, so (SO) much, and I'll be grateful for this living, daily reminder of her in my home. Welcome, Andi. ❤
June 25, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Meet Andi, the newest addition to my plant household, a gift from @thescrvnr.bsky.social who is moving away in just a few short days. I will miss her so, so (SO) much, and I'll be grateful for this living, daily reminder of her in my home. Welcome, Andi. ❤
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Check out this new documentary series, featuring my friend, historian Jeff Means!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKzt...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKzt...
Kevin Costner's The West Documentary Series First Look
YouTube video by Rotten Tomatoes TV
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May 26, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Check out this new documentary series, featuring my friend, historian Jeff Means!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKzt...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKzt...
Horrifying.
Immigration jusge arrested in Milwaukee. www.jsonline.com/story/news/b...
Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan arrested by federal authorities at Courthouse
Brady McCarron, spokesman for U.S. Marshals Service in Washington, D.C., confirmed Dugan was arrested at about 8 a.m. at the Milwaukee County Courthouse and is in federal custody.
www.jsonline.com
April 25, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Horrifying.
Watching Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark with my 10yo (first time he's seen it). Explaining to him who the Nazis are, and why they're bad. Reeling at the world in which I'm trying to explain this.
April 25, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Watching Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark with my 10yo (first time he's seen it). Explaining to him who the Nazis are, and why they're bad. Reeling at the world in which I'm trying to explain this.
Being emailed by an academic employer -- which is terminating my line in 3 weeks (NB: my profession has a 12-month hiring timeline) -- to complete training modules on how to handle *my own* workplace stress and discriminatory practices in the workplace is... well, it's just really something.
April 24, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Being emailed by an academic employer -- which is terminating my line in 3 weeks (NB: my profession has a 12-month hiring timeline) -- to complete training modules on how to handle *my own* workplace stress and discriminatory practices in the workplace is... well, it's just really something.
The Humanities are absolutely essential to democratic cultures. Inclusive societies. A humane and thoughtful world.
‘Draconian’ Layoffs, Grant Terminations Come for the NEH
Critics say the deep cuts to the National Endowment for the Humanities, which has supported research and learning at colleges since 1965, “will ripple across American life.”
www.insidehighered.com
April 15, 2025 at 10:08 PM
The Humanities are absolutely essential to democratic cultures. Inclusive societies. A humane and thoughtful world.
This afternoon I had a phone interview for a potential job. I thought it went pretty well. As I was hanging up the phone, I looked out the window and saw a *falcon* glide right by my window clutching a *dead bird in its talons.*
I feel like that's probably a sign. But I have no idea what kind???
I feel like that's probably a sign. But I have no idea what kind???
April 9, 2025 at 8:23 PM
This afternoon I had a phone interview for a potential job. I thought it went pretty well. As I was hanging up the phone, I looked out the window and saw a *falcon* glide right by my window clutching a *dead bird in its talons.*
I feel like that's probably a sign. But I have no idea what kind???
I feel like that's probably a sign. But I have no idea what kind???
YAASSSSSSSSS!
Sourcing from NYT and AP.
Sourcing from NYT and AP.
April 2, 2025 at 2:25 AM
YAASSSSSSSSS!
Sourcing from NYT and AP.
Sourcing from NYT and AP.
My hand lotion just came out of the pump looking like... a coffee cup? A sign from the universe?
March 29, 2025 at 7:27 PM
My hand lotion just came out of the pump looking like... a coffee cup? A sign from the universe?
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Trump Declares Biden’s Pardons “Void,” Suggests Investigations Into January 6 Committee
The Heritage Foundation’s auto pen claims got debunked by the National Archives
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The Heritage Foundation’s auto pen claims got debunked by the National Archives
meidasnews.com/news/trump-d...
Trump Declares Biden’s Pardons “Void,” Suggests Investigations Into January 6 Committee
The Heritage Foundation’s auto pen claims got debunked by the National Archives
meidasnews.com
March 17, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Trump Declares Biden’s Pardons “Void,” Suggests Investigations Into January 6 Committee
The Heritage Foundation’s auto pen claims got debunked by the National Archives
meidasnews.com/news/trump-d...
The Heritage Foundation’s auto pen claims got debunked by the National Archives
meidasnews.com/news/trump-d...
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Well put, The Cavalier Daily Editorial Board: "By viewing itself in a vacuum, rather than as a community member, the University fundamentally misunderstands its own identity."
March 17, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Well put, The Cavalier Daily Editorial Board: "By viewing itself in a vacuum, rather than as a community member, the University fundamentally misunderstands its own identity."
Shame on every single one of these senators. I don't know what echo chamber you're living in, but it isn't the lived reality of your constituents. Or of Americans, nation-wide.
This is a pivotal moment, and each of these votes has imperilled the checks and balances of our democracy.
This is a pivotal moment, and each of these votes has imperilled the checks and balances of our democracy.
March 15, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Shame on every single one of these senators. I don't know what echo chamber you're living in, but it isn't the lived reality of your constituents. Or of Americans, nation-wide.
This is a pivotal moment, and each of these votes has imperilled the checks and balances of our democracy.
This is a pivotal moment, and each of these votes has imperilled the checks and balances of our democracy.
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This is absolutely nuts. Also a lesson in how kindly capitulating to fascism still won't save you.
I’m told this is a real letter. It basically says, “We’ll destroy Columbia unless you destroy it first.”
March 14, 2025 at 12:05 PM
This is absolutely nuts. Also a lesson in how kindly capitulating to fascism still won't save you.
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The actual numbers:
fall 2023 tenured/tenure-track faculty: 137
fall 2025 tenured/tenure-track faculty: 66
fall 2023 tenured/tenure-track faculty: 137
fall 2025 tenured/tenure-track faculty: 66
March 14, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The actual numbers:
fall 2023 tenured/tenure-track faculty: 137
fall 2025 tenured/tenure-track faculty: 66
fall 2023 tenured/tenure-track faculty: 137
fall 2025 tenured/tenure-track faculty: 66
Wonderfully weird things like this still exist in our dystopian world. This is not a "feel good" post. It's a "let's fight for the weird sh*t" post. Without the Natl Parks, DOE, etc.... how would we learn about these amazing things? And who would PRESERVE them? www.nps.gov/crla/learn/n...
The Old Man - Crater Lake National Park (U.S. National Park Service)
www.nps.gov
March 11, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Wonderfully weird things like this still exist in our dystopian world. This is not a "feel good" post. It's a "let's fight for the weird sh*t" post. Without the Natl Parks, DOE, etc.... how would we learn about these amazing things? And who would PRESERVE them? www.nps.gov/crla/learn/n...