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Medieval imposture? Arnault Du Tihl learned and remembered every aspect of the missing Martin Guerre and lived as him for 3 yrs, having two children with his wife before he found himself accused of imposture. Then he almost won his case. Fun stuff - a 1980 history book that‘s still quite fascinating, and short. (3.5 hrs on audio, and free on audible)

This is a fantastic telling of a true tale from 16th century France of a man who abandons his family, returns 9 years later and is welcomed back by his village, but 3 years after that his family and his village claim he isn‘t actually the man who left. Davis fully interrogates the cultural context and builds a substantial image of peasant village life in this microhistory.

Last night I ticked off another autumn bucket list item - reading with an autumnal scented candle lit. Very cosy! I finished the tagged book for my masters but don‘t have a pic cause I read it on pdf - very very cool book and (sort of) medieval true crime so I‘m counting it as a team read!

#scarathlon2022 #teamslaughter @Clwojick +16 team read +10 tradition

I loved this dive into this early case of identity theft. I just wish Bertrande had left us her version of events!

I‘ve been fascinated by the story of Martin Guerre for years, so diving in to this today makes me happy.

1️⃣ With that choice, non-fiction, for work. Because I'm a historian and because good history very rarely makes for good fiction, i.e. historical fiction drives me up the wall. The tagged book being the exception.
2️⃣ Star Trek, of course, always. 🖖
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4️⃣ ZZZzzzzZZZZzzzz
5️⃣ @TK-421 👋👋👋👋
@JenlovesJT47 #tuesdaytidbits

The colors are faded, the book well-loved. Natalie Zemon Davis inspired me to write the kind of history I felt in my bones I need to write.

Reading for class. I assigned it so I should probably read it.