Medieval Saints and Donkeys #4
St Anthony of Padua and the Miracle of the Mule This is the fourth post in a miniseries on donkeys[…]
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Medieval Saints and Donkeys #3
St Francis of Assisi St Francis of Assisi (c.1182-1226) was the founding member of the Franciscan Order of Friars. Like[…]
Read moreMedieval Saints and Donkeys #2
Saint Martin of Tours and Saint Vincent of Saragossa This is the second post in a miniseries on donkeys and[…]
Read moreAss Semantics
In my book, Introducing the Medieval Ass (shameless plug), I note the ass’s versatility in that during the Middle Ages[…]
Read moreThe Queen’s Ass
A sight such as this surely never was seen Who the Deuce would not gaze at the A _ _[…]
Read moreRemembering Donkeys at War #2 – Jimmy and Smoke
The first post in this series of donkeys at war looked at donkeys (and mules) contributing to the war efforts[…]
Read moreFun Donkey Facts #2 – Shapes and Sizes
The standard donkey is usually grey/brownish in colour and has a cross on its shoulders. But like people, donkeys come[…]
Read moreWorking Like a Donkey – Industrial Revolution (#2)
Donkey work – OED – n. the hard or unattractive part of an undertaking The last post considered the working-like-a-donkey[…]
Read moreWorking Like a Donkey – The Industrial Revolution (#1)
Donkey work – OED – n. the hard or unattractive part of an undertaking In the first post on this[…]
Read moreDonkeys: Keeping Humans Healthy (#2)
Last time I wrote about ancient and medieval use of donkey milk and other donkey features to aid human health[…]
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