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Join date: Feb 15, 2019

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Caleb is a writer, prolific reader and antiquarian. He is currently studying courses majoring in History, Politics, and Religion, as part of a Bachelor of Arts program at the University of Queensland. His own scholarly interests include Medieval and Modern European history, British history, international politics, philosophy of religion, Islamic terrorism, and book collecting.

Caleb is equally at home both adventuring in the wild, or sitting quietly in his favourite chair with a good book.

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Feb 27, 2026 ∙ 5 min
Rebirth in Medieval Europe: Was the Twelfth Century a Period of ‘Renaissance’ in Western Europe?
When people today imagine the ‘Renaissance’, they typically think of the transitional period that ushered in the glorious modern era, and marked the end of what Petrarch termed the ‘Dark Ages’. However, the reality is far less definite than this perspective allows. Seb Falk, in his book, The Light Ages, argues that the Medieval period is really one of ‘scientific interest and inquiry’. The twelfth century, in particular, stands out with its very own ‘renaissance’.
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Sep 10, 2025 ∙ 8 min
The Last of the Cathars: The Dissidence of ‘Cathar’ Heresy in the Early 14th Century Languedoc
During the late thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries, the form of dualist heresy which later became known as ‘Catharism’ remained very much alive in the south of France despite the violent attempts of the Albigensian Crusade (1209-1229), and the subsequent Inquisition, to eradicate it.
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May 22, 2025 ∙ 5 min
Reform in the Borough of Shrewsbury: An Analysis of Thomas Morhall’s Letter to Rowland Hunt, Esq., on 29 November 1806
On Tuesday, the 4th of November, 1806, the electors of the Borough of Shrewsbury assembled in the town’s guildhall to choose their next parliamentary representatives. There were three candidates for two seats...
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