Illustrations of history

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Castle defenders pouring hot sand through a murder-hole to injure the attackers below (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Actually I believe its hot beans

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

How the British learned to cook.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I spilled hot sand all over myself watching the Normans assault the castle & a black-armored knight shouted 'this miscreant eating hot sand' & everyone intoned a Te Deum

[–] RamblingPanda 6 points 3 days ago

Make it Cassoulet, and I'll storm that castle.