Alcuin of York

Alcuin of York

It’s Flash­cards Fri­day! at Math! Sci­ence! His­to­ry! and today we’re trav­el­ing back to the eighth cen­tu­ry to explore the life of a man who helped res­cue learn­ing from the brink of obliv­ion, Alcuin of York. Alcuin isn’t exact­ly a house­hold name. But if you’ve ever ben­e­fit­ted from the struc­ture of a class­room, mar­veled at a man­u­script, or even just read a

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