Reposted by Ruth BrownBoydell & Brewer @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social · 23hNEW: The Magnate Household in Medieval England, by Bridget Wells-Furby, is a radical reappraisal of lord-follower relations in the Middle Ages. Explore the research ➡️ buff.ly/7OyKGZ2 093
Reposted by Ruth BrownDr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 18hToday’s artist without a (known) birthday: Jean Hey, aka the Master of Moulins. Here, Madeleine of Burgundy, who’s not looking all that pleased to be presented by Mary Magdalene in 1490. 210815
Reposted by Ruth BrownLaura Cleaver @laurajcleaver.bsky.social · 18hThis term’s Medieval Manuscripts Seminar schedule is now available. All sessions are hybrid so sign up to book a seat or get the link.👇📖 ies.sas.ac.uk/news-events/seminars/…ies.sas.ac.ukMedieval Manuscripts SeminarThe seminar covers current research into the intellectual history of book production in the Middle Ages 01313
Reposted by Ruth BrownDr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 08/10/2026For more news of People Nobody Likes, here's the tax-collector as painted by Jan Massys. In my day you could also pay taxes in chickens and eggs. 4558
Reposted by Ruth Browncbnewham @parishchurches.org · 08/10/2026Military effigy, most likely of Sir Roger Woodlock of Braishfield. This effigy of the early 14th century is at Michelmersh, Hampshire. It is one of the best of its date in the county. Sir Roger rests his head on two pillows flanked by angels and his feet rest against a stag. 075
Reposted by Ruth BrownThe British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · 07/10/2026There is still time left to apply for the British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grants. The scheme supports UK-based postdoctoral – or equivalent – researchers in pursuing primary research in the humanities and social sciences. Apply now: bit.ly/4iwQQtI 01724
Reposted by Ruth BrownMargot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Registration link is now available for the 1st seminar of the 2026-27 season of the IHR's London Group of Historical Geographers. Join us to explore historical geographies of skill in the past. Free, hybrid in-person/online and open to the public. #Skystorianshistory.ac.ukLines in pleasant places: the skill of butchery and the geography of the carcassLondon Group of Historical Geographers 02112
Reposted by Ruth BrownBorthwick Institute for Archives @uoyborthwick.bsky.social · 08/10/2026If you're looking for a seasonal wardrobe refresh, take inspiration from this 'Autumnal Walking Dress' from La Belle Assemblée magazine, October 1815. This very accurate recreation of the print was made by young Ann Reynolds of Heslington, York. No word on its practicality for muddy autumn walks... 192
Ruth Brown @baliscoe.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I used to enjoy choosing if it was a World Tonight or a Free Thinking evening- now they are both to be axed. What fresh hell is this? 010
Reposted by Ruth BrownHistory and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 08/10/2026 Best known for his atmospheric paintings of urban and coastal moonlit landscapes, this image by Leeds born John Atkinson Grimshaw is rather different. ‘Autumn Regrets’ was painted in 1882. The painting is in the collection of Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead. 29917
Reposted by Ruth BrownAlex Harvey @alexharvv.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Oh this can just fuck off An AI-'written' complete copy of my own book is now on Amazon; same title, more-or-less the same blurb, and exactly the same impetus. Reviewers of Amazon, I urge you to absolutely dive-bomb this plagiaristic piece of shit: www.amazon.co.uk/FORGOTTEN-VI... 981535683
Reposted by Ruth BrownAnnieSAnderson @anniescottarch.bsky.social · 08/10/2026bsky.app/profile/chur... 011
Reposted by Ruth BrownIan Kikuchi @curatorian.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Wondering if I have any followers in #Iceland / #Ísland who might know where this church might be. A still from a film taken by a British military cameraman in August 1940. #filmcataloguing 64611
Reposted by Ruth BrownLucas Haasis @lhaasis.bsky.social · 07/10/2026History inspires game development. This Thursday, John Beiner and I will share how the Prize Papers Project and the German Maritime Museum are helping Capstan Games bring maritime history to life in the game "Ahoy". Join our international workshop online! Link below. #earlymodern #maritimehistory 33511
Reposted by Ruth BrownDr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Life of Saint Catherine on the wall at San Clemente in Rome, painted in 1430 by Masolino da Panicale. Today is his day. 212116
Reposted by Ruth BrownHistory and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 06/10/2026"The South Blockhouse was built on the orders of Henry VIII between 1541 and 1543 to protect the port, but was demolished in the 19th Century."https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm9dwdd0z7d5obbc.co.ukHull's Henry VIII castle attraction takes step forwardSurvey work has started on the long-delayed attraction at the former South Blockhouse in Hull. 0294
Reposted by Ruth BrownBritish Library @britishlibrary.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Four exciting opportunities to co-supervise a PhD studentship with the Library We’re seeking proposals from academics who can bring their own expertise to four fascinating research projects exploring our collection and programme. Sound like you? Find out more and apply here link.bl.uk/9vj 11818
Reposted by Ruth BrownMedievalist.net @medievalists.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Medieval Fortifications Discovered at Polish Castle www.medievalists.net/2026/10/medi... #Poland #archaeologymedievalists.netMedieval Fortifications Discovered at Polish Castle - Medievalists.netRenovation work at Żupny Castle in Poland has uncovered stone fortifications believed to date from the 14th century. 0123
Reposted by Ruth BrownSamira Shackle @samirashackle.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Every year UK bomb disposal teams respond to an average of 2500 call outs. 2000 of those are related to unexploded munitions from WW2. My latest piece tells the story of two sizeable bombs found in a single day in Devon earlier this year www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...theguardian.com‘It could knock a whole street down’: the art of defusing a second world war bombThe long read: On 14 January this year, army and navy squads faced an unprecedented challenge: one bomb on a Plymouth building site, another floating on a dredger in Exmouth. That afternoon, the clock... 23621
Ruth Brown @baliscoe.bsky.social · 06/10/2026And the original poster can't even get the right museum- it's the Imperial War Museum, not the Museum of London. 000
Ruth Brown @baliscoe.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Well, Lord Ashcroft saved himself a lot of money on insurance policies by having them somewhere else, not to mention the increase in their sale value by being visible in a public collection. 010
Reposted by Ruth BrownVictoria County History @vch-home.bsky.social · 06/10/2026We're really excited to share updates on our exciting new projects in #Devon, #Dorset, #Kent , #Lincolnshire an #London in our latest blog with @ihr.bsky.social, part of our wonderful community of projects. Please take a look! #Skystoriansblog.history.ac.ukUpdates from the Victoria County History’s Five New Projects - On HistoryThis blog post was written by Dr Ruth Slatter and Dr Adam Chapman, Co-General Editors of the VCH. Following the announcement of four new VCH projects in 2025, in this blog post Ruth Slatter and Adam... 34320
Reposted by Ruth Browncbnewham @parishchurches.org · 06/10/2026Version 3.2 of the Parish Churches app has been released. Available on Apple, Windows and Android. parishchurches.org/parishchurch... 042
Reposted by Ruth BrownMarsh's Library @marshslibrary.bsky.social · 06/10/2026In 1671, Friedrich Martens travelled to Svalbard and around Greenland as ship's surgeon on the 'Jonas im Walfisch' or 'Jonah in the Whale'. These engravings of a whale & fin whale are from the diary he kept, first published in 1675, where he recorded the area's flora, fauna & whaling industry. 0296
Reposted by Ruth Browncbnewham @parishchurches.org · 06/10/2026Monumental brass of Sir William de Septvans (d.1323). A fine early brass at Chartham, Kent. His emblem is a winnowing-fan, a play on the family name. It is displayed on his shield and surcoat. The figure is 1.8 metres long. 0132
Reposted by Ruth BrownMargot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Support the National Trust by voting for Council members by 11:59pm on 30 October 2026. Quickvote is convenient if you're short of time or worried about inadvertently voting for Restore Trust's Bonigala, Cristea, Goldman, Mealing or Omrani. In our often bad times, the Trust's doing good things. 719790
Ruth Brown @baliscoe.bsky.social · 01/10/2026it's not till 6- well past Brunch time, even in Barnet. We have a lot of smoking -related items in Armourers Hall- do we sell it off or wait for President Farage to make snuff fashionable again? 010
Ruth Brown @baliscoe.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Spooky. Literally, as I am just trying to see how I can shoehorn the George into a Christmas Folk Horror story for a friend... 100
Reposted by Ruth Browncbnewham @parishchurches.org · 01/10/2026Monument to Richard & Frances Beaumont (he d.1692) at Kirkheaton, Yorkshire West Riding. Two busts set against a marble curtain. Probably by John Nost. 042
Ruth Brown @baliscoe.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Book launch of the Catalogue of the Arms and Armour at Armourers' Hall tomorrow, if you wanted to gate-crash... 110
Ruth Brown @baliscoe.bsky.social · 01/10/2026It was RSVP's father who was designate to look after Kay on her first dinner at the Hall. And we dressed V in armour for that year's Lord Mayors visit to Armourers Hall. 100
Ruth Brown @baliscoe.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Too busy preparing our talks for this weekend! Did they find someone to elect as Lord Mayor in the end? 100
Ruth Brown @baliscoe.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Considering the ongoing BM PR disaster, I am contemplating making my facsimile #BayeuxTapestry available at a modest £10 per head for a whole hour- no queues, free parking, medieval music background- you are the private party- and a complimentary glass of calvados. I think it could be a winner... 181
Reposted by Ruth BrownSharon Bennett Connolly @thehistorybits.bsky.social · 01/10/2026It's Lincolnshire Day! And to celebrate, here's 10 - well, a few - things you may not know about Nicholaa de la Haye. Lincolnshire's very own heroine! #medievalsky @penandswordbooks.bsky.social @linccastleguide.bsky.social @lbishophisarch.bsky.social historytheinterestingbits.com/2023/07/22/1...historytheinterestingbits.com10 Facts about Nicholaa de la Haye that you may not know…Tomb effigy of Nicholaa de la Haye, St Michael’s Church, Swaton As you may have noticed, Nicholaa de la Haye is a favourite of mine. She is the subject of my 5th book, King John’s Right Hand … 0128
Reposted by Ruth BrownThe Met: Cloisters @metcloisters.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Icon with Saint Demetrios www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/se… 001
Reposted by Ruth BrownBarnsley Museums @barnsleymuseums.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The #OnlineArtExchange this week is all about autumn 🍂 Autumn Regrets by John Atkinson Grimshaw (1836–1893) from Shipley Art Gallery #Autumn #Art #BlueskyArt @artukdotorg.bsky.social 1407
Reposted by Ruth BrownPaintings of London @paintingsoflondon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026'The Tower of London' (1966) by Edward Bawden (The Ingram Collection of Modern British and Contemporary Art) 216031
Reposted by Ruth BrownDebbie Cameron @debsadelight.bsky.social · 01/10/2026#WorldPostcardDay What a great excuse to post my blog about my husband’s Nan who left an album with 200 postcards dating from 1910 to 1919 with dozens from #WW1 and one from the Lusitania! historicalclues.blogspot.com/2022/01/post... 0114
Reposted by Ruth BrownAntiquity Journal @antiquity.ac.uk · 01/10/2026Read the new research in Antiquity 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...doi.orgA major monastic centre? Rethinking Lismore’s place in the ecclesiastical landscapes of early medieval Britain | Antiquity | Cambridge CoreA major monastic centre? Rethinking Lismore’s place in the ecclesiastical landscapes of early medieval Britain - Volume 100 Issue 413 04517
Reposted by Ruth BrownSimon Knott @simonknott.bsky.social · 01/10/2026It's the first day of a new month, so time for a monthly peek at the 12th Century Labours of the Months font at Burnham Deepdale, Norfolk. The October panel is second from the right and shows a man filling a barrel with wine or beer. 0597
Reposted by Ruth BrownLost Glasgow @lostglasgow.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Just back in from a buckshee dinner at Sloan's in the Argyll Arcade/Morrison's Court, which has launched a new upstairs fine dining room, called 'The Merchants'; food/service/staff/ambience all en-point. Etching: Morrison's Court, early 1900s, by Glasgow-born artist Thomas Bonar Lyon (1873-1955) 317523
Reposted by Ruth BrownMargot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026'What the islanders discovered were extensive burial grounds, decorated stonework and early buildings – all the features belonging to a major sixth-century monastery, comparable to the much better known site of Iona a little to the south-west.'theguardian.com‘Hugely exciting’ finds on tiny Scottish island shed light on spread of ChristianityCommunity-funded archaeological excavations of ‘really important’ sixth-century monastery also rewrite story of Lismore 05317
Reposted by Ruth BrownDr Nuits de Young @nuitsdeyoung.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Hi, am trying to track down 1984 BBC radio play 'Passings' by Ian Weir. Please let me know if you can help! I enjoyed it at the time & wd love to hear it again. @outonbluesix.bsky.social #Arthurian #KingArthur @arthurianajrnl.bsky.social #BBCRadioDrama 122
Reposted by Ruth BrownThe Scottish Record Society @scotrecsoc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Help with #palaeography please! What is the contraction here? It is from a court case involving a heated argument in a craft meeting: '...and did that lay in him to have movit tham to [cu[ ]t] upoun him for his invasion gif that thaj had nocht bene better myndit...' 267
Reposted by Ruth Brown📚 Dunblane's historic Leighton Library @leightonlibrary.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Visit Dunblane’s historic Leighton Library, Scotland’s oldest purpose-built independent library. 📅 Open Monday-Saturday 🕚 11am-4pm 🆓 Free admission (donations invited) #Scotland #ScotlandIsCalling #VisitScotland #ExploreScotland #ScotlandIsNow 065
Reposted by Ruth BrownTom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Author Simulator. My latest books cartoon for @theguardian.com 111183332
Reposted by Ruth BrownRhoda Meek @wodieskodie.bsky.social · 29/09/2026UK exercise lead explains why warships are sunk off Hebrides ukdefencejournal.org.uk/uk-exercise… #scothinewsukdefencejournal.org.ukUK exercise lead explains why warships are sunk off HebridesLieutenant Commander Paul Atkins, UK lead project officer for Atlantic Thunder, said the sinking was a battle damage assessment as much as a demonstration. “We have US scientists that have placed loads of sensors all over the ship, including the UK have placed some sensors over there,” he said. “And as each of the weapons hit, we conduct the battle damage assessment. 011
Reposted by Ruth BrownProf Tracey Hill @tracelarkhall.bsky.social · 29/09/2026It's rare to be able to put an identifiable image of a place in early modern London next to a textual reference to that place: the Nag's Head on Cheapside, 1613 and 1638 1195
Reposted by Ruth BrownNigel Atter MSc PgCert BA(Hons) @nigatt59.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Memorial Museum Passendaele 1917 is excellent here’s a few photos from a recent visit 2153
Reposted by Ruth BrownMatt Gabriele @profgabriele.com · 29/09/2026so DEATH OF ROBIN HOOD and THE UPRISING - colorless, brutal films - bombed in US theaters meanwhile, Phoebe Bridgers & Troye Sivan banged out fun medieval videos & my students are excited about the brand-new local Ren Fest as @tlecaque.bsky.social suggested, this the end of grim dark medievalism?pca.stSeptember Medieval News with David M. Perry & Thomas LecaqueMedieval in the neeeeeeews… This week we talk Bayeux Tapestry, the anti-LLM vibes in our classrooms, and how to ethically use technology in studying the past. Plus no one knows about “Game of… 46212