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benedictjephcote.bsky.social @benedictjephcote.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Excellent - the tour starting as it means to go on. I've booked myself in to catch you at Ravenshead, Nottinghamshire on Sat 24 Oct

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benedictjephcote.bsky.social @benedictjephcote.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

It is a really terrific building. For others interested in the de Warenne family, Sharon Bennett Connolly of @thehistorybits.bsky.social has written a wonderful book taking the reader through the history of this family who owned Conisbrough Castle through a number of centuries.

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benedictjephcote.bsky.social @benedictjephcote.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

It's good hearing about named people in history prior to a certain William coming over for an extended stay. One of the families I've studied is an Anglo-Saxon-era family in north Notts - so it's good to hear about events prior to 1066 to build a better picture of these times :)

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benedictjephcote.bsky.social @benedictjephcote.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The 'All About That Place' week is getting decidedly close now - so I'll send out a little reminder of this in case people wish to plan their days to catch a few talks as they appear online

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benedictjephcote.bsky.social @benedictjephcote.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I would tend to agree on it being possibly/probably the most photogenic city in the UK (that I've been to as yet) :)

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benedictjephcote.bsky.social @benedictjephcote.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Ah, a Countesses of Lincoln sounds particularly excellent - biased as I am in having much interest in the de Lacy family

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benedictjephcote.bsky.social @benedictjephcote.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

A chance to walk around Welbeck Park? Steel City Heritage are having a Meetup at Welbeck on Sun 8 Nov 2026, 10.15am to 3pm further details in the link History Walk – Welbeck Waddle www.meetup.com/steel-city-h...

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benedictjephcote.bsky.social @benedictjephcote.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Oooh! - Sharon, have you covered Alice de Lacy in one or more of your books? She becomes rather central to landholdings that are of inetrest to myself, like the Wapentake of Ollerton (Notts). Any more reading I can do around the subject of her landholdings would be excellent to know about.

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benedictjephcote.bsky.social @benedictjephcote.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

For people interested in local Bassetlaw (north Nottinghamshire) history - I have updated a list of the upcoming talks in this region sites.google.com/view/bassetl...

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Bassetlaw History

Bassetlaw's history communities

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benedictjephcote.bsky.social @benedictjephcote.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Ah, I've been close to this church when I visited South Somercotes and Theddlethorpe churches last year - but this is new to me - excellent to see here and perhaps I'll get to visit here at some point

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James Wright @jpwarchaeology.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The Buildings Archaeologist book tour starts next week (\ thread)... More info & tickets: triskeleheritage.com/the-building... #archaeology #history #architecture #thebuildingsarchaeologist #booktour

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benedictjephcote.bsky.social @benedictjephcote.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A really excellent gathering of information on the medieval wall paintings of Pickering church I'd very much like to do a trip to Pickering - to see the church and the castle would be an excellent day trip

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benedictjephcote.bsky.social @benedictjephcote.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

What an excellent gathering of information, pictures and videos - thank you very much for this

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benedictjephcote.bsky.social @benedictjephcote.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I'm going to guess there is St Edmund being shit by archers - and I'd expect there's at least some influence from the Wars of the Roses (?)

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benedictjephcote.bsky.social @benedictjephcote.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

these are excellent - I wonder which event(s) the paintings are depicting ? And if there's influence from contemporary times for the subject matter ?

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benedictjephcote.bsky.social @benedictjephcote.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

There's a faint moon here to the side of Lincoln Cathedral's west front as the late afternoon soon was getting ready to set - the Cathedral looked excellent as well inside after darkness had fallen and an organ festival by Jeffrey Makinson had played out

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benedictjephcote.bsky.social @benedictjephcote.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

At today's visit to Gamston's Heritage Open Day, I found out about nearby Rockley (north Nottinghamshire) which didn't exist as a recognised place until the early 1800s. Prior to that, it was regarded as outlying land of nearby West Drayton.

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benedictjephcote.bsky.social @benedictjephcote.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Stamford looks a great place to visit - I must make it over there sometime before long

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benedictjephcote.bsky.social @benedictjephcote.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Roche looking lovely as it does be it rain or shine - great place to get out to :)

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benedictjephcote.bsky.social @benedictjephcote.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I am giving a talk on 'High Medieval Hayton; the medieval era as a fun way to begin' at 1pm, Wed 7 Oct 2026. It is online and free as part of All About That Place, being put on by the Society of Genealogists. sog.org.uk/welcome-to-a...

poster of All About That Place - taking place 7-16 Oct 2026 - 100s of free 10-min talks - Society of Genealogists

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benedictjephcote.bsky.social @benedictjephcote.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

This was very good - good to understand the background of schooling in the era, the relavant acts of Parliament and detail from the school that was the focus of the talk

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benedictjephcote.bsky.social @benedictjephcote.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Yes, it's a shame we haven't been able to see more on what the women of that era could have done - such as having detail on what ideas Alice had and which political manoeuvres she had going on (rather than being brushed off or pushed out by chroniclers and the barons).

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benedictjephcote.bsky.social @benedictjephcote.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Excellent - I've been waiting to read this and have done today. She seems a good forerunner to Barbara Castlemaine. It's interesting how the jealousy of barons tried to prevent a long-serving king from having a last few year or two of companionship.

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benedictjephcote.bsky.social @benedictjephcote.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Wait, what am I missing here? There's a picture book of Domesday? We're not talking the Bayeux Tapestry are we? Either way, Domesday is a fascinating read and especially, I find, in setting out local landownership hierarchies across different settlements. (and yes, and much more as well)

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benedictjephcote.bsky.social @benedictjephcote.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I'll look forward to seeking out that episode

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benedictjephcote.bsky.social @benedictjephcote.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I hadn't known about Gainsborough's programme - yes, this looks like a good one to make so I'll endeavour to see this :)

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Sharon Bennett Connolly @thehistorybits.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Looking forward to speaking about Nicholaa de la Haye - the Lady who Saved England - at Gainsborough Old Hall Join me on Tuesday 1 September. Talk starts at 7.30pm. Refreshments are available and it's only £4

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benedictjephcote.bsky.social @benedictjephcote.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

This will provide much interest as to which families these many daughters will have had and the various different lives they each lived out

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benedictjephcote.bsky.social @benedictjephcote.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Bosworth medieval festival on the weekend was good to see James Wright's talk on 'The Architecture of Richard III' and Toni Mount's on 'The Medieval Housewife' - both excellent See @jpwarchaeology.bsky.social for James Also saw BritishHistoryExplorer who can be found on Instagram

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Society for One-Place Studies @oneplacestudies.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

As you may have seen, @sogorg.bsky.social has recently added details of all the speakers for this year’s All About That Place, a free online event running from 7 to 16 October and featuring over 190 short talks on #FamilyHistory, #LocalHistory and #OnePlaceStudies! #OnePlaceWednesday

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All About That Place Speakers

Discover the speakers taking part in All About That Place. Browse over 150 names as our Speakers get ready to deliver 190+ talks!

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James Wright @jpwarchaeology.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Who would like to come to book launch of The Buildings Archaeologist? This will be the only Nottingham date on the tour and will be held at the gorgeously independent @fiveleavesbooks.bsky.social on Thursday 8 October. Tickets are limited to 42 seats: fiveleavesbookshop.co.uk/events/james...

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benedictjephcote.bsky.social @benedictjephcote.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I wonder if it said: ADHD folks, excellent creative people, great in people-facing healthcare positions, excellent in research and analytic roles that require real-world insight, great community people and as friends who will both listen and care etc ?

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benedictjephcote.bsky.social @benedictjephcote.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I wonder how many million(?) boiled kettles this equates to?

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benedictjephcote.bsky.social @benedictjephcote.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

It's great to see how well-planned nature is when it's allowed to do its thing. Many of us probably(?) don't fully grasp how many billions of years' experience nature has had to develop its own nature ?

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benedictjephcote.bsky.social @benedictjephcote.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I visited Tattershall Castle today and now have 3 different guidebooks - it's like having guided tours from 3 different people. Each time I visit, I get to delve a bit deeper into coming ever more alive in my mind - I also got to ponder the Tattershall deer park and chase whilst there

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benedictjephcote.bsky.social @benedictjephcote.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I was out at Gringley's Beacon Hill (north Notts) looking to understand where the boundaries of the medieval royal park there may have been - did the east edge follow the parish boundary? or may that edge have been a field or two further east into the Walkeringham parish?

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benedictjephcote.bsky.social @benedictjephcote.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I was reading the 6th Duke of Newcastle's handwriting from 1856-8 today - his writing was really quite readable I found. Also he accounted his spending (in his early 20s) each day and in tables - I'm really quite sad that he hit a kind of bankruptcy twice in his life - it looks like he was trying

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benedictjephcote.bsky.social @benedictjephcote.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I will have gone to Jorvik in early half of 1990s - the sounds and smell on the little carriage ride round made it arguably the most memorable museum experience I've had - I could believe I was within the era. My little brother bought a cardboard Viking village as well -which was really good

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benedictjephcote.bsky.social @benedictjephcote.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

This makes sense - I'll perhaps keep my wording as it's ambiguous enough to work still - although let me know if you feel my re-post is too misleading :)

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benedictjephcote.bsky.social @benedictjephcote.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

and a study on employment on a single landed estate that goes back to before the Norman conquest from the looks of things (?)

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benedictjephcote.bsky.social @benedictjephcote.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

labouring life examined in a specific rural 1600s community sounds really quite interesting #earlymodern #17thcentury

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benedictjephcote.bsky.social @benedictjephcote.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Ah, this looks like a very interesting subject

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benedictjephcote.bsky.social @benedictjephcote.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

today's question I'm pondering - was there a family connection between the de Lisors (de Lizours etc) families of north Nottinghamshire and Northamptonshire ? I know the Notts part quite well, the Northants-based(?) family of that name I know not so well fmg.ac/Projects/Med...

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ENGLISH LORDS D-K

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Liz @willsmanonename.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

New online 5-week mapping course from @sogorg.bsky.social starts 2 Nov 2026 portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1... #OnePlaceWednesday #OnePlaceStudies #LocalHistory

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Maps for Genealogists

5-Week Course with expert tutors. Monday evening.

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benedictjephcote.bsky.social @benedictjephcote.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

yes 😁 - I thought at first, that was the losing goalkeeper and why the score was so high - it took me a proper read to see that his team were presumably so dominant that he could afford to simply keep relatively dry it is a hilarious picture - Bon-Accord is also an excellent team name :))

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benedictjephcote.bsky.social @benedictjephcote.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

sharing the knowledge of an interesting resource for comparing county and town maps c.1610 kind of time

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