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Greenhouse Games Lab @greenhousegameslab.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The GHGL Developer Blog is now live! The blog will include reflections on our current game development process, images of prototypes and concept art, as well as insights into the research being translated into games. Check out the first two posts: www.uis.no/en/greenhous...

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The Greenhouse Games Lab is Live

Our new research platform has received funding and is now live!

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Louis James Henry @louisjameshenry.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Had an excellent but exhausting time in Barcelona this week attending EAUH 2026! Presented on water management in late medieval monastic towns and attending a wonderful tour of some early 20th century water houses! I think thats now the end of a conference heavy summer...

Early 20th century postman's home/office

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Greenhouse Center for Environmental Humanities @greenhouseuis.net · 02/09/2026

And then we continued with a green boardgames night with Ethiopian food for all. We tried many games, including the in-development urban medieval waste management game developed by @jacobleetom.bsky.social based on @louisjameshenry.bsky.social’s Phd thesis work for @greenhousegameslab.bsky.social!

People sitting around a table playing a boardgame.

Hand holding cards, with a prototype board and game pieces in the background

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Greenhouse Games Lab @greenhousegameslab.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

The design process has begun on our first board game! Stay tuned for more updates. The webpage will be launched soon with more information on the GH Games Lab. 📸 @finnarne.me

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Louis James Henry @louisjameshenry.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Excited to have arrived for @imc-leeds.bsky.social! This year presenting alongside some fantastic people on policing the urban environment across Europe!

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Louis James Henry @louisjameshenry.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Having a great time presenting at the III Urban History Colloqium in London today. 'Restriction and Movement in the Urban Environment of Late Medieval England' A lot of focus on broken bridges, blocked gutters, and flooded roads!

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Louis James Henry @louisjameshenry.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Spent the past few days presenting at @bristolcms.bsky.social's PGR Conference 2026! 'Imperfect Prefects: Leet Officer Accountability in Late Medieval England' Managed to meet some great people, both medieval and environmentally inclined!

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Louis James Henry @louisjameshenry.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Looking forward to giving a paper on water management in medieval Peterborough and Ramsey next week at Hull's Centre for Water Cultures (@eeiathull.bsky.social). March 11th, 14:00-15:00 GMT. It will be hybrid so feel free to watch online if you'd like! Link below. www.hull.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

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Centre for Water Cultures Common Sense or Cleanliness

Centre for Water Cultures seminar on Common Sense or Cleanliness: Water Management in Two Fenland Towns, 1300-1540 by Louis Henry

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Louis James Henry @louisjameshenry.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Great to have spoken at Oxford's Environmental History Working Group today. Some very engaging and informative discussions on anthropocentric calendars and waste issues!

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Louis James Henry @louisjameshenry.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Presented at Cambridge's Medieval Graduate Workshop today! '"Venal and Inefficient" Environmental Mismanagement as a Vector and Consequence of a Failure in Monastic Lordship, c. 1300-1500,

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Louis James Henry @louisjameshenry.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Very happy to have presented at @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy today as part of their 'Talking Records' symposium! Met some great people and heard some great pollution history research!

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Louis James Henry @louisjameshenry.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Thrilled to be presenting at #IMC2026 alongside some really excellent papers on policing the premodern urban environment! Expect lots of court leet rolls, dung heaps, and blocked gutters! @imc-leeds.bsky.social

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Louis James Henry @louisjameshenry.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Excited to announce that I'll be giving a paper at the National Archives' symposium, Talking Records: Pollution in the Archives on the 4th December. Expect some interesting pollution history discoveries that I've found using the court leet rolls from medieval Peterborough and Ramsey!

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Talking Records: Pollution in the Archive - Research and scholarship

‘Talking Records’ is a new collections-based symposium held at The National Archives every year. The theme for 2025 is pollution and will take place in person on Thursday 4 December 2025 at The Nation...

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Greenhouse Center for Environmental Humanities @greenhouseuis.net · 31/10/2025

The Greenhouse @unistavanger.bsky.social is launching an international Masters Program in Public Environmental Humanities from fall 2026! Taught in English. Please share with all your students, #envhist #envhum colleagues! Learn more about the program here: www.uis.no/en/studies/t...

Poster for Masters in Public Environmental Humanities.
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Questions? Email PEH@uis.no

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Greenhouse Center for Environmental Humanities @greenhouseuis.net · 20/06/2025

Once again I'm back at the British Library looking at rolls! This morning I came across a particularly damaged roll with large chunks of it having been ripped off. To keep the roll secure, the British Library had wrapped it with a 19th century application form to buy railway shares as scrap paper!

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Greenhouse Center for Environmental Humanities @greenhouseuis.net · 18/06/2025

In addition to visiting archives, I am currently preparing to attend a summer school at the University of Bern next week! It will be a really exciting course on the digital humanities and medieval history which I hope will introduce me to some new methods I could use in my research. L.H. #envhum

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Greenhouse Center for Environmental Humanities @greenhouseuis.net · 17/06/2025

These court rolls tell me what medieval communities considered a crime. We see instances of individuals being fined for dumping dung heaps, blocking gutters, selling unclean meat, and being irresponsible with their fires. L.H. #envhum

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Greenhouse Center for Environmental Humanities @greenhouseuis.net · 17/06/2025

Today I'm at the National Archives in Kew! There are a small number of court rolls stored here instead of the British Library. As I'm only in London for a few weeks, I will be taking photos of the rolls so I'm able to analyse them in more detail later. L.H. #envhum

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Greenhouse Center for Environmental Humanities @greenhouseuis.net · 16/06/2025

This week I am on a research trip in London where I will be going to the British Library and National Archives! Currently I am looking at some account rolls from Ramsey Abbey to see if the Abbey was funding the construction/repair of sewers, gutters, or latrines. L.H. #envhum

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Greenhouse Center for Environmental Humanities @greenhouseuis.net · 16/06/2025

My research is on waste management and sanitation in late medieval English towns, focusing on the responsibilities, expectations, and levels of accountability for town officials! L.H.

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Greenhouse Center for Environmental Humanities @greenhouseuis.net · 16/06/2025

Hello #envhum! My name is Louis Henry and I'll be doing the Greenhouse account takeover this week! I am a PhD candidate in medieval environmental history and I started at UiS this year. L.H.

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