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Dr Richard Asquith @richardasquith.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Prof. Sue Powell, chair of the Harlaxton Medieval Symposium, has written a tribute to the memory of Prof. Julia Boffey, a much missed friend of the Symposium and long-standing member of the steering committee (among many other things). It can be read here: harlaxtonmedievalsymposium.org

A photograph of Prof. Julia Boffey at the Harlaxton Medieval Symposium.

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Surprised Eel Historian, PhD @greenleejw.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

So. You're a medieval abbot & the king is visiting. What will you feed him? Eel! (obvs) In 1434 the 12 yr old King Henry VI stayed at Bury St. Edmunds for a bit & while he was there he ate all the usual things. You know...swans, pheasants, pike, & eels in "not moderate numbers." 🗃️🧪

Meme. Medieval painting of Henry VI on his throne, seated on a fancy pillow. Behind him are the flags of England & France, & he's receiving the sword of a man kneeling in front of him. Six courtiers stand just around him. Four are wearing crowns (less fancy than Henry's), & two are priests. The two on the far right are whispering to each other.

The kneeling man has a foot slipping outside of the frame of the picture. Has he maybe come from outside, to tell this version of Henry that's he's just a painting? This might explain Henry's concerned expression.

On the far right are a group of knights with their hands clasped over their stomaches, as if they'd eaten from the dumpster behind a seafood restaurant & are now regretting it. On the right are a group of wealthy looking people. One is offering a scroll, & another is pointing to his own hand, as if to ask if he, too, is only an illustration.

Meme txt reads:
"To Henry VI,
in infant bands crown'd king
Another plate of eels bring"

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Shiney @medievalshiney.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The years have made me bitter, the gargle dims me brain Cause Dublin keeps on changing, & nothing seems the same The Pillar & the Met have gone, the Royal long since pulled down As the grey unyielding concrete, makes a city of my town... Pictiúr iontach cara 👍

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Shiney @medievalshiney.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

For medievalists, the most important resource within the M25 (I wouldn't go so far as to say beyond it—but 𝘩𝘪𝘤 𝘴𝘶𝘯𝘤 𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 etc 😉)

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Shiney @medievalshiney.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

@Perpetrators of academic barbarism, think on - whose dirty work will benefit from your razing? If you measure the profit of your work in money rather than minds, then you have failed. #skystorians #medievalsky #humanities #highered #neh #booksky #academicsky

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Shiney @medievalshiney.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Email from Labour HQ; too bad *this* a couple of weeks ago, eh, @labouruk.bsky.social...? www.theguardian.com/politics/202... #FightFascism #FuckFarage #FuckReform #FuckFascists etc.

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SURIEL @1simikiel.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

GANG OF FIVE - SOMETHING REPUGNANTS SHOULD BE PROUD OF

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Shiney @medievalshiney.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Great article. Note the scattering of 𝘎𝘰𝘥𝘧𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 references, some more obscure than others, such as... @barneyronay.bsky.social, looking forward to your next headline in the saga being something like 'After the FIFA Forward thing, UEFA got mad. It hit Gianni Infantino at four o'clock this morning'.

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Shiney @medievalshiney.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

So it turns out I've had 6/- worth of Bayeux Tap on my shelf since I was 16 😀 #BayeuxTapestry #medievalsky

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Shiney @medievalshiney.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

'Nothing is more important than stopping fascism, because fascism is gonna stop us all'.

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Shiney @medievalshiney.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

This is really great. Academic proof, if it was needed, that the A120 was probably in better condition then. Maximas gratias!

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Shiney @medievalshiney.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Nouveau mandat canadien en matière d'éducation: en provenance d'Université du petit bite de Trump, faculté des petites mains! #FaireFoutreTrump #LakeAmerica #ontario #impeach #25thAmendment #FDJT #LakeOntario

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Alt Musician @altmusician.altgov.info · 17/05/2025

Statement from the #MusiciansUnion of the United States 🇺🇸 and #Canada 🇨🇦 to the fat bastard #BruceSpringsteen #TaylorSwift

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Shayne Tod Slaughter @shaynetodslaughter.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

#FallFriday Weather. We love to talk weather. Don't we?! "Rainmaster in Belgique Rainmaster in Basingstoke's portaphone traffic Maurique assistant crap in hermitage Rainmaster in New York Rainmaster over cool green layered forest Interspersed..." youtu.be/9a1DDVsJSEI?...

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Shiney @medievalshiney.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

'...and flesshely knowlache was had bitwene theym...' Richard Beauchamp, squire, at the workbench c.1454. #MedievalSky #MedievallMakeout #LancastrianLibido

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Shiney @medievalshiney.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Consider that between 1461 and 1509 there were four kings in 48 years, and the only one who was not a usurper by any definition was Edward V—and how that turned out is well enough known. In 15th-c England, usurpation was, as they say, a 'feature not a bug'... #Medievalsky #RichardIII #skystorians

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Shiney @medievalshiney.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Yeah loads of tings! A highly deliberate & formal semiotic act representing legal bonds, identity expression, of course spiritual devotion, etc. His brother Edward IV is doing the same in his painting. 'The Social Lives of Medieval Rings' (ed. J. Jasperse) is open access! tinyurl.com/45ujswhz

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Shiney @medievalshiney.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

'L'Oréal professor of marketing at the University of Oxford's Saïd Business School' 'Please sir may I have some more?' 'THE SAÏD SCHOOL OF BUSINESS SCHOOL' #TheFall

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Shiney @medievalshiney.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Chile's red democracy smothered by White House pots and pans A warning to Mediterranean governments Their secret police embraced for decades

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Shiney @medievalshiney.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

As De Niro might say, 'This guy. THIS guy'. Surely it can't be... WALT[ER]US WOLTER of Gransden ('Granden'), etc. Mildly bizarre! #Palaeography #Medievalsky

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Nest @nest69.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

This. A thousand times, this.

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Shiney @medievalshiney.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

'These colours don't run'... dead right. They spend ages rolling around on their back and then spend the rest of the day on the sofa 😀 #whufc @hammersunited.bsky.social ⚒️

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Shiney @medievalshiney.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Bumped off with White House pots and pans A warning to Mediterranean governments Their secret police have embraced for decades

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SURIEL @1simikiel.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

JUSTICE www.cbsnews.com/news/judge-t... www.courthousenews.com/judge-voids-...

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SURIEL @1simikiel.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

OH SURE, DOGS GET TO KISS WONDER WOMAN...WHEN I TRY ... I END UP IN TRACTION

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Shiney @medievalshiney.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

A tiny (3-4 letter?) word upon which hangs the meaning of the whole sentence; if anyone can advise, with the usual oodles of thanks poured upon you! (Regarding the disposition of goods between E & W.) 'And ef eny of hem shuld have the --- therto that Edward shuld ^have^ hit rather thene [William]'

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Dr Sophie Michell @sophiemhistory.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

As promised, a blog that talks about human error, children (not) being transported and why AI can't do what historians do (because it can't think) sophiemhistory.substack.com/p/historians...

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Historians and AI

Sources, methodology, and lies

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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Local man suggests jailing own boss.

Screenshot of an Aaron Rupar clip of J.D. Vance saying on Fox News: "If you are committing fraud against the American people, all of us in public leadership should be trying to stop it and throw you in prison for enriching yourself off the American taxpayer"

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Hendrik Groeneveld 🇳🇱🇪🇺🇺🇸 🇺🇦🇨🇦🇲🇽 @gekdorp.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

I remember when the United States executed traitors, now we install them in the White House.

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Dr Jo Edge 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @hagenilda.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

TALK KLAXON: 21 October 2026, 5.30pm at the London Archives, Farringdon. I will be talking about: 'Witchcraft, Necromancy, and Politics: The 'Eleanor Cobham’ trial of 1441' £10 for tickts. Hope to see you there! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/evening-ta...

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Evening Talk: Witchcraft, Necromancy, Politics -Eleanor Cobham’s 1441 Trial

Eleanor Cobham faced trial in 1441 for plotting against Henry VI with occult methods. Explore the crime, the people and the places.

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Shiney @medievalshiney.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

#medievalsky the-orb.arlima.net/encyclop/cul... is an interesting site - is it what might be used as a reliable source?

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ORB - Medieval English urban history - Florilegium urbanum - Introduction

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Shiney @medievalshiney.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

'...pray to god for the p**lp**tte of your ryght hygh and nobyll estate'. Any thoughts #Medievalsky #palaeography?

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Holly Casio @hollycasio.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Here a compilation of stupid things library consultants have said to me in solidarity with library pals at Lambeth Libraries where genius consultants has decided that a qualified head of library service post isn't really essential.

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Shiney @medievalshiney.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

This is quite moving. Critique The Power.

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Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

The Archive but it's a videogame from 1998.

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André Brett @drdrehistorian.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

"The Crown filed memorandums... saying it did not have the funds to continue the excavation. They noted the est'd cost would be approx $3.5m." A huge find that could transform our knowledge of Polynesian voyaging and the govt can't spare a few metres of a RoNS to properly excavate and protect it

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