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Graham Moore @mooregraham.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Thanks, this is really interesting. I’ve been digging around Henrician responses to piracy (mostly focusing on the 1536 Act) for a current project. Can I drop you folks an email about this? (&should I use the enquiries address on your website?)

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Graham Moore @mooregraham.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Do you have a transcript of this we can read? :o

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Briony Neilson @brionyneilson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

CfP: 'Island Empires and Pacific Power, 1688–1995' symposium taking place in Adelaide in June 2027 🗃️

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Reading Museum @readingmuseum.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Haven’t got tickets for the Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum? Don’t worry you can visit Reading's full-size copy, faithfully embroidered by 35 women in 1885-86 (plus extra pants!) Or latest blog compares the two tapestries www.readingmuseum.org.uk/blog/comparing-bayeux-and-reading-tapestries

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Comparing the Bayeux and Reading tapestries

Reading’s Bayeux Tapestry is a full-size copy of the original 11th century tapestry. It was created in 1885-1886 by 35 women of the Leek Embroidery Society 'so that England should have a copy of its o...

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Graham Moore @mooregraham.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Those are SO good. I think I’ve accidentally hit a rhythm of rereading them annually

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Graham Moore @mooregraham.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Mort was my first too. Great premise if a bit clunky at times, but even the early Witches books are up there with the best. I think I’d likewise never really read much of the tropey fantasy Pratchett was parodying, so maybe not all the jokes landed! (Guards Guards also holds up tbf)

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Brodie Waddell @brodiewaddell.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

*Many hands of every sort* I've got a 10-page feature in the latest @historytoday.com on the emergence of mass petitioning in late Tudor & early Stuart England. Tons of people adding their 'hands' to complaints and requests for the first time! #EarlyModern 🗃️ www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...

Opening page of an article entitled 'Many hands of every sort'

First page of text of an article which begins: "On 11 December 1640 a crowd of more than 1,000 people arrived at Parliament to present a complaint, later to be known as the Root and Branch petition. It asked that the ‘government’ of the Church of England, ‘with all its Dependencies, Roots and Branches, may be abolished’. Calling on Parliament to dissolve the entire Church hierarchy was a radical act, but the petition was particularly unprecedented as it was signed by about 15,000 named individuals. It did not come from the City of London or any other official body, but from thousands of people ‘in and about’ the metropolis, each adding their own mark of support to the great ‘roll of names’."

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Graham Moore @mooregraham.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

low-key yes. it’s probably partly just a result of the first few books being weaker too, but I never clicked with him as a primary protagonist

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Daniel F Gosling @thegozfather.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Remember remember the 4th November 2026, when I'll be giving an online talk for The National Archives all about the original records relating to the discovery, trial, and punishment of the Gunpowder Plotters. www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/whats-on/eve...

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Gunpowder Plot – punishing the plotters

What happened after Guy Fawkes was captured?

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Graham Moore @mooregraham.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

was this change prompted by any particular change in syllabus/similar for this year - or do you think it’s part of a larger pattern?

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Graham Moore @mooregraham.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

More digging into TNA's copies of the US Declaration. Could this mysterious 'Baltimore Dunlap' be the 27th surviving original Declaration of Independence, actually printed in Philadelphia? (New evidence from our Heritage Science department says 'yes'!)

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The mysterious Baltimore copy of the US Declaration of Independence

We hold an original version of the Declaration that is completely unique: the only known copy attributed to John Dunlap’s shop in Baltimore.

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Graham Moore @mooregraham.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

you’re right, or crimen (acc. singular) - adulterii is singular too (I’d guessed plural; that’s what I get for not checking!) nice to know it’s just the one adultery!

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Hot Fuzz: It's Just The One Swan

ALT: Hot Fuzz: It's Just The One Swan

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Graham Moore @mooregraham.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

happy to help! it’s a funky abbreviation, I can’t work out exactly what’s going on at the end (I was hoping it was ‘crim*’ but they haven’t really done a full M have they??)

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Graham Moore @mooregraham.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

superscript at the end denotes an abbreviation, first two letters clearly C-R, followed by an i - from context, ‘cri[mina]’ ie ‘pro crimina adulterii’, for crimes of adultery!

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Graham Moore @mooregraham.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

or, if it works in context, a broken W - ‘who lovethe Christe’?

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Museum of the American Revolution @amrevmuseum.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

#OnThisDay in 1776, Jonas Phillips tried to spread the news of American independence to Europe. But a British ship intercepted his message. After 250 years tucked away at the National Archives in the UK, his letter and Declaration broadside have returned to Philadelphia. 📜: bit.ly/3MYjbIm

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Graham Moore @mooregraham.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

we do have a slightly bigger version of this

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The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Absolute Units returns! We're back with the @uniofreading.bsky.social's Tom Oliver and Marzia Briel, talking about how we can rethink and rebuild humanity's relationship with nature. Listen wherever you get your podcasts! merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/abso...

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Absolute Units podcast - The Museum of English Rural Life

Come for the big sheep. Stay for the history of rural England and its people.

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The Prize Papers Project @prizepapers.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

The Polly, seized in July 1776, looked like an ordinary merchant ship hauling oil, candles and flour. In truth, she carried a secret mission: passenger William Hodge held orders to buy muskets, gunpowder and warships for Congress—papers he threw overboard moments before capture #skystorians #history

Digital Copies of a letter from the owner of the ship Polly, Joshua Maddor Wallace, to the ship's captain, Philip Lacey, with the address on the folded letter in the top right corner. Credits: Prize Papers Project, National Archives, ref. HCA 32/424/26/SP2. Images reproduced by permission of The National Archives, UK. Photographer: Maria Cardamone

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Bodleian Libraries @bodleian.ox.ac.uk · 13/07/2026

The 2026 World Cup (medieval edition). #MedievalMonday Bodleian Library MS. Douce 62

A medieval-style illustration features a figure in blue, poised as if about to kick a ball. The phrase "The 2026 World Cup (medieval edition)" is prominently displayed. The border of the page includes ornate designs.

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

'"This is pure mentality," he said.' Actually, as cultural historians will instantly have picked up, Thomas Tuchel was making a sophisticated reference here to the concept of mentalité. If England wants to beat Argentina, the coaching team needs to be augmented with a cultural historian pronto.

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World Cup 2026: Tuchel fumes at 'lucky' and 'sloppy' England - but Jude Bellingham defends players

England head coach Thomas Tuchel is praised by former England players for saying his players "got lucky" in World Cup quarter-final win over Norway - but match-winner Jude Bellingham disagrees.

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Graham Moore @mooregraham.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

definitely knocking at the door of the wider problem here (over-reliance on exploitative, cheap/short-term teaching contracts). in the UK that exploitation is typically hitting ECRs more than postgrads. we don’t have a TA system at all, although I don’t think we’re missing out there!?

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Graham Moore @mooregraham.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

nope, no expectation to teach (in fact it’s hard contracts to get due to dept budgets); if you do teach, not usually til your 3rd(?) year of phd. (and, wait - your doctoral students get taught seminars?? neat)

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Graham Moore @mooregraham.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

I think there are benefits to the US PhD as it seems to equip you with wider subject knowledge and has more time for theory. but also I can imagine the extra years feel like a setback; even 4yrs here feeling like I was in a liminal twilight zone between ‘student’ and ‘academic’ was enough!

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Graham Moore @mooregraham.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

I can’t speak for the difference in MAs. ours usually allow you to start focusing on a chosen sub-field? avg PhD here probably now closer to 4yrs but we don’t have that expectation that you’ll spend the first year(s?) doing a wider grounding - instead, straight into your specific research from day 1

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Graham Moore @mooregraham.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

(whether, in my misspent youth, such reading actually got DONE is a different question…)

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Graham Moore @mooregraham.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

UK here - I’ve never actually heard this phrase before. undergraduate and early postgraduate we were largely expected to give everything a close read. I think I only started regularly skimming stuff towards end of PhD!

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Graham Moore @mooregraham.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Robin Hobb. start with assassins apprentice then just keep on truckin’

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Sihong Lin @sihonglin.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Glasgow is hiring a lecturer in medieval history (c.800-1500) on an open-ended basis. We are a lovely bunch in the medieval area, would be great to have a new colleague! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSF052/l...

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Lecturer in Medieval History (Research & Teaching Track) at University of Glasgow

Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Lecturer in Medieval History (Research & Teaching Track) on jobs.ac.uk!

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Andy Marshall @fotofacade.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

One of my fave things in York Minster: a medieval wren stalking a spider. It reminds me that history isn't only kings and battles. Someone, centuries ago, found joy in the same things we still notice today. It's a reminder of how much we have in common over our differences.

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Graham Moore @mooregraham.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

upon closer inspection it is indeed our Mike. stab-happy lizard-hater that he was

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Graham Moore @mooregraham.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

star of the show here is CLEARLY illumination of (St George? Archangel Michael?) attacking that poor defenceless dragon

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Graham Moore @mooregraham.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

omg I’m going on Saturday too!

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Graham Moore @mooregraham.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

didn’t realise you were in town Joe! how’s it been, what else did you find??

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Graham Moore @mooregraham.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

aforementioned 'Spreadsheet' is lurking in this photo from inside Revolution 250. no spoilers - but it features an inordinate amount of rum, and also a few hatpins. need to know more? watch the film - or visit the (free!) exhibition here in Kew!

Documents on display in The National Archives' revolution 250 exhibition.

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Graham Moore @mooregraham.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

delighted to feature on History Hit's new film about the American Revolution, alongside documents from our Revolution 250 exhibition. Dan and I talk about everything from the US Declaration of Independence to an item colleagues and I affectionately call 'The Giant 18th-Century Spreadsheet'.

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American Revolution: Declarations of War and Independence

The year 2026 marks a monumental milestone in global history: the 250th anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence. To commemorate...

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Science Museum @sciencemuseum.org.uk · 04/07/2026

Ahead of our upcoming exhibition Becoming America: how science shaped a nation, supported by Griffin Catalyst, our latest blog post explores the scientific thinking that underpinned the Declaration of Independence: bit.ly/4eKhgGk

US Declaration of Independence, 1776. Credit The National Archives

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The Prize Papers Project @prizepapers.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

On 3-4 July 1776, as Philadelphia finalised the Declaration of Independence, four American merchant ships were seized off Cape Henlopen, Delaware by the British, and taken to New York Bay. Papers from the Adrian, Fidelity, and Peggy were likely lost. More soon on the Polly's secret mission

Text: Amanda Bevan and Nele Popp
Picture: Regina Schönecker, Seascape after Wigerus Vitringa, 1782-1785, Rosenwald Collection at the National Gallery of Art, https://www.nga.gov/artworks/34937-seascape.

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Kai Bosworth @kaibosworth.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

New from The Natural History Museum -- The Other 250, a counter-atlas which "shows how place-names shape past and present struggles over land, power, and belonging, and holds the histories that official commemoration works to sanitize or suppress." wordsaremonuments.org/the-other-250/

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The Other 250 - Words Are Monuments

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Graham Moore @mooregraham.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Abby - I’d LOVE to hear more, if you’re happy to drop me a line? we may be working along similar lines here

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The Prize Papers Project @prizepapers.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Rare find at the National Archives UK: earlier this year, the volunteer Michael Scurr at TNA discovered one of the earliest prints of the US Declaration of Independence in the Royal Navy Captains’ letters collection and can be linked to our collection as it travelled on the American privateer Dalton

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Finding a new copy of the US Declaration of Independence

In May 2026, a volunteer working on a cataloguing project at The National Archives made an astonishing discovery.

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David Hood @thoughtfulnz.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

But they were, all of them, deceived, for another Declaration was made in the land of Exeter.

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Graham Moore @mooregraham.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

thanks for visiting, Katrina - it’s so great to hear you enjoyed it!! (the Anglo-Mohawk agreement here is one of my favourites from our item selection)

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Graham Moore @mooregraham.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

the team at R4 are very professional and kind - which is lucky, because this image sums up the experience at my end

Andy from TV show Parks and Rec diagnoses you with ‘internet connectivity problems’

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Graham Moore @mooregraham.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

big thanks to BBC R4’s Today programme for having me on to talk about this (find me on catch-up, around 08.45am!)

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Graham Moore @mooregraham.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

thank you Ian! like always it has certainly been a team effort, and we’re very pleased

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Graham Moore @mooregraham.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

yes, really important to recognise the efforts of our volunteers, without whom cataloguing like this would not be possible. a combination of two volunteer projects - Admirals and Captains’ Letters (ADM 1) and Prize Papers (HCA 32) are the reason we can now tell this story!

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