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Dr Rachel Delman

@racheldelman.bsky.social
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Heritage type and historian. Writes about medieval and Tudor women and their buildings. Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.

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Jessica Cale @dirtysexyhistory.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
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Gloucester church gets £1m lottery grant for wall art restoration
Lottery funds mean experts can now study "internationally significant" murals in St Mary de Crypt.
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Dr Rachel Delman @racheldelman.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Issue 23 of Tudor Places is here! Featuring my article on Katherine Courtenay, sister, aunt and daughter of kings, and her connections to Devon.
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Dr Rachel Delman @racheldelman.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Proud to have played a key role in bringing this fascinating project to fruition, and excited to see the implications of the research for heritage interpretation and practice over the coming year(s).
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Tudor Places @tudorplaces.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
#OTD, 10 April 1512, Margaret Tudor gave birth to James V, King of Scots at Linlithgow Palace. Over the period 1506 – 1512, Margaret had at least four pregnancies but James was her only child with James IV to survive infancy.
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Dr Rachel Delman @racheldelman.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Last month marked the 440th anniversary of the York martyr, Margaret Clitherow’s death. In Issue 22 of @tudorplaces.bsky.social I explore the places and streets Margaret knew and walked during her lifetime, many of which continue to be associated with her memory today
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Tudor Places @tudorplaces.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
In Issue 22, Dr Rachel Delman explores the streets and spaces Margaret once inhabited, contemplating how her life continues to shape the city’s spiritual and historical landscape today. bit.ly/4swnv4c
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Issue 22 - Tudor Places Magazine - Exploring Tudor Places and their Stories
We explore Margaret Clitherow's York, St Augustine Abbey, Durham House, Anne Boleyn's Image, Pitchford Hall, Long Road to Fotheringhay for Mary, Queen of Scots
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Tudor Places @tudorplaces.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Margaret Clitherow grew up in a York marked by the religious upheavals of the English Reformation, eventually becoming one of the city’s most venerated martyrs.
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Dr Rachel Delman @racheldelman.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Great to see Margaret Beaufort getting a long overdue episode of BBC Radio 4’s In Our Time this week. If you’d like to learn more about my research on Margaret’s palace at Collyweston and her links to Stamford, mentioned in the episode, I explore both topics in articles for @tudorplaces.bsky.social
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Dr Rachel Delman @racheldelman.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
My latest piece for @uk.theconversation.com is a review of @wellcomecollection.bsky.social’s small but brilliant exhibition, ‘Expecting: Birth, Belief and Protection’, which is on until 19th April.
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School of Archaeology @unioxarchaeology.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
🚨Job alert: A fixed-term lectureship in #Egyptology (2 years) at Oxford, to cover the sabbatical leave of two members of staff, Richard Parkinson (2026-7) and Elizabeth Frood (2027-8); see www.jobs.ac.uk/.../departme.... or search for 'Departmental Lecturer in Egyptology' on: jobs.ox.ac.uk
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Dr Rachel Delman @racheldelman.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Thank you @wolfsonoxford.bsky.social for the lovely feature on my latest @uk.theconversation.com article. www.wolfson.ox.ac.uk/news/wolfson...
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Wolfson RF analyses how medieval women used falconry to subvert gender norms - Wolfson College
Wolfson Research Fellow Rachel Delman argues in a recent article published in The Conversation UK that medieval women used falconry to negotiate and sometimes subvert gender norms.
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Hannah Elias @hannahelias.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Another one for Sheffield-area historians: @royalhistsoc.org is hosting a lecture with Sheffield Hallam’s History Department next week 18 Feb on ‘History and Well-being’ with David Stack. Registration is free, wine reception to follow: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/history-an...
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History and Well-Being: a Historian's Perspective
A public lecture as part of the Royal Historical Society's visit to historians at Sheffield Hallam University and University of Sheffield
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Dr Anne E Bailey @anneebailey1.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
The 16th-century rood loft at the Church of St Issui, Partrishow, Powys (Wales). A rare medieval example that escaped destruction during the Reformation. 📸2025
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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 17/11/2025
As creators of educational, religious and charitable institutions, women of means found ways to circumvent the patriarchal power structures of medieval society. Read more from @torchoxford.bsky.social's Dr Rachel Delman ⬇️
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Medieval women’s legacies live on in Britain’s towns and cities
As creators of educational, religious and charitable institutions, women of means found ways to circumvent the patriarchal power structures of medieval society.
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J L Laynesmith @jllaynesmith.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Nice piece by @racheldelman.bsky.social on women and falconry. Obviously Cecily duchess of York's choice of the falcon on her seal was in tribute to her husband (and his grandfather), so pretty traditional there, but I do love this particular image of her from the Wigmore Chronicle.
15th century drawing of a woman above a shield (not filled in) supported by falcons
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Dr Rachel Delman @racheldelman.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
My latest piece for @uk.theconversation.com, inspired by my research on medieval women and falconry, and two recent trips to the movies 🍿 🦅
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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 03/02/2026
Hawks offered women both real and symbolic means to express gender, power and status within a male-dominated world.
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Medieval women used falconry to subvert gender norms
Hawks offered women both real and symbolic means to express gender, power and status within a male-dominated world.
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Dr Rachel Delman @racheldelman.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
For #StandingStoneSunday, a few from yesterday’s perfectly timed trip to the stunning Castlerigg 🌈
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The British Lichen Society @britishlichensociety.org.uk · 30/01/2026
What an honour to have Dr Nicholas Carter from the University of Oxford talking about “Our Living Stone - Lichens at Blenheim Palace”, sharing research on lichens as a bioprotective layer on rock #lichens @neacarter.bsky.social
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Mateusz Fafinski @calthalas.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
For all the newcomers interested in book and manuscript history here is a handy starter pack go.bsky.app/AN9pLVo
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Sue Wilkes @suewilkesauthor.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
It's a shame this painting has left its home after hundreds of years. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Sherborne Almshouse's triptych sold at auction for £5.6m
The 15th-Century painting exceeds Sotheby's valuation of between £2.5m and £3.5m.
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Nicholas Carter @neacarter.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
It’s said that two stone circles stood either side of Easton Lane on the Isle of Portland in Dorset until they were removed by workmen and built into the walls along the road. I took these photos whilst on a field trip with my students recently. #StandingStoneSunday
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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 12/11/2025
The Storehouse is an access-all-areas experience of the V&A collection, offering a visitors a more intimate experience of artefacts.
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How the new V&A Storehouse is reshaping public access to museum collections
The Storehouse is an access-all-areas experience of the V&A collection, offering a visitors a more intimate experience of artefacts.
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Dr Will Wyeth @willwyeth.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Given this is a House of Galloway stan account, good to see more credit given to Dervorgilla. theconversation.com/medieval-wom...
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Medieval women’s legacies live on in Britain’s towns and cities
As creators of educational, religious and charitable institutions, women of means found ways to circumvent the patriarchal power structures of medieval society.
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Dr Rachel Delman @racheldelman.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
‘If we are seeking to reassert women’s presence in our public spaces, where better to look than to the very legacies they themselves constructed’. My latest article for @uk.theconversation.com is inspired by a new statue of @ballioloxford.bsky.social’s co-founder, Dervorguilla of Galloway.
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Medieval Art Research @medartres.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
The Courtauld is offering a a new fully funded Peter Fergusson PhD Scholarship in English Medieval Architecture for eligible projects focusing on England from the eleventh to the early sixteenth centuries. Statement of intents are due by 17 November 2025.
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Peter Fergusson PhD Scholarship in English Medieval Architecture, Courtauld, statement of intent deadline 17 November 2025
The Courtauld is offering a a new fully funded Peter Fergusson PhD Scholarship in English Medieval Architecture for eligible projects focusing on England from the eleventh to the early sixteenth centuries. Statement of intents are due by 17 November 2025.
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Nicholas Carter @neacarter.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
It’s not every day you sign your first book deal. Delighted that ‘Living Stone’ has found a home at Penguin Books. Publishing Spring 2028. As time goes on, I’m going to post about the writing of it over on Instagram. But for now here’s Cormoran’s stony heart on my author guide 🐧❤️
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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 20/09/2025
‘No amount of knowledge about medieval literary culture can make the Pearl Manuscript tell us what it means. Everyone has to speculate at some point.’ @tomlukejohnson.bsky.social on the manuscript that contains the only copy of ‘Gawain and the Green Knight’: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Tom Johnson · Supereffable: Mysteries of the Pearl Manuscript
Any book made by hand is unique, but the Pearl Manuscript’s claim to uniqueness is unparalleled: the manuscript...
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Nicholas Carter @neacarter.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
It was a huge honour to be welcomed into the @linneansociety.bsky.social recently as a new Fellow. Such a beautiful building, packed full of nature’s stories.
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The Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities @iashedinburgh.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Apply now: Playwright in Residence 2026 A unique opportunity for writers to develop bold new work at the intersection of research and storytelling, in collaboration with @traversetheatre.bsky.social Full details on eligibility and how to apply can be found here: www.iash.ed.ac.uk/iashtraverse...
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IASH/Traverse Creative Fellowship | IASH
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Dr Rachel Delman @racheldelman.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Are you a late stage doctoral or postdoctoral reasearcher with expertise in medieval and/or early modern landscape history & an interest in working with or in the heritage sector? This opportunity with the University of Oxford and West Horsley Place may be for you: www.tss.ox.ac.uk/vacancies/19...
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Researcher in Oxford City Centre | Oxford University
View details and apply for this Researcher Temporary Assignment in Oxford City Centre. To apply for this role you must have: Proven experience in high-level research, ideally at adva...
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Clare Downham @downham.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
The full text of The Holograph Letters of Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scots (1489-1541) is now available, free to read, via Cambridge University Press, until 30 September 2025 #medievalsky #skystorians #scotland blog.royalhistsoc.org/2025/08/05/t...
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The Holograph Letters of Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scots (1489-1541) | Historical Transactions
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Dr Rachel Delman @racheldelman.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
I’m delighted that James Spellane & I are among the first cohort of @royalhistsoc.org Scouloudi Public History grant recipients. Our project, ‘London’s Watery Heritage’ aims to enhance knowledge & understanding of a unique collection of medieval & early modern water maps at the London Charterhouse
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Nicholas Carter @neacarter.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Very much looking forward to this. I’ll be talking about my research into Blenheim’s lichens, their cultural history and the life of stone. Hope to see you there! Date: Tuesday 29th July, 6pm Place: Blenheim Palace blenheimpalace.com/whats-on/event…
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Tudor Places @tudorplaces.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
In Issue 18, Dr Rachel Delman examines these relationships, including her support of the town’s two anchoresses, and their links to places within Stamford. bit.ly/44JLVON
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Issue 18 - Tudor Places Magazine - Exploring Tudor Places and their Stories
We explore the impact of the Dissolution of the Monasteries, Lady Margaret's connections with Stamford, the Battle of Stoke site, the long-lost Elsyng Palace
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Tudor Places @tudorplaces.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Lady Margaret Beaufort had a network of connections with prominent figures and places in Stamford, the market town close to her palace at Collyweston and near the Lincolnshire properties she inherited from her mother, Margaret Beauchamp.
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Dr Laura Humphreys @bogarty.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
An excellent opportunity to join the curatorial team at the Science Museum has come up! Please spread the word. 🌍Curator of Climate & Earth Sciences ⚗️Part of the excellent Team Science in London Curatorial ⌛ Permanent, Full-Time 💲 £41k p/a bit.ly/4m3uQFp
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Tudor Places @tudorplaces.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
Issue 18 is out now! Fans of Tudor history will love this one. Take a look at what's inside... Get your copy here: bit.ly/44JLVON
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Issue 18 - Tudor Places Magazine - Exploring Tudor Places and their Stories
We explore the impact of the Dissolution of the Monasteries, Lady Margaret's connections with Stamford, the Battle of Stoke site, the long-lost Elsyng Palace
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Dr Rachel Delman @racheldelman.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
Take a look inside the latest issue of @tudorplaces.bsky.social with me. My article explores Lady Margaret Beaufort’s lesser-known connections to Stamford in Lincolnshire. Out now in Issue 18
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Dr Rachel Delman @racheldelman.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
Wonderful to hear the brilliant @londonmudlark.bsky.social speak about her Mudlarking journey as part of @southwarkcathedral.bsky.social’s History Festival yesterday, followed by a pilgrim badge demonstration and a trip to the Mudlarking exhibition at London Museum Docklands. A great day all round 🌊
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Dr Rachel Delman @racheldelman.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
I’m delighted to be joining the Board of Trustees for @historictownsvf.bsky.social. Looking forward to bringing my personal and professional passion for the historic environment and placemaking to help define the Charity’s next chapter.
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Medievalist.net @medievalists.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
How Robots and Drones Could Help Save Medieval Cathedrals www.medievalists.net/2025/04/robo... #cathedrals
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How Robots and Drones Could Help Save Medieval Cathedrals - Medievalists.net
Forty years after a fire damaged York Minster, new technology like robot dogs and drones is being tested to protect medieval buildings from future disasters.
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Dr Rachel Delman @racheldelman.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Lovely response to my latest piece for @tudorplaces.bsky.social. I had great fun revisiting my earlier research on Margaret Beaufort’s connections to Stamford in Lincolnshire for this one, and am very pleased to be able to share it with a wider audience.
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Dr Ella Hawkins @ellamchawk.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Almost done! I couldn’t leave out this edible assortment of medieval tiles from the British Museum. The biscuit recipe was inspired by flavours from the same period: honey, ginger, and clove.
A collection of biscuits painted in shades of brown, yellow, and red. The designs are medieval depictions of people, buildings, text, and symbols. Some designs are 3D, with shields, insignia, or symmetrical patterns raised above the royal icing base. Many of the biscuits look as though they are chipped or cracked. All appear old and dirty.
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Dr Ella Hawkins @ellamchawk.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
From Arts & Crafts patterns to medieval archaeology. These biscuits recreate stained glass fragments found a few years ago in the triforium of Westminster Abbey.
A collection of biscuits made to look like stained glass window fragments. There are six larger biscuits featuring different faces: a woman looking downwards; a griffin-like creature with wings and a long neck; an old man with long facial hair; a woman with golden hair and a simple tiara; a bald man painted in monochrome; a man with curled hair and striking eyes. The larger biscuits are surrounded by a scattering of smaller fragments. There is a jewel-red fragment in a triangular shape, a small green rectangle, and a bright blue semi-circular shard painted with a leaf pattern. Other small biscuits have bold black-and-white patterns made up of lines, circles, and floral shapes. Many of the biscuits are made to look dirty and scratched.
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Dr Rachel Delman @racheldelman.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Really enjoyed @jackdashby.bsky.social’s insightful talk on natural history museums and their collections this evening. I’ll never look at taxidermy in the same way again…! And what a treat to be at @morethanadodo.bsky.social after hours too.
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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 17/05/2025
Lichens bridge the living and non-living – understanding them allows us to better see how to conserve our heritage, and also ourselves.
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How lichens are bringing stone to life and reconnecting us with the natural world
Lichens bridge the living and non-living – understanding them allows us to better see how to conserve our heritage, and also ourselves.
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Dr Rachel Delman @racheldelman.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Great piece from @neacarter.bsky.social for @uk.theconversation.com on why we need to think about stone, and heritage conservation, differently. theconversation.com/how-lichens-...
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How lichens are bringing stone to life and reconnecting us with the natural world
Lichens bridge the living and non-living – understanding them allows us to better see how to conserve our heritage, and also ourselves.
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Royal Studies @royalstudies.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
The deadline is 🚨TODAY🚨 for the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social and National Museums Scotland’s Fellowship on “Materialising the Scottish in Northern Europe, 1500-1750: mobilities, communities and material culture”! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🧵/6
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IASH-National Museums Scotland Fellowship | IASH
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Dr Rachel Delman @racheldelman.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Shakespeare’s birthday, @oxfordprestrust.bsky.social style 🍷
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