Reposted by Dr Rachel DelmanJessica Cale @dirtysexyhistory.bsky.social · 16/07/2026bbc.co.ukGloucester church gets £1m lottery grant for wall art restorationLottery funds mean experts can now study "internationally significant" murals in St Mary de Crypt. 0153
Dr Rachel Delman @racheldelman.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Issue 23 of Tudor Places is here! Featuring my article on Katherine Courtenay, sister, aunt and daughter of kings, and her connections to Devon. 041
Dr Rachel Delman @racheldelman.bsky.social · 15/05/2026Proud 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). 162
Reposted by Dr Rachel DelmanTudor 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. 1114
Dr Rachel Delman @racheldelman.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Last 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 131
Reposted by Dr Rachel DelmanTudor Places @tudorplaces.bsky.social · 09/04/2026In 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/4swnv4cbit.lyIssue 22 - Tudor Places Magazine - Exploring Tudor Places and their StoriesWe 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 011
Reposted by Dr Rachel DelmanTudor Places @tudorplaces.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Margaret 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. 131
Dr Rachel Delman @racheldelman.bsky.social · 08/03/2026Great 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 1254
Dr Rachel Delman @racheldelman.bsky.social · 25/02/2026My 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. 041
Reposted by Dr Rachel DelmanSchool 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 111225
Dr Rachel Delman @racheldelman.bsky.social · 11/02/2026Thank you @wolfsonoxford.bsky.social for the lovely feature on my latest @uk.theconversation.com article. www.wolfson.ox.ac.uk/news/wolfson...wolfson.ox.ac.ukWolfson RF analyses how medieval women used falconry to subvert gender norms - Wolfson CollegeWolfson 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. 061
Reposted by Dr Rachel DelmanHannah Elias @hannahelias.bsky.social · 11/02/2026Another 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...eventbrite.co.ukHistory and Well-Being: a Historian's PerspectiveA public lecture as part of the Royal Historical Society's visit to historians at Sheffield Hallam University and University of Sheffield 024
Reposted by Dr Rachel DelmanDr Anne E Bailey @anneebailey1.bsky.social · 09/02/2026The 16th-century rood loft at the Church of St Issui, Partrishow, Powys (Wales). A rare medieval example that escaped destruction during the Reformation. 📸2025 19611
Reposted by Dr Rachel DelmanUniversity of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 17/11/2025As 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 ⬇️theconversation.comMedieval women’s legacies live on in Britain’s towns and citiesAs creators of educational, religious and charitable institutions, women of means found ways to circumvent the patriarchal power structures of medieval society. 0133
Reposted by Dr Rachel DelmanJ L Laynesmith @jllaynesmith.bsky.social · 03/02/2026Nice 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. 184
Dr Rachel Delman @racheldelman.bsky.social · 03/02/2026My latest piece for @uk.theconversation.com, inspired by my research on medieval women and falconry, and two recent trips to the movies 🍿 🦅 071
Reposted by Dr Rachel DelmanThe Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 03/02/2026Hawks offered women both real and symbolic means to express gender, power and status within a male-dominated world.tcnv.linkMedieval women used falconry to subvert gender normsHawks offered women both real and symbolic means to express gender, power and status within a male-dominated world. 0166
Dr Rachel Delman @racheldelman.bsky.social · 01/02/2026For #StandingStoneSunday, a few from yesterday’s perfectly timed trip to the stunning Castlerigg 🌈 0110
Reposted by Dr Rachel DelmanThe British Lichen Society @britishlichensociety.org.uk · 30/01/2026What 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 071
Reposted by Dr Rachel DelmanMateusz Fafinski @calthalas.bsky.social · 12/01/2026For all the newcomers interested in book and manuscript history here is a handy starter pack go.bsky.app/AN9pLVo 26127
Reposted by Dr Rachel DelmanSue Wilkes @suewilkesauthor.bsky.social · 04/12/2025It's a shame this painting has left its home after hundreds of years. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukSherborne Almshouse's triptych sold at auction for £5.6mThe 15th-Century painting exceeds Sotheby's valuation of between £2.5m and £3.5m. 182
Reposted by Dr Rachel DelmanNicholas Carter @neacarter.bsky.social · 30/11/2025It’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 1332
Reposted by Dr Rachel DelmanThe Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 12/11/2025The Storehouse is an access-all-areas experience of the V&A collection, offering a visitors a more intimate experience of artefacts.tcnv.linkHow the new V&A Storehouse is reshaping public access to museum collectionsThe Storehouse is an access-all-areas experience of the V&A collection, offering a visitors a more intimate experience of artefacts. 086
Reposted by Dr Rachel DelmanDr Will Wyeth @willwyeth.bsky.social · 11/11/2025Given this is a House of Galloway stan account, good to see more credit given to Dervorgilla. theconversation.com/medieval-wom...theconversation.comMedieval women’s legacies live on in Britain’s towns and citiesAs creators of educational, religious and charitable institutions, women of means found ways to circumvent the patriarchal power structures of medieval society. 1207
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. 062
Reposted by Dr Rachel DelmanMedieval Art Research @medartres.bsky.social · 10/11/2025The 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.medievalartresearch.comPeter Fergusson PhD Scholarship in English Medieval Architecture, Courtauld, statement of intent deadline 17 November 2025The 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. 13640
Reposted by Dr Rachel DelmanNicholas Carter @neacarter.bsky.social · 20/10/2025It’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 🐧❤️ 4142
Reposted by Dr Rachel DelmanLondon 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...lrb.co.ukTom Johnson · Supereffable: Mysteries of the Pearl ManuscriptAny book made by hand is unique, but the Pearl Manuscript’s claim to uniqueness is unparalleled: the manuscript... 04918
Reposted by Dr Rachel DelmanNicholas Carter @neacarter.bsky.social · 21/09/2025It 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. 041
Reposted by Dr Rachel DelmanThe Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities @iashedinburgh.bsky.social · 27/08/2025Apply 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...iash.ed.ac.ukIASH/Traverse Creative Fellowship | IASH 139
Dr Rachel Delman @racheldelman.bsky.social · 15/08/2025Are 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...tss.ox.ac.ukResearcher in Oxford City Centre | Oxford UniversityView 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... 01512
Reposted by Dr Rachel DelmanClare Downham @downham.bsky.social · 07/08/2025The 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...blog.royalhistsoc.orgThe Holograph Letters of Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scots (1489-1541) | Historical Transactions 191
Dr Rachel Delman @racheldelman.bsky.social · 31/07/2025I’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 052
Reposted by Dr Rachel DelmanNicholas Carter @neacarter.bsky.social · 23/07/2025Very 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… 042
Reposted by Dr Rachel DelmanTudor Places @tudorplaces.bsky.social · 09/07/2025In 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/44JLVONbit.lyIssue 18 - Tudor Places Magazine - Exploring Tudor Places and their StoriesWe 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 034
Reposted by Dr Rachel DelmanTudor Places @tudorplaces.bsky.social · 09/07/2025Lady 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. 183
Reposted by Dr Rachel DelmanDr Laura Humphreys @bogarty.bsky.social · 21/07/2025An 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/4m3uQFpbit.lyPowered by MHR 02233
Reposted by Dr Rachel DelmanTudor Places @tudorplaces.bsky.social · 06/07/2025Issue 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/44JLVONbit.lyIssue 18 - Tudor Places Magazine - Exploring Tudor Places and their StoriesWe 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 052
Dr Rachel Delman @racheldelman.bsky.social · 20/07/2025Take 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 18 083
Dr Rachel Delman @racheldelman.bsky.social · 20/07/2025Wonderful 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 🌊 040
Dr Rachel Delman @racheldelman.bsky.social · 17/07/2025I’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. 180
Reposted by Dr Rachel DelmanMedievalist.net @medievalists.bsky.social · 13/07/2025How Robots and Drones Could Help Save Medieval Cathedrals www.medievalists.net/2025/04/robo... #cathedralsmedievalists.netHow Robots and Drones Could Help Save Medieval Cathedrals - Medievalists.netForty years after a fire damaged York Minster, new technology like robot dogs and drones is being tested to protect medieval buildings from future disasters. 092
Dr Rachel Delman @racheldelman.bsky.social · 09/07/2025Lovely 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. 0132
Reposted by Dr Rachel DelmanDr Ella Hawkins @ellamchawk.bsky.social · 29/05/2025Almost 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. 341845254
Reposted by Dr Rachel DelmanDr Ella Hawkins @ellamchawk.bsky.social · 29/05/2025From Arts & Crafts patterns to medieval archaeology. These biscuits recreate stained glass fragments found a few years ago in the triforium of Westminster Abbey. 71693189
Dr Rachel Delman @racheldelman.bsky.social · 23/05/2025Really 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. 261
Reposted by Dr Rachel DelmanThe Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 17/05/2025Lichens bridge the living and non-living – understanding them allows us to better see how to conserve our heritage, and also ourselves.tcnv.linkHow lichens are bringing stone to life and reconnecting us with the natural worldLichens bridge the living and non-living – understanding them allows us to better see how to conserve our heritage, and also ourselves. 27613
Dr Rachel Delman @racheldelman.bsky.social · 17/05/2025Great 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-...theconversation.comHow lichens are bringing stone to life and reconnecting us with the natural worldLichens bridge the living and non-living – understanding them allows us to better see how to conserve our heritage, and also ourselves. 132
Reposted by Dr Rachel DelmanRoyal Studies @royalstudies.bsky.social · 25/04/2025The 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”! 🏴 🧵/6iash.ed.ac.ukIASH-National Museums Scotland Fellowship | IASH 133
Dr Rachel Delman @racheldelman.bsky.social · 23/04/2025Shakespeare’s birthday, @oxfordprestrust.bsky.social style 🍷 070