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Tudorfp @tudorfp.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Just published @huguenotsociety.bsky.social and open access online, the Huguenot Society Journal for 2026. Content includes Huguenots & the Church of England, Cromwell & the Waldensians, Lisburn and my latest offering on Huguenot manuscript sermons preached in London and the Dutch Republic.

Front cover of the 2026 Huguenot Society Journal with a photo by Barbara Julien of a section of the Reformation Wall in Geneva representing Guillaume Farel, Jean Calvin , Theodore de Beze and John Knox.

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Tudorfp @tudorfp.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Yesterday’s Women and their Books study day at Christchurch College Oxford library was riveting throughout, thanks to @drdavidrundle.bsky.social, @sophiebwaterman.bsky.social, @tamarajatkin.bsky.social and many others. Intrigued by MS 715, including Katherine Parr’s 1545 prayers or meditations.

A very small vellum notebook, its red velvet cover just visible, open at one of its two title pages with its main content, Katherine Parr’s prayers or meditations, written in a mid sixteenth century hand.

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Erika Gaffney @erikagaffney.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

@rijksmuseum.bsky.social and @museodelprado.es Launch Landmark Partnership on Women in Art and History "The Rijksmuseum and the Museo Nacional del Prado announce an in-depth research partnership focusing on women in art and history." www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/press/pre...

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Rijksmuseum and Museo Nacional del Prado Launch Landmark Partnership on Women in Art and History - Rijksmuseum

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Tudorfp @tudorfp.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

We marked the occasion yesterday by visiting the tapestry exhibition @britishmuseum.bsky.social. Despite the long queue once inside it is very moving to be able to see this great treasure laid flat and to appreciate the building sense of drama, including the tale of destruction in the bottom border.

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Tudorfp @tudorfp.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Common Darter basking in the sun in Lambeth SE1 at lunchtime today. It has kept me company the whole time, occasionally flitting around the bench @britishdragonflies.bsky.social

A red bodied darter dragonfly, wings spread out, on a plain wooden garden table.

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Tudorfp @tudorfp.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Born in Cheltenham #otd 1874 Gustav Holst, described by Ralph Vaughan Williams as ´a great composer, a great teacher and a great friend’. Here is his mother’s bedroom at Holst Victorian House - always worth visiting with super knowledgeable volunteer guides. There are special visits today.

A dimly lit Victorian bedroom with a brass bed with white coverings, a white draped cradle in the corner and pale green patterned wallpaper. Photo taken 19 September 2026.

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Dr Johnson's House @drjohnsonshouse.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Visit us this weekend as part of Open House🗝️ and see our newly installed plaque honouring Francis Barber, servant, friend and heir of Samuel Johnson. Entry to the House is free this weekend. Come and discover more about Francis Barber and his remarkable life at 17 Gough Square.

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Tudorfp @tudorfp.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

holstvictorianhouse.org.uk/whats-on/eve... It’s #GustavHolst’s birthday soon and his native Cheltenham is celebrating in style. This Saturday, at the church where the teenage Gustav played the organ and supported his alcoholic father, join @willvann.bsky.social and Gareth Brynmor John in concert.

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The Holst Birthday Concert - What's On - Holst Victorian House

A programme of songs by Gustav Holst and Ralph Vaughan Williams performed by Gareth Brynmor John (baritone) and William Vann […]

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Tudorfp @tudorfp.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

My suggestion for an illustration for James Marriott’s important column in today’s @thetimes.com, which ends with highlighting the risks of overconfidence and arrogance. The French word outrecuidance never really took off in English. Perhaps it should now. Here is outrecuidance from The Cloisters NY

Colourful early 16th century tapestry entitled in English Vanity sounds the horn and ignorance unleashes the hounds overconfidence, rashness, and desire. The hound overconfidence (outrecuidance) looks directly at ignorance, who smiles sweetly back.

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Wolfson History Prize @wolfsonhistory.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Why read history? History explains how we got here and challenges what we think we know. And in the case of a #WolfsonHistoryPrize book, it's also a brilliant read. Ahead of next week's shortlist announcement, our judges reflect on the value of reading history.

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Tudorfp @tudorfp.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

And here is nearby Skellig Michael 9 days ago, home between the 6th and 8th centuries to a small group of monks who lived in the individual “beehive” cells, some of the remains of which are just visible. An extraordinary insight into early monasticism. The gannets prefer Little Skellig.

Rocky island, partially covered with greenery surrounded by sea and a rather grey sky.

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 08/09/2026

Very pleased @royalhistsoc.org will be there at this annual introduction to @ihr.bsky.social and the many supports and community it offers to those beginning a PhD in #History #Skystorians

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Tudorfp @tudorfp.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Born #otd 1734, painter Joseph Wright of Derby, as he very much liked to style himself. If you missed the excellent exhibition @nationalgalleryuk.bsky.social you can see even more @derbymuseums.bsky.social until 1 November2026. We enjoyed both. He excelled at capturing reactions, as seen here.

Wright’s painting of An Academy by lamplight showing art students and a sculpture of a woman. The background is plain black with the sculpture illuminated and the young male students showing varying degrees of interest.

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Tudorfp @tudorfp.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

The Irish Dames of the #Benedictine Abbey at Ypres, founded 1665, had strong #Jacobite links. Some of them attended James II’s funeral in 1701. This copy of the funeral oration is one of their few surviving treasures when their abbey was bombed in 1914. Since 1920 their home is at tranquil Kylemore.

Faded copy of a sermon published in 1703, yellowed with age.

19th century castle built of light-coloured stone with turrets, against a hilly background covered with leafy trees. The castle is reflected in the lake in front of it.

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 24/08/2026

Fascinating insights into late medieval culture here. Plus, another reminder that discoveries like this rely on the expertise and specialist training of historians and archivists: finding, understanding and contextualising historical sources, and communicating their significance #Skystorians

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Tudorfp @tudorfp.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

All performances by Chineke! orchestra are an uplifting experience, but tonight’s BBCProms with Angel Blue was exceptional by their exceptional standards. Delighted also to spot this poster celebrating women conductors including pioneer Rosabel Watson who collaborated with #GustavHolst (of course).

Poster proclaiming Let the girls in! illustrating conductors Marin Alsop, Rosabel Watson and Errolyn Wallen CBE.

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St Davids Cathedral Library / Llyfrgell y Gadeirlan Tyddewi @stdavidscathlib.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

#OTD #ArYDyddHwn 22nd August 1485 Welshman Henry Tudor, with Rhys ap Thomas & army of only 5000, defeat Richard III at Bosworth, start of 118 years of Tudor monarchy In Trinity Chapel @stdavidscathedral.bsky.social splendid Henry VII crest with red dragon. #Tudors #DdraigGoch #RedDragon #Bosworth

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Tudorfp @tudorfp.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Super to mark the accession of Henry Tudor #otd 1485 @southwarkcathedral.bsky.social history book festival. The nave was full for talks by Alison Weir on Henry VIII’s wives & Siobhan Clarke sharing her unique knowledge of Elizabeth I’s imagery. Proof positive of wide interest in reading history.

The chancel of Southwark Cathedral with a screen and colourful flower display in the foreground.

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Tudorfp @tudorfp.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Conscious that many teachers are busy prepping for the long term ahead, great to hear the news today that @ppfideas.bsky.social are launching learning materials on this series on 20 September.

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German Historical Institute London @ghilondon.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

And how did the Reformation, with its diverse dynamics, affect contemporary understandings of participation? ⛪ Submit your proposal (in German or English) by 15 September 2026. For more information: www.ghil.ac.uk/event... #reformation #earlymodern #religioushistory #skystorians 4/5

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Tudorfp @tudorfp.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

A whole day based on Katherine Parr’s 1545 prayers and meditations! This would have been impossible to envisage 40 years ago. Count me in.

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Tudorfp @tudorfp.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Super lineup for @britishacademy.bsky.social’s event on 6 October includes @clairelanghamer.bsky.social and Richard Whatmore ‘exploring happiness through history’ as well as @ka-butler.bsky.social’s workshop ‘Is Tudor catch-singing the wellbeing solution we’ve forgotten’. This Tudor can hardly wait.

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Tudorfp @tudorfp.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Summer music in @rbgkew.bsky.social 1920s style. The trees at Kew Gardens were among Gustav Holst’s favourites and he liked to take friends and pupils there. Photo from Vally Lasker’s private collection, inscribed on the back, shows her fellow ‘scribes’ Helen Bidder and Nora Day with Holst (left).

Black and white photo Gustav Holst in a three piece suit with Helen Bidder in a light coloured summer dress in the centre and Nora Day in a darker dress with a light coloured collar. Trees in Kew Gardens in the background.

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The French History Podcast @fhp.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

France has had 3 historic heatwaves in a row this year. Unless humanity rapidly cuts emissions then this all-time hot year will be one of the coolest of our lives. Graph is a visual production of data from glacial scientist Dr. Shaun Marcott, 2013.

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Tudorfp @tudorfp.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

This is a fascinating and important discussion, highly recommended for anyone interested in history or ideas or books and essential if you’re interested in all three.

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The Society of Antiquaries of London @antiquaries.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Did you know our Linda Parry Textile Research and Conservation Grants make awards of £500-£5,000 to churches, chapels & other places of UK worship for the research & conservation of textiles?! Next deadline is 31 August, apply now! www.sal.org.uk/what-we-do/g...

Before conversation on 20th century church banner depicting the Virgin Mary

After conversation on 20th century church banner depicting the Virgin Mary

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Tudorfp @tudorfp.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Spotted in Dulwich just now.

A piece of white paper with the reflection of the solar eclipse c. 7.10 pm, held by a hand with leaves and a wall in the background. I

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Institute of Historical Research @ihr.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Are you considering career options after a PhD in History or a related subject? Join @historylabplus.bsky.social colleagues for this session with a fantastic panel of History PhD graduates who have all taken their skills into a variety of areas beyond HE. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

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Finding a Role: Using History PhD Skills Beyond HE

History Lab+ Training

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Lambeth Palace Library @lampallib.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Our new book is now available to purchase at the Library! 'Lambeth Palace Library', by Giles Mandelbrote, a volume in the 'Director's Choice' series, published by Scala Arts and Heritage Publishers. Pop in to get your copy alongside some lovely postcards!

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Dr Mark Williamson @markrwilliamson.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

You don’t need to wait for motivation or confidence before starting. Just take the next small step. Motivation and confidence build naturally as you take action

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Tudorfp @tudorfp.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

@nationaltrust.org.uk Hardwick Hall is even more stunning now the restoration of the Gideon tapestries is complete. Great to visit on the 499th anniversary of Bess of Hardwick’s birth today, and blown away by the many different 16th century depictions of the cardinal virtues in embroidery as well.

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Tudorfp @tudorfp.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Today is the feast day of St James the Apostle. So many depictions of him from our different #Caminos and sections of the Jacobsweg. This is from Pontevedra, location of some of the most elaborate statuary, and a good example of how he acquired more symbols, including a book or book bag, over time.

Polychrome statue of St James, with a red cloak, pilgrim staff, gilt St James shell on his hat, gourd water bottle and holding a book with indications of writing.

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Tudorfp @tudorfp.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Archbishop Tenison corresponded with mathematicians including John Wallis, and enjoyed a trusting work relationship with maths teacher Ambrose Warren. His 2 copies of this lovely illustrated work on Euclid, with popouts, is bound with an unrelated journal by Warren. @lampallib.bsky.social MS 711.

A 17th century mathematics textbook book open at pages with popouts on the left side and diagrams on the right.

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Tudorfp @tudorfp.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

It’s the feast of St Mary Magdalene today, dropped from the Anglican prayer book in 1552. Her legend became confused in the Middle Ages, but this 17th painting by Jan Lievens feels realistic. Photographed at the Douai Chartreuse earlier this year.

Portrait of a mournful elderly woman, her hands clasped, contemplating a skull against a sombre background.

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Institute of Historical Research @ihr.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Did you know that the IHR delivers high-quality training and unique learning opportunities to a wide community of historians of all career stages and historical interests? Take a look at this thread which highlights all of our upcoming Term 1 training opportunities! www.history.ac.uk/study-traini...

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Research Training and Short Courses

We deliver high-quality training programmes and unique learning opportunities to a wide community of historians of all career stages and historical interests.

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Tudorfp @tudorfp.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

For anyone needing help in explaining what writing their non-fiction book involves, Charles Hoole’s 1659 bilingual edition of Comenius’ Orbis Pictus can help. A student ‘sitteth alone, addicted to his studies, whilst he readeth Books … and picketh all the best things out of them into his own manual’

Excerpt from 1659 schoolbook illustrating features of a study, showing a scholar at their desk surrounded by books and other equipment whilst a man fails to attract their attention from the window outside.

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Tudorfp @tudorfp.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

I’m finishing drafting a report today, using, as so often, a Sans serif font, used here in 1748 at the Nymph’s pool at @nationaltrust.org.uk Stourhead, photographed yesterday. Its stunning gardens, and surely the most beautiful library in England, are guaranteed to lift the spirits.

An eighteenth century grotto with a statue of a reclining nymph and sunlight reflected in a pool of water. A stone inscription is in sans serif.

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Tudorfp @tudorfp.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

@drjohnsonshouse.bsky.social has the best ribbon for wrapping books as gifts, as well as being a souvenir of one of London’s many beautifully curated house museums. “Great works are performed not by strength but perseverance” is an inspiring quote from the compiler of the great dictionary.

A book wrapped in blue happy birthday wrapping paper, tied with blue ribbon with Samuel Johnson’s signature and the words “great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.”

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Tudorfp @tudorfp.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

RVW’s best friend and fellow composer Gustav Holst set several settings of Walt Whitman too. @dulwichchoral.bsky.social will be rehearsing pieces by both next term, including RVW’s To the Unknown Region. Looking forward to it already (concert in November).

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Tudorfp @tudorfp.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

And this and many other Whistler paintings, including that of his mother, feature in @tate.bsky.social’s current exhibition at Tate Britain until 27 September 2026.

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Tudorfp @tudorfp.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

I really enjoyed cataloging these and hope it leads others to discover this remarkable resource. William Beauvoir wrote to his wife three times a week when they were apart, which they often were, so the four volumes of letters include much minutiae and can also be compared to his letters to Abp Wake

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Tudorfp @tudorfp.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Striking how these new findings overlap significantly with the UK’s Nolan Principles for standards in public life first articulated in 1995: selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership.

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Tudorfp @tudorfp.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Perhaps the 1st recorded use of “the saying of being kick’d upstairs” in @lampallib.bsky.social Fulham Papers vol II f. 79. Recently promoted as Governor of Maryland, Francis Nicholson laments his situation to his friend Archbishop Tenison in February 1697, several years before the 1st OED reference

Extract from late 17th century letter, written in black ink on discoloured paper.

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Tudorfp @tudorfp.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

This was an excellent event on academic publishing organised by @historylabplus.bsky.social with Palgrave. Several historians joined the call from overseas, despite the time difference in the US and elsewhere, an indication of how useful and welcoming this network is for early career historians.

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Tudorfp @tudorfp.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

For anyone contemplating a history research degree, or finishing one and pondering what to do next, Becoming a Historian by Penelope Corfield and @timhitchcock.bsky.social, published by @ihr.bsky.social in 2022, is an invaluable guide. I wish I’d kept Hugh Trevor-Roper’s short guide for comparison.

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 15/06/2026

'What’s the value of a History PhD? A view from business' bit.ly/4elv1cW In this new post, Richard Marks charts the skills gained from completing a doctorate. From project design & management to data retrieval & analysis, History PhDs bring capacity and experience that are in demand #Skystorians

Opening page of RHS blog post: 'What’s the value of a History PhD? A view from business'. Full abstract:

"In this post we hear from Dr Richard Marks, a former business analyst who, having completed a PhD in 2024, now works as an independent historical researcher and author. After a long career outside education, Richard’s experience both of business and PhD research means he’s well placed to identify the broader skills History PhDs acquire while designing and studying for a doctorate. In creating and completing a PhD, you’re gaining capacity in project design and management, data retrieval and analysis, as well as engagement with varied audiences. Such skills are central to professions beyond higher education and highly valued by employers. Richard was one of 25 researchers who attended a recent workshop for independent historians, organised by the Royal Historical Society and held at the University of Warwick in May 2026."

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Tudorfp @tudorfp.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

This is an excellent resource for anyone from Shropshire or interested in its particularly rich and varied history. One day I aspire to write the history of Mytton Mill. @shropshirelass.bsky.social

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