#OTD in 1540, Fountains Abbey was sold to Sir Richard Gresham after being seized by the Crown. An inventory of the abbey valued it at over £1100, making it the wealthiest Cistercian abbey in England

#Yorkshire #History #Skystorians

#OTD in 1880 the Royal Portuguese Cabinet of Reading in Rio de Janeiro was inaugurated.

I was lucky enough to visit the library during a trip to Brazil in January and the space is truly breathtaking!

#Libraries #Skystorians #Brazil

No thoughts this morning, just this picture of the ceiling in the Henry VII Lady Chapel at Westminster Abbey

#History #Skystorians

Had a fascinating trip to
@westminsterabbey.bsky.social last week to visit their library and archive collection!

The white hart painting in the Muniment Room (the symbol of Richard II) was a personal favourite, and I think the Abbey wins the award for best view out of an archival storage space…

Always the way 😭😭

Believe it or not, this is a parish register from the seventeenth century that was damaged during a fire! 🔥

Heat causes the collagen fibres in the parchment to denature and shrink and eventually turn to gelatine, which sometimes has a ‘glassy’ appearance.

#EarlyModern #Skystorians

I'm working through some #EarlyModern petitions and uncovering some fascinating stories.

This one from residents near St-Dunstan-in-the-West is particularly relatable - burst water pipe chaos, and local council inaction - it's clear some problems never change! 💧

📷 COL/CA/05

#Skystorians

The National Archives is looking for an Early Modern Parliamentary Records Specialist. Pros: you'll get to work in the same department as me. Cons: you'll have to work in the same department as me. Details via the link. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOD893/r...

Some pictures of Blarney Castle from my whistle stop visit to Cork last week. Swipe to the end for a bonus picture of a crop circle of cows… 🐄

We're back with another #DiscoverTLA and this time we're looking at #TowerBridge because #OTD in 1885, the Corporation of London (Tower Bridge) Act was passed, authorising the bridge's construction...

📷 LPA: 235947

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📣Call for Papers 📣

I am delighted to announce that 'Speech/less in the Early Modern World' will be held 23 April 2026 at Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge.

Please share far and wide and do consider submitting a proposal! 🙊

Link to PDF version: bit.ly/4lZz80R

We're recruiting for a new role in the Early Modern team at TNA to help us integrate the Parliamentary Archives. I'm looking for someone with an expertise in pre-modern Westminster Parliament so we can join the executive, legislative and judicial collections www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOD893/r...

Had a lovely first trip to Durham for the #DCDC25 conference, including the fantastic #HIVstory keynote.

The cathedral isn’t too shabby either…

Some timeline cleansing pictures from my recent trip to Canterbury!

The first picture, Conquest House at 17 Palace Street, is actually a house with medieval interiors but a 19th century exterior.

#Canterbury #History

I had good fun going down this little rabbit hole researching one of the women in our trade card collection!

#EarlyModern #Skystorians #History

Do you like a timelapse? We love a timelapse! Here is timelapse of our staff installing our *FREE* Shakespeare in London display.

📅 On display until 2nd October 2025

Tickets: www.thelondonarchives.org/visit-us/exh...

#Shakespeare #London #FreeEvent #Archives #LondonHistory

Only 1 WEEK left to vote for us to win the #ARA Record-Keeping Service of the Year award!

You can read about our nomination and vote for us below 👇

www.archives.org.uk/recordkeepin...

@araukie.bsky.social #Archives

📣 EVENT KLAXON📣

Did you know we have curator-led tours of our London in the Second World War exhibition? We have four tours this July:

📅 8th July
📅 12th July
📅 16th July
📅 22nd July

Ticket can be booked below 👇

www.thelondonarchives.org/whats-on/cur...

#exhibition #archives

To celebrate the opening of the Shakespeare in London display @thelondonarchives.bsky.social, here is a photo of the First Folio from @guildhalllibrary.bsky.social that I was able to nab a few years ago

#Shakespeare #EarlyModern #History #Skystorians

We're excited to be starting a series called #DiscoverTLA where we'll looking in-depth at some of our most important documents.

Stay tuned for our first post on one of our iconic LGBTQ+ records 🏳️‍🌈

#Archives #Skystorians #LondonHistory

Yet another example of daughters‘ essential roles in bookselling families: In 1581-2, Middelburg bookseller Dierick van Helmondt repeatedly sent his daughter Janne to buy books from Plantin in Antwerp and settle his accounts (his son worked in the business too) (Museum Plantin-Moretus Arch. 60 f. 2)

Thrilled to say that earlier this month, I had the honour of being awarded the Curriers' Company London History Essay Prize @guildhalllibrary.bsky.social‬ 🎉

@thelondonjournal.bsky.social‬ #LondonHistory

These are accounts from the City's Cash from the 1660-70s, offering incredible insights into City of London's finances. However, they're incredibly hefty!

📷 The London Archives, COL/CHD/CT/01/013

#Skystorians #History #EarlyModern

Tomorrow at 14:00! Join us for our final webinar on teaching the #earlymodern. We'll be joined by Claire Titley (@thelondonarchives.bsky.social) to talk about cross-institutional collaboration.

kingsearlymodern.co.uk/events/teach...