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Guildhall Library @guildhalllibrary.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you to everyone who attended our 600th anniversary exhibition launch! We hope to see you again at our upcoming events.

Special thanks to Professor Caroline Barron for her fascinating talk on the original Guildhall Library in 1452.

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Dr Richard Asquith @richardasquith.bsky.social · 6d

Earlier this week I had the privilege of attending the launch of the recently restored #medieval hearse cloths at Merchant Taylors' Hall - incredible work by Zenzie Tinker Conservation that really shows off these wonderful objects 💀 #Skystorians #MedievalSky #London

Photograph of one of the Merchant Taylors' hearse cloths framed on a wall. It is flat, with a central panel with foliate motifs and applique embroidered images of tailors' shears, St John the Baptist, and the Agnus Dei. Photo by Piotrowski Photo.

Photograph of one of the Merchant Taylors' hearse cloths framed on a wall. It is flat, with a central panel with rich embroidery showing scenes from the life of St John the Baptist. Photo by Piotrowski Photo.

Two people (myself and Lisa Monnas) talking in front of one of the hearse cloths. Photo by Piotrowski Photo.

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Justin Colson @justincolson.bsky.social · 9d

@ihr.bsky.social and @ies-sas.bsky.social are partnering with @thelondonarchives.bsky.social to run a new series of public lectures, featuring the chance to see the original records first hand. First lecture by @patrickwallis.bsky.social on "Apprenticeship and the Rise of London", Weds 15th October!

SAS and The London Archives: Apprenticeship and the Rise of London, 1500-1800

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Yorkist History Trust @yorkisthistory.bsky.social · 18d

We recently published two #blogs on our website: on depictions of #medieval child saints and on YHT scholars at the Harlaxton Medieval Symposium. Saturday mornings are an ideal time to read them, or to browse our other posts and see what the Trust is up to! yorkisthistorytrust.org/the-trust-on/

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Our blog, The Trust On…, features regular updates on the work undertaken by the Trust and on research, discoveries, and publications of interest in fifteenth-century studies. You’ll fin…

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Yorkist History Trust @yorkisthistory.bsky.social · 20d

Last month, the Trust had the privilege of offering scholarships to five PGRs and ECRs to attend the Harlaxton #Medieval Symposium. Each YHT Scholar has shared their thoughts on the experience on our #blog, which you can read here: yorkisthistorytrust.org/2025/09/18/y... #MedievalSky #Skystorians

YHT Scholars at the 2025 Harlaxton Medieval Symposium

The Trust On…YHT Scholars at the 2025 Harlaxton Medieval Symposium PGR/ECR presenters at the 2025 Harlaxton Medieval Symposium, including the five YHT scholars (courtesy of Ana Roda Sanchez) …

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Church Monuments Society @churchmonuments.bsky.social · 21d

Book offer klaxon! Tomb Monuments in Medieval Europe: Volume I, edited by Paul Cockerham and Christian Steer. Details and order form at churchmonumentssociety.org/2025/09/17/t...

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Dr Laura Sangha @lsangha.bsky.social · 21d

This 1785 will is sharp reminder of the context that sometimes accompanied a wills creation:

The executor 'was preparing to put a seal thereto and at that Instant discovered the said deceased to be then dying and before the said deceased could sign seal and publish the same he died'.

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Handwritten lines from a will that read 'was preparing to put a seal thereto and at that Instant discovered the said deceased to be then dying and before the said deceased could sign seal and publish the same he died'.

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Dr Richard Asquith @richardasquith.bsky.social · 22d

I wrote my first ever academic article on the #medieval parish of #Kendal - and archaeology near Holy Trinity church has now uncovered the burials of some of the town’s medieval parishioners, even allowing for a facial reconstruction of one 13th-century woman 💀 www.academia.edu/39694971/Ser...

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Historic Towns Trust @historictownstrust.bsky.social · 24d

Drop into the beautiful St. Lawrence Jewry this Saturday or Sunday (at 14:15) for a free Open House London talk from Prof. Vanessa Harding, about our upcoming atlas of London on the eve of the Great Fire. programme.openhouse.org.uk/listings/3866

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Yorkist History Trust @yorkisthistory.bsky.social · 26d

Just under a week left to submit a proposal for our sessions at @imc-leeds.bsky.social next year and to apply for a bursary! #Skystorians #MedievalSky

Yorkist History Trust @yorkisthistory.bsky.social · Sep 2

We're seeking proposals for papers on the long fifteenth century for Trust-sponsored panels at next year's @imc-leeds.bsky.social, as well as offering bursaries of £300 for speakers! Please see here for more info: yorkisthistorytrust.org/2025/09/02/y... @jllaynesmith.bsky.social #MedievalSky

Proposals are sought for 20-minute papers on new research on the period 1399-1525. Topics within the IMC 2026 theme of ‘Temporalities’ are encouraged, but any subject within the relevant time frame is welcome.

Bursaries of £300 are available for scholars without institutional funding (at any stage of their career). Please note the IMC’s proposal criteria at www.imc.leeds.ac.uk/proposals/criteria.

Please send a 150-200 word abstract and short biography to Dr Joanna Laynesmith at j.l.laynesmith@reading.ac.uk by 18th September 2025 stating whether you wish to apply for a bursary or just to propose a paper.

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Yorkist History Trust @yorkisthistory.bsky.social · 28d

We recently awarded a research grant to Lucy Beall Lott, a PhD researcher at the University of St Andrews - and now you can read about her fascinating work on #medieval child saints on our blog! 😇 yorkisthistorytrust.org/2025/09/10/c... #Skystorians #MedievalSky

Child Saints and Henry V’s Chantry Chapel

The Trust On…Child Saints and Henry V’s Chantry Chapel Lucy Beall Lott, a PhD researcher at the University of St Andrews, was recently awarded a grant by the Yorkist History Trust to fu…

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Yorkist History Trust @yorkisthistory.bsky.social · Sep 6

We had a wonderful time at the Fifteenth Century Conference at Durham - excellent papers showcasing lots of exciting new work on the later Middle Ages! #Skystorians #MedievalSky #medieval

A photograph of the gatehouse of Durham castle, with a view of the cathedral tower behind - it is night and both are illuminated.

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Yorkist History Trust @yorkisthistory.bsky.social · Sep 4

The Yorkist History Trust are in Durham for the 2025 Fifteenth Century Conference! If you’d like to find out more about us and the work we do, please come and speak to us! #Skystorians #MedievalSky #medieval

A photograph of the western towers of Durham Cathedral, looking towards them along a cobbled street.

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Yorkist History Trust @yorkisthistory.bsky.social · Sep 2

We're seeking proposals for papers on the long fifteenth century for Trust-sponsored panels at next year's @imc-leeds.bsky.social, as well as offering bursaries of £300 for speakers! Please see here for more info: yorkisthistorytrust.org/2025/09/02/y... @jllaynesmith.bsky.social #MedievalSky

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John McCafferty @jdmccafferty.bsky.social · Sep 2

2 Sept 1666: Mayor Bludworth of #London on the Great Fire as it started up - ‘A woman could piss it out’ #otd

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Dr Richard Asquith @richardasquith.bsky.social · Aug 30

I hadn’t heard this sad news. Barbara Harvey was also my academic ‘grandmother’ and although I never had the pleasure of meeting her Clive spoke with warmth often about how she gently directed him towards Bristol’s late medieval parishes - a topic that happily occupied him for the rest of his life

Helen Gittos @helengittos.bsky.social · Aug 30

My academic grandmother, Barbara Harvey, died earlier this month; there's a short tribute to her from @somervillecollege.bsky.social here: www.some.ox.ac.uk/news/barbara...

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Church Monuments Society @churchmonuments.bsky.social · Aug 22

Second of our free online lectures on 8 Nov: Philip Muijtens on the funeral sermon and tomb of the antipope Baldassare Costa churchmonumentssociety.org/events/a-tom...

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Dr Richard Asquith @richardasquith.bsky.social · Aug 22

Thank you Sarah, it was wonderful to have you there!

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Dr Richard Asquith @richardasquith.bsky.social · Aug 21

Well, the 2025 Harlaxton Medieval Symposium has come to an end, and what a week it has been. There’s so much innovative and fascinating work being done on the medieval city by scholars of all stages, and it was a joy to bring them together for four days of generous and lively discussion #Skystorians

Professor Caroline Barron delivering the Pamela Tudor-Craig memorial lecture at the 2025 Harlaxton Medieval Symposium.

A large printed copy of the Nuremberg Chronicle in the collection of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, open to a double page spread showing a woodcut image of the city of Nuremberg.

Jenny Stratford and Michael Michael at the launch of England and France before 1500: proceedings of the 2023 Harlaxton Symposium held in honour of Jenny Stratford.

A photograph of the book England and France before 1500: proceedings of the 2023 Harlaxton Symposium held in honour of Jenny Stratford.

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Boydell & Brewer @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social · Aug 21

We've had a wonderful time at #Harlaxton Medieval Symposium this week. We caught up with author Kathryn A. Smith. Her lavishly illustrated book "The Painted Histories of the Welles-Ros Bible (Paris, BnF Fr.1)" is absolutely stunning - if we do say so ourselves. buff.ly/H9d2dUf #MedievalSky

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Dr Sarah McKeagney @mckeagns.bsky.social · Aug 17

Spoilers for my Harlaxton paper tomorrow- 5 minute papers are hard

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Church Monuments Society @churchmonuments.bsky.social · Aug 9

Update on the All Hallows series of FREE online lectures - all titles now available at churchmonumentssociety.org/events/all-h...

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Dr Richard Asquith @richardasquith.bsky.social · Aug 9

'The Cittie of #London lyes in Ashes': from a letter of May 1667 from the master and wardens of the Vintners' Company to a trustee of a charity that had failed to provide the Company's annuity that year - an attempt to play on their conscience and move them to pity for London's plight? #Skystorians

Photograph of a detail from a manuscript letter stating 'the City of London lies in ashes'.

An engraving by Wenceslaus Hollar showing two views of the City of London from Southwark, one before the Great Fire in 1666 and one after, showing a skyline of ruined buildings, including Old St Paul's Cathedral. National Galleries of Scotland, P 9473.

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Dr Richard Asquith @richardasquith.bsky.social · Aug 10

Quite right!

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Dr Richard Asquith @richardasquith.bsky.social · Aug 9

'The Cittie of #London lyes in Ashes': from a letter of May 1667 from the master and wardens of the Vintners' Company to a trustee of a charity that had failed to provide the Company's annuity that year - an attempt to play on their conscience and move them to pity for London's plight? #Skystorians

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