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Richard Nevell @richardnevell.bsky.social · Aug 11
And here's a cool manuscript picture to reward you for registering for the event (BL Stowe MS17 f244r) #MedievalSky
This is a drawing from the corner of a medieval manuscript. There is Latin text in the top-left, but that's a sideshow to the real action. The illustration shows a castle on a mound, painted in blue, pink, and green. It is being defended by three monkeys - I think they're wearing helmets. There is a fox with a crossbow stood to one side and looking very pleased with itself. A rabbit has tunnelled underneath the castle. And there's a grey animal climbing a ladder to attack the castle. I can't tell what it is because there's a shield covering its face. There are a couple of trees which look more like asparagus. It's a lot.
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Andy Brockman @andybrockman.bsky.social · 1d
#HeritageCrime News

Police attended the St Fagans National Museum of History in Cardiff in the early hours of Monday (6 October).

Det Insp Bob Chambers of South Wales Police said two suspects forced entry and Bronze Age artefacts, including gold objects, were stolen in a "targeted attack".
St Fagans: Bronze Age gold jewellery stolen from musuem
Police are investigating a burglary at St Fagans museum in the early hours of Monday morning.
www.bbc.co.uk
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michael swaim 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @michaelswaim.bsky.social · 3d
this is from a 43-year-old TV movie
establishing shot of a suburban house on VHS. subtitle - "I tell you we're destroying the planet." establishing shot of a suburban house on VHS. subtitle - "They do a satire on television and a couple of years..." establishing shot of a suburban house on VHS. subtitle - "...later it comes true."
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a human, like you @dying-robot.bsky.social · 4d
it’s not hard to see how many American Jews have been speaking out against the genocide from pretty much day one and I gotta think if you’re acting like it hasn’t been happening then you just want an excuse to be antisemitic
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Richard Nevell @richardnevell.bsky.social · 5d
chng.it/MCcfCq9Qzh
We Can Make an Impact.
SAVE KNARESBOROUGH CASTLE!
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Maia Blumberg @maiablumberg.bsky.social · 6d
*Call for Contributors* The Medieval in Museums
@archumanities.bsky.social

Check out the full CfP via link ➡️ bit.ly/CfPMiM

Welcoming chapters/dialogues/critical-creative texts from scholars, museum professionals, creative practitioners

deadline: Mon 3 Nov (5pm GMT)

#MedievalSky #MuseumSky #CfP
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Lorna Richardson @lornarichardson.bsky.social · 6d
We were just finishing Yom Kippur morning service when our rabbi announced this had just happened. We’d been reflecting on the atrocities in Gaza & praying for peace. Our tiny community is horrified & heartbroken

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live...
Two dead after suspected terror attack on Manchester synagogue, police say, with suspect shot by officers – latest
Keir Starmer will fly home early from Europe to chair a Cobra meeting, while Greater Manchester mayor tells people to avoid the area
www.theguardian.com
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The Castle Studies Trust @castlestudies.bsky.social · Sep 1
We are now open to receive grant applications. Closing date is 3 months today, 1 December. Remember to send 2 completed references and when writing it think what questions you are trying to answer and whether methods proposed will help do that.
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The Castle Studies Trust @castlestudies.bsky.social · May 27
The CST is delighted to announce that for our next round of grants, which will open in September, we will be increasing the maximum grant award by 40% to £14,000. Applications open on 1 Sept & closes on 1 Dec 2025. For more info you can go here: castlestudiestrust.org/Grants.html
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Médecins Sans Frontières @msf.org · 12d
“We have been left with no choice but to stop our activities, as our clinics are encircled by Israeli forces... This is the last thing we wanted.”

We have been forced to suspend our activities and leave Gaza City.

MSF forced to suspend activities amid Israeli offensive in Gaza City | MSF
The intense Israeli forces' offensive in Gaza City, Palestine, is putting our staff and patients at an unacceptable level of risk to continue our lifesaving activities.
www.msf.org
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Stef North-Sagrott @archaeostef.bsky.social · 12d
Bad, enraging, archaeological process

Bad, enraging, use of archaeology

It's the duty of all #archaeologists to condemn this nationalistic use of #archaeology by Israel to support it's genocidal, warmongering aims

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
‘Tunnel vision’: how Israel is using archaeology to win US support for goals
Scientists say Netanyahu government and its US backers are trying to construct a history shorn of all complexity
www.theguardian.com
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The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · 12d
yeah we're into LLMs (Large Lamb-bridge Models)
A herd of sheep move across a marshy bridge.
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Richard Nevell @richardnevell.bsky.social · 13d
More data must be gathered
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Katherine Weikert @kateweikert.bsky.social · 13d
My book is now £14.99 with this discount! Cheaper than a cheeky Nandos!
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Boydell & Brewer @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social · 14d
A ground-breaking interdisciplinary approach to the medieval manor pre- and post-Conquest. Save 40% on the paperback of Authority, Gender and Space in the Anglo-Norman World, 900-1200 with code PB40! Ends 29 Sept 2025.
Buy the book > buff.ly/TEwPJ6m @kateweikert.bsky.social #medievalsky
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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 14d
NEW: Ten years after the Islamic State group executed Khaled al-Asaad, the “father of Palmyra,” his family recalls the man who gave his life to protect Syria’s greatest archaeological treasure. Cian Ward reports for @newlinesmag.bsky.social.

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Syria’s Most Renowned Archaeologist Loved Palmyra More Than Life Itself
A decade after the Islamic State group executed Khaled al-Asaad, his family remembers the quiet devotion and courage that bound him to his beloved ancient city until the end
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Richard Nevell @richardnevell.bsky.social · 14d
On top of the illegality of digging in occupied territory, the practice of archaeology has been questionable. Elsewhere in Silwan when digging has encountered periods not of interest to Elad those remains have been destroyed without recording. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
‘Tunnel vision’: how Israel is using archaeology to win US support for goals
Scientists say Netanyahu government and its US backers are trying to construct a history shorn of all complexity
www.theguardian.com
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Richard Nevell @richardnevell.bsky.social · 17d
While the step is largely symbolic, and needs to be backed up with tangible support for people who are suffering, symbols have their own significance.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 17d
UK recognises Palestine as an independent state
UK recognises Palestine as an independent state
Deeply symbolic move comes seven decades after end of UK mandate in Palestine and formation of state of Israel The UK has formally recognised Palestine as an independent state, Keir Starmer has announced. The deeply symbolic move comes seven decades after the end of the UK mandate in Palestine and the formation of the state of Israel. It comes in concert with Canada and Australia, who also made their own formal declarations on Sunday. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 23d
Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, says UN inquiry
Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, says UN inquiry
Commission’s 72-page legal analysis cites examples including scale of killings, aid blockages and forced displacement * Middle East crisis – live updates A UN commission of inquiry concluded on Tuesday that Israel had committed genocide in Gaza and that top Israeli officials including the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, had incited these acts. It cited examples of the scale of the killings, aid blockages, forced displacement and the destruction of a fertility clinic to back up its genocide finding, adding its voice to rights groups and others that have reached the same conclusion. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 28d
Gary Lineker on winning the National TV Award,

"It's not lost on me why I might have won this award"

"Aside from presenting Match of the Day.."

"Also, I think it demonstrates that perhaps it's ok sometimes to use our platform to speak up on behalf of those who have no voice"
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Cooger & Dark’s Pandemonium Shadow Podcast @gonebabygone.bsky.social · 29d
Funniest possible person to say nothing bad happened when he was a kid as a result of everyone having guns
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 29d
RFK Jr: We had lots of guns when we were kids. Kids brought guns to school and were encouraged to do so. And nobody was walking into schools and shooting people. There are many things that could explain this. One is the dependence on psychiatric drugs.
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · Sep 3
BREAKING: Lush has closed all of its UK stores in protest at Israel’s genocide in Palestine

The cosmetic giant has also closed down its factories and website for the day
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Rachel Moss @menysnoweballes.bsky.social · Sep 3
My online live course Medieval Chivalry has its first run from April - if it sells well it'll be added to the permanent roster! lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk/courses/medi...
Medieval Chivalry
Chivalry was more than medieval knights in shining armour jousting for the love of fair ladies. This course explores how chivalric values profoundly shaped political, literary and artistic cultures fr...
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PseudoPod @pseudopod.org · Aug 21
If you’ve been listening to the pod recently, you’ll have heard…

• Ads are coming at the start and end of episodes from Oct 1st
• BUT Patreon subscribers can get ad-free versions!
• Sign up now to lock in ad-free access at the current $5 level
• Go to pseudopod.org and click on "feed the pod"
PseudoPod | The Sound of Horror
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DismalChips DIED FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS VERY NIGHT @dismalchips.bsky.social · Aug 26
You can't really criticise someone for shouting from the sidelines if you're following their instructions.
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kiersturmer.bsky.social @kiersturmer.bsky.social · Aug 26
this is what they put out on Instagram 2 hours ago....
Picture of Farage smiling (?) with the caption "shouting from the sidelines" next to a picture of Starmer looking serious with the caption "removed over 35,000 people from the UK with no right to be here"
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Dr Alex Fitzpatrick @animalarchaeology.com · Aug 26
🏺 Really happy to see that @archaeocobb.bsky.social and @kayth.bsky.social’s edited volume on activism in #archaeology is now available for purchase in print or free to read online! And yours truly has a chapter in it as well on social media, of course.

www.archaeopress.com/Archaeopress...
Archaeopress
Archaeopress Publications
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Jack Lynch @jacklynch000.bsky.social · Aug 26
People make fun of AI “hallucinations,” but this is 100% accurate.
was 1995 30 years ago Al Overview No, 1995 was not 30 years ago. If today is July 25, 2025, then 30 years ago would be 1995. So, yes, 1995 was 30 years ago.
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Bob Marshall @bobmarshall.co.uk · Aug 26
Colour in historical reconstruction: The 60-30-10 rule and its key role in cinematic colour grading is my best guess as to why these productions elect to dial back the vibrant medieval polychromy. But it does look rather like the producers haven't bothered to consult experts for some guidance here.
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The Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · Aug 26
What a juxtaposition, put together by my pal Mr. Ross, what re-enactors/Living History portrayers manage to achieve in their free weekends with a lot of love, a bit of elbow grease and by saving some spare cash vs. what the BBC manages on a massive budget with a huge team:
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