Until February, we have a display available to all those coming to our building as either members or attending an event. Inked in Memory examines how artists and Antiquaries created visual records of objects and places before the invention of photography.

We had a great pilot session for our new school workshops! If your KS3-5 students would enjoy a free workshop exploring Magna Carta & the Making of History (&featuring fab primary sources) contact [email protected]. Scheme kindly supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Farrer & Co.

On 27 Nov join us for our joint lecture with @royalastrosoc.bsky.social and hear from Dr Fabio Silva and Prof. Clive Ruggles FSA about the thirteen towers of Chankillo, which form part of a monumental complex built in the Peruvian coastal desert in the 3rd century BC. www.sal.org.uk/event/ras-le...

Next Tuesday at 1pm join Dawn Kemp, Director of Museums of the @collegeofsurgeons.bsky.social, who will talk about her recent research into a long-lost painting of an 18th-century London amputation scene, with surprising connections! www.sal.org.uk/event/amputa...

"Remember, remember, the fifth of November, gunpowder, treason and plot. I see no reason why gunpowder treason should ever be forgot.'

This print shows a grand firework display that took place at the Duke of Richmond's residence at Whitehall, River Thames, in 1749. The display was organised in honour of King George II to celebrate the signing of the treaty at Aix la Chapelle, marking the end of the War of Austrian Succession.

Visit our #HistDay25 stand at @senatehouselib.bsky.social today! Come for the ladybird book, stay for the pick n mic sweets.

History Day 2025 is well underway and there’s almost too much to take in! (Fans of Bruce Springsteen have have just the thing for you 👀)

On 13 November, join Prof. Tom Moore FSA and Dr Sophia Adams FSA as they share recent finds in Melsonby, North Yorkshire - one of the largest hoards of Iron Age metalwork ever encountered in Britain! www.sal.org.uk/event/melson...

Fragment of 4th century mosaic from the #Roman bathhouse of Lydney #Gloucestershire Beautifully captured in watercolour by the great archaeologist, Tessa Verney Wheeler in 1929 🤩 Original painting held by @antiquaries.bsky.social #MosaicMonday

Our staff are fiendishly friendly today, ready to welcome you into the depths of our Library.....if you have the guts to enter....

Party time for skeletons! ☠️🎉Here is a woodcut from Liber Chronicarum (commonly known as the Nuremberg Chronicle), published 1493. It's a Latin chronicle of Christian world history from Creation until 1493, divided into seven ages, with the concluding section on the anticipated end of days.

Do you dare stare into the eyes of spooky child this Halloween? Take your chance today at our Haunted by the Past event until 3.30pm today! www.sal.org.uk/event/haunte...

The Magus, or Celestial Intelligencer, was a handbook on occult and ceremonial magic compiled by Francis Barrett and published in 1801. Barrett drew on earlier Renaissance writings including that of John Dee but most of his work comes from Cornelius Agrippa whom he termed a 'famous magician'.

Want to join our lovely team? We're looking for a Loans Coordinator! It's 21 hours per week for a fixed term (7 months) and the candidate will look after our national and international exhibition and research loan requests. Deadline is 10 November. www.sal.org.uk/about-us/vac...

This image comes from a German manuscript made up of a large collection of coats of arms, mostly in colour, which relate mainly to the Holy Roman Empire. It was probably written in southwest Germany or Switzerland, around the early 16th century (after 1531).

Do you dare to join us for a Halloween-themed open day this Friday? Come along for spooky displays of objects and books, fancy dress is welcome! www.sal.org.uk/event/haunte...

This image comes from the book The Discoverie of Witchcraft, wherein the Lewde dealing of Witches & Witchmongers is notablie detected, in 16 books...whereunto is added a Treatise upon the Nature and Substance of Spirits and Devils. It was published in 1584 by Reginald Scot, an MP & author in London.

Catch up with our lecture from yesterday by Professor James Clark FSA and Emma Slocombe FSA & hear about the research project which has traced the treatment of Church textiles in England and Wales over the course of the Tudor Reformations. www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0Kp...

In 1830 the Novomagians (a joke off-shoot society of the Antiquaries) thought it would be funny to pretend their treasurer, Robert Lemon, had been murdered. They ran a competition for the best epitaph & members sent in joke versions of poems, letters & drawings to lament the "passing" of Robert.

Keep up to date with what's going on in the heritage sector and our Fellows by subscribing to our newsletter Salon! www.sal.org.uk/what-we-do/p...

#Greensleeves' girdle and gown will will be on display, at Athelhampton House along with her other gifts, from 27 October, at a new exhibition curated by Rachel Jardine, and supported by @antiquaries.bsky.social greensleevesproject.uk #exhibition #historicaldress #materialculture #tudortuesday

This Thursday, learn about fate of the textiles, vestments for priests, altars and other furnishings removed from churches closed or purged of their ancient iconography during the Tudor Reformations. www.sal.org.uk/event/church...

A fine mosaic featuring Bacchus and leopard was unearthed from a #Roman villa at Stonesfield #Oxfordshire in 1712 It was recorded by William Lewington in this painting now in @antiquaries.bsky.social Soon after, the floor was destroyed by locals "who refused to pay for seeing it" 😱 #MosaicMonday

Lord Lyttelton, an English aristocrat and politician, said he received a visitation of a ghostly figure warning him of his impending death.

🦇 Nocte Volamus = We Fly by Night 🦇 The best motto to have around #Halloween time for your heraldic bookplate. This particular bookplate comes from our Charles Hall Crouch collection of heraldic bookplates, which encompasses around 30-40,000 bookplates in 73 boxes!

Join Prof. Abubakar Sani Sule this Thursday to hear about under-researched collections from northern Nigeria, which are of global significance in terms of medieval trade & polities, & also serve as powerful materials for public engagement. It's free! www.sal.org.uk/event/west-a...

Booking for in-person attendance at our conference Modern Makers & Antiquaries closes this Wednesday 15 October. Book while you can! www.sal.org.uk/event/modern...

A thoroughly enjoyable afternoon leading a tour up Pendinas #hillfort for the Welsh Fellows of the @antiquaries.bsky.social - an opportunity to bring everyone up to speed with the results of our recent #NHLF project, with @rcahmwales.bsky.social & @henebtwa.bsky.social And it stayed dry! ☀️

Ever wanted to know about the collecting habits of the royals? From George V’s passion for stamps to Queen Mary’s refined eye for Fabergé and Chinese jades, Tim Knox CVO FSA, Director of the Royal Collection, will talk you through them all on 28 October. www.sal.org.uk/event/royal-...

@susu808.bsky.social, interdisciplinary artist and writer, & Tamsin Loxley, multidisciplinary artist whose practice investigates the language of the land, will be with us on 22 Oct. Booking for in-person attendance closes on Wed 15 October. www.sal.org.uk/event/modern...

Join Hanny Newton, an embroidery artist who specialises in a contemporary approach to goldwork embroidery, Alison Proctor, a ceramicist who creates wheel-thrown and hand-built pieces that reflect her passion for nature, and others on 22 October. www.sal.org.uk/event/modern...

This rather friendly looking skelton is a drawing by Rev Stephen Isaacson. It's from of a group of 10 items relating to finds at Dymchurch, 28 May 1844. Finds of all periods were made, but it appears no contexts were recorded. The skeletons were undated, although much Roman pottery was recorded.

With our Past Matters events, you can redeem your ticket for an exclusive 20% discount for Afternoon Tea at the elegant 5-Star St. James’s Hotel & Club in Mayfair! Find out more at the following link: www.sal.org.uk/support-us/p...

Catch up on our lecture from today, all about medievial uni students from @amwillemsen.bsky.social. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJ0D...

Sue Heaser is an author, illustrator & teacher with a lifelong interest in the jewellery arts. Sarah Le Breton is willow weaver & basket-maker. Discover their craft along with other skilled craftspeople in our conference 'Modern Makers & Antiquaries' on 22 October! www.sal.org.uk/event/modern...

If you're in London tomorrow, come and enjoy a lucntime lecture from @amwillemsen.bsky.social on what was it like to be a student in the Middle Ages or the Renaissance. www.sal.org.uk/event/back-i...

Sarah Davis is a multi-media artist exploring themes relating to the cyclical nature of recovery & renewal. She uses traditional making techniques with a historical resonance, like wood carving, miniature painting & illumination. See her at Modern Makers & Antiquaries. www.sal.org.uk/event/modern...

Now we're in #spookyseason it's time to take a look at some of the mystic, ghoulish, magic and supernatural items in our collections. Here we have some German stoneware vessels known as a Bellarmine or Bartmann (bearded man) jars.

2 #songs from the #Greensleeves conference at @antiquaries.bsky.social in July: #Marlowe: The Passionate Shepherd to his Love #Raleigh: The Nymph’s Reply Emily Atkinson: soprano @callumcoates.bsky.social : actor Robin Jeffrey: #lute Lynda Sayce: flute. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJsA... #earlymusic

Victoria Ajoku is a maker, teacher of fans, the UK Ambassador for Fan Making & founder of Fan The Glory W/ Tori. She works passionately to revive & diversify the concept of the craft of fan making. Hear from her on Oct 22 in our conference Modern Makers & Antiquaries www.sal.org.uk/event/modern...

On 28 Oct join Tim Knox, Director of the Royal Collection, for an exploration of royal taste & patronage from Edward VII - Queen Elizabeth II. You also get a 20% discount for Afternoon Tea at the 5-Star St James’s Hotel & Club in Mayfair with your ticket purchase! www.sal.org.uk/event/royal-...

This large globular shaped Roman amphora is known in archaeological terms as a ‘Dressel 20’. A Dressel 20 vessel is a very large, rounded vessel with two handles and a thick, rounded, or angular rim.

Ever wondered what students at medieval universitites got up to? Wonder no more and learn all about this from @amwillemsen.bsky.social next Tuesday at 1pm for a free lunchtime lecture! www.sal.org.uk/event/back-i...

Join us for our first lunchtime lecture of the season and hear all about early modern caskets and cabinets from @isabellarosner.bsky.social! Register your free place for this Friday at 1pm: www.sal.org.uk/event/embroi...

In 1971, a late 4th century AD mosaic was found at #Halstock in #Dorset This painting, by Stephen Cosh, was made for the @antiquaries.bsky.social (Roman mosaics of Britain vol II 2005) The original was reburied and sadly can no longer be seen A lost little masterpiece for #MosaicMonday

The Society has a rare and extensive collection of primarily 19th-century printing blocks which provide a rich insight into Victorian printing practices, in both London and the surrounding region.

How about some hat related fashion inspo from Mary of Austria? Could it be the A/W 25 trend? Mary of Austria (1505–58) was Queen Consort of Hungary in 1522–6 and Regent of the Burgundian Netherlands in 1531–56.

Out lecture and events season starts soon, so why not take a look at what we've got coming up! www.sal.org.uk/events/

On our last day of #MagnaCarta1225 we welcomed our 5,500th visitor! Flavie & her Father Denis are in London from Quebec. They'd just been to the Royal Academy and were walking past when they saw our exhibition & popped in. Flavie gets a free gift from the shop to celebrate being our 5,500th visitor!