#MedievalSky #BookHistory

A couple of days ago, I posted a few photos from my walk from Arncliffe in Littondale. This was a linocut print I made of the view from the other side of the valley, looking towards the footpath on Cogar Scar. #Linocut #Printmaking #YorkshireDales #LandscapeArt #YorkshireArtist

What readings do you assign on the Bayeux Tapestry for undergrads? I’m teaching a new course entirely on this object (part how history works, part material history, part experimental archaeology) and looking forward to discovering new-to-me work on it!! #medievalsky #bayeuxtapestry

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Good afternoon from Dolly.

I'm hiring 2 postdocs on my Wellcome project "How Did Infectious Diseases Become Wild?: Plague, Yellow Fever, and Disease Ecology in the Brazilian Hinterland (1920-1975)" Department of Global Health and Social Medicine King's College 3 years 01/10/26- 30/09/29 Deadline: 01/02/26 shorturl.at/KZ6Vh

Wirral, Cheshire. Wirhealum, Wirheale early 10thC. ‘(Place at) the nook(s) where bog-myrtle grows’. Old English wīr + halh (dative plural halum). Source: Oxford Dictionary of British #PlaceNames. 📸Trees for Life #medievalsky

The first Carena Institute of Sustainable Archaeologies Seminar series, on Collaborative Archaeologies in (Post)Conflict Contexts, kicks off next week with Hiba Alkhalaf. All welcome! Sign up via the link: www.bbk.ac.uk/events?tag=1...

Are you a PG research student based outside of London? Did you know that you may be eligible for a bursary of up to £500 to take one of our short courses in 2026? Find out more on our IHR Research Training and Short Courses page: www.history.ac.uk/study-traini... Applications open until 31 Jan 2026

Garden looking cute in the snow

You asked, we delivered! Our volume 'Traversing the Inner Seas' (ed. Chris Cooijmans, 2017) is once again available in print! If you've been hoping to get your hands on a copy of the book, here's your chance - featuring landmark research by Clare Downham, Alex Sanmark, Mark Hall, and many others

If you are thinking of following suit, here's a list of EU tech alternatives: european-alternatives.eu

Enjoyed chatting to Dan and Mags this evening for the Nordic Mythology podcast about the dynasty of Ívarr. Not sure when it will air but there are tons of episodes to flick through online www.nordicmythologypodcast.com #vikings #medievalsky

The magnificent 9th century #Sandbach Crosses, dominating the market-place. Originally erected somewhere else (but presumably nearby), they were moved there in the C16, broken up in the C17 & reassembled in the C19. #Cheshire #StandingStoneSunday #StoneworkSunday #SaxonSunday 📷 my own

As a bully, Trump has always been pushing boundaries to see what he and his cronies can get away with next, but TACO when there is strong opposition. The theme from kiddies to countries is violation. Keep quiet about Venezuela? new boundary to push is Greenland. We’ve let this run too long.

Nobody could have predicted this.

It's coming! After years of hard work by @radulescur.bsky.social and Andrew Lynch, as well as a great number of Arthurianists from around the world, The Cambridge History of Arthurian Literature and Culture is here! 🏰 www.cambridge.org/fr/universit...

If that isn't a rallying call for every EU country to start the below steps, they are asleep at the wheel. 1) Expedite energy transition to renewables 2) Begin transition away from reliance on US tech giants & build up local capacity 3) Regulate the free reign of influence of US social media

Such a cheerful little lion, happy with his lot as a footrest to Eustace de Folville d1347 at St Mary's, Ashby Folville. #Caturday

Selling academic books #skystorians #scottish mainly £10hb/£5pb plus postage with a few exceptions for rare books. Email [email protected] if interested in any of the titles which you can view here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/tkgc6...

Also scoring very low on history #skystorians

Such a gorgeous joyful watch which reflected the London I know, love & lived in for 30 years. I watched fox cubs play on my roof in Fulham, fed hedgehogs & parakeets in my Twickenham garden and shared many tube rides with pigeons. Thank you #DavidAttenborough ❤️ #ThisIsLondon #EatYourHeartOutTrump

Could we please move away from the persecution of women who are deemed not to look womanly enough seeking a safe place to pee in women's toilets and deal with what the very real and present dangers are for our daughters?

The World Council of Churches has called on the European Union to impose sanctions and an arms embargo on Israel over what it described as a war of genocide in the Gaza Strip and violations against Palestinians in the West Bank.

This is so cringe. Cosplay by individuals scoring very low on standards of Christianity or chivalry. #medievalsky

3D scan of the Jelling 2 Stone, a Viking runestone erected by Harald Bluetooth in honour of his mother, Queen Thyra. Research in Antiquity from 2023 suggested women held more power in Viking Denmark than previously believed 🏺 #Archaeology 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 📷 Laila Kitzler Åhfeldt

Does anyone have to hand Azzara & Moro's (1998), I capitolari italici. Storia e diritto della dominazione carolingia in Italia? If so, could you photograph their edition and translation of Synod of Pavia (850) §23 on magic users ans poisoners? (I think it's ca. pages 196-99) Thanks! #Medievalsky

Punctuation matters… 🤦🏻‍♂️😂

This is what happens when search engines give way to LLMs. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

One of the first things a Farage government will do will be to make sure "the young are taught correctly about our history," and if that doesn't set off all manner of alarm bells then it should. (MAIL)

Pure. Innocent. Fun.

Grok + X now seems to be awash with images undressing women, without consent. It is an issue with the potential for a very very broad coalition - across political divides - to insist the Musk platform gets back within the law, on all fronts, not just this example. www.cnbctv18.com/technology/g...

Glad to hear of this digitization project/collection - better late than never! - but be warned, the website is excellent and leaving it will be a struggle!

great book on this topic www.cambridge.org/core/books/m...

Unis need to monetise this. We have the all the experts, with all the grumpiness. We could just livestream a collection of random lectures with a reading list for each if people want context for what is going on to find out for themselves after.

Imagine reading this 10 years ago thinking this will be life in the USA in 2025.

🏺 I also co-wrote a new blog post all about extinct animals in Scotland with my friends over at @digitscotland.bsky.social! www.digitscotland.com/the-archaeol...

As we are sat on a spinning rock, orbiting the sun for another year, in a vast universe, a tiny lifetime - love is the thing that matters most - love yourself, love all others, love truth. Wishing you all the loves for 2026!

Think someone at the Beeb has been at the New Year drinkies early... 🤣 #Archaeology 🏺 #Hic #HappyNewYear

HMU: What's the best article or chapter you've read in the last five years that involves women and charters in pre-Conquest England? #medievalsky

Drinking together was a deeply social act in ancient Scandinavia too, used to affirm and shape bonds of friendship and allegiance. The impact was even more impressive if the drink was poured from an imported Roman jug or horn. Photo: horn from Östergötland ca. 0-400 AD. Historiska museet

Why Medieval Torture Devices are Not Medieval www.medievalists.net/2023/12/medi... #medievaltorturedevices

United Nations experts have called on Britain to protect the lives and rights of detained pro-Palestine activists who are on hunger strike. www.middleeastmonitor.com/20251229-un-...

Enjoying the new Gone Medieval podcast by Annie Whitehead podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/l... #medievalsky

Super proud of Doctoral researcher James Davison who has just submitted his thesis "Trans Lives in Early Anglo-Saxon Period Communities: Translating Archaeological and Literary Records" co-supervised with Bonnie Effros. Early insight here: theconversation.com/the-burials-... #medieval #archaeology

With permission to share from @archaeodeathprof.bsky.social Offa's Dyke Journal open access interview between Prof Howard Williams, Paul Sherman (Director NW Heritage CIC) and me works.hcommons.org/records/6765... #medievalsky #wirral #cheshire #merseyside #archaeology

I absolutely believe her.

🌟New OA Publication🌟 doi.org/10.1086/738364 🧪🏰 "Biomolecular Archaeology and Medieval Studies: A Graphic Article" in @medievalacademy.bsky.social w @janetekay.bsky.social & an awesome team of ECR #WomeninSTEM 🧵⬇️ @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social @edinburgharchaeo.bsky.social @cmrsedinburgh.bsky.social

A petition is calling for the urgent medical evacuation of cancer patients, particularly children, from Gaza to Augusta Victoria Hospital & hospitals in East Jerusalem and the West Bank, where treatment capacity is already available. The organizers warn... Petition: www.change.org/p/allow-urge...