A Wirral woman with a fascinating life #history #cheshire #wirral

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Working on a paper today on the ‘dynasty of Ivarr’ for an edited collection on royal dynasties in medieval Europe. Just sketching out a section on how much work there is to do on this topic especially in considering structures and symbols of power #medievalsky

Today's Knowledge Commons upload 'The Earliest Viking Activity in England?'. We always hear of the sack of Lindisfarne AD793 as the start of the Viking Age, but what about raids in #Kent a decade or so before? #medievalsky #archaeology #history Photo: Chris Coombe works.hcommons.org/records/r50j...

UK median wage for an employee is £30,816. A single person needs to earn £30,500 a year to reach a minimum acceptable standard of living. A couple with 2 children needs £74,000 a year between them. Can't rebuild economy based on low wages and poverty.

Adding this for future reference, nice little guides to ancient places. Planning to visit Rhodes next year www.worldhistory.org/Rhodes/

New open-access book from @brepols.net with comparative studies on elites in medieval Poland in Norway, including contributions by @hopesteffen.bsky.social and many others: www.brepolsonline.net/action/showB... #medievalsky

Lovely to receive my copies in the post! Congrats to @susannegruss.bsky.social & Marcus Hartner & all the contributors (including moi!) 🏴‍☠️☠️🏴‍☠️☠️🏴‍☠️☠️

Knowledge Commons upload 'A context for the Birka grave Bj581? Women and military leadership in the tenth century' (2024 but previously published in German) #medievalsky #archaeology #history #gender works.hcommons.org/records/reqx...

This might reach 2 million signatures before debate

Having studied #digitalID in depth for my PhD and written a book about this way before anyone had even flagged it as a problem - this a TERRIBLE idea. We have been warning the UK government about the dangers of digital ID for years. No one listened. #digitalidentity www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

50th anniversary issue of Saothar, the journal of the Irish Labour History Society, featuring articles by TCD staff members Carole Holohan, Lindsey Earner-Byrne, Deirdre Foley and Brian Hanley. The back cover has a photograph of the late Jack McGinley, long time Trinity librarian and union activist.

A quote from original article: ‘describes how governments create and control financial money, austerity policies lack economic rationale and are more accurately understood as academic rationalization for prioritizing the economic interests of societies’ most powerful citizens.’ #history #economy

works.hcommons.org/records/reh1... Today's Knowledge Commons share explores the cult of Bega of St Bees #cumbria & her encounters with vikings. #Irish & Scandinavian analogues of her Life are explored & the popularity of 'Celtic' saints #churches #history #medievalsky #scandinavia

900 year old font in the Church of St Mungo, Dearham, Cumbria. Listing says it appears to have been a cushion capital, carved with dragons and symmetrical designs in scrolled panels. #FontsOnFriday

Researcher in focus. This is Andrew Foster who completed his PhD in Irish Studies last year. Here he gives a 3 minute summary of his research vimeo.com/816988894 #skystorians #history #christianity #ireland

Great photo, more info here: peoplescollection.wales/items/103006...

Free book download of collected papers on Knowledge Commons ‘No Horns on their Helmets? essays on the Insular Viking Age’ #medievalsky #history #vikingsky #archaeology works.hcommons.org/records/xc6k...

Stephen Mullen, a highly regarded historian specialising in Scotland's links with Atlantic slavery, objects to a right wing scholar's flagrant misrepresentation of his own work and that of Glasgow's Kelvingrove Museum's curators in @thetimes.com alanlester.co.uk/blog/falsify...

*If* this money is invested through community engagement and participatory budgeting, it could be quite powerful. If it just ticks off items on the council wishlist it will evaporate very quickly. So it needs to be accompanied by hyper local democratic reform. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

"England and the Irish Sea Zone in the Eleventh Century" a paper where I just found the author accepted copy so I can share for free online works.hcommons.org/records/mr51... #medievalsky #history #skystorians

Delighted to share the second series of the podcast "Reimagining Ireland 2.0" from the Centre for Irish Studies, Aarhus!! Listen to the AMAZING @janeohlmeyer.bsky.social now in the first two episodes: www.spreaker.com/podcast/reim...

Historic ‘causes’ of #Autism

Registration is now open for the sixth Performing Magic in the Pre-Modern North conference, which will take place online on 13–14 November 2025. #medievalsky #magic Register for free here: forms.gle/Xr8CgpRhhooC... Programme: performingmagicinthepremodernnorthconference.wordpress.com/2025-nov-13t...

Aw that is so kind. GRMA Lorraine.

🇧🇪🇵🇸 Emotional Pro-Palestine protests prove that Humanity still exists We cannot be silent when children, babies and woman are being massacred daily on live camera Enough is enough, our governments are complicit but we are in full solidarity👇

Next SSNS event - free, online and open to all www.ssns.org.uk/events/ssns-...

Halton Moor Hoard, found neat Halton in Lancashire. It dates to around 1027. There is a magnificent silver cup (of Continental type already an antique when it was buried) a Scandinavian style neck ring, two gold pendant and 860 silver coins #medievalsky currently on display Museum of Liverpool

Both nervous and excited to be starting teaching again tomorrow for the new academic year. It's a new 30 credit module on vikings in Britain and Ireland and will be taking the students to the 'Treasures' exhibition at the Museum of Liverpool. Fingers crossed they find the Viking Age as fun as I do.

Disney now has a 5 step process to cancel their account. I walk you through it because it shouldn't be this annoying. Also, after you cancel, invest in people *actually* committed to free speech. Welcome your support to my daily human rights newsletter ❤️✊🏽 www.qasimrashid.com/subscribe

OLIVER: “In Russia, when Putin rose to power, TV satirists were among his first targets… Putin was driven to madness by how he was mocked on a puppet show… the lesson is it’s not safe to let one show slide because there are currently others.”

This is a long read, but well worth it. UBI works in improving many areas of life, it's cheaper to administer than conditional benefits. We, any we. can afford it. The problem with getting it? Lack of political will from a political class bought by the rich.

Over on 'All Old Strange Things' I've written a new free-to-read post reflecting on @peteralanross.bsky.social's thought-provoking book 'Upon A White Horse': substack.com/home/post/p-...

Deleting my Academia.edu account in light of their predatory new terms and conditions. There is no way of opting out. It's a shame because it has been useful over the years, but I'm not prepared to give them these rights. Thanks to @downham.bsky.social for highlighting!

www.arabnews.com/node/2613905... Reflecting on this as I start a new academic year with our students

The Refugees, 1931 by Polish painter Tamara de Lempicka #womensart

Pleased to listen to my friend Dr Maria Power talking on Radio 4 today about the appropriation of Christian symbolism by right wing extremists in the UK and how this dishonours the fundamental tenets of that faith www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Getting lost in twists & turns of 12th century and later histories legends & genealogies today: 1. Gerald of Wales contributing to the Dubgaill/Finngaill debate 2. Harold Finehair being conflated with Ívarr the Boneless 3. Ragnar Lothbrok as ancestor of both Harold Finehair and Ívarr. #medievalsky

My boyfriend likes to point out that I think everything that dogs do is adorable, but if he did most of these things, I would be most unimpressed.

I have just read the most amazing post-doc proposal by Caitlyn Brinkman-Schwarz (who I don't think is on here) and I really hope it gets funded. It's encouraging to see such great ideas bubbling up among early career scholars (nb. I am not reviewing the proposal for funding and so can laud it here!)

Taxes on private landlords have given 1.1 million households the chance to become first-time buyers, Joseph Rowntree Foundation says.

It does seem like the men who pose a real threat to women pointing the finger at someone else.

Queen

Thank you @downham.bsky.social

@oleharald.bsky.social welcome to Bluesky! #medievalsky

Spanish Politician Mar Espinar raised the Palestine flag and gives Madrid’s regional President Isabel Ayuso a history lesson after she announced a ban on symbols supporting Palestine in all schools.