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Publishing sources for the history of south Wales
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Dr Laura Sangha
about 5 hours ago
'And my desire and will is that my said Sister shall have the entire government of educating and bringing up and placing out of my said Nephew ... and that William Reynolds the Father of my said Nephew shall in no wise intermeddle or concern himself therewith'. Mary Marner, London widow, 1725.
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about 6 hours ago
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Our blog has an undertaker's bill charging 10s 6d for 'A lead plate of inscription', 3 gns for 'A large engraved plate of inscription with the arms fine lackered' and ยฃ1. 7s for '18 fine impressions from ditto'
churchmonumentssociety.org/2026/01/23/a...
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Rob Ralley
about 6 hours ago
I must confess 'stoolball' was a new one on me. About June 1604 Agnes Grove of Biddlesden died; she had recently been widowed when her husband died 'with a surfet at stoolebale'; he headed off after she had given birth, 'played at Stoolebale & strayned & dyed'.
#earlymodern
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Derbyshire Record Office
about 9 hours ago
A very different type of
#SearchroomSurprise
: a happy face peaking out of this file of church minutes ๐ Just a shame it was a sticky post-it note, which are not archival friendly and can cause a lot of problems during cataloguing!
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Ennius
about 8 hours ago
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Jewish Worlds and Words in Medieval England | British Library
Rare manuscripts can give an insight into the Jewish population and presence in medieval England, and some of the most remarkable and important of all have
https://events.bl.uk/events/jewish-worlds-and-words-in-medieval-england
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Glamorgan Archives Archifau Morgannwg
about 7 hours ago
It was great to welcome Year 6 from Tonysguboriau Primary to the Archives this morning to discover more about the impact of the Second World War on their locality. Thanks for visiting!
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about 6 hours ago
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Debbie Cameron
about 12 hours ago
#StAgathaDay
Robert Percy Pulleine. 1897-1916 Returned battlefield cross (uncommon) Sculptured plaque Memorial St Agatha Church Easby
#WW1
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Gwent Archives
about 13 hours ago
Os oes diddordeb gennych mewn ymchwilio i hanesion LGBTQ+ yng Nghymru, yna un adnodd ardderchog yw llinellau amser LGBTQ+ Sirol Cymru โ sy'n archwilio hanesion LGBTQ+ ym mhob un o'r 22 sir yng Nghymru.
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British Library
about 12 hours ago
Using our collection for your research? Join one of our open days for a deep dive into the collection areas most relevant to your research and the opportunity to pick the brains of our experts. Find out what areas weโre exploring this spring and book your place.
link.bl.uk/DoctoralOpenDays
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Adam Chapman
about 13 hours ago
This year's H.M. Chadwick Lecture is being given by Prof. Barry Lewis on 19th March with the title 'The flourishing of vernacular literature in the Wales of Llywelyn the Great'.
#Skystorians
#HanesCymru
The Zoom registration link is here:
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: H.M. Chadwick Lecture: 'The flourishing of vernacular literature in the Wales of Llywelyn the Great', Professor Barry Lewis (Dublin Institute for Advanced...
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: H.M. Chadwick Lecture: 'The flourishing of vernacular literature in the Wales of Llywelyn the Great', Professor Barry Lewis (Dublin Institute for Advanced...
https://cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/register/xecFxQ_oTXSDSLtn-xgf4A?fbclid=IwY2xjawPxTk5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETA3c3lhY1ZLZlVvRGdCMk8zc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHgmVbMIOzSBuWk_0_Ss1mPIBXLogwDW8p7dnWUsBbvCBrGflD1rQZjStXYav_aem_Wb8s3kWkU3wt4dJykXtXuQ#/registration
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Ennius
1 day ago
"In nomine Domini nostri Iesu Christi. Incipit liber sacramentorum..." BnF MS Latin 12048; Sacramentarium gelasianum: 8th c. (last quarter, c. 780 CE-800 CE; France (diocese of Meaux or Cambrai?); f.1v
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Daniel F Gosling
over 1 year ago
An honest to goodness Hey Nonny Nonny in a 1680s King's Bench case. Lovely stuff [TNA KB 33/5/5]
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Daniel F Gosling
1 day ago
On 16 February, I'll be chatting to
@tudorstuartseminar.bsky.social
about how the new online catalogue descriptions for Elizabethan litigation in Star Chamber, Requests, and more have opened up the research potential of these vast collections.
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
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Law and Litigation in the reign of Elizabeth I: new descriptions, new perspectives
https://www.history.ac.uk/news-events/events/law-litigation-reign-elizabeth-new-descriptions-new-perspectives
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Archives and Records Association UK and Ireland
1 day ago
The archive volunteering award 2026 (UK & Ireland) is now accepting nominations - read more here
www.archives.org.uk/news/the-ara...
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The ARA Archive Volunteering Award is now accepting nominations for the 2026 award โ Archives & Records Association
The ARA Archive Volunteering Award is a great opportunity to acknowledge the work of volunteers and to thank them for their continued support. It also helps to highlight and celebrate best practice ar...
https://www.archives.org.uk/news/the-ara-archive-volunteering-award-is-now-accepting-nominations-for-the-2026-award
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UK Archive Sector Leadership
1 day ago
Weโve published a new collection of case studies showcasing the value and impact of charity archives:
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...
Includes contributions from practitioners and organisations working across the archive and voluntary sectors! (1/2) ๐ทBritish Red Cross Museum and Archive
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Ennius
1 day ago
Line dancing ox BnF Latin 12048; Sacramentarium gelasianum; 8th century; France (diocese of Meaux or Cambrai?); f.42v
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John Gallagher
1 day ago
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Royal Berkshire Archives
1 day ago
This monthโs highlight takes the saying "take a pew" to a whole new level. Discover the story behind a 17th century pew dispute case in Warfield, and why it still matters today, here:
bit.ly/4ayYtdN
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Michael Pearce
2 days ago
'Item to a man in France callit Nicolas ?Langlois for the defuncts sones buird fourtie franks extending in Scottis money to xxx li', will of John Hunter, merchant in Flemish goods and French canvas, 1581, CC8/8/9 p. 176.
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Brad Bolman
2 days ago
A devastating blow to academics everywhere (me)
winbuzzer.com/2026/01/28/g...
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Google Disables Search for Book Previews
Google has disabled search functionality for preview books on Google Books, leaving users unable to search through pages that remain visible on the platform.
https://winbuzzer.com/2026/01/28/google-disables-book-search-preview-pages-remain-xcxwbn/
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Kirkwall Tailors Project
2 days ago
Very excited to have the first of our online meetings with some of the co-editors of the Kirkwall Tailors Project tonight! We'll start working our way through, word-by-word, glyph-by-glyph, checking the transcription with as many eyes as possible. [London Museum c.1780 'Interior of a Tailor's Shop']
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ISWE
2 days ago
New blog by our MA student Issy Marston on Lady Margaret Verney nรฉe Hay-Williams (1844-1930), researched as part of our โReinterpreting the Country Houseโ module
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www.bangor.ac.uk/iswe/news/la...
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Lady Margaret Verney | Bangor University
https://www.bangor.ac.uk/iswe/news/lady-margaret-verney
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Ennius
2 days ago
Big lion, baby lion BnF Latin 12048; Sacramentarium gelasianum; 8th century; France (diocese of Meaux or Cambrai?); f.92v
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Ann Kennedy Smith
2 days ago
My February newsletter, about love letters, books, and a less than romantic marriage proposal from a Cambridge don in 1924.
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A Cambridge Love Letter
February 2026: celebrating love and other imperfections
https://open.substack.com/pub/akennedysmith/p/a-cambridge-love-letter-february?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
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Medievalist.net
2 days ago
Medieval manuscript lost in World War II returns to Poland
www.medievalists.net/2026/02/medi...
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Medieval manuscript lost in World War II returns to Poland - Medievalists.net
A medieval manuscript that vanished in the upheaval of the Second World War has surfaced on the shelves of an American university, and is now heading home to Poland.
https://www.medievalists.net/2026/02/medieval-manuscript-lost-in-world-war-ii-returns-to-poland/
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Daniel F Gosling
2 days ago
I found a cool thing today. A 1660 list of diocesan jurisdiction, listing the number of parishes each diocese covered. Lincoln, as expected, absolutely dominating with 1255 parishes. TNA IND 1/17125
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Amalia S. Levi, PhD
2 days ago
Beautiful public outreach! Academic research on archival material "transformed into a series of stunning musical arrangements on stage."
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Michael Pearce
2 days ago
Russian diplomatic gifts of fur for Philip & Mary looted from a shipwreck at Pitsligo in December 1556, from Richard Hakluyt, Principall Navigations, p. 325:
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Glamorgan Archives Archifau Morgannwg
2 days ago
Roedd hiโn hyfryd croesawi grลตp o Menter Caerdydd ar ymweliad iโr Archifau bore ma. Gobeithio i chi fwynhauโr cip tu รดl iโr llen aโr arddangosfa o ddogfennau oโr casgliad. Diolch am ymweld.
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Clodagh Tait
2 days ago
Wait, what? (Bills of mortality, London, 1809)
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Dr David Rundle
11 days ago
First London Palaeography Seminar of 2026 coming up! Eyal Poleg, no less, speaking on 'The Science of Erasures' - Tuesday 3rd February, 5:30pm Senate House and online. To learn more and to register:
ies.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
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Dr Laura Sangha
2 days ago
This testator would like it to be remembered that 'my intent was to leave a hundred pounds to the use of the poore of the parish of Llanaber had it not been that I was wrongfully taxed by Richard Vaughan of Corsey gedol Esqr. and Griffith Williams and Robert Williams'. is that ... an anti-bequest?
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Ennius
3 days ago
Musicae partes sunt tres St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 855; Grammatica, De rhetorica, Institutiones II, De natura rerum, Miscellaneous; middle of the 9th century; St. Gall; p.305 (
www.e-codices.ch/en/list/one/...
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Piers Haslam ๐บ
3 days ago
I'm excited to present some findings from my placement at the Norfolk Record Office. You can join remotely, so consider hearing about some sexy gay diaries over lunch!
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Pete Smith
3 days ago
Palaeography sit com called Bob's Your Uncial
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Ennius
3 days ago
St Matthew the Evangelist and his symbol Schaffhausen, Stadtbibliothek, Ministerialbibliothek, Min. 8; Gospel Book; 10th century; Halberstadt (?); f.17v (
www.e-codices.ch/en/list/one/...
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Jennifer
3 days ago
Always great to dig in the collection: small 1588 book by Bonaventure Bertram bound in 11th century gospel of Matthew. ๐๐
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Boston Archives and Records
3 days ago
In honor of
#BlackHistoryMonth
we are highlighting Harriet and Lewis Hayden, Boston's courageous Underground Railroad Conductors! Check out the Common Council resolution honoring Lewis Hayden upon his death. Read the Haydens' full story at:
ow.ly/UtR350Y3Pxe
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Dr Laura Sangha
3 days ago
A Historian's Round of Applause for Edward Trevor Esquire, who very helpfully began his 1726 will with a who's who of his near relations. ๐๐๐ 'between Mary my Wife, Richard Hopson Gentleman my Son in Law, and Elizabeth his Wife my Daughter, and John Trevor Esqr my brother'.
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3 days ago
These digitised photos feature Edward and Helen Thomas, and are held by Cardiff Universityโs Special Collections and Archives. Edward was a poet who didnโt begin writing until he was 36 years old, yet he went onto to be quite prolific.
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Medievalist.net
3 days ago
New Medieval Books: Medieval Love Letters
www.medievalists.net/2025/02/new-...
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New Medieval Books: Medieval Love Letters - Medievalists.net
Did medieval men and women write about their love for one another? This book offers several texts and translations of real and somewhat fictional correspondence, showing that even in the Middle Agesโฆ
https://www.medievalists.net/2025/02/new-medieval-books-medieval-love-letters/#loveletters
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Brodie Waddell
3 days ago
Ooh look!
@sharonhoward.bsky.social
has updated and expanded the visualisations for the
#PowerOfPetitioning
material that we transcribed and published on
@bho.bsky.social
a few years ago. ๐๏ธ๐ Very pretty pictures! ๐
the-power-of-petitioning.github.io
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Dr Laura Sangha
3 days ago
Sir John Harte's premable refers to a scripural passage often interpreted during the
#EarlyModern
period as an instruction to write a will: 'thoughte it good to followe that godly cowncell given by the holy Prophett of god to good kinge Ezechias 'Sett thy Howse in order for thou shalt die'๐๏ธ.
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Ennius
6 days ago
Initial 'O'(mnipotens) depicting the Presentation in the Temple at the beginning of the Collect for the Mass of the Purification of BVM aka Candlemas (2nd February) BnF MS Latin 9428; Sacramentarium of Drogo; 9th century (between 826/837 CE & 855 CE); Metz; f.38r
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Derbyshire Record Office
4 days ago
This is an entry for licences for premises with explosive material, covering the Alfreton & District area between 1893 and 1897. An unusual entry features a hairdresser on Alfreton High Street. Not sure what they were using and why, but thank goodness it's not used now. At least we hope it isn't!
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George Marshall Medical Museum
about 1 month ago
Researcher Cathy has looked into the tragic, short life of Florence Penn, who died at the Powick Asylum in 1880 from her epilepsy. There is very little can be shared about her life outside the asylum.
medicalmuseum.org.uk/outside-the-...
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Florence Penn - Outside the Asylum โ Worcester Medical Museums
https://medicalmuseum.org.uk/outside-the-asylum-florence-penn
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George Marshall Medical Museum
28 days ago
Volunteer Sandra has been working on researching the life of George Hodgetts who was by 1881 a pupil teacher. He was admitted to the asylum with acute mania in 1887. Her write-up is shared here at our website as part of our 'Outside the Asylum' project.
medicalmuseum.org.uk/outside-the-...
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George Hodgetts - Outside the Asylum โ Worcester Medical Museums
https://medicalmuseum.org.uk/outside-the-asylum-george-hodgetts
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George Marshall Medical Museum
6 days ago
Volunteer Sandra has been trying to find out more about Ellen Cull, admitted to the asylum in July 1906. This one was tricky, as it was hard to find the right Ellen in the records. Sandra has written it all up for us and it's shared on the usual page:
medicalmuseum.org.uk/outside-the-...
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Ellen Cull - Outside the Asylum โ Worcester Medical Museums
https://medicalmuseum.org.uk/outside-the-asylum-ellen-cull
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