Beauchamp's daughter was Anne, married to Richard Neville who became the Earl of Warwick. richardiii.net/richard-iii-...

Woodcut of the dog & its reflection, from a Latin edition of Aesop’s fables, printed at Verona in 1479. This edition contains 66 woodcuts, possibly by Liberale da Verona. Bought by @theulspeccoll.bsky.social in 1870 & now Inc.4.B.19.2[2161].

How long could you stay in this room @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social before getting bored..? 📖🤓

One more #SuperbOwl for the day from BL, Harley MS 2887, f. 29r;

It's back! #SuperbOwl day! From Royal MS 2B vii f 128v

This Sunday, our monthly meeting via Zoom! One of our members explores the ever popular question, "Perkin Warbeck or Richard of England?" Joining details have gone out to branch members and invited guests.

Mappa Mundi: Mapping the Mediaeval World - Toronto, April 11, Registration deadline March 27. stmikes.utoronto.ca/program/smce...

The first known picture of Pontefract is of the castle. It comes from a 1590 survey undertaken for Elizabeth I. The next is again the castle, Charles I commissioned the famous Alexander Keirincx painting (below) in the 1640s A super morning out thanks to

I had great fun bringing together material from @virtualtreasury.bsky.social with the England's immigrants database to look at people immigrating to and between England and Ireland in the middle ages.

Reading the travel diaries of Bertrandon de Broquiere (1400-1459 AD), one of the first white boys to say Inshallah

Turning the pages of a 15th C choirbook. Worth listening to with headphones to really hear the sound of the pages being turned. youtu.be/hfFacvSjqns?...

I know that these things generally make little difference, but I would advise medievalists to sign the petition to save Classics and Medieval Studies at the University of Calgary. #medievalsky c.org/gGvyrHcwYt

Nice piece by @racheldelman.bsky.social on women and falconry. Obviously Cecily duchess of York's choice of the falcon on her seal was in tribute to her husband (and his grandfather), so pretty traditional there, but I do love this particular image of her from the Wigmore Chronicle.

It's cold and wet outside! The January Labour of the Month often showed people huddled in front of a fire. V & A MSL19102385 f2

This photo is for my bestie Janet Bremner who is a real fan of Richard III who was born at the castle. As we know he was not buried there! #littleadventures26

Les femmes du Moyen Âge souffraient-elles déjà de la charge mentale ? Une balade anglaise de la fin du XVe siècle montre que... oui ! Un fil ⬇️ ! #medievalists #medievalsky

A book of English firsts, this book explores hawking, hunting and heraldry. 🦅🏹🛡️ By Juliana Berners, this is the first English printed work authored by a woman. It also contains the first images printed in colour in England. 📕 Boke of St Albans, 1486 (10001)

A caricature of Henry VII from 1508 in the Archbishop Registers York Abp_Reg_26_f1_r

A pope receiving advice - 15th century stained glass from the Church of St Denys at Walmgate in York. 📸 My own. #StainedGlassSunday #StDenys #York

normal dog, switzerland, 15th century

1) Cool workshop coming up, apparently in-person only but still cool. 2) Can anybody identify the source of the image at right in the poster? If not, I'll email PIMS friends and ask, but the Skies might know. #medievalsky

We will miss Antoni Cimolino @stratfest.bsky.social . In 2020 he directed one of the best Richard IIIs we'd seen at Stratford and we are not just saying that because he invited us to speak at the Forum that year. www.mystratfordnow.com/144949/strat...

Read the January MMXXVI issue of the Chronica! uoft.me/ChronicaX The issue explores the origins of the upcoming Medieval Women Workshop and the Mediaeval Symposium, reflections from visiting scholars, the celebration of our Faculty, Students, and Alumni accomplishments and publications.

The Banner of ‘St Martin and the Beggar’ is perhaps the earliest sizeable fragment of an English painted cloth in existence. Recent research suggests that it might have been the banner of the Worshipful Company of Drapers in London.

Here's a challenge! Spot the squirrel! (Monforte Altarpiece (detail)c. 1470 Staatliche Museen, Berlin) #SquirrelAppreciationDay

A mermaid on a misericord at Ripon Cathedral for #WoodenWednesday. Mermaids symbolized vanity, hence the mirror in her hand.

That's me in the corner... ... looking stunning! Just a casually pretty peacock hanging out in the corner a medieval book on astronomy! cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-FITZ...

“Paws on Parchment” - this exhibition looks amazing as do the visiting kittens. (Image below of four foster kittens who visited the exhibition at the Walters Museum shortly after it opened). www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a... #medievalsky

Johannes Balbus' Catholicon -- an immense Latin grammar and dictionary. Printed in Mainz in 1460 by Gutenberg. BPL's copy is one of relatively few printed on vellum (animal skin). Taking some pics with my iphone(!), you can see collagen fibers, hand-applied pigments, and ink squash from the press.

The Dutch traded live eels in London from the 1470s-1938, & were, from 1600 on, the main suppliers of eels to the city. During the 19th C they had a dedicated mooring spot at Billingsgate called the Eel-Chains...the only mooring on the N. side of the river named for a commodity. 🗃️🧪

Hwæt! Today I learned that by long-pressing d and t respectively on my iPhone I get ð and þ!

The door into the Great Hall at Ludlow Castle. Thanks to @tbryce1485.bsky.social for the picture. #AdoorableThursday

The glazing has been improved! It's now carefully painted with a small brush. Chocolate gingerbread is even more delicious than the plain version, and it's also darker, which makes the letters more visible. Ah... #gingerbread #nottinghamgingerbreadtile #alphabet #tile #lettering #uk

We turn on the heating or grab a hot water bottle when winter hits but how did medieval monks cope with the cold? ❄️ Historian Professor Giles Gasper takes a step back in time to explain. www.durham.ac.uk/research/cur... @durhamhistory.bsky.social y.bsky.social @imems.bsky.social s.bsky.social

The newly re-released Medieval Libraries of Great Britain database, MLGB, as it is now commonly known, aims to list every manuscript and printed book associated with an institutional library during the Middle Ages. #siteoftheweek

Calling all fifteenth-century scholars: if you have not yet submitted your proposal for this year's conference hosted by @memsunikent.bsky.social, now is the time to do so. CfP open until 31st January.

Happy New Year! May our Januaries bring a good balance of eating by a cozy fire and playing out in the fresh cold air, as in this depiction from British Library Add. MS 18852.

Are there any experts of English place-names out there, who could offer me the benefit of their expertise? I’m curious whether anybody can suggest a meaning for a wood (or possibly the land below a wood) called Bittele (c.1408), Bythley (c.1522), Beteley (1651).

Treasures at the Bodleian. A wonderful exhibition in its last few weeks. (Bodley 264; Douce 292; Gutenberg Bible)

Winchester Cathedral’s Bone Chests have been examined & DNA used to reunite individuals’ remains. These are some foundational figures in England’s story. DNA research will be published too. Gone Medieval covered to Bone Chests with Cat Jarman. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/g...

We are happy to announce our full term-card for Spring 2026 for The Long Middle Ages. This interdisciplinary seminar series will be held at @universityofleeds.bsky.social (and online) on a fortnightly basis, with two speakers each seminar from across the UK, Europe, and beyond! #medievalsky

JOIN US for the CSM's annual conference at St F-X University in lovely Antigonish, NS, 26-28 May 2026! We welcome proposals for sessions or individual papers. Submissions due 15 January 2026. Details: www.canadianmedievalists.org/Annual

This Sunday, Jan 11, members of the Richard III Society of Canada and invited guests will be treated to a talk intriguingly called "Two Naughty Nautical Monks". This is one of our monthly meetings via Zoom. #Medievalsky

Rise and shine 🌄 This stunning sunrise was captured by our Site Officer Joe at Pontefract Castle! It's a lovely reminder that the days are slowly starting to get longer. Have you seen any spectacular sunrises or sunsets recently? #Sunrise #PontefractCastle

To welcome the new year, we gift you January calendar pages from several of Penn's books of hours - illustrating the variety of books we have in our collection. Here's to 2026, may it be better than the year that came before. #medievalsky

For any medievalists attending MLA in Toronto: All MLA conference attendees are encouraged to come to the LLC Chaucer Cash Bar on Saturday, January 10, 7:15-8:30 pm at the Fairmont Royal York--Manitoba room. One drink ticket per person and appetizers will be provided. We hope to see you there!

Aujourd'hui, revenons sur un symbole très célèbre : la fleur de lys ⚜️. Ce meuble héraldique a bien sûr été l'emblème du royaume de France... mais pas seulement. D'où vient la fleur de lys ? Un fil ⬇️ ! #medievalists #medievalsky

One of these is “Pas d'armes and Late Medieval Chivalry”, which includes 3 in Bruges in the 1460s. Direct link www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....

#OTD in 1477, Charles the Bold, one of the most powerful and charismatic men in 15th c. Europe, was killed during the Battle of Nancy. His ongoing efforts to expand his empire led to his demise.