With quotations from the novels, maps, photographs and historical illustrations, our new guide help readers imagine life in Niccolò’s time and perhaps even locate the Ca’ Niccolò. Out on 24 April 2026. A5, 92 pages, printed two-colour (black and orange). 15 maps, 58 photographs, 21 illustrations

@dunnettcentral.bsky.social A century or so pre-Niccolo but fascinating!

Proofs have arrived! I'm both absolutely thrilled and gripped with typo-phobia. In any case, the book is almost real! #NUNTASTIC

We are stronger, and better historians, together. Historical societies abound in the UK, and we've listed 150 with BlueSky accounts in this updated Starter Pack. go.bsky.app/AZaYQDd Other societies appear on a new listing of subject societies on the RHS website bit.ly/4ebwP9r #Skystorians

The DDS is pleased to announce two additional Zoom groups coming in June: Niccolò Rising Reading Group: 5 June 16:00 BST Craft and criticism discussion group: 10 June 18:00 BST – this group will look closely at the Lymond books; first meeting topic ‘Worldbuilding and the historical novel’.

May meeting dates for Zoom groups (DDS members only; see p. 3 of WG 169. US Eastern/Central-A: 16 May 13:00 EDT US Mountain/Pacific: 17 May 13:00 PDT Whifflers: 22 May 16:00 BST Australia–NZ: 23 May 17:00 AEST Lymond Chronicles Reading Group: 23 May 15:00 BST US Eastern/Central-B: 23 May 14:00 EDT

Excited for this event in Rome, co-presenting with @hlamers.bsky.social 'Condensing Demosthenes: Tradition and Innovation in Early Modern Sententiae Collections–The Case of Joannes Loinus (1551)' Join us! #classicalreception #skystorians #classics #earlymodern www.hf.uio.no/dnir/english...

This #earlymodern print was to be used by 4 singers, standing on the four sides of the broadside, enjoying the get together. Part of the title says: for four voices, composed for children: "Mit vier Stimmen, für die Kinder Componieret". The year is 1571. 🎵 #skystorians

25 April 1583: William Harborne's gifts achieve the desired outcome in Constantinople, as around about today, the sultan sends this letter to Elizabeth thanking her for sending 'Harrabroun' to him with her friendly letter, and undertaking that he shall enjoy all such privileges ... 1/ #earlymodern

I enjoyed all three excellent talks at today's lecture day but the animalino (a rusty spotted cat) definitely stole the show. #DunnettContent

With quotations from the novels, maps, photographs and historical illustrations, our new guide help readers imagine life in Niccolò’s time and perhaps even locate the Ca’ Niccolò. Out on 24 April 2026. A5, 92 pages, printed two-colour (black and orange). 15 maps, 58 photographs, 21 illustrations

The booking form for the summer Dunnett day in Portsmouth is now live at dunnettcentral.org/weekend/Dunn...

One finds Dunnett squeaks in the darnedest places. (St Catherine's monastery!)

#dunnettsqueak Dog's Tooth Violet

@dunnettcentral.bsky.social , look!

I am a fan of Dorothy Dunnett -- an author of extremely entertaining and highly detailed historical fiction. But I can't be the only one frustrated by her use of horoscopes and astrology (Lymond Chronicles) and divining (House of Nicoló) in a world that is otherwise fully materialistic.

Wishing all readers a beautiful St. Parick‘s Day.☘️ Remember O‘Liam Roe and his ollave, two wonderful #dunnett characters!

DDS members: Zoom group meetings are underway! Please check your email for how to get involved.

gambling monk, germany, 15th century

Lymond is 500! This first issue of his quincentenary year features a talk Dunnett gave in 1997 on The Lymond Chronicles. Amongst other highlights: how the female characters drive the narrative of the novels; early maps and sea charts used by Dunnett’s heroes; priests and prophets 3, Niccolò.

Read about the importance of looking closely at art and the many captivating details and connections you'll be able to discover. 🗃️ #arthistory #skystorians #renaissance #mosaicmonday #academia #art 🏺 #medievalsky ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/visual-enl...

Mar 2: Feast of Sléibíne mac Congaile (†767), abbot of Iona. He enforced the Law of Colum Cille in Ireland in 757, which probably involved the formal bearing of the saint's relics on circuit in association with the collection of tax. Suibne succeeded him. 📸August Schwerdfeger #medievalsky

🚨 LATE SUBMISSION WINDOW OPEN 🚨 We've had a withdrawal from one of these sessions and would be very keen to include another paper - please do not hesitate to reach out if you're interested, and to help us spread the word. Many thanks!! #skystorians #medieval #medievalsky #premodernrace #imc2026

Our next seminar will be on Thursday 12th March with talks by Agnese Bargagna (University of Edinburgh) and Devon Sherwood (University of Toronto)! #medievalsky #thelongmiddleages Registration Link here: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

A treasure of legal history for a medieval Monday - a splendid illuminated legal text - 'Bracton: the king’s duty to do justice' (BL MS Add 11353 fo 9. ©The British Library) #medievalsky

Remember that time the Bretons allied with the Vikings, and they killed Robert the Strong? Tumultuous times... open.substack.com/pub/cjadrien... #medievalsky #vikingsky #history #france #medievalists

Medieval elephant! Another in my series of images from medieval manuscripts #SomethingBeautiful #MedievalSky #elephants

Calling #Skystorians #MedievalSky the 49th Latin and Palaeography Summer School (formerly the Keele summer school) is open for bookings. 27-31 July in Birmingham. 👇 palaeography.uk/study/short-...

Rüben - root vegetables - were the stereotypical rustic food of medieval Germany. Medieval rustics on at least one occasion required a crusade to subdue - the Stedingerkreuzzug of 1232-34. www.culina-vetus.de/2026/03/02/f... #culinaryhistory #foodhistory #medievalsky #eattherich

Canons of Hexham Priory translated the relics of some of its saints to a space by the altar #OTD in 1154. The remains of Acca, Alchmund, Frithuberht and Tilberht were placed in a shrine coated with silver and gold and studded with gems. Eata was placed in another. 📸Paul Turner #medievalsky

You're going to see this from me a lot for a while. Please share, and contribute if you are a medievalist working in this area! It's going to be great. #medievalsky #genderstudies wp-research.aber.ac.uk/medievalgend...

My Eilmer of Malmesbury video discusses connections between a flying monk, Christ's Ascension, Halley's Comet, and the Norman Conquest, as well as why Eilmer may have wanted to try to fly. #medievalsky #medievalhistory

A stunning treasure of Norwegian medieval legal history - the Codex Hardenbergianus (GKS 1154 folio) - an illustrated law book with magnificent red and gold leaf in the illustrations. permalink.kb.dk/permalink/20... #medievalsky

Grünkern was eaten in the mountainous areas of Bohemia and nearby. They also had a long tradition of throwing officials out of windows and not fighting fair. www.culina-vetus.de/2026/03/03/f... #culinaryhistory #foodhistory #medievalsky #crusadefail

Hey history hivemind, does anyone recognize this image? A student wants to use it in her capstone and is trying to track down both citation and context. The earliest version of it in a reverse image search is from a Harry Potter fandom tumblr post in 2013. #skystorians #medievalism #medievalsky 🗃️

Here's my newest Women of 1000 piece! This is Paraskevi, also known as St Parascheva. She was a Byzantine hermit nun who defied her parents to live an ascetic life and travelled to the Holy Land as a pilgrim. #medievalsky #skystorians 🗃️

Si vous aviez manqué le colloque hommage à Martin Aurell "Elites, violences et imaginaires médiévaux", les vidéos sont désormais en ligne ! De mon côté j'étais intervenue pour parler de la force de l'imaginaire de l'épée dans l'audiovisuel médiévaliste. #medievalsky www.youtube.com/watch?v=uP6p...

#medievalsky #earlymodernsky #ancientsky #cfp #booksky Hands up who wants to get involved with a cool online journal - or attend an equally fun online conference this April! #fame&fortune

Was the sovereign Kingdom of Brittany a historical reality or a masterpiece of medieval propaganda? Join author and historian C.J. Adrien as he holds the grand, romanticized 19th-century narratives of Breton independence up to the light. geni.us/vikingbrittany #medievalsky #booksky #vikingsky

#maritimehistory #earlymodern

UPDATED DUE DATE! 📣✨ Two funded postdoc positions✨📣 Two fully funded postdoctoral positions are now open at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), beginning September 1, 2026, in History, Theory, and Heritage. Fellows will work closely with Cammy Brothers. (1/5)

NEXT MONDAY! Excited we get to welcome @sheilaghogilvie.bsky.social to the @ihr.bsky.social to talk about Epidemics and Institutions from the Black Death to Covid. 9 March, 17:30 (UK), in person & online -- sign up for the zoom link. #EarlyModern #SkyStorians #HistSTM #HistMed

Delighted to share our fascinating blog post on #rhubarb as a medicine within #Chinese and #European pharmaceutical traditions by @kingsenglish.bsky.social doctoral researcher Lin Yan Wong herbalhistory.org/home/a-tale-... #histherb #earlymodern #medhums

This lineup is tough to beat #earlymodern

Can’t wait for this! #earlymodern

CFP for the SCS conference in Chicago in October. Come join the most collegial gathering of early modernists that I know. #earlymodern 🗃️ sixteenthcentury.org/call-for-pro...

A really useful course for any historians that might encounter #Medieval or #EarlyModern documents in their research. #Skystorians