Here is the very latest from Caroline Goodson, hot off the presses! It is an amazing and incredibly important study. Already put it in my syllabus! academic.oup.com/past/advance...

A reminder that my latest article is available through Open Access. If you are interested in late medieval or early modern English warfare then be sure to give it a read or share.

A muddy pup

My 500 point High Elf Realm list for my local Warhammer club's Path to Glory campaign

My latest article is published in the RHS and is available through Open Access. In which I propose a radical (perhaps controversial) new explanation for how and why English armies and soldiers changed across the Late Medieval-Early Modern divide #medievalwarfare www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Congrats to @laurysarti.bsky.social on her new book on Merovingian Francia and the Roman Empire, open access and downloadable here (scroll to bottom of page) brill.com/display/titl...

Interested in the historic environment? Want to help research, support and develop histories of place with the oldest and most ambitious (arguably) national local history project anywhere? Come and work with us!

Finally got round to spending some birthday vouchers

What if you drew a map, but nobody showed up for it? That's the story I'm telling in my latest Patreon post, about a commissioned map that never quite got finished. It's a fun map, and the post is free and publicly available. So enjoy! www.patreon.com/posts/rantin...

Truly delicious

My completed blood knights for my Soulblight Gravelord spearhead Age of Sigmar force. Really pleased with how these miniatures turned out, especially the bases #warhammercommunity #ageofsigmar

Very pleased for my latest article to now appear in hard copy (and is still available in open access) @ihr.bsky.social @historytcd.bsky.social track.smtpsendmail.com/9032119/c?p=...

To celebrate reaching 6000 followers, I am going to give away a free copy of my book The Road to Mons Graupius, which charts my journey along a Roman road through Scotland! To enter, follow me, then like and repost this post. I will choose a winner at random on Friday 16th May... #RomanSiteSaturday

I had no idea just how much concussion affects your life when you suffer a blow to the head. Unless it happens to you, it is easy to be ignorant about it. I'm happy that I am starting to feel more like my normal self again after some time recovering though. I've been lucky all things considered

Exciting (and important) news for #Skystorians! England's longest and most durable #LocalHistory project is now even bigger! With these four new projects, @vchlondon.bsky.social is now actively researching in 22 counties and two Ridings of Yorkshire: the most since before the First World War. 🗃️

My book is currently on sale at a 60% discount. See below for details #medievalsky boydellandbrewer.com/978178327457...

New article on Open Access: Beatrix Romhányi on 'Parishes and Hides: The Transformation of the Kingdom of Hungary around 1300' academic.oup.com/ehr/advance-...

The Charles Bridge in Prague, named after its founder, Charles IV, which dates from the late fourteenth century. It has 16 spans, is over 500 metres long, and is flanked by 3 bridge towers #medievalsky

Prague at nighttime

The Powder Tower in Prague. Constructed in the late fifteenth century, it was originally one of thirteen gates of the city wall, later restored in the nineteenth century #medievalsky

Visited Prague for the first time today. What a fine looking place! #medievalsky

A trip down memory lane looking at a White Dwarf from June 1997 (210). Which is the golden age of Warhammer and GW as far as I am concerned #warhammer

A trip down memory lane looking at a White Dwarf from June 1997 (210). Which is the golden age of Warhammer and GW as far as I am concerned #warhammer

🎉✨The Destruction of Medieval Manuscripts in England ✨ Absolutely delighted to announce that my second book has just been released (and it's open access; free to download at the link below!). academic.oup.com/book/59790?f...

The condition and quality of this manuscript is remarkable. A fine addition indeed!

Still on. Buy The Men of Warre or I am Minded to Rise for 20% less.

A fantastic fresco given the subject matter. For me it is especially interesting to see the depiction of the towers and wall of the city

A part of Waterloo history faces an uncertain future Gemioncourt Farm on the battlefield of Quatre Bras is or sale. Similar events saw another site from the battle bulldozed recently. Back @heritage1815.bsky.social’s efforts to preserve it by following them & joining their mailing list. 👇

These glorious editions were my entry point into Warhammer. I remember seeing a friend's copy of the 4th edition WFB with his high elves and goblins miniatures and I was hooked. I do miss how colourful and charming Warhammer was in the 90s.

I recently did a Q&A with Boydell and Brewer about my recent edited collection, Pre-Conquest History and its Medieval Reception. Follow the link to read all about it. As a bonus, you can get the book for 35% off with code BB897 on the Boydell website!

This essay is about Hungary, but Latin played a similar role in the Polish-Lithunian Commonwealth. In the 17th c., the rebel Cossack leader Bohdan Khmelnytsky - who Russians like to claim as their own - 'had letters in Muscovite dialect translated into Latin'.

“At the diet of 1843/44 the use of Latin speeches was banned altogether due to the irritating insistence of Croatian delegates that they should speak Latin.”

Just took the plunge and clicked 'submit' for another article to a journal. Wish me luck! #medievalsky

The Giardino di Ninfa is an English style romantic garden, a mixture of natural beauty and medieval architecture located at the foot of the Lepini mountains in the province of Latina. Writers such as Virgina Woolf, Truman Capote and Alberto Moravia found inspiration in Ninfa. #literature #gardens

I talk a fair bit about the expectation that archaeologists will work for free. Even when we do get paid for appearing at events the reality can be grim. In this thread, I'm going to outline financial issues at play in giving a public lecture using a real world example...

Was doing this in a thread but what the heck, let's do it on the main timeline. How the hell does Carthage's military in the late third century (Hannibalic War) actually work, from a manpower/recruitment perspective? You've been told 'mercenaries' and that's wrong. 1/

An interesting project - it is great to see funding of this type of research

Yesterday I stumbled came across the Vine Street Roman Wall gallery in London - an unexpected gem

I really enjoyed being a guest on Mike's excellent show on Chateau-Gaillard. Having watched the finished product I would definitely recommend it! He's a great historian and presenter. Having the opportunity to do filming in such a fantastic location was a great experience.

St Paul's Cathedral in the fading afternoon sun

At the @britishlibrary.bsky.social for a fun day of archival research! #medievalsky

Some years ago, I posted a thread on X/Tw*tter about Marc Bloch. I thought it appropriate to update it and post it here. 0/

The first morning that it is warm enough to sit outside and enjoy a coffee. A glorious spring day

Britain’s Second Napoleonic Army Join me for a FREE talk @yorkstjohn.bsky.social on the East India Company Army - key to Britain’s imperial ambitions in Asia, it receives less attention than it should. Online & in person Tuesday 11th March, 18:00-19:30 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/britains-s...

It really does feel as though spring is almost here. A time for fresh starts and new beginnings

It's always nice to unexpectedly come across a copy of one of my books in a bookshop (Blackwells Oxford)

Happy Publication Day to me! 🎉😱🥹🧿 Between Two Rivers: Ancient Mesopotamia and the Birth of History is officially out! It’s a history of the region through objects found in an ancient museum in Princess Ennigaldi-Nanna’s palace, and I hope you all like it 💛 lnk.to/BetweenTwoRi...

Finally, an article on the decipherment of cuneiform that does justice to the many figures involved, the timeline, competition, and sheer philological grit. Fascinating and colourful synopsis of how we came to be able to read tablets from ancient Mesopotamia www.smithsonianmag.com/history/myst...

The @frenchhistory.bsky.social is recruiting another associate editor to join our team, with a preference for an 18th c or revolution specialist. The journal team are a wonderful intellectual community behind loads of recent exciting initiatives 🗃️ frenchhistorysociety.co.uk/associate-ed...

Can anybody recommend any books or articles on early modern cavalry or dragoons? I'm especially interested in horses and training #earlymodern #militaryhistory