With the plans to retract and close swathes of departments across UKHE, we reaffirm the value of the humanities and other subject areas under threat. A broad and capacious knowledge base is vital for a thriving democracy. rensoc.org.uk/statement-on...

"New exhibition uncovers Edinburgh’s lost medieval church" The "Trinity Network's" exhibition shares two years of dedicated research by some amazing volunteers locating and mapping the stolen stones of the medieval Trinity Church in Edinburgh. Story here 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/news/2609970...

The Richard III Society is running an essay competition for students under 19 (as of 31 August 2026), with £200 for first place, £100 for second, £50 for third. Deadline is 31 May 2026 Details at www.warsoftheroses.com/essay-prize/

A great essay by @irinadumitrescu.bsky.social via @creativecritical.bsky.social on creativity especially in times of crisis creativecritical.net/why-im-no-lo... #creativity #creative

I'm on the "That Shakespeare Life" podcast this week 👇🏻 -- give it a listen! www.cassidycash.com/evil-may-day...

📢 Call for Papers: Women’s History Scotland Conference We’re excited to invite proposals for our conference, taking place online on Friday, 18 September 2026. 🗓 Submission deadline: 1 July 2026 Please share this post widely! Find full details: womenshistoryscotland.org/2026/05/04/c...

Possible contender for a list of readings/discussion pieces for 1st-year undergraduates on AI in teaching and learning. At Masters level could be paired for example with Anna Tsing's Friction: An Ethnography of Global Connection. press.princeton.edu/books/paperb... . Other suggestions welcomed.

Some good news!: New Carnegie Masters Grants to support fair access to postgraduate study in Scotland carnegie-trust.org/new-carnegie...

Thanks again to the Northern Dales Richard III Group for inviting me to speak at this event. It was a good day more generally (and Barnard Castle is a great place to visit). More information about the group here, for those who live in the area: ndriiig.org.uk

New from @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social, Michael Brown's latest book: boydellandbrewer.com/book/scotlan... I'm looking forward to reading this! #MedievalSky #ScottishHistory #WarsoftheRoses

This is a lovely little book: www.amazon.co.uk/Language-Bad... I received this as a Christmas present, but I've enjoyed reading it slowly, as the year has progressed.

Archbishop, Chancellor, Kingmaker. A Life of Thomas Arundel by Chris Given-Wilson, "a must read for anyone who wants to know more about the fascinating figure that was Thomas Arundel." amymcelroy.substack.com/p/book-revie... @amymcelroy.bsky.social @bec1926.bsky.social #History #BookReview

At Bolsover Castle poems were placed on walls and glass, and other marks were carved into its stonework...how might we think about these traces poetically? #worldpoetryday (4/6) www.torch.ox.ac.uk/article/if-w...

Two CMS graduates, Joanna Laynesmith and Katherine Lewis, have appeared on the BBC Sounds In Our Time podcast on Margaret Beaufort: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Interested in fifteenth-century Scotland, England, Atlantic voyages, or whether Scottish women had the most beautiful headdresses in the world? Then this new edition of Pedro de Ayala's letter from 1498 could be for you! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Great piece on football in late medieval/early modern St Andrews. Perhaps unsurprisingly (for those who know me well), I thoroughly enjoyed this!

A little plug for the Adornes book, posted on another site by Brepols, so I will add it here! Brepols publishers Now Available 𝗔𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗺 𝗔𝗱𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹, 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲, 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱, 𝗕𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗝𝗲𝗿𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗺 Edited by Bryony Coombs, Jill Harrison and Giovanna Guidicini

Publication of my short #PenguinMonarchs book on Henry VII on #WorldBookDay is wonderful. Enjoy the early #Tudor conspiracies, tragedies & @jodyhewgill.bsky.social‘s amazing cover painting. Thanks to the team @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social

I'm looking forward to this event: ndriiig.org.uk/index.php/st... I'll be discussing peaceful aspects (yes!) of 15th-century Anglo-Scottish relations. Other speakers include @mattlewishistory.bsky.social, whose talk will be on Richard, Duke of York 📌 St Mary's, Barnard Castle 🗓️ Saturday, 25 April

Margaret Tudor's 1511 pilgrimage to Whitekirk, somewhat revised, vanishedcomforts.org/2026/01/21/w...

In case you missed it - there's a preliminary report of the intriguing findings by scholars creating an interactive digital transcription and translation of the fabulous Edward IV Roll: riiiresearch.blogspot.com/2025/12/impo...

There are just a couple of spaces left now for the next offering of my one-day course on pilgrimage in late medieval Scotland. The course will take place at the University of Edinburgh's Centre for Open Learning - Friday, 6 March. Further details here: shortcourses.ed.ac.uk/course/pilgr...

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...

‘The good news is that the fix is not complicated, though it is time consuming and probably best achieved in smaller group teaching: read with your students.’ Excellent advice - and not a waste of time. Reading skills are key skills we give History students. So teach them.

Are you interested in the roads and bridges of #medieval England and Wales? In our latest #blogpost, Dr David Harrison discusses his fascinating new map that provides crucial insights into the road network as it existed in the 15th century yorkisthistorytrust.org/2025/11/10/a... #Skystorians

“Existentialism puts individual freedom and choice at the heart of what it is to be human.” fivebooks.com/best-books/b...

New- chapter 15 of my exploration of the Redmayn family c.1355-1426: How did the Redmayns experience the preparations for war 1414-1415? Recruiting soldiers, making lists, meeting friends at parliament .. my grandmother helps too - cross-referencing 1415 & 1914 thinkinghistory.co.uk/MedievalFami...

It’s me! I can finally reveal that I’ve been appointed as the Research Officer for this vital project. Hundreds of churches are currently closing or at risk here in Scotland. This work will rapidly assess our endangered heritage and work with communities to find solutions.

Delighted to see our article 'Reviving the Trinity: Making Mary of Guelders’ 15th Century built legacy relevant in 21st Century Scotland' in Special Issue: Material Culture and Built Heritage: Manifestations of Scotland’s Royal Past, Present and Future. rsj.winchester.ac.uk/30/volume/12...

There's still time to sign up for my one-day course on pilgrimage in late medieval Scotland: www.course-bookings.lifelong.ed.ac.uk/courses/HS/h... #MedievalSky #ScottishHistory

A propos of nothing in particular, I am reminded of this article on the gobbet as a form of assessment by Kevin Hora: arrow.tudublin.ie/cgi/viewcont...

Really happy that my first pamphlet has found her home with Litfest/Wayleave

This course has been rescheduled. It will now take place on Saturday 10 May. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

If you haven't read this book - and if you're not especially interested in medieval Wales, that's not surprising - you really, really should. The first chapter alone is extraordinary. The writing about as good as academic writing gets, and stylish with it. All written in a second language. 🗃️

A quick reminder of the exciting, and exceptionally reasonably-priced, new book on the 15th century being published by the Yorkist History Trust that I mentioned in the questions on Saturday - all details can be found at yorkisthistorytrust.org/2024/09/20/n...

We have commissioned another update of the BIBLIOGRAPHY OF EDINBURGH HISTORY https://buff.ly/404Qgsv for release in May 2025. Suggestions for inclusion, either for new or items we might have missed can be emailed with the full details to [email protected] before 31st Jan2025.

This is well worth reading - a thoughtful (and thought-provoking) discussion. #MedievalSky

My latest article The Armaments of the Calais Arsenal, 1347-1485 has just been published in the Journal of Medieval History: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... If you don't have institutional access then there are 50 free copies: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/UMU2G... #medievalsky #militaryhistory

Thanks to everyone who has signed up for this or helped to spread the word. The course has recruited well so far, but there are still a few places available. #MedievalSky #ScottishHistory

There's a new two-part documentary from History Hit on the dissolution of the monasteries - with a bit from me about medieval manuscripts and materials #bookhistory #medievalsky #earlymodernsky access.historyhit.com/a-world-torn...

"But every year there are countless joys in seeing where students can arrive with their words—especially when you get to witness the journey they take to arrive there." A new teacher reflection for a new calendar year: thebrokencopier.substack.com/p/there-will...

Currently working on the portrayal of books in 15th C. Scotland for 'Scotland on Parchment' key to this are some of the magnificent details on painted works in the church of St Marnock, Fowlis Easter. A church now facing closure and sale. Founded in 1453, an astonishing place, it must be preserved!

I'm looking forward to teaching this one-day course on pilgrimage in late medieval Scotland: www.course-bookings.lifelong.ed.ac.uk/courses/HS/h... It will take place at the Centre for Open Learning, University of Edinburgh, on Saturday 15 March. Booking is open to anyone aged 16+. #MedievalSky

#arts and #humanities disciplines evolve together, build bridges between ideas and thereby construct and defend a notion of human complexity which is precisely where different identities can co-exist and find new meaning.  anatomiesofpower.wordpress.com/2024/12/28/f...

New paper alert! Pleased that this is finally out in the world! This paper explores strategies of epistolary secrecy in Margaret Tudor's correspondence 📜 rsj.winchester.ac.uk/articles/433

Some medieval stained glass fragments in one of the chancel windows at St Mary’s, Llanfair-Kilgedddin, Monmouthshire. Thank you for this wonderful photo @mclees-fiona.bsky.social Have you come across any beautiful features in one of our churches?

All good questions! This is sure to be a great event.

Today I sent off my checked proofs for my forthcoming article. Really looking forward to seeing this in print soon in the Journal of Medieval History! #medievalsky