Issue 23 of Tudor Places is here! Featuring my article on Katherine Courtenay, sister, aunt and daughter of kings, and her connections to Devon.

Proud to have played a key role in bringing this fascinating project to fruition, and excited to see the implications of the research for heritage interpretation and practice over the coming year(s).

#OTD, 10 April 1512, Margaret Tudor gave birth to James V, King of Scots at Linlithgow Palace. Over the period 1506 – 1512, Margaret had at least four pregnancies but James was her only child with James IV to survive infancy.

Last month marked the 440th anniversary of the York martyr, Margaret Clitherow’s death. In Issue 22 of @tudorplaces.bsky.social I explore the places and streets Margaret knew and walked during her lifetime, many of which continue to be associated with her memory today

In Issue 22, Dr Rachel Delman explores the streets and spaces Margaret once inhabited, contemplating how her life continues to shape the city’s spiritual and historical landscape today. bit.ly/4swnv4c

Margaret Clitherow grew up in a York marked by the religious upheavals of the English Reformation, eventually becoming one of the city’s most venerated martyrs.

Great to see Margaret Beaufort getting a long overdue episode of BBC Radio 4’s In Our Time this week. If you’d like to learn more about my research on Margaret’s palace at Collyweston and her links to Stamford, mentioned in the episode, I explore both topics in articles for @tudorplaces.bsky.social

My latest piece for @uk.theconversation.com is a review of @wellcomecollection.bsky.social’s small but brilliant exhibition, ‘Expecting: Birth, Belief and Protection’, which is on until 19th April.

🚨Job alert: A fixed-term lectureship in #Egyptology (2 years) at Oxford, to cover the sabbatical leave of two members of staff, Richard Parkinson (2026-7) and Elizabeth Frood (2027-8); see www.jobs.ac.uk/.../departme.... or search for 'Departmental Lecturer in Egyptology' on: jobs.ox.ac.uk

Thank you @wolfsonoxford.bsky.social for the lovely feature on my latest @uk.theconversation.com article. www.wolfson.ox.ac.uk/news/wolfson...

Another one for Sheffield-area historians: @royalhistsoc.org is hosting a lecture with Sheffield Hallam’s History Department next week 18 Feb on ‘History and Well-being’ with David Stack. Registration is free, wine reception to follow: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/history-an...

The 16th-century rood loft at the Church of St Issui, Partrishow, Powys (Wales). A rare medieval example that escaped destruction during the Reformation. 📸2025

As creators of educational, religious and charitable institutions, women of means found ways to circumvent the patriarchal power structures of medieval society. Read more from @torchoxford.bsky.social's Dr Rachel Delman ⬇️

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.

My latest piece for @uk.theconversation.com, inspired by my research on medieval women and falconry, and two recent trips to the movies 🍿 🦅

Hawks offered women both real and symbolic means to express gender, power and status within a male-dominated world.

For #StandingStoneSunday, a few from yesterday’s perfectly timed trip to the stunning Castlerigg 🌈

What an honour to have Dr Nicholas Carter from the University of Oxford talking about “Our Living Stone - Lichens at Blenheim Palace”, sharing research on lichens as a bioprotective layer on rock #lichens @neacarter.bsky.social

For all the newcomers interested in book and manuscript history here is a handy starter pack go.bsky.app/AN9pLVo

It's a shame this painting has left its home after hundreds of years. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

It’s said that two stone circles stood either side of Easton Lane on the Isle of Portland in Dorset until they were removed by workmen and built into the walls along the road. I took these photos whilst on a field trip with my students recently. #StandingStoneSunday

The Storehouse is an access-all-areas experience of the V&A collection, offering a visitors a more intimate experience of artefacts.

Given this is a House of Galloway stan account, good to see more credit given to Dervorgilla. theconversation.com/medieval-wom...

‘If we are seeking to reassert women’s presence in our public spaces, where better to look than to the very legacies they themselves constructed’. My latest article for @uk.theconversation.com is inspired by a new statue of @ballioloxford.bsky.social’s co-founder, Dervorguilla of Galloway.

The Courtauld is offering a a new fully funded Peter Fergusson PhD Scholarship in English Medieval Architecture for eligible projects focusing on England from the eleventh to the early sixteenth centuries. Statement of intents are due by 17 November 2025.

It’s not every day you sign your first book deal. Delighted that ‘Living Stone’ has found a home at Penguin Books. Publishing Spring 2028. As time goes on, I’m going to post about the writing of it over on Instagram. But for now here’s Cormoran’s stony heart on my author guide 🐧❤️

‘No amount of knowledge about medieval literary culture can make the Pearl Manuscript tell us what it means. Everyone has to speculate at some point.’ @tomlukejohnson.bsky.social on the manuscript that contains the only copy of ‘Gawain and the Green Knight’: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

It was a huge honour to be welcomed into the @linneansociety.bsky.social recently as a new Fellow. Such a beautiful building, packed full of nature’s stories.

Apply now: Playwright in Residence 2026 A unique opportunity for writers to develop bold new work at the intersection of research and storytelling, in collaboration with @traversetheatre.bsky.social Full details on eligibility and how to apply can be found here: www.iash.ed.ac.uk/iashtraverse...

Are you a late stage doctoral or postdoctoral reasearcher with expertise in medieval and/or early modern landscape history & an interest in working with or in the heritage sector? This opportunity with the University of Oxford and West Horsley Place may be for you: www.tss.ox.ac.uk/vacancies/19...

The full text of The Holograph Letters of Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scots (1489-1541) is now available, free to read, via Cambridge University Press, until 30 September 2025 #medievalsky #skystorians #scotland blog.royalhistsoc.org/2025/08/05/t...

I’m delighted that James Spellane & I are among the first cohort of @royalhistsoc.org Scouloudi Public History grant recipients. Our project, ‘London’s Watery Heritage’ aims to enhance knowledge & understanding of a unique collection of medieval & early modern water maps at the London Charterhouse

Very much looking forward to this. I’ll be talking about my research into Blenheim’s lichens, their cultural history and the life of stone. Hope to see you there! Date: Tuesday 29th July, 6pm Place: Blenheim Palace blenheimpalace.com/whats-on/event…

In Issue 18, Dr Rachel Delman examines these relationships, including her support of the town’s two anchoresses, and their links to places within Stamford. bit.ly/44JLVON

Lady Margaret Beaufort had a network of connections with prominent figures and places in Stamford, the market town close to her palace at Collyweston and near the Lincolnshire properties she inherited from her mother, Margaret Beauchamp.

An excellent opportunity to join the curatorial team at the Science Museum has come up! Please spread the word. 🌍Curator of Climate & Earth Sciences ⚗️Part of the excellent Team Science in London Curatorial ⌛ Permanent, Full-Time 💲 £41k p/a bit.ly/4m3uQFp

Issue 18 is out now! Fans of Tudor history will love this one. Take a look at what's inside... Get your copy here: bit.ly/44JLVON

Take a look inside the latest issue of @tudorplaces.bsky.social with me. My article explores Lady Margaret Beaufort’s lesser-known connections to Stamford in Lincolnshire. Out now in Issue 18

Wonderful to hear the brilliant @londonmudlark.bsky.social speak about her Mudlarking journey as part of @southwarkcathedral.bsky.social’s History Festival yesterday, followed by a pilgrim badge demonstration and a trip to the Mudlarking exhibition at London Museum Docklands. A great day all round 🌊

I’m delighted to be joining the Board of Trustees for @historictownsvf.bsky.social. Looking forward to bringing my personal and professional passion for the historic environment and placemaking to help define the Charity’s next chapter.

How Robots and Drones Could Help Save Medieval Cathedrals www.medievalists.net/2025/04/robo... #cathedrals

Lovely response to my latest piece for @tudorplaces.bsky.social. I had great fun revisiting my earlier research on Margaret Beaufort’s connections to Stamford in Lincolnshire for this one, and am very pleased to be able to share it with a wider audience.

Almost done! I couldn’t leave out this edible assortment of medieval tiles from the British Museum. The biscuit recipe was inspired by flavours from the same period: honey, ginger, and clove.

From Arts & Crafts patterns to medieval archaeology. These biscuits recreate stained glass fragments found a few years ago in the triforium of Westminster Abbey.

Really enjoyed @jackdashby.bsky.social’s insightful talk on natural history museums and their collections this evening. I’ll never look at taxidermy in the same way again…! And what a treat to be at @morethanadodo.bsky.social after hours too.

Lichens bridge the living and non-living – understanding them allows us to better see how to conserve our heritage, and also ourselves.

Great piece from @neacarter.bsky.social for @uk.theconversation.com on why we need to think about stone, and heritage conservation, differently. theconversation.com/how-lichens-...

The deadline is 🚨TODAY🚨 for the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social and National Museums Scotland’s Fellowship on “Materialising the Scottish in Northern Europe, 1500-1750: mobilities, communities and material culture”! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🧵/6

Shakespeare’s birthday, @oxfordprestrust.bsky.social style 🍷

Very excited for this groundbreaking event in the heritage city of York (UK) this July. What does and could a community-led visitor economy deliver for visitors and residents alike? Limited number of free tickets for Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise orgs.