‘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.

Very much looking forward to meeting all you prospective undergraduate geographers out there on June 16th! 🌎 :)

We are delighted to announce the launch of The Guild of Medievalist Makers (GuMM), a community for academic and academic-adjacent practitioners of creative-critical work. Read more about us and the society on our new website: www.guildmedmak.com

In Issue 16, Dr @racheldelman.bsky.social examines the imprint of Lady Constance Ferrers’ stewardship on this lovely, moated manor house. bit.ly/4kxaQej

Six funded PhDs, Centre for Sciences of Place and Memory, Univ Stirling (Scotland). Join our team in philosophy, cognitive sciences, social sciences, & arts to study spatial thinking, disorientation, cities, truth & the past. Deadline 22 April, guidelines placememory.net/apply-now-fo...

Our newly acquired Duke Humfrey's manuscript is now LIVE on Digital Bodleian. Explore in full at your leisure: digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/d529... 🥳

We announce @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social a new acquisition today - a 13th century French transl of the New Testament, illuminated in Paris by the Cholet Master, formerly owned by King Jean II le Bon & (for us, importantly), Humfrey Duke of Gloucester. Will go on Digital Bodleian tonight! 1/2

Exciting job opportunity to become St John's College's Special Collections Librarian www.joh.cam.ac.uk/special-coll... - permanent post, salary £41,944-£47,208 (depending on experience) plus benefits. Working with a great collection and a friendly team. @ciliprarebooks.bsky.social #LibraryJobs

In Issue 16, Dr @racheldelman.bsky.social examines the imprint of Lady Constance Ferrers’ stewardship on this lovely, moated manor house. bit.ly/4kxaQej

Huge thanks to our colleagues @blenheimpalace.bsky.social for hosting our Heritage Pathway cohort today. Great to learn about current thinking around innovation, conservation & education at the palace, and how the work of our @oxfordgeography.bsky.social colleagues is contributing to these efforts.

Are you doing #placebased research & want to know more about how to research the #history of #religious groups beyond the parish church? This series of free online training sessions is for you. Everyone is welcome! Might be of particular interest to @oneplacestudies.bsky.social @sogorg.bsky.social

This International Women’s Day, I’m delighted to share that my latest article on Constance Ferrers’ remarkable contributions to @nationaltrust.bsky.social’s Baddesley Clinton Manor House is out now in Issue 16 of @tudorplaces.bsky.social magazine. Thrilled my photo made the cover too! #IWD2025

Day to night at the Tower of London. Always a pleasure and a privilege to spend a day “at the office” at this magical place…

Fancy some further reading? Learn more Dr. Jenkinson's research project: (His)stories of violence - Myth-Making, Imprisonment and the Cultural Identity of the Tower of London www.hrp.org.uk/about-us/res...

Great to see the research of Dr Catherine Jenkinson, the brilliant postdoc on our @oxhumanities.bsky.social project with Historic Royal Palaces and @royalarmouries.bsky.social, showcased in this new podcast episode on Torture at the Tower of London. Find out more and listen below 👇🏻

📣 WE ARE RECRUITING A 3-YEAR POST-DOC RESEARCHER 📣 to work on the new @leverhulme.bsky.social project 'Weaponised Pasts: The Evolution of Heritage-based hostility on social media', with myself and @acerbialberto.com, based at @uoe-sps.bsky.social. Apply by 24/03/25: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLZ921/p...

I loved writing about Margaret Pole’s residence at Warblington for Issue 15 of Tudor Places magazine. I’ve just signed off the proofs for my next article, which is on a slightly lesser known Tudor woman and her connections to a National Trust property. Watch this space for more soon…

In the thirteenth century, Dervorguilla of Galloway, co-founder of Balliol College, Oxford, commissioned Sweetheart Abbey in Scotland in memory of her late husband. Later, she was laid to rest there with his heart between her hands as an enduring testament to their lifetime love 🫶

Great to see our call for papers up on @royalhistsoc.bsky.social If you would like to join us for this exciting workshop please send us an abstract by March 7! royalhistsoc.org/calendar/cur...

Proud to have been involved in setting up this collaborative doctoral award between @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social and The London Charterhouse. Looking forward to seeing the findings of Victoria’s research over the coming years…

Keen for more news in the humanities from the University of Oxford? Check out our starter pack of departments, faculties and institutes across the Humanities Division: go.bsky.app/E4B5y39

There’s still time to register for this webinar with @medievaljews.bsky.social! If you’re interested in #Jewish history #Medieval #Hampshire #LocalHistory, register today hampshirearchivestrust.co.uk/events/licor... @balhnews.bsky.social @seethetreasures.bsky.social

NEW TRAINING SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT: Join us in March to learn more about how to research place-based religious histories beyond the parish church. Everyone is welcome for this free training. www.history.ac.uk/events/resea...

Job alert: the National Library of Scotland is looking to recruit a permanent, F/T curator of early modern books and other printed material. Please share widely! nls.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/...

Finally made it!

The web page for our collaborative project between @ox.ac.uk, Historic Royal Palaces and @royalarmouries.bsky.social is now live! ‘(Hi)stories of Violence’ focuses on the cultural identity of the Tower of London in relation to narratives of violence. Find out more: www.hrp.org.uk/about-us/res...

Out now in Issue 15 of Tudor Places: my latest article on Margaret Pole and Warblington Castle. A way to still get your Tudor fix now the BBC’s ‘Mirror and the Light’ is coming to an end…