A caricature of Henry VII from 1508 in the Archbishop Registers York Abp_Reg_26_f1_r

We are looking forward to this talk today.

On 21 January 1501, John Marchall, schoolmaster of the medieval grammar school of St Albans, made his will. You can find out more about his school here: dottietales.wordpress.com/2015/10/25/m...

Solid. My @smh cartoon.

After his death on 20 Jan. 1465, John Whetehampstede, abbot of St Albans, was buried in a chantry chapel in the abbey church. Over time, this chantry had been lost. However, in December 2017, his remains were found during archaeological excavations. dottietales.wordpress.com/2018/01/03/d...

Hi @bsky.app @pfrazee.com - is it possible that we could have Trending topics for countries other than the US? Australia would certainly thank you and likely the UK and Canada as well !

Roman oil lamp 2nd / 3rd Century CE “Gone fishing” Described by the museum as “An idyllic scene, with fishing in front of a harbour town.” Could the buildings be Cologne? In Römisch-Germanisches-Museum, #Köln #Germany #Archaeology #Roman

The door into the Great Hall at Ludlow Castle. Thanks to @tbryce1485.bsky.social for the picture. #AdoorableThursday

I can't believe that this has been an option the entire time *sets up school for raccoons against racism*

The wonderful @caitlinrgreen.bsky.social has a hugely interesting new article just out in Early Medieval England & its Neighbours, all about Alfred the Great's embassy to India - free to read here #India #AlfredtheGreat #medieval www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

On 14 Jan. 1849, the Church of St John the Baptist in Buckland, Tasmania, was consecrated. After visiting the church, I wanted to find out more about its history. dottietales.wordpress.com/2016/01/27/s...

What birthday cards do you have for middle-aged male antiquarian booksellers? Well, we have this …

“We need writers now more than ever, as our media closes up, as our politicians grow daily more cowed by real power, as Australia grows more unjust and unequal.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Keep reposting. I stand with Cathy. No apologies needed.

Victoria fires wonderful news- the three people reported missing have been found safe

Crackdown. My @smh @theage cartoon.

Grass roots. My @smh cartoon.

The Sock Knitter, 1915 by Australian painter Grace Cossington Smith #WomensArt

Am I a bad person for laughing at this?

Dame Eleanor Hull was a woman translator in the 15th century. Her will was proved on 2 January 1461. A good day to remember her. dottietales.wordpress.com/2024/01/15/d...

30 Dec 1460. Death of Richard, duke of York. Recent research suggests there was no Battle of Wakefield, but rather a skirmish in which York was captured & killed the next day. See www.battlefieldstrust.com/page251.asp for details. Thanks to @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social for image BL Royal 2 B XIV f. 6v

565th anniversary of the Battle’ of Wakefield tomorrow… open.substack.com/pub/grummitt...

The worst design feature of the last 15 years; wish they could all be ripped out

The church of St Albans Abbey, today St Albans Cathedral, was consecrated on 28 December 1115. A day to remember one of its builders, Robert the Mason. dottietales.wordpress.com/2015/07/04/a...

A post about the bridges across the Rhine at Bonn from the Dottie Tales archives. The first bridge was officially opened on 17 December 1898. dottietales.wordpress.com/2016/12/16/b...

Waiting impatiently for my copy of the Ricardian Bulletin to arrive at this side of the world. I knew what Jane Austen said about Richard III, but didn't know about the connection to Horace Walpole.

There is still room in the Zoom talk this Saturday by Joe Robey on 'The Black Death 1348-9' for members of the Richard III Society. Joe Robey will give an introduction to the Black Death and the doctors who tried to fight it. Check your emails for details on how to sign up.

On this day in 1154, a monk from St Albans Abbey, Nicholas Breakspear, was elected as pope. He chose the name Adrian IV. To date he has been the only English pope. dottietales.wordpress.com/2015/12/04/n...

Niño durmiendo en la barca, Joaquin Sorolla, 1895

This deed of King Richard III from January 1485 came to us on deposit earlier this year. It's granting Sir James Tyrell (yes, that one!) the Lieutenancy of Guines Castle in the Marches of Calais. This meant he didn't take part in the Battle of Bosworth. #EYAMedieval @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social

A woman teaching a child to stand. c.1635-1637 Rembrandt Just beautiful. (British Museum)

Finally listened to the recording of this fascinating talk. Thank you, @richardasquith.bsky.social! And thank you to ‪@richardiiisociety.bsky.social‬ for the recording. It means I don't have to get up in the middle of the night!

In 1423, Abbot Wheathampstead of St Albans and his fellow travellers stayed for 7 weeks in Cologne. They arrived in late November, and left again mid-January. A speculative post about their adventures in “holy Cologne”. dottietales.wordpress.com/2018/03/30/a...

After a short excursion into ebooks, I am very much back to printed ones. It's so much easier to page back to something you read earlier and didn't pay much attention to. Should we ‘get over’ print books in the digital age – or are they more precious than ever? theconversation.com/should-we-ge...

An oak mantelpiece, which had once stood in More Hall, Brookmans Park, was found again in November 2019. Find out more about its former home and its history in a post from the archives. dottietales.wordpress.com/2023/02/16/m...

The Times is at it again this week, insisting we disturb historical graves 'because DNA'. Here's me complaining back in 2015 about the same issue #richardiii www.historicalreputation.au/the-princes-...

A few photos from Godstow Abbey yesterday! Now in ruin, Godstow Abbey was founded in around 1115 by Ediva of Winchester. Rosamund Clifford is buried nearby, though the exact location of her grave is unknown.

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

Members of the Richard III Society will be pleased to know that there are places available for the talk by @richardasquith.bsky.social on 'Death of a Yorkist Mayor: Executing the Will of Sir Ralph Verney (d. 1478)' This zoom meeting is on 22 November. Check your email for details on how to register.

Just added an article I wrote back in 2022 after watching Netflix's new adaptation of Jane Austen's Persuasion. With Netflix's new 'progressive' Pride and Prejudice coming up, I am still asking the same questions (and of course Shakespeare gets a mention)

Today we remember William Bingham, the founder of God’s House in Cambridge, who died on 17 November 1451. The college is regarded as “the first secondary school training college in England. dottietales.wordpress.com/2015/12/01/w...

"Why are we all so pleased about digging up a king? Perhaps because the present is paying some of the debt it owes to the past, and science has come to the aid of history."

On 12 November 1949, the Kennedy Bridge in Bonn was officially opened. It replaced a 19th-century bridge, which had been destroyed during WWII. dottietales.wordpress.com/2016/12/16/b...

11 November is St Martin’s Day. In Bonn, you can find a series of 4 bronze reliefs by artist Ernemann Sander telling the saint’s story. dottietales.wordpress.com/2015/11/11/s...

More on my research on #RichardIII #Shakespeare etc. here: www.historicalreputation.au/publications/

New open access (free to download) monograph published in New Historical Perspectives series. #Skystorians

In this week’s Miscellanies: how #medieval scribes balanced the books. 📬 Sign up for our newsletter at mailchi.mp/historytoday... and we’ll send you the article on Thursday.

Tonight's supermoon. As luck would have it, the whole day, the sky was completely clear, and then in the evening, some clouds came up.

I am delighted to announce that my co-authored article on Mamluk maqamas on #BlackDeath has just been published in a lovely special issue of JAIS. journals.uio.no/JAIS/article... #plague #MedievalSky #GlobalMiddleAges #EnvironmentalHistory #histmed 1/2

No hurry. My @smh @theage cartoon.