Why did the Archbishop of #York, Richard #Scrope, lead nearly 9,000 citizens of York in rebellion against #HenryIV and what were the consequences? Find out more in my online day school tinyurl.com/55z6hb3t

'Forgotten' royal #castle uncovered on the Hebridean isle #Finlaggan- perhaps the base of the Lords of the Isles in the 12th and 13th centuries #medieval #history bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Thank you to everyone that attended our last session! Our next Digital Seminar Series seminar is on October 20 (date changed from the 21st) at 6pm UK time. Join Julia Hamilton’s talk on ‘All that’s Rich’: The Intended Meanings of Luxury Goods in Stuart Interiors. 1/2

Discover the story of #medieval #Wales & its long struggle for independence. Why did #Llywellyn the Great succeed in uniting Wales, whilst his grandson was defeated by #EdwardI? And why did the rebellions of Owain Lawgoch & Owain Glyndwr fail? #history tinyurl.com/3a8z9zp2

Wow- this #Doom Painting from # Chaldon, Surrey, is amazing! Probably protected by being hidden for hundreds of years bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

I just love the fact that this 19th century top hat was discovered in an archaeological dig in #Drypool. Discover 700 years of the #history of the village in the exhibition at #Streetlife Museum Hull Museums bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Really interesting blog article about silvery blue #Scoria Bricks in the Back Alleys of #York by Susan Major BALH The bricks were #recycled from the molten waste of Cleveland’s 19th-century blast furnaces! tinyurl.com/343c6jhx

#Medieval wall paintings were discovered preserved behind plasterboard in a modern flat in #York! tinyurl.com/yuhb676r BALH Discover more about the new book out in October “#Micklegate: the Great Street of York “ ClementsHallHistoryG tinyurl.com/mr65zfev

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Fantastic #virtualreality interactive by the King #Athelstanproject Kingston University celebrating the 1,100th anniversary of his coronation in Kingston kingathelstan.info

As an #historian I’m a great fan of #Athelstan, 1st king of England & probably even greater than his granddad #Alfred. But as a #Yorkshire tyke I do mourn the end of the independence of the north. Next May I try to reconcile these conflicting views tinyurl.com/5n8t6fx5

Did Harold #Godwinson really swear an oath to support William of Normandy’s claim to the throne of England? Or was this just #Norman propaganda? Find out what really happened in #1066 tinyurl.com/mrytvjb4 #KingAndConqueror #medieval #history

A boy who found what he thought was a shark tooth has led to the discovery of a historic human burial site. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

🧬 Explore your maternal roots! Join expert Debbie Kennett on 2 Oct for Exploring the Motherline, a talk on using mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in genealogy. Attend in London (with SoG summer social 🍷) or watch via Zoom. Book: portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/130…

What happened to Edward II in 1327 and is he really buried in Gloucester Cathedral? Did he die a “natural death”? Was he murdered? Or did he escape to northern Italy. Discover more in my day school History Mysteries: Was Edward II murdered? tinyurl.com/yc8kv6df

'Eye-catching' Iron Age brooch found by detectorits near #Attleborough, Norfolk. Could it be the kind of brooch that #Boudica, Queen of the #Iceni, would have worn? #history bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Love this 1,000 year old stone carving of a #Pictish face discovered in an #archaeological dig at a #hillfort in East Lomond, near Falkland. If only it could talk and tell us its #history! bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

The Hove Amber Cup. A beautiful and very rare Bronze Age amber cup which glows when it catches the light! 🤩 Carved from a single block of Baltic amber some 3,500 years ago! Found inside Hove Barrow, a large burial mound in Sussex, by construction workers in 1856. Brighton

Looking forward to discussing the #Rebellion of Richard #Scrope, Archbishop of #York against #HenryIV this morning. Was Scrope a naïve dupe, a patsy for the #Percy earls of #Northumberland, or a real revolutionary? Can’t wait to see what my students think!

There are over 170,000 Commonwealth War Graves around the UK. #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #DidYouKnow exploreyourgenealogy.co.uk/their-name-liv…