August is #roman month for our weekly kit pics. Wk1: C1st-C3rd C.E. Alabastron for perfume/ointment jar.

This week’s Roman kit: Lorica hamata (chainmail), crested helmet, belt and pugio (dagger) #NottsHistory #Roman

#OnThisDay in 1485 Richard III was slain at Bosworth, weeks after leaving Nottingham Castle. Here’s or #Archer explainer

#OnThisDay Charles I raised his standard Nottingham Castle, declaring war on his #parliament. Here’s our Royalist Lady.

#SheriffofNottingham on the Nottingham City Transport bus to Nottingham Castle to talk about the re-generation. #worldclassheritagesite

#sherrifofnottingham... corrupt bad guy or secretly a good guy? Discuss? Nottingham Castle Robin Hood Tim lovenotts Visit Nottinghamshire

Why not pop up and see the #evilsheriff outside Nottingham Castle.... he claims he’s a good guy! Nottingham Castle Project

#roman object of the week: Carrot amphora. Roman version of bucket of popcorn, filled with dried fruit at the arena

Back to school month. #Roman wax tablet, stylus, and oil lamp to see what you’re scribing. #BackToSchool2018

ATOH have been up Nottingham Castle, yesterday, today and again tomorrow, leading #history education cave tours.

ATOH have gone corporate, for chilly, non-costumed events

Trent & Peak Community TY for a great Birthday at #WeDig #Wollaton guys, esp the cake! #romanburial (not) #BringBackGeoffrey!

Or did Charles genuinely believe he had Divine Right to rule as he saw fit, but lacked the training to rule well? x.com/thehistoryguy/…

All that honey and no dentist is probably a bad combination!

Highly recommended!

With libraries now closed and e-books requiring extensive screen time, I decided to make a list of radio shows and podcasts that my early modern history students can use as reputable secondary sources. Here are my recommendations: THREAD #twitterstorians

We've got some exciting news! 🦖 🎉 We're thrilled to announce a NEW exhibition to Wollaton Hall this summer. The first real Tyrannosaurus rex to be exhibited in England for over a century! 🦖 💯 Full post: bit.ly/TitusTrexIsKin… 🎟️ Book now at: wollatonhall.org.uk/titus

And here we have Cara portraying Miss Kirkby, obviously wondering where the monkey went!

Congratulations to Nottingham Castle on their re-opening! Here's Andy and Cara as Colonel John and Lucy Hutchinson, residents during the #CivilWar at the HLF funding bid announcement at the start of the long process!