Glorious Palmerston gold chocolate cups, c1700, each weighs 80g & was made with 20 melted down mourning rings, inscribed 'let us drink to the dead' & 'He has not deserved sweet unless he has tasted bitter' #mementomori British Museum ☠️💛💍🫕🍵

One of the fascinating things about this story is the continuity of the plantation, including the original 17th century plantation house, due to primogeniture. The entire thing— until now-descended intact over generations. It’s not just individuals, but structures of power.

Reaching across time to the hand of William Cecil, Lord Burghley. Why not write it yourself when you have such a good script?! #legalhistory #archives

6 eels seems like a pretty reasonable price for 2 dozen eggs, especially when compared to New World prices!

This is the Shakespearean version of “you complete casserole!”

'To be defamed as a perjurer struck right at the heart of this culture—a perjurer could not be trusted, either with the truth or, likely, with anything else of value.' Zoë Jackson's great new post on the social consequences of lying under oath: manyheadedmonster.com/2024/04/23/tru…

The power of street art - a thread 🧵 1. Patrick Commecy

Here are some details of the incredible angel roof on the nave at Cawston in Norfolk - it dates from c.1460. On the hammer beams stand eleven six-foot tall seraphim, still with much of their original colour on them, their hands in prayer or raised in adoration.

‘better is a friend in court than a penny in the purse’ Dr Laura Flannigan's new post on #EarlyModern legal knowledge in 15th and 16th century commonplace books shows that proverbial wisdom about the law has a long history : manyheadedmonster.com/2024/04/30/com…

Tikanga Māori represents a body of law, as the Supreme Court has said. It has also played a role in NZ case law since the 19th century. It’s absolutely right that NZ law students should understand it: one of two founding legal systems of this country. It’s also unique to NZ … >

A big log AND a dead goose - that's some ambush! More lovely #legalhistory, this time from Star Chamber. These are fascinating records to use - so much rich detail!

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Fascinating new research from Shannon McSheffrey's Consistory court records project. These kinds of cases are so important to counter the narrative that trans and nonbinary identities are an invention of the so-called 'woke left'.

"Dear Editor, I have incorporated all suggestions from reviewer 2, and I hope you find the changes an improvement to the manuscript as a whole."

Here's my talk from the recent Lethal Maternal symposium at ourANU These ballads told the news of murderous mothers & infanticide, part of my Australian Research Council Future Fellowship project. Thanks to ANUHistory for hosting me. Such a fascinating day! youtu.be/bgKa-NR6C7g?si… ANU College of Arts & Social Sciences

Pretty excited to see the research project I did with my students on Newgate Gaol finally up on the MoEML ! This was such an eye-opening project for all of us, revealing how much historical 'fact' is often just people repeating someone's false info! mapoflondon.uvic.ca/NEWG1.htm

A special issue on any topic of you choosing you say? Sure, you can put a proposal up! Our CFP for the 2026 special issue of Parergon has been extended to 16 September - click the link for more details. anzamems.org/?p=13162

We grew up thinking the internet would be a permanent archive, but whole digital realms can vanish in a moment. Buy physical media, listen to albums on vinyl, write longhand, collect books. The joys of tangible existence are something that no one can take from you.

One Ted Hughes poem eats another.

#medievaltwitter there is a fully-funded Medieval Studies PhD position at the University of Groningen on travel, pilgrimage and cultural interaction - see details below for how to apply! Please share with any interested candidates: rug.nl/about-ug/work-…