30 December 1460 Death of Richard, 3rd Duke of York at the Battle of Wakefield aged 49, along with his second son Edmund, Earl of Rutland, who was 17. Two of his sons would be kings. Like his youngest son #RichardIII, imho York gets a rough press. 📖 bookdepository.com/Richard--Duke-…

In the black community, New Year’s Day used to be widely known as 'Hiring Day' or 'Heartbreak Day', because enslaved people spent New Year’s Eve waiting, wondering if their owners were going to rent them out to someone else, thus potentially splitting up their families...

Ryan Lavelle's chapter 'From (North-)East to West: Geographical Identities & Political Communities in the Ninth- to Eleventh-Century Anglo-Scandinavian World' has just come out Brepols in Ideas of the World in Early Medieval English Literature! brepols.net/products/IS-97…

Scotland in the late middle ages was home to many rebellions and political violence. Hear Gordon McKelvie with History Scotland speak on 'Rebellious alliances in late medieval Scotland: A legacy of the Declaration of Arbroath?', 11 January - info below! us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

we're looking forward to having 𝕂𝔸𝕋𝕐 𝕄𝕆ℝ𝕋𝕀𝕄𝔼ℝ (RHUL) present in two weeks on her latest work on Richard the Lionheart and the Third Crusade! event takes place 25/1, 18.00-19.00 and you can attend in person and online. get in touch with Dr Gabrielle 'Gabby' Storey 🏳️‍🌈 for more info! #MedievalTwitter

Today is Holocaust Memorial Day. We remember the six million Jewish men, women and children murdered by the Nazis and their collaborators, all victims of Nazi persecution and the victims of subsequent genocides. #HMD2023 #HolocaustMemorialDay

Today's feature is one of my fave medieval women. A Black fair maiden from 1411 in a French manuscript. I gave her yarn soft blue strips & some flecks of gold. It's called "Black Fair Maiden." I think this will look pretty as a sweater. #RepublicOfYarnia #BlackHistoryMonth

Thanks to you, the most toxic form of employment can be eradicated from our sector UCU and PROUD #ucuRISING

Let’s create a thread of women from history we think more people should know about. We will start: Mary Anning - amazing nineteenth century fossil collector and palaeontologist👍 Image: WikiCommons #WHM23 #InternationalWomensDay2023

reminder that we also have Dr Johanna Strong and Dr Amy Saunders presenting tomorrow, online only, at 19:00 on 'Consorts and Conflict: 16th and 17th century Monarchy in the British Isles' - make sure to get in touch with Dr Gabrielle 'Gabby' Storey 🏳️‍🌈 for booking! x.com/CMRR_Wincheste…

Congratulations to James Ross, whose article in Historical Assoc History was published Open Access! Read all about Alienated Outsider or Integrated Courtier? Edward Stafford, Third Duke of Buckingham, 1498–1521 and the Royal Court here. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

We are frankly shocked how vindictive our management currently is

On the podcast | Dr Gabrielle 'Gabby' Storey 🏳️‍🌈 investigates what Richard I can reveal about medieval concepts of masculinity, and why whispers about the crusader king’s sexuality might not be all they seem spr.ly/6019Ogjq9

The English nobility under Henry VI vs the English nobility under Edward IV

A shot in the dark perhaps, but does anyone have any accessible sources, in English, regarding the Baglioni family massacre of 1495?

Excited to announce I'm speaking at this on Thursday 29th February based on my MA dissertation! history.ac.uk/events/greenha…

Do you have an interest in museums and archives? Have you always wanted to get behind the scenes of your favourite museums and see what we have hidden in our collections? Why not consider volunteering with us here at the Horsepower Museum? horsepowermuseum.co.uk/museum-volunte… #volunteerwithus

Today marks the 124th anniversary of Sergeant Engleheart's heroic efforts at Bloemfontein. His gallantry in the face of danger earned him the Victoria Cross - one of 5 in our Regiment's history. Discover more on Engleheart here: horsepowermuseum.co.uk/henry-william-… #VictoriaCross #History

How do you research History when you're no longer at University? With the help of you folks, I compiled this list. Happy researching. (Plus! Bonus picture of my sister's cat looking utterly happy to be exactly where he is in the preview picture.) katherineweikert.co.uk/post/researchi…