Really good article here by Melissa Glass - on 'how to' guidebooks for running courts baron and leet. Argues that printed books led to standardisation, which in turn undermined local custom. utpjournals.press/doi/abs/10.313…

Not a bad sentiment. 'Patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness for anyone'.

Using the Historic Environment Record, by Rachel Glaves. The HER, provides up-to-date information on archaeological investigations across a particular area, useful for local historians, archaeologists, and other researchers. howtohistory.substack.com/p/using-the-hi…

We are concerned about reports that a number of publishers, including Taylor & Francis (Routledge), Wiley, Oxford University Press and Cambridge University Press... [1/4]

Getting Started with Local History. This course is aimed at any historian looking for inspiration and advice though it will especially appeal to those of you who have recently started or would like to start researching local history. buff.ly/3oDKnQu

Are you in Taunton this summer? Why not visit a new exhibition to mark the 80th Anniversary of D-Day! Learn about the top secret work of the Hydrographic Department during the Second World War, brought to light in a variety of archival documents. #WeAreLocalHistory

Calling all Tudor history lovers & bibliophiles! You do not want to miss this upcoming online event. The speakers taking part are Joe Saunders, Kate McCaffrey, Rebecca Quoss-Moore, Martine van Elk , Vanessa Wilkie & Dr Owen Emmerson. Learn more & register! eventbrite.com.au/e/a-bookish-we…

How-to History is here to help historians. We explain events, concepts, sources and share thoughts on the practice of researching, writing and teaching history. Each ‘How-to’ is a short guide which directs you to further resources. howtohistory.substack.com

'The auncient rentes I know not but if any were paid they were but puffyns or like small value'. From a 1579 report on the Scilly Isles, State Papers .

Great trip to Lewes, East Sussex. Lovely local history. Ample refreshment.

Time to introduce you to the brilliant speakers taking part in 'A Bookish Weekend with the Tudors'. First up is Joe Saunders. His lecture is entitled, 'Print in Sixteenth-Century London'. Learn more by clicking on the link below! eventbrite.com.au/e/a-bookish-we…

Images in Anatomy Manuals, by Anna Cusack. Anatomy manuals were used as teaching aids and collectors’ items. The images depicted changed over the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. howtohistory.substack.com/p/images-in-an…

Looking for some Bank Holiday reading? Dive into our back catalogue including popular posts on Churchwardens' accounts, working as a freelance historian, Samplers, Surnames and Coroner's Inquests. #FamilyHistory #LocalHistory howtohistory.substack.com

Many thanks to the team TheGenealogist for again providing a free trial to their Tithe Map collection for our local history short course this September. PharosTutors #LocalHistory thegenealogist.co.uk/tithe/

The Historical Association are looking for new editorial board members of The Historian. It is very enjoyable and you learn a lot. Historical Assoc history.org.uk/historian/news…

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Looking forward to this! Always a pleasure to speak to the IHGS and especially so on the ways we can research in the most fascinating period of all.

Great to be talking about 'Print in Sixteenth-Century London' for the Bookish Weekend with the Tudors event 28-29 September. Just recorded my talk. eventbrite.com.au/e/a-bookish-we…

Excellent trip to Den Haag. Beautiful, fascinating history and a lovely brewery run by monks at Haagsche Broeder.

Leiden, beautiful and historic.