On my way to the Battle conference 2024 in Durham

Finchale Priory near Durham, the venue for this afternoon’s trip.

Leaving Durham after a very enjoyable Battle conference on Anglo-Norman studies, with lots of great papers and conversations

The former tram shed in Highfield

.REF 2029 have announced this morning that there will be no requirement for books, edited collections or scholarly editions to be available Open Access to be eligible for REF29. This follows responses to a recent REF consultation. Full statement here: bit.ly/46POdeD

At the College of Arms to look at some forged documents.

Ironbridge today. Deindustrialised but impressive

The signs of autumn are developing early.

Save the date! Join us on 6 November, in #York’s glorious King’s Manor for this year’s Canterbury and York Society annual lecture. @r_g_allen will be speaking on the Magdalen College charters and their scribes #medievaltwitter York CMS #archives

At Westminster to view some more forged documents