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Ruth Brown

@baliscoe.bsky.social

Retired museum curator; wide interests- civic history; arms and armour; castles; Scotland; Yorkshire; Armourer and Brasier of London. But my bread and butter is historic cannon. Used to be Basiliscoe...

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cbnewham@parishchurches.org · 13h ago

Delightful, stained glass with two angels, one serving tea and crumpets. At the bottom are pictures of a house, windmill, and church. By James Clark, 1920. All Saints, Hartlepool, Co. Durham.

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Neil M Kennedy@nmkennedy.bsky.social · yesterday

Anyone near St Luke's Church, at Haslar Hospital, Gosport, Hampshire? Wall tablet there to an RN officer I'm interested in. The text is on the Maritime Monuments Database, which is great, but without a photo of the tablet. Have emailed the Haslar society, but just in case... #MaritimeHistory

Michael Eber@ebermichael.bsky.social · 16h ago

CfP for @imc-leeds.bsky.social 2027: "Queer and Trans Medieval Communities" 🌈🏳️‍⚧️ We welcome papers (15-20min) from all disciplines of medieval studies by scholars at any level, on any aspect of medieval queer and trans community, in person or virtual. Abstracts due 31 Aug. We'd love to hear from you!

As the existence of the trans and queer community is under constant and increasing threat across the world – with alt-right political rhetoric in the West seeking to rupture solidarity for and within the global queer community – the work of the historian has never been more vital. Historians have long found solidarity and recognition of queer experiences and practices with individuals and groups of the past. In concert with the wealth of current research being produced in trans and queer medieval studies, this panel session responds to the urgency of this present moment. In the face of existential threats, we recognise the importance of finding community with one another, which includes understanding our community has a history. This panel session seeks not only to contribute to transtemporal and scholarly trans and queer community building, but to better understand what historical trans and queer communities and practices may have looked like – including the mechanisms and structures that attempted to preclude such community formations. Engaging with and making legible such histories constitutes an act of compassion both with historical actors and with living members of our community today. It also constitutes an act of resistance, by finding existence and continuity in community. Presentations may address but are not limited to the following topics: -Cultivating cross-temporal queer and trans community -How trans and genderqueer experiences manifest in the Middle Ages -Spaces in which queer/trans community could be manifested in the Middle Ages -Communal failure or loss of community -A failing or absence of a trans and queer community -Texts, codes, etc. used in constituting queer and trans communities in the Middle Ages -Methodologies available for talking about trans and queer communities TITLE, ABSTRACT (200 WORDS) AND BIO (150 WORDS) BY 31 AUG TO: Michael Eber michael.eber@uni-koeln.de Hannah Victoria hjohnson@aup.edu Oliver Wilkin o.lg-wilkin@outlook.com
Catherine Fletcher@catherinefletcher.info · 17h ago

I really hope that someone from the Leverhulme Trust (which funds this project) has had words with Exeter’s management

The Material Culture of Wills Project@materialwills.bsky.social · 17h ago

📢PROJECT UPDATE📢 You may have seen the news that the University of Exeter, home of the wills project, has placed 500 academics at risk of redundancy. The project leader Prof. Jane Whittle & project co-investigator Dr Laura Sangha are both at risk, alongside almost all of the History department. 1/

cbnewham@parishchurches.org · 2d ago

Escomb's St John the Evangelist (Co. Durham) is one of Britain's most complete Anglo-Saxon churches - built c.7th–8th century largely from reused Roman stone, with original windows, doorways and chancel arch still intact. Saved from demolition in the 1870s. A genuine time capsule.

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Erika Gaffney@erikagaffney.bsky.social · 2d ago

The Walters Art Museum seeks a new James A. Murnaghan Curator of Renaissance and Baroque Art, who will oversee a collection of over 3,000 works of European art from the Renaissance and Baroque periods. The deadline for applications is 31 August: www.codart.nl/careers/job-...

James A. Murnaghan Curator of Renaissance and Baroque Art - CODART

The Walters Art Museum is among America’s most distinctive museums, forging connections between people and art from cultures around the world and spanning seven millennia. Located in Baltimore’s Mount...

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Dr Jo Ball@drjeball.bsky.social · 5d ago

It was found buried at a British shrine, used from the Iron Age through into the #Roman period. The remains of 7 ornate cheekpieces were found inside the helmet bowl, including one with a clear scene of a mounted #Roman (emperor?) riding down a 'barbarian' enemy

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Ancestral Enquiries - Tony Smith 🌳@ancestralenq.bsky.social · 2w ago

Askham Bog, a nature reserve at York is reopening for its 80th anniversary this weekend. The nature reserve described by Sir David Attenborough as a "cathedral of nature conservation" has been shut for the past 5 months for vital repair work. 👇 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Reopening of North Yorkshire nature reserve celebrating 80th year

Visitors can enjoy guided reserve walks, pond dipping and a theatre show during the opening event.

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Craig Clunas@craigclunas.bsky.social · 2w ago

The new Prime Minister is writing a "10-year plan" for the UK. The arts & culture MUST be part of it. I've signed @campaignforthearts.org's petition urging @andyburnham.bsky.social to revitalise the arts – to revitalise the whole nation 🌱 Join me: www.campaignforthearts.org/petitions/10-year-plan/

Prime Minister – put the arts in your 10-year plan for the UK | Campaign for the Arts

Sign our petition urging the UK Government to build a country where the arts are available from childhood, accessible to all and thriving everywhere.

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