Another ROYS done and dusted, thank you to all our speakers and audience for what was the best ROYS conference yet! Keep an eye out for word on next year's conference (a return to Hull) and watch this space for any extra news that may be coming down the pipeline...

Ridings of Yorkshire Society@roysociety.bsky.social · 2mo ago

That's a wrap on #ROYS26! We've had a great time as always listening to two days of fascinating papers and keynotes. We'll be in touch with more details on next year's conference in the coming months. Why not join our mailing list to make sure you don't miss out? tinyurl.com/ROYSList

ICYMI booking for ROYS26 went live this Monday! hosted this year in the county capital, York itself, at the York Explore Library, just a stone's throw from the Ouse and a further throw from the Minster, click the link below to book your place! ridingsofyorkshiresociety.co.uk/event/regist...

One month to go until the close of the ROYS call for papers! If you're researching or working on an aspect of Yorkshire-based history, archaeology, art, literature or anything else please do send an abstract in!

Ridings of Yorkshire Society@roysociety.bsky.social · 6mo ago

We're delighted to share details of this year's Ridings of Yorkshire Society Conference. ROYS will return to its traditional two day format, taking place on Friday 19th and Saturday 20th June at York Explore Library. See our Call for Papers below for details on how to participate. #Yorkshire

Very exciting Friday announcement! ROYS is returning for its fifth conference, this time hosted in the county's capital of York as well as returning to a two-day event, if you or anyone you know would be interested in presenting a paper, please have a look at the call for papers below

Ridings of Yorkshire Society@roysociety.bsky.social · 6mo ago

We're delighted to share details of this year's Ridings of Yorkshire Society Conference. ROYS will return to its traditional two day format, taking place on Friday 19th and Saturday 20th June at York Explore Library. See our Call for Papers below for details on how to participate. #Yorkshire

We're delighted to share details of this year's Ridings of Yorkshire Society Conference. ROYS will return to its traditional two day format, taking place on Friday 19th and Saturday 20th June at York Explore Library. See our Call for Papers below for details on how to participate. #Yorkshire

ICYMI, ROYSCast has been on a bit of a medieval hit lately, with four back-to-back episodes, including @alexharvv.bsky.social on his new book, Little Kingdoms, as well as the return of Iain Dyson and the Crusades. You can find these and all our episodes at: feeds.acast.com/public/shows...

After a brief hiatus, ROYSCast is back with another episode! On this episode we are joined by Dr Marta Cobb of @imc-leeds.bsky.social, @universityofleeds.bsky.social who tells us all about the Book of Margery Kempe and the woman behind it. feeds.acast.com/public/shows...

A great way to end another successful conference! See you all again next year for ROYS26

A great view to start the day of ROYS25! We're currently in the middle of our first panel on Governing Yorkshire, if you're in Scarborough or nearby and have some free time, feel free to drop in to Scarborough Library and see some of our great papers throughout the day!

Only three days until ROYS25 in Scarborough! It's not too late to register ridingsofyorkshiresociety.co.uk/register2025/ and you can have a flick through our programme here www.flipsnack.com/5A696A99E8C/... if anything from Egyptology to modern Bradford interest you, please do come along!

A new episode of ROYSCast has just released! on it we're joined by Dr Victoria Yuskaitis who tells us all about medieval Anchorite Cells and the archaeological study of them, give it a listen via the link or wherever you get your podcasts: feeds.acast.com/public/shows...

ROYS alum Jane Tolerton will be speaking at Oakwell Hall, Batley, this monday on Charlotte Brontë's friendship with Mary Taylor and Ellen Nussey. Jane is a great speaker and is extremely knowledgeable on this subject so I'd absolutely recommend going along! www.ticketsource.co.uk/kirkleesmuse...

New Episode!! The latest episode of ROYSCast has dropped, myself and @adamcook.bsky.social talk to Hannah Parkes, a 3rd year PhD student working on Bradford's cultural history and remembrance of the 70s and 80s click the link below to download and listen! shows.acast.com/royscast/epi...

Ep 17 Bradford and Cultural Memory with Hannah Parkes | ROYSCast

The history of the town and the public engagement work exploring the memories of the 70s and 80s

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Speaking of! The booking link for ROYS25 is now live! Have a click and look at our programme for this year, and be sure to book on what is going to be another great conference! ridingsofyorkshiresociety.co.uk/register2025/

Extremely excited to share that Jo Fletcher will be giving one of the keynote talks at this year's @roysociety.bsky.social conference in Scarborough. Jo's module on World Mummification I took 7 years ago has had a lasting impact on my career to this day, so please book when tickets are available!

Ridings of Yorkshire Society@roysociety.bsky.social · last yr.

We're excited to announce our second keynote this year will be Professor Joann Fletcher. Jo is a British Egyptologist and BAFTA-winning TV personality, and has gained recognition in both the field of archaeology, and for her tv programmes. Find out more about Jo at www.immortalegypt.co.uk/about

We're excited to announce our second keynote this year will be Professor Joann Fletcher. Jo is a British Egyptologist and BAFTA-winning TV personality, and has gained recognition in both the field of archaeology, and for her tv programmes. Find out more about Jo at www.immortalegypt.co.uk/about

Pretty amazing display of one of the Roman roads of Bologna, using the original slabs of Bonōnia. At the Museo della Storia di Bologna.

If you're working on Yorkshire's past, we want to hear from you! Submit your paper abstract for our fourth annual conference in Scarborough. Full details below 👇 ridingsofyorkshiresociety.co.uk/call-for-pap...

Fancy a funded PhD on heritage, identity, miltarism, and colonial legacies, with the Royal Air Force Museum London and me, at University of York? Details are below, with a link to the advert. More details here: wrocah.ac.uk/cda-projects... Please share!

The CFP for ROYS25 is up! For anyone working on Yorkshire's past in any capacity or discipline who would like the opportunity to present to a room of like-minded people please do consider submitting a proposal, and for those of you interested in attending, registration will be going live in spring!

Ridings of Yorkshire Society@roysociety.bsky.social · 2y ago

We're delighted to announce that this year's ROYS conference will be held at Scarborough Library, on Friday 6th June 2025. We're seeking papers on any element of Yorkshire's past for the conference, now in its fourth year. Our full call for papers can be found below 👇

Very happy to announce the first episode of a new series of ROYSCast with Dr Lauren McIntyre of Oxford Archaeology! Dr McIntyre came on to talk to us about one of the largest funerary sites in the north of England, and the osteological research involved. shows.acast.com/627bb65a6cf5...

Ep 15 the A63 and Castle Street Burial Ground with Osteoarchaeologist Dr Lauren McIntyre | ROYSCast

The process and some of the stories of the largest excavation of a post-medieval burial ground in the North of England.

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Very excited to finally be recording the latest episode of ROYSCast after a 14 month hiatus, with @drmichaelreeve.bsky.social stepping up for co-host duty. Watch this space and @roysociety.bsky.social for the episode when it releases, or search ROYSCast on your podcast or music platform of choice!

www.bajrfed.co.uk/bajrpress/ar... Today we release the BAJR Poverty Impact Report 2024, continuing the work begun with the first Report in 2022. Contained within are the voices of 644 colleagues. Read, absorb and act. Discussions on BAJR Facebook [ this time with Image ]

Archaeologists in Financial Crisis – Poverty Impact Report 2024

This 2024 Poverty Impact Report is based on the responses of 644 individuals in UK archaeology. The statistics that have been collected, analysed and collated by Lu Stanton-Greenwood. The concept w…

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It should be warned in uni that becoming an archaeologist would have you spoiling films for your friends. No one wants to hear about the odd choice of armours Gladiator 2 or Pedro Pascal's spatha, let alone skipping over Septimius Severus and invading Numidia 250 years after it was annexed.

ROYSCast will be returning in the new year, but until then all our previous episodes are available here and on all other podcast providers If you're interested in appearing on an episode next year to talk about your work on any part of Yorkshire's past, please don't hesitate to get in touch!

Ridings of Yorkshire Society@roysociety.bsky.social · 2y ago

Looking for some Yorkshire content while we're busy planning the next ROYS conference? You can listen to our full back catalogue of #ROYSCast episodes here: shows.acast.com/royscast

With the release of Gladiator II, if you or anyone you know wants to learn more about it without flying to Rome, a touring exhibition on the Gladiators of Britain starts in Jan at Dorset Museum, featuring the only piece of Gladiator armour to be found in the UK! www.britishmuseum.org/our-work/nat...

Gladiators of Britain

Some of the country's most iconic Roman objects tell the story of the spectacle, violence and drama of Britain's gladiatorial arenas.

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If your work or research deals with Yorkshire's past, either entirely or just an element of it, please let us know so we can add you to our starter pack!

Ridings of Yorkshire Society@roysociety.bsky.social · 2y ago

We're creating a starter pack of people working on #Yorkshire 's Past! This can include academics, non-academics, local historians, enthusiasts, content creators - anyone at all! If you'd like to be added to the starter pack, please let us know in the replies and we'll add you to the list!

We're delighted to announce that ROYS is back once again on the 13th and 14th June 2024 at the wonderful Huddersfield University's Heritage Quay. Our call for papers is now open, you can find more details below. If you have any questions please get in touch!