benedictjephcote.bsky.social
@benedictjephcote.bsky.social
Local historian with specialisms in medieval Bassetlaw history and Clumber Park
Chair of the Retford and District Historical and Archaeological Society
For more local history community info, see:
https://sites.google.com/view/bassetlawhistory/home
Chair of the Retford and District Historical and Archaeological Society
For more local history community info, see:
https://sites.google.com/view/bassetlawhistory/home
The 'All About That Place' week is getting decidedly close now - so I'll send out a little reminder of this in case people wish to plan their days to catch a few talks as they appear online
I am giving a talk on 'High Medieval Hayton; the medieval era as a fun way to begin' at 1pm, Wed 7 Oct 2026.
It is online and free as part of All About That Place, being put on by the Society of Genealogists.
sog.org.uk/welcome-to-a...
It is online and free as part of All About That Place, being put on by the Society of Genealogists.
sog.org.uk/welcome-to-a...
October 4, 2026 at 8:28 PM
The 'All About That Place' week is getting decidedly close now - so I'll send out a little reminder of this in case people wish to plan their days to catch a few talks as they appear online
A chance to walk around Welbeck Park?
Steel City Heritage are having a Meetup at Welbeck on Sun 8 Nov 2026, 10.15am to 3pm
further details in the link
History Walk – Welbeck Waddle
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Steel City Heritage are having a Meetup at Welbeck on Sun 8 Nov 2026, 10.15am to 3pm
further details in the link
History Walk – Welbeck Waddle
www.meetup.com/steel-city-h...
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October 2, 2026 at 10:54 AM
A chance to walk around Welbeck Park?
Steel City Heritage are having a Meetup at Welbeck on Sun 8 Nov 2026, 10.15am to 3pm
further details in the link
History Walk – Welbeck Waddle
www.meetup.com/steel-city-h...
Steel City Heritage are having a Meetup at Welbeck on Sun 8 Nov 2026, 10.15am to 3pm
further details in the link
History Walk – Welbeck Waddle
www.meetup.com/steel-city-h...
For people interested in local Bassetlaw (north Nottinghamshire) history - I have updated a list of the upcoming talks in this region
sites.google.com/view/bassetl...
sites.google.com/view/bassetl...
Bassetlaw History
Bassetlaw's history communities
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September 30, 2026 at 11:10 AM
For people interested in local Bassetlaw (north Nottinghamshire) history - I have updated a list of the upcoming talks in this region
sites.google.com/view/bassetl...
sites.google.com/view/bassetl...
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The Buildings Archaeologist book tour starts next week (\ thread)...
More info & tickets:
triskeleheritage.com/the-building...
#archaeology #history #architecture #thebuildingsarchaeologist #booktour
More info & tickets:
triskeleheritage.com/the-building...
#archaeology #history #architecture #thebuildingsarchaeologist #booktour
September 28, 2026 at 4:23 PM
The Buildings Archaeologist book tour starts next week (\ thread)...
More info & tickets:
triskeleheritage.com/the-building...
#archaeology #history #architecture #thebuildingsarchaeologist #booktour
More info & tickets:
triskeleheritage.com/the-building...
#archaeology #history #architecture #thebuildingsarchaeologist #booktour
A really excellent gathering of information on the medieval wall paintings of Pickering church
I'd very much like to do a trip to Pickering - to see the church and the castle would be an excellent day trip
I'd very much like to do a trip to Pickering - to see the church and the castle would be an excellent day trip
September 25, 2026 at 7:28 PM
A really excellent gathering of information on the medieval wall paintings of Pickering church
I'd very much like to do a trip to Pickering - to see the church and the castle would be an excellent day trip
I'd very much like to do a trip to Pickering - to see the church and the castle would be an excellent day trip
There's a faint moon here to the side of Lincoln Cathedral's west front as the late afternoon soon was getting ready to set - the Cathedral looked excellent as well inside after darkness had fallen and an organ festival by Jeffrey Makinson had played out
September 23, 2026 at 1:24 AM
There's a faint moon here to the side of Lincoln Cathedral's west front as the late afternoon soon was getting ready to set - the Cathedral looked excellent as well inside after darkness had fallen and an organ festival by Jeffrey Makinson had played out
At today's visit to Gamston's Heritage Open Day, I found out about nearby Rockley (north Nottinghamshire) which didn't exist as a recognised place until the early 1800s. Prior to that, it was regarded as outlying land of nearby West Drayton.
September 19, 2026 at 9:24 PM
At today's visit to Gamston's Heritage Open Day, I found out about nearby Rockley (north Nottinghamshire) which didn't exist as a recognised place until the early 1800s. Prior to that, it was regarded as outlying land of nearby West Drayton.
I am giving a talk on 'High Medieval Hayton; the medieval era as a fun way to begin' at 1pm, Wed 7 Oct 2026.
It is online and free as part of All About That Place, being put on by the Society of Genealogists.
sog.org.uk/welcome-to-a...
It is online and free as part of All About That Place, being put on by the Society of Genealogists.
sog.org.uk/welcome-to-a...
September 15, 2026 at 12:01 PM
I am giving a talk on 'High Medieval Hayton; the medieval era as a fun way to begin' at 1pm, Wed 7 Oct 2026.
It is online and free as part of All About That Place, being put on by the Society of Genealogists.
sog.org.uk/welcome-to-a...
It is online and free as part of All About That Place, being put on by the Society of Genealogists.
sog.org.uk/welcome-to-a...
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Looking forward to speaking about Nicholaa de la Haye - the Lady who Saved England - at Gainsborough Old Hall
Join me on Tuesday 1 September. Talk starts at 7.30pm.
Refreshments are available and it's only £4
Join me on Tuesday 1 September. Talk starts at 7.30pm.
Refreshments are available and it's only £4
August 26, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Looking forward to speaking about Nicholaa de la Haye - the Lady who Saved England - at Gainsborough Old Hall
Join me on Tuesday 1 September. Talk starts at 7.30pm.
Refreshments are available and it's only £4
Join me on Tuesday 1 September. Talk starts at 7.30pm.
Refreshments are available and it's only £4
This will provide much interest as to which families these many daughters will have had and the various different lives they each lived out
It's out! 😁😁😁
Books 2026- on sale today – Princesses of the Later Middle Ages: Royal Daughters of the Plantagenets by Sharon Bennet Connolly
@thehistorybits.bsky.social
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August 31, 2026 at 12:40 AM
This will provide much interest as to which families these many daughters will have had and the various different lives they each lived out
another example of medieval brick-making :)
Finding good materials for building has always been a challenge.
Luckily for us in 1358 we had a Carmelite Friary across the road who also made bricks.
20,000 of the little beauties were bought from the Friars for £6. 🧡
Luckily for us in 1358 we had a Carmelite Friary across the road who also made bricks.
20,000 of the little beauties were bought from the Friars for £6. 🧡
August 28, 2026 at 1:18 PM
another example of medieval brick-making :)
Bosworth medieval festival on the weekend was good to see James Wright's talk on 'The Architecture of Richard III' and Toni Mount's on 'The Medieval Housewife' - both excellent
See @jpwarchaeology.bsky.social for James
Also saw BritishHistoryExplorer who can be found on Instagram
See @jpwarchaeology.bsky.social for James
Also saw BritishHistoryExplorer who can be found on Instagram
August 26, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Bosworth medieval festival on the weekend was good to see James Wright's talk on 'The Architecture of Richard III' and Toni Mount's on 'The Medieval Housewife' - both excellent
See @jpwarchaeology.bsky.social for James
Also saw BritishHistoryExplorer who can be found on Instagram
See @jpwarchaeology.bsky.social for James
Also saw BritishHistoryExplorer who can be found on Instagram
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As you may have seen, @sogorg.bsky.social has recently added details of all the speakers for this year’s All About That Place, a free online event running from 7 to 16 October and featuring over 190 short talks on #FamilyHistory, #LocalHistory and #OnePlaceStudies!
#OnePlaceWednesday
#OnePlaceWednesday
All About That Place Speakers
Discover the speakers taking part in All About That Place. Browse over 150 names as our Speakers get ready to deliver 190+ talks!
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August 19, 2026 at 9:00 AM
As you may have seen, @sogorg.bsky.social has recently added details of all the speakers for this year’s All About That Place, a free online event running from 7 to 16 October and featuring over 190 short talks on #FamilyHistory, #LocalHistory and #OnePlaceStudies!
#OnePlaceWednesday
#OnePlaceWednesday
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Who would like to come to book launch of The Buildings Archaeologist?
This will be the only Nottingham date on the tour and will be held at the gorgeously independent @fiveleavesbooks.bsky.social on Thursday 8 October. Tickets are limited to 42 seats:
fiveleavesbookshop.co.uk/events/james...
This will be the only Nottingham date on the tour and will be held at the gorgeously independent @fiveleavesbooks.bsky.social on Thursday 8 October. Tickets are limited to 42 seats:
fiveleavesbookshop.co.uk/events/james...
August 24, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Who would like to come to book launch of The Buildings Archaeologist?
This will be the only Nottingham date on the tour and will be held at the gorgeously independent @fiveleavesbooks.bsky.social on Thursday 8 October. Tickets are limited to 42 seats:
fiveleavesbookshop.co.uk/events/james...
This will be the only Nottingham date on the tour and will be held at the gorgeously independent @fiveleavesbooks.bsky.social on Thursday 8 October. Tickets are limited to 42 seats:
fiveleavesbookshop.co.uk/events/james...
I visited Tattershall Castle today and now have 3 different guidebooks - it's like having guided tours from 3 different people. Each time I visit, I get to delve a bit deeper into coming ever more alive in my mind - I also got to ponder the Tattershall deer park and chase whilst there
August 19, 2026 at 12:13 AM
I visited Tattershall Castle today and now have 3 different guidebooks - it's like having guided tours from 3 different people. Each time I visit, I get to delve a bit deeper into coming ever more alive in my mind - I also got to ponder the Tattershall deer park and chase whilst there
I was out at Gringley's Beacon Hill (north Notts) looking to understand where the boundaries of the medieval royal park there may have been - did the east edge follow the parish boundary? or may that edge have been a field or two further east into the Walkeringham parish?
August 17, 2026 at 10:46 PM
I was out at Gringley's Beacon Hill (north Notts) looking to understand where the boundaries of the medieval royal park there may have been - did the east edge follow the parish boundary? or may that edge have been a field or two further east into the Walkeringham parish?
and a study on employment on a single landed estate that goes back to before the Norman conquest from the looks of things (?)
Also from #Hampshire, a very different book, by
@dralexcraven.bsky.social. 'Herriard: Records of Life and Work in a Hampshire Village', uses the astonishing records of a landed estate to reconstruct the lives of this small village over 1000 years to the present. #LocalHistoryMonth
@dralexcraven.bsky.social. 'Herriard: Records of Life and Work in a Hampshire Village', uses the astonishing records of a landed estate to reconstruct the lives of this small village over 1000 years to the present. #LocalHistoryMonth
Herriard: Records of Life and Work in a Hampshire Village, by Alex Craven — Hobnob Press
At the heart of the parish of Herriard, four miles south-east of Basingstoke, lies Herriard House, the home for four centuries of the Jervoise family. Their archive, containing over 250,000 items, tur...
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August 13, 2026 at 6:31 PM
and a study on employment on a single landed estate that goes back to before the Norman conquest from the looks of things (?)
labouring life examined in a specific rural 1600s community sounds really quite interesting
#earlymodern #17thcentury
#earlymodern #17thcentury
I’ve been saving up all of the book tokens my generous family have given me since Christmas, and I finally took myself down to @chepstowbooks.bsky.social to pick up a copy of Steve Hindle’s latest magnificent tome. Very excited to get stuck into it.
August 13, 2026 at 6:28 PM
labouring life examined in a specific rural 1600s community sounds really quite interesting
#earlymodern #17thcentury
#earlymodern #17thcentury
today's question I'm pondering - was there a family connection between the de Lisors (de Lizours etc) families of north Nottinghamshire and Northamptonshire ?
I know the Notts part quite well, the Northants-based(?) family of that name I know not so well
fmg.ac/Projects/Med...
I know the Notts part quite well, the Northants-based(?) family of that name I know not so well
fmg.ac/Projects/Med...
ENGLISH LORDS D-K
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August 12, 2026 at 3:19 PM
today's question I'm pondering - was there a family connection between the de Lisors (de Lizours etc) families of north Nottinghamshire and Northamptonshire ?
I know the Notts part quite well, the Northants-based(?) family of that name I know not so well
fmg.ac/Projects/Med...
I know the Notts part quite well, the Northants-based(?) family of that name I know not so well
fmg.ac/Projects/Med...
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New online 5-week mapping course from @sogorg.bsky.social starts 2 Nov 2026 portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1...
#OnePlaceWednesday
#OnePlaceStudies
#LocalHistory
#OnePlaceWednesday
#OnePlaceStudies
#LocalHistory
Maps for Genealogists
5-Week Course with expert tutors. Monday evening.
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August 12, 2026 at 9:01 AM
New online 5-week mapping course from @sogorg.bsky.social starts 2 Nov 2026 portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1...
#OnePlaceWednesday
#OnePlaceStudies
#LocalHistory
#OnePlaceWednesday
#OnePlaceStudies
#LocalHistory
sharing the knowledge of an interesting resource for comparing county and town maps c.1610 kind of time
A set of county and some town maps like these can be found in: 'The Counties of Britain: A Tudor Atlas', John Speed, Alasdair (Hawkyard Pavilion, 1995).
The book is going for very reasonable prices online.
Most maps are available online, but for those wanting to compare the maps - the book is good
The book is going for very reasonable prices online.
Most maps are available online, but for those wanting to compare the maps - the book is good
August 10, 2026 at 3:32 PM
sharing the knowledge of an interesting resource for comparing county and town maps c.1610 kind of time
I've been wondering, if social media algorithms deliberately favoured more-positive, constructive and compassionate trends - would we start to see society begin to reflect these in how they see the world to at least some extent ?
August 10, 2026 at 3:21 PM
I've been wondering, if social media algorithms deliberately favoured more-positive, constructive and compassionate trends - would we start to see society begin to reflect these in how they see the world to at least some extent ?
another quotepost - this one on the latest Tattershall Castle guidebook of 2025 from the National Trust and with plenty of input from buildings archaeologist James Wright - I'll have to get myself out to Tattershall again soon
Excellent - this must have come out within a few months of my last visit there
triskeleheritage.triskelepublishing.com/tattershall-...
triskeleheritage.triskelepublishing.com/tattershall-...
Tattershall Castle, Lincolnshire: A Souvenir Guide - Triskele Heritage
James Wright with Helen Rowse, 2025National Trust. Swindon. Rising proudly from the flat Lincolnshire fens, Tattershall Castle was built by Lord Ralph Cromwell, Treasurer of England, to display his we...
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August 9, 2026 at 3:34 PM
another quotepost - this one on the latest Tattershall Castle guidebook of 2025 from the National Trust and with plenty of input from buildings archaeologist James Wright - I'll have to get myself out to Tattershall again soon
I shall be catching James Wright for a talk he's doing at the Bosworth Medieval Festival > Sun 23 Aug 2026 that'll be
Only 2 months until The Buildings Archaeologist is released!
It's tricky to get word out online these days so a reshare would be hugely appreciated 🙂
Order details here:
thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/...
Tickets for the book tour here:
triskeleheritage.triskelepublishing.com/the-building...
It's tricky to get word out online these days so a reshare would be hugely appreciated 🙂
Order details here:
thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/...
Tickets for the book tour here:
triskeleheritage.triskelepublishing.com/the-building...
August 8, 2026 at 4:14 PM
I shall be catching James Wright for a talk he's doing at the Bosworth Medieval Festival > Sun 23 Aug 2026 that'll be
I've been wondering about how The Anarchy (1100s) may have affected/played out within the north & midlands. Does anyone know of a good book/resource that I may not know about? I've read a good general book on the anarchy, but a book on Ranulph, Earl of Chester or the Battle of Lincoln would be good
August 8, 2026 at 1:11 PM
I've been wondering about how The Anarchy (1100s) may have affected/played out within the north & midlands. Does anyone know of a good book/resource that I may not know about? I've read a good general book on the anarchy, but a book on Ranulph, Earl of Chester or the Battle of Lincoln would be good