Aaron Allen
@mchapelproject.bsky.social
Christian; Historian of work and trade; Bonnetmakers; Surgeons; Kirkwall Tailors Project; Hammermen; Baxters; Palaeography; author of Building Early Modern Edinburgh; Trying to learn Latin...
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Does anyone know about the ambassador sent from Edinburgh (?) to Denmark c.28th March 1564? Apparently it was about some ships? The Edinburgh Hammermen record as tax to pay for it. @profmurdoch.bsky.social - any thoughts on who the ambassador might have been?
September 8, 2026 at 7:33 AM
Does anyone know about the ambassador sent from Edinburgh (?) to Denmark c.28th March 1564? Apparently it was about some ships? The Edinburgh Hammermen record as tax to pay for it. @profmurdoch.bsky.social - any thoughts on who the ambassador might have been?
The ‘Ald Custom’, Cockenzie House
September 4, 2026 at 12:22 PM
The ‘Ald Custom’, Cockenzie House
Fantastic - an inky fingerprint in the minutes of the Edinburgh Incorporation of Surgeons in the phenomenal archival collections of @rcsedlibandarchive.bsky.social . Is it contemporary to the 1687 entry? Did it belong to their scribe, Mr Patrick Mowbray? #SurgeonsProject
August 25, 2026 at 9:36 AM
Fantastic - an inky fingerprint in the minutes of the Edinburgh Incorporation of Surgeons in the phenomenal archival collections of @rcsedlibandarchive.bsky.social . Is it contemporary to the 1687 entry? Did it belong to their scribe, Mr Patrick Mowbray? #SurgeonsProject
Thanks all for the reposts!
August 19, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Thanks all for the reposts!
Help with #Latin #Palaeography please! What is the brevigraph beginning with 's_ss'? 's[ub]s[crip]s[it]' perhaps?
'Villmus Bannatyne capellanus et notarius publicus manu sua subscripsit VB'
'Villmus Bannatyne capellanus et notarius publicus manu sua subscripsit VB'
August 19, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Help with #Latin #Palaeography please! What is the brevigraph beginning with 's_ss'? 's[ub]s[crip]s[it]' perhaps?
'Villmus Bannatyne capellanus et notarius publicus manu sua subscripsit VB'
'Villmus Bannatyne capellanus et notarius publicus manu sua subscripsit VB'
Help with #palaeography please! What is the word after for? It relates to a swasch, or drum, and was paid jointly between Hammermen and the Masons and Wrights:
'Item for [br aris?] to our awin squasche xxd our part xd'
'Item for [br aris?] to our awin squasche xxd our part xd'
August 17, 2026 at 6:59 AM
Help with #palaeography please! What is the word after for? It relates to a swasch, or drum, and was paid jointly between Hammermen and the Masons and Wrights:
'Item for [br aris?] to our awin squasche xxd our part xd'
'Item for [br aris?] to our awin squasche xxd our part xd'
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Call for papers -
Women’s Professional Networks in the Early Modern Book Trade
University of Edinburgh
6-7 May 2027
Deadline: 20 December
This conference also launches a new collaborative database sourcing biographical information about women in the early modern book trade.
#earlymodern
Women’s Professional Networks in the Early Modern Book Trade
University of Edinburgh
6-7 May 2027
Deadline: 20 December
This conference also launches a new collaborative database sourcing biographical information about women in the early modern book trade.
#earlymodern
August 14, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Call for papers -
Women’s Professional Networks in the Early Modern Book Trade
University of Edinburgh
6-7 May 2027
Deadline: 20 December
This conference also launches a new collaborative database sourcing biographical information about women in the early modern book trade.
#earlymodern
Women’s Professional Networks in the Early Modern Book Trade
University of Edinburgh
6-7 May 2027
Deadline: 20 December
This conference also launches a new collaborative database sourcing biographical information about women in the early modern book trade.
#earlymodern
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all I confidently have here is "1604, at Chesterton" if anyone wants to have a crack at this? #earlymodern paleography puzzle of the day! 🗃️
August 4, 2026 at 4:02 PM
all I confidently have here is "1604, at Chesterton" if anyone wants to have a crack at this? #earlymodern paleography puzzle of the day! 🗃️
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Still some spaces for articles in the forthcoming issue of 'Review of Scottish Culture' -- you can submit at the link below or message me directly. Please share!
Delighted to announce that vol 30 of 'Review of Scottish Culture' is now available online. It's another super issue, ranging through Scotland and across genres, from senior scholars and emerging voices. All free to download. Now open, for new submissions!
journals.ed.ac.uk/rosc
journals.ed.ac.uk/rosc
July 27, 2026 at 5:51 AM
Still some spaces for articles in the forthcoming issue of 'Review of Scottish Culture' -- you can submit at the link below or message me directly. Please share!
#palaeography help please! What is this word? res____d?
July 30, 2026 at 12:19 PM
#palaeography help please! What is this word? res____d?
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Short courses in #History and Archaeology at the University of Edinburgh's Centre for Open Learning: col.ed.ac.uk/lifelong-lea...
Booking is open to anyone with an interest aged 16+
#LifelongLearning #Edinburgh
Booking is open to anyone with an interest aged 16+
#LifelongLearning #Edinburgh
History and Archaeology | Lifelong Learning | Centre for open learning
History and Archaeology short courses.
col.ed.ac.uk
July 28, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Short courses in #History and Archaeology at the University of Edinburgh's Centre for Open Learning: col.ed.ac.uk/lifelong-lea...
Booking is open to anyone with an interest aged 16+
#LifelongLearning #Edinburgh
Booking is open to anyone with an interest aged 16+
#LifelongLearning #Edinburgh
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Great line up for #scotlandsfest #spokenword @edfringe.bsky.social but just to blow my own 🎺🎺🏴🏴 Talking 2,000 years of Scottish history … 26 August …
July 27, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Great line up for #scotlandsfest #spokenword @edfringe.bsky.social but just to blow my own 🎺🎺🏴🏴 Talking 2,000 years of Scottish history … 26 August …
Nice display on Charles Lindbergh! It appears he was a fantastic pilot, but a terrible navigator…
July 8, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Nice display on Charles Lindbergh! It appears he was a fantastic pilot, but a terrible navigator…
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Horicon Bank Celebrates 130 Years with Inaugural “Together, Building Hope” Gathering for Faith Leaders
Horicon Bank Celebrates 130 Years with Inaugural “Together, Building Hope” Gathering for Faith Leaders
A complimentary breakfast gathering in Milwaukee features keynote by Bishop Walter F. Harvey on the power of faith-driven investment in people and ministries that impact the marketplace
urbanmilwaukee.com
April 16, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Horicon Bank Celebrates 130 Years with Inaugural “Together, Building Hope” Gathering for Faith Leaders
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Hebrew Palaeography Question! Could anyone please help translate the inscription below, from the end leaves of a Latin Pocket Bible? The Latin inscription added afterwards shows the book was also owned by a Dominican friar, and the book is continental but was later in Oxford! 📖🔎
June 23, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Hebrew Palaeography Question! Could anyone please help translate the inscription below, from the end leaves of a Latin Pocket Bible? The Latin inscription added afterwards shows the book was also owned by a Dominican friar, and the book is continental but was later in Oxford! 📖🔎
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Remember The British Food History Podcast is now available on YouTube!
Including the most recent episode, Feeding the Georgian Kings with @adamcrymble.bsky.social & Rachel Rich.
youtu.be/c19r72VTJds?...
Including the most recent episode, Feeding the Georgian Kings with @adamcrymble.bsky.social & Rachel Rich.
youtu.be/c19r72VTJds?...
S10E09 Feeding the Georgian Kings
YouTube video by The British Food History Channel
youtu.be
June 21, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Remember The British Food History Podcast is now available on YouTube!
Including the most recent episode, Feeding the Georgian Kings with @adamcrymble.bsky.social & Rachel Rich.
youtu.be/c19r72VTJds?...
Including the most recent episode, Feeding the Georgian Kings with @adamcrymble.bsky.social & Rachel Rich.
youtu.be/c19r72VTJds?...
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Still spaces for articles for the 2026 "Review of Scottish Culture"! Please share, with submissions at:
journals.ed.ac.uk/rosc/about/s...
journals.ed.ac.uk/rosc/about/s...
June 20, 2026 at 8:34 AM
Still spaces for articles for the 2026 "Review of Scottish Culture"! Please share, with submissions at:
journals.ed.ac.uk/rosc/about/s...
journals.ed.ac.uk/rosc/about/s...
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Very excited to have @kiritekatawa.bsky.social coming to speak at the 1722 Lectures at the Waggonway Museum in Cockenzie! Details are here: www.1722waggonway.co.uk/product-page...
TALK: Elizabeth Ewan - For Whatever Ales Ye | 1722waggonway
For Whatever Ales Ye: Women and Brewing in Sixteenth-Century Scotland Thursday 18th June - 7.30pm (doors open at 7pm) VENUE: 1722 Waggonway Heritage Centre, West Harbour Rd, Cockenzie, EH32 0HX Upon p...
www.1722waggonway.co.uk
June 11, 2026 at 6:24 AM
Very excited to have @kiritekatawa.bsky.social coming to speak at the 1722 Lectures at the Waggonway Museum in Cockenzie! Details are here: www.1722waggonway.co.uk/product-page...
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A little more research on French goldsmiths and makers in Edinburgh's Canongate in the 1590s: vanishedcomforts.org/2026/05/29/b...
Before George Heriot: Elias le Tellier, goldsmith to Anna of Denmark
Birrel’s Diarey (sic), an important source for Edinburgh’s early modern history, and published as long ago as 1798, says that George Heriot was appointed as goldsmith to Anna of Denmark…
vanishedcomforts.org
June 12, 2026 at 8:46 PM
A little more research on French goldsmiths and makers in Edinburgh's Canongate in the 1590s: vanishedcomforts.org/2026/05/29/b...
Well, that sums up early modern taxation. In 1543 the Edinburgh Hammermen made an expense entry of 'Item for ane stent to certane men that yed with the provest xvij s'. Some unknown men turned up with the provost and we had to pay.
June 12, 2026 at 8:02 AM
Well, that sums up early modern taxation. In 1543 the Edinburgh Hammermen made an expense entry of 'Item for ane stent to certane men that yed with the provest xvij s'. Some unknown men turned up with the provost and we had to pay.
Very excited to have @kiritekatawa.bsky.social coming to speak at the 1722 Lectures at the Waggonway Museum in Cockenzie! Details are here: www.1722waggonway.co.uk/product-page...
TALK: Elizabeth Ewan - For Whatever Ales Ye | 1722waggonway
For Whatever Ales Ye: Women and Brewing in Sixteenth-Century Scotland Thursday 18th June - 7.30pm (doors open at 7pm) VENUE: 1722 Waggonway Heritage Centre, West Harbour Rd, Cockenzie, EH32 0HX Upon p...
www.1722waggonway.co.uk
June 11, 2026 at 6:24 AM
Very excited to have @kiritekatawa.bsky.social coming to speak at the 1722 Lectures at the Waggonway Museum in Cockenzie! Details are here: www.1722waggonway.co.uk/product-page...
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This free exhibition runs until the 28th June, showcasing Jill’s meticulous work in tracing lost stones from the former Trinity Collegiate Church, which once stood just below Calton Hill.
#lostedinburghchurches #medievaledinburgh #royalmile #citymuseums #chalmersclose
#lostedinburghchurches #medievaledinburgh #royalmile #citymuseums #chalmersclose
Reviving the Trinity Stones: Exhibition Announcement for 2026 - The Old Edinburgh Club
Jill Harrison announces her Reviving the Trinity Stones Exhibition at the Edinburgh Museum and Outreach programme for 2026
buff.ly
May 30, 2026 at 10:31 AM
This free exhibition runs until the 28th June, showcasing Jill’s meticulous work in tracing lost stones from the former Trinity Collegiate Church, which once stood just below Calton Hill.
#lostedinburghchurches #medievaledinburgh #royalmile #citymuseums #chalmersclose
#lostedinburghchurches #medievaledinburgh #royalmile #citymuseums #chalmersclose
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What was daily life like in the vennels for the traders, craftspeople and food producers of medieval Perth? 🏪
Uncover their stories at Perth Museum’s new exhibition, Vennels: Perth’s Little Streets, which features rarely seen archaeological discoveries: www.digitscotland.com/events/venne...
Uncover their stories at Perth Museum’s new exhibition, Vennels: Perth’s Little Streets, which features rarely seen archaeological discoveries: www.digitscotland.com/events/venne...
May 28, 2026 at 1:49 PM
What was daily life like in the vennels for the traders, craftspeople and food producers of medieval Perth? 🏪
Uncover their stories at Perth Museum’s new exhibition, Vennels: Perth’s Little Streets, which features rarely seen archaeological discoveries: www.digitscotland.com/events/venne...
Uncover their stories at Perth Museum’s new exhibition, Vennels: Perth’s Little Streets, which features rarely seen archaeological discoveries: www.digitscotland.com/events/venne...
May 26, 2026 at 4:38 PM
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PROJECT NEWS: The team out at Doon Valley Railway, Dunaskin, East #Ayrshire checking out the #ecology, #geology (and then hazards for the risk assessment) ready for the family Coalscapes event 14.07.26. For preliminary timetable see 👉 www.mining-landscapes.org/news Booking opens soon….
May 26, 2026 at 6:47 AM
PROJECT NEWS: The team out at Doon Valley Railway, Dunaskin, East #Ayrshire checking out the #ecology, #geology (and then hazards for the risk assessment) ready for the family Coalscapes event 14.07.26. For preliminary timetable see 👉 www.mining-landscapes.org/news Booking opens soon….