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Wednesdays in the Archive📜
The countdown to Halloween is on! Today we're sharing the recommendation letter Bram Stoker, author of Dracula, supplied to gain admittance into Marsh's Library 🦇
The countdown to Halloween is on! Today we're sharing the recommendation letter Bram Stoker, author of Dracula, supplied to gain admittance into Marsh's Library 🦇
October 7, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Wednesdays in the Archive📜
The countdown to Halloween is on! Today we're sharing the recommendation letter Bram Stoker, author of Dracula, supplied to gain admittance into Marsh's Library 🦇
The countdown to Halloween is on! Today we're sharing the recommendation letter Bram Stoker, author of Dracula, supplied to gain admittance into Marsh's Library 🦇
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King’s Warrant
This document from 1538 securing the surrender of Hitchin Priory bears Thomas Cromwell’s signature at the bottom.
Picture via Lambeth Palace Library.
#Document #HitchinPriory #ThomasCromwell #KingHenryVIII #DissolutionoftheMonastaries #Reformation #Tudors #History
This document from 1538 securing the surrender of Hitchin Priory bears Thomas Cromwell’s signature at the bottom.
Picture via Lambeth Palace Library.
#Document #HitchinPriory #ThomasCromwell #KingHenryVIII #DissolutionoftheMonastaries #Reformation #Tudors #History
October 7, 2026 at 1:03 PM
King’s Warrant
This document from 1538 securing the surrender of Hitchin Priory bears Thomas Cromwell’s signature at the bottom.
Picture via Lambeth Palace Library.
#Document #HitchinPriory #ThomasCromwell #KingHenryVIII #DissolutionoftheMonastaries #Reformation #Tudors #History
This document from 1538 securing the surrender of Hitchin Priory bears Thomas Cromwell’s signature at the bottom.
Picture via Lambeth Palace Library.
#Document #HitchinPriory #ThomasCromwell #KingHenryVIII #DissolutionoftheMonastaries #Reformation #Tudors #History
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We have something old and interesting to show you today.
This is the Geneva Bible or Breeches Bible.
It dates to 1607!
This is the Geneva Bible or Breeches Bible.
It dates to 1607!
October 7, 2026 at 10:00 AM
We have something old and interesting to show you today.
This is the Geneva Bible or Breeches Bible.
It dates to 1607!
This is the Geneva Bible or Breeches Bible.
It dates to 1607!
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Explore our new primary source collection—The Slave Trade, c. 1830–1893: British Foreign Office Confidential Print. It contains over 31,000 images from Foreign Office files at The National Archives (UK).
Learn more at buff.ly/8nA3hRn
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The Slave Trade, c. 1830–1893: British Foreign Office Confidential Print
Britain’s role in the history of slavery is long and complex. After decades of abolitionist campaigning, the Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade in 1807 ended Britain’s involvement in the…
buff.ly
October 7, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Explore our new primary source collection—The Slave Trade, c. 1830–1893: British Foreign Office Confidential Print. It contains over 31,000 images from Foreign Office files at The National Archives (UK).
Learn more at buff.ly/8nA3hRn
Learn more at buff.ly/8nA3hRn
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We’ve had a great few days with Year 5 learners from Creigiau Primary School, discovering more about the impact of the Second World War on Cardiff and their locality.
Thanks for visiting!
Thanks for visiting!
October 7, 2026 at 1:19 PM
We’ve had a great few days with Year 5 learners from Creigiau Primary School, discovering more about the impact of the Second World War on Cardiff and their locality.
Thanks for visiting!
Thanks for visiting!
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Every day's a school day!
The testator in an early 17th century will was described as,
'being visited in bodie but of p[er]fect memorie and understanding'.
The Oxford English Dictionary gives this (obsolete) definition of 'visited':
Afflicted with illness; attacked by plague or other epidemic.
The testator in an early 17th century will was described as,
'being visited in bodie but of p[er]fect memorie and understanding'.
The Oxford English Dictionary gives this (obsolete) definition of 'visited':
Afflicted with illness; attacked by plague or other epidemic.
October 7, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Every day's a school day!
The testator in an early 17th century will was described as,
'being visited in bodie but of p[er]fect memorie and understanding'.
The Oxford English Dictionary gives this (obsolete) definition of 'visited':
Afflicted with illness; attacked by plague or other epidemic.
The testator in an early 17th century will was described as,
'being visited in bodie but of p[er]fect memorie and understanding'.
The Oxford English Dictionary gives this (obsolete) definition of 'visited':
Afflicted with illness; attacked by plague or other epidemic.
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Peidiwch ag anghofio! Mapio Hanes Aberhonddu dydd Sadwrn hwn!
Dewch i Neuadd y Dref Aberhonddu ar gyfer lansiad y Map Hanesyddol newydd o Aberhonddu a'r Gelli Gandryll, a darganfod hanes hynod ddiddorol tirwedd drefol Aberhonddu.
Dydd Sadwrn 10 Hydref
Te a choffi o 10.30am
Lansiad: 11am–12.15pm
Dewch i Neuadd y Dref Aberhonddu ar gyfer lansiad y Map Hanesyddol newydd o Aberhonddu a'r Gelli Gandryll, a darganfod hanes hynod ddiddorol tirwedd drefol Aberhonddu.
Dydd Sadwrn 10 Hydref
Te a choffi o 10.30am
Lansiad: 11am–12.15pm
October 7, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Peidiwch ag anghofio! Mapio Hanes Aberhonddu dydd Sadwrn hwn!
Dewch i Neuadd y Dref Aberhonddu ar gyfer lansiad y Map Hanesyddol newydd o Aberhonddu a'r Gelli Gandryll, a darganfod hanes hynod ddiddorol tirwedd drefol Aberhonddu.
Dydd Sadwrn 10 Hydref
Te a choffi o 10.30am
Lansiad: 11am–12.15pm
Dewch i Neuadd y Dref Aberhonddu ar gyfer lansiad y Map Hanesyddol newydd o Aberhonddu a'r Gelli Gandryll, a darganfod hanes hynod ddiddorol tirwedd drefol Aberhonddu.
Dydd Sadwrn 10 Hydref
Te a choffi o 10.30am
Lansiad: 11am–12.15pm
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Today is World Teachers’ Day
During the First World War many male teachers joined the armed forces. As a result, the convention that, on marriage, women resigned from teaching posts was relaxed.
You can find out more about the impact of the War on women teachers on our blog bit.ly/4h79wOe
During the First World War many male teachers joined the armed forces. As a result, the convention that, on marriage, women resigned from teaching posts was relaxed.
You can find out more about the impact of the War on women teachers on our blog bit.ly/4h79wOe
October 5, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Today is World Teachers’ Day
During the First World War many male teachers joined the armed forces. As a result, the convention that, on marriage, women resigned from teaching posts was relaxed.
You can find out more about the impact of the War on women teachers on our blog bit.ly/4h79wOe
During the First World War many male teachers joined the armed forces. As a result, the convention that, on marriage, women resigned from teaching posts was relaxed.
You can find out more about the impact of the War on women teachers on our blog bit.ly/4h79wOe
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I've looked into it and it turns out the Wills Memorial building has absolutely nothing to do with wills.
October 7, 2026 at 9:21 AM
I've looked into it and it turns out the Wills Memorial building has absolutely nothing to do with wills.
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Thank you to Derbyshire Archaeological Society for donating and cataloguing drawings of some inclines, structures, equipment and other elements of the Cromford & High Peak Railway, which were rescued from High Peak Junction when the line closed in the 1960s.
#NewAccession
#NewAccession
October 7, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Thank you to Derbyshire Archaeological Society for donating and cataloguing drawings of some inclines, structures, equipment and other elements of the Cromford & High Peak Railway, which were rescued from High Peak Junction when the line closed in the 1960s.
#NewAccession
#NewAccession
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#TimepieceTuesday
Brampton churchyard
Brampton churchyard
October 6, 2026 at 9:24 AM
#TimepieceTuesday
Brampton churchyard
Brampton churchyard
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Sticking with the trial records for now, here's the commission appointing the judges in the trial of Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plotters, with a lovely James I Great Seal attached [TNA KB 8/59]
October 6, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Sticking with the trial records for now, here's the commission appointing the judges in the trial of Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plotters, with a lovely James I Great Seal attached [TNA KB 8/59]
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Our #ArchiveOfTheWeek is a menu book for Hopton Hall near Wirksworth. Dinner on 17 Nov 1868 included soup, fish, chicken, mutton, veal, hare, partridge, lobster, meringues, cabinet pudding and stewed pears. Vegetables aren't mentioned...
#Victorian #FoodHist
#Victorian #FoodHist
![A page of a book opened at a hand-written menu for Dinner of Nov 17th 1868:
1st Service
Ox Tail soup
Fish
Cod & Oyster Sauce
Vol ou Vent a la Milanaise
Chicken fried in batter
Veal Cutlets
Boiled Mutton [with] Caper Sauce
Roast Hare
2nd Service
Roast Partridges
Mayonnaise of Lobster
Meringes
Cabinet Pudding
Stewed Pears with cream](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:wj5kvgounn6ciqi3kdn6mgas/bafkreiepla4jclafgjyk3vwsaop7kut2dpbjyqxomjbge62oyp76rxux2y)
October 6, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Our #ArchiveOfTheWeek is a menu book for Hopton Hall near Wirksworth. Dinner on 17 Nov 1868 included soup, fish, chicken, mutton, veal, hare, partridge, lobster, meringues, cabinet pudding and stewed pears. Vegetables aren't mentioned...
#Victorian #FoodHist
#Victorian #FoodHist
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To continue marking the release of many Berkshire parish registers on ancestry, we're highlighting some of the stories that can be found within these volumes. We're starting off with the burial of King Charles I, which was recorded in the New Windsor parish register. Read more here: bit.ly/3VrdVoh
King Charles in the Castle - The Royal Berkshire Archives
A parish register with a royal connection
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October 6, 2026 at 10:37 AM
To continue marking the release of many Berkshire parish registers on ancestry, we're highlighting some of the stories that can be found within these volumes. We're starting off with the burial of King Charles I, which was recorded in the New Windsor parish register. Read more here: bit.ly/3VrdVoh
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Made for Francisco Morozini of Venezia (1619-1694). One could pull the silk bookmark and fire the weapon while the book was closed.
This artifact is housed at the Museo Correr in Venezia, Italia.
This artifact is housed at the Museo Correr in Venezia, Italia.
October 5, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Made for Francisco Morozini of Venezia (1619-1694). One could pull the silk bookmark and fire the weapon while the book was closed.
This artifact is housed at the Museo Correr in Venezia, Italia.
This artifact is housed at the Museo Correr in Venezia, Italia.
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This is the oldest sample of Hebrew text with European musical notation. It's an autograph manuscript of Obadiah the Proselyte, a Norman-Italian priest who converted to Judaism in 1102. He traveled to Egypt and Syria, using his knowledge of Gregorian Chant to record Hebrew poetry. @theul.bsky.social
October 5, 2026 at 12:29 PM
This is the oldest sample of Hebrew text with European musical notation. It's an autograph manuscript of Obadiah the Proselyte, a Norman-Italian priest who converted to Judaism in 1102. He traveled to Egypt and Syria, using his knowledge of Gregorian Chant to record Hebrew poetry. @theul.bsky.social
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As part of the Women and Their Books study day on Saturday the 3rd of October, we're displaying a book written by Richard Hooke owned by Magdalene Wake, who inscribed the title page: "Magdalene Wake her Booke Given her by Maister Hooke 1655".
September 30, 2026 at 10:19 AM
As part of the Women and Their Books study day on Saturday the 3rd of October, we're displaying a book written by Richard Hooke owned by Magdalene Wake, who inscribed the title page: "Magdalene Wake her Booke Given her by Maister Hooke 1655".
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Lovely annual visit to Hereford Cathedral & its stunning library. Great exhibition inspired by the 550th Caxton anniversary, including an incunable (printed in 1473) given to the cathedral in 1478.
October 5, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Lovely annual visit to Hereford Cathedral & its stunning library. Great exhibition inspired by the 550th Caxton anniversary, including an incunable (printed in 1473) given to the cathedral in 1478.
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Armthorpe War Memorial WW2:
1. David Bentley was born in 1918, Doncaster, Yorkshire. He was the son of David Bentley and Elsie May Stevens. In 1921 the family lived at 28 The Crescent, Woodlands, Doncaster.
He married Rose Anne McGarry in 1942, Yeadon, Yorkshire. #armthorpewarmemorial #WW2
1. David Bentley was born in 1918, Doncaster, Yorkshire. He was the son of David Bentley and Elsie May Stevens. In 1921 the family lived at 28 The Crescent, Woodlands, Doncaster.
He married Rose Anne McGarry in 1942, Yeadon, Yorkshire. #armthorpewarmemorial #WW2
October 4, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Armthorpe War Memorial WW2:
1. David Bentley was born in 1918, Doncaster, Yorkshire. He was the son of David Bentley and Elsie May Stevens. In 1921 the family lived at 28 The Crescent, Woodlands, Doncaster.
He married Rose Anne McGarry in 1942, Yeadon, Yorkshire. #armthorpewarmemorial #WW2
1. David Bentley was born in 1918, Doncaster, Yorkshire. He was the son of David Bentley and Elsie May Stevens. In 1921 the family lived at 28 The Crescent, Woodlands, Doncaster.
He married Rose Anne McGarry in 1942, Yeadon, Yorkshire. #armthorpewarmemorial #WW2
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📢 Thomas Pennant 300
Lansio golygiadau newydd digidol o’r 'Tours in Wales (1778 & 1781)' / Launching new digital editions of the 'Tours in Wales (1778 & 1781)
🗣️Mary-Ann Constantine, Elizabeth Edwards, Rhys Kaminski-Jones, & Ffion Mair Jones @curioustravellers.bsky.social
🗓️15/10/26
📍@LLGCymru & Zoom
Lansio golygiadau newydd digidol o’r 'Tours in Wales (1778 & 1781)' / Launching new digital editions of the 'Tours in Wales (1778 & 1781)
🗣️Mary-Ann Constantine, Elizabeth Edwards, Rhys Kaminski-Jones, & Ffion Mair Jones @curioustravellers.bsky.social
🗓️15/10/26
📍@LLGCymru & Zoom
September 15, 2026 at 8:50 AM
📢 Thomas Pennant 300
Lansio golygiadau newydd digidol o’r 'Tours in Wales (1778 & 1781)' / Launching new digital editions of the 'Tours in Wales (1778 & 1781)
🗣️Mary-Ann Constantine, Elizabeth Edwards, Rhys Kaminski-Jones, & Ffion Mair Jones @curioustravellers.bsky.social
🗓️15/10/26
📍@LLGCymru & Zoom
Lansio golygiadau newydd digidol o’r 'Tours in Wales (1778 & 1781)' / Launching new digital editions of the 'Tours in Wales (1778 & 1781)
🗣️Mary-Ann Constantine, Elizabeth Edwards, Rhys Kaminski-Jones, & Ffion Mair Jones @curioustravellers.bsky.social
🗓️15/10/26
📍@LLGCymru & Zoom
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The MS of the Week is RIA MS C vi 1, the Book of
Knockninny, and it is on display in the Reading Room of the Library this week from 10:00-16:30, Mon-Fri. Come visit!
Check @rialibrary.bsky.social to learn more about this Manuscript and explore highlights from the Library’s collections.
Knockninny, and it is on display in the Reading Room of the Library this week from 10:00-16:30, Mon-Fri. Come visit!
Check @rialibrary.bsky.social to learn more about this Manuscript and explore highlights from the Library’s collections.
The Manuscript of the Week is RIA MS C vi 1, the Book of Knockninny. The manuscript was compiled in 1718 for Brian Mág Uidhir of Knockninny, Co. Fermanagh. It contains a selection of historical poems and prose texts. You can listen to two Library Lunchtime Lectures about this manuscript at the link!
October 5, 2026 at 9:31 AM
The MS of the Week is RIA MS C vi 1, the Book of
Knockninny, and it is on display in the Reading Room of the Library this week from 10:00-16:30, Mon-Fri. Come visit!
Check @rialibrary.bsky.social to learn more about this Manuscript and explore highlights from the Library’s collections.
Knockninny, and it is on display in the Reading Room of the Library this week from 10:00-16:30, Mon-Fri. Come visit!
Check @rialibrary.bsky.social to learn more about this Manuscript and explore highlights from the Library’s collections.
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Remembering a few buried in unmarked public graves, who died on this day in:
John Bourke, died in 1864, aged 5 months
Clara Smith, died in 1869, aged 5 months
John Nix, died in 1873, aged 2 years
Emily Holt, died in 1875, aged 2 years and 10 months
John Bourke, died in 1864, aged 5 months
Clara Smith, died in 1869, aged 5 months
John Nix, died in 1873, aged 2 years
Emily Holt, died in 1875, aged 2 years and 10 months
October 4, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Remembering a few buried in unmarked public graves, who died on this day in:
John Bourke, died in 1864, aged 5 months
Clara Smith, died in 1869, aged 5 months
John Nix, died in 1873, aged 2 years
Emily Holt, died in 1875, aged 2 years and 10 months
John Bourke, died in 1864, aged 5 months
Clara Smith, died in 1869, aged 5 months
John Nix, died in 1873, aged 2 years
Emily Holt, died in 1875, aged 2 years and 10 months
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This larnax (or terracotta chest-shaped coffin) was found in a Minoan tomb. They were designed to look like domestic wooden storage containers, an echo of life in death. This one has painted decoration (albeit faded) but an octopus is clearly visible - a common Minoan motif.
🕰️1400-1200BC
🏛️BM
📷mine
🕰️1400-1200BC
🏛️BM
📷mine
October 4, 2026 at 5:57 AM
This larnax (or terracotta chest-shaped coffin) was found in a Minoan tomb. They were designed to look like domestic wooden storage containers, an echo of life in death. This one has painted decoration (albeit faded) but an octopus is clearly visible - a common Minoan motif.
🕰️1400-1200BC
🏛️BM
📷mine
🕰️1400-1200BC
🏛️BM
📷mine
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Nearly 600 Medieval Manuscripts from German Monasteries Now Online.
www.medievalists.net/2026/09/600-...
www.medievalists.net/2026/09/600-...
Nearly 600 Medieval Manuscripts from German Monasteries Now Online - Medievalists.net
Nearly 600 medieval manuscripts from the German monasteries of Heilsbronn and Sankt Jobst have been digitised and made available to explore online.
www.medievalists.net
October 4, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Nearly 600 Medieval Manuscripts from German Monasteries Now Online.
www.medievalists.net/2026/09/600-...
www.medievalists.net/2026/09/600-...
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Join us 8–9 October for "The Prize Papers of the American War of Independence" at The National Archives, UK, and online. Explore newly catalogued documents from captured ships that reveal wartime lives and a global conflict. Register: www.eventbrite.de/e/the-prize-...
#Rev250 #earlymodern #history
#Rev250 #earlymodern #history
October 3, 2026 at 8:08 AM
Join us 8–9 October for "The Prize Papers of the American War of Independence" at The National Archives, UK, and online. Explore newly catalogued documents from captured ships that reveal wartime lives and a global conflict. Register: www.eventbrite.de/e/the-prize-...
#Rev250 #earlymodern #history
#Rev250 #earlymodern #history