October 10, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Woohoo! Booking for our first session on 23 October is up!
Join us to hear from @bobpi.bsky.social about water, space, and environmental inequality in #earlymodern Amsterdam.
Free, all welcome in person or on zoom, but register for the link: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... #LowCountries
Join us to hear from @bobpi.bsky.social about water, space, and environmental inequality in #earlymodern Amsterdam.
Free, all welcome in person or on zoom, but register for the link: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... #LowCountries
October 10, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Anne Carson is not wrong. 🗃️#skystorians
“Now by far the strangest thing that humans do — he is firm on this — is history. This asking.”
Herodotus, Anne Carson, Nox
Herodotus, Anne Carson, Nox
October 8, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Anne Carson is not wrong. 🗃️#skystorians
Mark Hagger is THE historian of the Normans, so go along and hear him if you can. #medievalsky #skystorians #Normans
🚨Free public lecture on the Norman Conquest @sas-news.bsky.social @ies-sas.bsky.social @ihr.bsky.social on November 12. Book now to hear Dr Mark Hagger explore the impact of 1066 on Britain. 👇 #BayeuxTapestry #YearOfTheNormans #Millenium
www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
"A day of destiny for England": The Norman impact on the British Isles 1066-c. 1135
www.sas.ac.uk
October 12, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Mark Hagger is THE historian of the Normans, so go along and hear him if you can. #medievalsky #skystorians #Normans
#skystorians This beauty just landed. It includes my first essay on the invention of society.
October 12, 2026 at 4:31 PM
#skystorians This beauty just landed. It includes my first essay on the invention of society.
Would you actually want to work at St Mary's? #JodiTaylorBooks #History #skystorians www.joditaylorbooks....
October 11, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Would you actually want to work at St Mary's? #JodiTaylorBooks #History #skystorians www.joditaylorbooks....
Really important statement on the future of Humanities by the Scottish Society for Northern Studies #highered #academia #medievalsky #skystorians #education #scotland please circulate to raise profile
The Humanities at Risk: A Statement from the Scottish Society for Northern Studies
The Society expresses deep concerns about ongoing university cuts to research, teaching, and engagement in Hums and Social Sciences - sounding the alarm about long-term consequences and losses to Scottish and UK HE
The Society expresses deep concerns about ongoing university cuts to research, teaching, and engagement in Hums and Social Sciences - sounding the alarm about long-term consequences and losses to Scottish and UK HE
The Humanities at Risk: A Statement from the Scottish Society for Northern Studies - Scottish Society for Northern Studies
A statement from the Scottish Society for Northern Studies on the current crisis faced by Humanities and Social Sciences in UK Higher Education.
www.ssns.org.uk
October 12, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Really important statement on the future of Humanities by the Scottish Society for Northern Studies #highered #academia #medievalsky #skystorians #education #scotland please circulate to raise profile
#scotland #skystorians #archaeology #medievalsky
@royalhistsoc.org @britishacademy.bsky.social @socantscot.bsky.social @antiquaries.bsky.social @artsandhums.bsky.social @archaeologyuk.bsky.social @themhra.bsky.social @araukie.bsky.social @cilip.bsky.social @wellcometrust.bsky.social
@royalhistsoc.org @britishacademy.bsky.social @socantscot.bsky.social @antiquaries.bsky.social @artsandhums.bsky.social @archaeologyuk.bsky.social @themhra.bsky.social @araukie.bsky.social @cilip.bsky.social @wellcometrust.bsky.social
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October 12, 2026 at 8:23 AM
October 8, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Es gibt unter Archäolog*innen dieses Szenario: „Guck mal, wie würdest Du das datieren“, „Äh…Ja…ganz klar! Römisch oder Neuzeit!“
#Archäologie #skystorians #Geschichte
#Archäologie #skystorians #Geschichte
A very stylish #Roman woman's shoe with a decorative pattern punched into the leather.
Found in 1907 in a well in the civilian settlement of the Saalburg fort, dating first half of the 2nd century AD.
Photo: Römerkastell Saalburg
Found in 1907 in a well in the civilian settlement of the Saalburg fort, dating first half of the 2nd century AD.
Photo: Römerkastell Saalburg
October 10, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Es gibt unter Archäolog*innen dieses Szenario: „Guck mal, wie würdest Du das datieren“, „Äh…Ja…ganz klar! Römisch oder Neuzeit!“
#Archäologie #skystorians #Geschichte
#Archäologie #skystorians #Geschichte
White House press secretary Katie Zacharia sits on the board of White Rose Resistance, a hate group that wants to prosecute abortion patients for homicide. Repeat for the #skystorians at the back: the White Rose name used for hate. The ghosts of Sophie and Hans Scholl quietly weep.
October 10, 2026 at 4:59 PM
White House press secretary Katie Zacharia sits on the board of White Rose Resistance, a hate group that wants to prosecute abortion patients for homicide. Repeat for the #skystorians at the back: the White Rose name used for hate. The ghosts of Sophie and Hans Scholl quietly weep.
For the What's History Feed #Skystorians
Q for #BookHistory and #ArtHistory folks. I'm looking for a reading to assign 3rd year undergrads that describes the process of production for early modern engravings. This is not my area of expertise, and I'm having trouble finding something that works. The course is Histories of the Book. Thanks!
October 8, 2026 at 10:54 PM
For the What's History Feed #Skystorians
I just discovered the *NOTES* column option in Canvas's gradebook. WHY did I not know about this feature sooner!?
#academicsky #medievalsky #skystorians
#academicsky #medievalsky #skystorians
October 9, 2026 at 8:15 PM
I just discovered the *NOTES* column option in Canvas's gradebook. WHY did I not know about this feature sooner!?
#academicsky #medievalsky #skystorians
#academicsky #medievalsky #skystorians
The Research Festival @sas-news.bsky.social is underway! #Palaeography (not palaeontology) #Skystorians
October 8, 2026 at 9:36 AM
The Research Festival @sas-news.bsky.social is underway! #Palaeography (not palaeontology) #Skystorians
#ICYMI - Anyone interested in the history of medieval #Devon, or monasticism and other medieval religious foundations should take a look.
We value and appreciate any feedback - and please watch this space for further draft material. #Skystorians #MedievalSky
We value and appreciate any feedback - and please watch this space for further draft material. #Skystorians #MedievalSky
New (draft) text now available!
Thanks to Professor Nicholas Orme, we are pleased to share draft texts of around 40 medieval monastic and religious foundations in #Devon which will form part of our second volume on the county in due course.
All comments/corrections gratefully received. 🗃️
Thanks to Professor Nicholas Orme, we are pleased to share draft texts of around 40 medieval monastic and religious foundations in #Devon which will form part of our second volume on the county in due course.
All comments/corrections gratefully received. 🗃️
Devon volume II - The Medieval Church and Religious Houses to 1550
When completed, the Victoria County History of Devon, volume II will provide detailed accounts of the medieval church in Devon and the religious houses of the county.
www.history.ac.uk
October 12, 2026 at 8:27 AM
#ICYMI - Anyone interested in the history of medieval #Devon, or monasticism and other medieval religious foundations should take a look.
We value and appreciate any feedback - and please watch this space for further draft material. #Skystorians #MedievalSky
We value and appreciate any feedback - and please watch this space for further draft material. #Skystorians #MedievalSky
We are very sorry to learn of the death of Professor Chris Wickham. Chris was elected a Fellow of the Society in 1986.
As well as being a superb scholar, Chris played leading roles in shaping and interpreting the research and publishing environments in which historians work #Skystorians
As well as being a superb scholar, Chris played leading roles in shaping and interpreting the research and publishing environments in which historians work #Skystorians
There will be many appreciations of Chris Wickham - as a historian and as a human being. This is a good starting place.
www.medievalists.net/2026/10/chri...
www.medievalists.net/2026/10/chri...
Chris Wickham, Leading Historian of Medieval Europe, Passes Away - Medievalists.net
Chris Wickham, one of the most influential historians of medieval Europe, has passed away. His research transformed how scholars understand the transition from the Roman Empire to the Middle Ages, whi...
www.medievalists.net
October 10, 2026 at 1:15 PM
We are very sorry to learn of the death of Professor Chris Wickham. Chris was elected a Fellow of the Society in 1986.
As well as being a superb scholar, Chris played leading roles in shaping and interpreting the research and publishing environments in which historians work #Skystorians
As well as being a superb scholar, Chris played leading roles in shaping and interpreting the research and publishing environments in which historians work #Skystorians
Working on my two last dissertation chapters and I love that I get to dive into my niche interest of state constitutions #skystorians
October 9, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Working on my two last dissertation chapters and I love that I get to dive into my niche interest of state constitutions #skystorians
Please RT for reach: Do I have anyone following who knows or knows someone who would know how to access old UK court records? I’m looking for a case that was eventually dismissed but was held at Southwark Crown Court in 1991 - 1992.
#skystorians #history
#skystorians #history
October 10, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Please RT for reach: Do I have anyone following who knows or knows someone who would know how to access old UK court records? I’m looking for a case that was eventually dismissed but was held at Southwark Crown Court in 1991 - 1992.
#skystorians #history
#skystorians #history
#skystorians Who's done comparative work on the Third Republic and the Weimar Republic?
Liebe Historiker, wo finde ich systematische Vergleiche der Dritten Republik und der Weimarer Demokratie? Ein paar Parallelen sind ja zunächst frappierend: Gegründet aus der Kriegsniederlage, Frankfurt und Versailles, Boulangismus. Trotzdem der ganz andere historische Verlauf.
October 9, 2026 at 9:06 PM
#skystorians Who's done comparative work on the Third Republic and the Weimar Republic?
Available now: new draft text on some of the (very many), medieval religious foundations, including the chapel of Exeter castle; Benedictine foundations including the nuns of Polsloe; a host of hospitals, almshouses and minster churches and much, much more.
#MedievalSky #Skystorians
#MedievalSky #Skystorians
New (draft) text now available!
Thanks to Professor Nicholas Orme, we are pleased to share draft texts of around 40 medieval monastic and religious foundations in #Devon which will form part of our second volume on the county in due course.
All comments/corrections gratefully received. 🗃️
Thanks to Professor Nicholas Orme, we are pleased to share draft texts of around 40 medieval monastic and religious foundations in #Devon which will form part of our second volume on the county in due course.
All comments/corrections gratefully received. 🗃️
Devon volume II - The Medieval Church and Religious Houses to 1550
When completed, the Victoria County History of Devon, volume II will provide detailed accounts of the medieval church in Devon and the religious houses of the county.
www.history.ac.uk
October 9, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Available now: new draft text on some of the (very many), medieval religious foundations, including the chapel of Exeter castle; Benedictine foundations including the nuns of Polsloe; a host of hospitals, almshouses and minster churches and much, much more.
#MedievalSky #Skystorians
#MedievalSky #Skystorians
A new #Podcast is here #Skystorians! Join Dr. Lukas Rieppel to discuss the role of paleontology in the late 19th century. How the discipline evolved and how the robber barons, working class, & native peoples of the Gilded Age left a mark on paletonology.
www.askhistorians.com/podcast-arch...
www.askhistorians.com/podcast-arch...
Podcast Archive | AskHistorians
www.askhistorians.com
October 10, 2026 at 6:33 PM
A new #Podcast is here #Skystorians! Join Dr. Lukas Rieppel to discuss the role of paleontology in the late 19th century. How the discipline evolved and how the robber barons, working class, & native peoples of the Gilded Age left a mark on paletonology.
www.askhistorians.com/podcast-arch...
www.askhistorians.com/podcast-arch...
Request: Do you know of any oral history projects with relevance to covid-19?
Context: I'm doing a mapping exercise for my new job at the @britishlibrary.bsky.social on covid commemoration. I have a pretty solid list but I know there are more out there!
Please share!
Context: I'm doing a mapping exercise for my new job at the @britishlibrary.bsky.social on covid commemoration. I have a pretty solid list but I know there are more out there!
Please share!
October 6, 2026 at 8:58 AM
"The fundamental power of art lies in its unmediated, universal resonance with all of us."
Read about Giotto, museums and the dangers of a fixation on abstract interpretation of artworks.
🗃️ #arthistory #skystorians #art #italy #giotto #museums
ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/art-unmedi...
Read about Giotto, museums and the dangers of a fixation on abstract interpretation of artworks.
🗃️ #arthistory #skystorians #art #italy #giotto #museums
ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/art-unmedi...
Art, Unmediated
How Giotto can save the world
ideasroadshow.substack.com
October 12, 2026 at 8:12 AM
"The fundamental power of art lies in its unmediated, universal resonance with all of us."
Read about Giotto, museums and the dangers of a fixation on abstract interpretation of artworks.
🗃️ #arthistory #skystorians #art #italy #giotto #museums
ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/art-unmedi...
Read about Giotto, museums and the dangers of a fixation on abstract interpretation of artworks.
🗃️ #arthistory #skystorians #art #italy #giotto #museums
ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/art-unmedi...
👑 Virgin & Child with Angels by Benozzo Gozzoli, ca. 1460. Gozzoli did not have a humble Virgin Mary in mind but a Queen of Heaven surrounded by spectacularly coloured seraphim, fiery 6-winged angels.😇
🔥 Read more about Benozzo: ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/three-hidd...
🗃️ #arthistory #skystorians
🔥 Read more about Benozzo: ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/three-hidd...
🗃️ #arthistory #skystorians
October 12, 2026 at 6:02 PM
👑 Virgin & Child with Angels by Benozzo Gozzoli, ca. 1460. Gozzoli did not have a humble Virgin Mary in mind but a Queen of Heaven surrounded by spectacularly coloured seraphim, fiery 6-winged angels.😇
🔥 Read more about Benozzo: ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/three-hidd...
🗃️ #arthistory #skystorians
🔥 Read more about Benozzo: ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/three-hidd...
🗃️ #arthistory #skystorians