Dr Dan Spencer
@gunpowderdan.bsky.social
Historian of late medieval military history. Specialising in English military technology, warfare, and castles. Also a fan of Warhammer, France, dogs, heavy metal and archery.
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Dr Dan Spencer
@gunpowderdan.bsky.social
· Jan 10
The Armaments of the Calais Arsenal, 1347–1485
This article uses the exceptionally detailed records of the English exchequer to examine the development of the Calais arsenal in the late Middle Ages, by tracing the procurement, distribution and ...
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My latest article The Armaments of the Calais Arsenal, 1347-1485 has just been published in the Journal of Medieval History:
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If you don't have institutional access then there are 50 free copies:
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#medievalsky #militaryhistory
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
If you don't have institutional access then there are 50 free copies:
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/UMU2G...
#medievalsky #militaryhistory
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Congrats to @laurysarti.bsky.social on her new book on Merovingian Francia and the Roman Empire, open access and downloadable here (scroll to bottom of page) brill.com/display/titl...
October 20, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Congrats to @laurysarti.bsky.social on her new book on Merovingian Francia and the Roman Empire, open access and downloadable here (scroll to bottom of page) brill.com/display/titl...
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Interested in the historic environment? Want to help research, support and develop histories of place with the oldest and most ambitious (arguably) national local history project anywhere? Come and work with us!
Job alert! Come and join us for 12 months in our lovely @chppc.bsky.social team. We're seeking a fixed-term Lecturer in Historic Environment, who'll work on our projects, including research, publishing and digitisation. Closing date 29 August. Please share!
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Lecturer in Historic Environment:London Senate House
The University of London
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August 12, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Interested in the historic environment? Want to help research, support and develop histories of place with the oldest and most ambitious (arguably) national local history project anywhere? Come and work with us!
Finally got round to spending some birthday vouchers
August 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Finally got round to spending some birthday vouchers
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What if you drew a map, but nobody showed up for it?
That's the story I'm telling in my latest Patreon post, about a commissioned map that never quite got finished. It's a fun map, and the post is free and publicly available. So enjoy!
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That's the story I'm telling in my latest Patreon post, about a commissioned map that never quite got finished. It's a fun map, and the post is free and publicly available. So enjoy!
www.patreon.com/posts/rantin...
Ranting and Roaring and Abandoned: Some Maps Never Go Home Again (or at all) | Surprised Eel Maps
Get more from Surprised Eel Maps on Patreon
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May 18, 2025 at 3:46 PM
What if you drew a map, but nobody showed up for it?
That's the story I'm telling in my latest Patreon post, about a commissioned map that never quite got finished. It's a fun map, and the post is free and publicly available. So enjoy!
www.patreon.com/posts/rantin...
That's the story I'm telling in my latest Patreon post, about a commissioned map that never quite got finished. It's a fun map, and the post is free and publicly available. So enjoy!
www.patreon.com/posts/rantin...
My completed blood knights for my Soulblight Gravelord spearhead Age of Sigmar force. Really pleased with how these miniatures turned out, especially the bases #warhammercommunity #ageofsigmar
May 16, 2025 at 2:05 PM
My completed blood knights for my Soulblight Gravelord spearhead Age of Sigmar force. Really pleased with how these miniatures turned out, especially the bases #warhammercommunity #ageofsigmar
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Very pleased for my latest article to now appear in hard copy (and is still available in open access) @ihr.bsky.social @historytcd.bsky.social
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May 11, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Very pleased for my latest article to now appear in hard copy (and is still available in open access) @ihr.bsky.social @historytcd.bsky.social
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To celebrate reaching 6000 followers, I am going to give away a free copy of my book The Road to Mons Graupius, which charts my journey along a Roman road through Scotland! To enter, follow me, then like and repost this post. I will choose a winner at random on Friday 16th May... #RomanSiteSaturday
May 10, 2025 at 9:32 AM
To celebrate reaching 6000 followers, I am going to give away a free copy of my book The Road to Mons Graupius, which charts my journey along a Roman road through Scotland! To enter, follow me, then like and repost this post. I will choose a winner at random on Friday 16th May... #RomanSiteSaturday
I had no idea just how much concussion affects your life when you suffer a blow to the head. Unless it happens to you, it is easy to be ignorant about it. I'm happy that I am starting to feel more like my normal self again after some time recovering though. I've been lucky all things considered
May 11, 2025 at 8:27 AM
I had no idea just how much concussion affects your life when you suffer a blow to the head. Unless it happens to you, it is easy to be ignorant about it. I'm happy that I am starting to feel more like my normal self again after some time recovering though. I've been lucky all things considered
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Exciting (and important) news for #Skystorians!
England's longest and most durable #LocalHistory project is now even bigger!
With these four new projects, @vchlondon.bsky.social is now actively researching in 22 counties and two Ridings of Yorkshire: the most since before the First World War. 🗃️
England's longest and most durable #LocalHistory project is now even bigger!
With these four new projects, @vchlondon.bsky.social is now actively researching in 22 counties and two Ridings of Yorkshire: the most since before the First World War. 🗃️
We are SUPER excited to share the news that the #VCH network is growing & has recently added 4 new projects in #Dorset, #Kent, #Lincolnshire & #London. These are all really exciting, collaborative projects, which you can find out more about here: blog.history.ac.uk/2025/04/four...
Four New Victoria County History Projects - On History
This blog post was written by Ruth Slatter and Adam Chapman, Co-General Editors of the VCH. The Victoria County History (VCH), is delighted to announce that its national network of place-based history...
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April 24, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Exciting (and important) news for #Skystorians!
England's longest and most durable #LocalHistory project is now even bigger!
With these four new projects, @vchlondon.bsky.social is now actively researching in 22 counties and two Ridings of Yorkshire: the most since before the First World War. 🗃️
England's longest and most durable #LocalHistory project is now even bigger!
With these four new projects, @vchlondon.bsky.social is now actively researching in 22 counties and two Ridings of Yorkshire: the most since before the First World War. 🗃️
My book is currently on sale at a 60% discount. See below for details #medievalsky
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April 24, 2025 at 8:09 AM
My book is currently on sale at a 60% discount. See below for details #medievalsky
boydellandbrewer.com/978178327457...
boydellandbrewer.com/978178327457...
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New article on Open Access: Beatrix Romhányi on 'Parishes and Hides: The Transformation of the Kingdom of Hungary around 1300'
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Parishes and Hides: The Transformation of the Kingdom of Hungary around 1300*
Abstract. In the medieval Kingdom of Hungary, the development of both the parish network and the peasant hides took place in the thirteenth century and all
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April 7, 2025 at 2:08 PM
New article on Open Access: Beatrix Romhányi on 'Parishes and Hides: The Transformation of the Kingdom of Hungary around 1300'
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The Charles Bridge in Prague, named after its founder, Charles IV, which dates from the late fourteenth century. It has 16 spans, is over 500 metres long, and is flanked by 3 bridge towers #medievalsky
April 7, 2025 at 10:14 AM
The Charles Bridge in Prague, named after its founder, Charles IV, which dates from the late fourteenth century. It has 16 spans, is over 500 metres long, and is flanked by 3 bridge towers #medievalsky
Prague at nighttime
April 6, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Prague at nighttime
The Powder Tower in Prague. Constructed in the late fifteenth century, it was originally one of thirteen gates of the city wall, later restored in the nineteenth century #medievalsky
April 6, 2025 at 6:31 AM
The Powder Tower in Prague. Constructed in the late fifteenth century, it was originally one of thirteen gates of the city wall, later restored in the nineteenth century #medievalsky
Visited Prague for the first time today. What a fine looking place! #medievalsky
April 5, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Visited Prague for the first time today. What a fine looking place! #medievalsky
A trip down memory lane looking at a White Dwarf from June 1997 (210). Which is the golden age of Warhammer and GW as far as I am concerned #warhammer
April 4, 2025 at 1:13 PM
A trip down memory lane looking at a White Dwarf from June 1997 (210). Which is the golden age of Warhammer and GW as far as I am concerned #warhammer
A trip down memory lane looking at a White Dwarf from June 1997 (210). Which is the golden age of Warhammer and GW as far as I am concerned #warhammer
April 4, 2025 at 1:11 PM
A trip down memory lane looking at a White Dwarf from June 1997 (210). Which is the golden age of Warhammer and GW as far as I am concerned #warhammer
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🎉✨The Destruction of Medieval Manuscripts in England ✨
Absolutely delighted to announce that my second book has just been released (and it's open access; free to download at the link below!).
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Absolutely delighted to announce that my second book has just been released (and it's open access; free to download at the link below!).
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The Destruction of Medieval Manuscripts in England: Institutional Collections
Abstract. It is generally accepted that the contingencies of manuscript survival have disproportionately destroyed some sorts of manuscripts and not others
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April 3, 2025 at 11:57 AM
🎉✨The Destruction of Medieval Manuscripts in England ✨
Absolutely delighted to announce that my second book has just been released (and it's open access; free to download at the link below!).
academic.oup.com/book/59790?f...
Absolutely delighted to announce that my second book has just been released (and it's open access; free to download at the link below!).
academic.oup.com/book/59790?f...
The condition and quality of this manuscript is remarkable. A fine addition indeed!
We announce @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social a new acquisition today - a 13th century French transl of the New Testament, illuminated in Paris by the Cholet Master, formerly owned by King Jean II le Bon & (for us, importantly), Humfrey Duke of Gloucester. Will go on Digital Bodleian tonight! 1/2
March 21, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The condition and quality of this manuscript is remarkable. A fine addition indeed!
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Still on.
Buy The Men of Warre or I am Minded to Rise for 20% less.
Buy The Men of Warre or I am Minded to Rise for 20% less.
March 21, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Still on.
Buy The Men of Warre or I am Minded to Rise for 20% less.
Buy The Men of Warre or I am Minded to Rise for 20% less.
A fantastic fresco given the subject matter. For me it is especially interesting to see the depiction of the towers and wall of the city
#FrescoFriday - The eponymous panel from the Casa del Cavallo Troiano, Pompeii (IX.7.16). On the beach before Troy, the city's inhabitants dance in celebration as they drag the Wooden Horse inside. #AncientBluesky #Pompeii 🏺
Image: National Archaeological Museum, Naples (120176)
Image: National Archaeological Museum, Naples (120176)
March 21, 2025 at 9:36 AM
A fantastic fresco given the subject matter. For me it is especially interesting to see the depiction of the towers and wall of the city
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A part of Waterloo history faces an uncertain future
Gemioncourt Farm on the battlefield of Quatre Bras is or sale. Similar events saw another site from the battle bulldozed recently.
Back @heritage1815.bsky.social’s efforts to preserve it by following them & joining their mailing list. 👇
Gemioncourt Farm on the battlefield of Quatre Bras is or sale. Similar events saw another site from the battle bulldozed recently.
Back @heritage1815.bsky.social’s efforts to preserve it by following them & joining their mailing list. 👇
Heritage 1815: a committee of Napoleonic historians working to safeguard the future of sites from the Waterloo campaign.
Following news of the planned sale of Gemioncourt Farm & 8.5 hectares of land on the Quatre Bras battlefield, the committee has issued a statement 🧵1/
Following news of the planned sale of Gemioncourt Farm & 8.5 hectares of land on the Quatre Bras battlefield, the committee has issued a statement 🧵1/
March 20, 2025 at 8:37 AM
A part of Waterloo history faces an uncertain future
Gemioncourt Farm on the battlefield of Quatre Bras is or sale. Similar events saw another site from the battle bulldozed recently.
Back @heritage1815.bsky.social’s efforts to preserve it by following them & joining their mailing list. 👇
Gemioncourt Farm on the battlefield of Quatre Bras is or sale. Similar events saw another site from the battle bulldozed recently.
Back @heritage1815.bsky.social’s efforts to preserve it by following them & joining their mailing list. 👇
These glorious editions were my entry point into Warhammer. I remember seeing a friend's copy of the 4th edition WFB with his high elves and goblins miniatures and I was hooked. I do miss how colourful and charming Warhammer was in the 90s.
Not sure I can really choose between these two, which catapulted me into the hobby in the early 90s.
(Cardboard standees ftw!)
(Cardboard standees ftw!)
March 20, 2025 at 10:38 AM
These glorious editions were my entry point into Warhammer. I remember seeing a friend's copy of the 4th edition WFB with his high elves and goblins miniatures and I was hooked. I do miss how colourful and charming Warhammer was in the 90s.
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I recently did a Q&A with Boydell and Brewer about my recent edited collection, Pre-Conquest History and its Medieval Reception. Follow the link to read all about it. As a bonus, you can get the book for 35% off with code BB897 on the Boydell website!
Author Q&A: Matthew Firth - Pre-Conquest History and its Medieval Reception
Matthew Firth tells us about his book and what readers can expect from the edited collection Pre-Conquest History and its Medieval Reception.
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March 19, 2025 at 11:14 AM
I recently did a Q&A with Boydell and Brewer about my recent edited collection, Pre-Conquest History and its Medieval Reception. Follow the link to read all about it. As a bonus, you can get the book for 35% off with code BB897 on the Boydell website!