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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 20h

Now open: call for the Royal Historical Society's First Book and Early Career Article Prizes, 2026.

Eligible titles, published in 2025, may be submitted by the author before the closing date of 15 December. Further details and how to apply: bit.ly/3KnR47v

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Royal Historical Society Book and Article Prizes, 2026: submissions now invited - RHS

The Royal Historical Society invites applications for its First Book Prize, 2026 and Early Career Article Prize, 2026. The call for submissions opens on Monday 29 September 2025 and runs to Monday 15 ...

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Ian Denton @iand777.bsky.social · 1d

#BirdOfTheDay time. Today’s theme is the beauty of #wings (they don’t have to be in-flight).
The Little Owl's wings breaks it's speed ready for landing - the undertalons make contact with the ground.

#wings #nature #photography

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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 1d

A very chubby and self-satisfied putto within a generally mysterious allegory. From Caesar van Everdingen of Alkmaar, who died on this day in 1678.

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Nancy Johnston @jeelyeater1.bsky.social · 21h

#31DaysOfGraves Day 14: Inside. Kinnoull Aisle, Kinnoull old kirkyard, Perth.

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Bob Marshall @bobmarshall.co.uk · 21h

Hi #PortfolioDay!

I'm an Architectural Illustrator from Edinburgh. I visually reconstruct heritage buildings and monuments in #Blender3D guided by archaeology, measured survey data, and by working in collaboration with historians and archaeologists.

Website: bobmarshall.co.uk

ALT: A speculative digital reconstruction of the Bass of Inverurie - a late twelfth-century timber and earthwork castle held by the Earls of Garioch (pronounced "Geary" in the local tongue)- members of the extended royal family of Scotland and the ancestors of King Robert the Bruce. Personal project © Bob Marshall 2017. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Speculative digital reconstruction of Tor Alvie hillfort near Aviemore, Scottish Highlands. The site was identified as a hillfort in 2010-11 (Historic Environment Record: MHG55341). The reconstruction model was created in Blender 3D using a combination of high-resolution digital terrain data obtained from Ordnance Survey, which I used to create my backdrop of the Cairngorm Mountains. Although the fort has never been excavated, the line of its rampart walls can broadly be determined by a stony bank that encloses an area of roughly 85m x 30m, bearing immediate similarities in size and shape to Craig Phadrig hillfort near Inverness. However, unlike Craig Phadrig, there is no evidence that Torr Alvie was vitrified. It is difficult to know how thick the ramparts were, whether there were timber palisades, and how many entrances the fort had, so imagination plays a large part in this visualisation. With grateful thanks to Eve Boyle and Adam Welfare of Historic Environment Scotland and Professor Gordon Noble of the University of Aberdeen for their input and assistance. © Bob Marshall / badenochstorylands.com 2020.

A speculative digital reconstruction of the early sixteenth-century chancel screen of St Mary's parish church in Youghal, Ireland. Using survey measurements, I developed a computer model to help me work out a possible design for the screen and its loft. Its form is guided by the information written in historical documents and from a single piece of decorated timber, which may have been part of this original screen, found underneath the church floor during recent archaeological investigations. I have combined influences from some surviving medieval screens found in churches in several English counties. The depiction of the Last Judgement painted above the chancel arch is imaginary, and also influenced by similar mural paintings found in several medieval English churches. The Last Judgement, sometimes also referred to as a ‘Doom’, was a common feature of medieval churches. It was an instrument for highlighting the contrasts between the rewards of heaven and the agony of hell, intended to guide Christians away from sin and misbehaviour.

A digital reconstruction of Brougham Castle shows how it may have looked in 1388 following the additions and alterations made by Roger Clifford, 5th Baron of Westmoreland. This view of the castle in wintertime is from the northwest. Artist: Bob Marshall. © Historic England / English Heritage Trust. Contact Historic England Archives for Licensing enquiries.

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NationCymru @nation.cymru · 1d

It was another incredible rendition of Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau that reverberated around the Cardiff City Stadium as Wales took on Belgium

Watch: The sensational anthem as Wales took on Belgium

It was another incredible rendition of Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau that reverberated around the Cardiff City Stadium as Wales took on Belgium in their crucial World Cup qualifier The sound of 30,000 voices bel...

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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 1d

Portrait of a very contented two-year-old boy with an apple, and his little goldfinch. Painted by Caesar van Everdingen, whose day is today.

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Tony Riches @tonyriches.bsky.social · 23h

A Medieval Cabinet of Curiosities, by Lorris Chevalier is now available in the US ~ see review: tonyriches.blogspot.com/2025/10/book... #medieval #History

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Tony Riches @tonyriches.bsky.social · 23h

Katherine Willoughby, is the daughter of Maria Salinas, Spanish companion to Queen Catherine of Aragon. Katherine knows all King Henry VIII’s wives, but will she risk everything for her faith?

mybook.to/Katherine

#Tudors #HistoricalFiction #KindleUnlimited

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Marc Morris @marcmorris.bsky.social · 21h

Today's the 959th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings, so obviously I'm reposting my scenes from the Bayeux Tapestry in Playmobil.

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Lajfun @lajfun.bsky.social · 1d

#Flowers #Nature #Photography #Gardening

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Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · 1d

Beyond Vienna. -- Autumnal countryside in the Steiermark. #Vienna #photography #photographyOnBlueSky #Austria

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Askme @askme99.bsky.social · 1d

I never got Polio, Tetanus, Pertussis, Diphtheria, Rubella, Measles, or Mumps. It's because my parents vaccinated me, and the vaccines work.

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North Ages @northages.bsky.social · 22h

A Pictish cross-slab was moved from Benvie Churchyard, on the outskirts of Dundee, to the city’s McManus Galleries #OTD in 1991. The C9th Benvie Stone bears a cross with angels and intertwined serpents on one side, and mounted warriors with drooping moustaches on the other. #medievalsky

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Susan Abernethy @susanabernethy2.bsky.social · 20h

The Battle of Hastings was fought on this day in 1066

www.britishbattles.com/norman-conqu...

Battle of Hastings

William Duke of Normandy’s historic victory over the Saxon army of King Harold on 14th October 1066, leading to the conquest of England and the eventual replacement of the Anglo-Saxon dominated…

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Melita Thomas @melitat.bsky.social · 20h

Fabulous exhibition at #palazzostrozzi of Beato Angelico and his colleagues and mentors.

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Ennius @enniusredloeb.bsky.social · 1d

The eagle of justice with open wings, made by the congregated souls in Paradiso Canto XIX

Bodleian Library MS. Holkham misc. 48; Divine Comedy, Dante Alighieri; 1350–1375; Italy, Genoa (?); p.137
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Dr Laura Sangha @lsangha.bsky.social · 21h

Transkribus calls it's HTR models things like 'Titan', but the wills project opts for less grandiose names like 'c16th_hq_base_gt_v4'.

Anyway, please spare a thought for us this morning as we retire 'early_stop_testing_v2'. We will almost certainly see his like again.

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Melita Thomas @melitat.bsky.social · 1d

Passion, intrigue, and powerful alliances - Royal marriages in the Tudor times were not about love. Love came later, if you were lucky! Join us on Saturday 18 October, 4pm UK time, to discover more about these fascinating unions and their lasting impact.

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Melita Thomas @melitat.bsky.social · 1d

#santamarianovella One of the most beautiful churches in Florence with works by Giotto, Ghirlandaio, and Filippo Lippi.

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Melita Thomas @melitat.bsky.social · 2d

A beautiful day in Florence.

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Melita Thomas @melitat.bsky.social · 3d

Tudor Times summit 2. Please join us - it promises to be another fascinating event.

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Tony Riches @tonyriches.bsky.social · 7d

Special Guest Post by Melita Thomas, Author of 1000 Tudor People tonyriches.blogspot.com/2025/10/spec... @melitat.bsky.social #Tudors #History

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Tony Riches @tonyriches.bsky.social · 4d

Secrets. Power. Betrayal. She was no ordinary Tudor lady—Penelope Devereux shaped history from the shadows. ‘Penelope – Tudor Baroness’ is her story.

mybook.to/PenelopeTudo...

#Elizabethan #Tudors #HistoricalFiction

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Ennius @enniusredloeb.bsky.social · 4d

Dog eats cat eats mouse.....

BL Harley 3053; Gregory the Great; Moralia in Job; 12th century; Germany, W. (Arnstein); f.56v

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