A great way to end another successful conference! See you all again next year for ROYS26
06.06.2025 18:19 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 2 π 1
A great view to start the day of ROYS25!
We're currently in the middle of our first panel on Governing Yorkshire, if you're in Scarborough or nearby and have some free time, feel free to drop in to Scarborough Library and see some of our great papers throughout the day!
06.06.2025 09:32 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Register for ROYS 2025 β Ridings of Yorkshire Society
Only three days until ROYS25 in Scarborough! It's not too late to register ridingsofyorkshiresociety.co.uk/register2025/ and you can have a flick through our programme here www.flipsnack.com/5A696A99E8C/... if anything from Egyptology to modern Bradford interest you, please do come along!
03.06.2025 11:53 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
ROYS alum Jane Tolerton will be speaking at Oakwell Hall, Batley, this monday on Charlotte BrontΓ«'s friendship with Mary Taylor and Ellen Nussey.
Jane is a great speaker and is extremely knowledgeable on this subject so I'd absolutely recommend going along!
www.ticketsource.co.uk/kirkleesmuse...
08.05.2025 09:24 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Ep 17 Bradford and Cultural Memory with Hannah Parkes | ROYSCast
The history of the town and the public engagement work exploring the memories of the 70s and 80s
New Episode!!
The latest episode of ROYSCast has dropped, myself and @adamcook.bsky.social talk to Hannah Parkes, a 3rd year PhD student working on Bradford's cultural history and remembrance of the 70s and 80s click the link below to download and listen!
shows.acast.com/royscast/epi...
01.05.2025 08:07 β π 1 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Register for ROYS 2025 β Ridings of Yorkshire Society
Speaking of! The booking link for ROYS25 is now live! Have a click and look at our programme for this year, and be sure to book on what is going to be another great conference!
ridingsofyorkshiresociety.co.uk/register2025/
29.04.2025 07:51 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Extremely excited to share that Jo Fletcher will be giving one of the keynote talks at this year's @roysociety.bsky.social conference in Scarborough.
Jo's module on World Mummification I took 7 years ago has had a lasting impact on my career to this day, so please book when tickets are available!
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We're excited to announce our second keynote this year will be Professor Joann Fletcher.
Jo is a British Egyptologist and BAFTA-winning TV personality, and has gained recognition in both the field of archaeology, and for her tv programmes.
Find out more about Jo at www.immortalegypt.co.uk/about
28.04.2025 20:01 β π 4 π 4 π¬ 0 π 2
Pretty amazing display of one of the Roman roads of Bologna, using the original slabs of BonΕnia. At the Museo della Storia di Bologna.
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If you're working on Yorkshire's past, we want to hear from you! Submit your paper abstract for our fourth annual conference in Scarborough.
Full details below π
ridingsofyorkshiresociety.co.uk/call-for-pap...
17.02.2025 10:13 β π 2 π 8 π¬ 0 π 1
Fancy a funded PhD on heritage, identity, miltarism, and colonial legacies, with the Royal Air Force Museum London and me, at University of York? Details are below, with a link to the advert.
More details here: wrocah.ac.uk/cda-projects...
Please share!
03.02.2025 23:51 β π 0 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
The CFP for ROYS25 is up! For anyone working on Yorkshire's past in any capacity or discipline who would like the opportunity to present to a room of like-minded people please do consider submitting a proposal, and for those of you interested in attending, registration will be going live in spring!
03.02.2025 13:05 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Ep 15 the A63 and Castle Street Burial Ground with Osteoarchaeologist Dr Lauren McIntyre | ROYSCast
The process and some of the stories of the largest excavation of a post-medieval burial ground in the North of England.
Very happy to announce the first episode of a new series of ROYSCast with Dr Lauren McIntyre of Oxford Archaeology!
Dr McIntyre came on to talk to us about one of the largest funerary sites in the north of England, and the osteological research involved.
shows.acast.com/627bb65a6cf5...
27.01.2025 13:21 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Very excited to finally be recording the latest episode of ROYSCast after a 14 month hiatus, with @drmichaelreeve.bsky.social stepping up for co-host duty. Watch this space and @roysociety.bsky.social for the episode when it releases, or search ROYSCast on your podcast or music platform of choice!
22.01.2025 18:06 β π 5 π 1 π¬ 0 π 1
It should be warned in uni that becoming an archaeologist would have you spoiling films for your friends. No one wants to hear about the odd choice of armours Gladiator 2 or Pedro Pascal's spatha, let alone skipping over Septimius Severus and invading Numidia 250 years after it was annexed.
17.11.2024 20:40 β π 27 π 2 π¬ 5 π 0
ROYSCast will be returning in the new year, but until then all our previous episodes are available here and on all other podcast providers
If you're interested in appearing on an episode next year to talk about your work on any part of Yorkshire's past, please don't hesitate to get in touch!
15.11.2024 15:04 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Gladiators of Britain
Some of the country's most iconic Roman objects tell the story of the spectacle, violence and drama of Britain's gladiatorial arenas.
With the release of Gladiator II, if you or anyone you know wants to learn more about it without flying to Rome, a touring exhibition on the Gladiators of Britain starts in Jan at Dorset Museum, featuring the only piece of Gladiator armour to be found in the UK!
www.britishmuseum.org/our-work/nat...
15.11.2024 07:46 β π 13 π 2 π¬ 0 π 1
If your work or research deals with Yorkshire's past, either entirely or just an element of it, please let us know so we can add you to our starter pack!
13.11.2024 11:04 β π 4 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
If you'd like a plaintext or PDF of the Call for Papers please email ridingsofyorkshire@gmail.com
We're delighted to announce that ROYS is back once again on the 13th and 14th June 2024 at the wonderful Huddersfield University's Heritage Quay. Our call for papers is now open, you can find more details below. If you have any questions please get in touch!
30.01.2024 11:50 β π 4 π 8 π¬ 0 π 2
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