Ruth Brown

But has he? really? or just saying he has?

The tomb of Prince Edmund, Earl of Lancaster in Westminster Abbey. Edmund's effigy lies on top of the tomb, with an ornate wooden canopy above.

A wooden carving depicting a medieval knight mounted on a horse, set within a decorative, pointed arch. The knight is wearing armor and his hands are held in prayer.

'My noble steed'
- Coriolanus (I, 9)

Prince Edmund 'Couchback' was the second son of Henry III and Eleanor of Provence.

He is buried beside the Abbey's High Altar and in the wooden canopy above his tomb, Edmund is depicted as a praying knight on horseback.

#ShakespeareSunday #Horses

Remains of 1540 fortress of Charles V excavated outside Ghent.

And make up your mind? English or British. They are not the same. And a free Pictland!

They're going to raise the Queen from the dead?

Madeline Horwath on the end of the Winter Olympics – cartoon After an emotional fortnight, it’s time for the curling stones to get some well-deserved rest

Madeline Horwath on the end of the Winter Olympics – cartoon

Does Nigel Farage have a problem with women? Critics say Reform leader’s patronising rhetoric is part of worrying trend. He says scrutiny is a two way street.

Does Nigel Farage have a problem with women?

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All four sides of the Pictish cross-slab.

A Pictish cross-slab was found by Anne MacInnes of North of Scotland Archaeological Society near Conon Bridge, Ross-shire, #OTD in 2019. Part of the Conan Stone had been reused as an 18thC grave marker. It is notable for the massive beasts that flank and surmount the cross. 📸HES #medievalsky

CODICUM - News and Events We are hiring: Doctoral Researcher in Medieval Manuscript Studies

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Tuomas Heikkilä is hiring a 4-year fully funded PhD in Medieval Manuscript Studies at the University of Helsinki within the ERC Synergy Project CODICUM. Interested in medieval studies, philology, history, art history, etc!

Queen Margrethe is a widow, perhaps Trump could do a deal....

How North Atlantic islands were passed from one country to another in pre-Trump days.

Well, this is a great example of how not to write
#DeathOfTheSubs

Medieval Women and the Book This course reviews some of the evidence for the role of women – as scribes, illuminators, patrons and authors – in the creation of medieval manuscripts in the western world.

The amazing Michelle Brown is running her summer school course on Medieval Women at #LRBS this year. In person, in London, book now 👇 #MedievalSky #BookSky #BookHistory

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News: we're thrilled to have received £80,000 of funding from the BFI to help us digitise a remarkable archive of agricultural films and make them available to the public!

Read more on the @uniofreading.bsky.social website:

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Title page: Dutch Ships (1647) by Wenceslaus Hollar.

Title page: Dutch Ships (1647)
Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar

🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 361525)

#MuseumObjects #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt #TheMet

Does he actually have a ladyfriend?

Never mind that- there's Pictish beast under the table...

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Some really great stuff in this issue, so good to see.

An old church on a grey spring day. It of stone and a modest size: a narrow chancel to the right, a broader nave to the left, and a rough stone tower to the left. The nave and chancel have mainly pointed arch windows. The tower's stonework and two small windows are less regular, seeming older. The church is set in a small graveyard, bounded by a stone wall.

The Church of St. Mary Bishophill Junior, #York. It was constructed partly from re-used Roman stones, starting before the Conquest - and some of the earliest work survives. Tucked away among terraced houses south of Micklegate, it is a gem. #TowerTuesday #ChurchCrawling #Yorkshire
📷 my own, 2022.

Actually I think he is just trying to sell his own stuff..

In the footsteps of a Welsh borderlands baddie: walking the Mortimer Trail A trail named after a brutal marcher lord passes through tranquil countryside between Shropshire and Herfordshire but is rich in reminders of the area’s turbulent past

In the footsteps of a Welsh borderlands baddie: walking the Mortimer Trail

Can't helping think back to the invasion of Iraq, when they interviewed members of the US public, who clearly thought they were going into Iran. Perhaps having Very Similar Names is a mistake.

I am definitely thinking Hallowe'en shortbread.

ooh, can AI come round and do my garden, too....

The English Achilles

John FitzAlan, 7th Earl of Arundel (d.1435) earned the nickname "English Achilles" through his prowess as a military commander. His dramatic "double-decker tomb" at Arundel (Sussex) tells the story of a warrior's fall and mortality's triumph.

Carved in Stone Now available to all locations except the USA; for USA orders, please go to IPR in January 2026! Carved in Stone is a comprehensive guide to early medieval Pictish society. Through its pages you will ...

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