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Elizabeth Tingle
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Professor Emerita of History, DMU, Leicester UK

Works on Early modern European religious belief and practice; church art and archaeology; landscapes and heritage.

Amateur nature lover. Tortoise fan.

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Chris Baker @chrisbakeroakham.bsky.social · 4h
A new post “The floor memorials in the Lady Chapel of All Saints Oakham”. that describes the memorial floor slabs that cover graves in the Lady Chapel at All Saints Oakham – discussing the memorial inscriptions and the layout of the plots. profchrisbaker.com/2025/12/18/t...

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Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society @leicsarchhissoc.bsky.social · 2d
⭐️ Day 23 of LAHS Advent ⭐️ Snakes with glass eyes & other distractions…

LAHS Newsletter Editor, Cynthia Brown illustrates the power of allowing yourself to be driven by curiosity when considering local history research.

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Image: Wombwell's Royal Menagerie
Snakes with glass eyes and other distractions… - LAHS
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Blue Heron Farm @blueheronfarm.bsky.social · 3d
I made you a Christmas card
Three photos of a giant tortoise wearing a Santa cowboy hat. His mouth opens progressively. It says ho ho howdy.

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Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society @leicsarchhissoc.bsky.social · 4d
⭐️ Day 22 of LAHS Advent ⭐️ A house at 93 Main Street, Lyddington, Rutland - A history of ownership and occupation over 400 years

LAHS Member Trevor Harrington shares a portion of his house history

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Image: Trevor Harrington 2020
A house at 93 Main Street, Lyddington, Rutland - A history of ownership and occupation over 400 years - LAHS
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Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society @leicsarchhissoc.bsky.social · 5d
⭐️ Day 21 of LAHS Advent ⭐️ Two Incursions a Millennium Apart into Leicester by the Marquis Family

LAHS Member Steve Marquis explores his own connection to the 10th C Viking occupation of Leicester

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Image: BL Harley MS. 15 C. Ívarr and Ubba ravaging the countryside
Two Incursions a Millennium Apart into Leicester by the Marquis Family - LAHS
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Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society @leicsarchhissoc.bsky.social · 8d
⭐️ Day 17 of LAHS Advent ⭐️ Luddism and Chartism and the part played by Leicestershire Women

LAHS member Steve Marquis looks at the role played by Leics women in these 19th Century political working class movements

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Image: Chartist rally at Kennington Common, 1848
Luddism and Chartism and the part played by Leicestershire Women - LAHS
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Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society @leicsarchhissoc.bsky.social · 9d
⭐️ Day 15 of LAHS Advent ⭐️ New Angles on Saxon Leicestershire

LAHS member (archaeologist at ULAS) Dr Gavin Speed looks at the growing archaeological evidence for the Anglo-Saxon people & their places in early Anglo-Saxon Leics & Rutland

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Image: ULAS, Eye Kettleby
New Angles on Saxon Leicestershire - LAHS
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Ecclesiastical History Society @eccleshistsoc.bsky.social · 10d
Calling all #postgrads: make sure to send in your paper submissions for our online PG conference by this Friday 19 December!

Theme: 'Theories, Frameworks and Concepts'
Plenary by Prof Miri Rubin
Date: 30 March 2026

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#SkyStorians #cfp #history

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Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society @leicsarchhissoc.bsky.social · 12d
⭐️ Day 14 of LAHS Advent ⭐️ Ancient Trails & Salt Ways in South Leicestershire

LAHS Member, John Lacey, investigates a lesser known pre-historic trading route from north to south.

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Image: Crossing Clawson Lane at the Top of Brock Hill. © Tim Heaton (2023)
Ancient Trails & Salt Ways in South Leicestershire - LAHS
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Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society @leicsarchhissoc.bsky.social · 13d
⭐️ Day 13 of LAHS Advent ⭐️ Salt Ways In Leics

LAHS Member Bob Trubshaw explores the history of these ancient trackways

Numerous E-W routes in NE Leics continue into Lincs and to the Norfolk coast. Once thought of as salt ways, . They transported wool & pilgrims

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Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society @leicsarchhissoc.bsky.social · 14d
⭐️ Day 12 of LAHS Advent ⭐️ Polish Resettlement Camps in Leicestershire

LAHS Member Jakub Milcarz considers life in the Polish Resettlement Camps of post-war Leics

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Image: Polish Wedding, Melton Mowbray, 1954. Photo: Polish Resettlement Camps in UK 1946-69 Website
Polish Resettlement Camps in Leicestershire - LAHS
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Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society @leicsarchhissoc.bsky.social · 15d
⭐️ Day 11 of LAHS Advent ⭐️ A Polish homeopath in Leicester

LAHS Newsletter & Reviews Editor, Cynthia Brown tells the story of Severin Wielobycki, a 19th century Polish homeopath who lived & worked in Leicester during the 1860s

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Image: Dr Severin Wielobycki (1893)
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Ecclesiastical History Society @eccleshistsoc.bsky.social · 16d
Registration is now open for our Online Winter Meeting on 10 January, 'Creeds, Councils & Canons'.

All are welcome to attend.
Please complete your registration by 5 January.

We look forward to seeing you there!

More info & programme: ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26-winter-me...

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Elizabeth Tingle @profliztingle.bsky.social · 17d
It has arrived in the UK. The wildflowers are amazing!

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Elizabeth Tingle @profliztingle.bsky.social · 20d
Quite brilliant. I imagine all the women and children were in a nice hut, keeping warm, as they were not at Stonehenge.

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Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society @leicsarchhissoc.bsky.social · 22d
⭐️ Day 4 of LAHS Advent ⭐️ The 1645 Siege of Leicester

LAHS member Steve Marquis, recounts the infamous siege of Leicester in 1645 during the height of the English Civil War

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Image: Royalist Army on the Raw Dykes, University of Leicester Special Collections
The 1645 Siege of Leicester - LAHS
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Elizabeth Tingle @profliztingle.bsky.social · 23d
⭐️ Day 3 of LAHS Advent ⭐️ Leicestershire & Rutland’s Holy Wells

LAHS Member Bob Trubshaw takes a fresh look at some of the area's Holy Wells, exploring both their roots & the folklore surrounding them.

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Image: Ashwell's eponymous well (Photo by Bob Trubshaw)
Leicestershire and Rutland’s Holy Wells - LAHS
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Blue Heron Farm @blueheronfarm.bsky.social · 24d
Stay warm, little buddy 🥺
Large tortoise in his underground lair

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Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society @leicsarchhissoc.bsky.social · 24d
⭐️ Day 2 of LAHS Advent ⭐️ Iron Age Landscape of the Salt Way

LAHS member Stuart Evans considers the Salt Way, an ancient route from Donington, Lincs to Barrow on Soar, Leics & its possible Iron Age origins

See lahs.org.uk/blog/the-iro...

Image: the Salt Way. Reproduced under Open Govt Licence 3.0
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Francis Taylor @frankietaylor317.bsky.social · 25d
It's been a pleasure being on the great organising team at York and Northumbria for next year's NEHN meeting - a collaborative worksop on the many histories of 'unwanted life'. Do see the CFP below, and send in a submission if it appeals!

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Ecclesiastical History Society @eccleshistsoc.bsky.social · 26d
How is it December already?! ❄️

Cosy up and enjoy a history read today with our latest blog post by PhD student Yaling Peng ( @yalingpeng.bsky.social @durham.ac.uk ). She explores how William Laud's policies in the 1630s were driven by economic as well as religious considerations: wp.me/p7o0HV-ro
The Gospel of Gain: William Laud’s Economic Vision in His Policy toward the Stranger Churches
Yaling Peng is a PhD student in History at Durham University. Her research explores William Laud’s economic and social policies in seventeenth-century England. Image: William Laud, Archbishop of Ca…
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Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society @leicsarchhissoc.bsky.social · 26d
As we head towards Christmas, look out for the LAHS Advent Calendar on social media from 1 Dec

We'll be sharing a selection of past blog posts daily

Here's how to submit your own blog to us. We're looking for new posts for 2026

Visit lahs.org.uk/blog/contrib...

Image: Anstey packhorse bridge
Contributor guidelines - LAHS
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Ecclesiastical History Society @eccleshistsoc.bsky.social · 29d
Postgraduate Symposium 2026, ‘New Directions for Church History: Theories, Frameworks and Concepts’

Date: Monday 30 March 2026

Location: Online only

Abstract deadline: 19 December 2025

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#SkyStorians #CfP #History

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Ecclesiastical History Society @eccleshistsoc.bsky.social · Nov 27
Come to our Winter Meeting on Saturday 10 January 2026 (online). Registration is now open: www.tickettailor.com/events/eccle...

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Ecclesiastical History Society @eccleshistsoc.bsky.social · Nov 25
Have you published a book on the history of #Christianity in 2025? We're looking for new monographs on an aspect of church history for our 2026 Book Prize! #SkyStorians

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Royal Archaeological Institute @royalarchinst.bsky.social · Nov 23
We had a great day in Canterbury yesterday for our Autumn Meeting! Many thanks to our Meetings Secretaries for arranging a fabulous programme, and to our guides at St Martin’s Church, St Augustine’s Abbey and Canterbury Cathedral.
A group of people standing in front of the ruins at St Augustine’s Abbey with Canterbury Cathedral visible in the background

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Elizabeth Tingle @profliztingle.bsky.social · Nov 23
A splendid day was had with the @royalarchinst.bsky.social yesterday, in Canterbury. The earliest still-in-use church of St Martin, St Augustine’s monastery, the cathedral, its drains, and library ticks (arachnid variety). Thanks to Nathalie and Peter the organisers.
St Martin’s church, Canterbury, west entrance - up hill. Romanesque nave wall ruins of St Augustine’s abbey, Canterbury. Nave with high gothic vaults of Canterbury cathedral, looking east. Medieval stained glass scene of The Crucifixion

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Lev Parikian @levparikian.bsky.social · Nov 23
Light Rains Sometimes Fall is an urban nature diary, the year divided into 72 microseasons. A book you might want to read through the year. Peregrines, blue tits, oaks, bees and a surprising cormorant (although probably not quite so surprising now, I suppose).

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Book: Light Rains Sometimes Fall
A signed copy of the paperback edition of Light Rains Sometimes Fall. Fill in the ‘dedication’ box if you would like a special message as well as a signature. Format: paperback
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Lev Parikian @levparikian.bsky.social · Nov 23
Why Do Birds Suddenly Disappear? is the story of my return to birdwatching after an absence of 30+ years, and specifically of the year (2016) in which I decided to try and see 200 species of British bird. Childhood memories, some music, a lot of birds.
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Book: Why Do Birds Suddenly Disappear?
A signed copy of Why Do Birds Suddenly Disappear? Fill in the ‘dedication’ box if you would like a special message as well as a signature. Format: paperback
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Lev Parikian @levparikian.bsky.social · Nov 23
If you’re not familiar with what I do (and with apologies to those who are), a brief rundown of the individual books follows. Tl;dr: nature writing but funny.