Emily Bolton
@emilybolton.bsky.social
Medievalist and PhD student at the University of Southampton. Researching women in manorial law.
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November 20, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Read more about it here:
www.historians.org/perspectives...
www.historians.org/perspectives...
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Alex Brown and I have a new piece in @uk.theconversation.com - check it out! #medievalsky #history #medieval theconversation.com/medieval-pea...
Medieval peasants enjoyed a surprising range of sick, annual and bereavement leave benefits
Some peasants were entitled to up to a year and a day of leave if they were sick.
theconversation.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Alex Brown and I have a new piece in @uk.theconversation.com - check it out! #medievalsky #history #medieval theconversation.com/medieval-pea...
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Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
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November 21, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
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Did you know gurning, or 'pulling a face', has a long and fascinating history? You can find out more in our guest blog from @uoylibrary.bsky.social colleague Simon Batchelor who takes a closer look at one of the rare books in our Cooper Abbs Collection.
blogs.york.ac.uk/borthwick-in...
blogs.york.ac.uk/borthwick-in...
November 21, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Did you know gurning, or 'pulling a face', has a long and fascinating history? You can find out more in our guest blog from @uoylibrary.bsky.social colleague Simon Batchelor who takes a closer look at one of the rare books in our Cooper Abbs Collection.
blogs.york.ac.uk/borthwick-in...
blogs.york.ac.uk/borthwick-in...
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In an enticing extra detail @emmettaylor.bsky.social has pointed out that English "the fae" is used in the World of Darkness "Changeling" TTRPG from c.1995. Alternative anglophone origin stories appreciated, I think we can crack this!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changel...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changel...
Changeling: The Dreaming - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 20, 2025 at 12:15 PM
In an enticing extra detail @emmettaylor.bsky.social has pointed out that English "the fae" is used in the World of Darkness "Changeling" TTRPG from c.1995. Alternative anglophone origin stories appreciated, I think we can crack this!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changel...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changel...
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“By adopting an entirely spurious Spanish identity, this flamboyant Irishwoman cultivated an unconventional performance style and a completely unfettered persona… her travels across continents left a trial of abdication, bigamy, and scandalised spectators.” blogs.qub.ac.uk/dancebiograp...
The fascinating Lola Montez: the European years – Dance biographies: Female theatrical dancers circa 1680-1860
blogs.qub.ac.uk
November 21, 2025 at 10:01 AM
“By adopting an entirely spurious Spanish identity, this flamboyant Irishwoman cultivated an unconventional performance style and a completely unfettered persona… her travels across continents left a trial of abdication, bigamy, and scandalised spectators.” blogs.qub.ac.uk/dancebiograp...
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Fabulous PhD opportunity at Queen's University Belfast and Armagh Observatory:
Observing the Heavens from the 'Periphery': Astronomy in Ireland 1640-1830
www.qub.ac.uk/courses/post... Deadline 13 Jan #histSTM #histastro
Observing the Heavens from the 'Periphery': Astronomy in Ireland 1640-1830
www.qub.ac.uk/courses/post... Deadline 13 Jan #histSTM #histastro
November 20, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Fabulous PhD opportunity at Queen's University Belfast and Armagh Observatory:
Observing the Heavens from the 'Periphery': Astronomy in Ireland 1640-1830
www.qub.ac.uk/courses/post... Deadline 13 Jan #histSTM #histastro
Observing the Heavens from the 'Periphery': Astronomy in Ireland 1640-1830
www.qub.ac.uk/courses/post... Deadline 13 Jan #histSTM #histastro
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'The economic impact of international students in the UK surged from £31.3 billion in 2018/19 to £41.9 billion by 2021/22. On average, every parliamentary constituency in Britain benefits by £58 million.' 1/3
Which UK regional economies are most reliant on international students? - HEPI
Join HEPI for a webinar on Thursday 11 December 2025 from 10am to 11am to discuss how universities can strengthen the student voice in governance to mark the launch of our upcoming report, Rethinking ...
www.hepi.ac.uk
November 21, 2025 at 10:35 AM
'The economic impact of international students in the UK surged from £31.3 billion in 2018/19 to £41.9 billion by 2021/22. On average, every parliamentary constituency in Britain benefits by £58 million.' 1/3
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'No country, in the past or in the present, has ever succeeded in extirpating abortion by the severest legal penalties: what has been done is to create a criminal occupation, and a largely criminal class; to endow blackmail; and to ruin the health and sanity of many women'. Stella Browne in 1917
November 21, 2025 at 10:40 AM
'No country, in the past or in the present, has ever succeeded in extirpating abortion by the severest legal penalties: what has been done is to create a criminal occupation, and a largely criminal class; to endow blackmail; and to ruin the health and sanity of many women'. Stella Browne in 1917
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Adam Elsheimer, The Artist in Despair, c. 1599, pen and brown ink, 71/8 x 75/8 in. (182 x 195 mm), Munich, Staatliche Graphische Sammlung
November 20, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Adam Elsheimer, The Artist in Despair, c. 1599, pen and brown ink, 71/8 x 75/8 in. (182 x 195 mm), Munich, Staatliche Graphische Sammlung
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Excellent thread on a fascinating aspect of saints' cults in the Middle Ages. A combination of expectation, wishful thinking & opportunism drove minor religious centres to connect themselves to more famous figures, which elevated their prestige.
This St Edmund's Day, let's talk about the *St Edmund Extended Universe*, the various invented relatives and associates that Edmund picked up along the way. First up, there's the obscure St Fremund (who?), allegedly a cousin of St Edmund... (thread)
November 20, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Excellent thread on a fascinating aspect of saints' cults in the Middle Ages. A combination of expectation, wishful thinking & opportunism drove minor religious centres to connect themselves to more famous figures, which elevated their prestige.
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This Labour government are (frustratingly) making my work more and more relevant every week. Five years ago, I argued that temporary protection policies for refugees are grossly unjust, and here we are making things worse for them again.
philpapers.org/rec/BUXJIW
philpapers.org/rec/BUXJIW
Rebecca Buxton, Justice in waiting: The harms and wrongs of temporary refugee protection - PhilPapers
Temporariness has become the norm in contemporary refugee protection. Many refugees face extended periods of time waiting for permanent status, either in camps or living among citizens in their state ...
philpapers.org
November 17, 2025 at 9:52 AM
This Labour government are (frustratingly) making my work more and more relevant every week. Five years ago, I argued that temporary protection policies for refugees are grossly unjust, and here we are making things worse for them again.
philpapers.org/rec/BUXJIW
philpapers.org/rec/BUXJIW
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Some high school students attended my “Living standards before the Black Death” lecture at @viuniversity.bsky.social yesterday. The lecture included a bit about coins, so I had an opportunity to show off some medieval silver pennies, including this one from King John’s reign (1199–1216).
November 19, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Some high school students attended my “Living standards before the Black Death” lecture at @viuniversity.bsky.social yesterday. The lecture included a bit about coins, so I had an opportunity to show off some medieval silver pennies, including this one from King John’s reign (1199–1216).
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Oh wow! This is what happens when you're photographing MSS & don't capture the text in the inner gutter. 1st, here's the photograph (made about 100 yrs ago) of the Codex Salernitanus, f. 82ra. Although that big tear of the page is obvious, the inner gutter hasn't been fully captured in the photo.
November 18, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Oh wow! This is what happens when you're photographing MSS & don't capture the text in the inner gutter. 1st, here's the photograph (made about 100 yrs ago) of the Codex Salernitanus, f. 82ra. Although that big tear of the page is obvious, the inner gutter hasn't been fully captured in the photo.
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Palaeography 🧵! Or why it can take a historian a while to confirm what they already suspected must be the case and not really get any further than they were—but this time with confidence 😂
I'm working with documents that list the incomes of medieval French lordships, so a lot of it is about grain.
I'm working with documents that list the incomes of medieval French lordships, so a lot of it is about grain.
November 19, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Palaeography 🧵! Or why it can take a historian a while to confirm what they already suspected must be the case and not really get any further than they were—but this time with confidence 😂
I'm working with documents that list the incomes of medieval French lordships, so a lot of it is about grain.
I'm working with documents that list the incomes of medieval French lordships, so a lot of it is about grain.
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I was just thinking the other day that it is mad that if this continues then the book I'm writing, about London 1560-1630, will contain basically no British Library manuscript material. Would have been unthinkable to me but there hasn't been a manuscript catalogue for two years now!
I’ve written a piece on the curious lack of media and political interest in the issues faced by our national @britishlibrary.bsky.social. This is strange given we live in a world where ideas, knowledge and research are a long-term source of innovation and insight
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
The British library is in crisis: why does nobody care?
The widespread indifference to the British Library's crippling cyberattack demonstrates a perilous failure to value the knowledge infrastructure vital for national prosperity
www.cityam.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I was just thinking the other day that it is mad that if this continues then the book I'm writing, about London 1560-1630, will contain basically no British Library manuscript material. Would have been unthinkable to me but there hasn't been a manuscript catalogue for two years now!
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There is so much to unpack with the ban on Palestine Action, the role of ministerial discretion, the extension of counter terrorism powers, the intersection with public order measures, the rights implications, the court challenges, that this podcast is long, but could have been twice as long:
I recorded a podcast with @daniellalock.bsky.social and @colinmurray.bsky.social in which we discuss decision to ban #PalestineAction. There is some really excellent stuff in here-- Daniella and Colin are on top of their briefs.
Please do check it out and share widely!
youtu.be/tKN4Wk2SEyQ?...
Please do check it out and share widely!
youtu.be/tKN4Wk2SEyQ?...
Banning Palestine Action: Legal Experts Explain the Implications for UK Democracy
YouTube video by Dr Alan Greene
youtu.be
November 19, 2025 at 9:55 AM
There is so much to unpack with the ban on Palestine Action, the role of ministerial discretion, the extension of counter terrorism powers, the intersection with public order measures, the rights implications, the court challenges, that this podcast is long, but could have been twice as long:
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Key points include:
High exit rates among carers and early to mid-career workers: Professionals aged 35 and under are significantly more likely to leave & Those with caregiving responsibilities - often women - face disproportionate challenges of low pay, out-of-hours work and limited flexibility.
High exit rates among carers and early to mid-career workers: Professionals aged 35 and under are significantly more likely to leave & Those with caregiving responsibilities - often women - face disproportionate challenges of low pay, out-of-hours work and limited flexibility.
New @creativepec.bsky.social report! “Who Stays and Who Leaves? Mapping Arts, Culture and Heritage Careers” pec.ac.uk/state_of_the...
Who Stays and Who Leaves? Mapping Arts, Culture and Heritage Careers - Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre
Read the latest State of the Nations research report from University of Sheffield on mapping arts, culture and heritage careers.
pec.ac.uk
November 19, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Key points include:
High exit rates among carers and early to mid-career workers: Professionals aged 35 and under are significantly more likely to leave & Those with caregiving responsibilities - often women - face disproportionate challenges of low pay, out-of-hours work and limited flexibility.
High exit rates among carers and early to mid-career workers: Professionals aged 35 and under are significantly more likely to leave & Those with caregiving responsibilities - often women - face disproportionate challenges of low pay, out-of-hours work and limited flexibility.
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Remember: they used thousands of academic books too! If you’re a scholar, check for your books too. This isn’t just novelists and pop writers, it’s academic books too!
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Remember: they used thousands of academic books too! If you’re a scholar, check for your books too. This isn’t just novelists and pop writers, it’s academic books too!
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More on the British Library crisis:
This explains why British Library staff are on strike
The union says - managers take home up to £170k with £15k bonuses, while staff offered below-inflation pay rise
Meanwhile, frontline staff take abuse for the massive data breach - which managers failed to foresee
@pcsunion.bsky.social
The union says - managers take home up to £170k with £15k bonuses, while staff offered below-inflation pay rise
Meanwhile, frontline staff take abuse for the massive data breach - which managers failed to foresee
@pcsunion.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 7:01 AM
More on the British Library crisis:
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It is not only metal treasures that need to be bought to nation. In 2021 £150,000 was raised to buy a 1,600-year-old floor panel showing a leopard attacking an antelope that was unearthed in Dewlish, Dorset, in 1974. #MosaicMonday
November 17, 2025 at 5:53 AM
It is not only metal treasures that need to be bought to nation. In 2021 £150,000 was raised to buy a 1,600-year-old floor panel showing a leopard attacking an antelope that was unearthed in Dewlish, Dorset, in 1974. #MosaicMonday
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A few photos from Godstow Abbey yesterday! Now in ruin, Godstow Abbey was founded in around 1115 by Ediva of Winchester. Rosamund Clifford is buried nearby, though the exact location of her grave is unknown.
November 17, 2025 at 9:14 AM
A few photos from Godstow Abbey yesterday! Now in ruin, Godstow Abbey was founded in around 1115 by Ediva of Winchester. Rosamund Clifford is buried nearby, though the exact location of her grave is unknown.
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'Fewer than half are even fully aware that universities conduct research.'
Real indictment of universities' strategies and comms this. An own goal that could and should be rectified. Engaging broad publics with research is not rocket science. And if it were, universities have rocket scientists. 3/3
Real indictment of universities' strategies and comms this. An own goal that could and should be rectified. Engaging broad publics with research is not rocket science. And if it were, universities have rocket scientists. 3/3
November 17, 2025 at 8:04 AM
'Fewer than half are even fully aware that universities conduct research.'
Real indictment of universities' strategies and comms this. An own goal that could and should be rectified. Engaging broad publics with research is not rocket science. And if it were, universities have rocket scientists. 3/3
Real indictment of universities' strategies and comms this. An own goal that could and should be rectified. Engaging broad publics with research is not rocket science. And if it were, universities have rocket scientists. 3/3
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Sermon by Bede, probably from a lost homiliary, in an elegant hand. This leaf survived as a book cover (@stabiberlin.bsky.social, Ee 710-234)
resolver.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/SBB00006D0B0...
resolver.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/SBB00006D0B0...
November 17, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Sermon by Bede, probably from a lost homiliary, in an elegant hand. This leaf survived as a book cover (@stabiberlin.bsky.social, Ee 710-234)
resolver.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/SBB00006D0B0...
resolver.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/SBB00006D0B0...
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OUT NOW: In this new blog post, Maddy Clark and I examine some of the steps that got us to one of the largest far-right marches in UK history. The expansion of target groups - eg via racist & anti-trans agitation - is one of them:
'Racism, transphobia and the mainstreaming of far-right politics in Britain'
New on the #IdentitiesBlog, by Maddy Clark and @aleksandralewicki.bsky.social
Read the blog post ⬇️
identitiesjournal.co...
#farright #racism @nasarmeer.bsky.social @aaronwinter.bsky.social @tandfresearch.bsky.social
New on the #IdentitiesBlog, by Maddy Clark and @aleksandralewicki.bsky.social
Read the blog post ⬇️
identitiesjournal.co...
#farright #racism @nasarmeer.bsky.social @aaronwinter.bsky.social @tandfresearch.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 9:27 AM
OUT NOW: In this new blog post, Maddy Clark and I examine some of the steps that got us to one of the largest far-right marches in UK history. The expansion of target groups - eg via racist & anti-trans agitation - is one of them: