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Dr Richard Asquith
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Historian, archivist and researcher, College of Arms and the Vintners’ Company. Secretary of the Yorkist History Trust and Harlaxton Medieval Symposium. Urban history, death, piety, trust, and executors in pre-Reformation England; also early modern art.
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Book your ticket to our 2026 Maurice Bond lecture, 7th May at the Guildhall Library in London on "Sustainability and Resilience – the Future of Preventive Conservation" 📚
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Maurice Bond Lecture and Harley Prize Presentation
Join us for this year's Maurice Bond Lecture "Sustainability and Resilience – the Future of Preventive Conservation"
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February 15, 2026 at 5:42 PM
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latemedievalist.bsky.social
Last week @mappingthemarch.bsky.social held a launch for my new book and a new book by the brilliant @mattlampitt.bsky.social in the atmospheric crypt of The Mount Without. It was so much fun to celebrate with friends, family, and colleagues who have supported us along the way! #medievalsky #newbook
February 6, 2026 at 11:23 AM
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#Historians, #ArtHistorians, and #Manuscript scholars - does anyone have a copy of J.G. Alexander, 'William Abell, Lymnour and fifteenth century English Illuminator’, in Kunstshistoriche Forschungen Otto Pacht Zu Seinem 70 Geburtstag (Salzburg, 1972), that they might be able to share with me? TIA! 📖
Detail of the fifteenth-century drawings of the deathbed of Richard Whittington, sometimes (but not always) attributed to the limnour William Abell.
January 29, 2026 at 10:47 AM
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#Historians, #ArtHistorians, and #Manuscript scholars - does anyone have a copy of J.G. Alexander, 'William Abell, Lymnour and fifteenth century English Illuminator’, in Kunstshistoriche Forschungen Otto Pacht Zu Seinem 70 Geburtstag (Salzburg, 1972), that they might be able to share with me? TIA! 📖
Detail of the fifteenth-century drawings of the deathbed of Richard Whittington, sometimes (but not always) attributed to the limnour William Abell.
January 29, 2026 at 10:47 AM
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antiquaries.bsky.social
The Banner of ‘St Martin and the Beggar’ is perhaps the earliest sizeable fragment of an English painted cloth in existence.

Recent research suggests that it might have been the banner of the Worshipful Company of Drapers in London.
Distemper or oil on linen painting depicting St Martin and the Beggar. The saint is shown standing on a plinth with sword in one hand and section of cloak in the other; the composition is repeated within the same outline on both sides of the banner, creating a mirror-image; one one side St Martin is shown wearing a green hat and on the other a blue hat.
January 22, 2026 at 10:19 AM
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Join us next week to learn about how an Atlas of London in 1666 has been researched!

This webinar is in collaboration with the Historic Towns Trust @historictownstrust.bsky.social

Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/event-balh-r...

#WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll
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January 20, 2026 at 8:01 AM
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richardiiisociety.bsky.social
24 Jan 2026, the Anne Sutton Memorial Zoom Lecture will be given by Prof Caroline Barron speaking on 'The Precinct of St Bartholomew's Hospital in the 15th & 16th centuries' Members of the Richard III Society can register for this free talk by following the instructions in the new RIII Mailing 1/2
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January 19, 2026 at 7:21 PM
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Less then two weeks left for this CFP!!

Come and join us in London for an exciting research exchange on movements in late medieval and early modern cities. We are looking forward to getting to know about your work! 🤗🤗

#medievalsky #skystorians #callforpapers #medieval #earlymodern #history
January 19, 2026 at 10:28 AM
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The call for the @londontopsoc.bsky.social Ann Saunders prize is now open. londontopsoc.org/about-us/ann...
Ann Saunders essay prize - London Topographical Society
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January 16, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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mappingthemarch.bsky.social
Double book launch 📚

Celebrating new books by @latemedievalist.bsky.social and @mattlampitt.bsky.social, with introductions by Professor Christian Liddy & Professor Miranda Griffin.

Food and drinks provided.

🗓 26 Jan 2026, 5–7pm
📍 The Mount Without, The Crypt, Bristol

All welcome to attend!
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January 7, 2026 at 9:43 AM
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balhnews.bsky.social
Join us next month to learn about how an Atlas of London in 1666 has been researched!

This webinar is in collaboration with the Historic Towns Trust @historictownstrust.bsky.social

Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/event-balh-r...

#WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll
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December 27, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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In 2025 the Society was pleased to add 5 titles to its 'New Historical Perspectives' book series for early career historians bit.ly/4qh8eDt

This year saw publication of the 25th NHP title and the 200,000th download from the series. All books are available free Open Access @uolpress.bsky.social.
Covers of the following 5 new titles in the New Historical Perspectives book series. Forging Fraternity in Late Medieval Society, Rachael Harkes Atlantic Isles: Travel and Identity in the British and Irish West, 1880–1940, Gareth Roddy Waterscapes: Reservoirs, Environment and Identity in Modern England and Wales, Andrew McTominey Reading, Gender and Identity in Seventeenth-Century England, Hannah Jeans Voice, Silence and Gender in South Africa’s Anti-Apartheid Struggle, Rachel E. Johnson
December 19, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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Delighted to be continuing as a research assistant on the London on the Eve of the Great Fire project. To support the creation of this Atlas and Gazetteer of 1665-6 London then consider a donation to the project. @historictownstrust.bsky.social 🗃️ shop.historictownstrust.uk/product/donate
Morgan's 1682 map of London. Black and white, showing Tower Bridge, Wapping the Thames and Bermondsey.
December 20, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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thelondonjournal.bsky.social
First up is 'The Politics of Wardship: A New Perspective on Societal Dissatisfaction and Civic Unrest in Late Fourteenth-Century London', by @dralrs.bsky.social: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Abstract This article uses socio-political research on wardship practices in late fourteenth-century London to provide a fresh perspective on the broader political turmoil of the period. By examining the social politics of key civic figures like John Pecche, a draper and alderman who exploited guardianship for personal gain, the article reveals a clearer picture of societal dissatisfaction. Pecche’s exploited ward, John Costantyn, later aligned with John Northampton, a reformist politician who advocated for transparency and ethical governance. Costantyn’s resentment toward his manipulated guardianship, alongside Northampton’s moral campaign, added fuel to a wave of civic unrest, ultimately leading to Costantyn’s execution. Through these interconnected lives, this article presents the role of civic guardianship as a catalyst in reshaping accountability and transparency, and examines how personal ambition, social responsibility, and political reform converged, ultimately transforming urban governance and the expectations of civic leaders in late medieval London.
November 28, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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thelondonjournal.bsky.social
Our third and final issue of 2025 has now been published! A 🧵 on its contents...
The London Journal
Volume 50, Issue 3 of The London Journal
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November 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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churchmonuments.bsky.social
New publication: an exciting interdisciplinary study of tomb monuments in medieval Europe. Details and order form at churchmonumentssociety.org/2025/12/01/t...
Tomb Monuments in Medieval Europe: Volume I, edited by Paul Cockerham and Christian Steer – Church Monuments Society
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December 1, 2025 at 2:44 PM
richardasquith.bsky.social
It’s St Andrew’s day, which is a tenuous enough excuse to share my article on the early C16th rebuilding of the church of St Andrew Undershaft in #London, published in @thelondonjournal.bsky.social 😇 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #Skystorians #medievalSky #church
Photograph of the church of St Andrew Undershaft, London - a medieval church tower with pinnacles, behind which is the Gherkin skyscraper.
November 30, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Finally listened to the recording of this fascinating talk. Thank you, @richardasquith.bsky.social! And thank you to ‪@richardiiisociety.bsky.social‬ for the recording. It means I don't have to get up in the middle of the night!
richardiiisociety.bsky.social Richard III Society @richardiiisociety.bsky.social · Nov 22
Our thanks to @richardasquith.bsky.social for a fascinating talk. Members of the Richard III Society who missed it will have a chance to view a recording for a limited time.
Title slide of the talk. It says 'The Death of a Yorkist Mayor: Executing the will of Sir Ralph Verney, Mayor of London (d.1478) Dr. Richard Asquith' The image behind the text is of a dead person, partially covered by a shroud, pointing at a piece of paper being held by someone else.
November 29, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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As someone who has spent the last 6 years harping on about how great #medieval probate accounts are, this is very exciting. Soon to be followed by my edition of the accounts of the executors of Sir Ralph Verney, also with @yorkisthistory.bsky.social - it's a great time to be interested in wills!
yorkisthistory.bsky.social Yorkist History Trust @yorkisthistory.bsky.social · Nov 27
📣📣📣 Details of our next publication - The Post-Mortem Accounts and Inventories of Sir Thomas Charlton (d.1465), edited by Claire Martin - are now available on our website! 🎉 Click here for more info: yorkisthistorytrust.org/publications/ #MedievalSky #medieval #Skystorians #BookSky
Cover image of The Post-Mortem Accounts and Inventories of Sir Thomas Charlton (d.1465), edited by Claire Martin. On a gold background is placed an image from an illuminated manuscript (the Hours of Catherine of Cleves) which shows an illustration of a man on his deathbed surrounded by people. In the bottom margin, his heir is depicted rummaging through his father's chest of money.
November 27, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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This edition publishes for the first time the important documents that were produced by Charlton's executors after his death, including his steward's daybook and several household inventories. They shed light on a range of aspects of medieval society in extraordinary detail - available early 2026! 📚
November 27, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Our thanks to @richardasquith.bsky.social for a fascinating talk. Members of the Richard III Society who missed it will have a chance to view a recording for a limited time.
Title slide of the talk. It says 'The Death of a Yorkist Mayor: Executing the will of Sir Ralph Verney, Mayor of London (d.1478) Dr. Richard Asquith' The image behind the text is of a dead person, partially covered by a shroud, pointing at a piece of paper being held by someone else.
November 22, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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New #OpenAccess #MedievalHistory from @uolpress.bsky.social

Forging Fraternity in Late Medieval Society
The Palmers' Guild of Ludlow
by Rachael Harkes

uolpress.co.uk/book/forging...

#History
Forging Fraternity in Late Medieval Society - University of London Press
Forging Fraternity in Late Medieval Society is an ambitious and innovative study of the social, political and religious histories of medieval England and Wales. Using the Palmers’ Guild of Ludlow as a...
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November 20, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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If you're a PG student or an ECR working on any aspect of London's history, do consider submitting! And if you're not but you know of, or maybe even supervise, someone who does, encourage them to submit!
thelondonjournal.bsky.social The London Journal @thelondonjournal.bsky.social · Nov 12
Applications are now open for the Curriers Prize, awarded by the Worshipful Company of Curriers in association with ourselves and the @ihr.bsky.social for the best entered essay on any aspect of London's history from Roman times to the present.
The Curriers’ Prize
The Worshipful Company of Curriers, has established an essay prize on the history of London, in association with The London Journal Trust and the IHR.
www.history.ac.uk
November 12, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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We are delighted to receive today print copies of the three latest titles in our 'New Historical Perspectives' book series, published with @ihr.bsky.social and @uolpress.bsky.social

Each title is available in paperback print and free Open Access: further details bit.ly/4pl2gkA #Skystorians
Photograph of the following three titles: Forging Fraternity in Late Medieval Society. The Palmers' Guild of Ludlow, by Rachael Harkes Waterscapes: Reservoirs, Environment and Identity in Modern England and Wales, by Andrew McTominey Atlantic Isles: Travel and Identity in the British and Irish West, 1880–1940, by Gareth Roddy
November 18, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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richardiiisociety.bsky.social
Members of the Richard III Society will be pleased to know that there are places available for the talk by @richardasquith.bsky.social on 'Death of a Yorkist Mayor: Executing the Will of Sir Ralph Verney (d. 1478)' This zoom meeting is on 22 November. Check your email for details on how to register.
November 17, 2025 at 1:50 AM