Dr Richard Asquith
@richardasquith.bsky.social
Historian and researcher. Vintners’ Company archivist, 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. Often at Berkeley Castle.
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Are you interested in the roads and bridges of #medieval England and Wales? In our latest #blogpost, Dr David Harrison discusses his fascinating new map that provides crucial insights into the road network as it existed in the 15th century yorkisthistorytrust.org/2025/11/10/a... #Skystorians
A Road Map of the Yorkist Age
The Trust On…A Road Map of the Yorkist Age In a slight departure from our normal blogposts, here we present a guest post: Dr David Harrison discussing his fascinating new publication, Histori…
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November 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Are you interested in the roads and bridges of #medieval England and Wales? In our latest #blogpost, Dr David Harrison discusses his fascinating new map that provides crucial insights into the road network as it existed in the 15th century yorkisthistorytrust.org/2025/11/10/a... #Skystorians
Today is the Lady Mayor's show in #London - at Vintners' Hall we have a sumptuous record of the festivities performed for Samuel Dashwood as Lord Mayor in 1702. A remarkable piece of #book history, the cheap commemorative pamphlet has been augmented with gilded wine-themed decoration #Skystorians
November 8, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Today is the Lady Mayor's show in #London - at Vintners' Hall we have a sumptuous record of the festivities performed for Samuel Dashwood as Lord Mayor in 1702. A remarkable piece of #book history, the cheap commemorative pamphlet has been augmented with gilded wine-themed decoration #Skystorians
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The Worshipful Company of Curriers essay prize on London for early career scholars, in association with The London Journal Trust and the Institute of Historical Research.
The author of the winning submission will receive £1,000, and publication, subject to peer review, in The London Journal.
The author of the winning submission will receive £1,000, and publication, subject to peer review, in The London Journal.
Curriers' Essay Prize | The London Journal
The author of the winning submission will receive £1,000, and publication, subject to peer review, in The London Journal. Other promising entries may also be considered for publication.
www.thelondonjournal.org
November 7, 2025 at 9:50 AM
The Worshipful Company of Curriers essay prize on London for early career scholars, in association with The London Journal Trust and the Institute of Historical Research.
The author of the winning submission will receive £1,000, and publication, subject to peer review, in The London Journal.
The author of the winning submission will receive £1,000, and publication, subject to peer review, in The London Journal.
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My book is out today! 🎉 I wrote a blog on what the book is about and why you should read it! blog.royalhistsoc.org/2025/11/06/f...
#skystorians #medievalsky 🗃️
#skystorians #medievalsky 🗃️
Published today: 'Forging Fraternity in Late Medieval Society. The Palmers' Guild of Ludlow', by Rachael Harkes bit.ly/49CIDzC
Rachael's new book is the latest title in the Society's New Historical Perspectives series. It's now available free Open Access & paperback print @uolpress.bsky.social 1/2
Rachael's new book is the latest title in the Society's New Historical Perspectives series. It's now available free Open Access & paperback print @uolpress.bsky.social 1/2
November 6, 2025 at 7:21 PM
My book is out today! 🎉 I wrote a blog on what the book is about and why you should read it! blog.royalhistsoc.org/2025/11/06/f...
#skystorians #medievalsky 🗃️
#skystorians #medievalsky 🗃️
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Published today: 'Forging Fraternity in Late Medieval Society. The Palmers' Guild of Ludlow', by Rachael Harkes bit.ly/49CIDzC
Rachael's new book is the latest title in the Society's New Historical Perspectives series. It's now available free Open Access & paperback print @uolpress.bsky.social 1/2
Rachael's new book is the latest title in the Society's New Historical Perspectives series. It's now available free Open Access & paperback print @uolpress.bsky.social 1/2
November 6, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Published today: 'Forging Fraternity in Late Medieval Society. The Palmers' Guild of Ludlow', by Rachael Harkes bit.ly/49CIDzC
Rachael's new book is the latest title in the Society's New Historical Perspectives series. It's now available free Open Access & paperback print @uolpress.bsky.social 1/2
Rachael's new book is the latest title in the Society's New Historical Perspectives series. It's now available free Open Access & paperback print @uolpress.bsky.social 1/2
@latemedievalist.bsky.social's new book (@royalhistsoc.org @ihr.bsky.social @uolpress.bsky.social) is a ground-breaking feat of research that weaves one local #medieval institution into the very fabric of society - read this blogpost, then read the book! blog.royalhistsoc.org/2025/11/06/f...
November 6, 2025 at 10:36 AM
@latemedievalist.bsky.social's new book (@royalhistsoc.org @ihr.bsky.social @uolpress.bsky.social) is a ground-breaking feat of research that weaves one local #medieval institution into the very fabric of society - read this blogpost, then read the book! blog.royalhistsoc.org/2025/11/06/f...
As a previous prize winner, I can hardly recommend this enough: it’s a force for good in the study of #London history, and publishing with @thelondonjournal.bsky.social (with the gentle support/encouragement of @aidannorrie.bsky.social!) was a delight. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
November 5, 2025 at 8:54 PM
As a previous prize winner, I can hardly recommend this enough: it’s a force for good in the study of #London history, and publishing with @thelondonjournal.bsky.social (with the gentle support/encouragement of @aidannorrie.bsky.social!) was a delight. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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The Curriers' Prize is now open! Submit your best unpublished essay on any aspect of London's history, and you could get a £1,000 award!
Full details: 👇 w ww.history.ac.uk/funding/awards-bursaries-prizes/curriers-prize
Full details: 👇 w ww.history.ac.uk/funding/awards-bursaries-prizes/curriers-prize
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 5, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The Curriers' Prize is now open! Submit your best unpublished essay on any aspect of London's history, and you could get a £1,000 award!
Full details: 👇 w ww.history.ac.uk/funding/awards-bursaries-prizes/curriers-prize
Full details: 👇 w ww.history.ac.uk/funding/awards-bursaries-prizes/curriers-prize
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Our YouTube channel has beefed up for the winter! You can now watch lots of brilliant talks about mapmaking and the history of Britain's towns and cities. Please subscribe here: www.youtube.com/@hist_towns
Historic Towns Trust
An educational charity working to map the urban histories of Great Britain.
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November 4, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Our YouTube channel has beefed up for the winter! You can now watch lots of brilliant talks about mapmaking and the history of Britain's towns and cities. Please subscribe here: www.youtube.com/@hist_towns
Every good bookshelf needs a copy of @latemedievalist.bsky.social’s new book! 📚
On Thursday we publish the next title in our New Historical Perspectives book series:
'Forging Fraternity in Late Medieval Society: The Palmers' Guild of Ludlow', by Rachael Harkes, is available from 6 November bit.ly/4ogSm2H
Full details from @uolpress.bsky.social #Skystorians 1/2
'Forging Fraternity in Late Medieval Society: The Palmers' Guild of Ludlow', by Rachael Harkes, is available from 6 November bit.ly/4ogSm2H
Full details from @uolpress.bsky.social #Skystorians 1/2
November 2, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Every good bookshelf needs a copy of @latemedievalist.bsky.social’s new book! 📚
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On Thursday we publish the next title in our New Historical Perspectives book series:
'Forging Fraternity in Late Medieval Society: The Palmers' Guild of Ludlow', by Rachael Harkes, is available from 6 November bit.ly/4ogSm2H
Full details from @uolpress.bsky.social #Skystorians 1/2
'Forging Fraternity in Late Medieval Society: The Palmers' Guild of Ludlow', by Rachael Harkes, is available from 6 November bit.ly/4ogSm2H
Full details from @uolpress.bsky.social #Skystorians 1/2
November 2, 2025 at 2:54 PM
On Thursday we publish the next title in our New Historical Perspectives book series:
'Forging Fraternity in Late Medieval Society: The Palmers' Guild of Ludlow', by Rachael Harkes, is available from 6 November bit.ly/4ogSm2H
Full details from @uolpress.bsky.social #Skystorians 1/2
'Forging Fraternity in Late Medieval Society: The Palmers' Guild of Ludlow', by Rachael Harkes, is available from 6 November bit.ly/4ogSm2H
Full details from @uolpress.bsky.social #Skystorians 1/2
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Our latest #blog post provides an update from Dr Philip Muijtjens on his research in the #archives of the Venerable English College in Rome, which will eventually be published by the Trust. Read here: yorkisthistorytrust.org/2025/10/30/t... #Medieval #Skystorians #MedievalSky
The Late Medieval Archives of the Venerable English College, Rome
The Trust On…The Late Medieval Archives of the Venerable English College, Rome Philip Muijtjens, a postdoctoral researcher at the Université catholique de Louvain (Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium),…
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October 30, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Our latest #blog post provides an update from Dr Philip Muijtjens on his research in the #archives of the Venerable English College in Rome, which will eventually be published by the Trust. Read here: yorkisthistorytrust.org/2025/10/30/t... #Medieval #Skystorians #MedievalSky
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Our latest Viewpoint article is out: 'Guilds and Companies in London, 1200–1700: Contexts and Comparisons' by @mpdavies.bsky.social.
A 🧵 on the insights provided by this article into the history and historiography of these key metropolitan institutions in the medieval and early modern periods.
A 🧵 on the insights provided by this article into the history and historiography of these key metropolitan institutions in the medieval and early modern periods.
Guilds and Companies in London, 1200–1700: Contexts and Comparisons
Published in The London Journal: A Review of Metropolitan Society Past and Present (Ahead of Print, 2025)
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October 28, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Our latest Viewpoint article is out: 'Guilds and Companies in London, 1200–1700: Contexts and Comparisons' by @mpdavies.bsky.social.
A 🧵 on the insights provided by this article into the history and historiography of these key metropolitan institutions in the medieval and early modern periods.
A 🧵 on the insights provided by this article into the history and historiography of these key metropolitan institutions in the medieval and early modern periods.
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@londonmedievalsoc.bsky.social London Medieval Society will be hosting its first colloquium of the academic year on the 22nd November 2025 on the subject of Women and Knowledge in the Middle Ages. 😊
You can find the Zoom link here: us02web.zoom.us/j/81823681150
You can find the Zoom link here: us02web.zoom.us/j/81823681150
October 25, 2025 at 9:01 PM
@londonmedievalsoc.bsky.social London Medieval Society will be hosting its first colloquium of the academic year on the 22nd November 2025 on the subject of Women and Knowledge in the Middle Ages. 😊
You can find the Zoom link here: us02web.zoom.us/j/81823681150
You can find the Zoom link here: us02web.zoom.us/j/81823681150
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We had a brilliant time at Allies and Morrison Studios last night who kindly hosted a preview of our London on the eve of the Great Fire atlas. It was great to meet so many of our supporters and share more about our upcoming plans.
October 23, 2025 at 2:09 PM
We had a brilliant time at Allies and Morrison Studios last night who kindly hosted a preview of our London on the eve of the Great Fire atlas. It was great to meet so many of our supporters and share more about our upcoming plans.
To reiterate Joe’s post: the value of yesterday evening was really demonstrated by speaking with people interested in the map from different disciplinary backgrounds - helped to underpin its wide potential applications and alerted us to uses we hadn’t yet considered #Skystorians 🗺️
Great event yesterday with the Historic Town's Trust talking about our research work on an atlas of London on the Eve of the Great Fire. So pleased to be helping this fantastic project. @historictownstrust.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 2:07 PM
To reiterate Joe’s post: the value of yesterday evening was really demonstrated by speaking with people interested in the map from different disciplinary backgrounds - helped to underpin its wide potential applications and alerted us to uses we hadn’t yet considered #Skystorians 🗺️
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Great event yesterday with the Historic Town's Trust talking about our research work on an atlas of London on the Eve of the Great Fire. So pleased to be helping this fantastic project. @historictownstrust.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Great event yesterday with the Historic Town's Trust talking about our research work on an atlas of London on the Eve of the Great Fire. So pleased to be helping this fantastic project. @historictownstrust.bsky.social
A very special evening celebrating @yorkisthistory.bsky.social!
At the beginning of the month, the Trust celebrated its 40th #anniversary with an event at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, the spiritual home of the Yorkist dynasty! 🥳 🥂 You can read all about this very special evening in a blogpost by Dr Joshua Ravenhill: yorkisthistorytrust.org/2025/10/17/r...
Ruby Anniversary Celebration at St George’s Chapel, Windsor
The Trust On…Ruby Anniversary Celebration at St George’s Chapel, Windsor For the final event of the Trust’s Ruby Anniversary celebrations, we invited friends and supporters of the…
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October 17, 2025 at 10:16 AM
A very special evening celebrating @yorkisthistory.bsky.social!
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We've two new titles forthcoming in our New Historical Perspectives book series:
> Gareth Roddy's 'Atlantic Isles' is published on 30 October bit.ly/3WFhpRg
> Rachael Harkes's 'Forging Fraternity' is available from 6 November bit.ly/4ogSm2H
Full details from @uolpress.bsky.social #Skystorians 1/2
> Gareth Roddy's 'Atlantic Isles' is published on 30 October bit.ly/3WFhpRg
> Rachael Harkes's 'Forging Fraternity' is available from 6 November bit.ly/4ogSm2H
Full details from @uolpress.bsky.social #Skystorians 1/2
October 15, 2025 at 11:25 AM
We've two new titles forthcoming in our New Historical Perspectives book series:
> Gareth Roddy's 'Atlantic Isles' is published on 30 October bit.ly/3WFhpRg
> Rachael Harkes's 'Forging Fraternity' is available from 6 November bit.ly/4ogSm2H
Full details from @uolpress.bsky.social #Skystorians 1/2
> Gareth Roddy's 'Atlantic Isles' is published on 30 October bit.ly/3WFhpRg
> Rachael Harkes's 'Forging Fraternity' is available from 6 November bit.ly/4ogSm2H
Full details from @uolpress.bsky.social #Skystorians 1/2
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At @ihr.bsky.social we can now offer PhD by Publication in History! For those with a substantial body of existing published research (within past 10 years), but without a PhD, should be of particular interest to #heritage professionals and independent scholars!
October 14, 2025 at 8:53 AM
At @ihr.bsky.social we can now offer PhD by Publication in History! For those with a substantial body of existing published research (within past 10 years), but without a PhD, should be of particular interest to #heritage professionals and independent scholars!
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A site which has changed enormously over the years - here in the 1890s showing a subterranean entrance to Hambro Wharf and (to the left) the Vintners' clerk's house. The Hall to the right has been much modified but retains historic interiors #London #Skystorians
October 12, 2025 at 8:41 AM
A site which has changed enormously over the years - here in the 1890s showing a subterranean entrance to Hambro Wharf and (to the left) the Vintners' clerk's house. The Hall to the right has been much modified but retains historic interiors #London #Skystorians
A site which has changed enormously over the years - here in the 1890s showing a subterranean entrance to Hambro Wharf and (to the left) the Vintners' clerk's house. The Hall to the right has been much modified but retains historic interiors #London #Skystorians
October 12, 2025 at 8:41 AM
A site which has changed enormously over the years - here in the 1890s showing a subterranean entrance to Hambro Wharf and (to the left) the Vintners' clerk's house. The Hall to the right has been much modified but retains historic interiors #London #Skystorians
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Five Kings House, on Upper Thames Street at the approach to Southwark Bridge, is named after the banquet in 1363 hosted by the Mayor of London. In attendance were King Edward III of England and the kings of Scotland, Cyprus, France and Denmark.
October 12, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Five Kings House, on Upper Thames Street at the approach to Southwark Bridge, is named after the banquet in 1363 hosted by the Mayor of London. In attendance were King Edward III of England and the kings of Scotland, Cyprus, France and Denmark.
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Thank you to everyone who attended our 600th anniversary exhibition launch! We hope to see you again at our upcoming events.
Special thanks to Professor Caroline Barron for her fascinating talk on the original Guildhall Library in 1452.
Special thanks to Professor Caroline Barron for her fascinating talk on the original Guildhall Library in 1452.
October 7, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Thank you to everyone who attended our 600th anniversary exhibition launch! We hope to see you again at our upcoming events.
Special thanks to Professor Caroline Barron for her fascinating talk on the original Guildhall Library in 1452.
Special thanks to Professor Caroline Barron for her fascinating talk on the original Guildhall Library in 1452.
Earlier this week I had the privilege of attending the launch of the recently restored #medieval hearse cloths at Merchant Taylors' Hall - incredible work by Zenzie Tinker Conservation that really shows off these wonderful objects 💀 #Skystorians #MedievalSky #London
October 2, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Earlier this week I had the privilege of attending the launch of the recently restored #medieval hearse cloths at Merchant Taylors' Hall - incredible work by Zenzie Tinker Conservation that really shows off these wonderful objects 💀 #Skystorians #MedievalSky #London