Richard III Society
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We have been working since 1924 to secure a more balanced assessment of Richard III and to support research into his life and times. We have a broad interest in the late 15th C.
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The Courtauld is offering a a new fully funded Peter Fergusson PhD Scholarship in English Medieval Architecture for eligible projects focusing on England from the eleventh to the early sixteenth centuries. Statement of intents are due by 17 November 2025.
Peter Fergusson PhD Scholarship in English Medieval Architecture, Courtauld, statement of intent deadline 17 November 2025
The Courtauld is offering a a new fully funded Peter Fergusson PhD Scholarship in English Medieval Architecture for eligible projects focusing on England from the eleventh to the early sixteenth centuries. Statement of intents are due by 17 November 2025.
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November 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The Courtauld is offering a a new fully funded Peter Fergusson PhD Scholarship in English Medieval Architecture for eligible projects focusing on England from the eleventh to the early sixteenth centuries. Statement of intents are due by 17 November 2025.
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If you know anyone who works on medieval Judaism, please send them this! Binghamton is hiring a Talmud/Rabbinics assistant prof: half in Judaic Studies, half in the Med/Ren center. A killer R1 job for the right person, and not a ton of applicants so far....
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November 9, 2025 at 2:44 AM
If you know anyone who works on medieval Judaism, please send them this! Binghamton is hiring a Talmud/Rabbinics assistant prof: half in Judaic Studies, half in the Med/Ren center. A killer R1 job for the right person, and not a ton of applicants so far....
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Late #FontsOnFriday The C15 #FontCover at Middleham, St Mary and St Alkelda,Yorkshire likely came from Jervaulx Abbey, discarded in likely in the 1720s. Found in a hayloft of Middleham Deanery in 1895, was reconstructed by 1898. Top & base gone, middle survived.
November 9, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Late #FontsOnFriday The C15 #FontCover at Middleham, St Mary and St Alkelda,Yorkshire likely came from Jervaulx Abbey, discarded in likely in the 1720s. Found in a hayloft of Middleham Deanery in 1895, was reconstructed by 1898. Top & base gone, middle survived.
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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
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The 2020 issue of The Ricardian was recently uploaded to @richardiiisociety.bsky.social's website free to access richardiii.net/research/the.... It includes papers from an @lincolnrecsoc.bsky.social conference, among them a case study of Cecily duchess of York's excercise of lordship in Lincolnshire
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The 2020 issue of The Ricardian was recently uploaded to @richardiiisociety.bsky.social's website free to access richardiii.net/research/the.... It includes papers from an @lincolnrecsoc.bsky.social conference, among them a case study of Cecily duchess of York's excercise of lordship in Lincolnshire
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#OTD in 1468, Charles the Bold’s troops sacked Liège after which the city was set on fire. The sack was part of the ongoing attempts for Burgundian influence over the Prince-Bishopric of Liège
November 3, 2025 at 7:01 AM
#OTD in 1468, Charles the Bold’s troops sacked Liège after which the city was set on fire. The sack was part of the ongoing attempts for Burgundian influence over the Prince-Bishopric of Liège
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It's November. Why just knock acorns down from a tree the usual way when you can do it as an interpretive dance?
Image: The Belles Heures of Jean, Duke of Berry the Met (54.1.1 f12r)
Image: The Belles Heures of Jean, Duke of Berry the Met (54.1.1 f12r)
November 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
It's November. Why just knock acorns down from a tree the usual way when you can do it as an interpretive dance?
Image: The Belles Heures of Jean, Duke of Berry the Met (54.1.1 f12r)
Image: The Belles Heures of Jean, Duke of Berry the Met (54.1.1 f12r)
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Continuing the medieval brass eagle lectern series, this time from Oundle, Northants. This chap was made in the 15th Century, possibly for Fotheringhay church, and chucked in the river at the Reformation only to be found and installed at Oundle in the 19th Century.
November 2, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Continuing the medieval brass eagle lectern series, this time from Oundle, Northants. This chap was made in the 15th Century, possibly for Fotheringhay church, and chucked in the river at the Reformation only to be found and installed at Oundle in the 19th Century.
Happy November. In the Labours of the Months it is often time to fatten up the pigs. The swineherd takes them out into the woods and knocks down acorns for them to eat. (Image Trin MS B.11.31 f11r)
November 1, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Happy November. In the Labours of the Months it is often time to fatten up the pigs. The swineherd takes them out into the woods and knocks down acorns for them to eat. (Image Trin MS B.11.31 f11r)
And open access!
Pleased to see my ‘viewpoint’ looking at the historiography of London’s crafts and guilds now available @thelondonjournal.bsky.social as part of the journal’s 50th birthday celebrations!
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.
October 30, 2025 at 11:56 AM
And open access!
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Cecily duchess of York made generous donations to the English hopsice in Rome - something unusual in her family - so I am really looking forward to seeing the fruits of Philip Muijtjens research here: yorkisthistorytrust.org/2025/10/30/t...
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 11:32 AM
Cecily duchess of York made generous donations to the English hopsice in Rome - something unusual in her family - so I am really looking forward to seeing the fruits of Philip Muijtjens research here: yorkisthistorytrust.org/2025/10/30/t...
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Good impression of the seal of the Staple of Waterford attached to a charter from 1457 at the @nlireland.bsky.social.
The Staples where the designated entrepots for the export of certain goods in the lands of the kings of England and in Ireland included Waterford, Cork, Dublin, and Drogheda.
The Staples where the designated entrepots for the export of certain goods in the lands of the kings of England and in Ireland included Waterford, Cork, Dublin, and Drogheda.
October 27, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Good impression of the seal of the Staple of Waterford attached to a charter from 1457 at the @nlireland.bsky.social.
The Staples where the designated entrepots for the export of certain goods in the lands of the kings of England and in Ireland included Waterford, Cork, Dublin, and Drogheda.
The Staples where the designated entrepots for the export of certain goods in the lands of the kings of England and in Ireland included Waterford, Cork, Dublin, and Drogheda.
A statement has been issued by Philippa Langley & the Looking For Richard Project regarding the recent out-of-court settlement between Mr Richard Taylor & the makers of the film The Lost King. You can read it here www.philippalangley.co.uk/news.html We send her our best wishes for a speedy recovery.
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October 27, 2025 at 6:59 PM
A statement has been issued by Philippa Langley & the Looking For Richard Project regarding the recent out-of-court settlement between Mr Richard Taylor & the makers of the film The Lost King. You can read it here www.philippalangley.co.uk/news.html We send her our best wishes for a speedy recovery.
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Our first half of our auction, of rare and vintage Ricardian items, is now over. It was open to members of the Society only. Now we have opened it up to everyone and there are some exciting items left. For one week only!
www.richardiii.ca/auction-2025/
www.richardiii.ca/auction-2025/
October 26, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Our first half of our auction, of rare and vintage Ricardian items, is now over. It was open to members of the Society only. Now we have opened it up to everyone and there are some exciting items left. For one week only!
www.richardiii.ca/auction-2025/
www.richardiii.ca/auction-2025/
Our Canadian Branch @richardiiisocca.bsky.social is running an auction with some great vintage items. 1/2 will go to the Ricardian Churches Restoration fund and the other 1/2 to cover branch expenses. Check it out! www.richardiii.ca/auction-2025/
October 26, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Our Canadian Branch @richardiiisocca.bsky.social is running an auction with some great vintage items. 1/2 will go to the Ricardian Churches Restoration fund and the other 1/2 to cover branch expenses. Check it out! www.richardiii.ca/auction-2025/
The clocks are falling back tonight!! Image: Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 49
October 25, 2025 at 11:28 PM
The clocks are falling back tonight!! Image: Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 49
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On this day in 1460, the Act of Accord was ratified.
This act acknowledged Richard, Duke of York, as the heir to Henry VI and effectively disinherited Henry's son Edward. It was hoped that this agreement would put an end to political tension, but it was not to be.
This act acknowledged Richard, Duke of York, as the heir to Henry VI and effectively disinherited Henry's son Edward. It was hoped that this agreement would put an end to political tension, but it was not to be.
October 25, 2025 at 10:54 AM
On this day in 1460, the Act of Accord was ratified.
This act acknowledged Richard, Duke of York, as the heir to Henry VI and effectively disinherited Henry's son Edward. It was hoped that this agreement would put an end to political tension, but it was not to be.
This act acknowledged Richard, Duke of York, as the heir to Henry VI and effectively disinherited Henry's son Edward. It was hoped that this agreement would put an end to political tension, but it was not to be.
Our thanks for an excellent talk on the Battle of Northampton and the events leading up to it. Viewers thanked Graham for his humour, and how clear he made everything. These monthly talks are open only to members. Interested? See richardiii.net/membership/j... on how to join.
October 25, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Our thanks for an excellent talk on the Battle of Northampton and the events leading up to it. Viewers thanked Graham for his humour, and how clear he made everything. These monthly talks are open only to members. Interested? See richardiii.net/membership/j... on how to join.
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The Lion Tower, Warkworth Castle, Northumberland. Built in c1480 as the entrance porch to a new hall and refurbished service rooms. Lots of pictorial references to the Percy family, including the lion emblem.
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#PenArt #drawing
#sketchbook
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October 24, 2025 at 11:27 AM
The Lion Tower, Warkworth Castle, Northumberland. Built in c1480 as the entrance porch to a new hall and refurbished service rooms. Lots of pictorial references to the Percy family, including the lion emblem.
#WarkworthCastle
#PenArt #drawing
#sketchbook
#ArtYear
#WarkworthCastle
#PenArt #drawing
#sketchbook
#ArtYear
Members of the Richard III Society are looking forward to hearing Graham Evans, Chair of the Northamptonshire Battlefields Society will give his talk 'The Battle of Northampton 1460: a King Betrayed' via Zoom this Saturday 25 October.
October 23, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Members of the Richard III Society are looking forward to hearing Graham Evans, Chair of the Northamptonshire Battlefields Society will give his talk 'The Battle of Northampton 1460: a King Betrayed' via Zoom this Saturday 25 October.
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Last night I attended the launch of Dublin in Deeds: Records of the Guild of St Anne, 1237-1778, @ria.ie The freely accessible digital resources and contextual essays are here on the Virtual Treasury website:
virtualtreasury.ie/gold-seams/g...
#Spéirghorm #MedievalSky
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#Spéirghorm #MedievalSky
Virtual Treasury
Virtual Treasury
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October 23, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Last night I attended the launch of Dublin in Deeds: Records of the Guild of St Anne, 1237-1778, @ria.ie The freely accessible digital resources and contextual essays are here on the Virtual Treasury website:
virtualtreasury.ie/gold-seams/g...
#Spéirghorm #MedievalSky
virtualtreasury.ie/gold-seams/g...
#Spéirghorm #MedievalSky
A pdf of his memoirs can be found on the @r3-society-usa.bsky.social website r3.org/document/com...
October 18, 2025 at 9:00 AM
A pdf of his memoirs can be found on the @r3-society-usa.bsky.social website r3.org/document/com...
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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 10:15 AM
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...
The Wars of the Roses Database is now live! A great deal of work by multiple associations including the Richard III Society, it is still accepting submissions. www.battlefieldstrust.com/wotrmemorial/
October 15, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The Wars of the Roses Database is now live! A great deal of work by multiple associations including the Richard III Society, it is still accepting submissions. www.battlefieldstrust.com/wotrmemorial/
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@ihr.bsky.social I am trying to track down a film that was made about the Schools History Project called History 13-16 by Nicholas Pronay learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen... which may have been digitised, but the links are no longer working. Any help would be much appreciated!
Film and the Historian · Learning on Screen
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October 14, 2025 at 10:21 AM
@ihr.bsky.social I am trying to track down a film that was made about the Schools History Project called History 13-16 by Nicholas Pronay learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen... which may have been digitised, but the links are no longer working. Any help would be much appreciated!