Will Wyeth
@willwyeth.bsky.social
Archaeologist & historian (mainly castles). Curator of History @ English Heritage. (Mostly) Recovered Long Covid. Views mine, he/him.
Work stuff: https://linktr.ee/willwyeth; header: Sanam Khatibi.
Work stuff: https://linktr.ee/willwyeth; header: Sanam Khatibi.
I’ve seen 1 or 2 CFPs for edited collections on LinkedIn, but not on my field, and I suspect heavily dependent on existing network.
February 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM
I’ve seen 1 or 2 CFPs for edited collections on LinkedIn, but not on my field, and I suspect heavily dependent on existing network.
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I've had a number of exciting abstracts for the Nostalgia and Radical Politics, Past and Present conference but I've decided to EXTEND the deadline to 22 Feb, as I'm away the prior week so won't be reviewing apps then! www.northampton.ac.uk/research-blo... Please share. Ask Qs below! 🗃️
Call For Papers: Nostalgia and Radical Politics, Past and Present | UON
Centre for Historical Studies, University of Northampton, UK Monday 15 – Tuesday 16 June 2026 CFP deadline extended to 22 February...
www.northampton.ac.uk
February 4, 2026 at 3:49 PM
I've had a number of exciting abstracts for the Nostalgia and Radical Politics, Past and Present conference but I've decided to EXTEND the deadline to 22 Feb, as I'm away the prior week so won't be reviewing apps then! www.northampton.ac.uk/research-blo... Please share. Ask Qs below! 🗃️
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'Brockwell Kiss’, Brockwell Lido Swimmers, Brixton Beach (2005) by Ed Gray
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February 9, 2026 at 11:54 AM
'Brockwell Kiss’, Brockwell Lido Swimmers, Brixton Beach (2005) by Ed Gray
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Saw this. Bit on the nose 🤣
February 9, 2026 at 9:54 AM
Saw this. Bit on the nose 🤣
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It’s live! Many thanks to Dr Duncan Wright of @newcastleuni.bsky.social for taking part in this pod.
What came before castles?
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What came before castles?
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Before 1066: how England’s elites lived, ruled, and showed off
Podcast Episode · The English Heritage Podcast · 05/02/2026 · 47m
podcasts.apple.com
February 8, 2026 at 12:15 PM
It’s live! Many thanks to Dr Duncan Wright of @newcastleuni.bsky.social for taking part in this pod.
What came before castles?
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
What came before castles?
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
It’s live! Many thanks to Dr Duncan Wright of @newcastleuni.bsky.social for taking part in this pod.
What came before castles?
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
What came before castles?
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Before 1066: how England’s elites lived, ruled, and showed off
Podcast Episode · The English Heritage Podcast · 05/02/2026 · 47m
podcasts.apple.com
February 8, 2026 at 12:15 PM
It’s live! Many thanks to Dr Duncan Wright of @newcastleuni.bsky.social for taking part in this pod.
What came before castles?
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
What came before castles?
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Missed this thread, thank you!
February 8, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Missed this thread, thank you!
Think the wall has rebuilt at points, and repointed in others. Suspect inscrip is from latter.
Inscription: I see an ampersand as last word, I might be wrong.
There is a ‘big house’ on OS (Bielside) which might be provenance of some the dressed blocks used in the wall? Trove.scot has as C19 tho.
Inscription: I see an ampersand as last word, I might be wrong.
There is a ‘big house’ on OS (Bielside) which might be provenance of some the dressed blocks used in the wall? Trove.scot has as C19 tho.
February 8, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Think the wall has rebuilt at points, and repointed in others. Suspect inscrip is from latter.
Inscription: I see an ampersand as last word, I might be wrong.
There is a ‘big house’ on OS (Bielside) which might be provenance of some the dressed blocks used in the wall? Trove.scot has as C19 tho.
Inscription: I see an ampersand as last word, I might be wrong.
There is a ‘big house’ on OS (Bielside) which might be provenance of some the dressed blocks used in the wall? Trove.scot has as C19 tho.
Thanks all for replies, went off doing Sunday stuff & just now checked back!
Wall flanks left/west side of this lane, and may be the same wall. This bit of wall has IMO 2 phases, and upper w inscript looks more recent. Other parts also w many different kinds of dressed blocks (punch, broaching).
Wall flanks left/west side of this lane, and may be the same wall. This bit of wall has IMO 2 phases, and upper w inscript looks more recent. Other parts also w many different kinds of dressed blocks (punch, broaching).
February 8, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Thanks all for replies, went off doing Sunday stuff & just now checked back!
Wall flanks left/west side of this lane, and may be the same wall. This bit of wall has IMO 2 phases, and upper w inscript looks more recent. Other parts also w many different kinds of dressed blocks (punch, broaching).
Wall flanks left/west side of this lane, and may be the same wall. This bit of wall has IMO 2 phases, and upper w inscript looks more recent. Other parts also w many different kinds of dressed blocks (punch, broaching).
Spotted a bit of ?C18 epigraphy on my morning walk. No church/graveyard nearby AFAIK. Thoughts, anyone?
February 8, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Spotted a bit of ?C18 epigraphy on my morning walk. No church/graveyard nearby AFAIK. Thoughts, anyone?
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Well, that's a wrap on an absolutely fabulous open day at Whitekirk St Mary's Church, in East Lothian.
This was the second day of heritage activities we organised with our colleagues at @socantscot.bsky.social, as part of our collaborative @churchheritage.bsky.social (ReACH) project.
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This was the second day of heritage activities we organised with our colleagues at @socantscot.bsky.social, as part of our collaborative @churchheritage.bsky.social (ReACH) project.
(🧵 1/3)
February 7, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Well, that's a wrap on an absolutely fabulous open day at Whitekirk St Mary's Church, in East Lothian.
This was the second day of heritage activities we organised with our colleagues at @socantscot.bsky.social, as part of our collaborative @churchheritage.bsky.social (ReACH) project.
(🧵 1/3)
This was the second day of heritage activities we organised with our colleagues at @socantscot.bsky.social, as part of our collaborative @churchheritage.bsky.social (ReACH) project.
(🧵 1/3)
Two nice castles in upper Clydesdale: Abington, a motte built into an Iron Age earthworks, by the service station; and Bower of Wandel, a late med tower in a hilly loop of the river.
February 7, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Two nice castles in upper Clydesdale: Abington, a motte built into an Iron Age earthworks, by the service station; and Bower of Wandel, a late med tower in a hilly loop of the river.
Gearing up for a members’ tour of this great not-so-little castle this rather chilly Sat morning on the West March.
There’ll be a side quest of ‘spot the Roman masonry’, too.
There’ll be a side quest of ‘spot the Roman masonry’, too.
February 7, 2026 at 9:11 AM
Gearing up for a members’ tour of this great not-so-little castle this rather chilly Sat morning on the West March.
There’ll be a side quest of ‘spot the Roman masonry’, too.
There’ll be a side quest of ‘spot the Roman masonry’, too.
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Every instance of "AI democratizes the arts, you're classist and ableist and a gatekeeper for trying to stop it" is a slap in the face to the literally centuries of poor, disabled people making art on the margins and a crass lie in service of a machine that strips down and regurgitates dreams
February 6, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Every instance of "AI democratizes the arts, you're classist and ableist and a gatekeeper for trying to stop it" is a slap in the face to the literally centuries of poor, disabled people making art on the margins and a crass lie in service of a machine that strips down and regurgitates dreams
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For the FES, I wrote a short brief about how mainstream party strategies have fueled far-right success. They move toward more anti-immigration positions to win voters back. This does not work, but shifts public opinion to the right. Parties then react to shifts in public opinion. A vicious cycle.
February 6, 2026 at 8:04 AM
For the FES, I wrote a short brief about how mainstream party strategies have fueled far-right success. They move toward more anti-immigration positions to win voters back. This does not work, but shifts public opinion to the right. Parties then react to shifts in public opinion. A vicious cycle.
February 5, 2026 at 2:34 PM
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
I dreamt I was an academy player for Middlesborough and I’d suffered an injury. Likewise!
February 5, 2026 at 10:31 AM
I dreamt I was an academy player for Middlesborough and I’d suffered an injury. Likewise!
One of those days where I reward myself w a cup of tea every hour or so. Onwards!
February 4, 2026 at 1:31 PM
One of those days where I reward myself w a cup of tea every hour or so. Onwards!
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The thing that most infuriates me is that students in England with loans pay a higher marginal tax rate than CEOs.
February 4, 2026 at 7:52 AM
The thing that most infuriates me is that students in England with loans pay a higher marginal tax rate than CEOs.
Paid for a book through work a few years ago (reference book for medievalist costume) and it’s disappeared. Problem ‘owning’ digital copy vs owning physical copy I suppose.
February 3, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Paid for a book through work a few years ago (reference book for medievalist costume) and it’s disappeared. Problem ‘owning’ digital copy vs owning physical copy I suppose.
Think long and short is the quoins/coins, skeuomorph is the ‘timber’, magnificent is the building!
February 3, 2026 at 9:24 AM
Think long and short is the quoins/coins, skeuomorph is the ‘timber’, magnificent is the building!
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In modern Poland, the Teutonic Knights built strongholds to facilitate Christianisation. Not just fortresses, they played a key role in colonisation, enforcing the implementation of a new social system to subjugate the pagan population 2/2
🔗 from 2019 (£) doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🔗 from 2019 (£) doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
The Teutonic crusade in Prussia: reconstruction of a medieval fortified settlement complex at Unisław
Archaeological investigations at Unisław in western Poland have revealed a previously unknown stronghold of the Teutonic Order—the first of its type discovered in Prussia. Comprising a timber-and-earth fortress erected on an older Slavic settlement, the complex functioned up to the AD 1320s, before being replaced by a masonry castle. This new evidence illuminates how such strongholds developed during the colonisation and formative years of the State of the Teutonic Order, and highlights the need for the reconsideration of assumptions concerning the associated architecture.
doi.org
February 2, 2026 at 2:25 PM
In modern Poland, the Teutonic Knights built strongholds to facilitate Christianisation. Not just fortresses, they played a key role in colonisation, enforcing the implementation of a new social system to subjugate the pagan population 2/2
🔗 from 2019 (£) doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🔗 from 2019 (£) doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
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