Yorkist History Trust
@yorkisthistory.bsky.social
A charitable trust to further education, learning, and research related to the history of late medieval England (and in particular the reign of Richard III) 📚 www.yorkisthistorytrust.org
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Hello Bluesky! 🦋 We’re an academic charity that promotes, supports and disseminates work on the history of late #medieval England - follow us for updates on our work, grants and publications! #Skystorians #MedievalSky #RichardIII
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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
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.
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Are you a scholar of the fifteenth century and have an interest in the British Isles and its wider connections? If so, then you will want to know that @memsunikent.bsky.social will be hosting the 2026 Fifteenth Century Conference in Canterbury and the CfP is now open: www.kent.ac.uk/medieval-ear...
MEMS to Host the Fifteenth Century Conference 2026
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November 13, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Are you a scholar of the fifteenth century and have an interest in the British Isles and its wider connections? If so, then you will want to know that @memsunikent.bsky.social will be hosting the 2026 Fifteenth Century Conference in Canterbury and the CfP is now open: www.kent.ac.uk/medieval-ear...
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
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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...
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
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...
We recently published two #blogs on our website: on depictions of #medieval child saints and on YHT scholars at the Harlaxton Medieval Symposium. Saturday mornings are an ideal time to read them, or to browse our other posts and see what the Trust is up to! yorkisthistorytrust.org/the-trust-on/
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Our blog, The Trust On…, features regular updates on the work undertaken by the Trust and on research, discoveries, and publications of interest in fifteenth-century studies. You’ll fin…
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September 20, 2025 at 10:11 AM
We recently published two #blogs on our website: on depictions of #medieval child saints and on YHT scholars at the Harlaxton Medieval Symposium. Saturday mornings are an ideal time to read them, or to browse our other posts and see what the Trust is up to! yorkisthistorytrust.org/the-trust-on/
Last month, the Trust had the privilege of offering scholarships to five PGRs and ECRs to attend the Harlaxton #Medieval Symposium. Each YHT Scholar has shared their thoughts on the experience on our #blog, which you can read here: yorkisthistorytrust.org/2025/09/18/y... #MedievalSky #Skystorians
YHT Scholars at the 2025 Harlaxton Medieval Symposium
The Trust On…YHT Scholars at the 2025 Harlaxton Medieval Symposium PGR/ECR presenters at the 2025 Harlaxton Medieval Symposium, including the five YHT scholars (courtesy of Ana Roda Sanchez) …
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September 18, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Last month, the Trust had the privilege of offering scholarships to five PGRs and ECRs to attend the Harlaxton #Medieval Symposium. Each YHT Scholar has shared their thoughts on the experience on our #blog, which you can read here: yorkisthistorytrust.org/2025/09/18/y... #MedievalSky #Skystorians
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A great seal depicting a child king enthroned in majesty at the @nlireland.bsky.social. This broken seal is attached to a writ in the name of King Edward, which in this case likely refers to the Yorkist pretender Lambert Simnel who was crowned as Edward VI in Dublin in May 1487.
September 17, 2025 at 8:43 AM
A great seal depicting a child king enthroned in majesty at the @nlireland.bsky.social. This broken seal is attached to a writ in the name of King Edward, which in this case likely refers to the Yorkist pretender Lambert Simnel who was crowned as Edward VI in Dublin in May 1487.
Just under a week left to submit a proposal for our sessions at @imc-leeds.bsky.social next year and to apply for a bursary! #Skystorians #MedievalSky
We're seeking proposals for papers on the long fifteenth century for Trust-sponsored panels at next year's @imc-leeds.bsky.social, as well as offering bursaries of £300 for speakers! Please see here for more info: yorkisthistorytrust.org/2025/09/02/y... @jllaynesmith.bsky.social #MedievalSky
September 12, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Just under a week left to submit a proposal for our sessions at @imc-leeds.bsky.social next year and to apply for a bursary! #Skystorians #MedievalSky
We recently awarded a research grant to Lucy Beall Lott, a PhD researcher at the University of St Andrews - and now you can read about her fascinating work on #medieval child saints on our blog! 😇 yorkisthistorytrust.org/2025/09/10/c... #Skystorians #MedievalSky
Child Saints and Henry V’s Chantry Chapel
The Trust On…Child Saints and Henry V’s Chantry Chapel Lucy Beall Lott, a PhD researcher at the University of St Andrews, was recently awarded a grant by the Yorkist History Trust to fu…
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September 10, 2025 at 12:51 PM
We recently awarded a research grant to Lucy Beall Lott, a PhD researcher at the University of St Andrews - and now you can read about her fascinating work on #medieval child saints on our blog! 😇 yorkisthistorytrust.org/2025/09/10/c... #Skystorians #MedievalSky
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We're seeking proposals for papers on the long fifteenth century for Trust-sponsored panels at next year's @imc-leeds.bsky.social, as well as offering bursaries of £300 for speakers! Please see here for more info: yorkisthistorytrust.org/2025/09/02/y... @jllaynesmith.bsky.social #MedievalSky
September 2, 2025 at 12:44 PM
We're seeking proposals for papers on the long fifteenth century for Trust-sponsored panels at next year's @imc-leeds.bsky.social, as well as offering bursaries of £300 for speakers! Please see here for more info: yorkisthistorytrust.org/2025/09/02/y... @jllaynesmith.bsky.social #MedievalSky
We had a wonderful time at the Fifteenth Century Conference at Durham - excellent papers showcasing lots of exciting new work on the later Middle Ages! #Skystorians #MedievalSky #medieval
September 6, 2025 at 7:51 PM
We had a wonderful time at the Fifteenth Century Conference at Durham - excellent papers showcasing lots of exciting new work on the later Middle Ages! #Skystorians #MedievalSky #medieval
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Call for Papers on The Long Fifteenth Century at Leeds IMC, 6-9 July 2026
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£300 bursaries for scholars without institutional funding (at any stage of their career). Application deadline 18 September 2025. For more details, email
j.l.laynesmith@reading.ac.uk
Sponsored by the Yorkist History Trust
£300 bursaries for scholars without institutional funding (at any stage of their career). Application deadline 18 September 2025. For more details, email
j.l.laynesmith@reading.ac.uk
September 1, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Call for Papers on The Long Fifteenth Century at Leeds IMC, 6-9 July 2026
Sponsored by the Yorkist History Trust
£300 bursaries for scholars without institutional funding (at any stage of their career). Application deadline 18 September 2025. For more details, email
j.l.laynesmith@reading.ac.uk
Sponsored by the Yorkist History Trust
£300 bursaries for scholars without institutional funding (at any stage of their career). Application deadline 18 September 2025. For more details, email
j.l.laynesmith@reading.ac.uk
The Yorkist History Trust are in Durham for the 2025 Fifteenth Century Conference! If you’d like to find out more about us and the work we do, please come and speak to us! #Skystorians #MedievalSky #medieval
September 4, 2025 at 12:41 PM
The Yorkist History Trust are in Durham for the 2025 Fifteenth Century Conference! If you’d like to find out more about us and the work we do, please come and speak to us! #Skystorians #MedievalSky #medieval
We're seeking proposals for papers on the long fifteenth century for Trust-sponsored panels at next year's @imc-leeds.bsky.social, as well as offering bursaries of £300 for speakers! Please see here for more info: yorkisthistorytrust.org/2025/09/02/y... @jllaynesmith.bsky.social #MedievalSky
September 2, 2025 at 12:44 PM
We're seeking proposals for papers on the long fifteenth century for Trust-sponsored panels at next year's @imc-leeds.bsky.social, as well as offering bursaries of £300 for speakers! Please see here for more info: yorkisthistorytrust.org/2025/09/02/y... @jllaynesmith.bsky.social #MedievalSky
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Amazing time at the Harlaxton Medieval Symposium 2025! 😊
Many thanks to the organisers, the committee and the Yorkist History Trust for their support and generous funding! @yorkisthistory.bsky.social
Many thanks to the organisers, the committee and the Yorkist History Trust for their support and generous funding! @yorkisthistory.bsky.social
August 21, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Amazing time at the Harlaxton Medieval Symposium 2025! 😊
Many thanks to the organisers, the committee and the Yorkist History Trust for their support and generous funding! @yorkisthistory.bsky.social
Many thanks to the organisers, the committee and the Yorkist History Trust for their support and generous funding! @yorkisthistory.bsky.social
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The 2025 Harlaxton Medieval Symposium is over, but not an experience I’ll forget. Thank you again to the convenors, and to @yorkisthistory.bsky.social for a scholarship which allowed me to be part of this exceptional occasion.
August 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The 2025 Harlaxton Medieval Symposium is over, but not an experience I’ll forget. Thank you again to the convenors, and to @yorkisthistory.bsky.social for a scholarship which allowed me to be part of this exceptional occasion.
Last month, we sponsored four sessions at
@imc-leeds.bsky.social , all focusing on the fifteenth century. You can now read an account of the event, written by @jllaynesmith.bsky.social, on our blog: yorkisthistorytrust.org/2025/08/09/t... #Skystorians #MedievalSky
@imc-leeds.bsky.social , all focusing on the fifteenth century. You can now read an account of the event, written by @jllaynesmith.bsky.social, on our blog: yorkisthistorytrust.org/2025/08/09/t... #Skystorians #MedievalSky
The Yorkist History Trust at Leeds International Medieval Congress 2025
The Trust On…The Yorkist History Trust at Leeds International Medieval Congress 2025 Continuing our Ruby Anniversary celebrations, on Tuesday 8th July the Yorkist History Trust sponsored a da…
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August 9, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Last month, we sponsored four sessions at
@imc-leeds.bsky.social , all focusing on the fifteenth century. You can now read an account of the event, written by @jllaynesmith.bsky.social, on our blog: yorkisthistorytrust.org/2025/08/09/t... #Skystorians #MedievalSky
@imc-leeds.bsky.social , all focusing on the fifteenth century. You can now read an account of the event, written by @jllaynesmith.bsky.social, on our blog: yorkisthistorytrust.org/2025/08/09/t... #Skystorians #MedievalSky
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IMC 2025 @imc-leeds.bsky.social was an excellent experience: great papers, great medievalists, and great performances! I’m hugely grateful to Yorkist History Trust @yorkisthistory.bsky.social for giving me the opportunity to share my work. Looking forward to coming back to Leeds next year🤩
July 11, 2025 at 10:48 AM
IMC 2025 @imc-leeds.bsky.social was an excellent experience: great papers, great medievalists, and great performances! I’m hugely grateful to Yorkist History Trust @yorkisthistory.bsky.social for giving me the opportunity to share my work. Looking forward to coming back to Leeds next year🤩
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Joined Bluesky to say how much I enjoyed the past few days at Leeds IMC and to thank the Yorkist History Trust (@yorkisthistory.bsky.social) for letting me give a paper in such a fascinating session. Already looking forward to coming back next year!
A brilliant first session at @imc-leeds.bsky.social, with three fascinating and closely related papers on burial, rumour, and lineage in the fifteenth century #Skystorians #MedievalSky
July 11, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Joined Bluesky to say how much I enjoyed the past few days at Leeds IMC and to thank the Yorkist History Trust (@yorkisthistory.bsky.social) for letting me give a paper in such a fascinating session. Already looking forward to coming back next year!
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Absorbing papers on devotion and identity in varying contexts here - clearly the font cover at Ufford needs to be visited next time I am in Suffolk. I was intrigued to learn about the Londoners inspired to follow royal patronage fashions and to see how Tudor royal chapels compared with Yorkist ones.
Our third session at @imc-leeds.bsky.social took a more religious turn, with three excellent papers on royal patronage of Oxbridge colleges, Tudor chapel choirs, and parish microarchitecture #Skystorians #Medievalsky
July 8, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Absorbing papers on devotion and identity in varying contexts here - clearly the font cover at Ufford needs to be visited next time I am in Suffolk. I was intrigued to learn about the Londoners inspired to follow royal patronage fashions and to see how Tudor royal chapels compared with Yorkist ones.
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We were so absorbed in the final @yorkisthistory.bsky.social session for @imc-leeds.bsky.social today that we forgot to get a photo - eye-opening and intriguing papers on some document creation in London and Yorkshire (with @richardasquith.bsky.social and @dralrs.bsky.social)
July 8, 2025 at 9:33 PM
We were so absorbed in the final @yorkisthistory.bsky.social session for @imc-leeds.bsky.social today that we forgot to get a photo - eye-opening and intriguing papers on some document creation in London and Yorkshire (with @richardasquith.bsky.social and @dralrs.bsky.social)
If anyone at @imc-leeds.bsky.social this evening fancies and drink and some good company, please join us this evening in the Woodhouse Suite for a reception to celebrate our fortieth anniversary!
July 8, 2025 at 6:49 PM
If anyone at @imc-leeds.bsky.social this evening fancies and drink and some good company, please join us this evening in the Woodhouse Suite for a reception to celebrate our fortieth anniversary!
Our third session at @imc-leeds.bsky.social took a more religious turn, with three excellent papers on royal patronage of Oxbridge colleges, Tudor chapel choirs, and parish microarchitecture #Skystorians #Medievalsky
July 8, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Our third session at @imc-leeds.bsky.social took a more religious turn, with three excellent papers on royal patronage of Oxbridge colleges, Tudor chapel choirs, and parish microarchitecture #Skystorians #Medievalsky