In June 1513, Henry VIII launched an invasion of France, attempting to reclaim lost English lands.

Today's blogpost by @rorymaclellan.bsky.social looks at three documents which shine a light on the preparations for this campaign and the supply of armour for Henry's troops.

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My latest post for @BLMedieval looks through the folds of a fascinating collection of concertina-fold almanacs, currently on loan to @lampallib.bsky.social's latest exhibition, Unfolding Time: The Medieval Pocket Almanac.

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It's the final week of our #MedievalWomen exhibition and we've been working on restoring our Medieval and Renaissance Women digitisation project online. The first manuscripts are now available!

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So pleased to reveal a project I've been working on the last few months: an animation inspired by our Medieval Women exhibition, telling the story of five of its key figures.

The full animation can be seen in today's post on the Medieval MSS blog!

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The ivory cross of Sibylla, Countess of Flanders, currently on display in our Medieval Women exhibition. She was left as regent while her husband was on Crusade; decided to join him on his next trip and then left him to join a convent outside Jerusalem.

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On this day in 1290, Eleanor of Castile, Queen of England died. Her body was taken from Lincoln to Westminster to be buried and 12 stone crosses were later commissioned to mark the route and later became known as the Eleanor Crosses.

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An order for the enclosure of an anchoress in her anchorhold, from a 15th-century Pontifical (Lansdowne MS 451, f. 76v)

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There are many good reasons to visit our #MedievalWomen exhibition, and the BL shop’s themed Christmas jumper is definitely one of them 🎅🎅

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Having fun exploring magical manuscripts today, with some fantastic charms, including ‘how to make a loaf of bread dance in an oven or on a table’ (involves putting quicksilver/mercury in the dough) and ‘how to make stars seem like they’re lying on the ground’.

A copy of Cicero’s treatise on Old Age, written by Ippolita Maria Sforza in 1458, when she was only 14 years old (Add MS 21984)

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Found this edition of Vita Sackville-West’s biography of Joan of Arc, with these gorgeous woodcuts and a reproduction of her signature on the cover. #MedievalWomen

Starting again on here! A few behind the scenes shots from our Medieval Women exhibition.