Diane Watt
@dianewatt.bsky.social
Writer, academic, medievalist, queer
December 4, 2025 at 9:57 AM
H is for Hawk. Encountered this falconer and his Harris Hawk out hunting in the woods while we were on our morning run!
November 30, 2025 at 11:58 AM
H is for Hawk. Encountered this falconer and his Harris Hawk out hunting in the woods while we were on our morning run!
Yesterday at West Horsley Place aka Button House from BBC’s Ghosts. Seriously haunting! I was in conversation with local historian June Davey about its putative links to Juliana Berners and The Book of St Albans. Amazing event, fabulous audience.
November 10, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Yesterday at West Horsley Place aka Button House from BBC’s Ghosts. Seriously haunting! I was in conversation with local historian June Davey about its putative links to Juliana Berners and The Book of St Albans. Amazing event, fabulous audience.
Did medieval nuns care for their appearance? Rings, brooches, combs, manicure sets all found on the site of Barking Abbey.
November 1, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Did medieval nuns care for their appearance? Rings, brooches, combs, manicure sets all found on the site of Barking Abbey.
A 4000 year old carved figure found buried in Dagenham marshes alongside the skeleton of a deer 🦌
November 1, 2025 at 9:53 PM
A 4000 year old carved figure found buried in Dagenham marshes alongside the skeleton of a deer 🦌
@bristolcms.bsky.social here you go: on a trip to the Ridgeway with John Burrow and Basil Cottle!
October 23, 2025 at 8:38 PM
@bristolcms.bsky.social here you go: on a trip to the Ridgeway with John Burrow and Basil Cottle!
Pleased to see such a great selection of books shortlisted!
October 10, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Pleased to see such a great selection of books shortlisted!
Love it when a reviewer gets my book ❤️
October 1, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Love it when a reviewer gets my book ❤️
T o celebrate the forthcoming print publication of our Encyclopaedia and Palgrave’s 25th anniversary this year, four chapters are free-to-view throughout October. blogs.surrey.ac.uk/medievalwome...
October 1, 2025 at 8:59 AM
T o celebrate the forthcoming print publication of our Encyclopaedia and Palgrave’s 25th anniversary this year, four chapters are free-to-view throughout October. blogs.surrey.ac.uk/medievalwome...
Really enjoyed giving my talk at the #gloshistfest and @historyrage.bsky.social gave me this great mug! Love it 🥰
September 16, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Really enjoyed giving my talk at the #gloshistfest and @historyrage.bsky.social gave me this great mug! Love it 🥰
What a lovely location for the launch of my paperback yesterday—The Holloway in Norwich. Support your local independent bookshop.
August 29, 2025 at 6:23 AM
What a lovely location for the launch of my paperback yesterday—The Holloway in Norwich. Support your local independent bookshop.
The Matlaske reliquary pendant. This is the sort of ‘device’ Margaret Paston may have worn and it was found around 3km from her first marital home in Gresham. Now on display in the Gallery of Medieval Life in the Norwich Cathedral Museum. I saw it properly for the first time yesterday.
August 29, 2025 at 6:21 AM
The Matlaske reliquary pendant. This is the sort of ‘device’ Margaret Paston may have worn and it was found around 3km from her first marital home in Gresham. Now on display in the Gallery of Medieval Life in the Norwich Cathedral Museum. I saw it properly for the first time yesterday.
My paperback is being launched tomorrow at the Holloway bookshop in Norwich. Do come along!
August 27, 2025 at 3:11 PM
My paperback is being launched tomorrow at the Holloway bookshop in Norwich. Do come along!
Bank holiday weekend
August 24, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Bank holiday weekend
I will be speaking at this free event in Barking and Dagenham! Sign up here valencehousecollections.co.uk/events/barki...
August 22, 2025 at 6:48 AM
I will be speaking at this free event in Barking and Dagenham! Sign up here valencehousecollections.co.uk/events/barki...
I can't wait to speak at this year's Gloucester History Festival on Monday 15 September at 12pm.
Find out more and book your tickets:
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#GlosHistFest25
Instagram: @gloshistfest
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Find out more and book your tickets:
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#GlosHistFest25
Instagram: @gloshistfest
Facebook: /gloucesterhistoryfestival
X: @gloshistfest
August 14, 2025 at 5:51 AM
I can't wait to speak at this year's Gloucester History Festival on Monday 15 September at 12pm.
Find out more and book your tickets:
www.gloucesterhistoryfestival.co.uk/events/marga...
#GlosHistFest25
Instagram: @gloshistfest
Facebook: /gloucesterhistoryfestival
X: @gloshistfest
Find out more and book your tickets:
www.gloucesterhistoryfestival.co.uk/events/marga...
#GlosHistFest25
Instagram: @gloshistfest
Facebook: /gloucesterhistoryfestival
X: @gloshistfest
Ballochmyle cup and ring marks, Ayrshire
August 4, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Ballochmyle cup and ring marks, Ayrshire
The bricked up town mortuary in Irvine. Lesser known fact, Edgar Allan Poe spent some of his school years in Irvine. The mortuary however postdates his residence.
August 3, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The bricked up town mortuary in Irvine. Lesser known fact, Edgar Allan Poe spent some of his school years in Irvine. The mortuary however postdates his residence.
Site of the old Gallows in Irvine which counts numerous people accused of witchcraft amongst its victims
August 3, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Site of the old Gallows in Irvine which counts numerous people accused of witchcraft amongst its victims
Glasgow Vennel, Irvine, where Burns once lodged
August 3, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Glasgow Vennel, Irvine, where Burns once lodged
Loudoun House, the oldest house in Ayr, dates to the early 16th century. Beautifully restored.
August 3, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Loudoun House, the oldest house in Ayr, dates to the early 16th century. Beautifully restored.
Folks, I have my first History Festival talk coming up. Recommendations on how to pitch it please!
July 16, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Folks, I have my first History Festival talk coming up. Recommendations on how to pitch it please!
Which one is Hugeburc? From The Burrell Collection
June 8, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Which one is Hugeburc? From The Burrell Collection