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Dr Jonny Farley
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Romano-British and public archaeologist, Project Curator of Archaeological Assemblages at the British Museum, PhD "Petuaria: Finding its Place in Roman Britain".

ROYS and ROYSCast
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After a brief hiatus, ROYSCast is back with another episode! On this episode we are joined by Dr Marta Cobb of @imc-leeds.bsky.social, @universityofleeds.bsky.social who tells us all about the Book of Margery Kempe and the woman behind it.
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ROYSCastROYSCastEp 19 - The Book (and life) of Margery Kempe with Dr Marta CobbEp 18 - The Archaeology of Anchorite Cells with Dr Victoria YuskaitisEp 17 Bradford and Cultural Memory with Hannah ParkesEp 16 Scarborough and the First World War with David PendletonEp 15 the A63 and Castle Street Burial Ground with Osteoarchaeologist Dr Lauren McIntyreEp 14 - Our Heritage, Our Stories with Dr Stefan Ramsden Ep 13 - The South Blockhouse of Henry VIII and Humber Field ArchaeologyEp 12 - Language and Dialect in Early Yorkshire History Ep 11 - Tolkien in East YorkshireEp 10 - A Yorkshire Year with Catherine WarrEp 8 - Mary Taylor: Business Owner, Activist and Author with Jane TolertonEp 7 - Yorkshire and the Third Crusade with Iain DysonEp 6 - Yorkshire Coastal Bombardment in the First World War with Dr Michael ReeveEp 5 - Maritime Historian and Author Dr Robb RobinsonEp 3 - Hull Citadel with Hull History NerdEp 2- Hull Maritime Project with Director Gillian OsgerbyEp 1 - Freetown and Hull with Dr Nick EvansAn Introduction to ROYSCast
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August 12, 2025 at 4:49 PM
A great way to end another successful conference! See you all again next year for ROYS26
June 6, 2025 at 6:19 PM
A great view to start the day of ROYS25!

We're currently in the middle of our first panel on Governing Yorkshire, if you're in Scarborough or nearby and have some free time, feel free to drop in to Scarborough Library and see some of our great papers throughout the day!
June 6, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Only three days until ROYS25 in Scarborough! It's not too late to register ridingsofyorkshiresociety.co.uk/register2025/ and you can have a flick through our programme here www.flipsnack.com/5A696A99E8C/... if anything from Egyptology to modern Bradford interest you, please do come along!
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June 3, 2025 at 11:53 AM
A new episode of ROYSCast has just released! on it we're joined by Dr Victoria Yuskaitis who tells us all about medieval Anchorite Cells and the archaeological study of them, give it a listen via the link or wherever you get your podcasts:

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ROYSCastROYSCastEp 18 - The Archaeology of Anchorite Cells with Dr Victoria YuskaitisEp 17 Bradford and Cultural Memory with Hannah ParkesEp 16 Scarborough and the First World War with David PendletonEp 15 the A63 and Castle Street Burial Ground with Osteoarchaeologist Dr Lauren McIntyreEp 14 - Our Heritage, Our Stories with Dr Stefan Ramsden Ep 13 - The South Blockhouse of Henry VIII and Humber Field ArchaeologyEp 12 - Language and Dialect in Early Yorkshire History Ep 11 - Tolkien in East YorkshireEp 10 - A Yorkshire Year with Catherine WarrEp 8 - Mary Taylor: Business Owner, Activist and Author with Jane TolertonEp 7 - Yorkshire and the Third Crusade with Iain DysonEp 6 - Yorkshire Coastal Bombardment in the First World War with Dr Michael ReeveEp 5 - Maritime Historian and Author Dr Robb RobinsonEp 3 - Hull Citadel with Hull History NerdEp 2- Hull Maritime Project with Director Gillian OsgerbyEp 1 - Freetown and Hull with Dr Nick EvansAn Introduction to ROYSCast
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May 21, 2025 at 5:31 PM
ROYS alum Jane Tolerton will be speaking at Oakwell Hall, Batley, this monday on Charlotte Brontë's friendship with Mary Taylor and Ellen Nussey.

Jane is a great speaker and is extremely knowledgeable on this subject so I'd absolutely recommend going along!

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May 8, 2025 at 9:24 AM
New Episode!!

The latest episode of ROYSCast has dropped, myself and @adamcook.bsky.social talk to Hannah Parkes, a 3rd year PhD student working on Bradford's cultural history and remembrance of the 70s and 80s click the link below to download and listen!
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Ep 17 Bradford and Cultural Memory with Hannah Parkes | ROYSCast
The history of the town and the public engagement work exploring the memories of the 70s and 80s
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May 1, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Speaking of! The booking link for ROYS25 is now live! Have a click and look at our programme for this year, and be sure to book on what is going to be another great conference!

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Register for ROYS 2025 – Ridings of Yorkshire Society
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April 29, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Extremely excited to share that Jo Fletcher will be giving one of the keynote talks at this year's @roysociety.bsky.social conference in Scarborough.

Jo's module on World Mummification I took 7 years ago has had a lasting impact on my career to this day, so please book when tickets are available!
We're excited to announce our second keynote this year will be Professor Joann Fletcher.

Jo is a British Egyptologist and BAFTA-winning TV personality, and has gained recognition in both the field of archaeology, and for her tv programmes.

Find out more about Jo at www.immortalegypt.co.uk/about
April 28, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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We're excited to announce our second keynote this year will be Professor Joann Fletcher.

Jo is a British Egyptologist and BAFTA-winning TV personality, and has gained recognition in both the field of archaeology, and for her tv programmes.

Find out more about Jo at www.immortalegypt.co.uk/about
April 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Pretty amazing display of one of the Roman roads of Bologna, using the original slabs of Bonōnia. At the Museo della Storia di Bologna.
April 28, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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If you're working on Yorkshire's past, we want to hear from you! Submit your paper abstract for our fourth annual conference in Scarborough.

Full details below 👇

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February 17, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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Fancy a funded PhD on heritage, identity, miltarism, and colonial legacies, with the Royal Air Force Museum London and me, at University of York? Details are below, with a link to the advert.

More details here: wrocah.ac.uk/cda-projects...

Please share!
February 3, 2025 at 11:51 PM
The CFP for ROYS25 is up! For anyone working on Yorkshire's past in any capacity or discipline who would like the opportunity to present to a room of like-minded people please do consider submitting a proposal, and for those of you interested in attending, registration will be going live in spring!
We're delighted to announce that this year's ROYS conference will be held at Scarborough Library, on Friday 6th June 2025.

We're seeking papers on any element of Yorkshire's past for the conference, now in its fourth year. Our full call for papers can be found below 👇
February 3, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Very happy to announce the first episode of a new series of ROYSCast with Dr Lauren McIntyre of Oxford Archaeology!

Dr McIntyre came on to talk to us about one of the largest funerary sites in the north of England, and the osteological research involved.

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Ep 15 the A63 and Castle Street Burial Ground with Osteoarchaeologist Dr Lauren McIntyre | ROYSCast
The process and some of the stories of the largest excavation of a post-medieval burial ground in the North of England.
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January 27, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Very excited to finally be recording the latest episode of ROYSCast after a 14 month hiatus, with @drmichaelreeve.bsky.social stepping up for co-host duty. Watch this space and @roysociety.bsky.social for the episode when it releases, or search ROYSCast on your podcast or music platform of choice!
January 22, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Today we release the BAJR Poverty Impact Report 2024, continuing the work begun with the first Report in 2022.
Contained within are the voices of 644 colleagues.
Read, absorb and act. Discussions on BAJR Facebook
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Archaeologists in Financial Crisis – Poverty Impact Report 2024
This 2024 Poverty Impact Report is based on the responses of 644 individuals in UK archaeology. The statistics that have been collected, analysed and collated by Lu Stanton-Greenwood. The concept w…
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November 20, 2024 at 7:42 AM
It should be warned in uni that becoming an archaeologist would have you spoiling films for your friends. No one wants to hear about the odd choice of armours Gladiator 2 or Pedro Pascal's spatha, let alone skipping over Septimius Severus and invading Numidia 250 years after it was annexed.
November 17, 2024 at 8:43 PM
ROYSCast will be returning in the new year, but until then all our previous episodes are available here and on all other podcast providers

If you're interested in appearing on an episode next year to talk about your work on any part of Yorkshire's past, please don't hesitate to get in touch!
Looking for some Yorkshire content while we're busy planning the next ROYS conference?

You can listen to our full back catalogue of #ROYSCast episodes here: shows.acast.com/royscast
ROYSCast
The Official Podcast of the Ridings of Yorkshire Society
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November 15, 2024 at 3:04 PM
With the release of Gladiator II, if you or anyone you know wants to learn more about it without flying to Rome, a touring exhibition on the Gladiators of Britain starts in Jan at Dorset Museum, featuring the only piece of Gladiator armour to be found in the UK!
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Gladiators of Britain
Some of the country's most iconic Roman objects tell the story of the spectacle, violence and drama of Britain's gladiatorial arenas.
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November 15, 2024 at 7:46 AM
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If your work or research deals with Yorkshire's past, either entirely or just an element of it, please let us know so we can add you to our starter pack!
We're creating a starter pack of people working on #Yorkshire 's Past!

This can include academics, non-academics, local historians, enthusiasts, content creators - anyone at all!

If you'd like to be added to the starter pack, please let us know in the replies and we'll add you to the list!
November 13, 2024 at 11:04 AM
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We're delighted to announce that ROYS is back once again on the 13th and 14th June 2024 at the wonderful Huddersfield University's Heritage Quay. Our call for papers is now open, you can find more details below. If you have any questions please get in touch!
January 30, 2024 at 11:50 AM