Louis James Henry
louisjameshenry.bsky.social
Louis James Henry
@louisjameshenry.bsky.social
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PhD student at Greenhouse Research Center for Environmental Humanities, University of Stavanger

Researching waste, sanitation, and authority in late medieval England
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The Greenhouse @unistavanger.bsky.social is launching an international Masters Program in Public Environmental Humanities from fall 2026! Taught in English.

Please share with all your students, #envhist #envhum colleagues!

Learn more about the program here: www.uis.no/en/studies/t...
October 31, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Once again I'm back at the British Library looking at rolls! This morning I came across a particularly damaged roll with large chunks of it having been ripped off. To keep the roll secure, the British Library had wrapped it with a 19th century application form to buy railway shares as scrap paper!
June 20, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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In addition to visiting archives, I am currently preparing to attend a summer school at the University of Bern next week! It will be a really exciting course on the digital humanities and medieval history which I hope will introduce me to some new methods I could use in my research.

L.H.
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June 18, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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These court rolls tell me what medieval communities considered a crime. We see instances of individuals being fined for dumping dung heaps, blocking gutters, selling unclean meat, and being irresponsible with their fires.

L.H.
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June 17, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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Today I'm at the National Archives in Kew! There are a small number of court rolls stored here instead of the British Library. As I'm only in London for a few weeks, I will be taking photos of the rolls so I'm able to analyse them in more detail later.

L.H.
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June 17, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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This week I am on a research trip in London where I will be going to the British Library and National Archives! Currently I am looking at some account rolls from Ramsey Abbey to see if the Abbey was funding the construction/repair of sewers, gutters, or latrines.

L.H.
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June 16, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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My research is on waste management and sanitation in late medieval English towns, focusing on the responsibilities, expectations, and levels of accountability for town officials!

L.H.
June 16, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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Hello #envhum! My name is Louis Henry and I'll be doing the Greenhouse account takeover this week! I am a PhD candidate in medieval environmental history and I started at UiS this year.

L.H.
June 16, 2025 at 8:53 AM