I absolutely devoured River Kings by @catjarman.bsky.social - I loved the use of a humble bead to traverse the #Viking world, from Scandinavia to Byzantium (via several mentions of Derbyshire 😁)

So I can’t wait to get stuck into this!

#newbook #medievalsky #history

It was a great pleasure to speak with Emily Briffett on the @historyextra.bsky.social podcast

We talked about the political revolution of 1258, and how a series of reforms - including changes to the murdrum fine - sought to improve conditions in Henry III’s England

#medievalsky

Could they be Templars?

“My eyes are up here, Steve”

When you enter a subway to cross a road and end up in an #archaeology gallery

Well played, #Sofia 👏Well played

#history #Bulgaria #archaeologysky #ancienthistory #ancientsky

The rebellion against Henry III saw considerable disorder across the #Midlands with Robert de Ferrers, earl of #Derby, heavily involved. Yet much of this was strategic and coordinated

Find out more in my research paper published in Midland History
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

#medievalsky

The “Vampire of Sozopol”, Museum of #Archaeology, Sozopol, Bulgaria

Having read about anti-reincarnation rituals in #medieval English contexts (eg Geoffrey of Burton), it’s interesting to see #archaeological evidence of similar practices elsewhere in Europe

#medieval #archaeology #history