Linlithgow Palace

Margaret Tudor

James V, King of Scots

Linlithgow Palace

#OTD, 10 April 1512, Margaret Tudor gave birth to James V, King of Scots at Linlithgow Palace. Over the period 1506 – 1512, Margaret had at least four pregnancies but James was her only child with James IV to survive infancy.

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Last month marked the 440th anniversary of the York martyr, Margaret Clitherow’s death. In Issue 22 of @tudorplaces.bsky.social I explore the places and streets Margaret knew and walked during her lifetime, many of which continue to be associated with her memory today

Issue 22 - Tudor Places Magazine - Exploring Tudor Places and their Stories We explore Margaret Clitherow's York, St Augustine Abbey, Durham House, Anne Boleyn's Image, Pitchford Hall, Long Road to Fotheringhay for Mary, Queen of Scots

In Issue 22, Dr Rachel Delman explores the streets and spaces Margaret once inhabited, contemplating how her life continues to shape the city’s spiritual and historical landscape today.

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Margaret Clitherow grew up in a York marked by the religious upheavals of the English Reformation, eventually becoming one of the city’s most venerated martyrs.

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Tudor Places Magazine An independent magazine exploring Tudor places and their stories, past and present. Perfect for people who love history and the places where history happened.

Link here: tudorplaces.com (Issue 14: Collyweston; issue 18: Stamford)

Great to see Margaret Beaufort getting a long overdue episode of BBC Radio 4’s In Our Time this week. If you’d like to learn more about my research on Margaret’s palace at Collyweston and her links to Stamford, mentioned in the episode, I explore both topics in articles for @tudorplaces.bsky.social

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My latest piece for @uk.theconversation.com is a review of @wellcomecollection.bsky.social’s small but brilliant exhibition, ‘Expecting: Birth, Belief and Protection’, which is on until 19th April.

🚨Job alert: A fixed-term lectureship in #Egyptology (2 years) at Oxford, to cover the sabbatical leave of two members of staff, Richard Parkinson (2026-7) and Elizabeth Frood (2027-8); see
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or search for 'Departmental Lecturer in Egyptology' on: jobs.ox.ac.uk

Wolfson RF analyses how medieval women used falconry to subvert gender norms - Wolfson College Wolfson Research Fellow Rachel Delman argues in a recent article published in The Conversation UK that medieval women used falconry to negotiate and sometimes subvert gender norms.

Thank you @wolfsonoxford.bsky.social for the lovely feature on my latest @uk.theconversation.com article.

www.wolfson.ox.ac.uk/news/wolfson...

History and Well-Being: a Historian's Perspective A public lecture as part of the Royal Historical Society's visit to historians at Sheffield Hallam University and University of Sheffield

Another one for Sheffield-area historians: @royalhistsoc.org is hosting a lecture with Sheffield Hallam’s History Department next week 18 Feb on ‘History and Well-being’ with David Stack. Registration is free, wine reception to follow: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/history-an...

The 16th-century rood loft at the Church of St Issui, Partrishow, Powys (Wales). A rare medieval example that escaped destruction during the Reformation.
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Medieval women’s legacies live on in Britain’s towns and cities As creators of educational, religious and charitable institutions, women of means found ways to circumvent the patriarchal power structures of medieval society.

As creators of educational, religious and charitable institutions, women of means found ways to circumvent the patriarchal power structures of medieval society.

Read more from @torchoxford.bsky.social's Dr Rachel Delman ⬇️

Nice piece by @racheldelman.bsky.social on women and falconry. Obviously Cecily duchess of York's choice of the falcon on her seal was in tribute to her husband (and his grandfather), so pretty traditional there, but I do love this particular image of her from the Wigmore Chronicle.

Thanks so much for sharing, Joanna, and what a fantastic image!

My latest piece for @uk.theconversation.com, inspired by my research on medieval women and falconry, and two recent trips to the movies 🍿 🦅

Medieval women used falconry to subvert gender norms Hawks offered women both real and symbolic means to express gender, power and status within a male-dominated world.

Hawks offered women both real and symbolic means to express gender, power and status within a male-dominated world.

For #StandingStoneSunday, a few from yesterday’s perfectly timed trip to the stunning Castlerigg 🌈

What an honour to have Dr Nicholas Carter from the University of Oxford talking about “Our Living Stone - Lichens at Blenheim Palace”, sharing research on lichens as a bioprotective layer on rock #lichens
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For all the newcomers interested in book and manuscript history here is a handy starter pack

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Happy New Year, Will! I can almost smell the sea air 🌊

Sherborne Almshouse's triptych sold at auction for £5.6m The 15th-Century painting exceeds Sotheby's valuation of between £2.5m and £3.5m.

It's a shame this painting has left its home after hundreds of years.
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It’s said that two stone circles stood either side of Easton Lane on the Isle of Portland in Dorset until they were removed by workmen and built into the walls along the road. I took these photos whilst on a field trip with my students recently. #StandingStoneSunday

Hope you’ve seen this, @eknuding.bsky.social!

How the new V&A Storehouse is reshaping public access to museum collections The Storehouse is an access-all-areas experience of the V&A collection, offering a visitors a more intimate experience of artefacts.

The Storehouse is an access-all-areas experience of the V&A collection, offering a visitors a more intimate experience of artefacts.

Medieval women’s legacies live on in Britain’s towns and cities As creators of educational, religious and charitable institutions, women of means found ways to circumvent the patriarchal power structures of medieval society.

Given this is a House of Galloway stan account, good to see more credit given to Dervorgilla.

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Thanks for the shout out, Will! Was great to revisit my Scottish connections for this one

‘If we are seeking to reassert women’s presence in our public spaces, where better to look than to the very legacies they themselves constructed’. My latest article for @uk.theconversation.com is inspired by a new statue of @ballioloxford.bsky.social’s
co-founder, Dervorguilla of Galloway.