Archaeologist, Historian,and film lover trying to combine all into a career...plus researcher at @emw_marginalia, @TransformingEm1 and ACT @archaeologyweek Rep
If anyone wants to hear me chat about #fish, #FEH, #urbanisation, #Vikings and #AngloSaxons at #York and #Ipswich, buy a ticket to the Society for Medieval Archaeology Student Colloquium - I'll be Panel 1 on Monday 14th Nov 🎣🐟🪝⚔️
https://t.co/TdBmeyBf1T
I'm very excited that my article with History Australia, 'The brutality of the breadwinner: historicising economic violence in the wake of the Australian Married Women’s Property Acts, 1880–1914', was published online and open access this morning! https://t.co/YPYXfr6pp5
Before she became Elizabeth I, Elizabeth Tudor was surrounded by scandal, suspicion and deadly intrigue. In today's podcast, @sixteenthCgirl and Dr. @NicolaTallis trace Elizabeth’s incredible transformation—from disgraced daughter to Queen of England: https://t.co/YobjebsaWF
ECRs, the Centre for Contemporary Histories and Australian Policy and History are offering TEN Writing Fellowships, $500 each! Submissions close 10 May, learn more here: https://t.co/AoRuYa9sZ2
After Owain Glyndwr's defeat, his captured wife, daughter and granddaughters were sent to Tower of London and were all dead within six years. Notably those granddaughters also had the English royal blood of their father Edmund Mortimer in their veins. 8:15pm tonight on YouTube 👇🏾
The AHA expresses its disappointment that recent policy changes at the National Library of Australia have introduced increased restrictions to Trove. It urges the NLA to restore Trove's status as a hallmark of digital accessibility. https://t.co/RaiZql73Cd
23 March 1430 Birth of Margaret of Anjou. Daughter to René, who bankrupt the family chasing titles around Europe, Margaret was married to Henry VI of England in 1445 & fought for their son's rights in the Wars of the Roses. She died in 1482, missing fall of the House of York.
In Dr. Faustus, playwright Christopher Marlowe dared to humanize the devil and challenge religious orthodoxy. In today's podcast, @sixteenthCgirl and Professor Emma Smith get to grips with an enduring story and an Elizabethan cultural phenomenon: https://t.co/YobjebsaWF
#OnThisDay 16th March 1485 died Anne Neville, wife of King Richard III.
She was buried in Westminster Abbey in an unmarked grave. No memorial existed until 1960, when a bronze tablet was erected near her supposed grave.
Richard and Anne as King and Queen from the Salisbury Roll.
Despite men being the main perpetrators of violent crimes, murders carried out by women captivated the public in Early Modern Britain. @sixteenthCgirl and former WPC @adams_blessin discuss the shocking stories that both horrified and fascinated society: https://t.co/YobjebsaWF
Today, we honour the women of our School who inspire us with their groundbreaking research. Your work on biography, environmental history, Indigenous histories, trailblazing women, childhood, and other vital aspects of our past enriches us! #IWD2025#WomenInHistory@ANUCass
Eleanor of Aquitaine was one of 12th century Europe’s richest and most powerful women.
Listen to the English Heritage podcast to discover the story of her rise to power, her imprisonment and her return to power as queen dowager.
#WomensHistoryMonth
6 March 1340 Birth of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, third son of Edward III, father of Henry IV & the Beaufort family (amongst others). His daughters married into Spanish & Portuguese royal families, making Iberia a home of Lancastrian blood. A towering figure.