Nicholas Karn

Likes law, charters, castles, Ely, Peterborough and other locations. Published in the not too distant past:

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Significant new sources for the Norman Conquest of England don’t turn up very often, so I’m very pleased to see this article just published today: https://t.co/WKpiJq7JTH It’s in @HisJournalHA and is open access, so anyone can read it for free.

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At Westminster to view some more forged documents

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Much enjoyed a study day in Salisbury with some of the MA students @HistoryAtSoton, thinking about the tangible remains of the medieval city.

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Save the date!

Join us on 6 November, in #York’s glorious King’s Manor for this year’s Canterbury and York Society annual lecture.

@r_g_allen will be speaking on the @magdalenoxford charters and their scribes

#medievaltwitter @yorkmedieval #archives

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The signs of autumn are developing early.

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Ironbridge today. Deindustrialised but impressive

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The chapter house and nave arcade.

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Buildwas Abbey, a small Cistercian house, mostly late 12th century.

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The priory church is early thirteenth century. It’s a truly peaceful place.

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Wenlock Priory, also visited yesterday. Spectacular site, with a fine Romanesque chapter house.

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The interior reminded me a little of Bristol’s.

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The layers of masonry and tiles show up really well here.

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Some of the remains at Wroxeter Roman city, on a quick trip to Shropshire.

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@CrossCountryUK I’ve booked for the train leaving Southampton central at 15.15 towards Birmingham. This is now cancelled, so how can I make my journey?

[Royal Historical Society @RoyalHistSoc]

.@ref2029 have announced this morning that there will be no requirement for books, edited collections or scholarly editions to be available Open Access to be eligible for REF29.

This follows responses to a recent REF consultation. Full statement here: https://t.co/ZpG1bORSQd

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At the College of Arms to look at some forged documents.

[Southampton Hidden History @SouthamptonHid1]

The former tram shed in Highfield

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@ProfLRoach Yes, it was good to talk, and I was very glad to hear the Baldwin paper

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Leaving Durham after a very enjoyable Battle conference on Anglo-Norman studies, with lots of great papers and conversations