Fabulous papers, discussions and a beautiful view over wintry Aberdeen yesterday for Convictions and Suspicions in Early Modernity: A Symposium in Honour of Professor William G. Naphy . https://t.co/1J6rVDb3MI @AbdnRiiss
We are now hearing quick rundowns of the @sgsahblog and SGSAH Research sites from student blogger @strutzenbladh and Digital Curator @EmilyHay2
Don’t forget to keep your questions coming if you’re joining us via zoom 🖥️
@RoyalSocEd
🌟 Episode 19 of our podcast series, #GatherRound is OUT NOW! In this episode, museum supervisor, Hollie and museum assistant Karen, tell us about the fascinating history of Provost Skene’s House starting right at the beginning almost 500 years ago .
🔗 https://t.co/SeDrWYqdmU
🎙️Prof. Jackson Armstrong talks about Carlisle Castle
with Dr. @MattLewisAuthor – catch their discussion on the @HistoryHit podcast, in Gone Medieval’s castles mini-series. ⤵️ https://t.co/b6arGNrENF
Gone Medieval's exploration of the life cycle of castles continues with a look at the role for which castles were explicitly designed - as fortresses to protect those within. Today @MattLewisAuthor speaks to Prof. Jackson Armstrong about Carlisle Castle: https://t.co/oyqxBQksZT
I’m doing my tarot readings based on the lives of medieval women at this [now sold out!] event in Glasgow tomorrow. My lifelong dream of becoming a researcher witch is coming true 🔮😇
📜 #MedievalAberdeen
✒ "Cristina’s Sword, 1501", by Ebba Strutzenbladh. The final part in a series of micro-stories about material objects and medieval women, inspired by the Aberdeen Registers Online. Find it here ⤵
https://t.co/uc09KA5O9R
#Scotland#CreativeWriting#History
A very interesting blog below that explores creative responses to Scottish legal history, well worth a read.
recordshttps://sgsahblog.com/2024/10/21/turning-historical-legal-records-into-stories/
📜 #MedievalAberdeen "The Coral Beads and Mother’s Other Treasures, 1503", by @Strutzenbladh. A new short piece of writing inspired by the Aberdeen Registers Online. Bringing the stories of medieval women to life: https://t.co/bFg5paV7Ph #Scotland#History#CreativeWriting
📜 #MedievalAberdeen ✒ "The Silver-Clasped Book and the Padlock, 1511", by @Strutzenbladh. A new short piece of writing inspired by the Aberdeen Registers Online. Bringing the stories of medieval women to life:
https://t.co/FFjv4d2pfP
#Scotland#History#CreativeWriting
"Walking in the footsteps of Scotland's accused witches". Recorded at the Edinburgh Futures Institute on 23rd October 2024.
Version two of our Map of Accused Witches in Scotland is live along with a new History of Witchcraft in Edinburgh walking tour: https://t.co/Oy8BGiIHXC
📜 #MedievalAberdeen ✒ Bringing the stories of medieval women to life: follow the 🔗 below to read "The Pearl Pendants, 1495", by @strutzenbladh. A new short piece of writing inspired by Aberdeen Registers Online. https://t.co/k5SU6j1qjg
#Scotland#History#CreativeWriting
🎙️Dr. William Hepburn talks about @stirlingcastle with Dr. Eleanor Janega (@GoingMedieval) – catch their discussion on the @HistoryHit podcast, in Gone Medieval’s castles mini-series. ⤵️
https://t.co/5WMvIb1Tpx
Today Dr. Eleanor Janega and Dr. William Hepburn discuss one of Scotland's most iconic and strategically important fortresses - Stirling Castle - which was transformed into a Renaissance palace with a flourishing court life: https://t.co/m4Ov4KFhJZ @GoingMedieval@stirlingcastle
My 5 Medieval Aberdeen stories are snapshots of lives, inspired by objects owned by women. I wrote them with the mentorship of @forthygreatpain, whose own work has so elegantly represented medieval women’s voices in fiction.
My stories on display here:
https://t.co/G32ePhbS8I
1/2 Delighted to announce "Convictions & Suspicions in Early Modernity". In light of the significance of the work of Prof. Bill Naphy, retiring in 2024 after nearly 3 decades @ Aberdeen, on 22 Nov this symposium will explore themes related to Bill's research. @AbdnRiiss@CEMS_UoA
Good wishes to all involved in the Scottish Records Association & Scottish Association of Country House Archivists conference part one today, in @uoacollections
🔗https://t.co/pcu0YMXxbf
We're looking forward to this conversation event between our own Professor Emerita Jane Geddes & @peacock_theworm's Director Nuno Sacramento on the New Aberdeen Bestiary exhibition at #AberdeenArtGallery: get Sat 9 November into your diaries!
https://t.co/B2ICdNKxeg
Thanks to everyone who read my stories and asked for tarot readings at the @sgsah showcase on Thursday. And to those who were promised an amazing 2025 based on the kind of medieval woman they are, all I can say is: the cards don’t lie 🃏 🔮