Gem 📚 🔮 🍄 🏰 (she/her)
Lover of history, weird little medieval drawings, wandering around anywhere old and possibly haunted, and fan of the Oxford comma.
@iconicphotos.bsky.social
Photography was invented nearly two hundred years ago. Ever since, its capacity to capture moments has continued to amaze and has propelled the medium to the forefront of the art world. Here is a taste of amazing moments in time.
@vulgarhistory.bsky.social
Feminist women’s history comedy podcast hosted by Ann Foster
@ggglimpopo.bsky.social
Bangs on about 17th century French nuns and noble rot. Inordinately fond of other people’s books. Reads. Writes. Cooks. Brazen reposter.
@jpreedman.bsky.social
Author of historical fiction on Medieval Women, the Wars of the Roses, Stonehenge and Robin Hood
@elizabethstjohn.bsky.social
Story writer. Memory curator. #EarlyModern women's history. Lucy Hutchinson got me started. #17thC #HistoricalFiction. Once ventured into the #15thC looking for the missing princes. www.elizabethjstjohn.com https://www.thelydiardarchives.org.uk
@iainmacinnesuhi.bsky.social
Academic | Historian | Associate Dean | Scottish History | Medieval History | Military History | Medievalism | Comics Studies | Stoke City
@annamduch.bsky.social
Associate Professor, Honors Program Chair, community college professor/admin, but secretly still a medievalist. Specializing in royal funerary and burial practices and medieval mortuary.
@amy-burcher.bsky.social
Independent scholar researching textiles and late medieval royal households. Lancaster uni and uni of York Alumni
@hagenilda.bsky.social
cultural historian of medicine & the occult 1200–1700 | welsh | precarious | palaeographer | ocd | neurodivergent | dogs | karaoke | food | ucu nec | ucu commons | cofounder MadCovid | she/her agent: Fabienne @kiagency.bsky.social www.ki-agency.co.uk
@merchantshallyork.org
Discover one of the finest medieval guildhalls in the world. Home to York’s entrepreneurs for 660 years and counting. Website: merchantshallyork.org
@pauladelval.bsky.social
Editorial Associate at Findmypast/The Social History Archive, PhD in History from the University of Lincoln, Medieval Women enthusiast and interested in households and comparative history.
@deegonz92.bsky.social
Medievalist: London, urban history, political discourse, documentary culture📜 Archives and Records Management Professional 📚 Social Media Fellow at @harchivestrust.bsky.social 💻 Co-founder @memslibukc.bsky.social Digital engagement
@lusignanmermaid.bsky.social
Likes: medieval literature, sea swimming, plants, embroidery. Dislikes: transphobes, bigots, jelly. Leverhulme ECF at Oxford, researching identity and the sea in medieval romance.
@ewoodacre.bsky.social
Royal Studies scholar, interested in monarchy (particularly queens!) in all periods and places. Always spinning a few too many plates for my own good, and admit to having a soft spot for a good G&T
@jeanneologist.bsky.social
Too many Jeannes | Medieval lordship and power, French comparative history, archives | Associate prof. Universitetet i Oslo (personal account) | she/hun.
@elizabethbiggs.bsky.social
Medieval Exchequer Research Fellow on the Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland project @virtualtreasury.bsky.social @historytcd.bsky.social; research on medieval & early modern Westminster & medieval Ireland; formerly UWE, York and Durham; Dogs; She/her
@fteale.bsky.social
Singing teacher with history PhD trying to find time to write. Interested in abbeys, archaeology and music. I also have a lot of cats and children.
@chloermckenzie.bsky.social
Assistant Prof. in Medieval History @northeasternu.bsky.social (NU London) | Visiting Fellow at CMRC @unisouthampton.bsky.social | Book on Ladies of the Garter
@magicnotwitches.bsky.social
Postdoc at Exeter Uni on the Seven County Witch Hunt Project 🧙♀️ Author of Cunning Folk: Life in the Era of Practical Magic ✨ First Gen 👩🎓 Cats 🐈⬛ Trees 🌳 Books 📚She/her https://linktr.ee/tabithastanmore
@cathiedunn.bsky.social
Writer. Medievalist. Blogger. 🇩🇪🏴🇫🇷 Author of #historicalfiction, mystery & romance at https://linktr.ee/cathiedunnwrites Organiser of #BookPromotion at the #CoffeePotBookClub 🥰📚 https://linktr.ee/thecoffeepotbookclub
@sachacoward.bsky.social
LGBTQ+ history dude (He/Him) 🌈 Research, Tours & Escape Rooms. Mermaid lover. Lifts heavy things for attention. http://www.unbound.com/books/queer-as-folklore/
@ottomanhistory.bsky.social
➥ Old Photos, Pics, Paintings, Maps ➥ Docs from Ottoman Empire Archives ➥ Historical Letters, Writings, Poems, Memoirs, Books, Real Human Stories: / Blog: https://ottoman-history-page.blogspot.com
@balhnews.bsky.social
The British Association for Local History is the national charity which promotes local history and serving local historians throughout the UK #WeAreLocalHistory
@florencehrscott.bsky.social
Historian of queenship in early medieval England. Based in York UK. Antiracist. Disabled. Non-binary. Marxist. Free Palestine 🇵🇸 Author of Ælfgif-who?, biographies of medieval women: florencehrs.substack.com Agent: @tomkillingbeck.bsky.social
@weratedogs.com
Your Only Source For Professional Dog Ratings nonprofit: @15outof10.org ❤️🩹 links.weratedogs.com
@claireridgway.bsky.social
Author, historian, Tudor history lover, owner of The Anne Boleyn Files and Tudor Society, loves talking Tudor and transporting people to the past. Also dog lover, cat lover, fitness fanatic and veggie. https://linktr.ee/claireridgway
@racheldelman.bsky.social
Heritage type and historian. Writes about medieval and Tudor women and their buildings. Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. Heritage Partnerships Coordinator at the University of Oxford.
@mariodamen.bsky.social
Historian | Medieval History | Burgundian Low Countries | Brabant | Tournaments | Nobility | Gift-giving | State formation | Heraldry | Paleography | Associate prof @ University of Amsterdam https://www.uva.nl/profiel/d/a/m.j.m.damen/m.j.m.damen.html
@faraiunvers.bsky.social
Historian of late medieval/early modern religious conflict and diplomacy. England and Christendom, the crusades, and the Reformation. Also: digital humanities, early music, historical theology, and public history. www.charlottegauthier.com
@tudorplaces.bsky.social
Tudor Places is an independent magazine exploring the sites and buildings of the Tudor world and their stories, past and present. www.tudorplaces.com
@mattlewishistory.bsky.social
Medievalist, co-host Gone Medieval podcast(https://podfollow.com/gone-medieval/view), host Echoes of History (https://podfollow.com/1615075257/view), fascinated by Richard III & the Princes in the Tower. Substack: https://mattlewishistory.substack.com
@jllaynesmith.bsky.social
Medievalist in Reading researching queenship, Wars of the Roses, royal adultery, and medieval noblewomen (Cecily Duchess of York appears frequently) | Editor of The Ricardian | May also mention Environment, Eco Church, Trade Justice . . .
@dbsantiuste.bsky.social
Historian of late medieval Britain (especially 15th-century England and Scotland). Lecturer in Humanities at COL, University of Edinburgh. I work with adults of all ages, focusing on lifelong learning and educational transitions.
@drlindaporter.bsky.social
Tudor and Stuart historian. Author of six books, most recent a biography of Henry VIII's misunderstood and maligned elder sister, Margaret Tudor. Historical consultant and broadcaster. Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
@tudorblogger.bsky.social
Tudor Historian. Writer behind TudorBlogger and BookBlend. Working at Northumbria University Library. Books: • ‘Elizabethan Rebellions’ (2023) • ‘Tudor Executions’ (2024) • ‘The Many Faces of Anne Boleyn’ (2025) Published by Pen and Sword.
@euanroger.bsky.social
Principal Medieval Records Specialist at The National Archives (UK), Medieval/Tudor historian & archaeology fun as well as #ChaucerLifeRecords. All views my own
@turiking.bsky.social
British & Canadian geneticist/genealogy/forensics/archaeology #DNAFamilySecrets, #RichardIII DNA gal, Television/podcast presenter. Professor of Genetics and Public Engagement in Science, Agent: http://josarsby.com
@thehistorybits.bsky.social
Historian of Medieval & Women's History. FRHistS. Mum. Yorkshire lass. New book Jan 2025: Scotland's Medieval Queens Blog: Historytheinterestingbits.com Podcast: A Slice of Medieval https://viewauthor.at/SharonBennettConnolly
@5minmedievalist.bsky.social
Author of Chivalry and Courtesy, How to Live Like a Monk, and Life in Medieval Europe. Creator and host of The Medieval Podcast. Professional nerd. she/her. danielecybulskie.com http://ko-fi.com/5MinMedievalist
@historylauren.bsky.social
Historian / Heritage Live Interpretation bod. AHRC-funded PhD (refugees, religion & diplomacy in early modern Europe) and a book about Margaret Beaufort in progress…
@thegozfather.bsky.social
Principal Legal Records Specialist at The National Archives. Dr of Late Medieval/Early Modern Legal History. FRHistS. Big fan of archives and original records. Views my own.
@jarnopp.bsky.social
Historical Fiction author writing in the medieval and Tudor period. I love the war of the roses & Henry VIII. Also garden and houseplant lover and collector of antique dolls houses - 22 and counting. #CoffeePotBookClub author.to/juditharnoppbooks
@tudorfoodrecipe.bsky.social
Tudor food historian & author. Living the life of an accomplished Tudor housewife from a small Tudor Manor. Book: Eating with the Tudors. Early Modern History MA @UEA.
@drjoannepaul.bsky.social
A "sparkling historian" ✨- The Times #thehouseofdudley "visceral and illuminating ... her style is cinematic" - Wall Street Journal 💚🇨🇦
@nikkiclark86.bsky.social
Writer, occasional talking head, Senior Lecturer in Medieval and Early Modern History at the University of Chichester. Views own, etc. She/her.
@helencarr.bsky.social
Times and Sunday Times best-selling author Medieval Historian Mother of Doggos SCEPTRED ISLE: A NEW HISTORY OF THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY OUT MAY 2025 (Hutchinson Heinemann, Penguin Random House)