In our latest #TenMinuteTalk , Dr Tony Wakeford explores the origins of Yapton in Sussex.

Learn more, here: ow.ly/lYuZ50RqvSf

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Fans of dowager queens Henrietta Maria and Catherine of Braganza, rejoice. The National Archives Modern Deeds Series E (LR 16) is now fully searchable on the catalogue, thanks to the stellar efforts of the Cataloguing Team. Enjoy! #DoingTheDeed discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C103…

Thanks to The National Archives Education Service for letting me talk all things King's Bench for their #SpotlightOn series. As well as the Gordon Riots, I also sneak in some chat about plea rolls, law terms, and even the annoying fact that Elizabeth I's regnal year started in the middle of Michaelmas term

Join us for our new series, #ThoughtfulTuesday ! In the coming weeks, we’ll share our advice about how to do #LocalHistory research. Get involved by sharing your tips below!

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As it's Friday, I'm asking all my followers to please retweet this post if you see it, to help my bird account be seen!🙏
To make it worth sharing, here's 'The Watcher'... a Barn Owl on the Somerset Levels. 😍🦉
Thank you very much! 😊🐦

At 10.30am BST on Saturday 27th April, I will be giving an online talk for Society of Genealogists about the history of a Surrey cottage and the land on which it stands from 1450 to the present. Follow this link for further details:

members.sog.org.uk/events/650960a…

#genealogy #househistory

As it's Friday, I'm asking all my followers to please retweet this post if you see it, to help my bird account beat the algorithm & be seen!🙏
To make it worth sharing, here's a Goldfinch in my flowering Cherry tree 😍
Thank you very much! 🐦😊 ♥️

The BALH Annual General Meeting is 16 May and open to both members and non-members. The AGM will be followed by a talk from John Chandler on the history of Swindon. buff.ly/49rOHZ0

For #ArchiveMyths of #Archive30 we have the myth that Archivists love white gloves. While gloves are recommended to handle photographs, dry, clean hands are much better for handling rare books and documents. In fact wearing gloves can do more harm than good!

#SaveTheParish Save the Parish

'Bear schedule attached' is one of my personal favourite additions to the online The National Archives catalogue [TNA C 146/8581], so I'm thrilled that there's now a transcription of the schedule (and some shiny images) online. beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-co…

This October we are excited to launch a series of local history workshops.

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Church and Community, Selected Records 1540-1800. This course gives you the tools to understand the nature, jurisdictions and administrations under which different types of community existed in the past. buff.ly/3AFPULM

📢 Episode 23 of Setting The Record Straight has just landed! 😎
How do we track down the whereabouts of our rural ancestors' houses? It can be quite a challenge but by using a variety of documents and maps we can usually home in the right property.
youtube.com/watch?v=clTdep…

Great to see this from Somerset Archives (despite appearing in the photo alongside the main author and Victoria County History stalwart, Mary Siraut.

More about the book from our publisher, Boydell & Brewer: boydellandbrewer.com/9781904356486/…

Join us for our Annual General Meeting on 16th May, where we will be announcing our Outstanding Achievement and Publication award winners!

Open to members and non-members; book your place here: ow.ly/hW8P50QAvVX

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Drunkenness! Riots! Smutty poems! The Early Modern Equity and Conciliar Courts workshop The National Archives this June will help researchers identify demurrers, depositions, decrees, and other things not beginning with 'd'. eventbrite.co.uk/e/early-modern…

As it's (Good) Friday, I'm asking all my followers to please retweet this tweet if you see it, to help my bird account be seen!🙏
To make it worth sharing, here's a Blackbird singing to the moon! 😍🐦
Thank you very much! 😊
#FridayRetweetPlease ♥️

Our new publication, The Lordship of Middleham in 1465-6 and 1473-4, has been years in the making. Find out more about this highly anticipated source edition on our #blog : yorkisthistorytrust.org/2024/03/26/the… #Medieval Twitter #Twitterstorians #Medieval #Yorkshire

If you are visiting #Sherborne do pick up a copy of this new guide to the history of the town told through some of its more unusual & interesting features. Copies are available at the fab Sherborne Antiques Market.
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