Katherine CM Cross @kcross.bsky.social Historian of the Early Middle Ages based in York.
JWexTheSpa @jwsidders.bsky.social South West England via Spain and the Midlands - but made in NW5.
Trying hard not to give in to despair
StoneKeep Atlas @stonekeepatlas.com Castles and palaces, told two ways: what the records say, and how to visit. Sources cited, contested claims flagged, hours and prices included. Germany, France, Scotland — and growing.
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Donal Lucey @dodoarchaeology.bsky.social Archaeologist and nerd. Public engagement, social value and immersive approaches. Loves Early Medieval stuff! Member of award-winning Dig The Castle project & @archsengage.bsky.social
Mod of r/AskArchaeology
Leonie V. Hicks @lvhicks.bsky.social Professor of medieval studies. Leverhulme major research fellow. Norman history and landscapes. Occasional gardening, knitting, cricket and Anglicanism https://normanlandscapes.wordpress.com/ 🗃⚱️📜
Tori Herridge @toriherridge.bsky.social 🏛Senior Lecturer, University of Sheffield 🎓PhD Evolutionary Biology🏝Islands 🐘Elephants🦣Mammoths🦷Teeth ⚒️1/4 of TrowelBlazers 📰EiC Open Quaternary 🎥🎙Presenter. Expcet typos.
Meg Russell @megsdigs.bsky.social Community experimental archaeology • ancient craft and wellbeing • bioarchaeology • PhD student • The Experimental Health Project • Bournemouth University
Jillian Reid @jillianreid.bsky.social archaeologist, medievalist, and devoted fan of cats
AHRC-funded PhD researcher on the archaeology of medieval women
Dr Jo Kershaw @mthrjo.bsky.social Priest, mediaevalist, geek, Scot. All views personal. She/ her
Victoria County History @vch-home.bsky.social Begun in 1899, the Victoria County History is an encyclopaedic record of England’s places & people.
https://www.history.ac.uk/research/victoria-county-history
Independent Historians Network (UK) @indyhistnetwork.bsky.social Set up by Emma Bastin, Lucy Jane Santos, Karen Averby and Kathryn Ferry the Independent Historians Network is for exactly what the name suggests! A network for those historians working outside academia. Join up now.
https://independenthistorians.org
Surprised Eel Historian, PhD @greenleejw.bsky.social Surprised historian, not surprised eels.
Doctor of medieval things. Talkin’ eels, history, and maps. Spaniel mourner. Alt-text artist.
I draw custom maps and artwork on commission:
https://surprisedeelmaps.com/
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Ste Lingard @stelingard.bsky.social History & archaeology, esp. of northern England. Alumnus @ Sheff & Brum history. Freelance researcher in heritage sector, specialising in evaluation @ www.sglingard.com. Chair @StHelensTownAFC.bsky.social.
Alastair Dunn @alastairdunn.bsky.social European | Edinburgh-born | Historian of the Middle Ages | Northern Renaissance | Romanesque sculpture | Peasants’ Revolt | victory to Ukraine
Bournemouth University Archaeology and Anthropology @buarchanth.bsky.social Archaeology at Bournemouth University
Dr Scott Chaussée @archaeochaussee.bsky.social #MarineArchaeologist at Wessex Archaeology | #PhD Roman/early medieval #LandscapeArchaeology from UCL | Subaerial/submerged landscapes | #Tolkien | #RStats | Aberystwyth University #LifelongLearning | Jayhawks | Prospect Union | I stand with refugees
Kate McCabe @k8-mccabe.bsky.social Recovering academic - medieval and environmental Scotland - Scottish Castles | SFF Writer | Reader | Knitter | great consumer of tea
UK-Ireland DH Association @ukiedh.bsky.social The UK-Ireland Digital Humanities Association - working together to build a collaborative vision for the #DH field.
On Mastodon: @uk_ie_dh@hcommons.social
Sarah Fry @drsfry.bsky.social Medieval historian: a focus on charters, the 11th century, and Normandy. Working to reveal unseen histories. May also be found writing about giants. IHR Fellow @ihr.bsky.social. Book on Norman charters: routledge.com; Cerne giant writing: oxbow.com.
David Gould @drdavidgould.bsky.social Freelance archaeological researcher / iIllustrator - www.thedavidgould.co.uk
Did a PhD looking at medieval rabbit warrens because why not (book coming 2026 via Liverpool University Press). Makes/loves music too.
Maria Winter @mariawinter.bsky.social Historian • Medievalist • research on body & power • EHESS PhD • no career researcher • escaped school teaching • now learning specialist at a research institute • qualified project manager (GPM Basic Certificate & Scrum Master) • opinions my own • Berlin
Helen Gittos @helengittos.bsky.social Associate Professor of Medieval History, University of Oxford
Chair, Family Expert Reference Group, National Maternity & Neonatal Taskforce
(I can't read private messages here.)
Mark Walters @mark-walters.bsky.social Archaeologist in Wales, UK. Into: Sound & Music, Photography, Botany, Lichens, Birds, Dragonflies, Palaeontology, Astronomy, Art, Ancient History, Numismatics, Gaming, Border Collies & walks in the hills
London Society for Medieval Studies @londonmedieval.bsky.social Join us for regular seminars at the Institute of Historical Research @ihr.bsky.social
Organised by postgraduate & early career researchers since 1970 📚
bit.ly/londonmedieval
The Discovery Programme @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social Centre for Archaeology and Innovation Ireland
Dr Sam Leggett @samleggs22.bsky.social Lecturer in Biomolecular & Medieval Archaeology at Edinburgh Uni - data viz & R enthusiast (she/her)
Pamela Devine @pdevinee.bsky.social Visitor guide/historian at the Guild Chapel, Stratford-upon-Avon. Available for talks on the Chapel's history, its medieval wall paintings & historic graffiti. Book: Writing on Shakespeare's Walls https://www.youcaxton.co.uk/writing-on-shakespeares-walls/
Corinne Wieben @medievalpast.bsky.social Professor of medieval history, podcaster, writer, & bibliophile. MA/PhD from UCSB. Working on masculinity, marriage, & law in late medieval Italy. D&D & TTRPG enthusiast. Dabbler in history of magic & witchcraft.
@enchantedpodcast.net
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Margreet Brandsma @brandsmargreet.bsky.social Historian of the medieval Low Countries I countesses and duchesses I peasants and lords I power relations in medieval villages I nobility I rural institutions I gender I Burgundy I Noble literary patronage in urban space
Dr. Kristi DiClemente @xpi.bsky.social History professor, medievalist, and textile artist who loves cozy mysteries and her dog. - S SCMedievalist @scmedievalist.bsky.social Medieval History, especially England. Author of Ladies-in-Waiting in Medieval England (2025). Loves include pets, mysteries, and mountain hikes. Views are my own.
Sara Ellis-Nilsson (she/her), PhD 🕊️ @ellisnilsson.bsky.social Canadian Medievalist
Senior Lecturer/Associate Prof @Linnaeus Uni.
Docent @Lund Uni.
PI @MappingSaints.
WebEditor @info_Scandia.
Saints & society; Digital History; Medieval book fragments; Mediating the past via reconstructions/re-creations, (re)enactment
Sharon Bennett Connolly @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
Karen Averby 🌊 @karenaverby.bsky.social karenaverby.co.uk
Buildings Historian/Consultant
Seaside Heritage, House History, Hotels, Architecture, Local History, Archaeology, Other Delights
Director ArchangelHeritage.co.uk
FRHistS ACIfA
Extreme Seagazer/ex-Archivist
Rep PastPreservers
Brum/London
Prof. B. (Tracey Billado-Lotson) @billadot.bsky.social Historian of 🇫🇷: C10th-12th Anjou; violence, customs, law, monks/nuns, lordship, unfreedom, charters. She/her.
Women of 1000 || Meg Hyland @womenof1000.bsky.social Art & research project illustrating the lives of women from around the world 1000 years ago: https://womenof1000ad.weebly.com/
PhD student at Edinburgh Uni in Celtic & Scottish Studies, researching herring gutters & their music.
she/her, disabled 🏳️🌈
Sandra Suárez García @sandrasg.bsky.social Late Medieval-Early Modern historian. Women in war and their experiences with/in the spanish armies in the 16th century. Postdoc University of Murcia.
Melissa Ryckman @missoularedhead.bsky.social Historian, medievalist, geek, feminist, mom, crocheter, potter. Order changes depending on day. Associate professor. All my own thoughts (most of which lately are 'wtf'). Desperately trying to do research.
Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social Medievalist. Historian. Japan. Project Juggler. DH. Extremely Tired. Good & Bad cats. 🐾 Rock art. 🎨 Operations Leader @jppinfo.bsky.social, UCLA http://prcurtis.com/
Support open-access projects:
http://patreon.com/prcurtis, http://ko-fi.com/prcurtis
Matt Bristow @eric180uk.bsky.social Senior Archaeological Investigator @ Historic England. Landscape Archaeologist. Pub Lover. Cricket Tragic. Guitar Hero. BHAFC fan. Husband. Dad. Views my own.
betancur . n @nelbeu.bsky.social art & architectural historian / visual, material & religious culture
Gabriel Fidler @gabrielfidler.bsky.social Lecturer in History; Editor of An English Dimension (Pallas Athéné Könyvkiadó, 2021) and Makeshift Fields (Invisible Publishing, 2025); pinch hit sommelier; wiffleball strikeout artist. PhD Candidate in Norman Architectural History, Durham University.
Cambridge University Press - Archaeology @cambup-archaeology.cambridge.org The latest research in Archaeology from @universitypress.cambridge.org
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madeline odent @oldenoughtosay.com chaos feed. heritage, history, old buildings, social justice. 🏴🇺🇸🏳️🌈. sea witch, professional gargoyle, teller of tales. (she/her)(Oxford, England)
Society of Antiquaries of Scotland @socantscot.bsky.social A membership charity founded in 1780 that supports the study and enjoyment of Scotland’s past through publications, lectures, @scarf-scot.bsky.social, @digitscotland.bsky.social, @churchheritage.bsky.social and more | Visit https://www.socantscot.org/
Greg Jenner (Historian) @gregjenner.bsky.social ~Public Historian 📜🤓
~Host & creator BBC YOU’RE DEAD TO ME podcast😆🧐🎙️📻📜🏛️
~ Author of 8 funny books for kids & adults ✍️📚
~ BBC HORRIBLE HISTORIES (2008-19)
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~Hon. Dr & Fellow, University of York IPUP 🧑🎓
~Spurs fan #COYS ⚽️
www.gregjenner.com 🧑💻
South Glasgow Heritage & Environment Trust @sghetorg.bsky.social South Glasgow Heritage & Environment Trust (SGHET) https://linktr.ee/sghet - celebrating our histories and places for a #SustainableSouthside #Glasgow #Heritage
DMs don't reach us but our email is here https://sghet.com/contact/
Stefan Magnussen @smagnussen.de Machte früher Transfer zu Burgen. Heute von einer.
Regionalhistoriker | Burgen | Schleswig-Holstein, Dänemark, Nordatlantik | Fußballgeschichte | Podcasting | Rechtsextremismus und Regionalgeschichte
Michael Pearce @michaelpearce.bsky.social History, Scotland. Probably writing about material culture, costume, household accounts, letters, recipe books, and the fine grain detail of Scottish royal revenue.
Website: https://vanishedcomforts.org/about/
Bloomsbury History @bloomsburyhist.bsky.social Publishing the latest research and news on all aspects and periods of history.
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The British History Podcast @thebritishhistorypodcast.com History with the fun bits left in.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts.
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Geraint Franklin @geraintfranklin.bsky.social Architectural historian with Historic England (opinions own). British architecture after 1945. Post-Modern Buildings in Britain, HKPA, John Outram. High-Tech Britain out March 2026!
Jake Stattel @jakestattel.bsky.social Medieval Historian, Postdoc Fellow at Cambridge | Vikings, the Danelaw, Legal History | https://www.hist.cam.ac.uk/people/dr-jake-stattel
Adam Chapman @adamchapman.bsky.social Medieval historian interested in Wales, Somerset exile, inept cricketer, General Editor of the longest-running and largest local history project yet devised, the Victoria County History of England. Probably drinking tea.
Ruth Brown @baliscoe.bsky.social Retired museum curator; wide interests- civic history; arms and armour; castles; Scotland; Yorkshire; Armourer and Brasier of London. But my bread and butter is historic cannon. Used to be Basiliscoe...
Dr Chris @drchrisc.bsky.social Archaeologist working in London
Dr Alan Montgomery @classicalalan.bsky.social Historian, artist, tour guide and FSAScot. A lover of legend and folklore.
Buy my art and my books here: https://linktr.ee/classicalalan
Building Conservation @cathedralcomms.bsky.social BCD is the UK's definitive free guide to resources for the conservation and repair of the historic built environment.
Created by Cathedral Communications. Find Historic Churches and the BCD here: www.buildingconservation.com
Archaeology Scotland @archscot.bsky.social Inspiring people to discover, explore, care for and enjoy Scotland's archaeological heritage! We are an independent charity: https://www.archaeologyscotland.org.uk
Jessie Castle @jessiecastle.bsky.social Architectural Conservation Officer, Cork City. 
Embrace historia @embracehistoria.bsky.social Youtuber who tries to makes historical documentaries
And works in heritage.
Satirical in nature.
https://youtube.com/@embracehistoria?si=YJtM8RsXS_u0sv48
Clare Vernon @clarevernon.bsky.social Medievalist
Katie McGown @katiemcgown.bsky.social Head of Arts and Culture and Senior Lecturer in Curatorial Practices, Canterbury Christ Church University
NTS-Archaeology @nts-archaeology.bsky.social Exploring Scotland’s past through archaeology at National Trust for Scotland sites. Follow for updates on digs, discoveries, and history! #ForTheLoveOfScotland. Where we are and what we're doing.
Prof Ben Pohl @benpohl.bsky.social Professor of Medieval History, University of Bristol 📚 w/ Oxford Univ Press, Cambridge Univ Press, Boydell & Brewer, Schnell & Steiner, ARC Humanities Press; now writing ‘The Medieval Library: Using and Abusing Books in the Middle Ages’ for Reaktion Books
Jackie Eales @jackieeales.bsky.social President of the British Association for Local History and Professor Emerita at Canterbury Christ Church University. Historian of English Civil Wars, Puritanism, Early Modern Women and Kent. Former President of the Historical Association 
Chas Hollwey @chashollwey.bsky.social Grandad into Punk, Castles, Spurs, NHS, fitness, finance, London, travel, learning Italian, modern art, medieval history, books, film
International Medieval Congress Leeds @imc-leeds.bsky.social Welcoming the world's researchers to share ideas in Medieval Studies at @UniversityofLeeds.bsky.social and online. Communities, 5-8 July 2027.
https://www.imc.leeds.ac.uk
Heneb: The Trust for Welsh Archaeology @henebtwa.bsky.social Heneb is an independent organisation dedicated to the conservation, investigation, recording and promotion of the historic environment of Wales and beyond. heneb.org.uk
Dr Rachel Delman @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.
Dr Lizzie Swarbrick 🇵🇸 @lizzieswarbrick.bsky.social Art & Architectural Historian - Research Manager for the Research in Action on Church Heritage project @churchheritage.bsky.social - Freelance research and writing about Scottish Medieval and Early Modern - She/her
Antiquity Journal @antiquity.ac.uk Antiquity is a bimonthly review of world archaeology edited by Professor Robin Skeates. Please be aware that we sometimes share relevant images of human remains. https://antiquity.ac.uk/
The Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain @thesahgb.bsky.social Bringing together all those interested in the built environment's history.
All Periods, All Places, All Welcome.
www.sahgb.org.uk
Institute for Medieval Studies Leeds @leedsims.bsky.social The Institute for Medieval Studies at Leeds is a major centre for interdisciplinary medieval studies. Home of the International Medieval Congress and the International Medieval Bibliography. https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/medieval
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Vernacular Architecture Group @varchgroup.bsky.social The Vernacular Architecture Group was formed in 1952 to further the study of traditional buildings, originally those of the British Isles. Today the VAG also reflects a growing interest in buildings from other parts of the world. https://www.vag.org.uk
Past Horizons Archaeology Equipment @pasthorizons.bsky.social Archaeology Equipment Web Shop. WHS and Battiferro Trowels, Photo Scales, Drafting Film (permatrace) and much more.
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Alma-recherche @alma-recherche.bsky.social Association francophone de médiévistique. Canada, France, Suisse, Belgique : #histoire, #litterature, #philosophie, #philologie #médiévales.
Organisation du 🏆 #PrixAlmadesJeunesChercheur.euses
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Society for the Study of the Crusades and the Latin East @latineast.bsky.social The SSCLE is a non profit international organization aimed to support the scholarly investigation of all aspects of the Crusades and the Latin East
International Congress on Medieval Studies @kzooicms.bsky.social Hosted by the Medieval Institute at Western Michigan University, the International Congress on Medieval Studies is an annual gathering of thousands of scholars interested in medieval studies. ICMS 2027: Thursday, May 13, through Saturday, May 15, 2027.
Irish Historical Society @irishhistsoc.bsky.social https://www.irishhistoricalstudies.ie/irish-historical-society/
Scottish History Network @scothistnetwork.bsky.social 
Royal Irish Academy @ria.ie Fostering excellence and scholarship to enrich society, e. 1785.
Home to the RIA Library, 8 research programmes & a publishing house.
www.ria.ie
Reg. Charity No. 20003524 - Reg. Revenue No. CHY 2795
Historical Association @histassoc.bsky.social The Historical Association is the voice for history. For over 100 yrs we have brought, teachers, students, academics and enthusiasts together to explore the past and inspire future historians. We provide digital and in-person resources. www.history.org.uk
Society for Renaissance Studies @srsrensoc.bsky.social SRS, the main academic organisation in UK & Ireland dedicated to the promotion of the study of the Renaissance. Hatched in 1967. 🐥 🔥 🐣 🐦🔥 https://rensoc.org.uk/
Museums Association @museumsassociation.org Membership organisation and network for everyone working in museums and heritage 🤝 based in the UK 📍 museumsassociation.org
Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org The Royal Historical Society is the UK's foremost society promoting the scholarly and professional study of the past. Our membership is an international community of 7000+ historians - please join us: https://royalhistsoc.org/
Anglo-Norman Dictionary @a-ndictionary.bsky.social The AND is an open-access digital platform at Aberystwyth University about Anglo-Norman, the type of French used in the British Isles throughout the medieval period.- visit https://anglo-norman.net.
Yorkshire Vernacular Buildings Study Group @yvbsg.bsky.social The YVBSG was formed in 1972 to study and record the traditional architecture of Yorkshire. We survey buildings; organise conferences, day schools and visits; and produce newsletters and an annual journal. https://www.yvbsg.org.uk
School of Archaeology @unioxarchaeology.bsky.social #Archaeology @ox.ac.uk www.arch.ox.ac.uk
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London Archaeologist @londonarchaeo.bsky.social London Archaeologist is published 4 times a year, for anyone interested in London's archaeology
CFA Archaeology @cfaarchaeology.bsky.social Archaeological excavation, watching brief, building recording, consultancy, and geophysics in England, Scotland, and Wales.
https://www.cfa-archaeology.co.uk/
Susie Fielding @susiefielding.bsky.social Historic Buildings Investigator @ Royal Commission Wales | Nonconformist Chapels | C20 Built Heritage | Digital Technologies in Heritage | Countryside & Dogs | O Gymru - Dysgwr | Personal Account
Emily Cole @emilyvcole.bsky.social Senior architectural historian at Historic England. Expert in early modern country houses, C20 pubs and various things in between. FSA. Book on the Woolwich Rotunda forthcoming. Own views.
Dr Rachel E Swallow FSA, FHistS @swallowtailarch.bsky.social Castles & Landscapes Expert | Research, Writing, Review, & Reach in Archaeology, History & Heritage | Where Words Work
www.swallowtailarchaeology.co.uk
#queenoflostcastles #LegendLadyLandscape
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Dr Gavin Hughes FRHistS FRGS @drgavinhughes.bsky.social Short misadventurer in archaeology, mischievous military historian, author, broadcaster, relentless miniature painter & collector. Follows cricket but doesn't understand it. Looks a little like Asterix 🙂 Rep @Pastpreservers; TCD, SDUC, NI, Wales, Co. Down!
University of Wales Press @uniwalespress.bsky.social Publishing Wales and the World since 1922. 🏴 📚 Cymraeg:
@gwasgprifcymru.bsky.social
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Mapping the March: Medieval Wales and England, c.1282-1550 @mappingthemarch.bsky.social Mapping the March: Medieval Wales and England aims to create the first holistic cultural history of the medieval March of Wales, the borderlands between Wales and England, occupied by a diverse population of Welsh and English speakers between 1282-1550.
Bristol Centre for Medieval Studies @bristolcms.bsky.social The interdisciplinary Centre for Medieval Studies at the University of Bristol concerned with all aspects of the history, culture, art and representation of medieval Europe.