Next, in a magisterial and wide-ranging essay, Michael Hicks addresses the vexed question of #Parliamentary politics in #medieval England, bringing to life the personal concerns and power struggles that shaped how the nobility saw and presented themselves 👑 #Skystorians #MedievalSky #BookSky - ThreadSky

richardasquith.bsky.social • 11 days ago

Next, in a magisterial and wide-ranging essay, Michael Hicks addresses the vexed question of #Parliamentary politics in #medieval England, bringing to life the personal concerns and power struggles that shaped how the nobility saw and presented themselves 👑 #Skystorians #MedievalSky #BookSky

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richardasquith.bsky.social•10 days ago

Anne Curry's fascinating essay turns to 'the highest level of diplomatic exchange' in the middle ages: the rare face-to-face meetings of #kings. Focusing on Henry V and Charles VI, she sets out their tense political importance during the Hundred Years' War 👑 #Skystorians #MedievalSky #BookSky

richardasquith.bsky.social•9 days ago

Robert Swanson tackles the complex 'afterlife' of Alberbury Priory, #Shropshire, following its dissolution by Henry V in 1414, piecing together the often strained relationships between the parish, the crown, and All Souls' College, Oxford, from a mass of documentary evidence ⛪ #Medieval #Skystorians

richardasquith.bsky.social•7 days ago

Highly appropriately for #StDavid's day (and entirely coincidentally), the great Ralph Griffiths charts the fortunes of the Kydwelly family from #Carmarthenshire throughout the Wars of the Roses as they moved to England for careers in royal service 🛡️ #MedievalSky #medieval #Skystorians #BookSky

richardasquith.bsky.social•7 days ago

Margaret Kekewich examines the endlessly fascinating @britishlibrary.bsky.social Harley MS 7353 (an illustrated roll depicting the Yorkist cause), concluding that its pairing of biblical and contemporary scenes was based on a format popularised by the Biblia Pauperum 👑 #MedievalSky #Skystorians

richardasquith.bsky.social•6 days ago

Lynda Pidgeon looks at the history of Barley Hall, #York, recounting both its salvage and renovation and the history of its #medieval occupants. Peter and Carolyn were for many years trustees of the Hall, so this essay has special resonance in their festschrift 🏛️ #Skystorians #MedievalSky #BookSky

richardasquith.bsky.social•5 days ago

Staying in #York, @dralrs.bsky.social takes a critical look at the Dean & Chapter's peculiar court act book to dig into the layered and complex existence of the 15th-century vicars choral, their social and sexual relationships, and the materiality of their everyday lives #MedievalSky #Skystorians

chicagojulie.bsky.social•6 days ago

While you're there, could you please take a peek at Add. MSS, 37,662, p. 228 and tell me the name of 'Lady Gage'?

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