Tag: Medieval history Records and researchBeautifully wrapped in silk: Medieval seal bags unravelledThursday 22 December 2022The festive season is often filled with wonder and excitement. Presents bought for loved...Archives and archivistsUsing Archives in the Past: Medieval deeds repositories and the duchy of Lancaster’s Great Cowcher bookTuesday 22 November 2022Medieval specialists at The National Archives have been developing a major research project on...Records and researchThe Eye of the Beholder: A rediscovered image of King Henry IIISunday 20 November 2022Working with archives, there are many tips you can follow that can have a...Records and researchGeoffrey Chaucer and Cecily Chaumpaigne: Rethinking the recordWednesday 12 October 2022May to July 1380 that involve Geoffrey Chaucer and Cecily Chaumpaigne, the daughter of...Behind the scenesThe secrets of a manuscriptThursday 31 March 2022Over the many thousands of years on this planet, we have looked to unravel...Records and researchLepers of Maiden Bradley: Tracing the lives of women in medieval leper hospitalsTuesday 29 March 2022The leper hospital of Maiden Bradley was founded prior to 1164 by Manasser Biset,...Records and researchSpending Power: Cataloguing Exchequer warrants from the Wars of the RosesMonday 22 November 2021In late medieval England the monarch’s money was collected, stored and spent by officials...Records and researchGood will to all: Henry VI’s Christmas pardon of 1470-71Friday 18 December 2020Those watching in bemusement, as every year before Thanksgiving the President of the United...Records and researchHow to kill a queen? Preparing for the execution of Anne Boleyn in May 1536Wednesday 25 November 2020English-born queens were rare in medieval England. Edward IV and Henry VII had viewed...Archives and archivistsResearch Exchange: Paul Dryburgh on The Northern Way ProjectMonday 23 November 2020This is the second blog in our Research Exchange series, interviews with researchers across...Archives and archivistsResearch Exchange: Jonathan Mackman on The Northern Way ProjectWednesday 18 November 2020Thinking about the medieval period often conjures up images of treason, disease, war and...Records and researchKatherine of Aragon and an army for the North in 1513Wednesday 20 May 2020In 1513, with Henry VIII at war in France, Queen Katherine of Aragon ruled... 1 2 »