Writing threads about the history of Ediburgh and Leith in Scotland, as well as modern Scottish history in general.
Fediverse address:
@cocteautriplets@mastodon.scot
Tagged: European History
History Walks in Venice
Professional historian writing a blog about the history of Venice, Italy. They also run historical walks in Venice for people who want to see things in real life.
Fediverse address:
@info@historywalksvenice.com
The Prehistoric Society
UK organisation promoting the study of prehistoric times. Based at University College London, founded in 1935.
Fediverse address:
@PrehistoricSociety@mastodonapp.uk
Old Weird Scotland
Posting informally about interesting bits of Scottish history through the ages, including forgotten stories, science, language, art, people, poetry.
Fediverse address:
@WeirdScotland@mastodon.scot
Dr Yvonne Seale
Historian of medieval women and religion in Europe. Associate professor at the State University of New York at Geneseo.
Fediverse address:
@yvonne@hcommons.social
European Society for Environmental History
Organisation promoting the study of European environmental history, and connecting environmental historians in Europe and elsewhere.
Fediverse address:
@eseh@historians.social
Dr Coralie Mills
Dendrochronologist, woodland heritage specialist and environmental archaeologist in Scotland.
Fediverse address:
@Dendrochronicle@mastodon.scot
Richard Nevell
Medieval archaeologist and fan of castles and open knowledge.
Fediverse address:
@RichardNevell@mastodon.social
Stone Pages
The web’s oldest guide to ancient megalithic monuments in Europe.
Fediverse address:
@stonepages@archaeo.social
Daily Medieval Cats
Posts pictures of cats taken from medieval manuscripts, created as part of a course at the University of Bochum in Germany.
Fediverse address:
@dailymedievalcats@troet.cafe
Fediverse address (course tutor):
@manuel_kamenzin@troet.cafe
The British History Podcast
Podcast all about the history of the island of Britain, starting from the ice age and moving forward in chronological order. The emphasis is on the human side of history, rather than just giving dry facts.
Fediverse address:
@bhp@mastodon.social
Old Ireland in Colour
Series of history books written by Irish academics John Breslin and Sarah-Anne Buckley, featuring colourisations of black-and-white historical photographs by Breslin along with historical context and captions written by Buckley.
Fediverse address:
@oldirelandincolour@mastodon.social
Minimus
Mouse that helps people learn Latin, with really cute photos featuring Latin vocabulary.
Fediverse address:
@Minimus@archaeo.social
Medievodons Guppe Group
A Fediverse discussion group about medieval history. (Click here ⧉ for more about how groups work.)
Fediverse address:
@medievodons@a.gup.pe
IHC Institute of Contemporary History
Multidisciplinary research institute in modern and contemporary history located at NOVA University Lisbon and at the University of Évora, founded in 1990.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese & English):
@IHChistory@masto.pt
Linear A Bot
Bot posting random examples of Linear A, a Minoan writing system which is still undeciphered.
Fediverse address:
@lineara@mastodon.social
British History Online
A digital library of primary and secondary sources for the history of the British Isles. BHO is part of the Institute of Historial Research, a UK educational organisation founded in 1921.
Fediverse address:
@BHO@historians.social
Dr Scott Chaussée
Archaeologist at Aberystwyth specialising in marine geophysics, Roman and early medieval history and landscape archaeology.
Fediverse address:
@s_chaussee@vmst.io
Fornvännen Journal
Journal of Swedish Antiquarian Research, focusing on Nordic history and archaeology. Published by the Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities since 1906. Available in English, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian.
Fediverse address:
@Fornvannen@archaeo.social
The Partial Historians
Creators of a podcast series covering the history of Ancient Rome, they also use the account to share interesting news and images about ancient history.
Fediverse address:
@phistorians@kolektiva.social
Viking Dublin Dogs
Grassroots collaborative research project investigating the role of dogs, wolves and horses in the Viking and Medieval societies of Ireland and Britain, covering c. 700 – 1400 AD.
Fediverse address:
@VikingDublinDogs@mastodon.ie
grateful wolf
Senior news editor at Stone Pages, a guide to ancient megalithic monuments in Europe.
Fediverse address:
@gratefulwolf@archaeo.social
Lusoteca
English-language account highlighting interesting art, culture and history from Portugal and listing museums where exhibits may be found.
Fediverse address:
@lusoteca@mastodon.world
Enfield Archaeological Society
Organisation founded in 1955 to carry out archaeological research and fieldwork in the London Borough of Enfield.
Fediverse address:
@enfarchsoc@mastodonapp.uk
Oxford Medieval Studies
Interdisciplinary platform for medieval studies across Oxford University.
Fediverse address:
@OxMedStud@mastodonapp.uk
Dominik Waßenhoven
Medieval historian at University of Cologne in Germany. Focus on Northern European History (England, Scandinavia, ‘Germany’), especially the 10th – 12th centuries.
Fediverse address (main account, in German and English):
@domwass@scholar.social
Fediverse address (book reviews, in German and English):
@domwass@ramblingreaders.org